Doomsday Derby: The 7 Vehicles of the Apocalypse

So, this may be it, folks—the last thing we ever publish. The much-publicized end of the Mayan Long Count calendar is Dec. 21, 2012—the end of the 13th b’ak’tun. The end of all things? It is believed by many that Nostradamus and Roland Emmerich predicted doom and gloom for this date. NASA officials say people

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10 Great Tool Gift Ideas Under $50

We’re getting down to it, and that hard-to-shop-for hotrodder in your life is doing absolutely nothing to help you figure out what to get him or her for Christmas. Hey, we get it. What car folk really want costs several thousand dollars. Or is something money can’t buy. But we don’t really want anything within

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Let it Snow: An Introduction to Snow Plows for ATVs and UTVs

Are you thinking about adding a snow plow to your ATV or side by side? Great idea. Whether you’re looking to more efficiently remove snow from your driveway, or perhaps make some extra money during the winter season, matching the right plow with your machine and understanding your options is a good first step. Choosing

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Fab Forums: Your Unofficial Top 10 Automotive Forums of 2012

  What is the best automotive forum on the Web? It’s not really a fair question. It’s like asking: What’s the best car? Or, what’s the best pizza? Or, what’s the best uniform in professional sports? You get a thousand different answers. But we asked it anyway. And with help from fans of Summit Racing’s

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Buick Reportedly Resurrecting Grand National, T-Type, and GNX Nameplates

Buick is resurrecting the Grand National, GNX, and T-Type performance nameplates made popular in the 1980s, and the three models are likely to debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show,Edmunds’ Inside Line reported this week. According to the Inside Line story, each new model will share General Motors’ rear-wheel-drive Alpha platform introduced for the 2013

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How to Properly Store Your Dirt Bike or ATV for Winter

Winter riding has its place. And we wouldn’t dream of discouraging you from participating in a little arctic adventure, if that’s your preferred cup of tea. But for many of us living in cold-weather climates, the less we’re exposed to winter’s bitter chill, the better. If you’re going to store your dirt bike or quad

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Video: The All-Electric BIGFOOT #20 Monster Truck

The all-new, all-electric BIGFOOT #20 is anything but your average eco-friendly vehicle. This monster truck operates on 36 ODYSSEY P1200 batteries—30 to power’s the truck’s electric engine at 360 volts, and six to power the steering and brake systems. Bigfoot 4×4 Inc. unveiled the world’s quietest monster truck at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas

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Photo Gallery: The Halloween Edition

Happy Halloween! Celebrate All Hallows Eve with us by perusing our latest photo gallery. Some are frightening because of the imagery. Some are frightening because of the design. But all of them, to us, simply scream: Halloween. So, grab a fun size Nestle Crunch and some Skittles, and check out our Halloween gallery:   [portfolio_slideshow

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Our Favorite Scary Vehicles From Movies and TV

Halloween is tomorrow. And that means, more candy, more It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, and more really scary TV shows and movies. It also means tonight is Devil’s Night—a night mostly associated with mayhem and Detroit, MI. And since Detroit is the automotive motherland, a list of our favorite scary cars and trucks from

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