Monthly Archives: May 2013

Leaked (part 2)! 2014 S Class

Last week, we shared photos of the soon-to-be-released 2014 S class Mercedes-Benz leaked by a French toy company. Today we’re happy to share the brochure for the new baller-status Benz, leaked on germancarforum.com. The brochure shows both interior and exterior in detail and we understand that there won’t be a single light bulb on the [...]

Ask The Editors: Ditching My Air Filter?

Dear ATVC: I’ve noticed that running my ATV without its air filter in the air box results in a noticeable increase in power. When I ride alone on days that aren’t overly dusty or muddy, am I risking damage? Absolutely. The dust your filter is catching before it can enter your engine is often so [...]

Racing At The Speed Of Pirelli: Spanish GP

Formula1 begins each season in Spain. Teams test at the Jerez circuit then move the Circuit de Catalunya-the site of the Spanish Grand Prix. Last February each testing day ended with spent rubber lining the track. The degradation was unlike anything teams and drivers had ever seen, and they all concluded that making the [...]

Hamilton Razzles Rosberg Dazzles Mercedes Qualify 1-2 in Spain

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton locked out the front row for Mercedes-Benz at Saturday’s qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. In Q2 Hamilton looked to be in serious trouble, well in the relegation zone when he started his final timed lap. When he crossed the finish line, the Brit had driven his car to first [...]

Watch the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 hit 60 in just 3.9 seconds

The 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is an amazing piece of automotive machinery but the Hennessey Performance HPE650 package takes the brawny Jeep super-sport ute to a whole new level – with an incredible output of 650 horsepower and a 0-60 time of just 3.9 seconds. The HPE650 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 package begins with ...

E30 BMW M3: Overhyped?

Seems like E30 mania has hit fever pitch, and clearly the E30 M3 is the pinnacle of that generation. Values of these cars are starting to get out of control. So is the E30 M3 really all that? Mike Spinelli decided to find out, and rounded up a bunch of E30 experts to discuss this [...]

Black Fridays: Cummins makes lots of black smoke – then lots of white smoke

The only thing better than watching a diesel-powered Ram fill the skies with black smoke is watching a diesel-powered Ram fill the skies with black smoke before blanketing the area in a cloud of thick white smoke as result of a monster burnout. Luckily, this video shows exactly that – with the 5.9L Cummins Turbo ...