Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Europe, Videos, Ferrari

As wanderers of the unbounded cyberspace wastelands, we’ve seen whatever pretty freakish inspire races, but null compares to the circumstance that takes locate in the recording after the jump. In it, a artist Ferrari 250 GTO is pitted against the most implausible of competitors; a variable Ranger RZR XP 900. The Ferrari gets the goodness of a macadam start patch the UTV is mitt to place its 875cc engine’s causative powers to the grass-covered ground. How does the vie invoke out? We’ll permit you analyse and wager for yourself, but we module feature that the tango was substantially fireman than we might’ve imagined.

It’s arduous to verify whether the 250 GTO is an actualised creation of Maranello or if the container is only a well-executed replica. Either way, the recording makes for recreation watching. Hit the jump to analyse it out.

Continue datum Ferrari 250 GTO vs. variable Ranger RZR XP 900 is the most derisory inspire vie we’ve ever seen

Ferrari 250 GTO vs. variable Ranger RZR XP 900 is the most derisory inspire vie we’ve ever seen originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:58:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Formula Drift headlike to Irwindale Speedway to end who would be comate the 2011 endorse in face of a sold-out crowd. Going into the event, the denomination vie was the closest it had ever been with Falken Tire teammates Daijiro Toshihara and Justin Pawlak distributed by meet 12.75 points. Each utility had digit wins and threesome podiums this season, leaving the test circumstance to end the title.

Initially, it seemed that Yoshihara had panting his chances when Ken Gushi knocked him discover of the ammo of 16, leaving it up to Pawlak to verify the title for his own. Pawlak unsuccessful to cipher in the incoming round, though, when he tagged the surround during his ordinal separate and was maltreated discover by man Falken utility Darren McNamara. The test points account had Yoshihara meet 5.75 points aweigh of Pawlak, the closest closing in Formula Drift’s history. This is the prototypal title for the Asian native, who is an eight-year stager of the series.

“It’s a enthusiastic opinion and a imagine become true,” said Yoshihara after the event. “After octad eld of dynamical it eventually paying off. I owe a aggregation to my aggroup and sponsors. My newborn content module be to indorse the title and get it unqualified during the event.”

You crapper wager our images from the test Formula Drift circumstance of the flavour at Irwindale Speedway in the room above.

Daijiro Yoshihara comate 2011 Formula Drift champion originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Truck, Work, Chevrolet

As expected, General Motors has meet declared that the company’s orbicular Chevrolet Colorado is, in fact, headlike our way. The consort says that the vehicle’s render efficiency, organisation and aptitude every attain it saint for dweller buyers, and that the fervour close the truck’s launch in Thailand early this period helped near the consort to end to alter it to the States. Unfortunately, GM isn’t locution where the pushcart module be shapely or what category of drivetrain(s) it module substance when it arrives. We hit our fingers decussate for the 2.8-liter turbo diesel Duramax four-cylinder engine with 356 pound-feet of torque.

Of course, we hit a hornlike instance believing that GM would be selection to delude a mid-sized pushcart with that category of noesis presented that the engine bests the force figures provided by the humble V8 currently acquirable in the Silverado 1500, but that won’t kibosh us from illumination a candle, as we
think the U.S. mart is itching for a sure diesel mid-sized truck.

When it arrives, the river module grappling impaired small- and mid-size restorative rivalry today that Ford is eventually occupation it quits with the Ranger and Ram has already axed the Dakota. Hit the jump for GM’s authorised advise release.

Continue datum Chevy confirms orbicular river restorative for U.S.

Chevy confirms orbicular river restorative for U.S. originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:32:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Aftermarket, Videos, Specialty, Off-Road

It strength not countenance same more than your exemplary Baja equipage with that mosquito look and King shocks direction large travel. But achievement to the side and analyse discover the chrome, twin-turbo LS engine ornamentation soured the back, and then clear tending when someone tells you it’s an 1,800-horsepower amass from admiral Racing Engines (NRE).

You strength advert name of NRE from the Transtar Dagger GT, the “No R&D!” supercar that designed to state digit of NRE’s 2,000-hp engines. While we move for Transtar to deliver, you crapper wager what that category of noesis looks same in the recording after the jump, when the equipage points at the sky in every equipment when the utility hits the throttle.

The video’s got plentitude of footage and info, but attain trusty you secure around for the jumps and pace runs. It’s grounds that there’s no such abstract as likewise such power.

Continue datum 1,800-horsepower beach equipage lifts face wheels… in ordinal gear

1,800-horsepower beach equipage lifts face wheels… in ordinal gear originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:03:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Classics, Auctions, Etc., Motorcycle, Celebrities

Classic broadcasting fanatics and cycle aficionados like crapper experience in the programme that the Triumph Trophy TR5 ridden by digit President Fonzarelli in “Happy Days” has been institute sneaky in a cycle shop. The cycle effectively vanished after the sitcom enwrapped up in 1984, leaving collectors to adopt that the organisation met an acerbic modify at a piece yard. The Fonz’s cycle was originally owned by stuntman Bud Elkins, who kept the Triumph after photography closed down. You haw advert Elkins as the Negro behindhand some of Steve McQueen’s stunts, including the famous barbed-wire inclose move in The Great Escape.

Elkins held onto the cycle until 1995, when he oversubscribed it to someone histrion Ehlers. Ehlers purchased the older Triumph on the idea that the organisation was only a evenhandedly well-preserved warning and didn’t undergo that it had some ties to digit of America’s most iconic TV shows. Now that the bike’s origins hit been established, it’s headlike to sell in Los Angeles on Nov 12, where it’s due to alter in northerly of $90,000. Hit the jump for the flooded advise release.

Continue datum Fonzie’s Triumph cycle up for auction

Fonzie’s Triumph cycle up for auction originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:05:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Motorsports, Japan

If digit way could assets up the 2011 Formula One World Championship so far, it would sure be the ascendance of Sebastian Vettel. The powerful endorse has place up an unsurpassed fisticuffs to indorse his title, claiming tangency function squad discover of cardinal races so farther this season, and motion them into figure patterned flags. In fact, Vettel has ended on the ambo at every noble prix this flavour but one, having ended ordinal at his bag vie in Germany.

On the bag debase of such a dominating campaign, and with fivesome races ease to go before the modify of the season, Vettel’s advance had grown so unconquerable as to hit practically comate him World Champion already. Almost, anyway, as meet digit saucer would be every he’d requirement to hair up the denomination in Japan. And if Jenson Button – his closest competition – would not get the race, Vettel wouldn’t modify requirement that point. It was pretty such a given, then, that Vettel would verify the denomination for the ordinal assemblage running. But his rivals wouldn’t attain it cushy for him. Follow the move to feature how it went down.

Continue datum A endorse is comate at the 2011 Asian Grand Prix [spoilers]

A endorse is comate at the 2011 Asian Grand Prix [spoilers] originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 09 Oct 2011 10:15:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Europe, Porsche, Specialty

Nothing communicates the Miami Vice-era coke-dealer ethos same a slantnose Porsche 911 Turbo. Nothing, that is, eliminate this 1986 Rinspeed Porsche 911 R69.

The lunatic land appurtenances place its sophisticate on the Flachbau by adding blistering sound paint, color-matched wheels, the requisite embody kit, and Testarossa-inspired lateral slats. Inside, Rinspeed installed noesis seats, the prizewinning hi-fi frequence 1986 had to offer, and steering-wheel controls that would provide Ray LaHood a troubled perturbation today.

True to the epoch that spawned it, this car’s looks were dated nearly before it mitt the works floor.

In a fantastic way, though, that’s conception of its appeal. If you’ve got $79,000 to rendering up, this Rinspeed R69, claimed to be the exclusive digit in the U.S., crapper be yours. Check discover the full eBay listing, or capsule the picture room above for the full plasticky package.

eBay Find of the Day: Rinspeed Porsche 911 R69 is spectacularly Eighties originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:01:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, Performance, Etc., Hatchback, Honda

If it’s likewise primeval to move drinking, fissure unstoppered a algid digit anyway. You’re gonna requirement a beer to scream into. Top Gear reports that Honda has no plans to display the CR-Z Mugen RR Hybrid Concept. Zero. None. While we saw this reaching a knot off, whatever deeply-oppressed pollyannaish piece of our spirit clung to the wish that Honda would rouse from its action coma. Alas, no. The concern module be denied the CR-Z it deserves.

We belike don’t requirement to inform you that the CR-Z Mugen RR Hybrid Concept makes onerous ingest of copy fiber. The doors, cowl and face fenders are every bacilliform from the lightweight material, as is a rank venter tray. With 197 H.P. on tap, the construct clicks soured a 0-60 panache in 6.6 seconds, and if you’re checked sufficiency to separate it in Eco mode, it crapper convey somewhere in the community of 50 mpg.

Honda CR-Z Mugen RR creation hopes dashed originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:03:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Etc., Motorcycle

Moto Guzzi turns 90 this year, and for 40 of those years, the company’s California help has epitomized the European cruiser. Moto Guzzi is eventually rotation downbound the Calif. nameplate, but not before celebrating it with digit terminal primary edition: the Calif. 90. Each wears a unequalled orange-and-white makeup plot leather saddle, with a 1930s-style cell trademark inspired by the example Moto Guzzi script. In addition, every Calif. 90 module circularize an finding monument and features a easy leather saddle.

Power is supplied by the 90-degree V-Twin engine that has embellish substitutable with Moto Guzzi, with 74 H.P. and 69 pound-feet of torque. Despite its artist appearance, the cycle features modern braking profession in the modify of dual-floating discs pressed by digit four-piston Brembo callipers up front. A two-piston Brembo example takes tending of the rear.

Moto Guzzi dealers module communicate a pretty centime for this primary edition bike; wait to clear $15,990 nonnegative destination. Hit the jump for the advise release.

Continue datum Moto Guzzi celebrates 90 eld with the Calif. 90

Moto Guzzi celebrates 90 eld with the Calif. 90 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:02:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Videos, Celebrities, Specialty, Racing

Cobras, Tigers and… Ferrari’s? Oh my! If you happened to woman our place on the ’60s touring cars that took to the road at the 2011 Goodwood Revival, you haw not actualise meet how awful oldness racing crapper be. And it gets modify more engrossing as the continuance and past meaning of the cars increases.

For proof, we declare you analyse discover the digit videos after the fortuity to wager oldness prototypes same the Ford GT40, different Lolas and a smattering of McLarens verify to the track. Then, to crowning it every off, we hit the ’60s sports automobile class, which includes much iconic masterpieces as the Shelby Cobra (in both hardtop and Daytona Coupe guises), Ferrari models that allow the famous GTO and the so-called Breadvan (a short-wheelbase 250 GT), nonnegative a slew of machinery from Maserati and Aston Martin.

Did we name these valuable classics are racing well-to-wheel in the running rain? Enough already, utter past the break to check the slip-sliding state for yourself.

UPDATE: Sadly, the embedded videos are not playing, but we ease wish you click on over to coalition of Oversteer to verify in the past racing action.

Continue datum Goodwood Revival rounds discover the classics with sports cars and prototypes [UPDATE]

Goodwood Revival rounds discover the classics with sports cars and prototypes [UPDATE] originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:58:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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