Tag: videos
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Impressive Shelby collection headed to auction
Joe McMurrey is a Carroll Shelby fan. He appreciates Shelby as the American who made American race cars competitive on the world stage. In fact, he likes the old chicken farmer so much that he has assembled one of the most impressive collections of Shelby cars you’ll ever see. After owning most of the cars…
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2017 Aston Martin Vantage GT8, 2017 Shelby GT350, Miura body in white: This Week’s Top Photos
This big, bad Aston Martin Vantage is a new variant thought to be called the GT8. It’s a track-focused version of the Aston Martin sports car derived from the Vantage GTE racer competing in the World Endurance Championship. It’s likely to be the last Vantage special before the next-generation car arrives. This week Audi took…
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Nissan sets drifting record with GT-R Nismo
Nissan has drifted its way into the record books—the Guinness ones—by drifting a GT-R Nismo at a staggering 189.49 mph. Not only did the custom GT-R nearly hit 190 mph, it did so at a 30 degree angle. As the automaker previewed earlier this week, it traveled to Fujairah International Airport in the United Arab…
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IIHS says most cars need better headlights
When seeing at night becomes difficult, many people blame their own eyes. But car headlights may really be the problem, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which just released its first-ever headlight ratings. Headlights are getting more advanced, with LEDs and other new features going mainstream, and even more advanced…
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Genesis previews G70 sports sedan with New York concept: Video
Hyundai’s new Genesis brand is signaling its intention to compete in one of the most competitive segments in the luxury sector with the unveiling today of a small sports sedan concept at the 2016 New York Auto Show. The concept is appropriately titled the New York concept, but you can think of it as a…
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Here are 5 things to never do with an automatic transmission: Video
You saw the five things you shouldn’t be doing with a manual transmission. Now it’s time to learn about five things you should avoid doing when you’re driving a vehicle with an automatic gearbox. Engineering Explained is back at it, this time showing us how we’re abusing our auto cog-swapping setups. Some of this may…
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Nissan tames snow with Winter Warrior track trucks: Video
My hands are warm from the heated steering wheel. My butt is warm from the heated seats. Classic rock is blaring through the Bose speakers. Everything seems normal about the Nissan Pathfinder I’m driving—except that it is literally climbing up a snow-covered ski slope. Someone at Nissan has a sense of humor… or is a…
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2016 Buick Cascada first drive: Video
With its new Cascada, Buick is back in the convertible game after a lengthy absence, but all is not what it seems. This new Buick Cascada droptop, with its clean lines and big wheels, wasn’t penned in California. It wasn’t engineered in Detroit. It wasn’t even built in the heartland. It is, by all accounts,…
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New Infiniti Q60 coupe will be second model with Red Sport performance trim
Infiniti’s new Q60 coupe will be the second model to offer the Red Sport performance trim, the Japanese firm confirmed during the past week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Already offered on the Q50 sedan, the performance trim indicates the most potent powertrain of the range, in this case a 400-horsepower twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6. It…
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Pininfarina H2 Speed concept is an eco-friendly race car: Live photos and video
Utilizing a hydrogen fuel cell, the zero-emission H2 Speed concept that debuted at this week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show might be the cleanest racing car ever built. The concept was styled by famed Italian firm Pininfarina but engineering outfit GreenGT provided its low-emission expertise. A pair of electric motors fed by two hydrogen fuel cells…