Good Afternoon race fans! This weekend the NHRA made it’s way to a hot Seattle, for the first time in three years, for the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals, the last race on the Western Swing, and it was one hell of a race. Starting in the nitro ranks, we have Top Fuel. On the left
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Back in black: Porsche’s next-generation GT3 R is here to dominate at Daytona
A series of automakers to continue to develop next year’s GT3 cars and Porsche is the latest. The marque just lifted the veil off its next-generation GT3 racer; the fittingly-named GT3 R aims to conquer GT racing around the world. Racing enthusiasts will be able to check the GT3 R in action at its debut
BMW M Motorsport returning to Le Mans and WEC competition with BMW M Hybrid V8 in 2024
This week BMW M Motorsport announced that the year after next they will be back at Le Mans and in WEC competition in a prototype for the first time since 1999. In ’99 drivers Joachim Winkelhock, Pierluigi Martini and Yannick Dalmas took the overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the BMW
Maserati returning to GT competition in the Fanatec GT2 European Series Championship in 2023
Today Maserati announced that they will be returning to closed wheel racing with the MC20 GT2 in the Fanatec GT2 European Series Championship. The MC20 GT2 is based on the road version and it inherits a couple things from that car. The best in class, innovative Nettuno engine with new Maserati Twin Combustion, MTC, technology,
Czech police add seized Ferrari 458 to patrol fleet for less than a Honda Civic
It’s not exactly uncommon for police departments to feature high-performance vehicles in their patrol car lineup. The Dubai Police Force has a Bugatti Veyron, Tochigi Prefecture (Japan) uses a Nissan GT-R, and now, the Czech Republic has added the Ferrari 458. One of Maranello’s finest was said to be seized from criminals and now will
NHRA takes the wine-ding road to Sonoma Force, Tasca III, Enders, Gladstone take home wins
Good Afternoon race fans! This weekend the NHRA made it’s way to Sonoma, California for the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, the second stop on the Western Swing. Last week’s winner had grape expectations and hoped to keep their chance to ‘Sweep The Swing’ alive, but overall it was a wine-derful weekend and not one to
Lamborghini announces first two drivers for LMDh program
This morning Lamborghini Squadra Corse announced the first two drivers in the line up for their LMDh program which will debut in 2024 in both the FIA World Endurance Championship (Hypercar class) and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (GTP class). For this endeavor, they have selected drivers Mirko Bortolotti and Andrea Caldarelli. Both drivers, who
Chevrolet’s first-ever EV Blazer debuts with your choice of 557 horsepower or 320 miles of range
In the midst of the current sporty SUV craze, many automakers are seeking to stake their claim in the market without before it’s too late. Chevrolet and its Blazer have had trouble fitting into in a sea family-haulers; sales have fallen short and a considerable amount of its competitors have seemingly surpassed the Blazer. Chevrolet
The Two-Winged beast from the USSR
The pinnacle era of Rallying, Group B, was most definitely brief (unfortunately), savagely brutal and above all else, simply brilliant. The Group B era brought along introduction of all-wheel drive, constant developments in turbocharging technology and sequential transmissions. This, by far, made cars of this era faster than any that came before, with power figures
2022 Acura MDX Type-S has one button to make all the difference
Being that I am a secret Honda fanboy, that also means I am a secret Acura fanboy. I’ve always wanted some sort of a Type S. Granted the cars that come to mind are 15 years old every time I hear the name. Like so many other manufacturers, Acura has sought to expand the Type
NHRA rolls into Denver Pruett, Hight, Hartford and Smith take home wins
Good Afternoon race fans! This weekend the NHRA rolled into Denver, Colorado for the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals, aka the start of the Western Swing and it was quite the race. To preface this, the Western Swing is a string of three back to back to back west coast races. It starts in
The Hyundai N Vision 74 concept is an N-credible blend of modern tech and retro styling
Hyundai has been on quite a roll this month. South Korea’s largest automaker recently unveiled the Ioniq 6 and Ioniq 6 N just days apart from one another, and today, Hyundai continued its hot streak by announcing the N Vision 74 concept. While Hyundai didn’t make any promises regarding a production timeline, it was clear
Roadkill Night Powered by Dodge announces Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Match lineup
This afternoon Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge announced two things, that tickets for the seventh edition of MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge are on sale, and the all star lineup for the Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Match. Alex Taylor, drag racer, mechanic and automotive content creator, who won the 2021 Grudge Match, is
Mansory’s F8XX Spider is an all-but-subtle interpretation of a Ferrari F8
When Mansory debuted their depiction of the Ferrari F8, named the F8XX, we couldn’t imagine the German tuner producing a wilder take on Ferrari’s mid-engined supercar. We were wrong, as proven last Wednesday when Mansory lifted the veil off of their roofless F8. This exceedingly exuberant creation by Mansory is fittingly named the F8XX Spider
The 2022 Honda Civic Si is a lukewarm wet dream for Honda fanboys
I’ll admit I’ve never been a Honda fanboy. Twenty-odd years ago or so, street racing compact cars (read: rice rockets) and those The Fast and the Furious types were taking the car-guy culture by storm. These were my formative years when those noisy, cheap, neon-clad little rockets were quite popular—just not with me. Or at
Drako Motors’ 2,000-horsepower electric SUV is “a new kind of hypercar”
Drako Motors, the same electric automaker that brought us the 1,200-horsepower GTE hyper-sedan, has given us a sneak preview of a new, high-performance SUV. The California-based company has released dimly-lit images of the Dragon: a vehicle that Drako claims will hit the 60 mile-per-hour mark in less than two seconds thanks in part to 2,000
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