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Tesla Plans to Sell Cars Direct to Consumers Over the Internet

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Retail stores for almost every product we buy are becoming scarce or finding themselves under pressure because of the overwhelming presence of the Internet. The huge selection and often lower price available online, not to mention delivery to your door, make buying online commonplace, except for one glaring exception, ... car dealers. If you want a car, you have to drive to a … [Read more...]

Green GT H2 Uses Hydrogen Fuel Cells to Create Massive Torque in LeMans Prototype

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If you follow racing long enough, you'll see all sorts of innovative technology appear in race cars, and if the rule book will allow it, we get to see how that technology performs pitted against the standard fare. Next year's LeMans 24 Hours is going to see the Green GT H2, a hydrogen fuel cell powered car with twin electric motors producing 200Kw each and a combined 4000Nm or … [Read more...]

Clemens Leonhardt is Building a Tank Car to Share the Garage with Gunbus

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What do you do after building the Gunbus? The Gunbus was a jumbo sized 410 cubic inch V-Twin motorcycle that looked like an impossible dream, right up until it rolled out into the sunshine in all of its mechanical magnificence. Well, if you're Clemens Leonhardt, you build a car, a BIG car, a retro 1920s style open roadster powered by a 30 liter, 1400 horsepower V12 with a mere … [Read more...]

Slot Mods Slot Car Tracks – the Kind You Used to Dream About

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Slot cars are still around, though, with all of the radio control cars and trucks you see, you might not know it. If you're a man of a certain age, you remember slot cars, probably with fondness. You might have found a set under the tree on Christmas morning and there might have been a good sized track in your town where you could race against the other guys who were serious … [Read more...]

Mopar Competition Crate Engines and Upgrade Kits

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Mopar has just introduced a brand new 800 horsepower V10 crate engine specifically designed for competition duty on the quarter mile. The aluminum 512 cubic inch engine is hand assembled with 12.5:1 compression and 695 foot pounds of torque. Future versions will be available for both off road and road racing applications. If you have a Gen III Viper and want more power but … [Read more...]