Category Archives: Car News

Pennzoil Presents Dyno Wednesday:   Firebird Packs Turbo Big Enough to Swallow Small Animals

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Dang. Now that is a real turbo. The compressor clocks in at a whopping 106mm. Behind it is an LSx with what I’m assuming is a raft of supporting mods. According the youtube link, they made 1100 horsepower or so on this dyno run. Under normal circumstances, it makes anywhere from 1500 to 1600 horses. Yeah, sounds [...]

Rented Audi R8 Bursts Into Flames

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My French sucks and Google translate is somewhat lacking… But it sounds like someone rented this R8 for  a wedding, spent a bunch of time revving the hell out of it, and then it burst into flames. No car should suffer that sort of abuse, but I wonder what actually caused the fire. Video after [...]

Rented Audi R8 Bursts Into Flames

Screen Shot 2013-09-012

My French sucks and Google translate is somewhat lacking… But it sounds like someone rented this R8 for  a wedding, spent a bunch of time revving the hell out of it, and then it burst into flames. No car should suffer that sort of abuse, but I wonder what actually caused the fire. Video after [...]

A Fresh, New Take on Mercedes-Benz Commercials

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Contemporary Mercedes-Benz commercials have a distinctive look that touts the marque’s sophistication. At times, though, the “Best or Nothing” campaign has felt stuffy, and maybe a bit too “old money”. Enter the commercial below, directed by the talented Casey Neistat. The star of this commercial is the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class. Because the CLA is targeting [...]