Video: Watch these Nissan 350Zs set a record for world’s longest twin drift
Filed under: Coupe, Videos, Nissan, Middle East In July, Harald Müller notched a Guinness World Record by drifting longer than any lone tire-burner ever had: 89.55 miles. This month, Nissan Middle East broke the Guinness World Record for the longest twin drift when two drivers slithered through a figure eight Read more
In Communist Cuba, Car Love Runs Deep out of Necessity
With today’s news that a longtime American prisoner has been freed from Cuba, leading to the surprise announcement that the U.S. will restore diplomatic relations with the country for the first time since 1961, we decided to revisit this 2012 piece on Cuba’s necessity-driven car culture. Enjoy. Read more…
The SR-71 Blackbird’s Air Show Demo Was Both Sinister And Awkward
The SR-71, an aircraft that first flew some 50 years ago next Monday, still holds the public’s imagination like no other flying machine. It could lob a couple of guys, some cameras, radars and jammers through the air at Mach 3.2. Yet seeing it perform down-low at an air show Read more
Quick Spin: 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury, Quick Spins, Autoblog Black Conventional wisdom would dictate that adding more power and several key performance enhancements to an already very good car, like the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S550 Coupe, will end up equaling an even better car. In the case of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz Read more
New Audi A6 coming in 2017, will feature Prologue-inspired styling
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2016 Audi Q1 rumored to cost €25,000, RS Q1 planned with 310 HP
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Renault’s New Tech Includes A Compact EV Motor And A Gas/LPG Turbo-3
Following up on their rather interesting EOLAB hybrid concept , Renault plans to move forward by improving two existing technologies for next year, shedding weight from the electric motor and making a dual-fuel three-cylinder turbo more efficient. And they also have some far-fetched ideas for the future. Read more…
This Mini Was Larger Than A Countryman
1968 was the last year Minis wore the BMC badge, but this version of the original Countryman with the ‘Breadthalyser’ plates somehow didn’t quite make it into production. Read more…
Autoblog Podcast #410 Goes LIVE at 10PM Eastern!
Filed under: Etc. We’re almost ready to record Episode #410 of the Autoblog Podcast! You can check out the topics below, add your own to the Q&A and join us live via UStream, as well. Keep reading for our embedded UStream player, and thanks for listening! Discussion Topics for Autoblog Read more