Monthly Archives: August 2013

2014 Porsche Cayman S Demolishes the Corners at Laguna Seca

Four years ago, the 987 Porsche Cayman S won Motor Trend’s Best Driver’s Car competition. This year, the 981-generation Cayman S is competing, looking to give the other 11 contenders a run for their money. 2014 Porsche Cayman S Stats: 325-hp, 272 lb-ft 3.4L flat six 0-60 in 4.1 seconds, 1/4 mile in 12.5 seconds, [...]

The New Ram Rumble Bee Concept Debuts in Detroit

This past weekend brought about another incredible installation of the Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit and for 2013, the Chrysler Group used the massive automotive gathering to introduce the new Ram 1500 Rumble Bee Concept – a great looking sport truck designed to pay homage to the 2003 and 2004 Rumble Bee production trucks. Like ...

Scion to Rejuvenate Lineup with FR-S Convertible and Subcompact Crossover

There are 1,225 Toyota dealers in the United States, 1,000 of which sell Scions. The majority of Toyota dealers sell the Scion brand because of the xB’s and tC’s initial successes. Fast forward to 2013 and Toyota is telling its dealers they can walk away from their Scion franchises without suffering penalties. Scion sales have [...]

Buy a New Scion and it Will Come Equipped With Touchscreen Audio

Scion is equipping all of its 2014 lineup with touchscreen audio systems. The “Scion Display Audio System” offers AM/FM/CD and HD Radio capability with Bluetooth streaming/hands-free, and AUX/USB ports. In addition, all 2013 Scion xBs built this month forward will be equipped with the 6.1-inch LCD touchscreen display. According to Scion, they are the first [...]

2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 S AMG Wagon Devours Laguna Seca

On this week’s AMG Monday Morning Wake Up Call, we have something special that only comes once a year: Motor Trend’s Best Driver’s Car competition. The 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 S AMG Wagon — the most powerful E-Class ever — is administering this morning’s wake-up call with a thunderous exhaust note and a smattering of speed [...]

Porsche at Pebble Beach

Porsche is celebrating the 911′s 50th anniversary by sending an unrestored, mint-condition 1967 Porsche 911 around the world to various motoring events. On this leg of its journey, the “Around the World 911″ makes a stop at the Pebble Beach/Monterey week of historic automotive events. This video also offers an up-close shot of the production [...]

Maserati MC12 Corsa Sings at Spa-Francorchamps

The Maserati MC12 was never a particularly beautiful car, but the noises it makes are a testament to how much a machine can sweeten every individual air molecule colliding with your ear drums. This clip from Marchettino would suffice as a hallowed audio file for the most discerning audiophiles. The video features a Maserati MC12 [...]