Manuel Carrillo III, Author at 6SpeedOnline - Page 22 of 33

When talking about most cars, the thought of driving one nearly a million miles can incite a phantom pain in the ass. With the Porsche 356, it’s just the opposite. Guy Newmark has owned his 1964 356C since 1968, but the car has been in his family since new. Newmark’s dad put the first 80,000 […] More »

It is said the eyes are the gateway to the soul. Now that Audi has upped the game with its Matrix LED headlight technology, the Audi S8’s soul can shine brighter. A demo of those Matrix LEDs in action can be seen in the video below. It is a shame an outdated 1968 law means […] More »

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a video from BerlinRichStreets. After a bit of break, he’s back filming high-horsepower situations from the German capital. Here we have a Porsche 911 GT3 RS giving us some blatty revs in preparation for a hot acceleration run to the next stoplight. As loud as this car is, […] More »

A lot was on the line in the creation of the current Porsche 911 GT3. The development team had to figure out how to project a racecar’s soul onto the 997 platform, which is no easy task when grappling with safety and fuel economy standards. Yet, despite the challenges — despite losing the legendary Metzger […] More »

It seems nothing can go right for this Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera as it tries to make its way down this mile-long Russian drag strip. Then again, not much can go right when you’re pumping 1,800 horsepower through four tires. We’ll be keeping an eye on this car in future events to see how […] More »

This is the Porsche 597 from the 1950s. West Germany was looking to rearm following World War II, and Porsche was looking to get the government contract to build the next big thing in off-road military vehicles. Porsche brought this lightweight 597 to the table with its 356-derived 50-horsepower flat-four connected to a five-speed manual […] More »

You may not realize how well the Tesla Model S is performing in the marketplace, so here’s a facts-and-figures blast to the face. In California 1.1 percent of its auto market is electric; the Tesla Model S accounts for roughly half of those electric car sales. Remember, Tesla currently sells only one model, yet the […] More »