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Borla’s New Exhausts For The C8 Corvette Could Wake The Dead
We thought the stock C8 Corvette sounded great – until we heard Chevy’s LT2 V8 breathing through two new Borla exhaust systems. Click through to watch the video comparing the stock pipes with Borla’s S-type and Atak setups. Which do you prefer?
Learn How Ferrari’s Formula 1 Steering Wheel Works With Carlos Sainz Jr.
F1 steering wheels are now so complicated, Ferrari’s new driver, Carlos Sainz Jr, estimates this one has thousands of functions across its many, many dials and switches. But it’s not as hard to use as it sounds, Sainz says.
The Top Gear presenter’s well known love of Porsche shines through in this video examining a very special collection of modern, and not so modern classics currently up for auction. The haul includes a ’73 911 Carrera RS, V10-powered Carrera GT and a 911 R with just 421 miles on the clock.
The 22 Fastest Gas-Powered SUVs On Sale Today Ranked By Power
It looks like Cadillac’s about to drop an Escalade-V with as much as 689 hp of CT5-V Blackwing muscle. But even that wouldn’t be enough to put it top of our list of the fastest SUVs, whose outputs range from 505 hp to more than 1000.
1959 Chevrolet Apache Work Truck Rocks Silverado Chassis, 560 HP Camaro V8
Old trucks look cool, but they’re slow and crude in stock form, meaning you need some real patience to use one every day. Not this one, though, which retains all the charm of an old-school Apache, but with a modern chevy engine and chassis thrown into the mix.
Maserati MC20’s Acceleration Tested, Does It Live Up To The Hype?
Maserati’s MC20 is the Dino that Ferrari won’t give us, but how fast is the baby supercar? Motorsport magazine points a camera at the speedo, and points the 612 hp MC20 down a straight bit of track to find out.
The Toyota Century Is A V12-Powered Luxury Sedan That Was Aimed Strictly At Japan’s Elite
It’s hard to imagine US billionaires sidestepping Rolls Royces, Bentleys and S-class Mercedes limos for a Toyota, though that’s exactly what’s been happening in Japan for over 50 years. But the Century is no ordinary Toyota, as this video explains.
What Else Is Making The News
The Best Bits Of Elon Musk’s SNL
This weekend’s SNL episode featuring the Tesla and SpaceX boss wasn’t one of the all-time great SNL shows, but it still raised some laughs with skits about cryptocurrency Dogecoin and the human colonisation of Mars, as Protocol reports. Click this link to see three more videos.
Cyber Attack On Fuel Pipeline Leads To Emergency Declaration In 17 States
The US government has issued emergency legislation after the country’s largest fuel pipeline was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack. The Colonial Pipeline, which carries 2.5 million barrels a day – 45% of the East Coast’s supply of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel – was knocked offline by a cyber-criminal gang on Friday.