Marc Marquez Breaks Hand while Training on Bicycle with Brother Alex

It's been a tough year for Honda's MotoGP team, but it is still far from over, as troubles pile up and injuries affect its riders. This time it's the two-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez who was injured during a bicycle training session. Marc was cycling outdoors with his brother Alex when he fell and felt pain in his left wrist. Medical investigations revealed that Marc had broken the fifth metacarpal bone&l... (continue reading >>)

New Suzuki Ignis Is the Kind of Cheap Car We'd Actually Buy Because We Like It

Suzuki is probably the least respected of the major Japanese carmakers at this moment, and the company is currently working on a plan to change all this. The plan seems to be building high-quality affordable vehicles if the latest models are anything to go by, and this new Ignis that's just been revealed only adds to this idea. The car will make its full debut in exactly one month, when the Tokyo Motor Show... (continue reading >>)

1955 Maserati 125 Turismo Veloce Restored to Perfection Up for Grabs - Photo Gallery

In case Turismo Veloce sounds somehow familiar you should know that it was not MV Agusta who used this term in the first place. Of course, the tourer MV Agusta introduced last autumn at EICMA is a neat bike, but the original Turismo Veloce belongs to... Maserati. Again, some of you might know Maserati... (continue reading >>)

Porsche Responds to Meadow Walker’s Lawsuit

Like it or not, speeding is a significant concern, especially when the car you're doing it in is not what you’d call the regular city commuter. Less than one day after Paul Walker’s daughter, teenager Meadow, has filed a lawsuit against Porsche claiming the Carrera GT was lacking vital safety features, the German au... (continue reading >>)

Spyshots: 2016 / 2017 Volkswagen Crafter Takes after the T6 Transporter

After launching the T6 version of the Transporter, Volkswagen has started testing the Crafter as well. We've snapped our first photos while the 2016 Crafter began its testing session in the Alps. One model is a regular passenger version while the other has a pickup bed and a 4-door crew body. While the design is obscured by camouflage, we can make out some of the styling details. Just like the T6 Transporte... (continue reading >>)

An Example of the Testarossa Spider Ferrari Didn’t Want to Build Shows Up in Montreal - Video

Why are we making such a big fuss about a Ferrari that’s not even an official conversion, as is the case with this Testarossa Spider? Well, for one thing, Maranello refused to satisfy customer’s requests of building an official open-air version of the Testarossa. This is how we ended up with third-party top-chopping jobs such as the one we have here. This White incarnation of the Prancing Hor... (continue reading >>)

Is Ducati Planning a Bold Move in the American Muscle Bike Segment?

Ducati may be thinking about ways to chew a larger piece of the North American market, at least this is what the latest spy shots show. Borgo Panigale is about to reveal an all-new bike derived from the Diavel platform, and it looks like a potential contender for Harley-Davidson's V-Rod machine. Even though Ducati showing their teeth at Harley-Davidson on HD's turf may sound like a SciFi scenario to some, we simply cannot ignore... (continue reading >>)

Hamann Sound Controlling App for BMW M50d X5 and X6 Is Better than We Thought- Video

A sound enhancing smartphone app - it's kind of sad that it has come to this, but with more and more really fast performance cars with very un-characterful engines, it was either this or complete silence. Or, even worse, the rattling of a diesel engine. This veritable Sound Tuning you are about to witness is performed by Hamann and is aimed at the two BMW models equipped with the 3.0-liter inline-six tri-turbo diesel engine. In other... (continue reading >>)

Juventus Suspends Defender Martin Caceres for Crashing His Ferrari 458 Italia: DUI

At 28, Martin Caceres is one of the most successful footballers from Uruguay, so no wonder he drives a Ferrari. Sure, he probably bought it for the regular celebrity show-off just like all the others famed sportsmen do. As a matter of fact, the decision to take the wheel of his supercar after a long night at the club proves how big of a driver he really is. Unfortunately, his behaviour seems to be taken quite serious by the A-list soccer... (continue reading >>)

The History of Pinstriping

Hand painted pinstripes have been part of cars, since before the horseless carriage became horseless. Back in the day carriages had accent stripes around the edges of the panels, a contrasting color stripe applied along the edge of the wooden wheel, and a long thing strip on each spoke. Stage coaches, being the shuttle bus of their day, were larger with more panels to paint, and often were also lettered with the name of the stage line as a promotional tool.

Why Elon Musk Is Wrong and Nikola Tesla Was Right: Diesel/Petrol Engines Haven’t Peaked Yet

I’m happy with the potential consequences of the VW Dieselgate scandal. Don’t get me wrong, I admire the German carmaker’s engineering efforts, and I wish to see it emerging from this series of events even stronger. And I won’t hide the fact that I’m pleased with a little discipline that has the potential bring us internal combustion engines that are truly modern. As VW itself has explaine... (continue reading >>)

Ukrainian Petrol Station Gives Free Gas to Bikini-Clad Women - Video

A Kyiv petrol station, bless their hearts, decided to give free petrol to customers that arrived there wearing bikinis. What followed has shocked the entire world, but in a good way. Dozens of hotties arrived at the gas station on September 26, wearing the same costumes they would while at the back. Why? Because of a clever marketing strategy we hope will catch on. The deal was that if you show up in your bikini, the fill-up is free. (continue reading >>)

AWD Won't Save You from Winter Weather, Consumer Reports Says - Video

The fact that there's no sun when we wake up to go to work tells us that convertible season is over. But does that mean SUVs are the new kings of the road? According to Consumer Reports, all-wheel drive systems don't guarantee that you are protected from winter's wrath. This video sounds like a "well, duh!" moment, but you still need to see it. What the dozens of tests carried out in Connecticut prove is t... (continue reading >>)

Volkswagen Announces Plan to "Refit" EA189 Diesel Engines, Will Reveal Details in October

Volkswagen Group plans to recall up to 11 million cars that it has equipped with the illegal so-called "defeat devices" to fool emissions tests. The German company has just outlined its technical solution, saying that all EA189 Euro 5 diesel engines will be "refitted". If you have no idea what that means, know that you're not the only one. Volkswagen has not actually revealed what changes will be m... (continue reading >>)

LARTE-Design Releases More Photos of Their Black Crystal Mercedes-Benz GL Body Kit

The Russian tuners at LARTE-Design (we really hope their name isn't going for any kind of connection with the word "art", cause that would be a bit pretentious) are know for their lairy conversions of mainly really large SUVs, and this Mercedes-Benz GL is no exception. The body kit is called Black Crystal (because, you know, it's black, and it has many right cuts) and isn't a new LARTE creation, but they h... (continue reading >>)

Doc Brown and the Time Machine Return in New Teaser, But It’s Not What We Hoped For - Video

Back to the Future is just an incredible franchise we can’t forget. It managed to turn a rather regular vehicle - DeLorean DMC-12 - into a superstar and created the hope that humans will someday be able to get back and fix things. A fourth installment of the film has been discussed many times, but this new video with Doc, unfortunately, has nothing to do with that. The director and co-writer of the three-film comic science fict... (continue reading >>)

Suter MMX500 First Photos Revealed, Much Cheaper than the Honda RC213V-S - Photo Gallery

Suter pulled the wraps off their limited-run MMX500 two-stroke racer, and we fell in love with what we saw. The Swiss racing outfit delivers a true GP500 beast that will help the boldest riders relive the glorious days of Grand Prix racing decades ago. We're looking at a V4 2-stroke liquid-cooled engine that can deliver a no-nonsense 195 horsepower at 13,000 rpm. Electronic fuel injection, carbon fiber reed valves and electronically-... (continue reading >>)

Two Mercedes-AMG GT3s Will Race in the US Thanks to Weistec Engineering

Among the Mercedes-Benz and especially Mercedes-AMG fans, Weistec is a name that requires no further introduction. It is a one-brand-only ultra-high performance parts manufacturer that's responsible for what made a lot of Mercedes-AMG cars very, very fast. We're talking about the kind of cars we usually see on the drag strips dueling with modified Porsches, Corvettes and Lamborghinis. These are serious performance mach... (continue reading >>)

Max Biaggi Confirms His Presence in the Qatar World Superbike Round

The final act of the 2015 World Superbike Championship will be the third time when retired WSBK legend Max Biaggi gets at the helm of an official Aprilia RSV4. He made the official announcement via his Twitter account. We still don't know how Aprilia made him consider this new appearance, but we can figure out it wasn't that hard. After all, Biaggi was third in Race 1 at Sepang, in his second, and back then, the last outing astr... (continue reading >>)

Porsche Holding Buys More VW Stakes from Suzuki, Despite Having Lost $10B over Dieselgate

In the case of the Volkswagen Group, as well as that of most German carmakers, a new car stays in production for about eight years or so, with a tech-infused facelift at the middle of that timeframe. But the time has now come to see what the company does with its finances in such an interval. For those of you who have been avoiding financial news since 2007, we have to mention that was the year when Porsche attempted to take over the enti... (continue reading >>)

You Can't Go Wrong with These Travel Trolleys Shaped Like Jerry Cans - Photo Gallery

For some reason, when you say jerry can this editor can’t think of anything else than a Land Rover Defender. Sure, I’m not talking about the newly-furbished models, but rather 1970s 4x4 issue that you still find in the wild being driven by real off-road enthusiasts. The later that’s what you need to be to buy a travel trolley-shaped like a jerry can. Don’t be that surprised somebody considered turn... (continue reading >>)

Indian Baggers Receive Azzkikr Body Kits and Radical Exhausts

We are showing you this Azzkikr bagger kit for Indian cruisers just because we wanted to prove that such things are possible. No matter how hard would a manufacturer's design department work to deliver the right product, there will alway be someone to destroy their accomplishment in the most outrageous ways. Truth be told, the Indian modded by Azzkikr doesn't look bad in its entirety. We can definitely find a certain appeal in t... (continue reading >>)

Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn Investigated for Fraud in Germany

If we could have a 30-second interview with any of the Volkswagen big wigs involved in the DieselGate scandal, we'd ask only one question: was it worth it? Public prosecutors in Germany have just confirmed the former CEO of Volkswagen Group, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn is being investigated for fraud, and that's no laughing matter. It seems selling cars with fake emissions numbers is not only bad for the environment, but it'... (continue reading >>)

Sebastien Loeb Is the Icing on Peugeot Team's Cake for the 2016 Dakar Rally - Video

After Sebastien Loeb got tired of winning nine consecutive World Rally Championship titles between 2004 and 2012, he tried to find new challenges for his undisputed god-like driving skills. While he was rallying, he also found time to become three-times winner of the Race of Champions, the automotive equivalent of the Champions League where the best drivers in the world race head to head with identical cars and on identical tracks. (continue reading >>)

Denver Broncos Star Von Miller Splits Between Chevrolet Camaro SS and BMW i8

0 to 100 real quick, real quick. 0 to 100 in about 4.4 seconds, to be more precise. That’s what BMW’s plug-in hybrid sportscar can do. It’s an impressive sprint worthy of Tesla Model S enthusiasts. But if there’s something that defines this particular model, then the design has to be it. Those smooth lines, however, were not sufficient for this NFL player who had to take it up a notch. The three-ti... (continue reading >>)

Dutch Footballer Virgil van Dijk Gets His G63 AMG Customized

For a tall fellow like him - 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in), being a center back for Premier League club Southampton should come in handy. While off the field, however, it also implies some restrictions. For instance, he wouldn’t feel that comfortable in a Fiat 500; whereas the boxy Mercedes-Benz G63 he just got customized should do the job. The 24-year-old footballer has been taking each step at a time, and it seems they are the proper on... (continue reading >>)

Conan O’Brien Stabs VW in the Dieselgate with His Killer Cheating Volkswagen Parody - Video

When Conan O’Brien goes all trolling on you on the big TBS scene, you know it’s all about the kind of jokes that can sometimes target the world’s largest carmaker by sales volume. Since Volkswagen currently occupies that position and has determined the world to turn against its oil burners in the Dieselgate scandal, we’re not exactly surprised the TV host has targeted the German carmaker for a sessi... (continue reading >>)

Sinister Wheel Now Offering Engraved Rims for the Ultimate Style

Installing engraved rims on a custom or highly customized motorcycle is, by all means, one of the coolest additions one can think of. Depending on the general styling of the bike, using engraved wheels might, of curse, not be the best idea, but at least you know you can do it if need be. So far, Sinister Wheel decided to show off the engraving option for only one wheel design, the Big Phat Daddy, but we took a peek at their website and sa... (continue reading >>)

2016 Cadillac ATS-V Does 13s Quarter Mile and a Laguna Seca Hot Lap - Video

With all the hype created by the Tesla Model P85D and P90D, we kind of forgot about what petrol power can do for the region in your pants that perceives tingling. Up next, we're going to take another quick look at the 2016 Cadillac ATS-V and see if the V still stands for power and performance. Back when the previous generation CTS-V was launched, the supercharged V8 made short work of the BMW M5 and its naturally aspirated V10. Howev... (continue reading >>)

Elon Musk Says DieselGate Shows We've Reached the Limits of Conventional Engines

As we've previously told you, Tesla Motors has just launched a new factory in the Netherlands, and business is looking better than ever for our favorite "green" billionaire. However, that doesn't mean he could just let pass an opportunity as golden as the one presented by the Volks... (continue reading >>)

Volkswagen Launches Website to Answer Frequently Asked Questions about TDI Diesel Engines

Believing that its fans and customers may be misinformed by the media, Volkswagen has launched an official website where clear, concise information is available. vwdieselinfo.com is designed to answer all the major questions and concerns people might have about their not-so-clean TDI engines. While the microsite is a great idea, we'd stop way short of suggesting all t... (continue reading >>)

New Google Patent Wants to Make Our Cars Share Videos Among Each Other

Car-to-car communication is the next big thing on our way to driverless commuting and, as expected, Google is at the forefront of technological developments in this direction. Well, Google, Apple, Mercedes-Benz and so on, but let's focus on our favorite internet search engine for the moment. A recent patent claimed by the tech giant is aimed at developing some sort of inter-vehicle video-feed sharing that&#... (continue reading >>)

Khloe Kardashian Wraps Her Range Rover in Black Velvet

The kind folks at West Coast Customs regularly surprise us with some of the cockiest ideas in terms of auto-tuning. Wrapping the hell out of the A-list, luxurious SUVs on the market - this, we are used to. But using a velvet finish on a Range Rover? That rather looks like something British motorists enjoy. On the other hand, we are looking at a member of the Kardashian franchise driving the Range, which means car taste is not the primary... (continue reading >>)

Ducati's Upcoming 959 Panigale Is Another Step Away from the Middleweight Class

A new, 955cc Ducati sport bike appeared in the official CARB (California Air Resources Board) and it is rumored to be unveiled on November 16th in Milan, with the 959 Panigale moniker. The CARB also reveals that it is a 2016 model year, so we have all the reasons to believe we'll meet it in two months' time at EICMA. It looks like more and more manufacturers are slowly shifting their sport bike production from the (continue reading >>)

Mercedes-AMG Launches Seven Minute Clip about Its New V8 and It's Captivating - Video

The introduction of this new 4.0-liter V8 engine was a big moment for AMG, one that could have spelled a break-up between the company and its devoted followers. You see, downsizing in city cars is one thing, but when it comes to performance marques, people suddenly become very much aware of the number of cylinders their engine has. And paying for a new model that has less than the previous one is not something a lot of people take lightly... (continue reading >>)

Wimmer Rennsporttechnik Puts 640 CP under AMG C63's Red Bonnet - Photo Gallery

There's a bit of a race going on here and its object is to see who can squeeze more power out of AMG's new 4.0-liter V8 engine without any mechanical interventions. We've shown you no further than the day before what PP-Performance has done to both the C63 and AMG GT models, and now it's time for ... (continue reading >>)

Marco Simoncelli's Former Fiancee Kate Fretti Injured Seriously in Scooter Accident

Kate Fretti, the former fiancee of Marco Simoncelli, was involved in a scooter accident, and she didn't fare too well after this incident. According to Italian media, Kate Fretti was a passenger aboard a scooter ridden by her current boyfriend, traveling in the city of Rimini. A car that was driving in the same direction inadvertently made a u-turn without checking if the road was clear. The scooter rider could no longer avoid the im... (continue reading >>)

VW TDI Owner in Portland Finds This Note in His Windshield: Emissions and Nazis

We knew it was only a matter of time before eco-mentalists started bugging regular people who just happen to own a Volkswagen with a TDI engine. Yesterday, Twitter user Don Draper Clone found this note the windshield of his car from a "concerned citizen of Portland." Of course, this is probably only the beginning, as some people will soon see driving any Volkswagen as a criminal act. But while there's no excuse for ... (continue reading >>)

BMW M3 Driver Can’t Handle the Nurburgring, Ruins His E46 in Multi-Stage Crash - Video

An E46 BMW M3 is a superb tool for taking on the Nurburgring. This is one of those old school M machines that provides tons of feedback to the driver. But what happens when the man behind the wheel doesn’t know what to do with all the information the car is sending out to him? Well, chances are he’ll end up crashing the M3, which is exactly what happens in the footage below. Right from the beginning of the clip, we can... (continue reading >>)

2,000+ HP Lamborghini Huracan Twin-Turbo Aims to Beat Alpha Omega, World’s Fastest GT-R - Video

The Lamborghini Huracan is fierce enough to almost keep up with an Aventador in a straight line, so it’s difficult to complain about its sheer grunt. Then again, when you are Underground Racing and fit supercars with twin turbo systems for a living, doing this is mandatory. Fortunately, the U... (continue reading >>)

NASCAR Donuts in Infrared Slow Motion Are Mesmerizing - Video

Last time we checked, baking donuts didn't involve a thermal imaging camera. Then again, what we see here aren't your average parking lot shenanigans, but a piece of well-executed NASCAR hooning. Yes, this is a rather unconventional recipe for the cops' stereotypical snack and while we try to stay off the extra-topping donuts during Cars and Coffee time, the ones we get here are simply irresistible. (continue reading >>)

Brabus Reportedly Refuses to Tune Pagani Huayra to 900 HP

When the center of your Pagani Huayra is adorned with an AMG-built twin-turbo V12 that delivers 730 hp, you'll probably want to enjoy the superb balance of the Italian machine. Or maybe not. For certain owners, power may be nothing without control, but it still isn't a big deal without an exclusivity factor. Such ownership feelings and emotions are the bread and butter of the tuning world, but sometimes, owning a Huayra and havi... (continue reading >>)

Renault Signs Letter of Intent to Buy Lotus F1 Team, Renault F1 Team is Go for 2016 Season

At long last, the French manufacturer agreed to sign a letter of intent to buy the controlling stake in the Lotus Formula 1 Team. 2010 was the last year Renault raced in Formula 1 as a works team. Since then, the company played the role of engine supplier for Lotus F1, Toro Rosso and Red Bull Racing. Taking over the financially troubled Lotus F1 Team will not be smooth sailing for the Boulogne-Billancourt-based manufacturer. But that is t... (continue reading >>)

Fully Stripped Bugatti Veyron Prepares for Carbon Panels and 1,600 HP Tuning by Oakley Design

When it comes to supercars and hypercars, the effects of aging are simpler than in the case of humans. Allow us to elaborate using the Bugatti Veyron as an example. Once the last examples of the machine reach their owners, and the mothership declares the end of production, you get to see more and more of the now-aged early examples, which also pack less power, racing against contemporary machines. For instance, ... (continue reading >>)

Mercedes Models Emit 50% More Than Claimed, NGO Asks for Gas Engine Defeat Device Probe

A new study compiled by NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has found cars made by BMW, Mercedes and Peugeot consume about 40% more fuel than officially claimed. What's more, in the case of the A-, C- and E-Class, CO2 emissions were more than 50% higher in the real world than in German laboratories. “The gap between official and real-world performance found in many car models has grown so wide that i... (continue reading >>)

Mercedes-AMG GT and C63 Gain 100 HP from PP-Performance - Photo Gallery

The new 4.0-liter V8 engine from AMG is proving to be a tuner's favorite, offering wide possibilities for enhancing its power output without any physical intervention. The latest tuner to have its attention grabbed by the new Affalterbach unit is PP-Performance, a well-known German outfit specializing in a entire range of sporty and premium brands ranging from Skoda to Rolls-Royce or Lamborghini. The most i... (continue reading >>)

Honda CR-V 1.6 i-DTEC 9AT Tested, Comfort Reaches New Heights

We drove the (then) new Honda CR-V a while back, and we really liked the comfortable ride the Japanese SUV was offering. And it wasn't the kind of comfort that simply numbs everything on the outside, but rather a sense of serenity that still keeps you in touch with your surroundings. Yes, it's an old man's car, but we all secretly enjoy driving vehicles like these every now an then. Be honest: when there's a long, boring road ahead of you, what would you rathe... (continue reading >>)

Regular Cars Checks out the 2002 Ford Thunderbird - Video

The 11th version of anything is either going to be very good or very bad. If that's a Honda Civic or a Ford F-150, it's good. But if the element in question is Police Academy… not so much. The 2002 Ford Thunderbird is the car everybody wants to look at, but nobody wants to own. Back in its glory days, Chip Foose made a name for himself with a custom version of this roadster. It won every award possible, but the stock ... (continue reading >>)

8-Year-Old Boy Can Skate Under 53 Cars Backwards - Video

It’s one thing to say a kid is flexible enough to do limbo tricks, and it’s a whole different story to have an 8-year-old skating under 53 cars. But to do that while traveling backwards, now that sounds insane to us. Yet, it’s true, and if everything works out right this kid will soon break another world record. It’s not the first time we hear about a limbo dancer who conducts mad deeds. As a matte... (continue reading >>)

Updated 2016 Hyundai HB20 Launched in Brazil, 1-Liter Turbo Flex Announced - Photo Gallery

The Hyundai HB20 is one of the best-selling cars you never knew existed. Launched in Brazil back at the 2012 Sao Paulo Motor Show, this cute hatchback has just received a major upgrade targetting Brazilian consumers. Three years have passed since it was revealed, and Hyundai's design language has changed for the better in that time. The upgrades start in the cosmetic department, where a hexagonal grille design can be easily noticed. ... (continue reading >>)

Why We Believe This Type of Stunts Are Rather Pathetic... - Video

The fact that we don't agree with illegal stunts in daily traffic is not new. Even more, we disapprove so much with this type of riding that at times, we tend to champion against it, even though in the absence of police doing their job, our actions remain on the virtual side of life. However, it's funny to have stumbled upon this video, after reporting on yet another world record being broken, also having to do with stunt riding... (continue reading >>)