Author Archives: Eric Rood

Video: Carfection Takes on the Ferrari 488 Spider

6speedonline.com Ferrari 488 spider carfection review

Modena’s newest turbocharged drop-top supercar lives up to the legacy Can a turbocharged Ferrari carry the Prancing Horse in earnest? It’s a question that’s dogged Ferraristi for years. The Italian builder has always earned its reputation by building around beautifully designed, naturally aspirated engines. Ferrari’s current mid-engine supercar option, the 488, eschewed that reputation with [...] More »

Video: Carfection Takes on the Ferrari 488 Spider

6speedonline.com Ferrari 488 spider carfection review

Modena’s newest turbocharged drop-top supercar lives up to the legacy Can a turbocharged Ferrari carry the Prancing Horse in earnest? It’s a question that’s dogged Ferraristi for years. The Italian builder has always earned its reputation by building around beautifully designed, naturally aspirated engines. Ferrari’s current mid-engine supercar option, the 488, eschewed that reputation with [...] More »

Video: The Smoking Tire Puts the McLaren 570GT Through Its Paces

6speedonline.com McLaren 570GT review

Farah tests out McLaren’s new 570GT “daily driver” supercar with this One Take. Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire recently got his (slightly injured) hands on a McLaren 570GT. This is the English supercar builder’s newest model of the 570. Intended as a grand tourer—hence the “GT”—that the owner can drive every day, Farah gave [...] More »

Video: The Smoking Tire Puts the McLaren 570GT Through Its Paces

6speedonline.com McLaren 570GT review

Farah tests out McLaren’s new 570GT “daily driver” supercar with this One Take. Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire recently got his (slightly injured) hands on a McLaren 570GT. This is the English supercar builder’s newest model of the 570. Intended as a grand tourer—hence the “GT”—that the owner can drive every day, Farah gave [...] More »

SIN CARS Introduces LS7-Powered R1 550 Supercar at Geneva Auto Show

ls1tech.com SIN CARS R1 550 Geneva LS3 LS7 LS9 race car

Race-inspired Bulgarian two-seater coaxes supercar performance from our favorite V8. At the Geneva Motor Show earlier in March, SIN CARS unveiled a new iteration of its LS-powered R1 supercars, the R1 550. This newest SIN gets its power from a 550-horsepower version of the LS7, which is an upgrade from the “base” R1’s LS3 V8. Taking cues [...] More »