Saturday, August 14, 2010

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2012 Mustang Boss 302: Ford Reincarnates an American Legend

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:37 PM PDT

The Mustang's teat is red and sore from how much Ford has been milking its pony car in recent years. Not only Ford, but everyone. Tuners and custom chops have created new-school versions of classics like the Twister Special and GT500KR, while Ford has been keen on whoring out nameplates like California Special and Mach 1. Thankfully, the Mach 1...


New Lancia Stratos: Real Life Photos of One-Off Special Based on F430 and Built By Pininfarina

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 07:02 PM PDT

Turns out the modern-day interpretation of the iconic Lancia Stratos that took the internet by storm the past couple of weeks is in fact a real car and it will be produced. German media, including Auto Motor und Sport magazine, reported today that the Stratos is a one off -at least for now- commissioned by Michael Stoschek, owner and CEO of the...


Revised 2011 Nissan Rogue Priced from $20,810

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 02:13 PM PDT

Now that the 2011MY Rogue (for details on the facelift, read our previous post here) has arrived in showrooms, Nissan decided to release pricing for its updated compact crossover. The new Rogue is offered in two trim levels, S and SV, plus the special edition "S Krom", with prices ranging from $20,810 to $25,660, not including tax, title and...


POLL: Would you Rather have a Honda CR-Z or a New Scion tC in Your Garage?

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 11:53 AM PDT

Pretty soon buyers here in the States will have a few new choices when considering an affordable and efficient entry-level coupe or hatch. No, no, we aren't getting VW's Scirocco or Peugeot's RCZ anytime soon (but the Hyundai Veloster is on its way). We're talking about Honda's CR-Z hybrid that goes on sale here in the States on August 24 and...


Spy Video: 2011 Bentley Continental GT Coupe Facelift

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:31 AM PDT

Seven years into production of its Continental GT, and Bentley is now brewing up a... late, late-life facelift for the coupe model keep to suitors interested. As usual, the British (feel free to swap with German) firm's engineers made sure we couldn't see most of the styling updates by covering the car from top to bottom in checkered masking...


CFC and MK-Soundstyle's VW Golf GTI Aims to Deafen

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 08:51 AM PDT

The people over at CFC Styling Station and MK-Soundstyle in Neuss, Germany are trying to give old Phil a run for his money when it comes to baseless ego (scroll down to read excerpts and add curse-free insults, this is a family show). With the Hi-Fi Golf, these people have created a huge, rolling boom box...of doom. Under the matte silver...


Tool of the Day: Owner Crashes Brand New Ferrari 458 Italia Outside Maranello Factory [VIDEO]

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 08:23 AM PDT

Nothing says you're a tool going to be one of Ferrari's finest customers better than crashing a brand new 458 Italia right outside the firm's plant in Maranello only 24 hours after buying the supercar (according to the person who taped the video). Follow the break to watch the film showing the 458 Italia revving its 570HP 4.5-liter V8 one day and...


Next Corvette Stays the Course, Mid-Engine Layout but May Gain Hybrid

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 07:17 AM PDT

Plain and simple: no mid-engined Corvette, maybe a hybrid, and a statement that GM is not testing any V6s in the Corvette (yet). That's from GM's global vehicle engineering VP Karl-Friedrich Stracke, and it's fine by me. Spend wisely, slowly upgrade the program, don't rock the boat. The Mid-Engine and Dual-clutch Transmission: Stracke decided to...


Jaguar Debuts XKR175 Coupe Special Edition at Pebble Beach

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 06:24 AM PDT

Another show, another special edition Jaguar model in celebration of the British firm's 75th anniversary The place; Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance. The car; 2011 XKR175 Coupe. Designed exclusively for North America, production of the XKR175 will be limited to 175 vehicles at an MSRP of $104,500 (including destination charge), with 15 of those...


New Infiniti G25 with 218HP 2.5L V6, Priced from $30,950

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 05:44 AM PDT

Infiniti is taking all the new car headlines at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance show. Along with the presentation of the 348HP kitted-out G Coupe from the firm's new IPL performance division, Infiniti used the event to announce the introduction of a new entry level model in the G sedan range, the G25 equipped with a 2.5-liter V6...


McLaren MP4-12C Cop Car? Only in Need For Speed Hot Pursuit

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 05:10 AM PDT

While everyone's waiting for the new Gran Turismo, Need for Speed hopes to satiate your digital racing needs with a new Hot Pursuit game. Check out the screen shots below for some copped-out speed machines. Dare you view the Viper and forever live in fear of what could one day be lurking on an interstate? Hey, cops impound craziness all the...


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