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Jaguar XFR-S Teased Again Before LA Auto Show
Jaguar is teasing its range-topping XFR-S for a second time ahead of its scheduled debut during the L.A. Auto Show this week.
Audi ‘1.0L’ City Car Might Get Crazy 282 MPG
Said to be capable of as much as 282 mpg, one of Audi’s latest projects is internally called the “1.0-liter car.”
2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Finished US Tour in LA
Called a “new breed of grand tourer” by its manufacturer, the 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish is set to roar into the L.A. Auto Show next week.
Lexus LF-LC Blue Coming to LA Auto Show
Lexus will bring its eye-catching LF-LC concept to the Los Angeles Auto Show for its North American debut later this month.
Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Priced from $441,600
Days after the car first debuted, Lamborghini announced how much American buyers will pay for its Aventador LP700-4 Roadster: $441,600.
Lamborghini Aventador Roadster to Debut Next Week
Lamborghini might debut its Aventador LP700-4 convertible as early as November 12 if rumblings around the internet prove to be true.
Next-Gen Audi R8 Will Not Share Porsche Platform
The sprawling Volkswagen Empire is in the process of consolidating its vehicle architectures. To help quell the industrial chaos Porsche was put in charge of sports-car development, but now it’s reported the next-generation Audi R8 will not share Zuffenhausen’s latest architecture.
2014 Corvette Teased, New Wheels Shown
If you don’t think sculpting clay models can be cool, think again.
Ford Shows Off Composite Tech With Carbon Fiber Hood
Carbon fiber, typically used in race cars and high-end sports cars, is now making its way on conventional vehicles as automakers find a more efficient way in cutting costs on the lightweight material.
Koenigsegg Agera R Officially Hits American Dealerships
One of the world’s most exciting hypercars, the Koenigsegg Agera R, is finally available for purchase in the U.S.
McLaren P1 is a Paris Motor ‘Show Stopper’
With a power-to-weight ratio of over 600 hp per ton, the McLaren P1 supercar debuted today at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, though more as a tease than anything else.
Jon Olsson Taking Offers for his PPI Audi R8 Razor GTR
One of the most unusual – and most intriguing – Audi R8s in the world is available for purchase.
Mazda MX-5 GT4 Makes 320 HP, Costs $197,000
With a price that could bring a host of high-end exotics to your driveway, it’s probably hard to imagine who would buy a Mazda Miata that costs more than $200,000 after taxes, that is until you consider that this isn’t a street-legal car.
McLaren X-1 is an MP4-12C in Crazy Clothes
Created by McLaren Special Operations (MSO) for an unspecified client with indisputably unique taste, the X-1 debuted today at The Quail, an exclusive event at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
Lamborghini Opens New Facility to Build Specialty Models, Sesto Elemento First
Lamborghini announced a new facility today that will allow the brand to focus more pointedly on limited production specialty models.
New Cars Are Shedding Pounds in the Name of Efficiency and Performance
From in-car technology to turbocharging, there is perhaps no other trend that’s fundamentally changing new cars more than the move to dramatically reduce the weight of modern vehicles.
Ferrari 458 Spyder Tuning Package Adds Horsepower, Style and Speed
If nothing else, driving a Ferrari 458 Spyder commands attention, but tuner Novitec Rosso insists that’s not enough. It just announced a new tuning package that makes the car lighter, faster and more aerodynamic to allow a 200 mph top speed.
Jon Olsson’s PPI Audi R8 Razor GTR in Stunning Detail
In the skiing world Jon Olsson is known for innovating new tricks, in the automotive world he’s known for taking supercars through weather that might make some SUV drivers cringe.
Ford Plans Carbon Fiber Future to Help Shed Up to 750 Pounds Per Car
Already several years into a switch to more efficient EcoBoost engines, the next big move for the Ford Motor Company in the fight to reach increasingly strict fuel economy targets is to significantly reduce the weight of its vehicles. To help meet those goals the American automaker has today announced a partnership with Dow Automotive…
Aston Martin Announces FIA World Endurance Champion GT Entry
Aston Martin will return this year to the FIA World Endurance Championship to compete in the eight round series, kicking off with the 60th anniversary edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring, on March 17. The company confirmed today that it will enter an updated version of the Vantage GT2, calling it the Vantage GTE. That car…
Next-Gen BMW 7 Series to Use Carbon Fiber
Used to aid performance and improve efficiency through reduced weight, carbon fiber is increasingly finding its way into modern vehicles. Holding back a more mainstream adoption of the high-tech material is its price. It should come as little surprise then that BMW isn’t too concerned, especially when it comes to spendy luxury barges like the…
Future GM Vehicles To Use More Carbon Fiber
g General Motors is taking steps to make carbon fiber a major component in their future production vehicles by working with Teijin Ltd. of Japan. Carbon fiber is a labor-intensive product, meaning it is expensive to implement in production vehicles. That expense generally restricts its use to low-production models like the Chevrolet Corvette Z06. That will all…
New Porsche Supercar to be Built on Audi R8 Platform
Porsche‘s new supercar, targeted squarely at the Ferrari 458, might be borrowing its underpinnings from the next-gen Audi R8. The German sports car manufacturer is already well on its way to developing the part-carbon fiber car, though what they have so far borrows heavily from Audi. It’s not something Porsche is happy about, but Volkswagen,…
2014 Audi R8 To Get Carbon/Aluminum Hybrid Structure
As a result, combining both carbon fiber and aluminum seems like a good compromise, plus using both materials in the car’s construction will likely reduce the weight of the R8’s skeleton by some 45 lbs.
