Atlas shrugged: Boston Dynamics retires its hydraulic humanoid robot
Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics, with Atlas. (Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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The Ford Maverick Tremor Is Cute and Kinda Capable
The Ford Maverick is a breath of fresh air, a welcome reprieve from the hulking, high-priced trucks that are all too common these days. Ford’s pint-sized pickup is no bigger than a compact car and it only costs about $25,000 out of the box. But this is a truck, tiny as it may be, so it does need to be rugged.
How the DSG Took Over the Sports Car World
For most of automotive history, an automatic transmission was a deal-breaker for “real” enthusiasts. Automatic transmissions were sluggish, they overheated during hard driving, and lost copious amounts of power compared to their three-pedal brethren. Attempts at high-performance automatics were janky, with abrupt shifting and terrible low-speed performance.
William Friedkin’s Sorcerer: Still a Wild, White-Knuckle Ride Nearly 50 Years Later
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Meet the Enormous Articulating Trucks Built to Haul Molten Hot Slag
Specialized heavy vehicles always amazes me. There are countless highly specific vehicles, designed to do incredibly difficult jobs, that most of us have never heard of. Before today, I didn't even know molten hot slag was a thing, never mind the massive, articulating trucks that are designed to haul the stuff. Not only are slag pot carriers real, they're awesome.
A Porsche 718 Cayman Makes a Surprisingly Excellent Drift Car
What do you do when you've just won a Formula Drift championship? Buy a Porsche, apparently. Reigning FD champ Chelsea DeNofa just bought a 718 Cayman S to turn it into a drift car, and it is one of the coolest things we've seen in a minute. A mid-engine Porsche may seem like an unlikely drift car, but with some modification and DeNofa's quick hands, it works extremely well.
Pagani's Carbon Fiber Huayra R Driving Simulator Is Preposterous
Sim racing is meant to be a humble way to get some wheel-to-wheel action. Most folks start with $300 desk-mounted force feedback setups, maybe work their way up into a nice chassis for a couple thousand bucks more. Hell, there’s even $50,000-plus motion simulators from companies like CXC Simulations. But there’s a new level: The Pagani Huayra R Driving Simulator, straight from Pagani and Racing Unleashed.
Mercedes-AMG G63 Returns Better, Bolder and Electrified
Mercedes has unveiled the latest version of its venerable G63, which retains its V8 powerplant assisted by Mercedes 48-volt tech.