Saturday, November 13, 2010

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What's Your Favorite Sports Car from the 1980s?

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:01 PM PST

Ah, the eighties: the decade that brought us shutter shades, punk rock and the Cadillac Cimarron. Back in the days when greed was good, Frankie said relax and nobody knew where the beef was. It was also a great decade for cars: The Germans brought us the Porsche 959, the AWD Audi Quattro and the BMW E30 M3. The rest of Europe brought us the...


Chevy Releases Fresh Images of New Camaro Convertible, Starts from $30,000

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 05:33 PM PST

We all remember how fast the Camaro Neiman Marcus Edition sold out - if you don't, check out the story here. Now it's time for the General to promote the far more affordable standard model that will get its first public outing at the LA Auto Show next week, with sales scheduled to start in Spring of 2011. Mesmerized by the social media hype, GM...


Dipping Out: Taxi rates in 72 cities for when you're out of your element

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 03:43 PM PST

The people over at Price of Travel [PoT] have compiled a list of worldwide taxi rates to help people get a better idea of how to budget for transportation expenses. In order to make the rates more easily comparable, PoT has set a standard distance of three kilometers and then gauged metered rates for a variety of cities (listed below). The site...


Hamann Presents the BMW X5 Flash Evo M with up to 670HP

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 02:43 PM PST

With 555 hp on tap, the stock BMW X5 M has enough power for most mortals, but Hamann disagrees, hence the birth of the Flash Evo M. Featuring an aggressive bodykit, the German tuner's version of the X5 M can be specified with one of two engines upgrades, delivering up to 670 hp, 22 or 23-inch alloys, tweaked suspension bits and bigger brakes....


Fiat Primo Roadster Study Rendered to Battle a future MX-5

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 01:57 PM PST

Independent designer David Cardoso recently sent in his take on a possible MX-5 competitor from Fiat. The Primo is meant to be a roadster/coupe with a face similar to the Fiat family's baby 500 and a rear treatment reminiscent of the marque's older 128. If a cute little roadster/coupe like the Primo ever made it through Fiat's gates, there's no...


Pininfarina Hands Over One-Off New Lancia Stratos to its Owner

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 12:24 PM PST

In what could be one of the happiest days in Michael Stoschek's life, the German millionaire who commissioned the creation of a modern-day Lancia Stratos, took delivery this week of the one-off Italian supercar from Pininfarina's headquarters outside of Turin. All in all, it took two years for the Italian design firm and coachbuilder to complete...


Renault Releases New Pictures of the 2011 Laguna Facelift

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:23 AM PST

At this year's Paris Motor Show, Renault unveiled the refreshed 2011 Laguna saloon and Estate featuring minor styling updates, Euro 5-compliant engines and equipment improvements. Now, the French automaker has released fresh batch of pictures of the facelifted model, available after the break. Exterior modifications include a redesigned fascia...


G-Power Creates the BMW M6 Hurricane RR, Says it's the World's Fastest 4-Seater Coupe

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:51 AM PST

Never content with BMW's factory offerings, renowned German tuner G-Power has presented its latest accomplishment in the form of the new M6 Hurricane RR, which it claims to be the "world's fastest 4-seat Coupé". While based on the outgoing BMW M6 Coupé, the Hurricane RR Coupe adopts the V10 bi-supercharger engine from G-Power's M5 Hurricane RR,...


Rebornd Allard J2X Roadster to Launch in Europe this Year

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:58 AM PST

The original Allard J2X was a limited production exotic featuring American V8 power and lightweight chassis. Only 83 cars were built in the UK between 1951 and 1954. In 2008, Canada-based Allard Motor Works revived the roadster with a new model named the JX2 MK II. Now, time has come for the roadster to make its way to Europe where it will be sold...


Chevrolet Ditches V8 for New Twin-Turbocharged V6 in IndyCar Series

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:10 AM PST

If there's one way to convince buyers of the advantages of smaller displacement engines with fewer cylinders, it's to do it through motorsports. And now General Motors is marking its return to the IndyCar Series with a new twin-turbocharged, direct-injected V6 racing engine powered by renewable E85 ethanol fuel that will essentially replace the...


Mercedes Builds the World’s Most Advanced Driving Simulator [with Video]

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:21 AM PST

If you're a fan of realistic driving games likes the Gran Turismo, then you're really going to dig this one. Meet Mercedes-Benz's professional driving simulator that comes with a 360o, precise landscape imagery and a twelve-meter long rail for transverse movements. The driving simulator, however, was not made for racing games but to help the...


GM Recalls 2010-2011 Cadillac DTS and Buick Lucerne Over Possible Fire Risk

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 06:43 AM PST

If you happen to be one of the 13,780 owners of a 2010-2011 Cadillac DTS or Buick Lucerne sedan with a V8 engine, you'll soon receive a recall letter from General Motors. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA], the aforementioned sedan models have alternator cables that can wear through a power steering line...


Hennessey Unleashes the Supercharged HPE600 Camaro with 602HP

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 06:01 AM PST

Hennessey Performance has released another performance upgrade for Chevy's new Camaro SS, called the HPE600, based on 2010-2011 LS3 or L99 powered versions. It encompasses, among other things, a TVS2300 Supercharger System, which raises output to 602 hp and 595 lb-ft (807 Nm) of torque. The Texas-based tuner claims that the HPE600 is capable of...


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