Awesome Rides

Gearheads, are you having a bad day? Just hit play and crank the speakers for two minutes of some of the most glorious noise you’ll ever hear, recorded from inside Maximilian Werner’s Ferrari 250 SWB GT Breadvan rounding Nürburgring.

This amped-up GT has a 5-inch wider aluminum or carbon fiber body and a mid-mounted twin-turbo 5.4L V8 that pumps out a crazy 1,024hp and 739lb.ft. of torque. Goes from 0-60mph in just 3.1s with a top speed of over 225mph.

Cadillac is on a roll with their concept cars. The Elmiraj is their latest take on the grand coupe. It has a 500hp 4.5L turbocharged V8, 22″ wheels, a titanium, leather and wood interior and a stunning profile. More on Autoblog.

The strangest car you’ll see today. Speedycop has flipped the godawful 1999 Chevy Camaro on its head, leaving its wheels and undercarriage pointing towards the sky, while hiding a working drivetrain low to the ground.

We’re completely fascinated by the speed and dexterity of race car pit crews, and now we know why. Watch in awe as Red Bull’s Formula 1 crew works their 2.05 seconds of magic before the lenses of high-speed cameras.

The portable Rubbee Drive turns pretty much any bicycle into an electric bike. It’s easy to install and remove and it has a range of up to 15 miles. Its large 20,000 mAh battery can be fully charged in just two hours.

You shouldn’t give up safety for style and you’ll have one less excuse to with this bike-specific helmet from Bern Unlimited. It has 16 vents for increased airflow and the removable comfort liner and low profile look Bern is known for.

There are tons of videos about high priced and high performance rides online, but many of them treat the cars like dainty works of art. Not Tax the Rich. This YouTube channel isn’t afraid to let supercars run free.

We don’t know much about it yet, but California’s Lucra Cars has revealed a handful of early images of their roadster concept, codenamed “2.2”. It’s long nose provides ample space for the Mercedes-Benz AMG V8 under the hood.

The 33 day-long rally from Peking to Paris can finish off even the most rugged of vehicles. But this 1958 Mercedes-Benz Model 219 Ponton handled the challenge like a champ. The classic car really is built like a tank.

Designer Joey Ruiter thinks cars have forgotten their roots – the humble carriage – so he created the Reboot Buggy as an homage to those primitive vehicles. Though his has a 470hp V8, 40-inch tires, and a 10,000lb. winch. Video here.

The 2014 Polaris RZR XP1000 UTV starts out impressive, but the guys at UTVUnderground and Mad Media worked with a team of experts to create a badass ride capable of amazing off-road feats with driver RJ Anderson at the helm.

The Motoped is a hybrid bike that you assemble using mountain bike and pit bike parts along with custom components from the Motoped DIY kit. This gives you a versatile ride that’s highly customizable and repairable.

A stylistically impeccable short film from Luke Huxham and Maiham Media about a Tokyo businessman with a passion for Lamborghinis, and a sketchy line of work which funds his lifestyle of luxury and excess. (Thanks Terence!)

(NSFW: Language) Having always felt inspired by the DIY attitude of the land speed freaks of the 60’s, Donhou Bicycles set out to build a bike with the express purpose of seeing just how fast they could go. That monster gear is so awesome.

The BMW i3 has a 22kW battery powering a 170hp electric motor. Its top speed is 93mph and it goes as far as 80-100mi per charge. The battery can be recharged within 3 hours. Available in the US in 2014 for $41,350.

A look behind the master craftsmen behind the construction of the engine for Nissan’s affordable supercar, Godzilla itself. While Nissan relies heavily on automation, these men still hand-assemble each of the GT-R’s precision engines.

The poor man’s Segway. Some creative – and reckless – bloke installed what looks like a scooter’s engine and a wheeled platform onto a wheelbarrow. We hope they don’t try to pull off a wheelie on it. Or ever let a kid ride it again.

An optional add-on for BMW’s Series 7 & 3, Adaptive Headlights eliminate glare for other cars. When activated, a camera detects the traffic ahead and the headlights adjust their coverage accordingly. If only all cars had this.

Czech car maker Škoda welcomes their sportiest car yet – the Octavia vRS – with a commercial that’s supposed to make us think their new ride is manly. Though it really just makes us want all the other cool stuff.

Thanks to its 5.7L V8, it can haul up to 1,500 lbs. and tow up to 10,000, but this burly beast is outfitted like a luxury car inside, with Lexus-grade leather, a premium JBL sound system, next-gen Entune, sat nav, and a huge cabin.

A two-seater car with a 550hp V10 Lamborghini engine. The Parcour is designed to be equally at home on gravel, snow and race tracks. Its exhaust system is above the gearbox to prevent them from being damaged when off-roading.

Maserati takes aim at major luxury car makers with its latest vehicle, the Ghibli – an elegant and aggressive 4-door sedan with a base price under $70,000(USD). We’re most intrigued by the upgraded S model, with its 410hp twin-turbo V6.