Car Reviews and News for Gearheads - 95 Octane

FY Racing: Rallying with the Big Dogs

Led by driver/owner Adam Yeoman, the small team at Michigan’s FY Racing are working their butts off to compete at the level of national rally drivers who usually spend millions of dollars on their cars and teams, but…

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Hyundai Intrado Crossover Concept Previewed

Yet another vehicle being shown off in advance of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, the Hyundai Intrado looks like a major step in the right direction for Hyundai’s styling. The compact crossover coupé has a bold, large grille…

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Drive from Hollywood to D.C. in Six Minutes

Ok, you can’t get there that fast, except in a time-lapse video, which is exactly what we have here. Artist Maurizio Sera took a road trip from Hollywood, California to Washington, D.C. and snapped an image every two…

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BAC Mono Comes to America

The single-seat BAC Mono has been speeding around circuits in its native U.K. for the last couple of years. Now, the lightweight, carbon fiber track day car is being assembled in the U.S. for customers on this side…

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F1 Cars: Enough Downforce to Race Upside-Down?

There’s a story that the aerodynamics on Formula One cars have become so advanced and the cars generate so much downforce at speed that if you built a track on some sort of giant ceiling the cars could…

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1971 Plymouth Barracuda Hemicuda for Sale

Arguably the most value muscle car of all time, this Plymouth Barracuda Hemicuda is a thing of automotive beauty. And now, if you’ve got $2 million kicking around, you can own it. (Actually, the asking price is $1,999,900…

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Concepts from Future Past: 1999 Chevrolet Nomad

In 1999, Chevrolet introduced the Chevrolet Nomad concept, a new direction for the Nomad wagon which Chevy had produced in various flavors on and off since 1955. This concept was built on a powerful F-body chassis (the same…

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Land Rover Announces Two New Defender Variants

Land Rover has announced two new option packs for the sturdy Land Rover Defender: the Black Pack and Silver Pack. What, did the marketing team not get their hands on these? The Black Pack (above) has a Santorini…

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Go Off-Roading Underneath a Toyota Land Cruiser

We’ve seen plenty of videos shot from the perspective of inside, on the hood or even on the spinning wheel of a vehicle. But we haven’t seen too much footage that’s captured from underneath a car or truck.…

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Porsche: Classic Roots in Racing Commercial

This classic commercial for Porsche highlights the company’s racing roots with some terrific footage from road races, off-road rallies, top performance circuits, and the early days of auto racing. It’s great to see all the early Porsche race…

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Aston Martin V8 Vantage N430 Special Editions

Aston Martin will be officially unveiling these incredible special edition V8 Vantage models at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The V8 Vantage N430 will be available either as a coupe or convertible roadster in a variety of stunning…

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Fiat Abarth Experience: Learn from the Pros

Every Fiat Abarth includes a free pass to the Abarth Experience, a day at the track with professional drivers. (OK, it’s not technically free, it’s baked into the cost of the Abarth). The Experience includes a full day…

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Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge Sounds off

When we saw the Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge up close and personal at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, we were duly impressed by its awesome iridescent paintjob and carbon fiber body accents. The car is being touted as…

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