If you thought the gestation of the fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro and the Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ twins moved along at a glacial pace, how would you describe the wait for the second-generation Acura Forever, er, Chinese...
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkC_ZZueQ6c&list=UUEe-43j9WUt6A0pHBppRJ_A[/youtube] It’s one thing to read the acceleration figures of a modern supercar on a computer screen or a piece of paper; it’s another thing to see it pull off those numbers in the real...
The first generation Volvo XC90 has finally – FINALLY – been put out to pasture (unless you live in China, in which case you’ll still be able to buy brand new ones made over there),...
Despite being saddled with a name so pretentious that even fixxie-riding, scarf-wearing Portlandians refer to it as a certain type of feminine hygiene product, the Ferrari LaFerrari is an incredible machine. While not the only...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiyyO7vrdiI[/youtube] The McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder are natural rivals: Both are mega-expensive, mega-fast hypercars that also happen to be hybrids. But how do they match up on track, specifically the same track under...
For a small, independent (other, non-automotive Fuji Heavy Industries subsidiaries notwithstanding) automaker, Subaru sure manages to get a lot done. Even the company’s concept cars – such as this VIZIV GT Vision Gran Turismo, which...
Few phrases in the English language are more effective at turning grown-ass men into shouting, excited 10-year-olds than “fantasy camp.” Destinations and experiences that let you live out your boyhood dreams of being a rock...
Although the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (a team name which, to put it diplomatically, sodomizes our SoCal-geography-literate eardrums like 10trillionnails on Beelzebub’s own chalkboard) were unceremoniously swatted out of MLB’s postseason by the Kansas...
Over the course of its 51 years in the car business, Lamborghini has built many different models: Front-engine grand tourers, mid-engine supercars, coachbuilt limited edition hypercars, and even an SUV. However, not a single one...
Many blue-and-white roundel partisans may be appalled by them, but the fact of the matter is BMW’s new super-styled, super-green i models – the i3 econobox and the i8 grand tourer – will go a...