In the twisted realm that is the automotive world, 2008 will be remembered for many things. American titans groveling for help, the death of many a beloved publication and the birth of the Nissan/Porsche rivalry. Driver’s Republic has set out to discover just which is faster—the Nissan GT-R or its most favored prey, the Porsche [...]

Porschephiles, car nerds and stoked trophy wives have long referred to the Porsche GT2 as simply the “Widowmaker.” At heart the GT2 is a Porsche Turbo with less weight, more power and two fewer wheels driven. The 996 iteration was particularly menacing as it had no traction control whatsoever. In fact, the new 997 GT2 has been [...]

Nissan Day is without end! Full Disclosure: SpeedSportLife’s Jack Baruth is not only a friend of mine, but was on my LeMons team last May. He’s a pretty good driver, too. Full Disclosure 2.0: Here at Autofiends we love nothing more than reporting on the latest Nurburgring “Lap Record.” Why just this very morning Zach put [...]

Oh snap! It took the French Japanese company a week or so, but they’ve produced the very tires that ran the miraculous ‘Ring lap time. After Porsche engineers went so far as to buy a GT-R in the US, fly it to Germany and then do their best to replicate the 7:29 lap time that [...]

Well, OK — not that naughty. But podcasting on Rosh Hashana? Tsk, tsk. Anyhow, got a good one for you today. Justin and me discuss the finer points of French ludicrousness, the upcoming smack down cage/ladder match between Porsche and Nissan, the long awaited sequel to the Great Depression, what lies beyond hybrids (fuel cells!) [...]