May 1st, 2012 |
Filed under: The List
We keep track of every idea that you submit for The List. Of the hundreds we get after each episode airs, one is without question at the top of everyone’s list: drive 200 miles per hour.
Despite the first production car eclipsing 200 mph back in the mid-’80s, we thankfully aren’t yet jaded by the feat. Unlike back then,...
April 28th, 2012 |
Niche automakers face a difficult decision: lay out the mountain of cash it takes to have their exotic rides certified for American roads, or save the money and miss out on one of the largest markets. McLaren Automotive had the new MP4-12C homologated for the United States, and now they’re thankful that they did.
According to Motor Trend, a whopping 40...
April 27th, 2012 |
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Government/Legal, Ferrari, Middle East, Luxury
Remember that Ferrari Enzo that is still sitting in a Dubai police impound lot for “reasons that have never been clear“? It was meant to be auctioned this week, but it wasn’t, and the Dubai authorities added some information to the Enzo’s backstory...
April 26th, 2012 |
Filed under: Performance, China, Etc., Government/Legal, Videos, Ferrari, Luxury
Watching television news can be depressing. Between the political rancor of election season and the “if it bleeds, it leads” mentality of most news directors, positive stories are scarce. But here’s one that should make any lover of fine automobiles pleased.
The...
April 26th, 2012 |
Filed under: Videos, Lamborghini
So, we think the crew at our sister site Translogic have lost their minds. Either that or they’re trying to steal our jobs.
While nominally a show and blog about mobility, most weeks Translogic is discovering all manner of geeky automotive technology, while driving alternative-fuel vehicles powered by electricity, the sun,...
April 24th, 2012 |
Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Performance, UK, MISC
Rumors and conjecture will only get you so far, particularly when we’re talking about the stratosphere of supercardom where speculation can disappear back into the ether from whence it came as quickly as it emerged in the first place. What we need to really anticipate the arrival of a new record-breaking...
April 23rd, 2012 |
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Ferrari
We have a thing for high-end detailing jobs. We’re not talking about what the guy at your local drive-through car wash does for an extra $10. We’re talking about the kind of detailing done by highly trained professionals that costs thousands of dollars and could take hundreds of hours to complete.
We normally...
April 23rd, 2012 |
Filed under: Hybrid, Performance, Technology, Videos, Ferrari, Beijing Motor Show
Go back just a few years ago, and you’d easily conclude that Ferrari and hybrids would go together about as well as ice cream and pickles. But a lot’s changed since then, and Ferrari is making no secret of the fact that it’s developing hybrid powertrains of its...
April 19th, 2012 |
Filed under: Wagon, Rumormill, MISC
Anything Ferrari can do, McLaren can do better. At least that’s what the boys in Woking seem to believe. After all, McLaren has trounced Ferrari around the Formula One circuit for the past several years now. But while the British team has followed its Italian rival from grand prix racing into building supercars with...
April 18th, 2012 |
Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, Ferrari
The arrival of any new Ferrari is bound to be anticipated eagerly by legions of fans around the world, but few more keenly than the successor to the famed Enzo.
Following in a line that dates back to the 288 GTO, through the F40, the F50 and most recently the Enzo, the new top-of-the-line hypercar...