Category Archives: Car News

2014 Yamaha YFZ450R ATV Racer Released

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Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., has introduced a new Assembled in U.S.A. YFZ450R for the 2014 model year. This high-performance sport quad from the clear leader in the sport ATV industry boasts power gains and improved handling and is now being produced at the Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America (YMMC) in Newnan, Georgia, for worldwide [...]

Evo Explores Lamborghini’s V12 Heritage

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EVO’s Harry Metcalfe participated in Lamborghini’s awesome 50th anniversary romp though the Italian countryside. And on the way, he took the opportunity to shoot a video on the history of Lamborghini V12 models, from the 350GT all the way up to the current Aventador. Luckily, just about all of them were available at the event. [...]

Question of the Week: Should SRT build a lower cost, lower performance Viper to battle the base Corvette?

Pre-production 2013 SRT Viper model at Gingerman Raceway, Sept.

Since the dawn of the Viper era back in the early 1990s, budget minded Mopar lovers have been begging for an “entry level” version of the Viper with less power and a price tag that would compete with the base Chevrolet Corvette. There have even been rumors that the company was working on Viper with ...

Toyota 86 TRD Griffon Concept

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First unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon earlier this year, the Toyota 86 TRD Griffon Concept is making its way to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England. TRD developed this race car to show what can be accomplished with weight reduction. They kept the stock 200 hp motor, but shaved off over 500 pounds. [...]