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#carporn
Hyundai Genesis Taken Apart In Awesome Time Lapse Video
Poking around the Hyundai Genesis website, we stumbled into the "engineering" section and found this amazing background-sized picture of a Genesis completely disassembled, IKEA-style. Want to see how it got that way? The epic time lapse video's below. More » -
#engineporn
Wards Ten Best Engines For 2009: A Closer Look
Wards has once again named its ten best engines. Surprise-surprise things are getting smaller. Diesels and four-cylinders are well represented, many a-turbocharger, hybrids, some V6's and only one, lonely V8 engine and that's Korean. Let's take a closer look. More » -
#supercarteardown
Supercar Teardown: Nissan GT-R
The $80,790 Nissan GT-R is faster around a racetrack than many super cars twice the price or more. A lot of that performance comes down to the VR38DETT engine. Here's what it looks like on the inside. More » -
#adwatch
WTF? Maybach's NSFW Orgy Photo Shoot
Maybach's happily tying itself to the reckless decadence ahead of the next great depression by commissioning photographer David LaChapelle to create some really messed-up NSFW Maybach Zeppelin photos. A little girl at an orgy scene? Really?
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#tunercars
Hennessey 1000 HP Venom GT Concept: First Pictures
The Hennessey Venom GT concept sounds like the result of the world's greatest bet; A 1,000 HP twin-turbo LS9 V8 stuffed into the back of a 2,400-pound sports car. First photos and enticing details below. More » -
#engineporn
The Lexus LFA Sounds Like $400,000
When I reviewed the Lexus LFA I failed to do it justice. It's just incredibly difficult to summarize everything that combines to make this car so special. These engine sounds do a much better job. Bonus: Top Gear LFA photo! More » -
#customcars
The Christmas Truck: One Dream, 3,000 lights
Over the last 25 years, various generations of "The Christmas Truck" have brightened the holiday season, figuratively and blindingly literally, for residents of Central Iowa. Here's the story of the virgin birth of this brilliant piece of low-tech yuletide celebration. More » -
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#topgear
And The Top Gear Lexus LFA Track Time Is...?
The Stig's just taken the Lexus LFA for a spin 'round the Top Gear track. No word yet on official times, but anyone in the studio audience want to let us know whether it's faster than the Gumpert Apollo? UPDATE! More » -
#supercars
$700,000 Government-Seized Cizeta V-16T: Coolest Supercar You've Never Heard Of
A $700,000 Cizeta V-16T was seized in San Juan by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents claiming it was violating multiple US import laws. Sadly, the car's one of the most interesting, and largely unknown, supercars in the world.
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#newcars
Porsche Charging $1,700 For One Fucking Battery!
Porsche knows its customers are mostly overpaid, insecure idiots willing to fork over as much as they're asked. "Uhh... yeah, $1,700 for a lithium-ion starter battery sounds right." Even better, you'll still need a lead-acid battery for winter. [MotorAuthority] -
#carsoffuturepast
Highways Of Future Past: How Close Are We?
The Disney-produced "Magic Highway" animated short presented how 1950s futurists viewed future transportation. It's equally prescient (LifeFlight, sprawl), ridiculous (nuclear cars, air-conditioned roads) and patriarchal (mom to the mall). But what from these highways of future past came true? More » -
#lolcars
Dartz Car Commemorates Pamela Anderson Russian SUV Whale Penis Scandal
The whole Dartz Prombron Monaco Red Diamond Edition with whale penis leather saga continues the weirdness. After announcing they'd nip the penis leather interior following outrage from PETA and Pam Anderson, they've built a "Penisgaurd" Volga to demonstrate their whale-penis-love.
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#customcars
Scandalously Ruined 350Z Finally Reborn
Ever read about the 350Z ruined after a shop installed a bodykit with wood screws and bondo? The owner's finally made it right with new bodywork, new paint and a new shop. That camber is on the "to do" list. More » -
#laautoshow
Ford Quotes "Autopsies.com" In Fiesta Display
The folks at Ford may have engineered the largest tweet-up ever for the Ford Fiesta, but they're still lacking in the spelling department. Of course, we'd rather quote Autopsies.com than Autospies.com. Can you spot the other error? (H/T to Parkington!)
