Drag Race Monday: LS6 Powered RX-7 vs Boosted M3

The RX-7 is a great car, but the rotary was never really a stable powerplant. They can be genuinely fast when you start pushing tons of boost, but their short life times and high maintenance requirements suck. The easy solution? An LS, of course. I don’t know how much power it’s making, but it’s able [...]

Burnout Fridays: Silverado SS Fumigates TX2k13 for Contest Victory

This big, red, truck is was the winner of the TX2k13 burnout contest. There was some tough competition, including a really sick burnout from a Mustang. Despite the pony car’s potential for burning rubber, it was the Chevy that took home the win. Well deserved I think.

4130 Off-Road Clothing Releases New Line-Up/ Accepting Sponsorship Resumes

4130 Clothing, an off-road inspired brand, is proud to announce a release of new apparel including tees, hoody, snapback hats, and beanies. The great news comes after months of negotiations resulting in the January 2013 acquisition of the 4130 Clothing brand. The move provides stability and a trio of minds to re-ignite the brand already [...]

Gilles confirms next gen Challenger for 2014 New York debut

While no details about the car itself have been offered, SRT boss Ralph Gilles has confirmed that the next generation Dodge Challenger will make its grand debut at the 2014 New York International Auto Show roughly one year from now. Based on the timing of a late March or early April 2014 debut of the ...

Mopar Muscle Thursdays: Old Viper beats up new Mustang GT

This week’s Mopar Muscle Thursdays feature looks at an older Dodge Viper RT/10 in action on the drag strip against a newer Ford Mustang GT with the 5.0L V8 that I would guess is a 2011 model year car. Nothing is known about these two cars shy of the obvious so we don’t know what ...

Porsche Unveils new 991 RSR Race Car

Hubba hubba. Porsche wouldn’t be Porsche if they didn’t have an undying fascination with racing. The 24hours of LeMans is coming up in June, so it’s about time for Porsche to show off what they’re bringing to the table. This is the 911 RSR. Like the outgoing model, this one comes specced with an 4.0 [...]

Mercedes of China Under Investigation for Using Asphalt As Sound Deadener

Content Provided Courtesy of BenzInsiderThe China division of Mercedes-Benz is being investigated along with two other auto manufacturers by the Administrative Center for Defective Products of China or the DPAC since it supposedly used asphalt on vehicles as sound deadeners. The two other automobile manufacturers whose China divisions were also investigated were Audi and BMW. [...]