Outrageously powerful cars are almost always cool, but not all of them are interesting. Christian von Koenigsegg’s newest example of rolling hyperbole is both. This car is so over the top, it doesn’t just make 1,341 horsepower. It generates one megawatt. Maximum torque from the revised twin-turbo 5.0-liter V8 is 1,011 pound-feet. And that’s without […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | March 6, 2014
I can die happy now. I have finally seen a Pagani Huayra in the metal. At the Dallas Auto Show, I was also able to sit in one. Did I already die and go to Heaven? No…no…I can feel the heat from my laptop’s battery. Whew! Now that that’s settled, allow me to tell you about […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | March 3, 2014
A lot of guys have a simple plan for their lives. Make lots of money. Buy a cool car. Land a hot girl. The generous and efficient crew at 1320 Video brings us what could be the most (straight) masculine footage of all time, courtesy of Underground Racing. The young lady in this clip may […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 28, 2014
When Rob Ferretti is not showing internet surfers what it’s like to own a Ferrari 360, he’s sharing information and footage about other awesome exotics. And cars don’t get much more awesome or exotic than the all-carbon-fiber Koenigsegg Agera R. Top speed of 273 miles per hour. One thousand, one hundred and forty horsepower from […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 27, 2014
It may have taken McLaren around 20 years since the legendary F1 to create its second road car, the 12C, but it’s making up for lost time. The new 650S splits the difference between the latter car – which came out only a few years ago – and the new, insanely powerful hybrid P1. Other […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 20, 2014
At first glance, it seems as if Josh Condon, Road & Track’s senior editor, has a sweet gig. He gets to spend at least one day driving the 2014 Audi RS7 and luxuriating in its leather and wood grain cockpit. But there’s a trade-off. Although he describes the $100,000+ four-door coupe as “crazy, stupid fast” […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 20, 2014
Maserati’s new Ghibli sedan is here. It looks sexy, and its 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 makes as much as 404 horsepower. Perhaps that’s not the most effective advertisement, but hey—it’s cheap. Unlike the 90-second spot about the car Maserati ran during the Super Bowl. The Italian company sold 15,400 vehicles in 2013. Automotive News states the […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 19, 2014
