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First Drive: 2009 Audi TTS
2008-06-05 17:11:00 Not many cars become motoring metaphors like 2009 Audi TTS. The 3 Series, for instance, is shorthand for a small sporting sedan. The 7 Series is still known as “BMW’s S-Class,” so powerful is the brand of the top-drawer Benz. And if Motor Trend ran a headline talking about Kia’s Corvette, we’d know what ... More About: Drive
Mazda Dealers and Designers Split on Future of MX-5 Styling
2008-06-05 16:16:00 Autocar is reporting in the May 21 issue of its print magazine that Mazda dealers are pretty pleased with the looks of the current generation Mazda MX-5 convertible and don?t want the boat rocked too badly when the car gets a facelift next year. Word is that the new-look Mazda MX-5 won?t carry any of ... More About: Future , Designers , Convertibles , Split
First Drive: 2009 Lincoln MKS
2008-06-05 15:58:00 Lincoln is up against i,2009 Lincoln MKS. The brand has languished for decades as marketing chiefs and design heads have kept a revolving door spinning at redline. The four-pointed star that once stood for one of the premium American luxury car nameplates had been denigrated to little more than the top Ford trim level. Until ... More About: Drive
Spy Shots: Toyota/Subaru coupe caught in the wild
2008-06-05 15:06:00 AutoExpress may have provided us with a rendering of what the new RWD Subaru coupe might look like, but Winding Road’s hired spies have provided the real deal. Shot outside a test center in the UK (amidst white-out conditions), the camo-clad mule is sporting some body panels pilfered from the current Legacy, but with a ... More About: Toyota , Spy Shots , Shots , Wild
First Drive: 2009 Hyundai Genesis sedan
2008-05-29 16:02:00 Autoblog recently spent time in Korea driving pre-production versions of the new Hyundai Genesis . This is the car that, according to Hyundai, will usher in a new era of luxury. Them’s big words, and we only got a limited amount of time to figure out how true — or not — they were. But ... More About: Drive , Sedan , Sedans
Porsche Panamera Production to Commence April 2009
2008-05-29 15:34:00 Latest details of the upcoming Porsche Panamera have surfaced courtesy of Dutch Magazine Autotelegraaf which reports we are likely to see the production for the four-door coupe commence in April 2009, just one month after we expect to see the worldwide debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Porsche has confirmed that the Panamera will be ... More About: Production , Porsche Panamera
Volkswagen Golf TDI Hybrid Concept expanding battery cooperation with Sanyo
2008-05-29 15:18:00 Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn has announced that the company will be partnering with Sanyo to further develop lithium ion batteries for automotive applications. Earlier this month, the group’s Audi division announced that it would use Sanyo’s nickel metal hydride batteries in upcoming Q7 hybrid. This agreement goes beyond that with the focus being on ... More About: Hybrid , Golf , Volkswagen , Cooperation , Battery
Fierri Enzno for sale on eBay
2008-05-29 14:30:00 The king of kit car mayhem, the Pontiac Fiero, has served as donor vehicle to many kit conversion atrocities over the years, and this latest discovery was undoubtedly found on eBay. The neon yellow cheese wedge dubbed, Fierrari Enzno, by the Jalops states its main claim to fame is an appearance in the motion picture ... More About: Sports , For Sale , Ferrari , Ebay , Sale
2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 en route to dealers
2008-05-29 14:13:00 If you’re one of the lucky 6,400 customers to lay claim to the 425 hp Dodge Challenger SRT8, we have good news. The first 1,000 special edition Dodge Challenger SRT8 have already been built, and they’re en-route to a dealer near you. For those of you that won’t be getting your Hemi-powered muscle car in ... More About: Coupes , Route , En Route
Maserati MC12 Pimped by Edo Competition
2008-05-27 15:18:00 Following on from Edo Competition ’s Enzo Ferrari we reported on yesterday, we can now bring you the Maserati MC12. The famed supercar tuner has tackled the MC12 on numerous occasions in the past including the 755hp MC12 Corsa, 800hp MC12 XX and the 700hp MC12 R therefore it comes as no shock to see ...
Renault launches new Laguna coupe with 3.0L diesel
2008-05-27 15:01:00 Amongst the sun and stars of the Cannes Film Festival this weekend, Renault has unveiled the new Laguna Coupe with a pair of V6 engines. Each of the 6 cylinder powerplants uses a different fuel. One runs on gasoline, the other diesel. While Renault-badged cars haven’t been available in North America for more then ... More About: Nissan , Diesel
PPI Returns to Roots with Second Gen PS TT
2008-05-27 14:37:00 PPI and WCF have a little bit of history together. Back in 2004 when WCF was still operating as GermanCarFans.com, we were the first to give coverage to a small new tuning firm from Germany who’s first product was based on the first generation Audi TT, known as the PPI RS TT. The RS TT ... More About: Roots
Spy Shots: Lexus LF-A engine spied
2008-05-27 14:24:00 After countless spy photos and appearances at auto shows for the past several years in two different styling forms, the Lexus LF-A made its first official appearance on the road this weekend at the Nürburgring 24 hour race. At some point during the weekends festivities, Automobile managed to snag a shot of the engine lurking ... More About: Spy Shots , Shots , Engine
EDO Competition tweaks Ferrari Enzo to 700 hp
2008-05-27 13:54:00 Ferrari Enzo Edo Competition has no qualms about taking positively perfect exotic machinery and tweaking it to suit customer’s tastes. And when it comes to the paragon of rolling automotive masterworks, the Ferrari Enzo is arguably King of the Hill. While the Enzo isn’t lacking in either the power or appearance department, that hasn’t stopped Edo from ... More About: Ferrari
Spycam: 2009 Acura TL
2008-05-20 16:33:00 The 2009 Acura TL is still months away from its debut in the fall, but the magic 8ball is already saying “outlook not so good” for the latest Acura to get a redesign based on these recent spyshots. Looking pretty inoffensive from the front, the 2009 TL bears shape and proportions similar to those of ... More About: Spy Shots
Rendered Phat: Scuderia Bizzarrini P538
2008-05-20 16:23:00 Any day with a new Italian supercar is a good day. Today, then, is such a day, brought to you by one of the most stoic names inside or outside the business. Those in the know will recognize the name as belonging to Giotto Bizzarrini, the sportscar guru whose career brought him to the ... More About: Concept Cars , Phat , Scuderia
Spied: BMW M3 Sedan facelift? already?
2008-05-20 15:54:00 When the BMW M3 sedan made its debut, we knew based on its two door counterpart,’s performance that it would be fast. But this is one bit of ground we didn’t anticipate the V8 super-sedan would cover quite so quickly: Barely on the market already, the M3 Sedan is getting a facelift. The revisions, of course, ... More About: Spy Shots , Facelift , Sedans , Saloons
What Would a Production BMW M1 Homage Look Like?
2008-05-17 18:41:00 When BMW revealed the M1 Homage at the Concorso D?Eleganza Villa D?Este , most World Car Fans have supported the idea of having a production version of the concept. Little later, a image of a supposed M1 prototype appeared, but it has been proven a hoax. That does not lower the chances BMW will ... More About: Sports , Production
Lotus Eagle Spy Video
2008-05-17 18:08:00 The Lotus Eagle has been in development for what seems like an eternity and the testing prototypes keep popping up in different locations around Europe, including France and Northern Scandinavia. However the latest shots are the most interesting as they were taken at Nurburgring proving the engineers are now fine tuning the performance aspects ... More About: Video , Spy Shots
First Drive: 2009 Nissan Maxima
2008-05-17 18:03:00 Judging by the Web hits on any scrap of information we post pertaining to Nissan ’s 2009 Maxima , you guys and girls can’t wait to get your hands on this all-new edition of the Japanese maker’s four-door sedan — er, I mean, “four-door sports car.” Well, we have one in the garage right now. Just drove it ... More About: Drive
Audi TT Clubsport Quattro Concept Set To Make It To Production
2008-05-17 17:20:00 Last year we were presented with the Audi TT Clubsport Quattro Design Study which debuted at the Essen Motor Show, the low windscreen made a production version of this vehicle unlikely however there were some Audi executives that suggested a low volume model could make it to our streets. Now to confirm it could well ... More About: Concept Cars , Production , Make
Audi A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro concept
2008-05-17 17:14:00 Audi has released the first official images of its newest concept before the wraps are taken off at the Lake Wörther Tour in Austria later this month. Think of the Audi A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro concept as a smaller, racier, more attainable version of the Audi R8 V12 TDI concept shown in Detroit, with power ... More About: Audi , Concept Cars , Concept
Land Rover turns sixty in style with one of its most thrilling SUVs ever
2008-05-02 08:22:00 When we enter our sixth decade, retirement, a bungalow in Eastbourne and plenty of time for hobbies loom large ? but try telling that to Land Rover Defender SVX. The Land Rover Defender SVX is celebrating it and the firm?s 60th birthday by refusing to grow old gracefully. In fact, the firm is hitting back ... More About: Style , In Style , Sixty
First Drive: 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR
2008-05-02 08:00:00 You know it’s different the moment you twist the key. It idles with the burble of a twin-engine Cigarette speedboat. Zing the gas, and the 2008 Ford Shelby GT500 KR barks hard from its large, brushed stainless exhaust pipes. The roar is accompanied with a moan from the cold-air intake and a whine from ... More About: Drive
Shelby celebrates 85th birthday and 1966 Le Mans victory with Commemorative
2008-05-02 07:39:00 We got our first look at Shelby’s 85th Commemorative GT40 back in January at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale. It’s as close as you can get to the real thing without spending millions on an original GT40 with the chassis and body nearly perfectly replicating the original. Shelby Distribution has now issued an updated press ... More About: Victory , Sports , Le Mans , Birthday , Coupes
Beijing Auto Show 2008: Geely CE concept makes its debut
2008-04-23 15:31:00 Ok, the Geely car parade at Beijing is officially in full swing. One of the good-looking renderings we posted during the runup to the show was of the CE concept, a small hatchback that looked like it could just as easily be an Acura that’s slumming in the entry-level class. In the metal, it ... More About: Concept Cars , Auto Show , Show , Auto
Beijing Auto Show 2008: Brilliance BS4 wagon is good looking? no BS!
2008-04-23 14:59:00 The Brilliance BS4 sedan is a pretty good-looking car, so it stands to reason that its wagon variant would be easy on the eyes as well. Unveiled in Beijing , the BS4 wagon is indeed a snazzy-looking, ostensibly practical machine. Power comes from a 1.8L Mitsubishi G93 four-cylinder making 134 hp (100 kW) at 6500 rpm. ... More About: Auto Show , Show , Auto , Good
Beijing 2008: From Jeep clones to this? Beijing 700R concept
2008-04-23 14:43:00 It turns out that the Geely GT didn’t corner the market on coupe concepts at Auto China 2008. Beijing Automotive — whose Wrangler-style B40 you saw earlier — is also on the case with its 700R coupe concept, a clean and attractive design with some interesting details. An accent line angles upward, merging with muscular ... More About: Concept Cars , Jeep , Auto Show , Beijing 2008
First Drive: 2008 Lotus Elise Supercharged
2008-04-23 14:33:00 This year’s high-performance headlines are all about Nissan ’s gigantus GTR, like 2008 Lotus Elise Supercharged a two-ton nuke lobbed at Newton’s laws of physics. Meanwhile, way below the fold in mouse type we read that Lotus has quietly strengthened its longstanding alliance with fellow Brit, Sir Isaac, by introducing an Elise with Exige S power ... More About: Drive
First Drive: 2009 Infiniti FX
More articles from this author:2008-04-23 14:04:00 It’s confession-time: I’ve got a fetish for multi-purpose vehicles. No, I’ve never been a fan of SUVs except 2009 Infiniti FX. And no, the recent spate of crossovers has left me scratching my head (give me a wagon or give me death!). But what I am interested in are vehicles that can exhilarate on-road while ... More About: Drive , Coupes 1, 2, 3 |
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