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Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, most of us have become even more reliant on cashless transactions, specifically contactless payments made using our cell phones. If you’re like us you probably pay for gas, coffee, groceries, clothes and pretty much everything else you can buy in a store with your phone. But in China,

The Chevrolet Corvair was powered by an air-cooled, horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine mounted at the rear. And if that recipe, which landed it in hot waters with Ralph Nader’s 1965 book “Unsafe at Any Speed”, sounds familiar, it’s because it’s largely the same found in the Porsche 911. It makes sense, then, that one would

The Ford Crown Victoria is one of the most well-known sedans ever produced in North America but chances are, you didn’t know that Ford also produced a limited-edition variant known as the ‘Clown Vic.’ Obviously, the Crown Vic is best known for being used by police forces throughout the U.S. but images recently shared to

In what has rapidly become my lead contender for post-pandemic Carscoops head office [sounds like someone expects to win the lottery soon – ed], this $12 million mansion in Big Sky, Montana not only has enough parking for 72 cars, but it also has a dynamometer. The 9,000 sq ft mansion features four bedrooms, five

The Jaguar XJ6 is one of the brand’s most iconic models – and someone has created a bespoke coupe version of it. This bizarre Jaguar was up for sale on eBay and the winning bid was $3,950. The car is located in Maryland and regardless of how you feel about the looks, it’s impossible to

A man in the UK who recently won a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX FQ-320 in a draw has crashed it just a day after being handed the keys. The red Evo in question was given away by Dream Car Giveaways (DCG) and had 70,000 miles on the clock and a full service history, The Drive

You’ve probably seen it before; an individual so desperate to make their exit on a motorway at the last moment that they veer across multiple lanes of traffic, putting not only themselves but other motorists around them in danger. This dashcam footage shows the devastating impact that driving like this can have. This video was

The quick reaction of a driver in Ukraine allowed him to avoid being hit by an out-of-control tram. The incident happened in the city of Kharkiv and dashcam footage from the car shows the red and yellow tram moving briskly in the opposite direction. Initially, all seems well but as the tram gets closer to

Two police cars have been totaled in Washington, D.C. after a drag race between officers. It is understood that the officers involved in the incident started racing each other on Anacostia Avenue near Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Garden and were traveling at up to 60 mph (96 km/h). Video taken in the immediate aftermath of

With the release of F9 coming on June 25, it will be one of the first blockbuster movies released since the pandemic began. Universal Studios is welcoming fans back with a series of free Fast Friday showings. The announcement came via Entertainment Weekly, on April 23, followed by a new trailer narrated by Vin Diesel,

The Honda Civic is one of the world’s most iconic and popular compact models. For some reason, the owner of one example in Cleveland, Ohio has decided to turn it into a pickup truck and is now selling it on Facebook Marketplace. We recently came across the listing while browsing the ‘Cleveland buy sell trade’

Just when you thought you had seen it all, you come across some photos on Reddit of what could very well be the most bizarre Ford Explorer on earth. This Explorer was recently spotted in the parking lot of a Walmart somewhere in the U.S. and while we refer to it as an Explorer, it

Jeeps are renown, and loved, for their off-roading abilities but there’s something they’re not so admired for and that’s the infamous ‘death wobble’ that has impacted various Jeep models for decades. The cause behind the death wobble is quite simple. Vehicles such as the Wrangler feature solid front axles and when driven at highway speeds,

The driver of a C7 Corvette Stingray has had their vehicle impounded after being nabbed doing more than twice the speed limit in Canada. The British Columbia Royal Canadian Mounted Police pulled over the man on April 17 approximately 35 km south of the city of Merritt. Using a radar gun, an officer nabbed the

A brand new Ferrari 812 GTS has likely been destroyed, or at least suffered severe damage, after rolling into a lake in Italy. Local media states that the Italian supercar was parked along the Via Achille Grandi roadway in the commune of Sirmione, Brescia in the north of the country. Just how did it end

The New York Police Department has released footage of a traffic stop that quickly went wrong on Saturday morning. Authorities state that two officers pulled over 44-year-old Lionel Virgile after he allegedly ran a red light. Body camera video from one of the officers shows him approaching Virgile’s car and speaking with him. Watch Also:

Two individuals have been killed in a crash involving a Tesla Model S and according to authorities, no one was in the driver’s seat at the time of the crash. The crash occurred in the Carlton Woods subdivision near The Woodlands in Houston, Texas at 11:25 p.m. on April 17. The electric sedan immediately burst

There are some very weird cars on California’s roads and the Nissan 350Z owned by Shawn Crosby is one of them. Crosby’s creation has gone viral on Reddit on a number of occasions over the years and recently gained trained on the ever-popular Shitty_Car_Mods subreddit, attracting well over 4,000 upvotes. While one could be excused

The Mercedes-Benz W124 remains one of the German carmaker’s most identifiable vehicles. As it turns out, not everyone respects its iconic design. The following photos were recently shared on Reddit and show a W124 Coupe (aka C124) that was spotted in Ukraine. Unfortunately, it is has undergone so many questionable modifications that, if you weren’t

The driver of a Maserati Levante has been lucky to survive a scary crash following a brief police pursuit. The California Highway Patrol’s Oakland office recently shared images online of a white Levante that crashed into the underside of a freeway in Los Angeles. SF Gate reports that the 32-year-old male driver of the Maserati

Never mind the Fast & Furious saga, the release of F9 has been a saga all its own. But with the latest full-length trailer, the June 25th release date looks set in stone. The trailer offers up a better idea of plotting and character than we’ve had before, giving us some details about Dom Toretto’s

When he was just starting his automotive company, Mate Rimac was cycling past a castle near Zagreb, Croatia, and dreamed of building an R&D center there. Now he’s buying all the land around the castle. The campus Rimac is building will be 70,000m2 (753,472 sq ft) large and will serve the growing needs of the company.

The front-facing camera of a Tesla Model 3 has captured the moment the driver of a Ford Mustang crashed on a highway in Dallas, Texas. This video was shared to the Teslacam Supercharged channel on YouTube and shows the white Mustang speeding down the fast lane of a Dallas highway. At one stage, the Ford

Bugatti is building just 60 examples of the Chiron Pur Sport and unfortunately, one of those rare examples was recently involved in a minor collision in the U.S. A video and photos recently emerged on social media showing a two-tone black and grey Chiron Pur Sport parked on the side of the road alongside a

Despite not being in production just yet, third-party companies are rolling out accessories for the Tesla Cybertruck. Take, for example, this pop-up camper. Dubbed the CyberLandr, it promises to combine the best of EV driving with the best of overlanding. It claims to be all you need for your next camping trip or off-grid adventure.

If you thought Mopar’s 7.0-liter supercharged V8 Hellephant was the most insane powertrain available for wild engine swaps, think again: in Sweden, there’s a guy fitting a 27-liter V12 into a classic Ford Crown Victoria. Now that is an engine swap. Dubbed the Meteor Interceptor by its creator, Daniel Werner, this Crown Victoria has the

There’s been a recent string of catalytic converter thefts this past year, and the issue continues to happen as we speak. The vital component of a car’s emissions system contains precious metals that are quite valuable, making them a popular target for thieves. So valuable, it seems, that in this case, a car thief actually

Is it just me or do rich people have too much time on their hands? I think this video of YouTuber Street Speed 717 jumping a Lamborghini Urus over a Lamborghini Aventador is pretty good evidence. Not that there really needs to be, but there isn’t a bigger reason for this video other than Mike,

The driver of a Ferrari 348 found out the hard way what can go wrong if you’re too happy with the supercar’s throttle pedal. This hilarious clip was recently shared to Reddit and quickly picked up traction across the platform. However, a quick search shows that the incident happened several years ago – the YouTube

An BMW M2 driver in Munich is counting his lucky stars after escaping unharmed from a collision with an advertising column. According to the Munich fire department, the incident happened on Leopoldstrasse, when the car’s 23-year-old driver accelerated away from a light. He apparently lost control of the car and ended up on an advertising