No one human being in existence can speak foul of a Ferrari V12’s resounding rebel yell, no one. Amplify that yell with a Novitec exhaust, and the rebel yell becomes an historical, overthrow-the-government war declaration. The end to the tyranny of silence has never been so appealing. Flowery language aside, it just sounds really friggin’ […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 6, 2013
You may have heard of the Isdera Commendatore 112i from Need for Speed II, but have you heard of the Isdera Imperator 108i? We’ll forgive you if you haven’t; only 30 were built from 1984 to 1993. The Isdera brand hails from Eberhard Schulz, a former Mercedes-Benz design engineer who created Isdera in the 1960s. In 1978 Schulz’s […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 5, 2013
Each year, Barrett-Jackson holds world-famous auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona; Palm Beach, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada. For 2013, Barrett-Jackson has introduced a new event in Reno, Nevada — the Hot August Nights Auction Presented by Barrett-Jackson, happening August 8th to the 10th at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. The new auction will serve as one of the […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 1, 2013
Check out this stirring V12 Cobra. There’s a lot to admire in this build; owner Magnus Jinstrand stepped away from convention. He could have stuffed a 700-hp Ford Racing crate motor under the hood and called it a day. Instead, he swapped in a 6.0L V12 from a 2001 Mercedes-Benz CL600. In stock form, this motor served […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | July 31, 2013
The Spyker B6 Venator Coupe concept debuted earlier this year in Geneva, and now we can look forward to its open-top variant, the Spyder, which will debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The Spyker B6 Venator Spyder concept will have the same mid-mounted 375-horsepower V6 and six-speed automatic as the Coupe concept. Do we […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | July 31, 2013
If you fancy hauling four people to delightfully terrifying velocities in less time than it takes to draw one breath, consider the Audi RS 7 your choicest ride. Admission fee: $104,900. A 560-horsepower, 4.0L twin-turbocharged V8 makes the Audi RS 7 the most powerful RS model to be sold in the United States. All that […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | July 30, 2013
Believe it or not, there are some people reading this who have a penchant for turbo lag. To all three of you, prepare to feel your upper lips tremble, for you will soon say goodbye to your beloved boost kick-in. Over the years, internal-combustion engines have become more efficient. Efficient engines mean low exhaust energy, […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | July 30, 2013
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