Autos

The Ferrari 458 Italia is the hottest car available in the marketplace today, in my not so humble opinion, and it just got a little hotter with the introduction of the all new Ferrari 458 Italia Spider.

What could be better than a sexy red Ferrari convertible?  How about a first ever hard-top mid-engine car; unlike its predecessors which used soft cloth tops, the 458 Italia Spider uses a very cool hard-top system.  Unlike most of the other hard-top convertible cars, the one on the 458 Italia Spider doesn’t fold, it simply flips backwards and rests on top of the trunk, under a very sexy looking cover.  Check out the video below from some coupe to convertible action.

I guess by now most of you have heard about Debbie’s eHarmony video – an impassioned video bio in which lovely Debbie makes an attempt at introducing her real, inner self to the internet. While Debbie is obviously a troll, her video about loving cats is still beyond hilarious; she loves every type of cat, and it just makes her SO sad that she can’t hug them all and put them on rainbows and it’s a very emotional time for her.  While pretty funny, it’s not really post worthy, until now: super awesome manly man Patrick Warburton has made a Honda eHarmony video. He too feels emotional… about Hondas. He knows not all Hondas are being driven, and wants to hug every type of Honda, but he just can’t and it makes him so sad! Check Honda’s brilliant video bio response after the jump.

Despite Mercedes’ efforts to keep the 2013 SL under wraps, photos have been leaked and are circulating around the web faster than a zombie apocalypse. The Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster was scheduled to make an appearance at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show in January but because of the leaked images, Mercedes released official photos of the car.

I have to admit, I’m not a fan of the exterior styling at all. The front fascia has definitely been influenced by the Mercedes SLS and that same influence is being spread to other vehicles Mercedes is offering. The Mercedes SL appears to be having an identity crisis. Although I’m sure the car performs very well in the wind tunnel testing, the car doesn’t seem to have a very nice overall flow when looking at it from various angles and it lacks the aggressive styling I was hoping for.

I’d be remiss to talk about sixties muscle cars without paying homage to one of the best of breed: the first generation 1967 to 1969 Chevrolet Camaro. But, it’s also extremely difficult to write about the Camaro, for two main reasons. Reason one: How do you come up with any original topic about a car that has already been written up about in so many ways and from so many angles? Reason two: There are a lot (and I mean a lot) of Camaro guys that know every possible factoid about the first gen. If you want to write about the revered Camaro, then you had better be prepared to be repeatedly corrected by a Camaro enthusiast who intimately knows every nut, bolt, number, and high speed chrome muffler bearing on one. So today, the plan is to ‘build’ my own 1969 Fantasy Camaro: an original in the sense that all choices from the factory order sheet have been selected by me. Most of my Camaro option reference information is taken from internet sites, meaning there may be some cases where erroneous information slips in – I’m not claiming to be a Camaro expert, just a Camaro lover. Everybody, into the WABAC machine!

The snake is back and it’s back with a vengeance.  The 2013 Dodge SRT Viper was officially unveiled at the New York Auto show, although Dodge had been showing teaser photos for a while on Facebook.

Although the exterior styling is more of an evolution of the previous generation Viper, the interior is where the Viper finally looks as good as its competition.  But that’s not what this car is about, the Viper is all about foot to the floor, tire shredding action and the new car shouldn’t disappoint in that department.

Most of the cars tuned by German car tuning firm Mansory are utter crap in my humble opinion, Mansory proves the say “money can’t buy you class” and their latest creation is no exception.  This time Mansory has tuned a Ferrari 458 Italia Spider Monaco Edition and made it look like the Ferrari Enzo, at least in the front.

I don’t have a problem with the 458 Italia looking like an Enzo, the problem I have is with all the carbon fiber pieces added onto the car that look like

If there is one vehicle out there that is being milked like crazy, it has to be the Mini. There are already six variants of the Mini not including the special editions and the company has just introduced the seventh edition to the lineup, the Mini ClubVan.

The vehicle is supposed to be the first premium compact delivery van and is based on the longer Mini Clubman. For it to function as a delivery van, the Clubvan no longer has rear seats and the boot floor which allows for more cargo space.