Author Archives: RatFink

Alfa Romeo 4C To Be Priced Just Above the Porsche Cayman

Alfa has announced pricing for the new 4C, due to hit the United States next year. Starting at $54,000 the 4C is priced just north of the Porsche Cayman, and will be sold through Maserati dealerships (they are only building 3,500 per year globally–no word on how many are headed to the States). Although the [...]

Watch a Porsche 964 Flip Into a Canal at the Hellendoorn Rally

This wreck is very dramatic (and somewhat inexplicable). Watch as this Porsche 964 nails a concrete barrier hard, then flips up and over–and upside down into a canal! Then watch as the onlookers… check their phones? Apparently the driver and co-driver were ok, though. via Bangshift

Poll: Is Aspen Ferrari Owner a Victim of Profiling?

Some Ferrari owners can’t catch a break. Or anyway, that is the claim of an Aspen, Colorado area Ferrari owner, who claims he is a victim of profiling. Why? Cause they pulled him over for doing 49 mph on a 25 mph zone. Here’s the quote from the wronged driver: “I don’t speed in that [...]

2014 S63 AMG 4MATIC Makes Its Debut in Frankfurt

The much-anticipated 2014 S63 AMG 4MATIC arrived on the floor in Frankfurt packing a twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V8 capable of producing 577 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque. It’s 220 pounds lighter than the outgoing model. But the big news is that this is the first S63 to be able to put all that power to the […]

Top Gear Picks the 50 Greatest Cars of the Past 20 years

Ok, so guessing Top Gear’s #1 pick is probably pretty easy. But how many can you get from the top 10 or top 50? I only counted one American car–the Ford GT– and it was way down at #41. Check out the list at TopGear.com and see what you think!

Stolen Cayenne and WRX Used in Aussie Bank Heist

Robbers smashed a stolen Porsche Cayenne into a Sydney bank in broad daylight, then used sledgehammers to get what they wanted from inside the bank. They then made a quick getaway in a second stolen vehicle–a bright blue Subaru WRX. So far police seem to be making much headway. Watch the news report after the [...]

Next Generation Ferraris Will Be Turbocharged

WorldCarFans is reporting that starting in 2016, Maranello will move to turbocharging in order to meet emission standards. That means more power and lower emissions, but probably not those screaming high revs we all love. Get those 458 Italia orders in now!