Monthly Archives: December 2013

Spotted! BMW 7-Series Out Testing

Once again, we’ve caught a prototype for the 2016 BMW 7-Series, the next generation of the German automaker’s flagship sedan due in late 2015 or early the following year. But the big news is: these photos show a design that has been radically altered from the previous prototypes we’d seen! While the exterior now looks [...]

Corvette History through Ads: The C5R and Factory Racing, Part 2

Fifth generation Corvette sales were as successful as the factory backed Corvette Racing Team. The team raced in the American LeMans Series, a highly competitive venue that placed the Corvettes in competition with Ferraris, Vipers, Aston Martins and Porsches, with the objective of reestablishing the Corvette as the world’s preeminent performance car. After an absence […]

Can the Scion xB Drift? With a 2JZ, Yes it Can.

This video is actually pretty old, but that doesn’t take away from the weirdness of watching a Scion xB get sideways. It’s cool, but really not something that you see everyday thanks to the wonder of front wheel drive. To be fair, even if the xB was rear wheel drive, the stock 2.4-liter straight four [...]

Harley Recalling 29,000 Motorcycles

There were two Harley-Davidson recalls announced by regulators back in October. First, touring models from the 2014MY manufactured between May 3 through October 14 were recalled because of an issue with master clutch cylinders that may let air into the clutch system. Second, a 2,886 additional motorcycles manufactured between the same dates were also recalled […]

Porsche LMP1 to Have 4 Cylinder Hybrid Powertrain

Porsche had two surprise announcements yesterday. The first was that they revealed the powertrain for their upcoming entry in the LMP1 car class. They also revealed that their newest driver had gotten time in the cockpit a bit ahead of schedule. A nice little Easter-egg dropped by Porsche that Mark Webber was allowed by Red [...]

F-Body with destroked 6.0L spins to 8000 rpm and makes 811 whp

When you’ve got nearly 8000 rpm to play with, you can make a lot of boost and a ton of power from small cubes! That’s exactly what this destroked 6.0L with a 4.8 crank arriving at 332 cubic inches of high-rpm LS power does! The short-stroke motor makes 811 hp and 679 lb-ft at the [...]

Does Driving a 911 Makes You a Better Driver?

An independent study has shown the Porsche 911 makes you a better driver. These findings come from the honorable and indefatigable Jeff Zwart. Alright, it may not be an official scientific study, but in “Porsche Lovers World” Jeff Zwart’s word is gold. This is a guy who has been injecting significant doses of magic into [...]