Monthly Archives: August 2013

2014 Ram 2500 HD Features New 6.4-liter Hemi and New Rear Suspension

These trucks just get better and better. The new 2014 Ram 2500 HD features a new 6.4 liter Hemi which produces 410 horspower and 429 ft-lbs of torque. But that’s not all. Ram has a new rear suspension design, too, which provides a much smoother ride and better handling. Read the press release and get ...

Mercedes Posts Big Profits in July

Content Provided Courtesy of Benz-InsiderMercedes-Benz is off to a solid start for the second half of 2013, with the German luxury car maker posting record results for July and managing 20% growth on year-over-year figures for the month. A total of 116,790 vehicle units were sold over last month. That puts the year-to-date tally up [...]

2015 Acura NSX Prototype at Mid-Ohio

Acura gave everyone a good look at a blue NSX prototype at the Honda Indy 200 this weekend at Mid-Ohio. Honda’s Ohio research and development center is just 60 miles from the track, and Honda apparently thought this would be a good opportunity to remind everyone that the NSX really is coming (maybe, we hope, [...]

Rumor: BR-Z to Get STi Model?

Guys. The STi is coming! We mentioned earlier last week that Toyota has no plans for a hotted up FR-S. While that’s sad news for Scion, Subaru looks to be picking up the slack with these teasers. They’re up right now on STi’s japanese page without any explanation. Just the phrase “Coming Soon” accompanied by photos of [...]

LS1Tech Member Swaps LS into Crazy Mini Cooper: Burning Rubber Inside

Forum member “Roadrunner 45″ took the notion that a big motor in a small chassis is best, and pushed it to the brink of insanity. How? By dropping an LS1 in his diminutive Mini Cooper panel van. Honestly, the motor probably weighs half as much as the entire car and with a minimum of 350 [...]

Monday is for M: M5 Dyno and Exhaust Action

On this edition of Monday is for M, we take you to a dyno tuning session at European Auto Source in Anaheim, California. This 2013 BMW M5 was just turned up to 11 with an Eisenmann exhaust system and a Switzer Performance tune. See our gallery at the bottom for the dynamometer results. And how about an [...]

Jenson Button McLaren P1 Climb the Hill

Not to be outdone at the Goodwood Festival of Speed by Mercedes-Benz and Lewis Hamilton, McLaren brought out their highly anticipated hyper-car. McLaren called the drive a “test” and decided there was no better man to get behind the wheel than their world champion driver Jenson Button. Judging by the sound of the exhaust note [...]