Author Archives: Derek Shiekhi

Video: Sinkhole Swallows Corvettes on Camera

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A lot of people point their fingers at V8s and high-performance sports cars and say they’re destroying the environment.  I think Mother Nature just exacted a little revenge.  Eight of America’s sports cars at the National Corvette Museum plunged into a 40-feet wide sinkhole.  Luckily, nobody was injured.  I’m sure ‘Vette fans will feel a [...]

Forced Induction Suits the New Ferrari California to a “T”

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I would like to thank Ferrari for turbocharging the new Ferrari California T.  The last time Ferrari used forced induction on a production car—the F40—I was too young to appreciate automobiles.  Now, I’m old enough to soak up every angle, curve and statistic. Speaking of angles and curves, the prancing horse’s new hardtop convertible was [...]

Meet the 2015 S-Class Coupe

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The world has been waiting for the 2015 S-Class Coupe for quite a while.  And now that it’s finally here, it’s hard to pay attention to it…as a whole. Mercedes-Benz can blame its own active curve tilting function. “The vehicle leans into bends much like a motorcyclist, thereby reducing the lateral acceleration acting on the […]

Autoweek Tests the McLaren P1

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One of the problems with hit products is that they leave you wanting more.  Another is that they make you wait… and wait… and wait for it. For instance, when I was a teenager, I loved “Die Hard: With a Vengeance.”  I was pumped when I heard the studio was thinking of making another John [...]

Autoweek Tests the McLaren P1

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One of the problems with hit products is that they leave you wanting more.  Another is that they make you wait… and wait… and wait for it. For instance, when I was a teenager, I loved “Die Hard: With a Vengeance.”  I was pumped when I heard the studio was thinking of making another John [...]