Seduced by Speed

Can an underpowered three-wheeled car challenge Detroit's gas-guzzling behemoths of the 1970s? Liz Carmichael believes it can and launches an amazing campaign to change how America thinks about cars -- until murder and deception put Liz on the lam.

It's the movie star of movie cars. Made famous in "Back to the Future," John DeLorean's gull-winged DMC-12 symbolizes the glitz, glamor and greed of the 1980s -- even as DeLorean himself embodies the decade's dark side with a massive drug deal that goes disastrously wrong.

For a man who wants to fly fighters, building one he can drive is the next best thing -- and that's what Jerry Wiegert does with his super-fast supercar, the Vector W8. The car turns heads wherever it goes, but after partnering with the son of a dictator, Wiegert's forced to fight to keep flying high.

With its 16-cylinder engine, the Cizeta V16T is a work of artistic automotive perfection that could make Claudio Zampolli's name as famous as Ferrari or Lamborghini -- but only if this temperamental genius can tame the touchy pride that turns close friends like Jay Leno into bitter enemies.

Gary Balough excels in a sport founded by moonshiners, so it's no surprise that he turns to moonshine's modern equivalent to fund his amazing hand-crafted race car, the Batmobile. But will running drugs get him across the finish line...or will it land him behind bars?

Malcolm Bricklin's never designed or built a car in his life, but that doesn't stop him from creating the space-age SV1, a futuristic supercar packed with safety features. But will his showman's charm and bravado make it a success, or will he make too many promises before his time and money run out?