There’s something magnificent about the aura surrounding a beautiful new car. Sometimes it’s the defining growl of the engine; other times it’s the advanced technology worthy of bragging about. Like a complex watch, purchasing a luxury vehicle is the milestone of progress in your road of life. Don’t think of it as a money pit, because if you do, you’re probably not ready for it. Dream big, and make those giant leaps towards it. If you’re already playing in the sandbox, by all means, play hard. These are the moments you’ve been waiting for.
Bathurst is one of the most interesting tracks in the world. It has massive straights, necessitating a top speed-friendly setup — but there are also narrow s-curves over much of the map, undulating up and down with the Australian terrain. It’s an incredibly tricky course, especially for an endurance race like the Bathurst 12 Hour. But, like any challenging course, when someone is really on...
BMW makes a wide range of automobiles. Choosing one is sort of like going to a Chinese restaurant — you pick the number you want and then add some sides. "Give me a Number 2 with a side of M." Ah, excellent choice sir. That’s the M2 coupe. Or perhaps you want a four-door version of a two-door version of a four-door executive sedan. That’ll be the Number 6 with a side of Gran...
If you can think of a challenge, someone has likely already set a world record doing just that. The world’s largest pizza? 13,580 square feet. The fastest 100 meters skateboarded by a dog? 19.65 seconds. The most toilet seats broken by the head in one minute? A head-aching 46. But the fastest log car? Until January 20th that rather unlikely title had yet to be crowned. Now of course, it has, and...
Feast your eyes on the new 2017 BMW Alpina B7 Bi-Turbo. This supercar masquerading as a sedan hides a 4.7-liter V8 with BMW’s Bi-Turbo technology that gives it incredible power. There’s 608 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque in this BMW to wake you up and then some. It’s all paired to an 8-speed automatic transmission and will propel the car from 0-62 mph in all of 4.2 seconds. Top speed comes in...
Ahead of its earnings call today, Tesla Motors has announced that it will show its Model 3 — a critical, mass-market vehicle far cheaper than the Model S and X that it sells currently — on March 31st, just a few weeks away. This isn’t an actual release, though: that’s still many months away, with production and first deliveries coming in 2017. CEO Elon Musk had previously said that...
With the brisk winter air beating down on the poor, unsuspecting Chicago Auto Show goers, Chevy hopes that its new reveal will bring some warmth to McCormick Place. And why shouldn’t it? The 2017 Camaro 1LE looks hot, and comes in two new flavors. First we get a taste of the new V6. It’s the same 335-horsepower 3.6-liter V6 you’ll find on the standard Camaro, but the entire vehicle has been given...
Google uses its giant data centers to simulate 3 million miles of autonomous driving per day, the company has revealed in its monthly autonomous driving status report. That’s a really long way — like driving more than 500 round trips between NYC and LA — but it actually makes a lot of sense. Americans drove some 2.7 trillion miles in the year 2000 alone and Google needs all the data it can...
The ordering process for the all-new 2017 Acura NSX officially kicks off on February 24th, but interested buyers won’t be able to snag NSX #001 any longer. The very first NSX just sold at this past weekend’s Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, and gaveled for a whopping $1.2 million, in the process setting the record for the highest-selling VIN #001 vehicle in Barrett-Jackson auction...
Mechanically speaking, the late ‘70s were not kind to the Pontiac Trans Am. In 1977, the most potent engine under the muscled-up Firebird corralled a worrisome 200 ponies. But the same can’t be said about the breed’s popularity. The Trans Am was arguably the automotive star of ’77, and that’s largely thanks to one unforgettable flick, Smokey and the Bandit. This past weekend, one of the original...
It’s no secret that Floyd Mayweather likes expensive cars. He has a garage full of them, including several Bugattis. The new Chiron is coming soon and Mayweather recently sold an old Bugatti to make way for the new one. According to TMZ, he’s ready to spend $3.5 million dollars to add the Chiron to his garage when it finally is ready for the public. The old Bugatti was seen being loaded on to a...
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Howdy. I first started blogging on RAMONE.ca in 2009, with a dedicated focus on men's lifestyle and stories of inebriation. Shortly after, I was listed as a top Canadian blogger, and over the next decade, I've collaborated with hundreds of notable brands.
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