Monthly Archives: March 2014

Supercar Shootout Round Twelve! Ferrari LaFerrari vs Porsche 918

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 UPDATE - Round ELEVEN Winner: McLaren P1! Welcome to the 6SpeedOnline Super Car Shootout. Ah yes… March. I’ve never been one to pay much attention to March madness, when it comes to college basketball, but I do like the idea of a good tournament. So instead of blathering on-and-on about basketball on a car site, we’re doing our [...]

Bentley to Make a 200-mph SUV

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With a top speed of 175 mph, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S is a sports-car-quick SUV. Bentley intends to make that suffix stand for “Slow.” According to Autocar, the Crewe company is developing its upcoming rig to peg its speedometer at – wait for it – 200. That means design chief Luc Donckerwolke and his [...]

New Eight-Speed Transmission Could Give Corvette Stingray 30 mpg

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If there were any skepticism about General Motors' commitment to making the Corvette Stingray one of the most competitive sports cars in the world, then a recent report by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) eradicates any doubt. According to the top engineering industry source, GM is pretty certain its all-new 8L90 automatic transmission will give the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray an EPA-certified 30 mpg on the highway.