On an uncharacteristically warm Sunday afternoon in September I attended the first major drift event in the Midwest, the RS-R Drift Festival at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. And, if it weren’t for a bunch of idiocy at the end of the event, it turned out ...

Volkswagn Amarok pickup - click above to enlarge Two months from now, Volkswagen will be expanding its involvement in the annual Dakar Rally in South America. Just as they did last January, factory-backed teams will be competing in the 5.600 mile race through Argentina and Chile. However, this time, ...

The folks at Hennessey Motorsport in Houston complete their first swap of a ZR1-sourced LS9 into a 2010 Camaro, creating the HPE700. beautiful machine with this many horses under the hood – can you say  0-60mph in 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 201mph, this is the ...

2010 Chevrolet Camaro graphics options - Click above for high-res image gallery Chevrolet decided that it might be fun to have a contest to pick out a new decal pack for its hot new Camaro. They posted six different possible decal sets on Facebook a while back and ...

According to the know-it-alls (in a good way, naturally) at MotoringFile, America's second-smallest brand plans to debut a new R60 Countryman-based soft-roader called the Mini Moke at the Detroit Auto Show next month. What's more, if public reaction is favorable enough, the Moke could be in production by ...

HERNDON, Va.– Volkswagen’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell concept vehicle, the HyMotion Tiguan, will travel from Portland, Maine to Los Angeles, Calif. over the next 13 days as part of the National Hydrogen Road Tour, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the California Fuel Cell Partnership, the U.S. Department ...

Meet the dogfish - Click above to watch the video after the break We've always been dog people. It's not so much that there's something wrong with cats, it's just that we can do more with our dogs... like teach them tricks, take them to the beach and play ...

Ferrari 599XX – Click above for high-res image gallery Ferrari often uses its World Finals event to unveil exclusive new versions of its most enticing road cars. The FXX Evoluzione was unveiled there a couple of years ago, and the 16M Scuderia Spider made its debut at the ...

Though I’m currently not looking for a new vehicle, I know plenty of people who are and who turn to me as the so-called automotive “expert.” (Please, no commentary from the balconies.) One source I use is Intellichoice. One problem with auto buy mags is that their information can ...

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