Test drive and walk around of a 2006 VW Phaeton 4.2 4MOTION with Chris from Chicago Cars Direct. The days when Volkswagen translated to “people’s car” are over. This car, the Phaeton, stretches to 199.0 inches in length, is powered by a 12-cylinder engine making 414 horsepower, and features an air-conditioning system so complex it splits the interior into four separate zones. When this humble VW goes on sale in the US next year, top-of-the-line versions will cost $85000. Maybe more. Yet just like a $15600 Golf, the Phaeton wears Volkswagen badges. VW’s new luxury sedan takes on the Mercedes-Benz S-class, the BMW 7-series, and the new Audi A8 and Bentley GT Coupe, in-house rivals that share many of the same mechanical components. Masterminded by Ferdinand Piëch, VW’s recently retired chairman, the Phaeton set out to be nothing less than the best car in the world. The key is turned in the dashboard-mounted ignition. Nothing. Only after sighting the tachometer needle trembling at 640 rpm do I realize the engine is alive. With the windows up, it’s so quiet you can’t hear the W-12—effectively two narrow-angle V-6s bolted onto a common crankshaft at an angle of 72 degrees. Give it some gas, and the engine emits a distant burble. At 80 mph it remains mute, unheard over the hum from the 255/45R-18 Bridgestone Potenzas. At 100 mph, wind noise from the exterior mirrors begins to intrude. You only hear the engine as a remote purr when you step up the pace. Opening the aluminum hood …
2009 Challenger SRT8 Walkaround and Test Drive with Chris from Chicago Cars Direct. Pages: 1 2 3 Photos 2009 Dodge Challenger SE / R/T / SRT8 * Photos (36) Visit Our Buyer’s Guide » Dodge Challenger * › Overview * › Specifications * › Price with Options * › Photos & 360° View * › Get a Free Quote News & Reviews * 2010 Dodge Challenger SE V6 – Short Take Road Test * Dodge Challenger by Pettys Garage for SEMA – Auto Shows * Dodge Challenger by SpeedFactory for SEMA – Auto Shows * Dodge Challenger 1320 – Auto Shows * 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T Manual – Short Take Road Test * Hurst Dodge Challenger – Auto Shows * Dodge Challenger Blacktop Concept – Auto Shows * 2009 Dodge Challenger SE, R/T, and SRT8 – Video * 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 – Video * XV Challenger – Video Top Competitors * Chevrolet Camaro coupe * Dodge Charger * Ford Mustang coupe * Nissan 370Z Dodge took a curious approach to introducing—or perhaps we should say reintroducing—its reverently retrospective Challenger muscle car by starting with the top-dog, 425-hp SRT8 model and making it the only one offered for 2008. Can you say collectible? Alas, Dodge waited until the 2009 model year to follow up with volume versions that might— might—actually sell in numbers high enough to make the company some significant profits: the V-6powered Challenger SE and the muscle-bound, Hemi-equipped Challenger R/T. But along with the mass-market models, Chrysler will introduce manual-transmission versions of the Challenger R/T …
Test drive of a 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo with Chris from Chicago Cars Direct. he Eskimos are said to distinguish thirty-seven different kinds of snow and ice. The Laplanders, who live much closer to civilization, can probably still name seventeen different varieties. But I’m perfectly happy with a three-step gradation: slippery, very slippery, and god-awful slippery. You couldn’t find a worse location for a first drive in the new 480-hp Porsche 911 Turbo than here, on the public highways and byways of Lapland. We’re in preproduction cars, shod with normal, nineteen-inch mud-and-snow footwear rather than studded tires. Although some of the testing is done within the confines of a huge winter park where the only other traffic consists of elk (stupid) and reindeer (very stupid), we are traveling on real roads lined with real trees. It would seem that an appointment with a snowbank is in the cards. The 997 Turbo is the most extroverted 911. It wears a deep nasal air dam that eats snow for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. The revised front end displays a light pattern consisting of LED indicators and sidelights plus small halogen foglamps. In addition, the Turbo sports flared wheel arches, tapered sills, and split lateral air intakes. It also features a radically different rear end with a bigger, automatically extending biplane spoiler, a skirted apron with graphic vents, and a pair of massive exhaust pipes. The triple-spoke aluminum wheels look surprisingly good in black …
MotoMan meets Shiro Nakamura, the Chief Creative Officer for Nissan and Infiniti. He brings along the Infiniti Essence Coupe to demonstrate how the fancy concept cars we see on the show stand influence cars you and I drive like the new 2011 Infiniti M!
Please watch in HD. If you enjoy it…rate it, man! Music credits are in the description below. Cars and Coffee coverage, m3 exhaust comparison and bad ass cruise afterwards. Some of the guys from m3post.com got together to check out Cars and Coffee and have a little meet. We had a great time and meeting everyone was cool. Big thanks to Nawaaz (m3post.com) for organizing it. Anyone interested in having a personal video of their car made can message me or leave a commment. 1st track: “Crush Linen” by Lakey the Kidd 2nd track: “Who’s listening?” by Gee Dubs (available on itunes or by visiting www.giftedhoods.com) 3rd track: “Built for SIn” by Framing Hanley Shot using Canon HV40 with a Pearstone 0.7x Wide angle lens. Camera settings were 24f and Cine Mode. Mostly auto focus and the exposure was locked at -3
Another detailed walkaround of a stunning BMW X5 4.4i, from Chicago Cars Direct.
Part 1 of a detailed test drive and walkaround of a beautiful Umbria Gray 2006 Infiniti M35x with Chris from Chicago Cars Direct.
2005 Porsche Cayenne Turbo test drive and walkaround with Chris Moran from Chicago Cars Direct…listen to that exhaust!
FastLaneDaily’s Shakedown Host Leo Parente reviews the changes made to Formula One for 2010 and what changes are to come for both NASCAR and IRL.
The folks at Speed and Motion return for the second ever episode of VOD Cars in HD. Carrera GTs. Lamborghinis. Ferraris. And more. Watch the tunnel shots at the end… You will NOT be disappointed. To get this episode in HD you can click here. libsyn.com or subscribe to the HD Feed in iTunes. phobos.apple.com
