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Watch a 2017 Ford Raptor Prototype in Off-Road Testing

The 2017 Ford Raptor is coming, with its 450-hp twin-turbo EcoBoost V-6 and its 10-speed gearbox and nifty 4×4 drivetrain. But between now and the autumn of 2016, when Ford says the thing will go on sale, there’s still some testing to be done—including shakedowns of an off-road variety. – We’ve already seen Ford conducting some off-road verification of the rad new Raptor’s capabilities. And, frankly, the ’wheeling in this

Watch the Alfa Romeo Giulia Testing at the Nürburgring

We are, it’s safe to say, extremely excited about the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia. The tidy rear-drive sports sedan very clearly has BMW in its gunsights—particularly in 510-hp, twin-turbo V-6 Quadrifoglio spec. And from what we’ve heard so far, it’s got a scintillating soundtrack. This Nürburgring video of a lightly camouflaged example only confirms that. – Posted by Nürburgring maven and solid YouTube poster “cvdzijden,” what we have here is

This Is What You Do with Your Three New Supercars [Video]

-How many of us members of the hoi polloi bemoan the fact that when someone buys a supercar it never sees a track? That millions of dollars of R&D and lightweight racing material are simply wasted on Sundays-only garage queens? – Canadian automotive retailer Pfaff Automotive recently released a video of a private track day held at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Ontario, where a McLaren P1, a Porsche 918 Spyder, and a Porsche

Exclusive: Northwest Bio suspends screening of patients in brain cancer trial

The chief executive officer of biotechnology company Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc said on Friday the company has temporarily stopped screening new patients for the trial of its experimental brain cancer drug. CEO Linda Powers said in a telephone interview the company will issue a statement later Friday explaining why it took the step, just a few months before it had planned to complete recruitment of patients for the 7-year-old study of

North and South Korea stand their ground as deadline looms

By Ju-min Park and James Pearson SEOUL (Reuters) – North and South Korea appeared headed toward another clash, as Seoul refused an ultimatum that it halt anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts by Saturday afternoon or face military action, and North Korea said its troops were on a war footing. South Korean Vice Defense Minister Baek Seung-joo said on Friday it was likely the North would fire at some of the 11 sites

MH370 debris exposes divisions over air crash investigations

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Air crash investigators risk being sidelined in a tussle to unlock the secrets of lost flight MH370, fuelling concerns that their role in making flying safer could be diminished. By drifting on to Reunion Island, the barnacled remains of a Boeing wing part from the Malaysia Airlines jet have given the upper hand to a French judicial investigation, exposing for the second time this