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McLaren Artura Bridges V8 Potential With V6 Hybrid Sensibility

June 16, 2022 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 3 minutes McLaren makes some of the wildest performance envelope-pushing supercars on the market. However, the automaker is changing with the times, and with it, a new generation of supercars. Those changes include ditching the screaming V8s […]

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Why Was the Chrysler Conquest Sold Under Three Brands?

January 19, 2022 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 4 minutes If you were a kid in the ‘80s, and you liked sports cars you probably have a bit of a soft spot for these classic cars. Though unappreciated at the time, the Chrysler Conquest and […]

Editorials

SCIENCE & ENGINEERING DEFINE BUGATTI CHIRON DESIGN

March 19, 2016 Eliza Thompson

Reading Time: 5 minutes When you are designing a 1,480-horsepower car that can top 250 mph, cooling and aerodynamics become very important factors. That was the task Bugatti director of design Achim Anscheidt faced when drawing up the Bugatti […]

Editorials

GIVING THE 2017 MERCEDES AMG SL65 A ONCE OVER

March 18, 2016 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 4 minutes The original 300SL inspired the elegant 190SL, and the later “Pagoda” version, designed by Paul Bracq, stood out for its lithe, compact shape. The R129, launched in 1989, was the epitome of sleek modernism. But […]

Features

627-hp Shelby Mustang Makes Things Interesting

January 20, 2015 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 3 minutes If I have one complaint about the new 2015 Mustang GT it would be this: It doesn’t feel special enough.  However, out in the deserts of Nevada, we may have just discovered the solution — […]

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One Lean Mean 2008 Lotus Exige S 240

June 18, 2014 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 2 minutes In 2008, the Exige S was replaced by the Exige S 240. Power output increased roughly 9% over the outgoing model to 240 bhp . The S 240 also received upgraded AP Racing brakes from the Exige […]

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2004 LS1 Powered Honda S2000

June 17, 2014 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 2 minutes All go and all show, this 2004 LS1 powered Honda S2000 is one mean engine swapped machine that’s as potent in the straight line as the corners. The 2004 model S2000 underwent several significant changes. […]

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1965 Ford GT40 Roadster Prototype To Be Auctioned

June 16, 2014 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 2 minutes This year’s RM Auctions event in Monterrey, California (August 15-16) is full of amazing and ridiculous dream cars, sure to include a plethora vintage Ferraris, Jaguar E-Type Series 1’s and a myriad of other mythical rides not often brought together. […]

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In-depth Review of the 2015 Porsche Macan Turbo

March 13, 2014 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 5 minutes Powered by a turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 with 340 horsepower, with standard rear-biased all-wheel drive (with the rear wheels always delivering some power) and Porsche’s dual-clutch PDK transmission, the Macan S doesn’t slouch its way through […]

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Does The New Porsche Macan Live Up To The Hype?

March 13, 2014 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s hard to believe that it’s been ten years since Porsche debuted it’s first SUV, the versatile and acclaimed Cayenne. As hard as that is to believe for some purist Porsche aficionados there is now […]

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Infiniti’s Q50 Eau Rouge, GT-R Inspired Luxury

March 13, 2014 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 2 minutes httpvh://youtu.be/aUT6TD9F8i4 The menacing, F1-inspired Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge was first unveiled at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, but Infiniti wisely waited until the Geneva Motor Show to reveal what exactly was lurking under that hood… […]

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It’s Hard To Not Love Lotus’s Awesome Exige

March 1, 2014 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: < 1 minute In February 2006, Lotus announced the Exige S model which used a supercharged Toyota engine producing 220 bhp would be made available in North American markets as a 2007 model. Powerful and light-weight, the Exige S weighs in at a […]

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