Isn’t it a pain when you have to borrow someone’s car? You have to deal with that one window that doesn’t roll up, ignore that constant rattling sound and transfer all of your personal effects—such as your umbrella and CDs—to it. Something tells me evo magazine’s editor, Nick Trott, didn’t mind getting a McLaren 12C […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | March 28, 2014
evo’s track battle between the Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG and the Jaguar XKR-S convertible seems to be one from which neither car emerges truly victorious. Not even contributing editor Jethro Bovingdon seems to win. He’s not satisfied with the track performance of either vehicle. The big SL might not exhibit any body roll, but it also […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | March 26, 2014
Audi’s next R8, set to come out in 2015, will have a lot in common with the new, V10-powered Lamborghini Huracan. Both cars will put 5.2-liters of 10-cylinder power to the road through 7-speed dual-clutch gearboxes and all-wheel-drive. That should come as no surprise. After all, the current 4-ringer shares a lot of its DNA […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | March 21, 2014
The only thing more super than a supercar is its next generation. When Ferrari went from the 612 Scaglietti grand tourer to its successor, the FF, output jumped from a very healthy 533 horsepower to a bonkers 651. If the speculation about the 2016 Nissan GT-R is to believed, the next iteration of the Japanese […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | March 18, 2014
As cat and dog breeders have done for years, Nissan has put a price on an animal. Godzilla, to be exact. The ultimate Japanese track monster, the 2015 Nissan GT-R Nismo, will start at $149,990. (Destination and handling charges will add on $1,595.) Its VR38DETT 3.8-liter, twin-turbo V6 has been tuned to 600 horsepower and […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | March 14, 2014
Infiniti has come up with a way to share Godzilla with small children that won’t leave them screaming and crying out of fear: the Q50 Eau Rouge concept. In the past couple of months, the luxury division of Nissan has revealed a several important details about their concept for a high-performance sedan. Its front splitter, […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | March 11, 2014
Ferrari says the blown 3.9-liter V8 in the California T is the “first turbocharged engine with zero turbo lag.” You would think that a company that makes championship-caliber Formula 1 racers, famously red sports cars that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars would be soft-spoken and modest. Go figure. Automakers and tuners have been turbocharging […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | March 11, 2014
