Why new cars look like the 1980s again
New cars designs are throwing it back to the 1980s lately—sharp lines and boxy silhouettes. But are these retro-futuristic models feeling like empty calories to anyone else?
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The Wheelchair-Bound Architect Wheeling a Rally Porsche 911 Harder Than You
It's lifted. It's got mismatched bumpers and a custom skid plate. It races off-road. These are not phrases you'd expect to describe a 997 Porsche 911.
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When Muammar Gaddafi designed his own supercar
What happens when a crazed dictator designs a supercar? Things get weird. Then again, weird was normal for Col. Muammar Gaddafi of Libya.
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The Hillclimb Racer Writing His American Story in a Lancer Evo X
This 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo is a daily-driven race car, and that’s not even the most remarkable thing about it.
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True Story of the US Army's Earth-Shaking Land Trains
At 570 feet long with 54 driven wheels, the colossal TC-497 off-road land train is one of the most incredible vehicles ever made. But why? Who built it?
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He secretly changed this freeway sign, helped millions of drivers
NEW VIDEO! What happened to America's colossal off-road land trains?
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We keep losing supercars at sea
The Lamborghini Aventador. Porsche 911 GT2 RS. Bentley Continental GT. Just a few examples of cars currently sitting on the bottom of the ocean.
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BMW E36 M3 Masterpiece: When Years of Obsession Pay Off
The BMW E36 M3, the M3 of the '90s, is not a universal favorite in the car scene. The American-spec model especially hasn't been revered like its predecessor the E30 or successors.
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Plans to NUKE a Desert Highway
Not too long ago, the US government hatched a plan to blow up a mountain range with 22 nuclear bombs to clear a path for a new highway. And they almost got away with it.
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Time-Capsule '89 VW Polo: When the Car Finds You
To your average European, a 1989 VW Polo is background noise. But take that car and plop it in America, and suddenly you've got something pretty special.
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This AW11 Toyota MR2 Was Built by Racer X!
This AW11 Toyota MR2 was built and tuned by Racer X—as in, the guy whose driving exploits helped inspire The Fast and the Furious.
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Why Lincoln Might Be Doomed
The 2002 Lincoln Continental concept was a gorgeous halo sedan powered by an Aston Martin V12. Lincoln killed it, and instead gave us … a fancy F-150?
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Is this the end for Lincoln? Well...
The Lincoln Motor Company helped define American luxury cars in the 20th century. Today, it's in crisis, and running out of time.
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Perfect: Toyota MR2 Built by Street Racing Legend
Stan's 1989 Toyota MR2 was tuned by street racing legend Rafael Estevez, who inspired the character of Dom Toretto in Fast & Furious. And that's not even the most special thing about it.
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F1's Disappearing $250k Diamond
At the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix, Jaguar went racing with very real, $250,000 diamonds mounted to the front of its F1 cars as part of a sponsorship deal with the movie “Oceans Twelve.” Less than a lap
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F1's 2004 Monaco diamond heist: $250,000 stone LOST!
An F1 team lost a $250,000 diamond during the Monaco Grand Prix in one of the strangest ways imaginable—and it’s still missing today.
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2024 Chevy Silverado EV Midgate
Chevy’s Silverado EV brings back a beloved feature of the OG Avalanche: the pass-through midgate. Here’s how you use it.
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The World's First Backup Camera
Yep, Volvo put the world's first (working) reverse camera in a car over 50 years ago.
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How GM Sold Saddam Hussein Thousands of Defective Chevy Malibus
Years before the first Gulf War, GM accidentally found a great way to mess with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein: by selling him a bunch of defective 1981 Chevy Malibus.
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Mitsubishi Pajero Jr Flying Pug: Always Something To Talk About // CARISMA
What the heck is a Pajero Flying Pug? One of the strangest and rarest cars to ever come out of Japan. Also, a practical daily driver and an instant conversation piece.
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GOTCHA: When GM Sold 25,000 Busted Cars to Saddam Hussein
Years before the first Gulf War, GM accidentally found a great way to mess with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein: selling him a bunch of defective 1981 Chevy Malibus.
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Tesla Cybertruck Steering
Demonstration of the Cybertruck's steer-by-wire system.
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Supercharged Mazda Miata: Giant Skateboard Propelled by a Rocket // CARISMA
Mario’s 1993 NA Miata went to hell and came back with an Eaton supercharger, red mirrors, and one of the best survivor stories you’ll hear.
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Cash for Clunkers Crushed an E30 BMW M3 and More
See all the dream cars Cash for Clunkers destroyed in the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=BUWj20lQPWc
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Cash for Clunkers Crushed Your Dream Cars (FULL LIST)
In 2009, with America’s economy in shambles, Cash for Clunkers offered a lifeline by paying people to swap their used cars for new, fuel-efficient ones.
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Happiness Is Collecting Unloved Porsches and Driving Them Hard // CARISMA
Cyrus has a few rules for his Porsches: they have to be underdogs, they have to be great colors, and they have to be driven hard.
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S54-Swapped BMW E36: You’ll Never Need a Radio Again // CARISMA
This 1997 BMW 328is looks like your typical tuner build, but there’s way more to it. Owner Mike swapped in the legendary S54 engine from the E46 M3. Sounds pretty good, Mike.
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Love in the Ruins of SAAB: 1974 99 EMS // CARISMA
Saab has been gone for over a decade, but it'll never be forgotten. Not if people Mark Skinner have anything to say about it.
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1986 Porsche 911: Veteran's Special // CARISMA
Air-cooled Porsche 911s feel like trophies for collectors these days. But for US Navy vet Hector, his 1986 3.2 Carrera shows how far he's come from a kid ducking bullets in 1990s Brooklyn.
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Manual Volvo V70R: 5-Cylinder Forever Car // CARISMA
***Next episode of CARISMA is live, check it! youtube.com/watch?v=OkjxfuPpgqg To the untrained eye, Aaron’s 2004 Volvo V70R looks like a plain, anonymous Swedish box.
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