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Are you or someone you know a pony car fanatic? Then check out this nifty product perfect for Mustang lovers. ION Audio’s Mustang LP is a record player that pays tribute to the classic 1965 Ford Mustang. The shiny red music player not only plays 33 and 45 RPM records (and 78s with an optional accessory), but has an AM/FM radio tuner, USB and AUX inputs, and can even record your vinyl onto USB flash drives.

For most people the words “ugly Ferrari” are a contradiction in terms, an automotive oxymoron if you will. I would bet most of the people with that opinion have never seen the Testa D’Oro Colani, which is currently on display at Ferrari’s Maranello Purosangue Museum.

If I had the time to take a few months off of life and get away from it all, I’d want to do it in a rugged and versatile vehicle capable of providing comfortable shelter, while being able to handle any terrain or climate.

Racing around in stock cars on a dirt track is a blast; so is flying a high speed drone. So why not combine the two into a single activity? That’s basically what one aerial photographer recently did, when he set off to chase dirt track racers around the track using a fast-flying racing drone.

The Yugo is arguably one of the worst cars ever made. While it was marketed here in the states from 1985 to 1992, the Yugo (aka the Zastava Koral) was actually produced in varying models from 1977 all the way up until 2008.

Driving an 800+ horsepower performance car down a dragstrip is a pretty amazing thing. I speak from personal experience. The launch is best described as being fired out of cannon, as you race towards the 1/4 mile mark in about 10 seconds with a top speed around 140 mph.

While I’d never recommend that you should break the law, the reality is that most people exceed the speed limit on the highway. And if you drive a high performance sports car, the likelihood of getting a bit carried away on the road increases substantially.

With Teslas, Bolts, I-PACEs, and E-TRONs, the era of pure electric cars is upon us, and their presence will only will expand over the coming years, as companies look to reduce greenhouse gasses and the use of traditional combustion engines.

When wrestler John Cena tried to auction off his Ford GT, legal drama ensued. Ford said Sena acted in violation of the buyer’s agreement he signed that said he would not sell the car for 24 months.

When it comes to allowing you to run what you bring on a racetrack the Nürburgring is the place to go. Turn up in a rented cargo van at most tracks in the US and they won’t let you into the paddock, let alone onto the track.

The sideview mirrors that every car from the Yugo to the hottest Lamborghini use today are just that – mirrors. But times, they are a changin’. Lexus has announced that it’s new ES will offer an option to replace the mirrors with video cameras.

After a major storm like a hurricane of typhoon I always sit back and marvel at the people surprised that they lost everything or who are surprised at having to be rescued due to the storm.

Bugatti and gigantic W16 engines with loads of power are like peanut butter and jelly. Does anyone really want one without the other? We will soon find out as Bugatti CEO Stephan Winkelmann has admitted that there will be no new W16 engine.

A short while back, LEGO teased us about a new James Bond themed car model it had in the works. Despite our hopes for a Lotus Esprit submarine, we ended up with the next best 007 vehicle – Sean Connery’s iconic silver Aston Martin DB5 – and it looks beautiful. LEGO Creator Expert set 10262 is a picture-perfect recreation of the British secret agent’s 1964 Aston Martin DB5.

I’ll be the first to admit it: I’m an Acura man. My stable currently consists of a first generation TSX Tech Package, which has made for an outstanding daily beater these past five years, and a customized 2007 RDX with close to 300-horsepower and a bevy of Stage 1 bolt-ons.