Awesome Rides

If there’s one thing that you never really want to do, it’s drive your car underneath a big rig. But that’s exactly what EMC and the Lotus F1 Team did, as they jumped a semi tractor trailer right over a moving F1 racer. BTS footage here.

The Audi Prologue serves as the blueprint to the carmaker’s near future models. This hulking block of sculpted steel has a 4L TFSI engine that produces up to 605hp and 553.2 lb-ft of torque and is filled with passive 3D displays inside.

The Lexus LF-C2 Concept is a luxury 2+2 roadster. Its mix of curves and sharp lines and edges is no doubt polarizing but will be familiar to Lexus fans. The car’s leather interior is lit by its LEDs and touchscreen monitors.

After their well-received Brute Double Cab, Filson and AEV teamed up once again to make a special edition of the Jeep Wrangler. Available in two- or four-door variants with an optional 5.7L or 6.4L HEMI V8 engine upgrade.

The new ATS V-Series has a twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter V6 that produces up to 464hp and 445lb-ft of torque. Weighing 3,700lb, the ATS-V goes from 0 to 60mph in just 3.9s and has a 185mph top speed. Available as coupe or sedan.

The new Shelby GT350 has a naturally aspirated and flat-plane crankshaft 5.2L V8 engine that produces over 500hp and 400lb-ft of torque. Its MagneRide dampers allow for lightning quick suspension adjustments. More at 95octane.

Ken Block is back once more, this time burning massive rubber on the streets of LA in his custom-built Mustang Hoonicorn RTR, an 845hp beast that bears little resemblance to the ’65 Mustang it started as.

Citizens rode Japan’s upcoming magnetic levitation trains in a public test run. The train went up to 311mph (500kph), over 100mph faster than the famous Shinkansen or bullet train line. Original video here.

The Impossible is a fully-electric bicycle (a scooter?) that weighs only 11lb. and folds up to a very compact form that can fit in most 17″ backpacks. It has a 187lb. capacity, a top speed of 12mph and lasts up to 15mi. per charge.

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a rocket-powered bicycle, but it is the first time we’ve seen one go faster than a supercar, hitting 207mph in just 5 secs. We’re just amazed that daredevil rider Francois Gissy managed to hold on to it.

The 1299 Panigale has a new 205hp 1,285 cc twin-cylinder engine. An inertial sensor system coordinates the sport bike’s ABS and suspension. The 1299 Panigale R uses carbon fiber and titanium parts to further cut down on weight.

Inspired by the Silver Arrow, these street bikes both have a 43hp 400cc water-cooled engine and weigh only 297lb. The White Arrow is designed to be clean and simple, while the Black Arrow can handle off-road use as well. More here.

Honda UK made two short films to juxtapose the Honda Civic and its alter ego, the Civic Type-R, then loaded them both in one frame. After you hit play, you can switch between the two short films by pressing ‘R’ on your keyboard.

The Quadrofoil is a two-seater electric watercraft that glides on the surface of water, giving you a quiet, smooth and agile ride. Its electric motor lets it cruise up to about 25mph with an estimated range of 62mi per charge.

U-Boat Worx‘ latest personal submarine is a compact two-seater. Able to dive up to 100m (330ft), the HP Sport Sub 2 weighs just 2200kg (4850lb) and can fit on a 30m+ super yacht or be launched directly from a trailer.

Zelectric Motors finds and restores 50s-60s Volkswagen Beetles, then turns them into electric cars. The motor installed has twice the horsepower of its gas counterpart, and of course provides instant torque for a fun ride.

Performance tuners Hennessey have outed the HPE600 package for V8-powered Jaguar F-Types, amping things up to a crazy 623 horsepower and 567 lb.-ft. of torque, resulting in a 0-to-60 time of 3.5 seconds. More on 95Octane.

An impressive demo video of the flying car’s third prototype. Supposedly “very close to the final product”, the Aeromobil 3.0 goes up to 100mph on land and 124mph on air, and has a range of 540mi on land and 430mi in the air.

The 2015 BMW X5 M and X6 M are powered by a new twin-turbocharged 4.4L V8 engine that cranks out up to 575hp and 553 lb-ft. of torque. The AWD SUVs also have an 8-speed gearbox and fully-variable drive distribution.

Rinspeed’s amphibious sports car, the sQuba can dive up to 10m (33ft.) and move at up to 2 knots (2.3mph) underwater. It has three electric motors – one for land, two for water – two jet ski motors and two oxygen tanks for passengers.

Named after the Russian space station, the Mir has a 749cc 41hp 2-cylinder engine, a sweet “orbital white” paint job, a detachable solar panel, a 36mm multipurpose wrench and a tonneau cover that doubles as a thermal blanket.

ER Motorcycles’ one-off is a muted futuristic take on the BMW R69S, achieved by incorporating parts from the BMW R80T and R60/5 alongside custom-fabricated parts and neat touches like the Motoscope Pro speedometer. More here.

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