The evolution of the Porsche 911 has a rich history filled with innovation and has undergone continuous development, though the basic concept has changed very little since its inception. Ultimately, the 911 was named one of the best cars of the 20th century, standing the test of time and turning heads in the process.
It’s 1995 and Renault is in the middle of a period of F1 dominance that’ll stretch from 1992 to 1997. Its powerplants have just secured three Constructors’ Championships in a row, so what does a company do when it’s making the best engines in the world? It puts one into an Espace people carrier.
It may sound ridiculous, but it actually happened – and there’s a video too. The engine in question was 3.5-litre, 40-valve Renault RS5 V10, and came from a 1993 Williams F1 car. The only change Renault made to the engine was to increase its output from 515kW to 588kW – or around 800bhp. The result? … More
There’s only one class at the Rolex 24 where I could easily guess the winner before the last hour of the race: Prototype Challenge. Every other class had a balls-out fight ‘til the end despite having raced around the Daytona road course for an entire day. Best of all, there was an insane Corvette vs. Corvette photo finish … More
The DeLorean Motor Company recently announced that they will begin building a limited number of new DeLorean DMC-12 replica automobiles, the same car used classic Back to the Future films. The replica cars will be built and sold in 2017 thanks to a new law, titled the “Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act,” which “allowing small companies to produce a limited number of completed replica motor vehicles that resemble the appearance of cars produced 25 years ago or more.” … More
