Monthly Archives: September 2013

Track Test: 2014 Corvette Stingray VS 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera S

2014 Chevrolet Corvette (C7) versus 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera S Featured

First it was ‘Vette versus Viper, then it was Corvette versus Nissan GT-R. This week, Edmunds has the C7 Corvette battling the Porsche 911 Carrera S. The as-tested price of the Corvette Stingray is $69,675. In the video, Mike Monticello says the as-tested price of the Porsche 911 Carrera S is around $140,000, so for [...]

Crazy RZR Attempts Cliff Climb

Meet the luckiest UTV pilot in the western hemisphere. I mean, we feature a lot of hilarious, poorly thought out shenanigans (mostly on Fridays), but this is one of the worst/best ever. The RZR is capable. Incredibly so. And yet, it’s not immune to the laws of physics. That is why you should exercise caution [...]

Favorite Fourth Gen F-Bodies: 30th Anniversary Trans Am & 35th Anniversary Camaro SS

There are many unforgettable fourth generation F-bodies, but two of my favorites include the 1999 30th Anniversary Pontiac Trans Am and the 2002 Chevrolet 35th Anniversary Camaro SS–call me crazy, but I feel each are the perfect examples of the breed. OK, so the Hurst TA and the CETAs are wicked, as are the GMMG [...]

F10 BMW M5 with Akrapovič Exhaust

The F10 BMW M5 may not have the same racy flair of the original E28 M5, but some mods on the F10 can go a long way toward rectifying that. Here we have a matte gray Hamann M5 from Qatar featuring ADV.1 wheels, a bodykit and Akrapovič exhaust. What if M5s came from the factory like [...]

Ask The Editors: Help Decode my ATV’s VIN Number

Dear ATVC: I was wondering if ATV VIN numbers work the same as cars and motorcycles? Like could you glance at the VIN and know when a quad was made and if it was stolen and so on? Thanks. Absolutely. All motorized vehicles manufactured after 1978 contain a 17-digit VIN number. It is made up [...]

700 Horsepower Trans-Am Blazes Up Hill Climb

Pontiac Trans-Am. 8 liters of displacement. 700 horsepower. No one would blame you for assuming it was a drag car. From those figures alone, no one would blame you for assuming it was a track car. The fact that this Trans-Am is built to go around corners just makes things much, much more interesting. Instead of [...]

Finalists Announced for 2013 Scion Tuner Challenge

With the 2013 SEMA Show looming, Scion has announced the finalists for the ninth-annual Scion Tuner Challenge. Have a look at the top-three renderings below and tell us which design you prefer in the comments. Can Young Tea bring the win for SoCal with his teal tC design? What do you think of that stance [...]