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While the stock, 192hp Mini Cooper S in this video from MINI Malaysia isn’t going to keep up with Ken Block’s tricked-out Ford Fiesta, this action clip of the tiny car taking on a team of four action stunt performers still offers ample entertainment value, with plentiful donuts and sharp turns.…

The original Ford GT40 (not to be confused with the 21st century remake) is arguably the most special vehicle that Ford ever created. It was a monster on the racetrack, and a feast for the eyes.…

As a fan tribute to Paul Walker and the forthcoming Fast and Furious 7, Vax Studio created this video which picks up where Fast and Furious 6 left off.…

Most of us don’t even get behind the wheel of our parent’s SUV until we’re 16 or so. And when we’re 8, we’re still playing with our Hot Wheels.…

As was previously revealed, Ford is placing a brand new 2015 Mustang atop the Empire State Building during the 2014 New York Auto Show. Unfortunately, to get to the roof, they need to fit the car into an elevator that’s just 36-inches-wide.…

Do you want to get your car showroom clean? Then look no further than the awesome car care products of Dr. Beasley’s. Their premium car care line includes a comprehensive lineup of specialized cleaning, protection and detailing products hand-created to keep your car looking amazing.…

If you’ve got young children, you know how much of a pain it can be to travel with a child seat for your car. The seats are bulky, and take up valuable space in your vehicle when not in use.…

BMW will be the first car company to introduce laser headlights to the automobile market when it rolls out the BMW i8 later this year. But the German automaker isn’t stopping there and has just announced the development of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology for use in its vehicles in the future. …

From Albert Park and Phillip Island in Australia to the giant 13-mile Nürburgring to legendary tracks like Laguna Seca, Daytona, Watkins Glen and even the Top Gear Test Track, artist Matt Dunlop has tried to capture the best racetracks around the world and represent them to scale on this one image.…

As part of a celebration of Chinese actor Jackie Chan’s 60th birthday, a special Jackie Chan Edition Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 will be put up for auction with the proceeds going to charity.…

Filmmaker Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt and his team are currently working on Havana Motor Club, a documentary about the drag-racing community in Cuba. The film follows the quest for a group of Cuban men who are on a quest to hold the first legal drag race in the country since the Revolution in 1959.…

Google Street View adds another tour to their mapping of supercar manufacturers (we previously saw the McLaren Technology Centre), this time with the Pagani workshop and showroom in in Modena, Italy.…

Toyota’s new Sports Drive Logger, which goes on sale on June 2, 2014, allows drivers to capture detailed performance information, including GPS position, vehicle speed, engine revolutions, accelerator pedal stroke, steering angle, brake operation signals, and more in real time while driving.…

Let’s hop in the wayback machine to Top Gear Series 6, in which the guys took a look at the speedy Vauxhall VXR. During their time at the track, they spent some time with Japan’s D1 Drifters, who not only showed off their impressive powersliding skills with their own cars, they took on the VXR to see if it could keep up with the big boys.…

It’s April 1st, so pretty much anything you read on the Internet needs to be taken with a very large grain of salt. Take for example, BMW’s announcement that it’s working on a new technology which can make cars that are driving slowly feel like they are driving fast.…