The BMW ‘Ring Taxi is famous the world over for letting paying customers experience a lap of the Nurburgring at full-throttle with a seasoned racing driver. And going "full-throttle" sometimes means someone is going to bin it, right into the barriers. Read more…
The bad thing about Bentley Continental GT coupes is that they pretty much all look the same. But the great thing about a used Conti GT, is it pretty much looks the same as a new one. This 2004 W12 can be yours for only $52k. Yay depreciation! Read more…
Filed under: Coupe, Hybrid, Videos, BMW If you were to plot the general opinion about hybrids since their introduction among auto enthusiasts, the resulting graph would likely be shaped somewhat like a “V.” In the beginning interest was high, simply due the novelty of these new powertrains, then the line Read more
Filed under: Spy Photos, Convertible, BMW, Luxury Truth be told, I’ve never really found the modern BMW 6 Series to be a particularly attractive car, in Coupe, Convertible, or sedan Gran Coupe forms. This current generation certainly looks a whole lot better than the Bangle-fied Six that came before it Read more
Chi’s 2008 BMW E90 M3 is such an incredible bargain. He bought the car for only $39,600 with roughly 24K miles on it in 2011. I have no idea how he was able to get such a great deal on what was at the time a relatively new car. Read Read more
The Porsche 917K is not only famous for its successful racing career, but also how it looks. It is the epitome of early 1970s racing style, all flowing lines and swoopy bodywork. And in Martini livery, possibly the prettiest of them all, its looks alone could probably win some competitions, Read more
Filed under: Etc., Videos Dashcam video has brought us some fantastic images over the years, but it recorded true tragedy overnight on July 31 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. A gas main explosion in the city was responsible for at least 25 deaths and over 250 injuries, according to The Wall Street Read more
Ask a dozen people what the future of racing will look like and you’ll get a dozen different answers. But if you take the best ideas, hand them to renowned racecar designer Sergio Rinland, and tell him to create something amazing, you get this. And no brakes. Read more…
Filed under: Performance, Technology, Dodge, By the Numbers By The Numbers: July 2014 It’s summertime and the car buying comes easy. This month’s By The Numbers report shows bullish sales from GM in spite of the continued recall madness, and Toyota overtaking Ford in the US sales race for the Read more
This weekend, I’m participating in my first endurance race ever and I’m doing it with the American Endurance Racing series. I’m driving an E30 3-Series prepped for Spec E30. And if you don’t drive a car like this in these races, you might be an idiot. Read more…