Gallery – 2 images At the 2012 Beijing Motor Show, Jaguar confirmed that two new engines will make their way into the brand’s lineup : an all-new turbocharged 2.0L 4-cylinder and a new supercharged 3.0L V6. The new supercharged 3.0 liter V6, derived from the brand’s 5.0 liter V8, is good for making 380-hp and will be offered in… Read the rest
Gallery – 23 images Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE) announced today that it has become the first to take the top speed of the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 past 200 mph. Driven by HOT ROD magazine Editor-in-Chief David Freiburger, the Lingenfelter-tuned ZL1 Camaro hit 202.67 mph at the Continental Tire North America, Inc. Uvalde Proving Grounds in Uvalde, Texas on… Read the rest
Here we see a state trooper in Eastern North Carolina pulling over a doughnut truck, thus bringing a tired stereotype to life. More
Here is Formula One world champion Niki Lauda returning to the scene of his 1976 crash on the Nürburgring , where he was nearly consumed by flames. To watch the clip is to see one piece of history visit another. More
Parking brake not working? No problem. You can just use a bag of… wait, what is that a bag of ? Is it sand? Anyway, it seems to be be doing an OK job holding this Pennsylvania resident’s Chevy S10 in place. FOr the moment anyway. Hopefully it isn’t a bag full of kittens or something. More
Go to as many rock crawling contests as you want. You’ll never have the ultimate off roader until you can drive over a boat like the Pinzgauer , Austria’s favorite all-terrain vehicle. More
By David Colman For: Understated Good Looks, Practicality, Road Burner Against: Weenie-looking Brake Discs Revealed by 19” Rotor Wheels For German manufacturers, the most important racing championship in the world is the DTM. In English, that acronym translates into “German Touring Car Championship,” and every win in this series bestows bragging rights on the company that finishes first. For… Read the rest
With April Volt sales numbers in, GM reported 1,462 units sold in a month with three fewer selling days than March. This total is down from the Volt’s second-highest sales figures in December, in which 1,529 were sold, and down also from the March record of 2,289. Last month we
Read the original here GM Volt
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising , Technology , Videos , BMW , Humor The world is a distracting place. No matter where you are or what you’re doing, there are any number of things designed specifically to draw your attention elsewhere. It’s true when you’re driving, too, which is why automakers like BMW have crafted technologies like lane departure warning. Of… Read the rest
Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Videos , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury The AMG division of Mercedes-Benz has attracted two million views on YouTube. That’s as if every single person in Boston, Las Vegas, Long Beach and St. Louis stopped what they were doing and clicked the left mouse button to get a video fix on a three-pointed star and… Read the rest