Author Archives: Yoav Gilad

Puffy, Billowy Hooning Goodness

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Ohmigod! There’s this totally awesome new thing called drifting– no wait, that’s not true. It’s been around forever (in internet terms) and you’re so jaded that you couldn’t possibly be bothered to watch one more goddamned drifting video. Whatever, you can haz cheezburger. The rest of you can watch the first 33 seconds of this [...]

Li’l Red Express Making ~1000 Horsepower

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The Dodge Li’l Red Express was a pretty awesome truck back in 1978. Back when Car and Driver tested one of these awesome beasts it was the quickest car of the year from 0-100mph. Yup, quicker than the Ferrari 308, Lamborghini Countach, etc… It sported a 360 cubic inch V-8, a 727 Torqueflite automatic transmission ...

Competition Package coming to M5 and M6

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A Car and Driver report has confirmed a bmw blog rumor (which first appeared on m5board.com) that BMW will be offering a Competition Package on the face-lifted 2014 M5 as well as the entire M6 range. The M5 and M6 will continue to be offered with the 560-hp, 4.4-liter twin turbo V8; however, the optional [...]

Viper beats Team Corvette at Long Beach

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The American Le Mans Series race on Saturday, April 21, in Long Beach saw the #91 SRT Viper of drivers Mark Goossens and Dominik Farnbacher finish in third place ahead of two C6R Corvettes in the ALMS GT class (tenth overall). The race was a battle to the end with the Viper leading until, with ...

Happy Birthday Lamborghini!

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We hope we look this good when we turn fifty! Lamborghini has prepared some remarkable hardware in honor of its own fiftieth birthday: special editions of the Gallardo and Aventador. The Gallardo only gets a unique paint scheme, some carbon fiber bits and a transparent engine cover. But behold the Aventador LP720-4 50 Anniversario, which [...]

Mercedes-Benz debuts GLA concept in Shanghai

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Mercedes-Benz chose ‘Auto Shanghai’ (aka the Shanghai Auto Show) to debut an all-new small crossover concept, the GLA. Based on the A-class and B-class, the GLA is fairly straight-forward mechanically and is likely headed for production. Crossovers are very popular in China and a small luxury SUV like the GLA should sell very well, which [...]