The BMW i8 never really caught on but that doesn't mean it's not an important step in automotive history. It had an uphill battle, though. It was too slow to be called a supercar but too expensive to be seen as "normal". It was as quick as an M4 but...
Lotus Cars has been building cars for the road and track since 1948. They’ve won races and leant their skills to help others do the same. For over 70 years their name has been synonymous with balance and handling superiority. Despite being a small...
What if your car made its own fuel as you drove down the road? That’s sort of what Energy Observer does. It runs on hydrogen but it doesn’t have to stop at a filling station; it makes the hydrogen itself. The project is a joint effort between a naval...
Today, if you want to buy a supercar that is equal parts fast, comfortable, and easy to drive, you have quite a selection to choose from. But that’s a recent luxury. Performance was always available but many fast cars had nonsensical seating positions,...
The all-electric Rimac C_Two is much faster than you would imagine. The speeds are serious. This car wears big-boy pants from the same store as Bugatti and Koenigsegg. But it all began with a blown motor. In high school, Mate Rimac popped the engine in his...
In the late 1960s, air travel had become so popular that runways were getting crowded. The Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC-8 had revolutionized long-distance travel, but airlines needed something bigger. Pan-Am Airlines gave Boeing 28 months to deliver a...
The Corvette has been delivering expensive performance at discount prices for decades. Since debuting in 1953, it has been an icon. Curvaceous metal wrapped around competitive power, at an affordable price. For nearly 70 years the formula stayed the same: a...
In 1905, a man named Arthur MacDonald walked across the sand of Ormond Beach, FL, climbed behind the wheel of a barrel-shaped car known as a Napier, fired up the 90HP engine and became the first person to drive a car over 100MPH. This year, a man named Andy...
At first glance you might think the Czinger 21C belongs in a garage with the rest of the speed machines made by new and ambitious startups. The 21C is Czinger's first car available for purchase. 80 will be made. It’s incredibly fast and expensive.The body is...
When Porsche began developing an electric car it was putting a lot on the line. How does a company with the reputation for building, selling, and racing some of the fastest and most exciting cars on the road get into the electric car game? By focusing on...
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