It’s a set list that looks a lot more like a season of BBC’s Top Gear than what you’d imagine gets covered with a year of reviews from Car and Driver. Luckily though, this list serves as an awesome reminder to just how diverse of a publication this industry giant is and for what it’s worth, it’s very […] More »
I’m not sure I’d have ever imagined putting together a tagline that included the words “Nürburgring” and “hybrid”; let alone “lap record.” All you need to do is watch the video and you’ll be a true believer in the absurdity that is the Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid. We’ve been covering it non-stop, but as of […] More »
We’ve visited the Porsche 918 Spyder recently, but the good people at Jalopnik posed an interesting question. Per their claim, the 918 Spyder is a landmark vehicle in every possible way. Strong words—which to be honest, I was originally unsure about. It’s a hybrid supercar. A bizarro new term that pitches a strange bi-polar dichotomy […] More »
McLaren has just announced its P1 hypercar has achieved a Nürburgring lap time of less than seven minutes. How much less than seven minutes, you ask? McLaren’s not saying. They’re not even saying whether they beat the Porsche 918’s 6:57. I know, those damn mother-effers! But a Facebook quote posted at BridgetoGantry.com could alleviate some of […] More »
The Porsche 918 is now the world’s fastest production car around the Nürburgring. Porsche test driver Mark Lieb yanked the Green Hell by the nostrils, achieving an elapsed Nordschleife lap time of 6:57 in the plug-in hybrid hypercar. It will be interesting to see how the competition responds … we feel World War III is looming, with Ferrari […] More »