I’ve always thought of the jaguar as a regal cat of the wild. These days, the English car company of the same name is bringing out the feral, aggressive side of the creature. Not only is the automaker breeding beasts with 550 horsepower, such as the F-TYPE R Coupe and the XKR-S, it’s gnashing its […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 5, 2014
It’s safe to say that pretty much every person that goes into automotive journalism does so because they want to drive exotic cars such as Lamborghinis and Koenigseggs. Matt Farah recently got the chance to do just that with… …the Porsche Cayenne Diesel. Think of the vehicle this way: It’s a diesel SUV sold in […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | January 17, 2014
One of the best parts of writing for a site like 6SpeedOnline is the ability to justify watching clips of awesome vehicles on YouTube. (“I’m not goofing off. I’m working!”) A great source of automotive footage is Marchettino, who always seems to be around exotics with a video camera in hand. The car porn paparazzo […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | January 10, 2014
I have a love/hate it relationship with concept cars. On one hand, concept cars are the ideal. They’re the clay figurines, design language and concepts, heritage, and auto-maker stories embodied into one off models made of real car composites. On the other hand, they can be shells of empty promises. Nothing but wishful thinking and […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 9, 2014
Well, folks, after becoming engaged by signing a letter of intent in July to enter a technical partnership, one of the big three German automakers and the official car company of James Bond are now, in the mechanical sense, wed. Thursday, Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd and Daimler AG announced the signing of an agreement under […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | December 20, 2013
Super car drag races never get old. They are a pissing match everyone and everything can enjoy… Even the dry floors. Remember the excitement you felt in eighth grade when you got to watch an after-school fight? Drag racing offers that same excitement, without a pair of warring chaps having to suffer black eyes and […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | November 22, 2013
It’s time to go loud with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series as it makes the Pacific Northwest’s wet roads sizzle. Mercedes says the SLS AMG Black is their “purest example of driving performance […] ever.” In this Epic Drives video, presenter Arthur St. Antoine would likely agree with Mercedes; he can’t get enough of the car, […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 12, 2013
