Feb 29
Well ladies and gents, here it is. The new Ferrari F12.
copyright Ferrari
Ferrari says it’s their fastest production car ever, and who’s going to argue with its 720hp V12 under the hood. It’ll go from 0-62 in 3.1 seconds and it turned a lap around Fiorano a full second quicker than the 599GTO – the previous record holder. I’d say with its top speed of 211mph it’s pretty fast.
Hit the jump for a couple of videos Ferrari sent our way as well as the press release.
Feb 29
In what seems like a never ending stream of government mandates for our cars the NHTSA has decided we all need back up cameras in our cars. People backing up and killing people account for 200 deaths a year in America, or about the same as people trying to asphyxiate themselves while jerking off. Adding cameras to new cars would run the price up about $200 bucks, then when run through our wonderful system of capitalism where everything is marked up to the max would probably really cost you about a million dollars per new vehicle. Ok I’m obviously not taking this very seriously because at this point these mandates are just a freaking joke. So we all have to pay an extra $200 when we buy our next new car because 200 people a year are too damn stupid to look behind them before backing up? Awesome. I can’t help think there are bigger fish to tackle out there in the public safety arena. Especially when it comes to cars. What this boils down to is some Senators relative owns a company that makes these cameras and he’s going to get rich off this. I’m sure, that’s what it always boils down to in America.
I’m sorry if this all sounds a bit jaded and a little more political then we want to be here at Infinite-Garage but the last thing we need are more rules when it comes to our cars. LEAVE OUR CARS ALONE!!!!
Feb 28
T10 released details on the next Forza Motorsports DLC today. It’s going to be a good one.
The pack will feature:
The Aston Martin V10 Zagato
1971 Ferrari #2 312P
2012 Ultimate GTR
1969 Chevy Nova SS
2010 Renault Clio RS
1966 Ford Country Squire
1995 BMW 850C si
1986 Alfa GTV-6
2011 Weismann GT MF5
1969 Chevy Corvair Monza
Here’s the video
Special thanks to Open2nd over at the Exodus boards for bringing this to our attention.
Feb 28
With the economy in the toilet, new cars costing as much as houses, and used cars costing as much as used cars used to it’s more important then ever to keep your car running for as long as possible. With a little time and effort you can make sure your car runs in tip top shape for years to come.
A modern car should run for hundreds of thousands of miles relatively trouble free so hit the jump to see how to make it happen!
Feb 27
We got our hands on a 2012 Chevy Cruze LTZ to put through it’s paces. Our Cruze came equipt with the 1.4L turbo ecotec motor which makes 138hp and 148 ft-lbs of torque. Chevy is implementing this 1.4L turbo engine in several of it’s new cars. Chevy Claims the Cruze isn’t a direct replacement to the Cobalt but it’s Cobalt size, Cobalt power, and Cobalt price, so the Cruze is the replacement for the Cobalt. We liked the old Cobalt so the Cruze has to be good if it wants to replace it.
Our tester Cruze came pretty well equipt with a six speed automatic, keyless entry, keyless start, and 17inch wheels. The interior is well appointed with automatic climate control, auto-dimming inside rearview mirror, uplevel instrument panel with chrome trim rings, driver and front-passenger illuminated vanity mirrors, outside heated, power-adjustable, body-color mirrors, front fog lamps, chrome door handles, 18-inch alloy wheels, available navigation and premium audio and available power sunroof.
For our complete road test hit the jump and see what we think of Chevy’s Civic fighter.
