Monthly Archives: June 2013

Dodge Dart, Fiat 500 named to KBB’s Coolest 10 under $18k for 2013

The folks at Kelly Blue Book have announced their 10 Coolest Cars for under $18,000 for 2013 and the Chrysler Group boasts two from the list. Having two cars on the list is a great honor but having had the pleasure of spending time in all but one vehicle on the list over the past ...

Pennzoil Presents Dyno Wednesday: Nelson Racing’s 7 Liter LSX

I love Nelson Racing Engines. While I don’t have any experience with their handiwork in the real world, their videos are awesome. This 7-liter LSX is sporting NRE’s new Tunnel Ram Alien Intake, and as you might expect, it’s an absolute beast. It’s also described as being “so streetable.” Because doesn’t 1700 horsepower sound like [...]

Cody Loveland Wrecks His Corvette-powered NSX at Pikes Peak

Cody wrecked in the second turn of Pikes Peak after his a rear upper control arm failed. His Corvette-powered NSX hit a wall of boulders hard and then burst into flames. Luckily Cody got out ok other than some singed hair. LoveFab Motorsports plans to try to rebuilt the car to stay in the competition, [...]

Mercedes Baby SLS Heads out to the ‘Ring

While Mercedes has released a handful of official “spy-photos” of the upcoming SLC sportscar – previously known as the “baby SLS” – last week, these are now the first real spy-photos, shot at Mercedes’ Nürburgring test base. Reportedly codenamed the C190, the prototype is heavily camouflaged but appears to be heavily influenced by the SLS [...]

Weekly Used ATV Deal: 2009 Kawasaki KFX450R

Warmer weather is arriving, riding facilities are opening by the day and your loyal ATV Connection editors are still scouring SprocketList in the hopes of finding someone a sweet deal on a previously loved ATV. That said, this week’s ad takes us to a place called Murfreesboro, TN. According to the listing, this is a [...]

Aston Martin Launches Vanquish Volante Configurator

Try as hard as I might… I can’t seem to make this car ugly. I mean it. As someone who has had years of practice building visual atrocities in video games like Need for Speed and Forza, this is the type of thing is second nature. I’ve made Ferrari that induce sea sickness while sitting [...]

Tire Shredding Tuesdays: Charger SRT8 donuts are awesome in slow-mo and reverse

The 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 is one wicked machine with 470 horsepower making for one great burnout machine. The owner of this particular has gone a step further in the making of his or her Charger burnout video – adding slow motion and backing the video up to give us a second look at the ...