Tag: John Coyle

Right now, I’m sitting in a gorgeous ninth floor room at the W Hotel in South Beach. The ocean view is breathtaking. The weather is tropical. The guaranteed madness of the 2014 Gumball 3000 lies ahead. And like sharks poised for a feeding frenzy, angry supercars circle the surrounding streets. A few minutes ago, one of […] More »

You can’t be totally prepared for the Gumball 3000. The full-frontal assault of ferocious supercars, exotic locales and block-rocking parties is enough to turn the brains of most mortals into an exhaust-rattled, octane-spiked blob of tapioca pudding.

The ladies of AnastasiaDate are running the legendary Gumball 3000, and in a radiant illustration of why it’s better to be lucky than smart, I’ll be tagging along to document the insanity. Live coverage starts June 4th!

For a second I thought there weren’t as many models at the SEMA as there have been in the previous years. But I was wrong—there are plenty of babes here. Hit the jump to check out the lovely ladies of SEMA 2013.

Two German heavyweights are delivered to the Motor Trend offices. They square off in a series of tests, and the loser is sent to face the cold embrace of the crusher. Actually, it doesn’t really work like that. But it’s still interesting to watch the M5 and the Panamera in a drag race, and get […] More »

Well, that didn’t take long. Four days after it was announced, the 25th Anniversary Edition 760L1 V-12 is already sold out. Given that BMW is only bringing 15 of them to the States, it’s not terribly surprising. What is surprising? For some reason, the brass decided to shackle the 6.0L, 535hp twin turbo V12 with a 130mph limiter, […] More »

There’s no shortage of sexy sheet metal at Pebble Beach, so if you’re going to bring a design concept it’s got to be stunning. Fortunately,  the gorgeous one-off Zagato Roadster BMW brought to the show fits the bill—and then some. Over the years, we’ve seen the legendary Italian firm’s work on machines from Ferrari, Aston Martin, Bentley, Alfa […] More »