Filed under: Coupes, Videos, Supercars, Chevrolet, Dodge
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A couple months back, the bone-stock Corvette ZR1 put supercars everywhere on notice when it took on the famed Nurburgring and ran a Nissan GT-R-beating 7:26. The track-ready, fire breathing Viper ACR bested the Corvette’s amazing effort by posting an incredible […]
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, GM, Toyota
The attention of the hybrid technology universe has been focused firmly on two vehicles: the Chevy Volt and the plug-in Prius. On the surface, these two vehicles are primed to be big-time competitors in the battle for mpg-conscious buyers. Not so, says the king of quote, Maximum Bob Lutz. According […]
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Euro, Paris Motor Show, Toyota
Click above for high-res gallery with the new Toyota Avensis
Toyota will use the upcoming Paris Motor Show in October to unveil its redesigned flagship model for Europe, the Avensis. Think of it as the old country’s version of the Avalon. Though we only have a rear 3/4 shot […]
Filed under: Time Warp, Minivans/MPVs, Ferrari
Click above for gallery of the Ferrambo
We first alerted you to the Ferrambo’s existence back in late 2007 when the build was nearing completion. The brainchild of Mike Warn and Tim Divers of Divers Street Rods, the Ferrambo is the result of mashing together a 1960 Nash Rambler Wagon and […]
Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Japan, Supercars, Nissan
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NISMO has finally released all the details on its line of upgrades for the R35 Nissan GT-R, and per usual, there’s good news and bad news.
On the positive side, the parts are the typical blend of OEM quality and fitment, with a focus […]
Filed under: Recalls/TSBs, GM
In the ongoing quest to make our cars more user-friendly, automakers have been adding more and more techno-goodies to make our lives just a bit easier, as well. Unfortunately, these features occasionally do the exact opposite as electrical gremlins take control and make them malfunction. Such is the case with a 857,735 […]
Filed under: BMW, Lifestyle
Kudos to the crew at BMW, who recently donated a few cars, a handful of instructors and one of its test tracks to an injured Marine training class. A group of soldiers wounded in Iraq were invited to the track to learn performance driving techniques behind the wheel of some seriously desirable […]
Filed under: Aftermarket, Tech, Tokyo Auto Salon
Weds Sports, a Japanese wheel-maker, has created a full carbon fiber wheel — rims, spokes, hub, everything — that weighs 2.76 kg. Coming out to about 6.1 pounds, that’s about half the weight of the Dymag carbon fiber wheel with a magnesium rim that you’ll find on a Callaway […]
Filed under: Convertibles, Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, SUVs, Green, Rumormill
Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma
Fisker Automotive is going to have its work cut out for it when it comes to meeting its self-imposed deadline of bring the Karma sedan to market by the fourth-quarter of 2009. To complicate matters even further, the automaker […]
Filed under: Coupes, Audi, Volkswagen, Rumormill
Over the past week, CAR has donned its prognostication cap and tapped it’s “internal sources” in an attempt to foretell Audi’s future product plans. A few of stories have ranged from inane to insane, but one post seems entirely plausible and has blinded us with excitement.
Audi’s mid-engine R4 was pronounced […]