Follow-up: Electric SLS AMG Nurburgring Record Holder

2014 SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive Production Car

Last week, we told you about the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive record setting Nurburgring run. It ran the ring in 7:56.234 minutes which is a record for an electric vehicle. Now there’s video to prove we didn’t make it up. Usually we tell you to turn the speakers up because the sound is [...]

Evolution of the BMW M3

When the first M3 arrived in US showrooms in 1988, there was really nothing like it on the road. It was true factory race car that shared very little with the base 3-series. ElectricFederal takes a look back at the development and evolution of the BMW M3. They talk to BWS Motorsports’ Marc Norris, who [...]

BMW Celebrates Porsche’s 50th With Mini

What do Porsche and Mini have in common? Apparently, enough for BMW to put the two together for a photo shoot celebrating Porsche’s 50th. While I’m sure there’s some hometown rivalry between the two automakers, the Mini brand has actually grown up alongside Porsche as a small volume, single make manufacturer. They weren’t direct rivals, [...]

Every existing Dodge and Ram vehicle showed positive growth in May

The Chrysler Group has been the strongest automaker doing business in America with a currently endless chain of year over year gains each month. This means that in the month being discussed, the company sold more vehicles than they did in the same month the previous year. In May 2013, the good times for the ...

The Long Haul: One Man’s 400,000 Mile E28 M5

It’s easy to become attached to a car after driving it for a long time. Most people give up before 200,000 miles at most, but some love their cars so much, they’re willing to hold on to it for much longer. I don’t blame Randy Balingit Hartmann, the owner of this e28 M5, for doing [...]

The Lamborghini Sesto Elemento’s Manic V10 on the Track!

The Lamborghini Sesto Elemento's Manic V10 Hits the Track!

How does 570 horsepower and just 2,200 pounds sound? Lamborghini recently took one of its $2.2 million carbon fiber prototypes out for some testing on the track and it sounds awesome. Lamborghini is building just 20 of these wild machines, and deliveries start later this year. This was at Spring Mountain Ranch near Las Vegas. Check it [...]

Hybrid S-Class Exposed in Patent Pages

Content Provided Courtesy of BenzInsider Two months have passed ever since the luxury car manufacturer from Germany reluctantly confirmed the upcoming release of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-In Hybrid. Reports about the same plug-in vehicle, which is the first for the company, have emerged once again. A number of patent images showed that the upcoming vehicle will have a [...]