Monthly Archives: September 2013

Rented Audi R8 Bursts Into Flames

My French sucks and Google translate is somewhat lacking… But it sounds like someone rented this R8 for a wedding, spent a bunch of time revving the hell out of it, and then it burst into flames. No car should suffer that sort of abuse, but I wonder what actually caused the fire. Video after [...]

A Fresh, New Take on Mercedes-Benz Commercials

Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Commercial Featured

Contemporary Mercedes-Benz commercials have a distinctive look that touts the marque’s sophistication. At times, though, the “Best or Nothing” campaign has felt stuffy, and maybe a bit too “old money”. Enter the commercial below, directed by the talented Casey Neistat. The star of this commercial is the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class. Because the CLA is targeting [...]

Weekly Used ATV Deal: The Now Extinct Suzuki LT450R QuadRacer

Fall is in the air but the riding season is far from over. As kids are boarding buses and the dusk coming earlier and earlier, your ATV Connection editors are still out there scouring SprocketList in the hopes of locking down a good deal on a previously loved machine. That said, this week’s find takes [...]

Hamann Nervudo Debuts in Frankfurt

Hamann fiddled with the Aventador’s ECU and found an extra 60 horsepower and 34 pound-feet of torque. They also added a new exhaust. But mostly they made tweaks to the exterior, adding a large rear wing and a modified carbon fiber diffuser. There’s also a carbon-fiber two-piece spoiler and special Hamann Professional wheels–21 inches in the rear and [...]

Porsche 918 – World’s Fastest Production Car Around the Nürburgring

Porsche 918 Record-Setting Nürburgring Nordschleife Run Featured

The Porsche 918 is now the world’s fastest production car around the Nürburgring. Porsche test driver Mark Lieb yanked the Green Hell by the nostrils, achieving an elapsed Nordschleife lap time of 6:57 in the plug-in hybrid hypercar. It will be interesting to see how the competition responds … we feel World War III is looming, with Ferrari [...]

Cool Thread of the Day: Dodge Charger Show Off Thread

Even though the modern Dodge Charger has only existed since being introduced for the 2006 model year, Chrysler has offered up an impressive collection of packages in those 7 going on 8 model years. In our Dodge Charger section we have a “show off thread” with images of member owned Chargers and while the Charger ...

Tech Thread Spotlight: How to Rebuild the 44RE Automatic Transmission in Your Ram, Dakota or Durango

One of the more prevalent complaints about Dodge Ram and Dakota pickups along with the older Durango SUVs is that the transmissions don’t always hold up to years of severe abuse. I know the problem all too well Ive dealt with a transmission failure in our 94 Ram 1500 Sport and I can tell you ...