Corvette ZR1 vs. SL65 AMG Black Series, Murcielago LP640, Viper SRT10 With 600 hp (and then some), these supercars are at the pinnacle of the automotive food chain. Just like dinosaurs, they may be doomed. MARCH 2009 BY MARK GILLIES PHOTOS BY MORGAN SEGAL It’s easy to diss old-fashioned people as dinosaurs, with their plodding resistance to change,…
2017 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Drinks oil, eats rubber, consumes California canyon roads for dessert. MAY 2018 BY DAVID BEARD PHOTOS BY ANDREW TRAHAN WHAT WE LIKE: Just before the onset of what turned out to be a seemingly interminable Michigan winter, the unavailability of an OE-size winter tire for the Mustang Shelby GT350 led us to decide on…
The Real Deal: 1965 OVC Shelby Mustang GT350R Continuation Series Driven! So authentic, even the new stuff is old stuff. JUNE 2018 BY STEVE SILER PHOTOS BY STEVE SILER Few automobiles are as infused with the nostalgia of 1960s car culture as much as the 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 Competition model, a.k.a. the GT350R. The Shelby-modified Ford…
2018 Porsche 911 GT3 Manual Conducting a 9000-rpm symphony is even more fun with the DIY gearbox. JUNE 2018 BY RICH CEPPOS PHOTOS BY CHRIS DOANE If there is one universally embraced truth among car enthusiasts, it’s that high-performance machines deserve soul-stirring engine notes. That’s why every discussion of a vehicle’s capacity to thrill inevitably lands on the question,…
Jaguar XF Sportbrake S AWD vs. Mercedes-Benz E400 4Matic, Volvo V90 T6 AWD They’re foreign. They’re expensive. People may think they’re downright strange. They’re the neo-wagons, and we welcome them. From the June 2018 issue Trying to save the wagon from the northern white rhino’s fate isn’t going to be easy. We’ve got work…
2019 BMW X5: Getting Back to Bimmer Basics? The popular X5 has been lacking in the traditional BMW virtues. The new version looks to change that. When it debuted for 1999, the stalwart BMW X5 was the first sporty SUV. The model has remained popular, but it has also become a poster child for the loss of…
More Power, More Rapidness Special-edition model will be limited to 210 units. Following in the wake of the DB11 AMR, the Rapide sedan is the latest Aston to be worked over by the British automaker’s Aston Martin Racing (AMR) sub-brand. The limited-edition four-door AMR stands apart from the tamer Rapide S with racy new bodywork and a host…
WATCH: 7 REASONS WHY THE 2019 MERCEDES G-WAGEN IS BETTER THAN THE OLD Mercedes brought out the original G-Class in 1979, and it was to become one of the most capable off-road vehicles on the market. For the first time in 40 years, Mercedes is reinventing the G, but that’s not a bad thing. It turns…
Tweaks across the board for improved performance, faster lap times Mustang fans, rejoice: For 2019, Ford has given the GT350 a host of upgrades across the board targeting aerodynamics, chassis refinements, and a new tire compound. Ford first introduced the GT350 as a 2016 model, touting it as the “best handling Mustang of all time.” Stiffer chassis bracing, magnetic…
Formula Whee: How About a Nearly 1200-HP All-Electric Audi RS3? Powertrain tech from the electric racing series meets an Audi RS3. Mad zoom happens. If you have yet to muster any enthusiasm for Formula E, maybe this will help: Using hardware from that race series, a German automotive supplier has created an Audi RS3 with nearly 1200…
