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Guided artillery shells obliterate helicopters, a forklift and several cars

Log this one away in the “Friday Fun File,” because there’s no other reason to be posting this other than it’s just plain awesome. Via Jalopnik, he video below shows the Raytheon company’s extremely accurate Excalibur Ib artillery shell turning lots of different vehicles and equipment into dust. The Excalibur is GPS-guided, giving it deadly […]

August 2, 2013

Gear

GEAR: Chevrolet redesigns 2014 Camaro in concept car for next ‘Transformers’ film (PHOTOS)

It’s odd how small changes can have such a big impact. That’s what runs through our heads each time we look at the 2014 Camaro concept car that Chevrolet has cooked up for the next installment in the ‘Transformers’ movie franchise. The concept Camaro will play the roll of the Autobot Bumblebee in the next […]

July 8, 2013

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Watch this tank utterly destroy a Toyota Prius

Among folks who know cars, who love driving cars and appreciate what true pieces of art automobiles can be, there isn’t much love for the Toyota Prius. It’s ugly, isn’t a whole lot of fun to drive—and yet is extremely popular. And on the other end of the spectrum are tanks. They’re big, powerful and […]

July 5, 2013

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Fuel economy tops list of reasons why a third of Americans are considering diesel vehicles

Seeing the surging interest in diesel-powered vehicles here in the U.S. as of late, the National Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing decided to do a survey to find out the reasons why. Citing the findings of the survey, Consumer Reports writes that 31 percent of the respondents said they are likely to consider a […]

June 13, 2013

Construction Equipment

TR-150 construction drill vs. an Oldsmobile (the drill wins)

To show off how powerful its TR-150 drill is, Bay Shore Systems mounted one to a John Deere 470G excavator and decided to completely and utterly destroy an Oldsmobile with it and film the resulting carnage. As the video begins, the force of the excavator and weight of the drill alone crush the car nearly […]

June 12, 2013

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Ford recalls 465k vehicles over fuel leaks

After more than 600 complaints from customers about fuel leaks since March 31, Ford has announced three recalls—the largest affecting more than 465,000 cars and SUVs—according to Automotive News. Though no fires, deaths or injuries have been reported due to the fuel leaks, it’s more bad news for Ford which is also at the center […]

June 4, 2013

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Amazing footage from the 1946 Indy 500

Here’s a pretty great way to get the Memorial Day weekend started: how about amazing vintage footage from one of the holiday’s most time-honored traditions? YouTube user and blogger RetroChromeX posted this recently-found footage of the 1946 Indianapolis 500, noting that, because of the outbreak of World War II, this was the first time the […]

May 24, 2013

Gear

GEAR: This 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake is the most expensive Mustang ever

If you ever wondered what the most expensive Ford Mustang ever looks like, now you know. According to Mustang Daily,  during Mecum’s Spring Classic Auction in Indianapolis recently, the 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake you see above sold for $1.3 million. That’s more than any other car has ever sold for at Mecum’s and makes this […]

May 21, 2013

Construction Equipment

Lawsuit targets Ford’s EcoBoost V-6 for malfunctioning at highway speeds

Three vehicle owners, a married couple and one other person, are suing Ford due to what they call serious “design, manufacturing, or assembly defects” in the company’s 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engine. According to the plaintiffs, the defects have caused their vehicles, a 2010 Taurus in the couple’s case and a F-150 in the other, “to […]

May 20, 2013

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How a NASCAR stock car is wrapped with all those logos

Ever wonder how NASCAR teams go about getting all the millions of dollars worth of brand logos onto their cars? Well, you’re in luck because the Joe Gibbs racing team has been nice enough to document the three-hour process of wrapping a stock car in the video below. Kyle Busch will race this No. 18 […]

May 16, 2013

Business

GM’s best-selling vehicle isn’t what you’d think (Hint: It’s a small Chinese van)

After analyzing the new Polk vehicle registration data, Jalopnik happened upon a pretty surprising discovery: General Motors’ best-selling vehicle is not only not an American car or truck, it’s not a car or truck period. It’s a van. A tiny, three-cylinder, rear-wheel drive Chinese van called Zhiguang, or “Sunshine.” A van with 80 horsepower. The Sunshine is the […]

April 17, 2013

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Vintage Mercedes joy ride turns into $830K wreck for mechanic

So you’re a mechanic, and life is sometimes dull. But you’ve just finished up a big job on a really sweet car and hey, you think, how about taking this bad boy out for a test drive? For one German mechanic, that thought process turned into a $830,000 wreck when he ran off the road […]

April 3, 2013