Posts for 'Automobiles'
Toyota/Subaru Confirms RWD Sports Coupe for 2011
Ever since the Supra, Celica, and MR-2 were canceled Toyota has pretty much abandoned performance for bland cars like the Camry, Corolla, and Prius. Well by the end of the decade that should be set to change as Toyota officially confirmed that they are currently jointly developing a RWD sportscar with Subaru on April 10, [...]
New Baby Bull Born; Sexy as Hell
The unveiling of a new Lamborghini is always a huge event, especially to me. And this one is no different. Much like the Murcielago was transformed into the LP640, the Gallardo is now the Gallardo LP 560-4. LP for longitudinale posteriore, the engine’s positioning in the car, 560 for 560 PS/ 552 HP, and 4 [...]
The Grasshopper is now the Master: Porsche Owns 51% of VW
Porsche and Wolkswagen have always had a very close relationship, with parts sharing dating back to their beginnings. This relationship is further emphasized when considering that Ferdinand Porsche also designed the iconic people’s car Volkswagen Beetle. In March of 2007 Porsche upped its stakes in VW to 31% officially triggering rumors of an eventual takeover. [...]
Land Rover Brings the Good Stuff
It’s been a while since I’ve been excited about any SUV - what with the 3.00 dollar-a-gallon gas and just the poor handling and bland styling.That may be about to change, however, with the unveiling of the new Land Rover LRX concept - in black this time. The new truck is a sexy mini-ute - [...]
New SL63 and SL65 AMG Models Revealed
Earlier we brought you leaked pictures of the new Mercedes-Benz SL class. Well, now the top of the line AMG models have been revealed and we felt compelled to bring it straight to you. It features most of the changes of the standard SL, but with one MAJOR difference. It comes with AMG’s 6.3 liter [...]
Bend Over and Take a Deep Breath If You Want a GT-R
So We’ve long extolled the virtues of the upcoming Nissan GT-R. Namely being that with permanent awd and a turbocharged V6 good for 480 horsepower and 430 lb-ft of torque all at a msrp of only $69,000, it offers an amazing bang-for-the-buck proposal. Now when we heard there would only be 1,500 GT-R’s coming to [...]
New 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL, Pictures Leaked
So one of my favorite cars has always been the Mercedes-Benz SL Class. It offers pretty much the perfect combination of style, sport, and luxury. With models ranging from the “homely” SL550 with its 5.5 litre V8 engine offering 382 horsepower and 391 lb-ft of torque to the monster that is the Sl65 AMG [...]
First Nissan GT-R Crash
So in bit of sad news for today, the brilliant 2008 Nissan GT-R has seen the first crash of one of its production cars. This amazing car, with 480 horsepower, 430 lb-ft of torque, a 0-60 mph time of 3.7 seconds, and a top speed of 193 mph, is apparently still very difficult to handle [...]
Auto Industry Year in Review
With the new year fast approaching it’s as good a time as any to go ahead and look back on the year 2007 for the auto industry. The auto industry grew overall with the number of cars sold worldwide totaling 53 million. While GM continued to hold the lead in sales over Toyota with 9.1 [...]