Author Archives: Will@FluxAuto

Motor Trend Tours Scotland in a Bentley Continental GT V8

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The story of the Bentley Continental GT V8 starts with the president of company casually asking one of his engineers how much fuel they could save by going to a twin turbo V8 instead of the W12. The engineer estimated “probably around 40%” which the president then started using as a hard statistic for the car even before it had been designed. The engineering teams were actually able to more or less hit the mark (37%) in the “fuel efficient” Bentley which still makes 500 hp and 480 ft-lbs of torque. Motor Trend’s senior editor, Johnny Lieberman, takes the new Bentley for a tour of all of the places he’s wanted to see in Scotland. The video is long, but you learn a lot about the car and about some cool things in Scotland.


Source: Motor Trend on YouTube

Vaughn Gittin Jr. Wins The World Drift Series in China

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Vaughn Gittin Jr. took some time between Rounds 2 and 3 of the Formula Drift Series to take his Monster Energy Falken Mustang to the World Drift Series. The WDS was an international tournament held in the Olympic Stadium in Tianjin, China which has also hosted the Race of Champions in the past. At the end of the video, he dedicates his win to Carroll Shelby.


Source: Network A on YouTube

How Much is Too Much for Gasoline?

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Honda did this street poll to see how expensive gasoline had to be for people to consider buying a more fuel efficient car. Most people said $5/gallon which we are forecast to hit this summer. They also ask some interesting questions about fuel efficiency and alternative fuel. I thought it was pretty interesting to see where the general public stood on these issues.


Source: Honda on YouTube

Rally Cars of the 80’s and 90’s

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This is a casual tribute to the rally cars of the 80’s and 90’s. All of the footage seems to be fan filmed from the sides of the stages. There’s no music, just the sounds of the engines. The cars are loosely categorized starting with the Group B monsters of the early 80’s, then Group A in the late 80’s to early 90’s and then the start of the modern day WRC era in the late 90’s.


Source: YouTube user LukeMLBarry

REFUEL Hosted by Speed Ventures

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Speed Ventures is a company that hosts track days for weekend warriors of all skill levels. A few years ago, one of the founders became fascinated by electric cars. That’s where the idea of REFUEL was born. The event is an electric vehicle only track day Laguna Seca. This year’s even takes place on Saturday, July 1st and will be the third time it’s been run. Check out the promotional video and EV lap record from last year’s REFUEL.

 


Source: REFUEL Races via Autoblog Green