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Hennessey Venom F5: the World’s Fastest & Most Powerful Roadster

Hennessey Venom F5: the World’s Fastest & Most Powerful Roadster

With just 30 examples slated to be produced, and a cost of over $3,000,000 USD, only the few will be able to find out what it's like to go over 300 mph with the top down.

By Guest Contributor | September 07, 2022
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Ferrari’s Long Awaited SUV – The Purosangue
Ferrari’s Long Awaited SUV – The Purosangue

Naturally aspirated V12, 715hp, four seats - an SUV is not what you would think of when hearing these things.  Ferrari has revealed the Purosangue; it's first SUV, and we love it. 

By Guest Contributor | September 16, 2022
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The Future of Electrified Muscle
The Future of Electrified Muscle

Last week, Dodge unveiled what it's calling "the future of electrified muscle."  The Charger Daytona SRT is an electric performance coupe meant to carry the torch passed by the outgoing Charger and Challenger.  This new EV is touted as being faster than a Hellcat.

By Guest Contributor | August 29, 2022

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Lotus Blossoms At Monterey Car Week With Evija Public Debut

The all-new Lotus Evija hypercar has made its public debut at the world-renowned Monterey Car Week

By Guest Contributor | August 20, 2019
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Aston Martin Valhalla Debuts At Monterey Car Week

Aston Martin props up the Valhalla’s North American debut at this year’s Monterey Car Week.

By Peter Nelson | August 16, 2019
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99 Doses of Adrenaline: Volkswagen ID.R To Take On Legendary Chinese Road

A motorsport expedition to China: on September 2nd, Volkswagen will take on Tianmen Mountain Big Gate Road. The goal is to set a record time with the fully-electric ID.R.

By Guest Contributor | August 15, 2019
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This Weekend: Eibach Toyota Meet!

If you’re in Southern California this weekend, you won’t want to miss Eibach’s inaugural Toyota Meet.

By Peter Nelson | August 13, 2019
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Planet-Pleasing Power Of Partnership: Mazda, Toyota, And SkyActiv-X Technology

According to a recent article in Forbes, Mazda and Toyota are eyeing a partnership involving Mazda’s radical new SkyActiv-X technology.

By Peter Nelson | August 13, 2019
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Cool Stuff You Won’t Want To Miss At The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

This year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance during Monterrey Car Week is shaping up to be another great one.

By Peter Nelson | August 10, 2019
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Slightly-Camouflaged RX-8 Spotted At The Nürburgring

Video surfaced on Tuesday of a thinly-disguised Mazda RX-8 on track at the Nürburgring. The reason for it being out there is a complete mystery, as it has been out of production for 7 years, and we’re all well aware of what the front bumper looks like under the wrap in the video.

By Peter Nelson | July 25, 2019
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Three Epic, Cool Cars To Get Excited About

This past week has seen a lot of action in motorsports, with a lot of manufacturers utilizing the Goodwood Festival of Speed as a means to get the word out about their upcoming racing plans. Here are three cars that have been announced, one of which has begun getting bolted together down under.

By Peter Nelson | July 09, 2019
News , Cars
Performance EV Update

There was a lot happening in performance EV land last week. Here is a quick summary!

By Tom Martin | July 09, 2019
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700 Horsepower Audi Prototype Developed In Absolute Secrecy

The 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed is happening July 4th through July 7th, so we thought it would be a good idea to share some vintage racing content that is especially cool: a mid-engine prototype Audi Group S rally car at Goodwood back in 2017.

By Peter Nelson | June 28, 2019
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Colin Chapman, DeLorean Motor Company, And 8.5 Million Dollars Unaccounted For

There are a few tales of shady activity not too far removed from John DeLorean. In particular, one with his business partner, Colin Chapman of Lotus, is fun to ponder

By Peter Nelson | June 17, 2019
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SCCA Foundation Launches 2019 Sweepstakes: Win Tickets to F1 At COTA!

This year’s Sweepstakes launched June 4th and will feature a grand prize of a VIP trip for two to the Formula 1 race at COTA on November 1st to 3rd.

By Guest Contributor | June 04, 2019
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Tesla Is Dying; Long Live Tesla!

The media swirl around Tesla is laden with histrionics and conjecture. No doubt Elon’s style brings some of this on, as does the need for media to generate clicks and page views.

By Tom Martin | May 28, 2019
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This Weekend: Bimmerfest 2019 At Auto Club Speedway

This weekend, Southern California’s Bimmerfest is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.

By Peter Nelson | May 21, 2019
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13-Year-Old Designs Tyrrell-Inspired Go-Kart

In recent years, the Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6×6 has been the talk of the town for all things 6-wheeled. While the 6×6 might be really capable off-road and a bunch of fun to drive, we’d still prefer the original 6-wheeled performance machine: the Tyrrell P34 from 1976.

By Winding Road Staff | May 08, 2019
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Peugeot Making A Triumphant Return To The US Market Sooner Than Planned

According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Peugeot reports that they will be returning to the US auto market sooner than planned. We could be seeing a select few models on our road within the next 3-4 years, rather than by 2026, according to the Wall Street Journal article published on March 30th.

By Winding Road Staff | April 03, 2019
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Getting Started In Motorsports Survey: What Are Your Preferences?

This week we are interested in what drivers new to motorsports want. We’d like answers from folks who have never been on track or are on track infrequently or are thinking of moving to the next level (e.g. from track days to time trials). Thanks for your participation.

By Jeff Sexton | February 13, 2019
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HRE Shows World’s First 3D Printed Titanium Wheel

HRE is not messing around. 3D printing is one of those “next big things” that makes a huge amount of sense in low-volume applications. Originally used for prototyping directly from CAD models, e.g. to produce an instrument panel mockup for a new car, it also has applications like aftermarket wheels for…

By Shawn Stout | November 21, 2018
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Video: Honda Does Lime Rock Park

In this video we see Michael Choueiri drive his TT5 Honda S2000 at Lime Rock Park in NASA competition. Lime Rock Park, dating from 1956,…

By Guest Contributor | September 25, 2018
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Racing, a Petri Dish of Data to Fuel the Progress of Self-driving Cars

Cosworth CEO, Hal Reisiger, recently sat down with Automotive News reporter Richard Truett for a quick interview; their conversation covered topics about…

By Jason Methfessel | September 11, 2018
News , Cars
Aston Martin To Execute IPO

The Wall Street Journal reports that Aston Martin will announce an IPO as early as August 29. It plans to raise as much as $1.5 billion through the offering of shares on the London Stock Exchange. Presumably, the costs of developing next-generation cars, including SUVs…

By Winding Road Staff | August 29, 2018

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