Porsche is planning a platform mate for its plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder. Called the 984, it will be based on an elongated version of the 918′s chassis, making it a 2+2 four-door. The 984 would drop all the 918′s electric-powered bits and leave the dry-sump 4.6L V8 to do all the work powering the rear [...]

For three years Motor Trend has been making YouTube’s servers work overtime with its “World’s Greatest Drag Race” videos. The 2011 World’s Greatest Drag race got 13,995,708 views. In 2012, World’s Greatest Drag Race 2 got 13,648,251 YouTube views. Now it’s 2013, and for the next few hours, the view counter for World’s Greatest Drag [...]

And here is yet another great photoessay on Speedhunters, this time featuring a beautiful candy red McLaren MP4-12C cabrio being driven on the backroads outside of Tokyo. The photos really put you in the driver seat, so it’s definitely worth checking out. Enjoy! via [SPEEDHUNTERS]

Yes, SEMA is already around the corner. Which means more crazy designs and builds. So how do you get noticed at SEMA? Get deviant. That’s what Lexus did with a contest on DeviantArt.com. You’re looking at the winning design by Rob Evans of Seattle, Washington. The car will be built by VIP Auto Salon and will [...]

This is the biggest assault on a press car I have ever seen. Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire burns through maybe 90 percent of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray’s rear tire tread. If you have ever wanted to see the C7 Corvette in its most moonshine-swilling moment, this is the video for you. You [...]

You know you’ve got a cool ride when it causes other cars around you to crash. Take this gold Rolls Royce Drophead Coupe, for example. It’s such a head-turner that the driver of a Subaru didn’t notice a car had stopped in front of him, probably also to look at the Rolls Royce or because [...]

The fabulous Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was held last Sunday and if you’re a fan of either blue sport coats and khakis, Johann Sebastian Bach, or old people then you missed quite an event! There were also some pretty cool cars parked on a lawn (they were ticketed and towed). Major luxury auto manufacturers use [...]