When a bridge trestle in Texas caught fire last Sunday, authorities ruled it too dangerous to fight, so they let it burn down. Gizmodo has the whole video right here, and estimates the damage at $10 million.

After the success of NASCAR's "Generation 6" program (which has accomplished it's main goal by creating more unique cars for each brand while also accomplishing the auxiliary goal of making passing easier on bigger, more aero dependent tracks), the stock car racing sanctioning body has already begun to look towards what …

There is something about the Volkswagen Beetle that brings out the Mr. Hyde in normally mild mannered people. Perhaps it is purgatory-slow speeds and clack-ity-rackity noise from the stock Beetle engine that drives its owners mad and convinces them to transform the egg shaped coupes into wheel-standing coffins.

BMW says the M5 has been the standard for high-performance sedans since its release in 1985. We’d be inclined to agree. We drove the six-speed-equipped 2013 BMW M5, its TwinPower turbo technology delivering 560 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque, earlier this year, and decided it was the best one yet.

Most cars weren't meant to be raced, but having said that, everything can be turned into a potent racer with a bit of work and as many performance parts as your budget allows. Why would you? Because race car, obviously.

Peter Schutz was CEO of Porsche from January 1, 1981 to December, 31, 1987. He was the first American to hold the post. He's also the reason the Porsche 911 still exists today. The Germans had made the decision to axe their icon, saying the 911 was "outmoded." He disagreed.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has a pretty active Instagram account. Here he is with Gerard Depardieu and a monster truck on the set of a movie called Turquoise.

The 23-year-old Flyers winger is uninjured after crashing into a truck, a tree, and finally a telephone pole in an accident in his native Czech Republic this morning.