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 […]

By now you should now know about Fisker Automotive, a California-based independent startup founded by premier designer Henrik Fisker — best known for penning the gorgeous Aston Martin DB9, V8 Vantage and BMW Z8. But unlike most startup auto companies, Fisker actually has a chance of succeeding — first because it’s executive board is loaded […]

Now that Maserati’s mommy FIAT married with Chrysler, the potential synergies with sister brand Jeep have acted as a catalyst for Maserati to move forward into the sport luxury SUV market. If you recall Maserati unveiled a Kubang concept way back at the Detroit Auto Show in 2003, but now they are moving into full […]

Goddamn, who would ever think a car could change your life, if even for a few days. And yet the impact our latest test drive had on us was qualitative, transforming us from common pedestrians to lady swooning heroes with the push of a button. Literally. A couple days ago we hooked up with one […]

Anthrax acolyte, resident New York hooligan and Official Editor of All Things Metal, the nefarious Matt Hanrahan gives us the low down on Van Halen’s other exiled singer’s bio… As anyone who knows me knows, I am a die-hard fan of the Mighty Van Halen. I have seen the band live with Roth and Hagar […]

The Ferrari 150° Italia Steering Wheel is a full-size game controller replica of the 2011 Formula One Championship Ferrari wheel used by Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. The hand built replica is finely detailed and manufactured from genuine carbon fiber, and fitted with fully functioning buttons, paddles and switches — making it the latest hyper-real […]

The leaks for the upcoming Geneva Motor Show are sure to keep gearheads everywhere drooling til the show opens in all its Swiss glory at the end of the month. Add to the growing list Maserati’s new GranCabrio Sport — the successor to the standard GranCabrio, the Sport tweaks 16 more horses from its naturally-aspirated […]

Ferrari today unveils a new model that takes the Prancing Stallion to territories previously uncharted. Its new FF — as in, Ferrari Four — is not only a 4-seater, but it’s also the first four-wheel car in Ferrari’s history. Usually channeling all of its power to the rear wheels, the AWD (all-wheel drive) system is […]