Just how fast is the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1? So fast, it can reverse the flow of time itself, forcing engineers to film informational videos on the car using 1990s-era video technology, then leave them buried for a decade and a half so they can be posted to YouTube in 2012. (more…)
It’s no secret in automotive circles that China is the new Wonderland. In the past decade, the country has grown from a communist nobody in the car world to the single largest producer and purchaser of new cars on the planet, boosted by an increasingly wealthy upper class. And while the overall Chinese car market may be losing a bit of steam, their millionaires and billionaires seem as interested as ever in playing with exotics. (more…)
For reasons unknown to us, it seems that car manufacturers love to favor Brits with awesome, stripped-down cars they don’t offer here in the States. Maybe it’s a kind way of making up for the fact that Brits have to drive on the wrong side of the road. Or maybe we’d just complain too much if we didn’t have a radio. (more…)
We touched on the new Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG a couple days ago, when Mercedes sneak-released their new super-roadster during the presentation of their 2012 Formula One race car. Since then, however, Mercedes has released the gamut of images and details about the car, so we figured we’d bring you the full scoop on the car in a separate post. (more…)
Dodge SRT has been diligent about drip-feeding us details and teasers of the 2013 Viper, but they’re not the only ones who control the supply of new Viper imagery. The world’s model car makers need to know what tomorrow’s sports cars will look like today, and they’re not always quite as diligent as the car companies about keeping these giant secrets under wraps. (more…)
Here’s one straight from the Engineering Department of Dr. Moreau: Mercedes-Benz is apparently thinking about a four-door SLS AMG. At least, they’ve given it enough thought that they filed a patent application for the idea. Seriously. (more…)
Deep in your soul, there’s always been a hole in the shape of a Lamborghini sport-utility vehicle. Right? Well, Lamborghini must be hoping they can find a few thousand wealthy people who match that description, because the company has reportedly confirmed that they’re working hard on a Porsche Cayenne-based off-roader. (more…)
