Patrick Long is likely the most famous international racing driver who is unknown to most Americans.
Part of the reason, of course, is because the 30-year old Californian is a sports-car racer—and sports-car racing is fragmented worse than your old computer’s hard drive.
A 1,200-horsepower Koenigsegg Agera R topped out at 249.54 mph (401.6 kph) on the main straight of the Nürburgring Nordschleife at yesterday’s Gran Turismo Nurburgring supercar meet-up. No, it wasn’t a video game, and yes, it is insane.
The driver, Norwegian BÃ¥rd Eker, isn’t even a factory test driver. He is a regular Koenigsegg owner (who happens to own part of the company), simply driving flat out on the nearly one-and-a-half-mile-long Döttinger-Höhe straight. He described the run, saying  … More
Pagani Zonda vs Koenigsegg Agera-R on the Nürburgring
Today’s car shoppers have more fuel efficient vehicle choices than ever before, but a new report reveals most of those green options might not be worth the extra cash
Using data provided by TrueCar, The New York Times compiled a list of today’s most popular green cars – including hybrids, plug-ins and eco-trim levels – and worked out just how long it would take for savings at the pump to erase higher prices paid at the dealer. The findings were somewhat shocking, with only a handful of vehicles returning a reasonable break-even period.
According to the report, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI has the shortest break-even point of any vehicle on the market, with … More