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0Video: Watch some crazy uphill sand drag action in the UAE 1363020300
At this point, we've all seen videos depicting the insanity of Middle Eastern sand dune climbs. The clips that make their way to the Western world often include some sort of terrifying nose-over-tail tumble from the top, but this latest clip gives us a glimpse at exactly what sort of machine ...
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Video: SpeedFactory builds the quickest quarter-mile Dodge Charger in the world 1265732880
The SpeedFactory 426 Charger does 9.453 in the quarter – Click above to watch videoThe Chrysler-mad tuners at SpeedFactory have taken a 2006 Dodge Charger, ripped out its interior and inserted a GEN III Hemi stroker motor boosted by a Vortech supercharger under the hood. The 3,700-pound, ... -
VIDEO: Godzilla vs. Super Snake: MT pits Nissan vs. Shelby in amusingly epic battle 1260237600
Super Snake vs. Godzilla - click above to watch the videoRecently, we ran a little poll in which we asked which car would you prefer: A Nissan GT-R or a Ford Shelby Mustang GT500? The results – which aren't too surprising – had just over two thirds of you rooting and tooting for ... -
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Dodge Challenger Mopar drag package cometh 1214956920
Follow the jump to watch the videoThose of you steeped in drag racing lore are undoubtedly familiar with the 1968 HEMI-powered Dodge Darts and Plymouth Barracudas. These limited edition, track-bound '68 package cars brought out some of the biggest names in drag racing and helped solidify the ...
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How To: Measure your vehicle's Cd without a million-dollar wind tunnel 1208876460
At highway speeds, your vehicle is fighting an invisible foe trying to hold it back. The nemesis is wind resistance, and it is an automobile's worst enemy. Overcoming the resistance of the air is the key to increasing acceleration, top speed, and improving fuel economy. Wind resistance is often ...
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Autocar pits GT2 against Z06 in a drag competition 1206727080
What do you do with a Porsche GT2, a Corvette Z06, and an abandoned aircraft runway? That's obvious: you line both cars up, nail the throttle and crown the victor. Thankfully, that's exactly what the chaps at Autocar did when they pitted the new GT2 against the Z06 on a long piece of ...
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Rumormill: Dodge Challenger SS Drag package weeks away 1201712100
Dodge Challenger Super Stock shown from 2006 SEMA ShowJust like in the '60s, some people will take their new 2008 Dodge Challengers to the drags. Chrysler is reportedly ready to make this very easy for new Challenger owners. Allpar is reporting that within a few weeks, there will issue forth from ...
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GM engineers dressed in drag while designing new SUVs 1186662120
During the development of General Motors' new GMT900 SUVs, the team in charge of design was taken out to the company's Milford Proving Grounds and made to dress in drag as an exercise. They wore high-heels, fake press-on nails and garbage bag skirts to simulate what The Car Connection refers to as ...
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VIDEO: Ferrari 599 GTB vs. Porche Carrera GT 1171931460
There could hardly be two more different approaches to the exotic supercar than the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano and the Porsche Carrera GT. One's a production Italian gran tourismo with a front-mounted V12, and the other's a rare German targa with a mid-mounted V10. The Ferrari was designed and ...
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Rapom V8 bike produces 1,200 horsepower and loose bowels 1169733960
What to do with that spare Mopar big block you've got left over from your monster truck project? Why, let's build a motorcycle! We're not using our arms that much, anyway, so we might as well just tear 'em right out of the sockets; it's not like we perform manual labor, we're keyboard jockeys. ...

