Author Archives: RatFink

Acura NSX Confirmed for 2015, To Be Built in Ohio

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Honda answered all the doubters and naysayers today with an announcement that the NSX is coming it 2015 and that it will be built in an all-new facility in Ohio. Honda will be investing $70 million in the new 184,000-square foot plant, named the Performance Manufacturing Center, and will employ 100 manufacturing associates. Honda also [...]

First Ferrari F12 Wreck Happens on the Autobahn

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The good news is that no one got hurt. Apparently, the F12 driver was attempting to overtake another car when he lost control and slammed the Ferrari into a guardrail. He had only owned the 730 horsepower, $330,000 supercar for three weeks. Doesn’t look like that will buff out but maybe it’s fixable? via [Jalopnik] more [...]

Seat Leon Cup Racer Debuts at Wörthersee

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I already showed you the awesome Design Vision GTI unveiled at Wörthersee. Well how about this Leon Cup Racer being developed by Seat for their next generation racing program? In addition to the standard version, Seat will build another version for endurance racing, equipped with a six-speed sequential gearbox and mechanical diff (vs the standard [...]

Watch a Nissan GT-R Drive Up a Ski Slope

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Why take the ski lift when you can drive your GT-R? Team IceRiders and Redhouse Media decided to film the Nissan storming up a steep snowy slope in Sweden followed by several snowmobiles. No word on the tires used, but I imagine they were well-suited to the purpose. Video after the jump! via [Speedhunters]