Ken Block’s ever-popular short-video series, now featuring his rally-prepped Ford Focus, has a new entry. The ninth Gymkhana video has Block performing his usual four-wheeled antics around a warehouse, even involving a train and a Ford F-150 product-placement. Check it out.
The fatal accident which took the life of the 40-year-old driver in the United States is the first major accident that happened while a computer was at the wheel. The Tesla Model S which he drove was controlled by Tesla’s autonomous driving system, Autopilot, at the time of the accident, raising questions over the reliability of Autonomous driving systems.
International stunt driver Terry Grant apparently broke the official world record for the longest drive on two wheels at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom, using a Nissan Juke RS.
Honda’s desirability as a brand with a sporting streak took a plunge long ago with their increasing focus on building appliances. But back in their heyday, the entire line-up consisted of cars that were breaking conventions in some way or the other. Take a look back at some of Honda’s most iconic models spanning almost half a century, with everything from the Civic and CRX to the S2000 and NSX, in this video tour of a “secret” American Honda Museum in California. Mind you, it only includes cars that were sold in the States, hence why certain special models are missing,
With all the hype over the Dodge Charger Hellcat, people seem to have forgotten that there is an entire range of 2015 Charger sedans positioned below it. At the end of the day, the biggest sellers are going to be the Charger V6 and Charger R/T models, and while everyone was busy playing with the SRTs like little kids, we snuck out with the “regular” Chargers for a spin during our recent trip to the United States. Heck, we even drove the police “Pursuit” model as well.
Nissan Middle East set a new Guinness World Records title for the longest twin-vehicle drifting. Two Nissan Z cars drifted around a track at the same time without stopping for 28.52 km. The record was set in the second attempt during the launch of the Nissan 370Z Drift Experience in Dubai.
Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel may have predictably lost this year’s Formula 1 championship to Mercedes-AMG as Lewis Hamilton finished off the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in first place, but the team is still up to their usual public hijinks. Late last week, a Red Bull F1 race-car played the UAE national anthem using its computer-controlled engine revs during the Infiniti F1 Showrun at SkyDive Dubai, as seen in this video by Karage TV.
With Formula One fever currently gripping the UAE as the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is taking place at the Yas Marina Circuit, EMC technology and the Lotus F1 recently released this insane stunt video involving a semi-truck and an F1 car. The stunt also broke the world record for the longest jump in a truck, at 83 feet and 7 inches, or about 25.5 metres.
Ken Block has released the latest video of his ever-popular Gymkhana series. This time he is tearing up the streets of Los Angeles with a fully tripped out 845 hp all-wheel drive 1965 Ford Mustang. Expect a lot of smoke from all four tyres!
If you’re not familiar with the ‘Ring taxi, it’s a product-placement BMW M5 that’s available for passenger rides around the famed Nurbrugring race-track in Germany, at a hefty €225 per person, and driven by a professional. But no matter how many times one drives the same track, mistakes are inevitable, as seen in this crash video.