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Listen To The Caterham CT01 Renault Engine [Audio]
Another important milestone in the life of CT01 was achieved today when the Renault Sport F1 engine was fired up for the first time at the factory in Hingham. To listen to the Renault-powered Caterham CT01 fire-up for the first time, go to: Caterham F1 Team – Caterham CT01 fire-up.
Initial D: Speed Racer 2.0 [Anime]
Initial D brings all of the engine-revving excitement of street racing in Japan and injects it straight into your nervous system. You may catch yourself shifting gears and braking from your chair!
Ferrari 599XX Sets New Record In Germany
Watch from the dashboard cam as Raffaele De Simone revs the 700-horsepower V12 Ferrari thru the twists & turns of Nordschleife circuit in record-breaking time!
Ford Power Stroke V-8 Diesel Cleans Up
The Ford Power Stroke diesel trucks are in a power play with the Chevy Silverado & GM Sierra trucks. But Ford has a winning advantage.
American Muscle Cars Of The Economy-Minded Early 70′s [TV]
Originally intended as “economy” cars, these lighter-weight American muscle cars stirred up plenty of trouble at the drag strip.
D.I.Y. Diesel Mustang Racecar
I found this little gem as part of a bigger article about an abandoned airstrip in Texas that’s been reclaimed for legal drag racing. This legal strip attracted Mike Wood, a long-time drag racer who designed a diesel motor to drop into his Ford Mustang on a dare! Here’s an excerpt from that article: The [...]
$500 Car FTW In World Rally Championship
When they say some people have the “gear gene,” they’re talking about folks like Bill Caswell – gearheads who can’t stop tinkering on a car until it’s top of its class. Caswell bought his Beemer for $500 on Craigslist, then honed it into a beast capable of dusting the $400k competitors in this World Rally [...]
The Fuel-Efficient Future Of Muscle Cars
When you look at the numbers, most people are still driving gas-guzzlers. A very small number of folks in the U.S. drive hybrids or fuel their car with biodiesel and very few drive vehicles powered by alternative fuels or renewable resources. Thus, the market continues to focus on fuel-efficient powerhorses like the new Mustangs. (Though [...]
Hybrid Muscle Cars = Zero Emissions + V8 Power
Soon, muscle car enthusiasts won’t have to choose between horsepower and clean air! Popular Mechanics (possibly the most resilient magazine ever published) goes into massive detail in this article about how they’ve combined new + old technologies side by side for a totally unique buildup. They start with a 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T with a [...]
