The Archive. Always Garaged

Porsche 918 around the Nürburgring in 6m57s

Ride alongside Marc Lieb as he clocks an epic 6m57s lap around the Nürburgring behind the wheel of Porsche’s new 918 Spyder.

~ 2013-09-15

Ferrari F40 v Ferrari F50. Like You've Never Seen Them Before

Chris Harris thrashes two of Ferrari’s best analog supercars around the beautiful Anglesey Circuit in Wales.

Why? Because:

Who wants to watch a small brown man driving a supercar slowly?

~ 2013-09-06

evo vs. Porsche 911 GT3

evo’s comprehensive video review of Porsche’s new 991-generation 911 GT3.

~ 2013-09-03

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Porsche vs. Porsche 911 GT3 – Feast for the Senses

One to watch fullscreen, maximum volume.

~ 2013-09-03

Jay Leno's 1963 Porsche 356 Carrera 2

Back in Jay Leno’s Garage, this time for a profile of his newly acquired 356 Carrera ‘four-cam’.

~ 2013-08-26

Comedian Tim Allen has more cars than necessary.

GQ profiles Actor and Comedian Tim Allen and his broad car collection. Look out for his nutty LT5-powered ‘96 Chevy Impala.

~ 2013-08-26

advertising

The impossible dream

Pistonheads ponder the question:

How do you advertise a performance car when the one thing you can’t advertise is performance?

Sadly this disease is also well entrenched in Australia, witness the recent sequence of recuts forced upon Nissan’s latest Pulsar SSS spot.

~ 2013-08-10

LaFerrari design secrets uncovered

Autocar’s Steve Sutcliffe speaks to Ferrari design boss, Flavio Manzone at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello to uncover the design secrets of the new LaFerrari hypercar.

Honda S600 Restoration

Follow the off-frame restoration of this pretty little coupe.

~ 2013-08-03

Reports link Michelin to F1 tyre contract bid

Crash.net:

Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport publication reported on Sunday that tyre manufacturer Michelin is close to making a formal announcement that it will enter the next tendering process for the supply contract.

A week’s been and gone and still no announcement. Has the silly season started early?

~ 2013-08-03

Intercontimental Missile: Volvo V8 Wagon of Fun

Speedhunters profiles Magnus Opsahl’s insane LS1 swapped Volvo 240 wagon.

Because Gatebil.

~ 2013-07-27

ICON Derelict DeSoto Wagon

Jay Leno takes a good look at a ’50s Chrysler Town & Country fitted with the front-end from a 1952 DeSoto and modern Chrysler SRT-8 running gear. Built by ICON.

We like.

~ 2013-07-27

news

Aston Martin In Technical Partnership With Mercedes-AMG GmbH

Ian Minards, Aston Martin Product Development Director:

“Working with Mercedes-AMG in this way while, of course, remaining independent and preserving the unique character and style of Aston Martin that has been the mainstay of the company throughout its 100-year history, points to a very bright future for the company as it starts its second century in business.”

So thumping AMG V8 and V12 engines in next-gen Astons? Looks like someone’s birthday wish came true.

~ 2013-07-26

motorsport

Citroën C-Elysée WTCC challenger revealed

Renderings only at this stage, with the actual roll-out scheduled for the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.

~ 2013-07-25

Street driven Porsche 962 in Japan

Luke Huxham, Maiham Media:

The Group C Porsche 962 is an iconic race car to say the least. In the 80’s it won countless Le Mans races and to this day holds a very special place in car enthusiasts hearts. One particular Japanese car enthusiast loves this car so much that he can’t keep this race car restricted to circuit duties only. He feels the overwhelming need to spend much more time with it, on the streets!

With plates and a full-fat Rothmans livery? Badass.

~ 2013-07-22

Factory Fresh Restored BMW 2002 Turbo

‘74 BMW 2002 Turbo restored to almost better-than-new condition using many extremely rare NOS parts.

(via Petrolicious)

*[NOS]: New Old Stock

~ 2013-07-21

The 911's Appeal Is a German Thing

Petrolicious:

Everybody has their “thing”. For John Willhoit, it’s certainly a German thing. For the past 37 years, he and his custom 1971 Porsche 911T have been Stuttgart’s outpost in Los Angeles County. Whether in his shop restoring classic 356s and 911s or on the road thrashing his own rear-engined machine, Wilholt’s German thing is a good thing indeed.