Monthly Archives: October 2013

Tech Tuesday: C6 Interior

Interior Why Mod? While there really aren’t any performance benefits from modifying the interior (unless you strip it to reduce weight) it’s a great way to customize the car and make it truly yours. The only drawbacks are the time and money you might spend. Oh and you might ruin your car, so please keep […]

Behind the Scenes: How to Make Seven Porsche 911s Sing “Happy Birthday”

Last week we kicked off October by showing you seven generations of the Porsche 911 gathering to sing “Happy Birthday” with engine sounds. This week we’re showing you how they did it with a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to make Porsches sing. Fun fact: “Happy Birthday to You” is the most well-known song in [...]

Scion FR-S battles Mazda MX-5 Miata in Canada

Mazda MX-5 Miata versus Scion FR-S Featured

The video posted below shall remind us how fun the Mazda MX-5 Miata is, and that reminder shall also serve to remind us why there needs to be a Scion FR-S convertible. In a poll Marcus Slater posted recently, 66 percent of you said you’d be interested in an FR-S convertible, so Scion/Toyota: stop with your [...]

0-60 Towing Challenge: Ford F-150 vs. Chevy Silverado vs. Ram 1500

Chevy Silverado vs Ford F-150 vs Ram 1500

With 411 horsepower and 434 lb-ft of torque blasting from the combustion chambers of the Ford F-150′s 6.2L V8, how fast do you reckon it will get to 60 mph when towing 5,000 lbs., and ...

C7 Corvette Stingray Fights World War III at Willow Springs

Since late August we’ve been posting Edmunds videos of the C7 Corvette battling its enemies, foreign and domestic, on the Streets of Willow Springs. For a look in the rearview mirror at how the Corvette Stingray faired individually against its rivals, click the links below. Corvette versus SRT Viper Corvette versus Nissan GT-R Corvette versus Porsche 911 [...]

Blancpain Champs Go To Baku

The Blancpain Endurance Series champs are headed to Baku. The FIA GT series finale gives invitations to certain GT3 class teams, and this year has invited the Marc VDS class BMW Z4 GTE to participate in this year’s race. The Belgian based squad features team regular Nicky Catsburg and BMW factory driver Maxime Martin. The [...]

2014 Porsche Panamera Gets Reviewed

For the 2014 model year, the Porsche Panamera gets a few tweaks. A twin-turbo V6 powers the Panamera S, the GTS’s V8 gets a little more oomph, and 2014 is the debut model year for the Panamera plug-in hybrid that can go 20 miles in electric-only mode. In this video, though, we’ll be dealing with [...]