That is because their Tesla Cybertruck is not powered by electrons but rather by an old-fashioned gasoline four-cylinder engine. It came as a legacy from the UAZ-469 that underpins the Russian ...

A few weeks ago we showed you the latest wacky build from the Garage 54 team. The Russian answer to Mythbusters (for cars) branched out to motorcycles, turning a Ural — basically a cloned vintage BMW ...

Slated to enter production in 2021, the Cybertruck is – without a shadow of a doubt – a controversial design. It’s also different from your typical F-Series through the unibody construction that Tesla ...

The guys at Garage 54 are on a mission. Not content with making a wheel and tire hit just 385 mph, the team is on a mission to send a wheel past the sound barrier. It's a goal that's stupid and absurd ...

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Increasing an engine’s compression ratio is a proven way of unlocking extra horsepower, but there’s a point of diminishing returns. The team at Garage 54, the Russian mechanics who built a V16 using ...

Did you check your throttle fluid recently? Is the hydraulic accelerator line sealed properly, or is it leaking here and there? Wait, what? You only have a mechanical linkage between the loud pedal ...

The mad scientists from Garage 54 have moved to making clear covers for more parts of a car. Watch how oil flows in a rear differential through a clear plastic cover. This serves as a reminder that ...

A nighttime joyride in a Lada is nothing special. Except if you’ve stuck 300 LEDs on it. In the automotive world, there’s crazy, and then there’s crazy. This particular story falls into the latter ...

Lada’s venerable, Fiat 124-derived sedans lend themselves surprisingly well to outlandish modifications. We’ve seen one with 14 wheels, we’ve seen one walk on metal legs, and we’ve seen one dropped on ...