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BMW Ignite Straight Six

BMW Ignite Straight Six

BMW teamed up with two of Japan’s best bike shops to customize the new K 1600 GTL luxury tourer. Kenji Nagai’s Ken’s Factory Special is a clean and curvy chopper, while Keiji Kawakita’s Juggernaut is a futuristic combat sport bike.

Drifting a Tesla

Drifting a Tesla

Despite its tremendous torque, it’s not exactly easy to make a Tesla Model S go sideways, Japanese pro drifter Nobuteru Taniguchi proves that it’s at least sort of possible as he burns rubber in the electric executive sedan.

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2015 Ural Gear Up

2015 Ural Gear Up
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Ural’s new motorcycle is built for outdoor adventures. The Gear Up has a 41hp 749cc boxer engine, 2WD (rear & sidecar wheels) mode for more traction, a spotlight, a sidecar bumper, a luggage rack and a spare tire.

Volvo Lounge Console Concept

Volvo Lounge Console Concept

The Excellence Lounge Console concept for the Volvo XC90 gets rid of the front passenger seat to provide extra leg room and other amenities to the rear passenger. The footrest also has a table, a 17″ monitor, a storage box and more.

Zombie 222 Electric Mustang

Zombie 222 Electric Mustang

Gearhead Mitch Medford is committing what sounds like a treacherous act: turning ’68 Mustangs into electric cars. But his company’s Zombie 222 produces at least 800hp and 1800lb.ft. of torque and does 0-60mph in 2.4s.

McLaren 540C Coupe

McLaren 540C Coupe
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McLaren rounds out the “low end” of its line. With a tweaked version of their carbon fiber chassis, its designed to offer greater everyday comfort, while still packing an impressive 540hp twin turbo V8, and a 0-to-62 time of 3.5 secs.

Three-Car Spin

Three-Car Spin

A trio of drivers meet along a road and decide to play a little “ring around the rosie” with their tuners. We’re duly impressed that none of the three cars made contact, but then again, we only got to see 15 seconds of the festivities.

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Can-Am Maverick X ds

Can-Am Maverick X ds

The Maverick X ds can be equipped with a turbocharged engine that delivers 121hp and 96lb.ft. of torque, making it the most powerful stock UTV. It also has new independent rear suspension and CVT with better airflow.

Shelby Baja 700

Shelby Baja 700

Based on the Ford SVT Raptor, the Shelby Baja 700 adds a Whipple supercharger to the 6.2L V8 engine, upping its output to over 700hp. It also has an upgraded suspension, 3″ King rear shocks, custom 18×9 wheels and the sweet Cobra stripes.

The World’s Fastest Tractor

The World’s Fastest Tractor

Watch rally driver Juha Kankkunen take a highly-modded Valtra tractor for a breakneck ride on the snow, along the way setting a world record for the fastest tractor ever. It’s not exactly the best handling vehicle, but it goes fast on the straights.

Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V

Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V

As if the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V’s 640hp factory config wasn’t enough, Hennessey will be amping up the power plant with 750hp, 800hp, or a twin-turbo 1000hp mod they claim will push the car to a top speed near 240mph. Sign us up.

Tesla Model S 70D

Tesla Model S 70D
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The new entry level Model S has the dual motor all-wheel drive tech previously exclusive to the higher tiers. It has a 70kWh battery, 329hp motors and a range of up to 240mi. It’s also compatible with the optional autopilot package.

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McLaren P1 vs. Porsche 918 Spyder

McLaren P1 vs. Porsche 918 Spyder

Two of the world’s best hybrid supercars go for the fastest lap at Laguna Seca raceway, with GT champion Randy Pobst at the helm of both cars. The Porsche’s lap starts at 8:35 while the McLaren’s is at 16:40. Come on Ferrari! Forza!

2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder

2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder

The 2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder is the most powerful of its kind, thanks to the same 3.8L flat six that powers the 911 Carrera S and Cayman GT4, albeit tuned to produce “only” 375hp. Best of all, it now has an actual roof (unlike this model.)

Dark Horse: The Electric Mustang

Dark Horse: The Electric Mustang

Mitch Medford started with a ’68 Ford Mustang and completely reworked its drivetrain into a pure electric sports car. To prove that EVs can truly impress, this modern remake of the muscle car is way faster than its gas-powered brethren.

Steam-powered Motorcycle

Steam-powered Motorcycle

Revatu’s Black Pearl is a beautiful and humorous showpiece motorcycle. Not only does it look like a steam train, it actually works like a steam train, with the rear wheel driven by a huge crankshaft. Photo by Marc Quinlivan.

2015 Honda S660

2015 Honda S660

The tiny Japan-only S660 has a 660cc 3-cylinder engine that produces 66hp, but Car and Driver says a variant with a 1L 125hp turbocharged engine will make its way to the US. The video is in Japanese, but a gear head’s glee is universal.

2016 Cadillac CT6 Sedan

2016 Cadillac CT6 Sedan

The tech-packed big daddy of the Cadillac line takes aim at the BMW 7-series, but weighs less than the 5-series. Under the hood is a 3.0L twin-turbo V6 that produces 400hp and 400 lb-ft. of torque, a 2.0L turbo 4 or a 3.6L V6.

2015 Falcon F7

2015 Falcon F7

The latest version of the Michigan-made supercar has a twin-turbo Corvette LS7 V8 that produces up to 1100hp. The F7 weighs just 2850lb. thanks to its carbon fiber and Kevlar body and aluminum, carbon fiber and Kevlar chassis.

McLaren 570S

McLaren 570S

The 570S is McLaren’s everyday supercar. Its twin turbo 3.8L V8 produces up to 562hp and 443lbft of torque. Its aluminum body and carbon fiber chassis bring its weight down to 2895lb. 0 to 62mph is in 3.2s and max speed is 204mph.

Leap Transit

Leap Transit

A roving coffee shop bus service in San Francisco, California. You can get tickets via an iOS or Android device and pay via Bluetooth. Leap buses have Wi-Fi, USB charging ports and of course overpriced food and drinks.

Alpina BMW B5 & B6 Edition 50

Alpina BMW B5 & B6 Edition 50

Alpina celebrates 50 years of tuning BMW cars with souped up editions of the Series 5 and Series 6. The B5 Edition 50 and B6 Edition 50 both have a twin turbocharged 4.4L V8 that produces up to 600hp and 590lb.ft. of torque.

2015 Caterham Seven Models

2015 Caterham Seven Models

The new Seven models bookend the entry level 160 and the lightning quick 620R. There’s the 135bhp 270 (shown in white), the 180bhp 360 (green) and the 210bhp 420. All Seven models have optional comfort and track add-ons.

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