Monthly Archives: August 2013

2014 Scion FR-S Rings in New Model Year $525 Dearer

Some folks prefer buying a car in its second model year to let the manufacturer work out the bugs. Are you one of those people? If so, waiting for the 2014 Scion FR-S has cost you $525. The car’s price has gone up 2.1 percent to $25,455. In reality, though, your patience and prudence has [...]

2013 Mopar Nationals: The Vipers

The Dodge Viper has always been a popular attraction at the Mopar Nationals but 2013 marked the introduction of the new SRT Viper to the special area reserved for owners of the ultimate American supercars. Even though there were only a few of the new 2013 Viper coupes in attendance (the red 2013 in the ...

Black Fridays: How to Wake Up a Chevy Owner – Cummins Style

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Chevy owners can be pretty obnoxious and when the opportunity to prank one of them comes up – there are few tools better to really drive someone crazy than a modified Dodge Ram powered by a Cummins Turbo Diesel engine. Many diesel owners film their trucks spewing smoke just for the sake of showing off ...

Photo of the Week: Ralph Gilles 2013 SRT Viper GTS

This week’s Photo of the Week feature looks at a 2013 SRT Viper GTS caught out in the wild but this is no ordinary Viper – this Viper is owned by Mr. Ralph Gilles, Head of the SRT brand. While attending the premier of the new movie Snake and Mongoose, I noticed Mr. Gilles entering ...

Camaro Does Reverse Burnout… Into Cop Car

Rule one of running from the cops? Don’t run. Rule two of running from the cops? Don’t run into them. My favorite part of this whole farce is the driver’s extended burnout into the cop car. It’s such a hopelessly futile act I can’t tear my eyes from it. Were they expecting the cop to [...]

Photos of the Week: Lamborghini Urus

Photographer Jordan Shiraki, known in our 6SpeedOnline forums as “shirakiphoto” has posted some drool-provoking images we had to feature in this edition of Photos of the Week. Here’s what Shiraki had to say about this set of images: “I was fortunate enough to do a full shoot of this amazing concept SUV by Lamborghini. This [...]

BMW’s Diesel Marketing Charms the Funny Bone

Oil-burners make up 50 percent of car sales in Europe. In the United States, diesels account for three percent of the market. If diesels are so efficient, why aren’t Americans consuming them like Walmart shoppers gobbling up free McRibs? It’s still a matter of cost. Marking the “diesel” box on the spec sheet squeezes $2,000 [...]