2013 HDRA Eldorado Reno 500 – Livestream

The 2013 HDRA Eldorado Reno 500 is happening this week near our high desert HQ.  Hit the jump for links to a weekend of livestreaming direct from the dusty Nevada desert.

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Film Friday: Red Bull Hare Scramble – Erzberg Rodeo 2013

  The hardest hare scramble in the world took place last weekend.  Hit the jump for hours of video and some amazing photography from the 2013 Erzberg Rodeo.

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1929 Rat Rod

Hot rods are the kings of cool cars and rat rods are the hottest thing going in hot rods. Now some people would hate me using the term rat rod to describe a car, and some people use that term with pride. I’m not all that interested in political correctness so I’m calling this a …

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66 Nova Wagon

World of Wheels: Omaha car show

Car show season is here! We kick off what hopes to be our busiest season ever with the World of Wheels show in Omaha Nebraska. World of Wheels celebrates the custom car. You will see very few if any stock cars here. We love custom cars at IG so World of Wheels is right up …

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Feb 25

Track Ready Stripped out Subaru BRZ, for Europe

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I woke up to an exciting press release today in my inbox, well I thought it was exciting until I realized it was for Europe only. It looks like following on the heels of Toyota’s announcement of a track ready version of the GT-86 in Japan, Europe will get one in the form of the Subaru BRZ. The car is lighter weight by about 100lbs and will be called the RC. It achieves it’s lightness by deleting the radio, air con, and some paint on the bumpers. It also comes without an LSD which is likely to accommodate custom final drive ratios or atleast specific ratios for various race series. The BRZ-RC also drops the 17 inch wheels for steel 16s. Sadly, there has been no stripped version for the US announced yet and Subaru says there will not be one. Again the Europeans have all the fun.

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Source: Subaru.

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Feb 24

The new Mercedes SL63 AMG

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Here at I-G we love AMGs. The sound alone is worth the price of admission so when we get some details on a new one we are pretty excited. Now the SL63 isn’t all new, but it’s certainly been reworked. Mercedes says the SL63 is going to be lighter, more powerful, and get 30% better fuel economy. Now I’m not sure who buys a six figure luxury rocket and worries about fuel economy but apparently there are some.

Here’s a nice graphical break down of the car.
SL 63 AMG
Displacement 5461 cc
Bore x stroke 98.0 x 90.5 mm
Compression ratio 10.0 : 1
Output 530 hp (or 557hp*) at 5500 rpm
Max. torque 590 lb.-ft. at 2000-4500 rpm
664 lb.-ft. at 2250-3750 rpm*
Engine weight (dry) 449 pounds
Vehicle curb weight 4,059 pounds (preliminary figure)
Fuel consumption, NEDC comb. 23.8 mpg (preliminary figure)
CO2 emissions 370 grams per mile
Efficiency class F
Acceleration 0-60 mph 4.2 seconds
(4.1 seconds*)
Top speed 155 mph (186 mph*)

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Feb 24

Another Ferrari 620 teaser and some rumors

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The 29th is coming pretty fast so it’s no surprise info is leaking out about the Ferrari 620. If you are just tuning in the 620 is the upcoming replacement for the 599. Today the rumor mill fired up in a big way with GTSprint claiming the car will have a 6.3L V12 making an insane 740hp!

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Feb 23

Ferrari 620 Teaser video

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The Ferrari 620 will drop in Geneva on the 29th and ahead of that date they have given us a tasty morsel to tide us over. You can’t see much of the car but you can definitely hear it.

Bon Appetite!

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Feb 23

The Audi A3, a pocket luxury car.

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Just ahead of the Geneva show we’ve gotten some leaked pics of the Audi A3. Details are scant as usual with these things but we’ll know more pretty quick as the show is right around the corner. What we are pretty sure of is that the A3 (atleast in Europe) will have three engine choices: The 120 horsepower 1.4 TFSI, the 177 horsepower 1.8 TFSI and a 138 horsepower 2.0 TDI.

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