After taking the 5.2 liter v10 version of their R8 and juicing it to produce the R8 GT and R8 GT Spyder, it looks like Audi is running out of ways of tweaking its supercar to create more limited edition vehicles. Now it has gone back to the original V8 version of the R8 for […]
30
Jun
Celebrating 10 victories at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans race
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 […]
An Indiana-based company called Red Sea Distribution has announced that it will begin importing the Danish-built Zenvo ST1 supercar to customers in the United States. Although not the first country you think of when one utters the word supercar, Denmark’s ST1 blows anything most of the free world has ever built. The mid-engined supercar is […]
17
Sep
Audi's all revamped luxury flagship for 2011
We’re excited to announce that Lost In a Supermarket will be receiving the all-new 2011 Audi A8 next week for a week long test drive — we couldn’t be more stoked. Premiered to much fanfare last winter at the Art Basel show in Miami, the car is just now hitting US press fleets, and we’ll […]
12
Aug
A Pontiac born from a Camaro body
The saddest aspect of GM’s burying the Pontiac badge last year was surely the end of the proud Firebird lineage. After all its predecessor, the GTO, was the first muscle car ever made — the brainchild of Pontiac chief engineer John DeLorean when he had the epiphany of stuffing a Pontiac Bonneville’s V8 engine into […]
In one man’s humble opinion, the most beautiful car in Audi’s stocked arsenal of beautiful vehicles is the S5. Sure, the R8 will crane more heads, but that is more due to its menacing glare, supercar stance and brute force than anything. In terms of pure elegance meets power, the S5 has been king in […]
12
Aug
The FINAL INSTALLMENT of the Challenger Challenge: 1,000 miles, 10 states, 5 Days, 4 Challenges, 2 hardened journalists and one supreme American Muscle Car...the END!!!
This is Day FIVE of the 5-day Challenger Challenge — Nicolas Stecher’s drive across the south in a Dodge Challenger SRT8. From New York City to Alabama in 5 days, hitting 10 states and traversing 1,000 miles…and using no technology that existed before 1974. It will be madness. To start at the beginning, click Day […]
10
Aug
The Challenger Challenge: 1,000 miles, 10 states, 5 Days, 4 Challenges, 2 hardened journalists and one supreme American Muscle Car...
This is Day FOUR of the 5-day Challenger Challenge — Nicolas Stecher’s drive through the heart of the south in a Dodge Challenger SRT8. From New York City to Alabama in 5 days, hitting 10 states and traversing 1,000 miles…and using no technology that existed before 1974. It will be madness. To start at the […]
