The Greatest V12 Engined Coupes

The V12 is the king of all cylinder arrangements. Sure, you can have something more exotic if you want just raw power, like the W16 in the Bugatti Veyron or a massive Straight-8 like in an old Duesenberg, but almost every timeless classic has twelve pistons arranged in a "V."

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Video Review: 2013 Aston Martin Vanquish – The best Aston ever made?

I can tell you right off the bat that my favorite Aston Martin is the V12 Vantage. It's a manic machine with a short wheelbase and a monster motor. It's not the best Aston though, because it still suffers from the same issues that affect all of the current crop of cars from Gaydon. The center stack is fitted with…

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Driving One of the World's Ten Best Roads You've Never Heard of...

A while ago Jalopnik posted "Ten great driving roads you've never heard of" and usually these articles don't find traction with me. This isn't a knock against the writers, the contributors, or Jalopnik, I just have no retention when it comes to leisure reading. However, that article in particular was one that stuck…

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This Is Aston Martin's Hydrogen-Powered Rapide Race Car

Aston Martin turned the new Aston Martin Rapide's 6.0-liter V12 into a twin-turbocharged zero-emission prototype engine that can run on pure gaseous hydrogen, petrol or the mixture of the two. And they're going to race it at the unforgiving Nürburgring 24...

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