Monthly Archives: June 2013

Truckin’ Fast Wednesdays: Lil Red Express Dodge Ram storms into the 10s

The 1978 and 1979 Dodge Lil Red Express Ram D150 pickup is regarded as one of the – if not the- original high performance pickup but this week’s Truckin Fast feature video looks at a Lil Red Express truck that packs far more power than the Chrysler Group had likely ever envisioned. The YouTube user ...

Motor Trend’s Jessie Lang Learns Co-Driving in an xD Rally Car

The most stressful place to be in a rally car is the passenger seat. No just because you’ll . Instead she learns what it takes to sit in the passenger seat with Scion’s Racing Rally driver Andrew Comrie-Picard. Driving a rally car is pretty difficult, but rally drivers couldn’t survive with out their co-drivers. It’s [...]

65 2013 SRT Viper coupes shipped in May – 228 built

Pre-production 2013 SRT Viper model at Gingerman Raceway, Sept.

The 2013 SRT Viper set another monthly sales record this past month with 65 examples of the newest American supercar heading to dealerships around the country. The previous record was April, when there were 60 Vipers shipped to fortunate new owners with an additional 3 shipped in March and 1 unit in April. In total, ...

Mercedes Benz Offers Illuminated Three-Pointed Star

Mercedes-Benz just revealed this new illuminated Three-Pointed Star grille emblem, available as a dealer-installed option on the 2014 E-Class, 2013+ GL-Class, 2012+ M-Class and 2006+ CLS-Class. Benz promises the back-lit star will be available on other cars too, but no word on whether they’ll be installing future examples at the factory. The “night-light” Three-Pointed Star [...]

This Week’s Drive Video is an All-Time Great

Chris Harris has had some great videos for AutoCar, EVO, and /DRIVE, but his latest may be his greatest. Formula Ford is a single-seater, open wheeled racing series that helps amateur racers become professionals. For kicks, Ford built a completely legal road going version and Harris drove it on the streets, and on the Nurburgring. [...]

Watch Schumacher Cruise the Nurburgring in A Mercedes F1 Car

Generally speaking, the phrases “cruise” and “formula 1″ rarely go together. Even stranger, that they should both come together when talking about Michael Shumacher on the Nurburgring. Mercedes partnered with the racing legend as a promo for their Formula 1 team. He’s cruising because this is also a photo op. As it turn out, photographing [...]

Hagan wins all Mopar finals in Englishtown, takes series lead

Matt Hagan and his “Magneti Marelli Offered by Mopar” crew c

After qualifying in the top spot for this past weekend’s Toyota Summernationals in Englishtown New Jersey, Matt Hagan roared through the field for his second win of the season. This win allowed Hagan to move into the top spot in the Funny Car championship standings as the season nears its halfway point. Matt Hagan and ...