Specialty
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0Auctions: eBay Find of the Day: 2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster... in Arkansas? 1368131280
The Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR was built as a race car for the FIA GT Championship series in 1997. To meet homologation requirements, a total of 26 road-going vehicles were built in the following years. The rarest were the open-roof roadster models, of which only six were made. While 24 of the ...
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Video: Leno drives a V8-powered Morgan Plus 8 hot rod 1368039480
We love Morgan for its quintessentially British approach to motoring charm, and while the automaker has recently ventured into more modern machinery with the launch and development of its Aero line, it's the classic Plus 8 and Roadster that have stood the test of time, having first been released ...
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Official: Terrafugia envisions plans for vertical-takeoff flying car [w/video] 1368014280
It's hard to forget a company like Terrafugia – mostly because it won't let us. Every six months or so, the Massachusetts-based self-proclaimed aerospace company makes headlines with a flying car concept. It's first attempt, called the Transition, was a folding low-wing propeller-driven ...
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Video: Red Bull RX-7 goes drift crazy on New Zealand's Crown Range 1367965740
For the first time ever, the Crown Range, New Zealand's highest paved road, was closed off for the drifting pleasure of one man. That man is Mad Mike Whiddett, and the machine he's piloting is a heavily modified Mazda RX-7 sponsored by the energy-rich crew from Red Bull and powered by a ...
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First Drive: 2013 Campagna T-Rex 16S [w/video] 1367855820
Canada's Prehistoric Predator Gets Longer Arms Without a doubt, the three-wheel Campagna T-Rex 16S is one of the most fascinating vehicles I have ever driven. "Drive it like a car, but act like you are on a motorcycle," were the words of wisdom bestowed upon me before the keys were handed over, ...
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Video: Watch Edo Competition pit a Ferrari FXX against a Maserati MC12 Corsa on the 'Ring 1367625720
High-zoot supercar tour organizer Gran Turismo Events held its annual Nürburgring track day last month, and in addition to the amateur punters the gates were opened to two tuned supercars from Edo Competition: A Maserati MC12 Corsa and a Ferrari Enzo ZXX. The ZXX, in case you've forgotten, is ...
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Spy Shots: C7 Corvette practicing as Indy 500 pace car? 1367328420
Although the C7 Corvette may have gotten snubbed at this year's Super Bowl, it looks like the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will be front and center for some of the brightest lights in automotive racing. These spy shots show Chevrolet engineers testing a Stingray coupe with safety lights added ...
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Video: This is how you set your V8 Miata on fire in your garage 1367280120
We were never all that great at math, but we can tell you that Miata + V8 = awesome. That even applies to heavy cast-iron small block Chevrolet V8s with carburetors instead of fuel injection. But as one aspiring wrench recently found out, even the most sound of formulas can lead to disaster when ...
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Official: New Mercedes Unimog debuts to the cheers of little boys everywhere [w/video] 1367096460
The Mercedes-Benz Unimog, the superhero villain of the off-road world that's just waiting to make the jump to Transformer, has been completely upgraded for its new generation. There are ten models, expanding the range and getting new designations across the traditional all-terrain series and the ...
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Report: Next-gen Holden HSV range coming next month 1366929540
Holden Special Vehicles has something fun planned for next month. The company plans to yank back the sheets on the next generation of its HSV range, suitably named the Gen-F, on May 15. Holden had to do some quick stepping with its nomenclature this go around, and while names like "F Series" and ...

