Author Archives: Eric Rood

Ferarri 488 and McLaren 650S Tackle Incredible Middle Eastern Driving Road

6SpeedOnline.com Ferrari 488 McLaren 650S Jabal Jais Middle Eastern Dubai Driving Road

‘The Best Driving Road in the World?’ Jabal Jais probably in the discussion. We’re used to seeing the video of supercars carving up the Southern California canyons and the occasional Alpine pass in Europe. However, this video shows us a different, perhaps more fantastic, mountain landscape. With a McLaren 650S and Ferrari 488 at his disposal, [...] More »

NIO EP9 Electric Hypercar Sets All-Time Nurburgring Lap Record

6SpeedOnline.com NIO EP9 Electric EV car Nurburgring Lap Record

1,300-horsepower EV is quickest production car around Nordschleife. The quickest production car around the Nurburgring is not a Lamborghini. It’s not a Porsche. It’s not a Ferrari, a GT-R, a Radical, or even a car with an internal combustion engine. As of May 16, 2017, that title belongs to the NIO EP9, a Chinese all-electric [...] More »

Eight Awesome LS-Powered Cars At Mecum Indy 2017

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Check out some super-cool GM-powered pieces on the auction block. Call them modern classics, but we came across some really great late-model cars in the listings for Mecum Indy 2017 from May 16 to 20. These include some super-rare and low-mile examples, but we also turned up some great LS-powered actual classics. We know restomods aren’t [...] More »