Monthly Archives: April 2013

Competition Package coming to M5 and M6

A Car and Driver report has confirmed a bmw blog rumor (which first appeared on m5board.com) that BMW will be offering a Competition Package on the face-lifted 2014 M5 as well as the entire M6 range. The M5 and M6 will continue to be offered with the 560-hp, 4.4-liter twin turbo V8; however, the optional [...]

Photo of the Day: Video Edition

Hey now MBWorld! I’m sorry I haven’t brought you a picture of the week for the past few weeks. Tomorrow I will return with your regularly scheduled posting. This Thursday morning, I bring you a video-of-the week to make up for the posts that were M.I.A. Here is a Mercedes-Benz you’re not accustomed to seeing [...]

Commercial Break: BMW M Performance Steering Wheel

That stretch of road in town where all the tuners come out to play. Car guys and girls know where to find it and which cars frequent the spot. Some hoods are popped and people gather ‘round to see what the other guy brought to show off. Engine swaps, intakes, headers, and dubious custom modifications, [...]

FR-S Takes on 2013 GTI and… ’89 M3?

So what does the FR-S have in common with a GTI and an old M3? If you believe the guys at MotorTrend… quite a lot actually. You see, all three of these cars fall under the category of what they call “drivers cars”. They’re not necessarily fast, but you can bet your ass they’re [...]

LS3-powered 1970 Camaro Drift Special: Cool Video Inside

Checkout this sweet video of Mikki Viitala, a drifter from Finland in his LS3-powered second Gen. Camaro. The dude can drive and the car is pretty wicked, down to the American Racing wheels and all! It’s nice to see good ol’ American Iron dominating the tracks across the pond. Can you drift as good as [...]

Porsche Announces Maria Sharapova as New Brand Ambassador

Porsche, not content with with relying on the curves of the 911 to sell their cars, have enlisted tennis superstar Maria Sharapova as their new brand ambassador. I’m not saying that Porsches aren’t attractive on their own, but this certainly doesn’t hurt. She’s definitely easier on the eyes than Magnus Walker, I’ll give you that [...]

Truckin’ Fast Wednesdays: 2006 Hemi Quad Cab Ram pummels Camaro SS

When the silver 2006 Dodge Ram Quad Cab powered by the 5.7L Hemi V8 pulls into frame in the video below, it doesn’t look like it is going to be “truckin fast”. However, as soon as this silver Ram gets into the burnout box – it becomes clear that this is not your run of ...