Tag: videos
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Here’s a chance to buy that Porsche tank you always wanted
The idea of owning a tank is both endlessly appealing and incredibly daunting. You have images of a massive beast rolling on tracks; a vehicle that requires all hands on deck to operate in a safe manner. What if there was an easier sort of tank out there for you to park in your driveway?…
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Focus RS output boosted to 370 hp with factory-backed Mountune kit
British tuner Mountune is an expert at extracting more performance from Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] products. And in recent years we’ve seen the company come out with upgrades backed by the factory, including here in the United States where it has a local arm. Now Mountune has teamed up with Ford Performance to develop some…
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Tesla’s Autopilot system
The Tesla Model S has a feature you all know about. It’s called Autopilot, which is a poor name for a system that is still essentially in its beta testing phase. I say “poor name” because as we’ve seen in the news, a number of owners believe this means the car is damn-near autonomous. This…
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Life-size Hot Wheels X-Wing carship to prowl San Diego Comic Con
You know Hot Wheels for its scaled-down versions of your favorite machines. Of course, it also makes machines straight out of your wildest dreams. Usually its crafted in 1:64 scale, but occasionally things get sized up. This is such an occasion as Hot Wheels is preparing a new line of vehicles it’s calling Carships. To…
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Bloodhound SSC secures funding to break land speed record
A British team composed of top Formula 1 and aerospace industry engineers has announced it has secured funding for its attempt to break the existing world land speed record. At the wheel of the outlandish Bloodhound SSC vehicle will be the world’s fastest man, Andy Green, who has held the 763 mph record for almost…
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GM, NASA create robotic ‘power glove’
General Motors says that it has worked with NASA to bring the Nintendo Power Glove to life—well, a far more sophisticated version of the raddest part from “The Wizard.” (And yes, that includes Fred Savage.) The RoboGlove is designed for both the health care and manufacturing industries. Its task is simple: To provide humans with…
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Funny Car and off road champs swap rides (sort of) in new video
You might think that car racing is all the same, regardless of the type of vehicle. Well, we sure hope you don’t, but if you needed any proof, this video released by the folks at Snap-On Tools should debunk any concern you might have had. In the video, we get to watch Funny Car champ…
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5 things you should never do with a dual-clutch transmission
Dual-clutch gearboxes are becoming increasingly common, and today’s versions of these fast-shifting automatic gearboxes are far better than they were just a few years ago when they first hit the consumer market. Our friend Jason Fenske at Engineering Explained takes a look at these transmissions in this simple, highly informative video, and he…
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Chevy celebrates Camaro’s 50th anniversary with rare video footage
Chevrolet has released a pair of new videos celebrating 50 years of Camaros with rare footage of all six generations of the pony car in action. The video above features complete commercials and promotional videos, while the shorter video below is a compilation with snippets from ads throughout the car’s history. To say that 2016…
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Jay Leno crashes in the Hemi Under Glass
Since he was a kid, Jay Leno has appreciated the Hurst Hemi Under Glass Plymouth Barracuda. With a Hemi engine moved to the back under the rear glass, the car had a considerable rear weight bias that turned it into a prominent wheelstander. The car wowed the crowds at dragstrips more than it actually raced,…