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Someone Lifted A Nissan GT-R, Bolted A Spare To The Roof, And Called It An Off-Roader

A 2010 Nissan GT-R has been rebuilt as a lifted off-road machine. The listing claims the twin-turbo V6 now makes around 600 hp. Despite the extensive modifications, bidding re...

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Snorkel, winches... missile launcher? Here's my mad homebuilt 4x4

This Frankenstein's monster of a vehicle is based on a Suzuki, but you wouldn't know it Andy Racher's dinky-size 4x4 is an example of what happens when you give two blokes a welding torch an...

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A Battery On Wheels Turns A Diesel Semi Electric Without Touching The Engine

Revoy introduced a swappable electric trailer for diesel trucks. The 575 kWh plug-in module can cut emissions by 85 percent. It is available to fleet operators with a per-mile...

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Car Connections: Aston Martin, Shamrock, and Ferrari

To many people, Saturday is special because it’s the first full day of the weekend. But for gearheads, Saturday is just another day that they drive, buy parts for, and/or think about cars. It’s als...

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Deputies Say Toyota Driver Took Out Flock Cameras, But Missed The Ones That Filmed Him

Authorities say nearby surveillance cameras helped identify the alleged vandal. Investigators accuse the suspect of intentionally damaging three Flock ALPR cameras. The case h...

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BYD’s Defender Lookalike Undercuts The Real Thing By $22,000 And Adds A Fridge

BYD has released pricing and initial specifications for the Ti 7 in the UK. Undercuts the Defender 110 by £16,320 and offers better performance. Seven-seat SUV sports leather,...

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Somebody Rode This Justin Bieber Vespa 84 Miles, Then Gave Up

Justin Bieber helped design this white, flame-accented Vespa back in 2022. A low-mileage example recently changed hands for well under its new price. Ghosted flames and whitew...

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243mph on public roads: meet the world's maddest motorsport event

The Silver State Challenge is a motorsport event like no other. We head to Nevada to join in There aren't many places left where you can legally drive at more than 200mph on a public roa...

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Is Alfa Romeo the only brand that can sell cars for £30k and £1.4m?

Line-up ranges from Junior to 33 Stradale hypercar - but not everyone could achieve that spread Which brands, a colleague wondered, could retail a car at under thirty grand but also, like Al...

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Pick of the Day: 1994 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCab

I’ll always have a certain fondness for GM’s Advance Design (Chevrolet) and New Design (GMC) trucks because I remember accompanying my dad when he bought them back when I was a kid. But those picku...

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Suzuki’s XL7 Died In America In 2012, Now Its Name Lives On A $15K Overseas 7-Seater

Updated Suzuki XL7 three-row crossover debuts in Indonesia. It features a new face with a larger grille and a 9-inch display. Power comes from a 1.5-liter engine with mild-hyb...

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Dad Of The Year Found Two More Seats On His Porsche Cayman. The Judge Was Not Amused

A 40-year-old man let his two sons ride on the back of his Porsche. A witness reported the stunt to police, and the driver was arrested. The man’s wife also posted a clip of t...

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Opinion: German Automakers Are Clearly Struggling

German automakers seem to be in particularly rough shape these days. While BMW is asking 8,000 employees to pack their bags, Volkswagen is coming off an announcement ...

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Amazon’s Zoox Can Now Charge For Rides In A Car With No Steering Wheel Or Pedals

The NHTSA has given Zoox an exemption to commercially operate their robotaxis. Zoox can deploy up to 2,500 vehicles annually, but they’ll be subject to extra oversight. Govern...

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A 6,000-Pound Porsche SUV Is Quicker To 60 Than A 1,064-HP Corvette ZR1

Porsche’s electric Cayenne reached 60 mph in just 2.1 seconds in independent testing. It outpaced the Corvette ZR1 while setting multiple SUV performance records. Carbon-ceram...

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Cadillac’s Update Makes The Touchscreen Buttons Harder To Miss

GM is rolling out updated infotainment software for newer Cadillacs. It brings larger touch targets, an audio queue, and improved seat controls. The company is also working on...

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Abandoned History: OBD-II and the Standardization of Our Troubles (Part II)

We began our deep dive into the history of on-board diagnostics last week. OBD began in earnest on the 1967 Volkswagen Type 3 when it launched with an engine that featured electronic fuel injectio...

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Ford Recalls Three Years Of Mustang Mach-Es Because The Glue Didn’t Have Time To Dry

Loose Mach-E trim could detach and become a hazard for other drivers. Ford traced the issue to a supplier assembly process introduced in early 2023. A second recall affects re...

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Toyota Developed A Giant Rolling Sponge To Speed Testing And Development

Toyota needs dry pavement to test its vehicles, but Mother Nature would get in the way. This would often result in people working weekends or waiting hours for pavement to dry. ...

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Toyota Outsold The Entire VW Group By More Than A Million Cars

Toyota moved 5.39 million vehicles in the first six months. China sales dropped 17.1 percent as the market cooled. Home sales climbed 4.4 percent while overseas demand slipped...

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Doing 137 MPH In A 43 Zone Is How You Donate Your AMG To Police

French police caught a driver going over three times the speed limit. Officers shared a photo of the impounded AMG hatch on social media. The speeder faced a license suspensio...

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