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Rob Dyrdek Sets Record for Longest Reverse Car Jump
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Rob Dyrdek has successfully set a Guinness World Record for the Farthest Reverse Ramp Jump by a Car, going a total of 89 feet, 3.25 inches.
How do Winter Tires Work?
With the Midwest and eastern states smothered in snow and accosted by abnormally frigid temperatures, this winter has been uncommonly excruciating for people in the Northern U.S. Given the brutal weather, tires are a surprisingly appropriate subject for discussion.
Lingenfelter Reaper is Designed to Scare Raptors
Lingenfelter and Southern Comfort Automotive have teamed up to build the Chevrolet Silverado-based Reaper, which has been unveiled at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show.
Volkswagen Beetle Global Rallycross Racer Video, First Look
Volkswagen will be competing in this year’s Summer X Games with a pair of modified Beetles sporting over 560 hp.
Volvo V60 and S60 Polestar Models Define Swedish Performance
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Volvo is not usually known for building lust-worthy performance machines. Generally their products are safe, solid and secure, important attributes to be certain but they’re hardly the stuff dreams are made of. However, the addition of performance-tuned V60 and S60 Polestar models is spicing things up for the Staid Swede.
Mopar Challenges 2014 King of the Hammers
Six unique Mopar-powered 4×4 vehicles will be competing in this year’s King of The Hammers off-road race in a new spec class.
2015 Chrysler 200 ‘Moparized’ for Chicago Auto Show
Chrysler is focusing on customization at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, displaying its new 200 mid-size sedan with a line of factory customization options.
Sailun IceBlazer WSL2 Winter Tire Review
Sailun Tires has been around for 12 years, but you can be forgiven if you haven’t heard of them.
Chevrolet Reaper Apes Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
Lingenfelter has teamed up with Chevrolet and Southern Comfort Automotive to create the Silverado-based Reaper, a pickup aimed to compete with the Ford Raptor.
Ford F-150 RaptorTRAX is a Snowboarder’s Dream
Ken Block has revealed his latest toy, a custom Ford F-150 Raptor fitted with tracks all around, known as the RaptorTRAX.
Blacklion BU66 Champoint Tire Review
Hands up if you really care about tires. Anyone, anyone? Truth is only those with petrol coursing through their veins really seem to care deeply about what tires they put on their car, even though more people should.
Nissan Crowdsourcing Custom Titan Pickup Truck
After the success of its crowdsourced Nissan 370Z, the Japanese automaker has announced it will do the same with a Titan pickup truck.
Michelin Premier A/S is Two Tires in One, Literally
Tires wear out. It’s a fact of life. And as tires wear, their effectiveness diminishes.
10 Awesome Race Cars from the Tokyo Auto Salon
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The 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon isn’t all about show, there’s plenty of cars that go as well. With new regulations for the Super GT series for 2014, several automakers showed off their entrants for next year’s race season, while the Makuhari Messe was also packed with several of this year’s most successful motorsports machines. Check…
Nissan GT-R Nismo Race Car is a Tokyo Auto Salon Show Stopper
Competing in the Super GT’s top GT500 class, the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 race car looked right at home at the 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon.
10 Awesome Toyota GT 86s from the 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon
If you thought the hype in Japan around the Toyota GT 86 and Subaru BRZ would die any time soon, think again. This year’s Tokyo Auto Salon continued to be packed with both makes, as the Japanese aftermarket continues to embrace the platform.
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV City Cruiser Rides Low, Slow
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV won’t arrive in the U.S. until 2015, but it already has sales traction in Japan and the Japanese automaker brought a custom version to the Tokyo Auto Salon.
Mazda Makes Mild Appearance at 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon
Just like it did at last year’s SEMA Show, Mazda chose to keep its 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon display cars mild rather than running wild.
Toyota GRMN Mark X Concept Generates Jealousy
Toyota has debuted a concept version of Toyota’s Mark X sedan from GRMN at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon, giving North American enthusiasts another reason to wish it would make it to America.
Nissan March Nismo Muses Performance Micra
Yesterday, Nissan announced that it will sell the Micra in Canada. So what about a performance variant?
Toyota GRMN 86 Concept is a Race Inspired FR-S for the Street
Toyota motorsports partner Gazoo Racing has fielded plenty of Toyota GT86s in different racing series around the world and now they’ve taken what they’ve learned and applied it to the street.
Lexus RC F GT500 is Just Plain Fast Looking
Lexus has already previewed the street-legal RC F that will debut next week in Detroit, but it’s a different story at the 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon.
2015 Subaru WRX STI Endurance Racer Revealed
Subaru has unveiled its all-new WRX STI NBR Challenge race car that will compete at this year’s 24 Hours of Nurburgring race.
Subaru Levorg STI Concept Previews Performance Wagon
Subaru just revealed a handful of modified Levorg concepts including an STI variant at the Tokyo Auto Salon Following the concept wagon’s debut during the Tokyo Motor Show last November.
