VIDEO: Don’t call it OCD: Dude builds 32-valve DOHC V8 out of Legos

Filed under: Etc., Technology, Videos, Toys/Games

For those about to rock, we salute you, of course. And for those of you with four months of free time, seventeen suitcases full of Lego bricks and a masters in mechanical engineering, we’ll completely give you props if - and only if - you come up with something as mind bending as this.

You’re looking at a “working”… Continue reading

eBay Find of the Day: 1968 Chevrolet Corvette SCCA racer recreation

Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Performance, Auctions, Chevrolet

Next up on the auction block is each Corvette-loving Walter Mitty’s fantasy come true, a 1968 SCCA Corvette hardtop convertible race automobile. Okay, maybe that’s not everyone’s idea of the perfect Corvette, but for those of you old enough to remember the glory days of SCCA Trans-Am racing circa 1968, this automobile should hit all the… Continue reading

SPOILER ALERT: Reversals of Fortune at the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix

Filed under: Motorsports, Europe

You asked for it, you got it, racing fans. For decades, Formula One has been dominated by a handful of teams. The world titles have been shared between Ferrari, McLaren, Renault (formerly known as Benetton) and Williams since 1984. And the fans complained: Not enough competition. The small teams stand no chance of winning. Bigger budgets mean bigger trophy cases. And so on and so forth. Well… Continue reading

Frankfurt Preview: BMW reveals Vision EfficientDynamics turbodiesel plug-in hybrid concept [w/VIDEO]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Coupe, Hybrid, Technology, BMW, Alternative Fuel, Diesel

After several months of speculation and official teases for the past week, we now finally have all the details on the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept that BMW will show at the Frankfurt Motor Show in a couple of… Continue reading

Mini Roadster leaks out ahead of Frankfurt debut

Filed under: Concept Vehicles, Frankfurt Motor Show, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Crossover, BMW, MINI

Mini kicked off its 50th anniversary party with a birthday celebration in Nice, France where a choose group of journalists were give an glimpse at Mini’s plans for Frankfurt and beyond.

Matt Davis from Inside Line was in attendance and snapped a shot (right) of the Mini Roadster concept ahead of its… Continue reading

Mr. Bean to make first ‘live’ appearance at Goodwood Revival to honor Mini turning 50

Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Hatchback, MINI, UK, Celebrities, Event Alert

You like Minis? Comedy? All things British? Well mark your calendars for September 18-20, as comedian Rowan Atkinson will be appearing in character as the bungling Mr. Bean during the UK’s Goodwood Revival. Not only that, but to celebrate 50 years of Mini, Mr. Bean will be driving his pea-green and black-hooded Issigonis-penned Mini around the Goodwood Motor Circuit… Continue reading

BMW teases Vision EfficientDynamics concept one more time

Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Hybrid, BMW, Substitute Fuel, Diesel

It’s been two whole days since BMW first teased its new Vision EfficientDynamics concept, and you know how the interweb masses get when they begin feeling neglected, right? In an effort to properly satiate our never-ending desire for more, more, more, BMW has released yet another teaser… Continue reading

Stillen Nissan GT-R: 620 horsepower, 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds (w/ video)

Filed under: Aftermarket, Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Videos, Nissan

It’s been more than six months since Stillen started working on their Nissan GT-R race automobile and we’re happy to report it’s completed and already on its way to Eastern Canada where it will compete in the Targa Newfoundland in a few weeks. Before the… Continue reading

Respect Your Elders: Suzuki’s Kizashi concepts spotted stacked and awaiting crusher?

Filed under: Concept Cars, Etc., Japan, Suzuki

Old concepts don’t die, they just get thrown in a heap and stacked atop one another in some dank lot out back. Actually, we don’t know where the lot is located, but we do know it appears to be holding the Suzuki Kizashi, Kizashi 2, and Kizashi 3 - important concepts that the Japanese automaker unveiled over the past two years.

We hope these aren’t the final show car… Continue reading

Enuff Z’Nuff: Pointy-teeth’d European Nissan 350Z dragster hits 60 mph in 1.2 seconds

Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Nissan, UK

Quick - what’s the World’s Fastest Nissan? While visions of the GT-R are probably dancing around in your head, in reality, that title goes out to Project Zed, a Pro Class drag racer built using Nissan’s 3.5-liter VQ six-cylinder engine borrowed from a 350Z. Not that the engine is stock, of course. In this case, Project Zed’s… Continue reading

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