Motor Trend was tired of hearing about which cars are faster on the strip than others, so they pulled together $1.75 million worth of horsepower onto an empty airstrip to settle the debate once and for all. This HQ video features Ferraris, Porsches, Lexuses (Lexi?), Beamers, Benzes, and a bunch of other cars I could never afford. At least my Volvo station wagon can fit a chick in the back, now I just need to actually meet one. Check out the awesome video that is the greatest drag race ever seen before. Jump!

Since the dawn of time, guys have used their cars to make them look and feel cool. Old men buy slick Corvettes to make them feel younger. Guys who suffer from the Napoleon complex buy huge Chevy pickup trucks to make them feel better about what they lack in size. Funny thing is, that sh*t works. In a recent study, women admitted they are more attracted to men driving Porsches. Apparently, a man driving a luxury car was more appealing to date than a man driving “a Honda Civic.” Who knew. Check out our list of 8 cars guaranteed to get you laid after the jump.

Have you ever been driving and had the feeling you weren’t distracted enough? Apparently executives at Ford have had the same feeling and have come up with new ways to keep drivers’ eyes off the road. Ford recently announced upgrades to its SYNC vehicles due to be released in 2010 that include WiFi connectivity and HD radio with iTunes tagging.

I have an economics professor that is such a hippie-liberal-douche, it pains me to hear him speak. Every now and then, though, he says something completely uncharacteristic that I agree with. Being that it is my 8am class on Tu/Th, it leaves me with the rest of the day to ponder.
We give the Detroit Big 3 a ton of crap for being slow in transitioning to fuel efficie… Click to read more

While we were all watching our parents cry over their lost retirement accounts and House Republicans decided not the bail out the rich – I was expecting stigmata or the seas to turn to blood. Instead, I found a little blurb on CNN that noted a $25B loan to the auto industry that was quietly approved with some MAJOR implications.
First, the background: the… Click to read more

Let us begin in the beginning…
Freddie Mac’s full legal name is the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Fannie Mae is the Federal National Mortgage Association.
Fannie Mae was created in 1938, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, at a time when millions of families could not become homeowners, or risked losing their homes, for lack o… Click to read more

Twenty-four-year-old fashion model Fabiana Semprebom was born in Brazil from a Brazilian father and an Italian-American mother. She was discovered at a mall in Sao Paolo, and is now represented by Louisa Models, Supreme, Ford Models (New York/LA), Mega Models (São Paulo), 2pm Model Management, Women Management (Milan) and Ford Models Europe (Paris). T… Click to read more