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Senner Tuning Audi TT RS Lays Down 430-HP
Senner Tuning has released their vision of what Audi‘s TT RS Roadster should be, calling it the Power TT. The name clearly comes from the added power the TT RS puts out: an impressive 430-hp (from the factory 360-hp) thanks to a reprogrammed ECU, high flow cat, valve-controlled exhaust system and an upgraded intercooler and…
Forbes Compiles “America’s Dirtiest Vehicles”
We regret to inform you that the subject matter behind the enticing title won’t live up to whatever thoughts are circulating in your head. Rather, Forbes’ list of “Americas Dirtiest Vehicles” has to do with pollution and gas mileage, and is mostly comprised of cars we ourselves would want to own. Forbes used a variety…
Oprah Gives Away 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Sight Unseen
Oprah’s annual “Favorite Things” episode, where the billionaire talk show personality gives audience members a series of lavish gifts, saw the unveiling of the silhouette of the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle, a first for the new car. Oprah, who owns a current generation Beetle, contacted the automaker regarding a giveaway, and she was given a sneak peek of…
Ford Asking Fans To Help Name Mustang V6 Performance Package
With over 300 horsepower, the Ford Mustang V6 is no longer confined to the role of rental car, like its less fortunate ancestors were. Even though it carries the stigma of “V6 pony car”, the Mustang with two fewer cylinders can move well, and Ford knows this. For the upcoming “V6 Performance Package”, Ford is…
1991 Nissan 300ZX Spyder Hardtop Convertible Surfaces On Ebay
A full four years before the Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder debuted, another Japanese sports car with a folding hardtop made its debut. You may not have heard of the Nissan 300ZX Spyder, partly because they only ever made one example. While the 300ZX came in either hardtop, t-top and convertible variants, the folding hardtop was a…
Porsche To Hire 100 Engineers, Likely For Hybrid R&D
Porsche is going on a hiring blitz, looking to recruit 100 engineers for its Weissach research center, ostensibly to help shore up ranks for the expected hybrid car blitz that was alluded to at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Porsche’s official press release (posted below the jump) directly mentions that engineers will be able to…
2012 BMW 650i Convertible Debuts; Absent from LA Auto Show
While BMW displayed its new 6 Series Concept on the floor of the LA Auto Show, out in cyberspace the German automaker one-upped itself by releasing full details and images on the 2012 BMC 650i Convertible. Powered by a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 and making 400-hp and 450 ft-lbs of torque, the 650i will be available…
Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Spyder Performante – The Super G Drops its Top
After news leaked about Lamborghini‘s latest model yesterday, the Italian automaker has now officially revealed its new Gallardo LP570-4 Spyder Performante with plenty of new photos of the stunning beast. While it’s described as a more hard-core performance version of the LP560-4 Spyder, one could easily call it a convertible version of the Superleggera. Like…
LA 2010: Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet All Set for South Beach [Video]
Nissan literally pulled the cover off its 2011 Murano in Los Angeles today, unveiling for the first time on these shores the new open top version dubbed the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet. Painted seafoam green with a light interior, it looked ready for South Beach on the opposite coast. Nissan says they envision females in their…
LA 2010: Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet Is Strange, May Cost $46,000 [Video]
In an industry filled with me-too entries and uniform designs, the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet is a bold, unique product that is sure to find a home in the driveway of exactly nobody. Sorry, it’s true. We hate to punish anyone for taking a risk – hell, we love to see big gambles succeed, just like…
LA 2010: 2012 Volkswagen Eos Introduced by Heidi Klum
Volkswagen brought Heidi Klum on stage in Los Angeles to unveil the new 2012 Eos, unfortunately, totally drawing our attention away from the new handsome corporate nose…on the car, not on Heidi. The changes to the 2011 VW Eos are significant, but most of the attention is focused on its looks, so bringing out someone…
LA 2010: Chevy Camaro Convertible Officially Drops It’s Top in Los Angeles
After viewing the new Camaro Convertible at a private event yesterday, Chevrolet has today officially revealed the car at the LA Auto Show with Chevy’s marketing boss Chris Perry confirming the Camaros dominance over the Mustang. Rolling out the newest American muscle drop-top Perry commented that Chevy is poised to close out the year with…
LA 2010: Chevy Camaro Convertible – First Live Photos [Video]
Chevy has already launched the Camaro Convertible what seems like several times, but now we have the first live photos of the drop top American muscle machine ahead of its official debut at the LA Auto Show tomorrow. Sporting a rag-top, rather than a hard-top, the convertible model gains just 200 lbs over its coupe…
2012 Chrysler 200 Convertible To Debut At New York Auto Show
The only other car on the market that’s more maligned than the Chrysler Sebring is the Chrysler Sebring convertible, a favorite of sunbelt rental fleets and incompetent bosses everywhere. With the introduction of the Chrysler 200 comes the inevitable Chrysler 200 convertible, which will get the same 2.4L 4-cylinder and 3.6L V6 powerplants as the Chrysler 200,…
2012 Volkswagen Eos To Get GTI Motor, Corporate Styling
In the midst of our busy daily news gathering, we somehow forgot to bring you these new pictures and details of the Volkswagen Eos hardtop convertible, which gets some fancy new duds for 2012. A new front end treatment, to better fit in with the rest of Volkswagen’s current offerings, will be fitted to the…
Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet Revealed Ahead of LA Auto Show Debut
Nissan continues to push forward with its no-holds-barred approach to automotive design, unveiling a new two-door convertible version of its Murano SUV. Named the Murano CrossCabriolet, this bizarre new model follows on the heels of the launch of the tiny Juke crossover – criticized for its styling, but praised for its impressive engineering package. Believe…
Chevy Camaro Convertible Officially Revealed Ahead of LA Auto Show on Facebook
Set to make its world premiere next Wednesday at the LA Auto Show, Chevrolet has released the first official pics of the new 2011 Camaro Convertible on its Camaro Facebook page. Sporting a rag-top, rather than a hard-top, the convertible model should only get a small weight gain over its coupe counterpart. Both the V6…
2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Will Have In-Car Internet
In what might be the most puzzling vehicle packaging discussion ever, the upcoming 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK will come with an in car internet system. We’re assuming that nearly 100% of SLK owners have a phone with some kind of data plan, not to mention that there’s no a lot of room in an SLK for…
BMW Z4 Silver Top Edition Released in Limited Numbers in Japan
BMW of Japan has released yet another limited edition vehicle, this time taking the E89 Z4 and adding a silver top, dubbing it the Silver Top Edition Z4. (How creative). The two-tone vehicle sports a Black Sapphire body exterior while the folding hardtop and mirrors have been finished in Titanium Silver. Standard for the interior…
Jeep Wrangler To Get Pentastar V6, New Dodge To Get European Platform
Jeep‘s venerable Wrangler will get the much lauded Pentastar V6 next year, according to Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. Marchionne confirmed that the 2012 Wrangler will do away with the current 202 horsepower V6, and adopt the newest Chrysler 6-pot, which makes between 283 and 305 horsepower. Also confirmed was the upcoming Dodge compact hatchback based…
Volkswagen Cabrio To Return In 2011, Teenage Girls Rejoice
We can almost hear the strains of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” emanating from the stereo as Volkswagen has announced that their Golf Cabrio, beloved by young women everywhere, will return to production sometime in 2011. While the Golf has always had the dubious honor of being a truly feminine car, the current…
Lotus To Launch Winter Driving Academy In Finland
Of all the automakers that offer winter driving schools, Lotus seems like the worst fit. With their famous British reliability and bare metal cabin surfaces, the prospect of driving a Lotus in freezing temperatures strikes us as a task fit for British masochists like Max Mosley. But with Lotus’ re-branding, a new emphasis on the…
SEMA 2010: Best In Show, Part 2
Our second installment of the Best In Show series profiles the cars that made SEMA what it is – sport compacts. Yes, some of these cars push the boundaries of taste, but others are fairly creative and actually enhance the looks of the stock car. The dominant cars this year seemed to be the Mitsubishi…
SEMA 2010: Chevrolet Camaro, Ford F-Series, Jeep Wrangler, Win Big At SEMA Awards
For the first time ever, SEMA awarded three vehicles the distinction of “Hottest Car”, “Hottest Truck” and “Hottest SUV”. Not surprisingly, the winners were all domestics, with the Chevrolet Camaro, Ford F-Series and Jeep Wrangler winning their respective categories. The vote is something of a popularity contest, as organizers used the “influence” of the cars,…
