The corkscrew at Laguna Seca is a notoriously tricky bit of track, and during this year’s Ferrari Challenge, driver Ryan Ockey had a particularly bad time with it. It’s unclear what happened exactly, but given that it barely looks like the car slows at all, I’d like there was some kind of brake problem—he came […] More »
By: John Coyle | May 21, 2012
“So a Ferrari, a TVR, and a Lambo walk into a bar…” Even when they’re parked an in a garage, exotic cars just can’t seem to stay out of crashes. This time, instead of a Lamborghini driving like an ass-hat, a Lincoln Town Car crashed into a luxury vehicle workshop in Los Angeles doing damage […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | May 18, 2012
OK, this bodywork might be 130lbs lighter than the—gorgeous, sweeping, perfect—sheetmetal of the 458 Italia, but in fairness, I’m lighter after I take a dump. It’s almost criminal to go monkeying with Modena’s handiwork to begin with, but some firms are able to pull it off. Mansory’s hack job makes me want to vomit with […] More »
By: John Coyle | May 18, 2012
Nissan has released an additional bit of kit for the GT-R in order to make it more amenable for track duty with the appropriately named track pack. Bigger brakes, “magic” seats, and minor mods abound in the new car, but the price brings it into the territory of Porsche’s Turbo S. At that point, […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | May 17, 2012
Motor Trend’s Head2Head series is just plain fun. It’s like the premise of each episode is built on schoolyard arguments over which car is “the best car ever.” Oddly, those arguments sound an awful lot like the ones we have everyday, so we’re glad MT is there to settle the score. In this case though, the […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | May 17, 2012
This is the kind of thing gearheads love to see. Porsche Classic is a division of the company dedicated to repairing and restoring Stuttgart’s vintage iron, and for fan it’s a visual candy store. Three of the employees in the shop have over 40 years of experience with the company, and two of them worked […] More »
By: John Coyle | May 15, 2012
No music. No talking. Just the sound of two 6.3L Ferrari V12’s wailing their way into the stratosphere as two FXX Evoluziones tear around a track. Youtuber NM2255 has tons of videos like these, and as fans of sports cars we can’t afford, we can’t help but be grateful. You want to know what the […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | May 15, 2012
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