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This Dodge Viper GTS-R Nurburgring Commemorative Edition Has 7 Delivery Miles 15 Jan 2021, 22:50 UTC · by 6 photos Most of you probably remember this, while Dodge was sadly slowing down Viper production to a sorrowful and screeching halt, a group of enthusiasts and two Dodge Viper dealers were raising money to beat the Nurburgring lap record for production cars. Seeing that FCA was simply letting an American automotive icon to die without a struggle, a good bunch of Viper aficionados rai...

Guns of the Chaco War Guns of the Chaco War The Chaco War of 1932–1935 between Bolivia and Paraguay was fought on the interior of the continent. Writer Vincent D. DeNiro examines the history of the conflict, and the firearms the two armies used. A Bolivian monument to its heroes of the Chaco War. Note the Browning 1917 machine gun, which was used on both sides of the war. (Oliver Foerstner / Shutterstock.com) January 14, 2021 ...

How Zyrus Engineering Made a 1,200-HP Lambo Huracan Performante Street-Legal 13 Jan 2021, 8:30 UTC · by When it comes down to fiddling with supercars, the gifted auto masters over at Norway’s Zyrus Engineering are definitely no rookies. While their range may not exactly be what you’d call extensive (yet), it still houses a couple of the wildest Lambos we’ve seen to this very day. Oh, and as if those feral bulls weren’t already solid proof of the crew’s outstanding abilities, the...

One could argue that there is no team more prepared for Wednesdays NHL season opening games than the Vancouver Canucks. It certainly feels that way after talking to Canucks head coach Travis Green. Leadership trickles down to the troops. Prepared and confident in what lies ahead, when those awaiting direction believe in, and buy into what is strategically offered, success has a sneaky way of introducing itself. The Canucks roster has been given every reason to believe that their ship will be st...

2+4=24: Racing for 24 hours on 2 and 4 wheels Autocar 7/01/2021 © Autocar 2+4=24: Racing for 24 hours on 2 and 4 wheels Every year, the Nordschleife hosts the Nürburgring 24 Hours. Imagine (the better known) Le Mans 24 Hours with jumps, blind bends and 100-ft trees for secondary crash barriers. It is more rally stage than race track and, for the 24 Hours, rammed full of cars and drivers of varied capabilities. “It is so far from the pits we carry cash for a cab, a rain jacket and an ext...

autoevolution 31 Dec 2020, 8:35 UTC · by Remember when earlier this year a little-known Norwegian small scale car manufacturer called Zyrus Engineering made the headlines for beating then-record holder Aventador SVJ for the title of fastest Lamborghini around the Nürburgring Nordschleife? It was months ahead of the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series’ new best time of 6:43 and was actually way better – stopping the chronometer at just 6:29. 18 photos Of course, the official record holder f...

29 Dec 2020 For me, one of the stranger phenomena of 2020 has been watching the principle-free suck-ups of the ‘conservative’ commentariat rushing to heap praise on the Worst Prime Minister in British History because of his allegedly amazing Brexit deal. I’ll reserve judgement on the Brexit deal until the dust has settled and the “guillotine clauses” have all been found. But it’s not looking good for our fishermen is it? Looks like they were sacrificed as expendable bargaining chips...

New 2021 BMW 2 Series Active Tourer testing on the Nurburgring Home » Models » 2 Series » New 2021 BMW 2 Series Active Tourer testing on the Nurburgring It’s always fun to see an auto manufacturer take one of its most pedestrian, un-athletic cars to a race track for testing. For example, the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer is just as far away from being a Nurburgring champion as a Toyota Rav4 but that hasn’t stopped BMW from bringing its upcoming people-mover to the ‘Ring anyway. In these ...

Green Hell VR, an open world survival videogame slated for release next year. Green Hell in 2019, receiving ‘Very Positive’ ratings from the Steam community in the process. The survival sim dumps players in the Amazon rainforest without any food or equipment, challenging them to find a way out by learning survival techniques, making tools and building shelters whilst fighting hunger, thirst, fatigue, disease and even mental health. All of this will then be coming to PC VR headsets and Ocul...

VinFast ute leads new model avalanche VinFast ute leads new model avalanche December 15, 2020 Eleven potential models shown off by Vietnamese start-up A dual-cab ute is among 11 potential vehicles the ambitious Vietnamese start-up VinFast has registered for what it calls “industrial design protection”. VinFast released the images this week not long after it commenced operations at the Lang Lang testing centre south-east of Melbourne it bought from General Motors for a reputed $30 million in...