2012 Lime Rock Historic Festival: 1936 Delahaye 135S
Posted: October 3, 2012 Filed under: EVENTS / PLACES | Tags: 135, 2012, Art, Automobile, Car, Deco, Delahaye, Festival, French, Historic, Lime, Mind, motor, Over, Rock, S Leave a comment »
Delahaye sare true works of art, quintessential examples of French Art Deco era automobiles. This sinister black and red car was present for the Concours d’ Elegance during the Lime Rock Historic Festival. I’m not sure how it did in judging, but it sure stole my eye. The owner had just restored it and had a sale pending for somewhere in the seven figure range. This car was absolutely stunning, enjoy the photos.
Test Driven: Chevrolet Sonic LTZ Turbo
Posted: May 11, 2012 Filed under: Green & Economical, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: 1.4, 1.8, Abarth, back, Chevrolet, Chevy, Compact, Cooper, Drive, Fiat, four, front, General, GM, Hatch, Hot, Inline, LTZ, manual, Mind, Mini, motor, Motors, Over, review, RS, S, SONIC, Test, Transmission, turbo, wheel 1 Comment »
Chevy Sonic LTZ Turbo
The Chevy Sonic comes from a line of shamelessly terrible econo-boxes. The first generation Aveo made car lovers cringe every time they saw one, and the Sonic is its replacement. So, things don’t look good for the Sonic if its family tree is anything to go by, but thankfully it seems the Sonic was adopted. Up front I will tell you that this car is a vast improvement, and tangible evidence of GM’s improvement over the last few years. I had seen the Sonic at a few car shows, and I thought it was pretty cool for what it was, but other than that I never gave it too much consideration. Then I recently started seeing comparison tests in magazines pitting the Sonic against the Fiat 500 Abarth and the Mini Cooper S, which peaked my interest big time. Read the rest of this entry »
Evo’s Harry Metcalfe shows us his Zonda
Posted: January 21, 2012 Filed under: Auto Idolatry, SHOWCASE | Tags: 7.3, Evo, feature, garage, Harry, Magazine, Metcalfe, Mind, motor, Over, Pagani, review, S, Zonda Leave a comment »Evo Magazine founder, Harry Metcalfe, shows us some of the day to day parts of owning a Pagani Zonda. At (3:15) Harry demonstrates the amount of torque his 7.3L Zonda has by getting it rolling from a stop and shifting all the way up the gears with out ever even touching the gas pedal. I have previously only seen this done on diesel trucks, truly incredible for a supercar to be able to do. This is part 2 of his Zonda review, Part one is below. Enjoy.
-Nick Walker
Because we love Paganis so much
Posted: December 21, 2011 Filed under: Auto Idolatry, SHOWCASE | Tags: 7.3, Car, climb, Exotic, France, hill, Italian, Mind, motor, Over, Pagani, S, sound, Sports, V12, Zonda Leave a comment »Here is a video of a Zonda S 7.3 partaking in an event in France. Just listen to that glorious V12.
-Nick
Test Driven: Lotus Evora S
Posted: October 20, 2011 Filed under: High End & Exotic, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: 345, Beach, California, Car, Concours, d', Drive, Elegance, Evora, hp, Lotus, Mind, Monterey, motor, Over, Pebble, review, S, Sports, Super, Supercharged, Test, V6 1 Comment »
Lotus Evora S
Ever since I heard Lotus added some much needed power to the Evora I have been itching to try it out. The only real universal complaint about the standard Evora was that it was very underpowered. Lotus has added a supercharger to the Toyota V6 and power is now up to 345hp, in a car that weighs just 2700lbs. Needless to say, I knew this was going to be a lot of fun going in. Read the rest of this entry »
Test Driven: Maybach 57S, Nick’s Take
Posted: August 25, 2011 Filed under: High End & Exotic, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: 57, 57S, 62, 62S, BiTurbo, Drive, Expensive, Fast, German, Luxury, massage, Maybach, Mercedes, Mind, motor, Over, rear, reclining, rich, S, seats, Test, Torque, turbo, Twin, ultra, V12 1 Comment »
Maybach 57S
A few years back Mercedes Benz, widely considered the automotive standard of the world, decided they were not quite up to tip-top standards anymore. With that realization, the Maybach brand was reborn with the goal of showing those stuck-up Brits a new definition of luxury. Read the rest of this entry »
Test Driven: Mini Countryman S
Posted: July 28, 2011 Filed under: Sports and Executive, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: 182hp, 30, 4, all, All4, big, British, Cooper, Countryman, Crossover, four, Juke, Mind, Mind over motor, Mini, motor, mpg, Nissan, Over, S, seat, Small, SUV, UK 1 Comment »
Mini Countryman S
The Countryman is a big Mini, their entry into the emerging small crossover market. Honestly, for this new segment of SUV hot hatches, the Countryman is pretty much the poster child. I would be very disappointed in Mini if they didn’t have a car in this segment because it seems like it is literally tailor-made for them. All of the haters who say it is too big are comparing it to the Cooper, which is stupid because they don’t take part in the same market segment at all. Read the rest of this entry »
Pagani, Above The Supercar Standard
Posted: July 15, 2011 Filed under: Auto Idolatry, AUTOMOTIVE INSIGHTS | Tags: 6.0L, 7.3L, Automobili, automotive, Cinque, Club, design, Exotic, Expensive, F, HH, Horacio, Huayra, Mind over motor, Modena, Pagani, passion, R, S, Sport, supercar, Tricolore, twin turbo, V12, Zonda 1 Comment »
Pagani Zonda S. other than 4 wheels this car shares nothing with the common cars you see everyday. Just look at those Gatling Gun exhausts and those wing mirrors. mmmmmmm
The purpose of a car is to serve as a form of transportation that can take people and their things hundreds of miles with ease. As a basic rule, the average person needs such transportation to be practical, affordable, and useful in all of their daily personal functions. So what happens when a car is none of these things? What happens when a car becomes more than a bunch of nuts and bolts and is liberated from the chains of mundane reality by the vision of a single man whose passion knows no boundaries? The answer is that the car itself becomes the focus rather than the destination of travel. When not governed by real world concerns a car is free to become a living, breathing work of art, more something to be experienced than a tool to be used. It ventures into the realm of the extraordinary in a world so held down by the lame nature of the masses. Read the rest of this entry »
Secondhand Saint: Mini Cooper S (2002-2006)
Posted: July 7, 2011 Filed under: Secondhand Saints | Tags: British, buy, Car, Cars, Cooper, German, JCW, John, Mind over motor, Mini, S, Supercharged, Supercharger, Used, works Leave a comment »
Mini Cooper S
As far as describing what this car is about, there is only one word to say: FUN. Everything about the car’s character will put a constant smile on your face, and that is something many, much faster, cars will fail to do. Read the rest of this entry »
SUV Hot Hatches, Why Not?
Posted: June 28, 2011 Filed under: INDUSTRY TALK | Tags: 4, Car, Countryman, Cross, Crossover, CVT, cylinder, economy, Evoque, Fuel, Gas, GTI, Guzzler, Hatch, Hot, Juke, Land, Luxury, Mind over motor, Mini, Nissan, Over, Range, Rover, S, Small, Sporty, stylish, SUV, SUVs, trendy, turbo, Volkswagen Leave a comment »
Mini Countryman S
There is emerging a new market for a sort of tiny SUV/crossover. There are entrants in both the normal and luxury realm coming out, so clearly manufacturers believe this will be a market segment with some appeal. Read the rest of this entry »
Secondhand Saint: Porsche 944
Posted: June 16, 2011 Filed under: Secondhand Saints | Tags: 944, Car, Cars, four cylinder, German, Mind over motor, Porsche, rear wheel drive, S, S2, Sports, turbo 1 Comment »
1986 Porsche 944 Turbo
I’m starting with this car because I learned to drive stick on a ’90 944 S2, so I have a special spot in my heart for it. The 944 was Porsche’s base model back in the 1980s and early 90s. It was very controversial at the time, and, like the Boxster today, was seen as “the poor man’s Porsche.” I can attest to the contrary 100%. The 944 is a fantastic sports car with great handling, 50/50 weight distribution, solid power and speed in the upper trims, fairly light weight (2700lbs or so), and a good look and feel to it. Back in its day the upper models would have competed with the likes of the BMW E30 M3, Lotus Esprit, Toyota Supra Mk3 Turbo, etc. Read the rest of this entry »
Spotted! Techart Porsche 996 Turbo
Posted: June 9, 2011 Filed under: Modded | Tags: 911, 996, Concours, CT, Greenwich, GT, Mind over motor, Modified, Porsche, S, Street, Techart, turbo Leave a comment »
Techart Porsche 996 Turbo
Porsche Turbo with Techart modifications in the parking lot of the Greenwich Concours. Read the rest of this entry »
