Forget the Hellcat, Take This 730-hp Charger to Track Day—for 1/3 the Price
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BMW 328d xDrive Diesel Wagon Long-Term Wrap: Some Fantasies Are Best Left Unfulfilled
– Say the words “diesel station wagon” around a group of European enthusiasts and they’ll yawn. Do the same thing in America, though, where such cars are exceedingly rare, and rivulets of sweat form on foreheads. Pulses quicken. Eyes widen. We should know—this happens to us. It’s because diesel wagons play into an automotive fantasy: the do-it-all vehicle that delivers great fuel economy, sedanlike dynamics, and enough utility to perhaps
Deep Inhale: Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Revealed, Supercharged 354 Hemi Debuts
– Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: Although it starts life with the body of a production Dodge Challenger, the latest Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak is not a street-legal vehicle. What it is, however, is a factory-prepped car specifically geared for drag racing. It is also the vessel for the brand-new supercharged 354 Hemi V-8—not the V-10 of the Drag Pak intro’d in 2010—the latest high-performance lump to wear the iconic badge. – The
Deep Inhale: Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Revealed, Supercharged 354 Hemi Debuts
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10 of the Best Driving Video Games Ever Made (Plus Ours)
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Watch Ben Collins Assault Goodwood’s Hill with a Mustang Shelby GT350R
– The Goodwood Festival of Speed hosts an astounding collection of vehicles, from priceless antiques to legends of mid-century motorsports to the racers of the modern day. – Taking place in West Sussex, England, it’s a hallmark event for British car enthusiasts—and a must-see for those hailing from elsewhere—and the hill climb, where important vehicles both old and new run the course to the delight of huge crowds, is one of the can’t-miss
French police question delivery man over beheading
By Michel Rose LYON, France (Reuters) – French authorities are questioning a 35-year-old delivery man of North African origin over a suspected Islamist attack involving the beheading of his boss and an attempt to blow up a U.S.-owned chemicals plant in southeastern France. President Francois Hollande, dealing with new security fears less than six months after 17 people were killed by Islamist gunmen at satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and a
Kurds secure Syria's Kobani as Islamic State targets northeast
By Sylvia Westall BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian Kurdish fighters said they had fully secured the town of Kobani near the Turkish border on Saturday and killed more than 60 Islamic State militants, two days after the hardline group launched an incursion with suicide bombers. Further east, Islamic State pressed another assault on government-held areas of Hasaka city, clashing with the Syrian army after blowing up a security building late on
Disputes linger as Iran, powers push for nuclear deal: France
By John Irish and Arshad Mohammed VIENNA (Reuters) – An accord to curb Iran’s nuclear program remains elusive due to disagreements on fundamental issues, France’s foreign minister said on Saturday in Vienna, just days before the June 30 deadline for a deal. Laurent Fabius spoke to reporters upon arrival in the Austrian capital after top U.S. and Iranian diplomats said hard work was still needed for what could be their
European tour operators evacuate thousands of tourists from Tunisia
By Tarek Amara SOUSSE, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tour companies were evacuating thousands of foreign holidaymakers from Tunisia on Saturday, a day after a gunman killed 39 people as they lounged at the beach in an attack claimed by Islamic State. Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid said most of the dead were British, and its health ministry said eight Britons, a German, a Belgian and an Irish citizen were among the