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Thứ Tư, 30 tháng 3, 2011
Simon Cowell and his Bugatti Veyron
Simon Cowell was spotted valeting his Bugatti Veyron in Beverly Hills over the weekend. Even if you hate the guy it's pretty hard to say you don't like his taste in cars! Source: celebritycarsblog....
5 Auto Repairs You Don't Need
There's a sucker born every minute, and possibly a new automotive related scam to go along with it. Everything from fuel line magnets to tornado air intake systems to protoplasmic generators have been pushed upon the hapless driving public at large since the birth of the automobile. Henry Ford himself became rich, but also enabled thousands of others to do the same selling worthless car products. For anyone other than an engineer or automotive...
How to Choose Brake Pads
Let’s face it: the brake pad is arguably the most important safety feature of your car. The brake pad rubbing against the brake rotor is what provides the friction that slows your car to a stop. Most often nobody ever gives them a second thought unless the car isn’t stopping well or some sort of crazy noise is happening when stopping the vehicle. The type of materials that the brake pad is formulated from will directly affect stopping distance,...
2011 Alfa Romeo MiTo Review
Awarded the title of "Auto Europa 2009" by the UIGA and the prestigiousEuro NCAP five-star ranking, the Alfa Romeo MiTo has proven that it is a success thanks to its clever combination of looks and performance, Italian style and technical excellence aimed at maximum driving satisfaction in total safety.The Geneva International Motor Show saw the world debut of the new 2011 range of the Alfa Romeo MiTo, available for purchase across all the major...
FEATURES: The Last Italian Design House
From the March, 2011 issue of Automobile MagazineBy Robert CumberfordPhotography by Andrew Yeadon
The Italian coachbuilding industry has been diminishing in importance and influence for a long time now, with disastrous consequences for the few well-known firms that have not simply disappeared. One might expect that prospects for the oldest of them all, Carrozzeria Bertone (founded in 1912), would be as precarious as for the others. And Bertone...
2011 Amelia Island
Best of Show Concours & SportThis year's Amelia Island Concours d'Elegancewas a celebration of Duesenbergs from both the road and track. Picked from over thirty cars in the feature classes, top awards went to the SJ Mormon Meteor Speedster and SJN Arlington Torpedo known as ‘20 Grand.’
If it was possible to get away from the Dueseys, founder Bill Warner also assembled a dedicated display for both Allard and Kurtis. Not too far away was the...
Thứ Tư, 16 tháng 3, 2011
2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
PROs: Obscenely fast, outstanding carbon ceramic brakes, a truly useful super car that can be driven daily.CONs: Sub-par interior, handling may be twitchy for some, shaking off that old Corvette stigma.FINAL THOUGHT: The 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is a hammer of an automobile that gives you all the super car performance you’ll ever need in a package that costs a hell of a lot less then its competitors.When I found...
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