To Protect and Impress: Bugatti Veyron Joining Dubai Police Fleet
When it rains, it pours — even in the middle of the Arabian Desert. Weeks after adding Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari FF, and Chevrolet Camaro police cars to its fleet (among other things), the Dubai...
View ArticleVideo: Car-to-Car Frisbee in a Mazda MX-5 Miata
As we’ve already established, the Mazda MX-5 Miata is all about fun. Whether it’s on the track, in the canyons, or just driving around town, the Miata provides more fun per mile than most other cars....
View ArticleDodge Charger Transforms for “Defiance” and the End of the World
Remember that bad-ass 2013 Dodge Charger that looked like it had seen better days from the Chicago auto show? Well that Charger, with its big meaty off-road-ready tires and steel push bars, is one of...
View ArticleHow Much Would it Cost to Fix Kanye West’s Lamborghini?
Rapper Kanye West had some car trouble recently — paparazzi stationed in front of the house of girlfriend Kim Kardashian saw West’s custom Lamborghini Aventador being caught by Kardashian’s electric...
View ArticleGrid 2: Mono Edition Costs $190,000, Comes with BAC Mono Supercar
Grid 2 just became the most expensive video game in the world. Game-maker Codemasters announced Grid 2: Mono Edition this morning, a limited-edition one-off $190,000 video game that comes with a...
View ArticleIce Cold: Fiat and Smeg Make 500-Based Fridge
For a little subcompact hatchback, the Fiat 500 is offered in a wide variety of variants. Currently, Fiat offers the 500 as a hatchback or convertible, and in in regular, turbo, Abarth, and electric...
View ArticleVideo: Camaro ZL1, MT’s FR-S Celebrate National Donut Day
Most Americans may celebrate National Donut Day by heading down to their local doughnut shop and stuffing their faces full of Boston cream and jelly doughnuts. Chevy’s engineers, on the other hand,...
View ArticleToyota Camatte 57s is a Full-Sized Toy Car for Kids
We’re all for automakers targeting younger buyers, but this might be a bit of a stretch. Toyota’s new Camatte 57s concept, unveiled this week at the 2013 Tokyo Toy fair, is not only an evolution of an...
View Article2014 Volvo XC60 Does Its Best Art Car Impression
For the last three years, Volvo of Switzerland has organized what it calls the Volvo Art Session, where artists from around the world head to Zurich to vandalize paint a Volvo. This year, the Swedish...
View ArticleFiat 500c Performs Stunts, Serves as Basketball Hoop (W/Video)
If you enjoy stunt driving and trick shots, this video featuring three Fiat 500c Abarth hatchbacks may interest you. YouTube group Dude Perfect, known for its trick shot videos, incorporated the hot...
View ArticleTOTD: Are You Swayed by Celebrity Car Endorsements?
John Legend stars in a new 2014 Chevrolet Impala ad that’s the latest in a long line of celebrity car endorsements. From J Lo and the Fiat 500 to Blake Griffin and the Kia Optima, we’ve seen plenty of...
View ArticleTOTD: What Defines a Car Enthusiast?
From high-dollar exotics to affordable off-roaders, car enthusiasts are attracted to an incredible variety of vehicles, and that’s why today’s Thread of the Day question is not as simple as you might...
View ArticleWe Hear: Mercedes May Consider Dropping “Magic” Tech Names
You know how the new 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class — the W222 — added the preposterously named Magic Ride Control to accompany the goofy Magic Vision Control and silly Magic Sky Control? It seems the man...
View ArticleFord-EcoBoost-Powered Mexican Mid-Engined Sports Car Revealed
Developed “by enthusiasts for enthusiasts,” Mexico-based Vuhl has revealed the 05, a pure mid-engined two-seat sports car that’s powered by an EcoBoosted 2.0-liter I-4. With a claimed curb weight of...
View ArticleCustom Spongebob Squarepants 2014 Toyota Highlander Sets Sail
Toyota is promoting its refreshed 2014 Highlander with the help of Spongebob Squarepants and a few of his friends from the aquatic city of Bikini Bottom. The one-off Highlander was unveiled this past...
View ArticleMT’s Scott Burgess Featured on 2013 Autoline Automotive Draft
Gearheads may know some of the most trivial facts about a particular make or model, but true automotive insiders know what makes the industry click like well-seated lifters. Showing off that knowledge...
View ArticleFlash Grass: 109-HP Honda Mower Goes 0-60 mph in 4 Seconds (W/ Video)
Honda U.K. has unveiled what very well could be the world’s fastest lawn mower. Although it appears to be a normal grass cutter, this mean mower packs 109-hp, allowing it to reach an estimated 133 mph,...
View ArticleWalking Dead Hyundai Veloster Zombie Survival Machine Debuts
Yet another Hyundai has been customized in preparation for the Zombie Apocalypse, as The Walking Dead-Hyundai Zombie Survival Machine (ZSM for short) has been unveiled at the Future US booth for this...
View ArticleGeek Out on the Go: Top Six Vehicles That Dressed up for Comic-Con
Though it was once a large (but manageably sized) convention for comic book fans, San Diego Comic-Con has grown exponentially to include many other forms of entertainment over the years — and this...
View Article2014 Chevrolet Sonic Goes Magenta With New Limited-Edition Color
When it comes to unusual car colors, the subcompact segment continues to lead the industry — just look at Chevrolet’s lineup. The Spark is already offered in a subtle pink and, for the 2014 model year,...
View ArticleFiat 500 Watercraft Hit the Waves for Surf Competition
If you saw Fiat’s commercial featuring 500 hatchbacks diving into the ocean, the subcompact’s affinity for water play should come as no surprise. Three seaworthy Cinquecentos made an appearance at the...
View ArticleTest Drive: Ford Mustang’s Experimental Vibrating LED Shift Knob
Clutch, gas, buzz, shift, clutch, gas, buzz, shift. Repeat as necessary. This week, Ford let me test the first-ever haptic shifter knob on a Shelby GT500. The elegantly simple device vibrates every...
View ArticleRam Rumble Bee Concept Teased Before Woodward Debut
At the Woodward Dream Cruise this Saturday, Ram will debut a new concept truck, and we like what we’re seeing so far. Though we don’t have much info besides two teaser photos, a new Ram 1500 Rumble Bee...
View Article2014 Mazda 3 Braves Russian Roads on 9000-Mile Journey
There is no single country on earth geographically larger than Russia, with more than 6 million square miles of territory. It’s broad diversity of climate and topography, from the mild climate of the...
View ArticleFord Shelby GT500 Super Snake is Director’s Pick for “Getaway”
Ford Mustang loyalists who entertain theories that Motor Trend hates the pony car will have no such complaint with Courtney Solomon. Solomon, the director of “Getaway,” which opens Friday, says the...
View ArticleSalty Subcompact: 2014 Ford Fiesta to Offer Bacon Racing Strips
Ford has just unveiled a version of its Fiesta subcompact worth salivating over. In celebration of International Bacon Day on August 31, Ford says it has produced the world’s first bacon-wrapped car...
View ArticleThe U-2 Dragon Lady and American Muscle on The Downshift
We’ve got a special episode of The Downshift for you this week. On this week’s episode, we head up to Beale Air Force Base in Northern California to check out the United States Air Forces’ legendary...
View ArticleTOTD: Should the Jeep Wagoneer SUV Challenge Tahoe or Traverse?
On the same day GM unveiled the 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, and 2015 GMC Yukon/Yukon XL, we shared spy shots of the 2015 Ford Expedition, leading us to wonder: Should the upcoming...
View ArticleMissing 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, 1950 Chevy Found in Lake
Custer County, Okla. Sheriff Deputies testing out new sonar equipment on an Oklahoma lake found more than they bargained for earlier this week when they discovered a missing 1969 Chevrolet Camaro and...
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