Thursday, March 24, 2011

Nissan's 2011 GT-R Black Nurburgring Hotlap

The Nissan GT-R posts a staggering time at the Nurburgring in Germany. Commentary is in Japanese but the in-car footage speaks for itself.

Jeremy Clarkson Gives His Impression of McLaren's Newest Car

Jeremy Clarkson on the new McLaren MP4-12C and giving his take on the MP4-12C's closest rival.  In the battle of the best road going rockets this British sports car and the Ferrari 458 Italia stand out from the crowd.  Interesting review by Mr. Clarkson and his opinion and car of choice would probably also be mine (with my predisposition and love of Italian automobiles naturally) but the McLaren would be lingering in the back of my mind...



For the complete review please visit:  BBC Top Gear Reviews the McLaren MP4-12C

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Ferrari V12 Engine

The production of the famous Ferrari V12 motor as used in the 612 Scaglietti:

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Abarth 500C esseesse @ 2011 Geneva Motor Show



The newest iteration of the highest sport spec Abarth has some nice new touches as shown at the Geneva Auto Show. The big question is whether or not the US market will see an "esseesse" version at all.