Manuel Carrillo III, Author at 6SpeedOnline - Page 17 of 33

Christian von Koenigsegg is working on his next low-flying cruise missile. It’s called the Koenigsegg One:1, and is named after the car’s weight-to-power ratio of one kilogram per horsepower. The One:1 will have 1,400 horsepower and weigh only 1,400 kilograms, or 3,086 lbs. I should add, that’s the hypercar’s wet weight — the weight with […] More »

When VW Group was engineering the Bugatti Veyron for its 2005 market introduction, they knew the car would be sold at a loss. A recent study by Berstein Research indicates VW Group has sacrificed $6.27 million on every Bugatti Veyron sold. That sounds pretty awful until you realize that, more than anything, the Veyron was […] More »

Someone’s been bad by disseminating photos from a Porsche dealer briefing, but that’s good news for you and me because knowledge is power, so let’s juice up on some info. We’ll begin with the Porsche 911 Targa: expect to see it debut at the Detroit Auto Show. The leaked photos (you can see them on Jalopnik) […] More »

The Alfa Romeo 4C is the world’s next performance bargain. Buy one of these and you’re getting a Ferrari experience for Cayman money. We’ll say the C7 Corvette is the American bargain of the year, and the Alfa Romeo 4C is the European bargain of the year. That will be one of the few times […] More »

At 440 feet from top to water level, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, built from 1923 to 1932, is the world’s tallest steel-arch bridge. Out of respect for the landmark, I’m using the Australian spelling of “harbor”. In 2010 my daily commute involved a northbound drive across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Holdens, Nissans, Škodas, Renaults and […] More »

Sorry, I know there’s a $261 fine for any automotive writer who uses the word “epic”, but I’d gladly pay because this photo captures something larger than life. Allow me to mathematize this. McLaren F1 x 15 = a slice of heaven on Earth. You are looking at 14 percent of all McLaren F1s produced. […] More »

eGarage has just captured some salacious automotive smut, and unleashed it for our lustful eyes. If the Stig is banned in 17 U.S. States, this McLaren F1 GTR video should be banned in 18 of them. You are about to lose 2 liters of saliva to a GTC Gulf Team Davidoff 1997 McLaren F1 GTR “Longtail” FIA GT […] More »