Posted by Mario on May 24, 2012
Earlier in the month, Nissan kicked off its crowdsourced 370Z project by bolting-on a turbo kit, exhaust, coilovers and big brake upgrade. Now phase two has been completed, as the team continues to build the “ultimate track car.” The second phase commenced with the 370Z hitting the dyno to get [...]
Posted by Mario on May 23, 2012
Ford just released pricing information for its all-new 2013 Fusion sedan featuring drastically updated styling to look more like an Aston Martin than a its actual manufacturer. Thanks to the tool meant to let potential customers explore the car before visiting a showroom, we now know roughly what to expect [...]
Posted by Mario on May 23, 2012
A few weeks ago, a trailer for Audi‘s Truth in 24 II: Every Second Counts documentary was unleashed onto the Internet packed with plenty of high-speed action at arguably the world’s most famous race. Now you can grab your favorite Apple device and download the film for free on iTunes. [...]
Posted by Mario on May 22, 2012
When it goes on sale, the Fiat Abarth 695 Maserati Edition won’t be available in the U.S. and that’s a good thing because dealers would have to tack “unsellable” onto its laughably long name. Granted, the limited-run Fiat is about as attractive as anything from the automaker can be. It [...]
Posted by Mario on May 22, 2012
In late March, Monster Tajima decided that breaking the 10-minute barrier at the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb wasn’t enough. The seasoned veteran wanted to a set a new record, but this time in an EV. Dubbed the Monster Sport E-RUNNER Pikes Peak Special, Monster Tajima unveiled his newest [...]
Posted by Mario on May 21, 2012
For decades now, McLaren has secretly stored all of its Formula One race cars and same production models at a warehouse simply called ‘Unit 2′ out in England. But now, the British automaker is sending out almost half of the cars held there for display at its dealerships around the [...]
Posted by Mario on May 21, 2012
Back in March, Disney released a teaser video of its upcoming Cars Land attraction which quickly got our interest given how great the Cars movie franchise (or at least just the first movie) has been. As we get closer to the official opening date of June 15th for Cars Land over [...]
Posted by Mario on May 20, 2012
Chrysler has just issued a recall for 87,000 Jeep Wrangler models due to a risk that they could catch fire. The recall resulted from an investigation by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), which was prompted after stories of burning Wranglers made headlines. While reports of fires on 2007 [...]
Posted by Mario on May 20, 2012
When the Ferrari P4/5 Competizione was first revealed to the world decked out in full carbon fiber, there was hardly any doubt in anyone’s minds that James Glickenhaus had a real winner with the bespoke Ferrari. And now the P4/5 Competizione has set a new record, clocking in the fastest [...]
Posted by Mario on May 19, 2012
Bill Gates has quite the history with his Porsche collection in his younger years, including a high-speed excursion in New Mexico that got him arrested and photographed for his infamous mugshot. Heading to an auction in Vienna, Austria is a 1979 Porsche 911 Turbo that Gates purchased shortly after he [...]