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 […]
Mercedes Benz SLS AMG coupe is undoubtedly Benz’ best design in decades — pulling the ever elusive trick of staying honorably true to the car’s inspiration (the timeless “Gullwing” 300SL), while still managing to pen an absolutely modern, headturning and relevant re-invisioning. Now that Benz has released its new Roadster version of the AMG SLS, tuning […]
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 […]
Ducati today unveiled the first images of their 2012 848 Streetfighter — a brand new entry level model created to add accessibility to the Italian manufacturer’s famous naked sport bike family. “Combining a new and brilliantly engineered 848 Testastretta 11° engine with the enhanced geometry of a chassis that provides confidence-inspiring agility, the Streetfighter 848 […]
Ducati teams up with the engineers at Mercedes AMG to release a limited edition power cruiser called the Ducati Diavel AMG Special Edition. The bike will debut at the 64th International Motor Show in Frankfurt this month as a tribute to the AMG luxury-sport brand, aimed at passionate connoisseurs of technology, engineering detail and style. […]
Kidrobot founder Paul Budnitz continues his creative interests in design with his latest line of bicycles. Having studied photography and film at Yale, and founding a brand that has grown to become an epicenter of artist-created designer toys and imports from across the world, it’s unsurprising Budnitz latest effort would excel aesthetically. The avid cyclist […]
Usually when AC Schnitzer lays their modifying Midas touch on a Bimmer, they throw some massive horsepower and headturning body kits on a car and call it a day. But with their latest release, the 99D Concept Coupe, the German tuners are aiming straight for the Green Zone with a performance car that emphasizes efficiency. […]
When Fiat bought the Chrysler/Dodge group, gearheads everyone grew anxious about the fate of Dodge’s potent SRT performance sub-brand. Well Chrysler absorbed the SRT marque and has committed to continue building benchmark high-performance vehicles — among them the handsomely styled, capably beefed up all-new 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8. Rumbling a 6.4-liter HEMI V-8 under its […]