Monthly Archives: September 2013

Drag Race: Corvettes Go Mustang Cobra Hunting

This should be a good couple of races. People like to talk crap about Cobras, but the reality is that when it comes to mustangs, the Mustang Cobra is a damn fast car. It makes power like crazy. It won’t hook-up from a dig like the ones with a solid rear axle, but that doesn’t [...]

Consider Your Neck Snapped: 650-Horsepower MTM Audi S8

Let’s recall some specs on the stock Audi S8: 520 horsepower and 481 lb-ft of torque out of a twin-turbo 4.0L V8; naught to 60 in 3.5 seconds, and 11.8 seconds in the quarter-mile. That’s pretty neck-snapping. Now there’s a version of the Audi S8 modified by MTM. Ringing the cash registers at about $207,000, [...]

BMW M5 and M6 – 575 Horsepower for 2014 with Competition Package

Beginning with the 2014 model year, you can option your BMW M5 or M6 to 575 horsepower with the Competition Package. How much does 15 extra horsepower cost? $7,300 is the everyday low price, but it’s not all about power. Here’s how BMW describes the new Competition Package: “Experience pure high-performance and ultimate motorsport feel [...]

This Fast and Furious Camaro SS is a Real Race Car

Yes, the rear wing looks like it belongs on a shopping cart. Yes, the black and orange paint job is horribly clashy. Yes, the rear fender wells look like the Camaro is lifting up it’s skirt. All these things are true. Why? Because it’s a race car. This strange looking Camaro is being developed for [...]

A Slammed 1975 W115 Benz to Spark Your Vintage-Car Craving

A modded vintage Euro car is about as cool as having sex in outer space. Part of what makes custom Euro classics so appealing is that they are rare. Nevertheless, we want to see more cars like this slammed 1975 Mercedes-Benz W115 because even if ’70s luxury cars were a common sight at custom-car gatherings, […]

Truckin’ Fast Wednesdays: Cummins Ram Annihilates Camaro SS

While the 3rd gen Dodge Ram 2500 powered by the Cummins Turbo Diesel spews enough soot to be considered for our Black Fridays feature slot – the quarter mile time turned in by this mild looking Ram HD combined with the severe beating handed to the early 4th generation Chevrolet Camaro SS is just too ...

F-150 Raptor Gets Really, Really Stuck

Now, when people talk about “gettin’ stuck” this is what they’re talking about. I don’t know if there’s any thing that this guy could do by himself to un-stick himself from the mire he’s gotten ...