Author Archives: RatFink

1910 Blitzen-Benz at the Boca Raton Concours d’ Elegance

The Blitzen-Benz was the first car to go over 200 km/h and held the speed record for 10 years. If you watch the video after the jump, you can hear them crank it up at the 1:45 mark.

Tour The Lamborghini Museum With Google Business Photos

Can’t make it to the Lamborghini Museum in Sant’Agata Bolognese this year? No problem. Thanks to Google Business View, you can get a tour of the whole place and even sit in a bunch of the cars. Check it out! via Jalopnik

2014 Nissan GT-R Track Pack vs 2014 Audi R8 V-10 Plus

Can Audi’s V10 take on Godzilla? The price difference is substantial ($182,595 for the Audi vs $116,710 for the GTR) but the hp numbers are close (550 for the Audi and 545 for the GTR). The weight advantage goes to the Audi (3678 pounds vs 3881 pounds). Motor Trend took these high tech AWD wonders out [...]

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta: Stock Exhaust vs. Aftermarket

Here is a story of two Ferrari F12 Berlinettas. The red one has factory exhaust. The yellow one has a custom exhaust tune from Novitec Rosso. They both sound awesome. The question is: which one sounds awesomer? Oh, and while you are mulling this over, watch for the bonus 308 spinout. Video after the jump! [...]

Mercedes A45 AMG vs. CLA45 AMG

The guys at Auto Express recently brought these two siblings together for a knock-down, drag-out fight on both the track and the open road. They came away pretty impressed with the 2.0-liter, 355-horsepower turbo four banger. But which car did the prefer? Watch the video after the jump to find out! Via Autoblog

This is What Honda’s New 1.9 Liter Turbo F1 Engine Sounds Like

Honda just released a sound clip of the new F1 engine it is developing in conjunction with McLaren for the 2015 season. Click through to the video below to hear the shrill sounds of the new 1.6 liter direct injection turbocharged V6 engine and read the full press release from Honda! via [Autoblog] Honda Fires [...]

Pagani Huayra Options List Revealed

As of today, a Euro is worth about $1.37. So keep that in mind when you look at the Pagani Huayra options list below, which was revealed recently. Now, the base price for the Huayra is gonna be around $1.5 million. Want a luggage set? That will be around $20,000. How about custom painted brake calipers? That [...]