News & Car Culture

Our Top 5 Auto-Related Super Bowl Commercials

Super Bowl XLVII had a little of everything–a freak, 35-minute blackout, brother battling brother, a record-setting kickoff return, and a guy who got away with murder. I mean, really–how else would you describe the controversial non-call against the Ravens’ Jimmy Smith at the end of the game? It was practically like committing a crime and getting

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Hot Rod A-Z: The Ultimate Hot Rod Glossary (We Think)

“I’m gonna give my Mouse some laughing gas, add some zoomies, throw on some big baloneys, and hit the quarter-mile with my Tri-Five.” OK–who talks like that really? Probably no one, although hot rodding does come with so many unique words and slang terms that it’s almost impossible to think of them all. We tried anyway–and we

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Snowmobiler Caleb Moore Passes Away Following Crash at Winter X Games

  Anyone involved in motorsports knows there’s inherent risk. Whether you’re piloting a seven-second drag car, a 200 mile-per-hour open-wheel car, or a 450-pound snowmobile, there’s always danger involved–even for the world’s best drivers. The snowmobile competition community lost one of its best and brightest stars today after Caleb Moore succumbed to injuries following a

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NASCAR Aims to Rekindle Brand Rivalry With Gen-6 Stock Car Design

When that first green flag waves kicking off NASCAR’s 2013 racing season on February 16, racing fans will see something they haven’t seen in a long time—stock cars that closely resemble their production-model counterparts. Brand recognition is one of the hallmarks of the Generation-6 redesign. NASCAR officials and those participating in the racing series hope

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IHRA Sold to Palm Beach Raceway and Memphis Raceway Ownership Group

IHRA Entertainment LLC, a newly formed corporation held by the ownership group of Palm Beach International Raceway and Memphis International Raceway, announced today its acquisition of the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA), which was majority-owned by Feld Motor Sports, a division of Feld Entertainment Inc. The new ownership group will immediately take over management of

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Video: Hennessey Venom GT Becomes World’s Quickest Car

Zero to 186 miles-per-hour in 13.63 seconds. That’s what happens when you stretch a Lotus Exige just enough to accommodate a 1,244-horsepower, turbocharged Corvette ZR1 engine. And something else happens, too: You earn the title of  World’s Quickest Production Car. In case you missed it, the Hennessey Performance Venom GT, made back-to-back passes down the runway at Ellington

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Meme Mania: Our 11 Favorite Automotive Memes

Memes are everywhere. They’re on the Internet. They’re in your inbox and on your Facebook news feed. They’re taped up on cubicle walls and used as PC desktop backgrounds. Memes come in all varieties, too. They can be funny, cute, angry, thought-provoking, and head-scratching. You know…memes. (Yeah, some of us didn’t know what a meme was until recently either).

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