Over the Top: 1,400-hp Camaros, Bentley Continentals and Maybach Eyewear
Posted on May 25, 2018 in Racing | Comments Off on Over the Top: 1,400-hp Camaros, Bentley Continentals and Maybach Eyewear
There are so many ways to express automotive excess that it’s hard to be surprised anymore. But the Camaro above blew out a few of my old brain cells today. The $320,000 brainchild of Canadian Serge Leger, its 6-liter GM LSX V8 was modified (greatly) to produce 1,400 hp and 900 lb-ft of torque. That ought to take you off the mark smartly. But check out the...
Read MoreAudi A7 Debuts Today, R8 Prices Announced, E-tron Wins Rally
Posted on Apr 9, 2018 in Racing | Comments Off on Audi A7 Debuts Today, R8 Prices Announced, E-tron Wins Rally
Audi has come a very long way in the U.S., recently announcing it has sold 2 million cars here. From only two models in its early days (40 years ago), we now have I don’t know how many. And another is launching today: the A7 Sportback (above). Based on a 2009 concept shown at Detroit, the A7 is going to challenge the Mercedes CLS andBMW’s 5 Series GT—or maybe...
Read MoreBugatti Veyron Super Sport Regains World’s Fastest Car Title
Posted on Feb 4, 2018 in Racing | 5 comments
As far as supercars go, the Bugatti Veyron could easily win the title of least attractive. While that’s a designation open for dispute, no one can argue that the Veyron buries the needle deeper than all others. As of this weekend, the title of World’s Fastest Production Car belongs to the latest version of Bugatti’s hypercar: the Veyron Super Sport. Previously,...
Read MoreMINI Will Race Porsche, But Hyundai Wants in on the Action *UPDATED WITH RESULTS
Posted on Jan 11, 2018 in Racing | 1 comment
Today is the day! The epic battle between the heavyweight champ and the featherweight underdog, Porsche vs. MINI, is set to happen tonight at 7 pm in Atlanta. The invitation went out, the hype was built, the date was set. At first Porsche said no, opting not to race a 911 Carrera S against a Cooper S, even with a 385 to 172 horsepower advantage. MINI, using its...
Read MoreAudi R8 Spyder vs. Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet
Posted on Dec 27, 2017 in Racing | 3 comments
This race would be nothing less than exhilarating: The spectacularly sexy Audi R8 Spyder against the comparably conservative Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet. The R8’s 5.2-liter V10 produces 525 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque at 6,500 rpm. The 911 has only a 3.8-liter flat six. Of course, “only” is a relative term here, because the Porsche’s direct-injected...
Read MorePanoz Abruzzi Straddles the Line Between Ugly and Beautiful
Posted on Oct 1, 2017 in Racing | 2 comments
Little-known carmaker Panoz has taken the wraps off its all-new supercar, the company’s first since 2008. Coinciding with Le Mans week in France, American Le Mans Series founder Don Panoz has revealed the new limited-production Abruzzi Spirit of Le Mans road car. We don’t know too much about what’ll power the Abruzzi, other than the car will make 600-plus...
Read MoreSorry, Too Late, the Lexus LFA Is Sold Out *UPDATED
Posted on Sep 8, 2017 in Racing | 3 comments
We know how frustrating it can be to miss out on a real bargain. And you had the spot ready for the Lexus LFA in your six-car garage, with reservations made on the private road course to exercise its 202-mph top speed. Well, you missed it, Jack, because all 500 copies of the $375,000 supercar are now not only spoken for (Lexus demanded buyers put down $125,715...
Read MoreCosworth Subaru Impreza STi CS400 Blows Away the Supercars
Posted on Jul 19, 2017 in Racing | Comments Off on Cosworth Subaru Impreza STi CS400 Blows Away the Supercars
Never having been an enormous fan of Subaru cars, I must admit they seem to have hit a home run with the new WRX STi from Cosworth. With a 0-62 mph time of 3.7 seconds, this beast can actually take on the Lambos and up-powered Porsches—or at least play in the same ballpark. Cosworth, one of the world’s great tuners and engine-tweakers, managed to get 395 hp...
Read MoreFour Insane Videos for the Week
Posted on May 16, 2017 in Racing | Comments Off on Four Insane Videos for the Week
The Wisconsin State Patrol in Sparta was having a quiet Thursday when a crazy guy from Canadatore through town in a semi, speeding, weaving, clipping a dump truck, crossing the median, scaring the bejeezus out of drivers. The cops deployed tire spikes to stop the truck after a 20-plus-mile chase. The Madison bomb squad was brought in, but the truck turned out...
Read MoreThe Three Best Car Videos of the Week
Posted on Mar 2, 2017 in Racing | Comments Off on The Three Best Car Videos of the Week
Koenigsegg Trevita CCXR Jay Leno, or “Perma-Denim Jay” as I like to call him, is one lucky man. He only needs one outfit, and he has a garage full of some of the most sought-after cars in the world. What a life! He even gets to drive supercars he doesn’t own on segments of his show. I’m not talkin’ The Tonight Show here, I’m talkin’ the infinitely more...
Read MoreThe 10 Best Cars (and Trucks) Ford Ever Built
Posted on Jan 9, 2017 in Racing | 4 comments
What do we define as “best”? Vehicles that have achieved a real advance in terms of automotive engineering, design, capability, and/or public acceptance. Of course, we are always open to your comments, comebacks, challenges, etc. Ford has built an extremely wide range of vehicles over its lifetime. While some have certainly bombed, the company has a pretty high...
Read MoreMercedes-Benz Comes to Oaxaca to Show the SLS AMG GT3 and More
Posted on Dec 11, 2016 in Racing | Comments Off on Mercedes-Benz Comes to Oaxaca to Show the SLS AMG GT3 and More
The GT3 is not pretty; it’s all function. Mercedes and AMG have built a state-of-the-art machine that was unveiled in Mexico this week to a select crowd of journalists and, presumably, potential buyers. It was intended to be a shot heard round the sports-car world. M-B also brought other interesting cars to show—an actual 300SL Gullwing racer from the 1950s (to...
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