Archive for June, 2009
Porsche to Fans: No New Sports Car–All Hail the Panamera!
Porsche execs have killed off rumors of a new sports car in the lineup. The blogged-of fifth model was to be an entry-level roadster priced [...]
Shelby Whips Out Its ’10 Snake
Shelby’s put out official pics and specs for the 2010 GT500 Super Snake. The Super Snake, unlike the regular GT500, is an actual Shelby project [...]
Turn a Mountain into a Crater: Mercedes’s Ungodly S65 AMG
Mercedes has released detailed stats and images of its mightiest four-door ever: the S65 AMG. The S-class is the Mercedes brand’s largest saloon, and is [...]
It’s Official: The Best Concepts of 2009
The Southeast Automotive Media Organization has handed out awards for the best concepts of 2009. Award winning vehicles are held as positive examples of the [...]
Saleen Crowd Lashes Out Over Article Error
Saleen staff and fans are furious over our story on the Concourse Supercars store closure in Irvine. Anger was expressed in e-mail replies, telephoned warnings, [...]
Video: ‘Vette Versus Jet
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6muw6pqzk_c&feature=player_embedded] Y’all should know I’m not a fan of Top Gear. I utterly hate the show, the cast, the writing–hell, I even hate the magazine. [...]
Max Mosley’s Reign of Terror Comes to an End
Max Mosley will not run for re-election as president of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), European racing’s governing body. The longtime English federation manager, [...]
Karmann Goes Kaput
The Karmann design house is no more. After wrangling with the economic downturn, the longtime coachbuilder will be nothing more than a name in the [...]
Video: 2010 Mercedes E-Class Sedan and Coupe Commercials Go Live
I’m sure by know you’ve seen the new Lexus IS-C commercial. Mercedes is doing the same thing and releasing a bunch of commercials promoting the [...]
Video: Top Gear First Episode Of Season 13
The first episode of the much anticipated new season of Top Gear is now online incase you missed it. The highlight of the show was [...]
Gallery: Edo’s 500 hp California Spider
The Edo tuner house has released its gallery for a worked-over California Spider. The Edo Spider is a pretty open-ended offering, with interior customization up [...]
The Air Force’s Other Recruiting Tool
The Galpin X1 evokes the name and appearance of the legendary Air Force test plane. With all the equipment we can see here, this X1 [...]
Galpin’s Stealthy Vapor Muscle Coupe
Galpin’s Vapor custom is a reworked Challenger, emplying a blacked-out color scheme to help convey a stealth image. The analogy is proper, for the Galpin [...]
Introducing the Lee Iacocca 45th Anniversary Edition Mustang
I know the post title is long, and many of you may be complaining about us wasting our time covering another “limited edition” Mustang. But [...]
Video: Top Gear’s Stig Emerges from the Closet…So to Speak
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifrtlC4NTys&feature=player_embedded] Yours truly may not be a fan of British comedy, scripted reality television, bitchy men with accents, or Top Gear, but that doesn’t stop [...]