Category Archives: Car News

Hamann Nervudo Debuts in Frankfurt

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Hamann fiddled with the Aventador’s ECU and found an extra 60 horsepower and 34 pound-feet of torque. They also added a new exhaust. But mostly they made tweaks to the exterior, adding a large rear wing and a modified carbon fiber diffuser. There’s also a carbon-fiber two-piece spoiler and special Hamann Professional wheels–21 inches in the rear and [...]

Porsche 918 – World’s Fastest Production Car Around the Nürburgring

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The Porsche 918 is now the world’s fastest production car around the Nürburgring. Porsche test driver Mark Lieb yanked the Green Hell by the nostrils, achieving an elapsed Nordschleife lap time of 6:57 in the plug-in hybrid hypercar. It will be interesting to see how the competition responds … we feel World War III is looming, with Ferrari [...]

Tech Thread Spotlight: How to Rebuild the 44RE Automatic Transmission in Your Ram, Dakota or Durango

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One of the more prevalent complaints about Dodge Ram and Dakota pickups along with the older Durango SUVs is that the transmissions don’t always hold up to years of severe abuse.  I know the problem all too well Ive dealt with a transmission failure in our 94 Ram 1500 Sport and I can tell you ...

Brabus Builds 700hp 6×6 G-Class

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You want this. No, it will not fit in you garage/driveway/parking spot/life. People will look at you all the time, everywhere. Your significant other will likely hate it with a fervent passion. That might all be true, but it doesn’t really matter. But at the end of the day, this G-Class has six wheels. Brabus [...]

Speciale Edition: Ferrari’s Nearly 600 Horsepower 458

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Weight 2844 lbs Horsepower 597 Torque 398 lb-ft 0-60 3 seconds Top Speed 202 mph   Ferrari has finally pulled the covers off their more sporting interpretation of the 458: The Ferrari 458 Speciale. Thankfully, in Ferrari-speak, “more sporting” actually means more than carbon fiber accents and fancy paint. The 458 Speciale is special because [...]