Author Archives: Yoav Gilad

Porsche 918 Spyder Nearing One Million Test Miles

Only five months remain before the 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder goes into production. Yet, Porsche’s engineers are working hard to ensure that the hybrid sports car delivers every possible last ounce of performance. To keep interest in the car elevated, Porshce just released this short video showing the 918 Spyder undergoing testing under the blistering [...]

Lucky Canucks!… BMW M6 Gran Coupé

Imagine ordering your new M6 Gran Coupé with European delivery… Picking it up at the corporate headquarters and then blasting through Central Europe with it, tearing down the Autobahn, playing in the mountains and then finishing it all up with performance driving school. That’s precisely what these Canadians did. Six brand new BMW M6 Gran [...]

BMW Alpina B3 GT3

Munich Motor Works in Dubai is an independent shop that specializes in German brands and tuning. It’s also an authorized Dinan Performance Center that can turn your boring, run-of-the-mill M5 into a 700+ hp, hair-on-fire monster. So an Alpina coming through their doors isn’t too special. But this Alpina, well, this Alpina is special. It [...]

Do You Really Need a Ram Truck?

Ram trucks are great for getting in and out of tough spots. But what did people drive in slop when Ram trucks didn’t yet exist? Work wasn’t going to do itself– so even back then, people relied on Dodge equipment to carry them through the messiest, muddiest terrains there were. Who knows how a vehicle ...

McLaren P1 poses with F1 Car in California

We were just tipped off to a set of car-porn shots taken by Lamborghini and McLaren of Newport Beach, CA. The artful photos show the still unreleased McLaren P1 sitting next to the 2006 McLaren MP4-21 F1 car piloted by JP Montoya and Pedro de la Rosa. Yes, this is just propaganda for McLaren Newport [...]

Shaq’s Ferrari 355 on Ebay

Up for sale (here) is Shaquille O’Neal’s custom built 1999 Ferrari 355. The focus of the custom build was allowing Shaq to fit in the car and hence the gas tank has been moved from behind the seats to allow for more seat travel. The roof has also been deleted altogether and a custom tonneau [...]

BMW 2 Series Prototype Stuffed on Autobahn

Two days ago, while conducting a test drive on the autobahn, the driver of a 2 Series prototype lost control and ended up destroying the test vehicle. The photos show clear weather conditions so we can only speculate as to the cause however, the 2 Series made contact with the wall, slid for about 150 [...]