Awesome Rides

Taking a page from the Lincoln Continental Concept, the new MKZ gets a whole new front end, awesome wheels, and a whole new level of interior luxury, including an available 20 speaker Harman Revel audio system. The top of the line turbo V6 engine has an est. 400 hp.

Yamaha took the 847cc engine from the sporty FZ-09 and gave it a more classic body. But aside from its aluminum tank and body details, the XSR900 also has improved suspension, an assist-and-slipper wet clutch, adjustable traction control and ABS. Drops 02/2016.



The 2016 Sierra Denali features an elegant, bejeweled exterior and a super quiet cabin with lots of tech connectivity – it’s a great truck for the person who appreciates thoughtful design details, conducts lots of business on the road or likes to tow big toys.

Just opened in Nashville, Tenneseee, the Carvana vending machine allows car buyers to complete their car purchases online, then deposit a giant coin into a slot to receive their vehicle from a mechanized parking garage. It’s a silly idea, but also awesome.

Serbian company Ono wants to make a name for itself by handcrafting stylish bicycles. It’s first model, the Archont, certainly fits the bill. The low rider-inspired bike is 9ft. long and has 28″/26″ wheels. It also has an electric variant.

JetPack Aviation is developing a personal jetpack. It’s light, compact, and can take off and land on its own. Its JB-9 prototype recently flew around the Statue of Liberty. The company hopes to achieve over 10min. flight time and over 100mph top speed for its next prototype.

Off-road race champ BJ Baldwin takes his 800 hp trophy truck through the forests and urban jungles of the Pacific Northwest to hunt down an elusive sasquatch named Bruce, who has a speedy off-road vehicle of his own. For more fun, check out Recoil 1 and Recoil 2.

A hilarious and explosive Australian commercial by 8Com director Josh Frizzell for the Toyota Camry highlighting the everyday battles and insanity of raising a family. Seriously, they don’t need to spend any money on a Super Bowl commercial in February, and just run this.

The Yamaha PES2 is an electric motorcycle concept that has two electric motors – one under the tank and another one inside the front wheel – for two-wheel drive. It also has a crazy augmented reality helmet that overlays data from the bike’s cameras and other sensors.

It’s not the mythical F5, but Hennessey’s super saiyan Lotus still boggles the mind. The 2016 Venom GT’s 7-liter twin-turbo V8 can unleash up to 1,451 hp and propels the 2743 lb. rocket from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.4s, with an estimated top speed of 280 mph. And yes, it’s a manual.

The sporty, yet off-road capable SUV drops its top for the 2016 model year. With the same 240 hp turbo 4 and 9-speed gearbox from the hardtop, the convertible can open its roof in just 18 seconds at speeds up to 30 mph, and has a system that protects occupants from rollovers.

A proposal for a LEGO model of the legendary Land Rover Series III by LEGO Ideas member Dadandlad. It has opening doors and bonnet, a removable hard top and a detailed engine that’s also removable. Even Land Rover itself is impressed.

As part of its 48-state road trip, Chevrolet put us behind the wheel of the new 2016 Camaro SS, packing a 455 hp V8, and a 6-speed manual, and let us loose on Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. The scenery was epic, and the car equally impressive – even in the snow and rain.

The beast to the Cayman GT4’s beauty. The Evora 400 has a new 3.5L V6 engine that makes up to 400 hp and 302 lb-ft. of torque. At just 3075 lb., it’s 55 hp more powerful and 48 lb. lighter than the Evora S. It goes from 0 to 60 in 4.1s and has a 186 mph top speed.

More than 50 years after its initial creation, Jaguar started building a handful of new E-Type sports cars with aluminum bodies. Watch the British automaker once again handcraft this beautiful car in this 5-minute video from inside Jaguar’s Coventry factory.

It almost seems like Mazda is doing its fans a disservice by dangling these cool 2016 MX-5 Miata concepts in front of our faces. The Spyder is an homage to classic roadsters, while the Speedster is a pure sports car, weighing just 2080 lb.

XCAR got to drive the bad guys’ rides from the new James Bond movie Spectre. There’s the hulking custom Land Rover Defender, the fast and powerful Range Rover Sport SVR and the inexplicably unproduced hybrid supercar, the Jaguar C-X75.

Some truly immersive rear-view camera footage captured from the Replay XD action camera on the bumper of Paul “The Dude” Morris’ stadium super truck as Matt Brabham attempts to pass him. The jumps and the 3-wheel action are especially awesome.

A stick-on wiper to keep vehicle side windows clean and clear. ViperSwiper is easy to install and looks just like weatherstripping so it’s barely noticeable. Its adhesive is weatherproof and easy to remove. One strip should last between three months to a year.

Aston Martin’s Marek Reichman dropped by Jay Leno’s Garage to showcase one of his latest designs, the DB10. Made solely for the James Bond movie Spectre, the DB10 has an aluminum chassis, a carbon fiber body and the Vantage’s 420hp 4.7L V8 engine.

Protect the pricey rims on your car from getting curbed with Alloygators. These durable strips fit between your rim and tire to absorb any dings or scratches, and can be cleaned up to look good as new. Available in both bright accent colors and stealthy black or alloy hues.

Automotive author Jason Fogelson has spent years traveling America experiencing some of its greatest roads, auto shows, factory tours, off-road trails, tracks, driving lessons and more. He shares the best in 100 Things for Every Gearhead to Do Before They Die.

A couple of tiny cars perform a stunt in which they balance on a fulcrum like a giant teeter-totter. We’re just impressed that the driver on the left didn’t back off the end of the ramp.