Author: Olly

  • Mil-Spec Automotive has built a track-focused Hummer H1

    Mil-Spec Automotive Hummer H1 track buildJust because a track build could be described as questionable doesn’t mean we’re not interested in learning more about it. Exhibit H for this discussion is Mil-Spec Automotive’s new Hummer H1 that’s been reworked on-road or on-track handling instead of off-road capability. Yes, you read that correctly. Starting with a four-door Hummer H1 pickup…
  • GM filed 2 aero-related patents for a mid-engine hybrid supercar

    2020 Chevrolet Corvette (C8) spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-MedienGeneral Motors has filed yet again for more patents regarding active aerodynamics, and this time they’re clearly for a mid-engined car. The automaker has filed two new patents surrounding control systems for active aerodynamic systems, and one lends itself to a hybrid system. The two new patents, first discovered by Jalopnik, follow patents from…
  • Rear-wheel-drive Audi R8 could return with supercar’s facelift

    2018 Audi R8 V10 RWSAudi Sport is out testing prototypes for an updated R8, and a rear-wheel-drive variant could return with the freshening. Autocar reported Tuesday that Audi marketing manager Linda Kurz commented on the return of a rear-driving R8. Specifically, she said the previous one, called the R8 V10 RWS (or Rear Wheel Series), was a “great success” for the…