Three significant crashes and a lot of yellow flag time, resulted in finger pointing to younger, inexperienced drivers making careless mistakes. The hierarchy of the TUSCC has instituted a driver ranking system that rates drivers based on experience, skill, seat time, charm, hit points, maybe even daily caloric intake and amount of facial hair. The […] More »

Audi’s next R8, set to come out in 2015, will have a lot in common with the new, V10-powered Lamborghini Huracan.  Both cars will put 5.2-liters of 10-cylinder power to the road through 7-speed dual-clutch gearboxes and all-wheel-drive.  That should come as no surprise.  After all, the current 4-ringer shares a lot of its DNA […] More »

Buyers of high-end exotic cars can dress up their new rides in several ways.  Got to have your air vent surrounds the same color as your Porsche?  Done.  Want the tread plates made out of aluminum?  No problem.  Manufacturers will even allow you to splash carbon fiber accents all over your vehicle’s interior.  But Lamborghini […] More »

Stickers on a car don’t add horsepower, but the letters “GTS” do.  Fifteen, to be exact. Porsche’s Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS sports cars make 330 and 340 hp, respectively, from their 3.4-liter flat-6s.  Torque is up to 273 lb-ft in the former and 280 lb-ft in the latter. With that bump in output coupled […] More »

Jalopnik writer Doug DeMuro has a Ferrari 360 Modena, a curvaceous, V8-powered number with an F1-style transmission and 400 horsepower.  As racy as it is, it’s not fast enough to allow him to outrun people constantly telling him what other car he could have bought.  (Perhaps a whiff of the 360’s creamy leather interior makes […] More »

If you live in Los Angeles, don’t freak out.  This is not what it looks like. Yes, it is a Lamborghini.  Yes, it is wearing a black and white paint scheme.  And yes, it does say “Police” on the side. OK, this is exactly what it looks like: an early Lamborghini Gallardo cop car.  But […] More »

Luxury car companies like Porsche get a bad rap.  The traditional logic holds that the more exotic a car is, the more problematic it will be (and Porsches are definitely not on every block).  In 1973, addressing concerns that raw materials for automobiles would run out in the future, the Teutonic firm built the FLA […] More »