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Red Bull scored the drive of a lifetime, closing off New Zealand’s hairpin-filled Crown Range highway so driver “Mad Mike” Whiddett could burn it up with his 750hp Mazda RX7 as a helicopter captured his hooning from above.

Packing a 550hp, supercharged V8, rolling on a set of 20″ alloys, with high-performance brakes, and quad-tailpipe exhaust, this monster variant of Jaguar’s stalwart XJ sedan is sure to get your blood pumping with its top speed of 174mph.

Formula 1, Shmormula 1. What we want to see is a bunch of minivans burning up the race circuit. Leave it to the Japanese to put these suburban abominations to the test on a track. Who will win? Mazda or Honda?

The new 911 Turbo and Turbo S have a twin-turbo flat six engine that produces up to 560hp, an all wheel drive system, improved transmission, 20″ wheels, LED headlights and adjustable front spoiler and rear wing.

We may not have jetpacks or hoverboards yet, but we do have a street-legal car that transforms into an airplane. The Transition’s 100hp engine lets you go up to 65mph on the road and up to 115mph in the sky.

Obsessive LEGO builder Solde created this palm-sized replica of the 4A-GE engine found in Toyota’s MR2, complete with working timing belt, crankshaft, pistons and throttle. We’re guessing it doesn’t really make those sounds.

While the Triumph Daytona 675 bike in this video could more than hold its own on the turns, it’s gonna have a hard time beating the 1000 horses and 213.8mph of this monster Porsche 9e17 from Nine Excellence on the straights.

The trusty off-roader gets a new look with a manly new front end, a more upscale, but still pragmatic interior, LED tail lamps, an Entune multimedia system with upgraded 8-speaker audio, SiriusXM, USB and Bluetooth.

A cool promo video by FX house Pixomondo for the Porsche Cayman provides a top-down, spherical perspective, emphasizing the fact that both its vehicle and the world have curves.

Invented by 17-year old Tyler Hadzicki, the ONDA Cycle is the most unusual velocipede we’ve ever seen. It has handles that let you revolve its rear wheels, so you can drift or spin on a dime.

Jaguar’s promo-cum-short-film has finally arrived, and it’s well worth the next 13 minutes of your life – if nothing but for the sexy car and leading lady – and if you’re missing Damian Lewis between seasons of Homeland.

Loopwheels are unusual 20″ bicycle wheels with built-in suspension in the form of flexible carbon composite springs. The wheels still work with conventional hub brakes and gears.

The Concept GLA is a compact SUV designed to take you off road and pamper you when you get there. Its headlights have projectors built-in and it has two cameras mounted on its roof. Good luck finding a flat screen in the wild.

For high-rolling RC car enthusiasts. The Mammuth Rewarron is a 1:3 scale 4-wheel drive trophy truck. It has a 4-stroke engine, oil-filled dampers, oil disc brakes and variable coil springs. It’s basically a real truck, only smaller.

The RS 7 sportback is a five-door coupe with a 560hp 4L twin-turbo V8 engine and Cylinder-on-Demand technology, which turns off half of its cylinders at low speeds and loads for enhanced efficiency. Source image from Car and Driver.

Pro racer Seiji Ara takes a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport around the Fuji Speedway and waxes poetic about the car’s supremacy. The car sounds like a demonic fighter plane and its brakes could probably stop time itself.

The Sandwichbike is the bicycle for people who love putting things together. It will be shipped to you in a flat pack box, ready for assembly. It has weather-coated layered plywood frames connected by metal cylinders.

Steve Kuhl invented comfy bicycle seats that use nothing but air as cushion. The air is sealed in durable bladders and the amount of air can be adjusted even while you’re biking. Available in three different shapes.

The 911 RSR is designed specifically for the race track, powered by a 470hp 4L H6, and weighing just 2744lbs. – nearly 500lbs. less than a stock 911 Carrera. Its optimized air ducting system helps it run cooler for endurance racing.