Review: 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 [w/video]

Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Chrysler , Luxury Imported From Detroit And Then Some To the average driver, the term “horsepower” has, for all intents and purposes, no meaning whatsoever. Not surprising, really, as there isn’t any single established explanation, at least not a good one, as to how today’s piston-powered engines became so intertwined with the output of a horse. Think, for a moment: Can you really quantify how much power 200 horses produce? Regardless, and though not all engines have been measured with the same methods of certification, enthusiasts of the four-wheeled kind have well over a century of automobiles and their attendant horsepower ratings with which to occupy themselves.

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Review: 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 [w/video]

Video: Watch this vintage Porsche 911 channel its Dakar roots

Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Coupe , Performance , Videos , Porsche , Off-Road We’ve grown accustomed to seeing all manner of modified machinery power through the sand in an attempt to get to the top of a hill. We’re even used to seeing vintage German machinery do the deed… that is, if you count sand rails and buggies built using air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle bits and pieces.

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Official: DP Motorsport drapes 1973 Porsche 911 in carbon fiber gorgeousness

Filed under: Aftermarket , Classics , Coupe , Performance , Porsche Though the modern Porsche 911 has retained much of the same style as the original, there’s still something about a classic Carrera that attracts a certain breed of enthusiast. That’s what led to the creation of the Singer 911, and what has apparently motivated a German tuning outfit called DP Motorsport to retrofit a 1973 model to lightweight specification. The modifications start with a complete carbon fiber rebody.

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Official: DP Motorsport drapes 1973 Porsche 911 in carbon fiber gorgeousness

Confirmed: Volkswagen Type 2 returns to Europe via Brazil

Filed under: Classics , Minivan/Van , Europe , Plants/Manufacturing , Volkswagen Volkswagen buyers in the Netherlands will soon have the opportunity to get their hands on a brand-new 2012 Volkswagen Type 2 Microbus. That’s right, the original hippie van will be available brand-new in Holland as a 2012 model. How is that possible?

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First Drive: 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S [w/video]

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Porsche , First Drives Think Your Job Is Stressful? Try Redesigning The 911 The world’s most iconic sports car, the Porsche 911 , is redefined about every seven years. This is no easy feat, as each new model must not only conform to ever tightening emissions, fuel economy and safety regulations, but must be faster and more competitive in motorsports. The 911 remains one of the most successful racing cars ever built, and for many, it’s not just a sports car from Porsche – it is Porsche.

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Industrial designer Brooks Stevens examines the effect of WWII on auto design… in 1942

Filed under: Classics , Etc. , Jeep , Celebrities , Design/Style Designers tend to be forward-thinking people, and Brooks Stevens was one of the most clever, visionary car designers ever. In December 1942, Stevens imagined for Popular Mechanics magazine what the consumer auto market might evolve into after World War II. The wartime focus was on sacrifice to feed the hungry furnaces of industry churning out tanks, armaments, ships, and aircraft, and that likely colored Stevens’ opinion that Americans were going to lean toward smaller, more efficient vehicles.

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Industrial designer Brooks Stevens examines the effect of WWII on auto design… in 1942