Zack Klapman, Author at 6SpeedOnline - Page 5 of 5

It’s Rocky versus Tyson. The Countach is arguably the Lamborghini that started it all. The Miura was a svelte bombshell but the Countach had the most real estate on bedroom walls, and its angular look continues to this day. V12, tires as wide as Texas, seats as vertical as a church pew. The Aventador is […] More »

As the restrictions on MPG and CO2 evolve (AKA tighten), sports car manufacturers are faced with the difficult problem of adhering to the laws while keeping people like you and I happy. When F1 announced the engines would lose 2 cylinders and gain a turbo, many people lit their torches or turned their backs, but […] More »

Photo courtesy of: jameswlietz By Zack Klapman Race cars move really fast. Wait, that came out wrong. When you watch a race on TV, or live, we don’t really get to appreciate the beauty and nuances that they provide; the difference from street cars. TV cameras are far away, spectators are cordoned off miles away […] More »

Image source: Autos.msn.com By Zack Klapman   According to The New York Times, 303 people have died after airbags failed to deploy. “G.M. has linked 12 deaths to the defective switch in the two models analyzed, the 2003-5 Chevrolet Cobalts and 2003-7 Saturn Ions, as well as four other models.”     From a technical […] More »

Photos by harshcougar AKA Chris Demorro I have been fortunate enough to drive both the Subaru BRZ and its slightly more over-steer-inclined cousin, the Scion FR-S, multiple times. I even got to drive them back-to-back at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. I’m not bragging, I’m just pre-emptively striking against the usual internet comment, “I bet this […] More »

Say you’re Coca-Cola a few decades ago. You only sell one product: regular Coke. Sales are great, you got the taste just right, life is good. Then along came Diet Coke. Zero calories, yes, but the flavor trailed behind the original by a wide margin so there’s no concern that Diet Coke will become the […] More »

The refinement and perfection of propulsion, in the name of fuel economy, is at a fever pitch. The benefit for you and I has been the increase in both horsepower and efficiency in any engine available. But the most perfect engine in the world is nothing if it reaches the ground through a two-speed box […] More »