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Rod Stewart's Ferrari F40 Offered at Auction
Rod Stewart's Ferrari F40 Offered at Auction

11 Jul 2014, 17:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Most rock'n'roll fans know who Rod Stewart is. For those who don't, he's a British singer-songwriter that sold over 100 million records worldwide, had 6 consecutive #1 albums and...

 
Watch the World’s Fastest 3.7L V6 Mustang Pull a 10s Quarter Mile Run
Watch the World’s Fastest 3.7L V6 Mustang Pull a 10s Quarter Mile Run

7 Jul 2014, 09:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Just like the cartoon character Jabberjaw, V6 Mustangs “don’t get no respect”, especially if we’re talking about the aftermarket world. One tuner decided to change all this, ...

 
Toddler Enjoying Boost Is a Life Lesson
Toddler Enjoying Boost Is a Life Lesson

4 Jul 2014, 10:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Even wondered how our automotive feelings and emotions would be if we could experience them in a pure form, devoid of any misconception or worries? The toddler in the clip below provides a pretty go...

 
2016 Mazda Miata / MX-5 Will Go Turbo, Just Listen to It
2016 Mazda Miata / MX-5 Will Go Turbo, Just Listen to It

3 Jul 2014, 15:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / You’d better enrich your phone with a reminder for September 3. This is the date when the Mazda Miata goes turbo. The proof lies in the video below, where Mazda treats us with some driving foo...

 
Porsche Four-Cylinder Boxer Engines to Go from 1.6 to 2.5 Liters
Porsche Four-Cylinder Boxer Engines to Go from 1.6 to 2.5 Liters

3 Jun 2014, 09:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Back in March, Porsche CEO Matthias Muller confirmed working on a four-cylinder boxer engine family. Alas, the CEO was tight-lipped regarding the details, only explaining the maximum output will sit...

 
Next Porsche 911 GT3 Could Reportedly Go Turbo, We Don't Buy It
Next Porsche 911 GT3 Could Reportedly Go Turbo, We Don't Buy It

30 May 2014, 07:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Coming straight from the darkest corners of the industry is a rumor that tells us the next Porsche 911 GT3 RS could go down the turbocharging route. We all know Porsche is currently testing new turb...

 
Wankel-Engined Turbo Holden Gemini Records 9-Second Quarter Mile Run
Wankel-Engined Turbo Holden Gemini Records 9-Second Quarter Mile Run

20 May 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / There's a very small chance for an Aussie car enthusiast to see a beat-up mid-1970s Holden Gemini on the streets because most of them are currently eaten up by rust while sitting in scrapyards ...

 
Volkswagen Golf R 400 Beijing Concept Heading for Production
Volkswagen Golf R 400 Beijing Concept Heading for Production

22 Apr 2014, 11:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen seems like it is not going to let Audi’s 2015 RS3 fight the Mercedes A45 AMG and BMW M135i on its own, with the carmaker introducing a 400 PS (395 hp) Golf R concept at the 2014 Bei...

 
What Tuning Means in the Middle East: MEMTS 2014
What Tuning Means in the Middle East: MEMTS 2014

24 Mar 2014, 18:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While February’s Qatar Motor Show has given us a pretty good view on the automotive phenomenon in that part of the world, we are now here to get an X-ray of the tuning scene. To complete this ...

 
Turbo GMC Sierra Street Races Tuned Ferrari 458
Turbo GMC Sierra Street Races Tuned Ferrari 458

13 Mar 2014, 13:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve always felt that the Ferrari 458 Italia could do with a little more power. While not every 458 owner can trade his supercar in for a 458 Speciale, many turn to the aftermarket world in t...

 
2015 Porsche 911 Facelift Sports Active Grille Shutters
2015 Porsche 911 Facelift Sports Active Grille Shutters

12 Mar 2014, 16:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As some of you know, Porsche is currently working to develop a facelift for the 991-generation 911 and it appears that boosting efficiency is high on the list of priorities. As the adjacent spy i...

 
Ferrari California T Brings Its Turbos to Geneva <span>· Live Photos</span>
Ferrari California T Brings Its Turbos to Geneva · Live Photos

3 Mar 2014, 15:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is it ladies and gentlemen, the moment when Ferrari returns to the turbocharging religion. This year’s edition of the Geneva Motor Show marks the forced induction comeback in the Prancing...

 
Sleeper Ford Territory SUV Is Quicker than a 2014 Corvette
Sleeper Ford Territory SUV Is Quicker than a 2014 Corvette

26 Feb 2014, 10:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It’s really hard to believe that an Australian-built Ford Territory could be faster than GM’s halo car, the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, but the SUV we’re here to tell you abo...

 
Mitsubishi-Powered Mustang Says "No" to Big Blocks
Mitsubishi-Powered Mustang Says "No" to Big Blocks

25 Feb 2014, 12:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Any random drag strip sting reveals a wide palette of big blocks with twin turbos strapped to them, but today we’re here to talk about a car that’s different. We’re referring to th...

 
Twin-Turbo 2011 Mustang Runs 9-second Quarter Mile on Stock Engine, Transmission
Twin-Turbo 2011 Mustang Runs 9-second Quarter Mile on Stock Engine, Transmission

24 Feb 2014, 13:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2011 Ford Mustang you’re about to see below can pull 9-second quarter miles using a stock Coyote engine and a six-speed automatic transmission. It may sound hard to believe, but the fol...

 
Monster 1,700 HP Pontiac Firebird Runs 7-second Quarter Mile
Monster 1,700 HP Pontiac Firebird Runs 7-second Quarter Mile

20 Feb 2014, 15:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It’s been almost four years since GM pulled the plug on Pontiac, but the company’s arrowhead-badged vehicles are still alive and kicking thanks to million of enthusiasts. While some P...

 
Opel Announces 90 HP 1.0-liter 3-Cylinder Turbo
Opel Announces 90 HP 1.0-liter 3-Cylinder Turbo

17 Feb 2014, 09:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It was August 2013 when Opel / Vauxhall introduced a new downsized engine. Back then, they announced a three-cylinder 1-liter unit relying on turbocharging to deliver 115 HP. Hold you horses everyon...

 
Ferrari California T Marks Turbo Comeback
Ferrari California T Marks Turbo Comeback

12 Feb 2014, 14:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / McLaren may be preparing a senior supercar for Geneva, but Ferrari may just steal the show with its turbo comeback, which will arrive in the form of the California T. What Maranello has done was ...

 
Don't Be Afraid of the Turbo Ferraris
Don't Be Afraid of the Turbo Ferraris

12 Feb 2014, 10:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / With Ferrari getting closer and closer to returning in the turbo arena, there are still quite a lot of people fearing the move as if it were some natural disaster. We really don’t see what all...

 
The Twin Turbo Twins Are Here
The Twin Turbo Twins Are Here

11 Feb 2014, 12:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Strapping a pair of turbos to a supercar’s engine has always produced spectacular results, but it seems that the adjacent image somehow wants to take things to a whole new level. The image is ...