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Pop quiz. What packs a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 with 500 horsepower and has its sights set on contenders like the BMW M5 and Audi’s RS6? If you read the headline and said the 2009 Jaguar XF-R, you’re a clever one. The newest lunging feline with some serious teeth was spotted trying to evade the pesky [...]
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Video: A Tesla Owner And His Roadster
This is pretty neat. For a long time now there have been doubts (to put it mildly) about the viability of the Tesla Roadster. Even Atuoblog Green had some fits about the truthiness of Telsa’s claimin’ that they were selling actual cars to actual people. And for a few months there it did indeed seem [...]
Follow Team Polizei Across USA: Live!
Just got an IM from my gut buddy Davey G. Seems that he, Alex Roy and Damon Lavrinc of Autoblog fame and fortune are driving the entire length of I-80 — from the George Washington Bridge in New York to the San Francisco Bay Bridge. Then, the merry band of travelors will pop a few [...]
Video: 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI Commercial
My first car was a first year 1983 vintage version. I’d just moved from the UK where the Golf GTI hot hatch was the ultimate hooligan machine with 115hp in a lightweight nimble package and the ability to embarrass Porsche 911s on country roads. Right then the hot hatch wars in Europe were heating up [...]
Rolling Vid Of The 2009 Ford Fiesta
Us Fiends think Ford’s next generation Fiesta’s 67 mpg is a move in the right direction for auto makers everywhere, proving that great fuel economy doesn’t necessarily have to equate some sort of cumbersome hybrid technology. The guys over at Carscoop somehow managed to swipe some rolling video of the Euro hatch. Crank up the [...]
Sinful Indulgence: Maserati GranTurismo S Vid
Maserati, one of the monarchs of car sex, has deemed it prudent to share this little glimpse of the new GranTurismo S with us peons. It’s clear this frolicsome coupe hits all the right notes for us Fiends. There really aren’t words to sum up the lust-inducing qualities of this car, so go ahead. Follow [...]
Nissan GT-R Spec V Video
Always getting the scoop, Car Mag UK has some spy video on the more than rumored Nissan GT-R Spec V at the Nurburgring. Supposedly with 200 pounds less weight and a bunch more horsepower the Spec V laps the ‘Ring a full eighteen seconds faster. Wonder if thats with cut slicks? BTW did we mention [...]
2009 Porsche 997 Promo Video
Never a company to skimp on the marketing dollars and always one to leave you wanting, Porsche drops a new promo video on the 2009 997 lineup including a detailed look at the the double clutch PDK tranny that surely will be the ultimate iteration of the future in shifting. We want. A nod to [...]
MINI Clubman S Vs Go-Kart: Title Match
The term “go-kart like handling” is about as aggravating as an Ohioan in the fast lane. Tossed about by marketing fools and automakers alike, it was about time someone put a stop to the dumbassery. The guys over at webridestv.com finally decided to call MINI’s bluff on their claim that the pint size bruiser is [...]
Video: Kartvader Hits The Street: Lunatic On Street Shifter Kart Action
This is probably the video of the year for me. Canadians as a whole are nutty—and I mean that in the fondest way—they’re not afraid to have fun and the rules be damned. Take the national sport of beer driving that a relative of mine was recently introduced to. Ingredients: 1 x 12 pack of [...]
Video: 500 Abarth Assetto Corse Hoonage
If you’re looking for a little tire smoking glory on your Friday, look no further than this vid of Umberto Scandola spanking the Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse around a track. The car is a super special one of 50 that has been prepped for track abuse. The siren song of the wastegate and the [...]
Renault Sport Megane R26R Nurburgring Record Lap Video
We already reported on the Renault Sport Megane R26R and how it just broke the front wheel drive lap record for the Nurburgring with an 8 minute 17 second time. Well check after the jump and you can watch the video of that hot lap. Sick! And don’t you just love that blue/red combo. Please [...]
Lexus LF-A V10 Engine: Video
Video after the jump from the British International Motor Show in London of the Lexus LF-A including its all aluminum 500hp “Lamborghini beating” V10. Courtesy of Car Magazine via JPCN
Travis Pastrana And Ken Block Filming New Subaru WRX and STI Promo
As it says above. Some behind the scenes action of Subaru Rally Team USA hot shoes, Travis Pastrana and Ken Block having a LOT of fun with Subaru WRXes and STIs at Willow Springs here in SoCal. We know more, but can’t say more… “Leaked” to NASIOC
Video: 0-60 Drives the Blue Devil
I’ll let you in a little secret that’s not really a secret. Occasionally, I do some writing for the print edition of 0-60. Meaning that my pal and editor Scotto could have sent me to GM’s Milford Proving Grounds to drive the 638 horesepower supercharged ZR1. But instead they sent some other guy (Thomas Lyman) [...]
Davey G Johnson Does Garage 419
This Davey character gets around. And this week he sits down with Matt Farah of Garage 419 fame to talk Lotus Evora (though when filmed they were under the impression it’d be called Eagle), NOPI and the possibility of hybrid Supercars. Just to weigh in on that last point, back in the day you’d use [...]
Race Series All About The Green
There’s a new kid on the European race circuit block, and unlike the other venues out there, this one is geared toward green technology. A combination of city rallies, drag races and circuit events, the Enviro Sports Car Series offers manufacturers the ability to show off their green mettle. Each car must have a carbon [...]