Automotive Computer Accessories: Show Us Your Cool Gadgets!

Lets be honest, when it comes to toys and trinkets around the house, Gearheads are as bad as any sports fanatic or techno geek. I’ll be the first to admit that I too, am a sucker for car toys and accessories. Which is why the minute Road Mice released the C6 Z06 wireless mouses some [...]

E60 Spotted With Jesus Portrait on Hood

Yeah, I’m not really sure what to say about this one. What you see is a 5 Series that has an vinyl print of Jesus on the hood. No, I don’t understand why either. Is this weird? Yes. But it is also in China, which somehow makes this kind of thing less weird. The fact [...]

Tune-in to the LSX Podcast!

Sometimes, reading is just too much work. I mean, you can’t exactly sit down and browse the forums while wrenching simultaneously. Well, you probably could, but I’m not sure that’s safe. Luckily, there’s another way hear interesting stories and opinions on LS engines via the Planet LSX podcast. The host of the Show is Robbert [...]

New SRT Viper ACR to be limited by Ferrari management

The new SRT Viper American Club Racer (ACR) is expected to arrive during the 2014 calendar year and while it will likely have some serious high performance road tires when it arrives – it may not have the significant level of upgrades that many Mopar enthusiasts are expecting as the Street and Racing Technology team ...

Dark Horse: Meet the Brabus 800 Roadster

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German tuner BRABUS has just released its latest offering: the BRABUS 800 Roadster, based on the Mercedes-Benz SL 65AMG. True to its name, the car, which will be shown off at the Geneva auto show next week, gets to 800 horsepower thanks to its BRABUS-tuned 12-cylinder bi-turbo 6.0-liter V12 engine. The BRABUS T65 RS tuning allows the engine to reach optimum performance. The engine contains specially developed high-performance manifolds, with high-perf turbochargers and integrated turbine housings. In addition, there are four intercoolers.

Team Mopar claims first Funny Car title of 2013

This past weekend brought us the second stop of the 2013 Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing Series with the Arizona Nationals in Phoenix. After getting a great start in the first event of the season, both the Funny Car and Pro Stock Mopar entries were looking to continue their strong season. Unfortunately, things didn’t go ...

Ask the Editors: What Was the First Utlity ATV?

Dear ATVC: What was the very first utility ATV made? This question is a bit difficult to answer simply because people have found a way to use their ATVs for work purposes since the creation of the ATV. However, the first machine generally regarded as having been built at the OEM level for utility purposes [...]