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One person has been hospitalized, another arrested, up to seven cars damaged, and city property destroyed following a crash in Las Vegas this week that police say was caused by street racing. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police reports that calls started coming in to 911 at 8:55 p.m. on Monday, October 17, about a crash

Actor Glenn Howerton, known for roles on A.P. Bio and ‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’ regaled his friends and audience with a tale of how his Tesla was stranded for over 24 hours in a parking garage. According to the actor, after his vehicle’s key fob broke, “every step of the way throughout this journey,

Cars damaged and destroyed by Hurricane Ian have started to appear at auctions in Florida and this 2021 Audi R8 was one of the storm’s unfortunate victims. Currently up for grabs through Copart where a highest bid of $50,500 had been placed at the time of writing, this R8 is in a very sad state.

Approximately 73 vehicles were destroyed by a fire at a farm in Temple, Texas over the weekend. The blaze started in a parking area at the Robinson Family Farm at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. The farm’s annual Fall Festival was being held at the time and attracted hundreds of people, many of which

The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT concept is an electrifying preview of things to come, but customers can already snag an electric Challenger SRT Hellcat if they’re willing to make a few tradeoffs. Key among them is a top speed of 2.8 mph (4.5 km/h), which is conveniently the same figure as road-going models in Security

There’s no question that many in the automotive enthusiast community love speed and that at times, exercise questionable judgment. A new video from a street racing accident in St. Louis demonstrates just how tragic the consequences can be when a person behind the wheel engages in street racing. The clip shows a crash that killed

Over the years, we have seen plenty of hypercar replicas based on mainstream models, but a Honda-based build from Georgia stands out from the crowd. The reason for that is its radical widebody long-tail conversion, making it look like a mid-engined monster. The one-off was created by a US bodyshop called RD General Auto Repair

What do you do when you buy a coupe and then need more space to carry your equipment to work? The most common solution is to trade it for a pickup, but a Honda owner opted for the hard way, integrating a bed at the back of his Civic. The bespoke pickup is based on

A 14-year-old in Michigan fell 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 meters) while being chased by police in a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 that was allegedly stolen from Ford’s Flat Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan. Body cam footage obtained by Fox, show an officer approaching the vehicle with his gun drawn, telling the

The Boring Company has just started selling a fragrance in what appears to be Elon Musk’s latest cash grab. The fragrance is dubbed Burnt Hair and according to Musk, is an “omnigender product.” It comes in a flashy red glass bottle but given that deliveries won’t start until the first quarter of 2023, it is

A recently-posted video on Instagram demonstrates why learning to drive is such an important skill. One driver in a bright red Ferrari 458 Italia is still honing their skills after a recent incident. After spinning out in front of a crowd of people recording their actions it seems that the driver forgot about the brake

Dashcam footage has captured the moment that the driver of a BMW sedan crashed into the side of a Toyota Highlander in the Bronx, New York. The video starts off by showing the driver of the Highlander making a left-turn onto a highway entry ramp and at the same time, a silver BMW 3-Series can

Three teens in Florida allegedly stole a 2016 Maserati on October 2, 2022. Less than 10 minutes later it would lay upside down in a heap of metal. One of the three teens died on the scene while the other two were transported to the hospital with serious injuries. A Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office helicopter

Running from the police is never a good idea and that’s especially true if your driving skills leave something to be desired. That’s the case with this video making the rounds on social media as you can see a Dodge Challenger sitting on the shoulder after being pulled over by police. While details about the

While the Tesla Model S is the oldest model in the automaker’s current range, we think it remains the best-looking. This particular Model S, however? Well, it is a different story entirely. Images of this bizarre Model S were recently shared to Reddit after it was spotted parked in France. Its design has been overhauled

It’s not very often that we cover houses here on Carscoops but we think this one deserves a special exception. Not far from the hustle and bustle of downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas, rests a 393-acre property with a 7,764-square-foot home. More importantly, it has twice as many garage spaces as it does bedrooms and there’s a

While this 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is currently sitting at a salvage yard, we suspect it could be returned to its former glory without too much trouble. The IAAI listing of the car reveals that it was crashed with just 245 miles on the clock and has been issued with a salvage title in Massachusetts.

The third-generation Honda Odyssey was not as sporty-looking as the current fifth-gen iteration of the popular minivan. However, an owner from California decided to change that, creating a unique Odyssey Type R. The Honda Odyssey Type R Limited Edition wannabe was spotted a couple of weeks ago in Buena Park, California, by Alex Lam. The

The city of Garden Grove, California is going on the offensive to tackle street racing and street takeover events. For a month starting in late August, the police department says that it’s issued a whopping 823 citations including 273 over excessive or loud exhausts. It also impounded 28 vehicles and arrested nine drivers suspected of

A large number of EVs caught in the path of Hurricane Ian could have their waterlogged batteries erupt into flames, causing serious problems for firefighters since they require special training in order to be dealt with. Jimmy Patronis, Florida Chief Financial Officer and Fire Marshal, used his Twitter profile to warn about the EV-related challenges

Drivers on the 405 Freeway in Orange County, California recently came across a bizarre sight as an Audi with front end damage was spotted riding on three wheels. The disbelief in Chad Towersey’s voice is immediately apparent as he pulls up alongside the crossover to find the front passenger side tire and wheel missing. Instead,

New research from Purdue University has helped develop a white paint that has a solar reflectance of 97.9 percent, which can help keep objects painted with it cooler. A development of an older formulation, the paint can now be applied thinly enough to be useful in automotive, aeronautical, and other applications, according to Xiulin Ruan,

A Hyundai Elantra N owner in California is battling authorities who ticketed him over an exhaust that was too loud, despite the fact that the entire car is still stock. The state limit for exhaust on vehicles under 6,000 pounds (2,721 Kg) is 95 dB. A video of the traffic stop provides evidence that the

Antwanette Hill was a Platinum member of Hertz’s Gold Club Loyalty program when she hopped into a rental car in October of 2018. An employee thought she was stealing the car and subsequently called the police. Since then she’s been arrested four times over the incident and spent weeks in jail. Now, she’s suing the

Barn finds usually occur in remote places but sometimes classic vehicles can be abandoned in city centers. This is what happened in Athens, Greece with a classic Mini Cooper and a Yamaha motorcycle being recovered from a hotel parking lot more than three decades after the owner left them there. All those years of exposure

Mustang drivers have a reputation for not being able to properly control their ponies. That notoriety comes in large part thanks to many accidents happening in front of cameras at the end of automotive events. One such incident where a Mustang driver plowed into a classic C10 pickup truck proves that some of these accidents

A handful of exotics have been destroyed in South Korea in the wake of massive floods across the country. South Korea was hammered by Typhoon Hinnamnor in the second week of August, leading to widespread floods, in particular in the capital city of Seoul. At least nine people were killed in the disaster and comprehensive

Whether it’s a superhero movie, a bank heist flick or a tense spy thriller, there’s a good chance the film you watch this weekend will show the gruesome destruction of at least a couple of cars. But what most of us don’t know is the lengths Hollywood and the TV studios go to to make

Police in Georgia have arrested the driver of a Nissan GT-R who was observed traveling at speeds of over 150 mph (242 km/h). The incident happened on September 24 at approximately 10:30 p.m. when an officer from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office observed two vehicles approaching him on the highway at a high rate of

A TikToker going by the handle srt_ray6.4 recently posted video footage of an interaction he had with a police officer who claimed that the exhaust on his Dodge Challenger Hellcat was not in line with state regulations relating to decibel levels, despite the car allegedly being stock. In two videos, compiled by YouTuber SoCal Super,