10 Nov
A perfectly civilized way to settle a drunken beef

So you throw a house party and in the middle of the debaucherous festivities you catch your friend drunkenly throwing pistachio shells into your toilet, so you whip a can of Schlitz at his moronic head. The almost-full can hits him across the head, ricochets into your vanity mirror, shatters in an explosion of glass […]


8 Nov
Highest production power-to-weight ratio motorcycle in the world

Yesterday Ducati unveiled the long-awaited 1199 Panigale Superbike in Milan where it will be displayed at EICMA 2011 — the 69th edition of the Milan International Motorcycle Show. A new benchmark in the sportbike market, the 1199 Panigale’s new Superquadro engine generates 195hp making it the most powerful twin-cylinder motorcycle ever produced. Paired with its […]


2 Nov
Go-Kart sportiness & fun in MINI family's 6th model option

MINI Cooper is expanding its line-up to include the 2012 MINI Roadster — the first 2-door convertible in the brand’s history, and the 6th model option in its family. Using powerplants snatched from other models, the 2012 MINI Roadster’s naturally aspirated or turbo charged 1.6 liter inline-4 cylinder engine will offer between 122 hp (for […]


28 Oct
Tubular space frame + modified Corvette V8 engine

What happens when you take a 2-seater mid-engine sports car built around a German tubular space frame and stuff it with a 7-litre American engine plucked straight from the heart of a Corvette? Why CCG’s CustomGT Super Sports Car of course. This 14.3 foot long (4.356 m) land yacht is actually shockingly light on its […]


14 Oct
Lost In A Supermarket gets its hands on Ferrari's most perfect V8

Now that Ferrari unveiled the Spider version of its exceptional 458 Italia at Frankfurt Auto Show last month, the gentlemen from Turin don’t want you to forget all about the original. So Ferrari invited Charlie Meadows to fly to the car’s birthplace in Modena and testdrive the car named after the country from which it […]


12 Oct
Italy's V8 GranTurismo gunner gets 646 hp & 190 mph boost

Maserati’s top of the line MC Stradale gets a steroid shot from Novitec Tridente, the top global tuner of the vaunted Italian brand. The MC Stradale, already the highest performing edition in Maserati‘s GranTurismo line, gets a belt-driven supercharger installed onto its 4.7-liter V8 engine that ups power by a significant 196 hp to 646 […]


7 Oct
UK builder aims for thrilling, visceral & dangerous production

Founded in the UK in 1958 by four brothers, Ginetta has mostly existed since as a kit car and one-off race car builder. While it has gone through various phases of inactivity, after new ownership purchased the brand in 2005 Ginetta has been focused on making about 300 cars a year. Now Ginetta announce the […]


13 Sep
450 hps, 174 mph top speed & looks to match

It’s been a busy week for cars, but as we lead into the Frankfurt Motor Show starting today the amount of reveals will only accelerate. After a couple years of absence in the US, Audi will be making a triumphant return of their RS high-end performance line of cars in 2012 with not one but […]