http://www.FullTiltLife.com highlight from Kings of the Street Part 2 - a 1000HP Turbo Supra and a stock Suzuki Hayabusa line up for a roll race. The Supra drops into first rather than third gear ending the run in dramatic fashion.Check out the whole story on the Full Length DVD.
Genre: Auto Videos
by: FullTilt
Honda and Audi downshift their motorsports activities, leaving gaps in Forumla One and the American Le Mans Series, the Internet gives us a peek at the new BMW Z4 and Mercedes-Benz is taking another look at a small roadster that could show up in the U.S. market ... But Wait, There's More!
by: AutoWeek
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=129086 --- We're on final approach into a tight corner, and our left index finger stretches for the minus paddle behind the 2008 BMW M3 Convertible's small, fat-rimmed steering wheel. All we want is a quick, rev-matched, 3-2 downshift from the car's seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. Our downshift arrives in a violent, noisy spasm, a come-on to every sport biker in the canyon. Yet it still feels like one of the most precise gearchanges we've ever been able to take credit for. It also makes the BMW M3's 4.0-liter V8 very happy. Back down in 2nd gear, the free-revving engine howls to the bikers, and even through gusts of wind and gnats, we hear it tell us how much it hates neutral throttle. If you're not working this V8, you're killing it softly. Messy emotions are inevitable when you're driving a hardtop-convertible version of a legendary performance car, as the thrill of a sunburn on a summer day has a way of obscuring unfortunate realiti
by: Insidelinevideo
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=125063 --- It's Hour 9 of our big driving day in the big Mini, the 2008 Mini Cooper S Clubman, and daylight is fading. Weekend wine enthusiasts escaping to Paso Robles jam us up on California Highway 46, but this Mini Clubman has the optional automatic transmission, so we relax. Eventually we come to the turnoff for California Highway 41, and none of the civilians are going with us. We've never driven the southernmost stretch of Highway 41 before. But with the Cooper S Clubman's responsive chassis and useful bi-xenons, it's point-and-shoot through the tight turns and we brim with confidence. Instead of holding us up, the six-speed Aisin-built automatic is playing along. It swaps gears as quickly as any dual-clutch gearbox and even matches revs when we call for a downshift. Sometimes we ask for a double and still it quickly obliges. The 2008 Mini Cooper S Clubman doesn't feel any different than it did when the sun was out. Certainly, it's no
