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Autos
This Website Lists the Real Specs and Build Sheets For The Fast and the Furious Movie Cars
The Drive - By James Gilboy
Ever wondered how much power Brian's Mitsubishi Eclipse and Toyota Supra actually made? Look no further. In the 18 years since 2001's The Fast and the …
Autos
Watch Lewis Hamilton Challenge F1 Boss to Track Duel in Mercedes-Benz 190E DTM Racers
The Drive - By Caleb Jacobs
For an extra dash of nostalgia, the footage of Hamilton versus Wolff has been stitched together with retro 8-bit graphics from a ’90s video game. When …
Autos
Florida Toyota Dealer Selling 2020 Supra With Outrageous $40,000 Markup
The Drive - By Chris Tsui
An Al Hendrickson Toyota salesperson confirmed to us that it's most definitely charging a fully-loaded Camry's worth over the Supra's …
Sea of Japan
Moscow Disputes Seoul's Account Of Unprecedented Aerial Altercation Over Sea Of Japan
The Drive - By Joseph Trevithick
South Korea says its F-15K and KF-16 fighter jets fired a total of 360 warning shots after a Russian A-50 radar plane flew near disputed …
Autos
Top OTA Expert Shows How State Actors Hack into Your Car and What Happens Next: ‘People Will Die’
The Drive - By Bertel Schmitt
“Updates are an attack vector nation-state actors particularly like, because they are very hard to defend against.” No day without headlines about …
Autos
Watch a Ford F-150 Electric Prototype Tow Over 1 Million Pounds
The Drive - By Chad Kirchner
The all-electric pickup towed 10 double-decker rail cars carrying 42 F-150s the length of three football fields. Ford Motor Company sent shockwaves …
Ferrari
Driver's Ed: Learning to Control the Ferrari 488 Pista, Maranello’s Latest Missile
The Drive - By Sean Evans
We hit Homestead in the 710-hp goliath to check out Ferrari’s Corso Pilota driving school. You’re an individual of high net worth, well known to your …
Autos
Ford Slapped With $1.2B Lawsuit for Allegedly Falsifying F-150 Fuel Economy Ratings
The Drive - By Rob Stumpf
The suit alleges that Ford's inaccurate testing procedures boosted fuel economy by as much as 15 percent. Several owners of America's best-selling …
Autos
Divisions With U.S. Emerge As U.K. Proposes European Force To Protect Tankers From Iran
The Drive - By Joseph Trevithick
The two long-standing allies are increasingly at odds, and publicly so, over how to respond to Iranian provocations. Three days after Iran's Islamic …
U.S. Army
What's The Deal With Army Helicopters Flying A Secret New Mission Over The Capital?
The Drive - By Joseph Trevithick
Army aviators already provide vital support in the region, including being prepared to spirit senior government officials to safety in a crisis. The …
Autos
Dealer-Built Ford Ranger Baja Is a Raptor-Like Pickup Truck Americans Can Actually Buy
The Drive - By Rob Stumpf
America might not have the Ranger Raptor, but this lifted and widened mid-size truck carries the same desert-beating essence. The Ford Ranger, …
Volkswagen
Volkswagen Introduces a New Six-Speed Manual Transmission Designed for SUVs
The Drive - By Chris Tsui
Outside of niche sports cars and limited-run Porsches, the mainstream relevance of our beloved manual gearbox seems to dim with each passing day. …
Autos
Special Access Programs And The Pentagon's Ecosystem Of Secrecy
The Drive - By Tim McMillan and Tyler Rogoway
We shed light on the dark realm of the Department Of Defense's often misunderstood secrecy apparatus with this comprehensive guide. Bill Clark via …
Muscle Cars
Mid-Engined 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8's Top Speed Hasn't Been Tested Yet: Report
The Drive - By Chris Tsui
For reference, the C7 Stingray topped out at 187 mph. We know it has 495 horsepower. We know a C8.R racing version is coming. We know it'll cost less …
Autos
New Jersey Man Charged for Driving 142 MPH in Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Down Interstate
The Drive - By Caleb Jacobs
He was reportedly passing through New Hampshire on his way home early Saturday morning when he was caught doing more than double the speed limit. The …
Tesla
Tesla Enters “Whistleblower Hell”
The Drive - By Matthew Klippenstein
Tesla's attacks on whistleblowers and critics aren't stopping more from coming forward with new allegations. On Friday, July 19 Tesla whistleblower …
Josef Newgarden
Josef Newgarden Extends IndyCar Championship Lead With Late-Night Iowa Victory
The Drive - By Caleb Jacobs
Only five races remain in this 2019 season, and it's shaping up to be a showdown between Newgarden and the ever-competitive Alexander Rossi. Team …
Autos
Factory-Commissioned 1972 Datsun 240Z Restoration Sells for Over $100,000 at Auction
The Drive - By Chris Constantine
It's one of 37 Z's restored by Nissan North America as part of its Vintage Restoration Program. Thanks to a number of recent high-dollar sales, the …
Biscuits
It’s So Hot in Nebraska Right Now, You Can Bake Biscuits In a Parked Car
The Drive - By Chris Tsui
You can imagine what would happen to a stranded child or pet in this kind of heat. With much of the country suffering under a heat wave, we can't …
Autos
Letter From The Editor About An Exciting New Phase For The War Zone
The Drive - By Tyler Rogoway
We will be expanding in some very targeted and unique ways in the days and weeks to come. I want to talk a bit about what I have been working on over …
Autos
Mid-Engined Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Sportscar Racer All but Confirmed for 2020
The Drive - By Chris Tsui
Even though Chevrolet has yet to officially confirm anything, a sportscar racing version of its recently revealed mid-engined Corvette called the …
Autos
One-of-Two, Road-Legal McLaren F1 LM-Spec Headed to Auction, Could Fetch $23M
The Drive - By Chris Constantine
This insanely rare hypercar features the F1 GTR's 680-hp engine and high downforce kit, making it the king of road-going Maccas. Less than one month …
Autos
Watch What Happens When These Russians Replace Their Toyota’s Brake Pads With iPhones
The Drive - By James Gilboy
"On second thought, let's not go to Russia, 'tis a silly place." Russia is a land of vodka, jet fighter-powered BMWs, and apparently, brake pads made …
Autos
Bunker Talk: Let's Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn't Cover This Week!
The Drive - By Tyler Rogoway
We can talk about the return of Maverick, the crisis in the Persian Gulf, geopolitics, keeping-up the U.S. Navy's fleet—you know, no big …
Autos
Marines Winding Down Weapon Systems Officer Position, F/A-18Ds To Fly With Pilot Only
The Drive - By Tyler Rogoway
The long-established Weapon Systems Officer position is in the twilight of its existence within the Marine Corps tactical jet community. In our …
Autos
NAVYA Shuttle Incidents Show Risks Of Even A Low-Speed Rush To Autonomy
The Drive - By Edward Niedermeyer
Low-speed limited-autonomy shuttles are an attractive way to bring self-driving vehicles to city streets today, but the risks are still real. Ever …
Autos
Iran Has Followed Through With Its Threat To Capture A British Tanker In the Middle East
The Drive - By Joseph Trevithick
Iran has been threatening for weeks to retaliate for U.K. officials detaining one of its supertankers over sanctions violations. Iran's Islamic …
Autos
Florida Man Flubs Carjacking Because He Can't Drive a Manual Transmission
The Drive - By James Gilboy
Once again, the third pedal proves itself the best car security system in America. Does this headline sound familiar yet? Another attempted carjacking …
Autos
Skunk Works' Exotic Fusion Reactor Program Moves Forward With Larger, More Powerful Design
The Drive - By Joseph Trevithick
This will be the company's fifth major design iteration as it pushes ahead toward building a potentially revolutionary practical prototype. Lockheed …
Corvette Stingray
The 495-HP, 2020 Mid-Engine Chevrolet Corvette Is Here, and it Costs Less Than $60K
The Drive - By Chris Constantine
Ready or not, it's a new era for the Corvette. After five decades of fitful development, the mid-engine 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has finally …

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