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Bentley Continental GT Convertible to Debut at Frankfurt Auto Show
It appears that Bentley will be ready to debut the new Continental GTC at this year’s Frankfurt Auto Show in September. This debut will come one year after Bentley first unveiled its refreshed Continental GT, featuring a lighter body, more powerful and slightly more fuel-efficient engine. The cabrio Conti GT will look similar to the…
Custom Vintage Ferraris Expected to Attract Top Dollar at Autions This Year
Examples include a 1950 Ferrari 195 Inter Coupe, a car that was displayed at the Turin Motor Show back in 1951; a 1957 Series II 410 Superamerica (shown), which was also displayed at a show, in this case that year’s Paris Auto Salon, plus a 1963 400 Superamerica Aerodynamica, another ex-Turin show car.
Aston Martin Considers IPO, Plans Major Push in Chinese Market
Although the company’s chief commercial officer Michael Van Der Sande said that Aston “came very late to the party in China,” the firm is making up for lost ground.
Jay Leno Tours AMG Facility, Hand Assembles SLS AMG Engine
Very few celebrities have a passion for cars like Jay Leno. The star of late night doesn’t keep his love for all things on four wheels a secret, owning over 200 vehicles. Of the 200, Leno houses 40 various Mercedes-Benz models in his collection, from classics to current sports cars to Mercedes motorcycles. Surprisingly, the…
Dodge Viper In Search of Lap Records All Across America This Summer
As a way to keep the Viper name in the spotlight until the next model arrives, Dodge is spending the summer hunting down as many track records as possible with its now-retired halo performance car. Called the Viper Record Tour ’11, Dodge has already taken its hard-core ACR street-legal track machine to New Jersey Motorsports…
Jon Olsson’s Rebellion R1k Becomes Red Bull Edition, Production On The Way?
Jon Olsson’s Ultima GTR-based Rebellion R1k made our jaw drop when it was first debuted, sporting 800-hp and exotic car styling and a tone that rivals even Italian’s finest exotics. Now it looks that Olsson’s version of an ultimate sports car has hit the streets as the Rebellion R1k Red Bull edition but it may…
Galaxy Warrior Writes The Book On How To Ruin A Lamborghini Gallardo
Look, you have to try awfully hard to make any exotic, let alone a Lamborghini Gallardo, look bad. But somehow Galaxy Warrior (what a name) did exactly that with what they consider a styling package for the Italian exotic. While the front bumper isn’t as awful thanks to its hints at Reventon-inspired styling, the atrocious…
Lamborghini To Discard Manual Transmissions On Future Products
With Ferrari having done away with manual transmissions already, Lamborghini is the next supercar manufacturer to follow the two-pedal trend, with the Bolognese outfit announcing that the next Gallardo will not be available with a manual gearbox, similar to its Aventador sibling. Car enthusiasts will undoubtedly cry foul at this announcement, but Lamborghini R&D boss…
Aston Martin V12 Zagato To Start At $525,000
Aston Martin’s mighty, magnificent V12 Zagato comes with a $525,000 price tag—a bargain, if there ever was one. After all, you’d have to pay three times as much for the even mightier Aston Martin One-77, and even more for the time machine you’d need to use to go back to 2010 and get on the…
Rolls Royce Announces Record Half Year Sales
Rolls Royce Motor Cars has experienced tremendous success, enjoying a record half-year in 2011. The British automaker has seen an increase of sales by 64 percent worldwide, compared to the same period in 2010. Within the first six months of 2011, 1592 cars have been delivered to customers, and there is continued strong demand for…
The Future Is Here: Terrafugia Flying Car Approved By NHTSA
Welcome to the future our forefathers were dreaming about: the flying car is finally here! Well, you still need a runway, but we’re getting close to catching up with the Jetsons! That’s right—the only flying car you can buy today has just been approved for terrestrial driving by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The…
BMW 335i Performance Edition To Be Released
BMW will release a new special edition 335i, thanks to the high demand for the quick selling M3 Frozen Black Edition. The 335i Performance Edition will feature a boost in power and some distinguishing features. BMW has announced an additional 20-hp and an extra 32 lb-ft of torque added to the standard model’s 300-hp and…
Formula 1 Promoters Threaten To Switch To IndyCar
The world of Formula One has been flipped upside down by new regulations approving the switch from current V8 engines to V6 turbos. The rev limiter has also been lowered from 18,000 rpm to 15,000 as a major change. As a result, many companies associated with the commercial side of the sport are very concerned…
NASCAR Tests Fuel Injection At Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway will be testing fuel-injected engines in the premier NASCAR series this Thursday, and will be the first on-track test of the technology. Fuel injection is very common on standard fuel injected automobiles but NASCAR has stuck with carburated engines throughout its racing history. However, a decision was made last February to switch to…
Porsche Launches 360 HD-video Experience App [VIDEO]
Porsche has released a unique application called the Porsche 360° app for the iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. This app allows for an up-close driving experience without actually sitting inside one of the sports cars. The app allows users to ride shotgun, alongside Porsche driver Jeroen Bleekemolen for a lap around the Zandvoort circuit. While in…
Novitec Rosso Shows Off a Pair of Ferrari 458 Italia Twins [video]
Ah, what’s better than one Ferrari 458 Italia? How about a Novitec Rosso-modified Ferrari 458 Italia? How about two that look identical? Novitec Rosso decided the best way to a man’s heart wasn’t to grab their attention with just one hot, bright red and sexy 458, but with two outfitted with the same modifications. And…
ASC McLaren Tuned Dodge Viper Up For Grabs
Most people would be rather content with the rarity of the standard Dodge Viper. With roughly 24,000 units made world-wide between all its model years, it is hardly a common sight. It’s performance will also please most people. The original 1992 Viper made 400-hp, and over the years that figure raised to 600-hp. Considering these…
Ferrari Auction Nets $724,000 for Dissaster Relief in Japan
Japan’s wealthy elite brought out their wallets this past weekend for a more than worthy cause; rebuilding the country they call home. At an event hosted by Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo and attended by Italian ambassador Vincenzo Petrone and Japanese Minister of Industry Banri Kaieda, a total of $724,000 was raised to help the…
Jaguar XF Wagon Confirmed
Jaguar has announced that the XF will have a wagon variant but only in Europe. There probably won’t be a wagon version in the U.S, but we can live vicariously through the Europeans for a few minutes. The most important detail given was that “It will be slightly different, with character and panache,” which may…
Ferrari FF Tears Up The Goodwood Festival of Speed Hill Climb [Video]
James Martin, famous TV personality and celebrity chef piloted the Ferrari FF during the famous 1.16-mile long Goodwood Festival of Speed uphill race. In the video, James Martin tears up the hill shifting gears like a mad man. The car seems to be very poised and balanced through the turns. At the end of the…
Mitsubishi Slashes EV Price To Increase Sales
Mitsubishi is becoming much more aggressive regarding future EV sales in its home market of Japan. Currently Mitsubishi’s i-MiEV sells for 3.98 million yen which equals $49,200. Government subsidies bring the price down a million yen equalling $36,900. The i-MiEV’s chief rival, the Nissan Leaf costs 3.76 million yen which equals $46,500 before subsidies and is…
Aston Martin Prices The V12 Zagato At £330,000, 150 Examples For Sale
The recently released Aston Martin V12 Zagato which was recently spied testing on the Nürburgring, has now been priced. According to AutoWeek, Aston Martin will only build 150 examples of the V12 Zagato and the car will be priced at £330,000, or nearly $500,000 USD, twice the price of the high-performance DBS. It is also two and…
Bentley Ice Racer Takes On The Hillclimb Challenge At Goodwood
It is a tradition at the Goodwood Festival of Speed to run up the hill of this famous estate. Just about every type of road and racing car make this trek, and the Bentley ice racer is no exception. Earlier this year, Bentley set a new record of the highest speed achieved by a car…
2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed Hill Climb Photo Gallery [Car Porn]
What makes the Goodwood Festival of Speed a bucket-list event isn’t the tremendous gathering of exotic sports cars, but the fact that they’re driven – hard! The highlight of the event is the hill climb, where drivers (often professionals) take everything from a Rolls-Royce to the original Audi Quattro rally car to exotics to modern…
