Monthly Archives: July 2013

Scion’s Weekend at Pikes Peak: Results Are In, Fans Are Pleased

Scion Racing gave a strong performance with its Evasive Motorsports Scion FR-S at the 91st Annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. It was a weekend of firsts with the rear-wheel-drive Scion making its hill-climb debut while being piloted by Pikes Peak rookie Robert Walker. Because of a robust aerodynamics package, the car was bumped up from [...]

2014 Ram Trucks Now Available with EcoDiesel V6

Ram has just formally revealed their 2014 truck lineup. The biggest news is the addition of the EcoDiesel V6 as a $2,850 option on 1500 models. The EcoDiesel, already popular in Jeep Grand Cherokees, puts out 240 hp and 420 pound-feet of torque. The Pentastar V6 is still the standard motor. Pricing for the 2014 ...

Idiot Wrecks Koenigsegg Into Crowd in Poland

When you are attending a motorsports event, always make sure you have proper barriers between yourself and the cars on the track. But I wouldn’t even bother attending this kind of event, where idiots with too much money and not enough skill try to show off–with devastating results. At least nineteen were injured, five seriously, [...]

Rapper Rick Ross’ Murcielago Hits Ebay

So, you wanna be a rap super star and live large? Well, you’re in luck. Rap super star and all-around large person, Rick Ross’ black Murcielago is for sale on ebay. And you know what? It looks pretty good. ADV1 wheels, a slick flat black paint job an appropriately ridiculous spoiler… Even the blood red [...]

Yamaha Says Goodbye to the Rhino Line for 2014

The name Rhino has been synonymous with Yamaha’s side-by-side line since it was first introduced in the fall of 2004. Since then it has undergone various incarnations of displacement and safety standards and in fact is the machine credited with getting the side-by-side (UTV) phenomenon underway. We were as surprised as the next to find [...]

Muddy Mondays: V10 Ram playing in the mud

While many younger Dodge and Ram fans may not remember the day when there was a V10 Dodge Ram pickup with a V10 engine that wasn’t sporting the SRT10 badge, older DF’ers will likely recall the Ram 2500 of the late 1990s and early 2000s that offered 310 horsepower and 450lb-ft of torque. While that ...

Green With Envy Challenger Wrecked Hard

MoparBlog just posted sad pics of a nearly new Green With Envy 392 Challenger. This car still had its temp tags when the new owner lost control and put it into the guardrail. Not a lot of info on whether the driver was ok though the interior looks pretty intact (both airbags popped). This is ...