The 2011 model-year Lexus lineup has seen very little in the way of updates or improvements, and now a straggler joins the bunch, the LS 460 Touring Edition, aimed at drawing younger buyers to the LS line. If you're wondering what sort of younger buyer would drop $73,000 on a staid LS instead of, say, a $2,000 less expensive BMW 740i or even a...
With a screaming 4.8-liter V-10 engine channeling 552 horsepower through its rear wheels, few other production cars are more suitable for drifting than the 2012 Lexus LFA. Take an expect driver like Akira Iida, a man that’s competed in Japan’s Super GT touring car series as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the VLN, and pop him...
This past weekend the unique Mazda 787B race car powered by four-rotor Wankel rotary engine took to the famous Circuit de la Sarthe in France during an exhibition run prior to the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance car. As we previously reported, the 787B won Le Mans race 20 years ago, making Mazda the first and only Japanese automaker to achieve the...
When it comes to rare classic cars selling at auction, few can match Bugatti’s ability to draw in the multi-million dollar bids as we’ve seen in the recent past. The current record for a car sold at auction goes to this 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, which fetched an undisclosed sum exceeding $30 million, and several other Bugattis...
The McLaren MP4-12C is set to go on sale in the U.S. in the coming months but before it even lands the car is already being called the best supercar in its segment, although admittedly many of its initial reviews have described it as a bit cold and clinical. Nevertheless, as the first new McLaren supercar in almost 20 years, the MP4-12C was always...
Competing in the 2011 Dutch Supercar Challenge, race car driver Alex van 't Hoff crashed his GT4 class Chevrolet Camaro race car during the recent Pinksterraces at Circuit Park Zandvoort in The Netherlands. After losing control, his car proceeds to slide at high speed into a barrier and then starts a violent roll down the race track. Amazingly...
It seems like every month new revelations concerning the next-generation ‘C7’ Chevrolet Corvette surface, mostly conjecture generated by fans on forums or other random sources but sometimes official spiel from within GM. What we do know is that the C7 will now arrive two model years after the current 2012 Chevrolet Corvette, meaning it...
We have a new set of live photos of the Audi R8 GT Spyder fresh from its debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race this past weekend. The sultry soft-top supercar is now set for an official world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show but we already have the full details for you to ogle. Like its R8 GT hard-top sibling that recently went on...
Not the most powerful, not the quickest, not the best value nor the most expensive, the Jaguar XKR-S sits as a definite middle child of luxury super coupes. At the same time, it has a certain something that makes it an attractive choice even in a field of objectively "better" options. Shot in practice for the Goodwood Festival of Speed exhibition...
Demand for one of the most stunning and capable four-door coupes on the market is not as high as its makers expected. Production of the Aston Martin Rapide is being cut back to just 25 cars per week, according to a new report. Building 25 cars per week means just 1,250 per year, or about 750 cars per year short of the goals set for the car before...
There are a lot more cars at the top of the test ranks at both the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) as computer designs, internal crash testing, and superior materials combine to make our cars safer than ever. The latest to join the ranks are the Saab 9-5 and...
The uniquely improved replica Cobras and Daytona coupes from Factory Five are among the best in the business, but the company is working on a new, original design for a sports car, and to help with the brainstorming process, it opened up the exterior design to a competition co-sponsored by Grassroots Motorsports. The winners were announced today...
Hyundai is in the process of a hard media push for its Pikes Peak efforts this year, but the PM580, as impressive and unique as it is, isn't the most interesting car to run up the mountain this year. How do we know? This is the Banks Power "Dallenback Special" Unlimited class car, and it packs 1,307 horsepower and 1,206 pound-feet of...
If you haven't heard of the Palatov DP4, you're not as much of a track-day fanatic as you claim to be. The quick notes: it's an all-wheel-drive, bike-engined, insanely light piece of machinery. Weighing in at just 800-900 pounds and whipping out 175-200 horsepower in standard configuration--though the all-wheel drive system is rated for up to 300...
Revealed last November ahead of its world debut at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, the 2012 Audi A6 is now set to arrive in the U.S., with dealers getting the first shipments next month. Pricing starts at just $41,700, but you'll have to make some sacrifices to get that low. The base 2012 A6 features front-wheel drive and a CVT transmission--neither...
The 2011 model-year Lexus lineup has seen very little in the way of updates or improvements, and now a straggler joins the bunch, the LS 460 Touring Edition, aimed at drawing younger buyers to the LS line. If you're wondering what sort of younger buyer would drop $73,000 on a staid LS instead of, say, a $2,000 less expensive BMW 740i or even a...
With a screaming 4.8-liter V-10 engine channeling 552 horsepower through its rear wheels, few other production cars are more suitable for drifting than the 2012 Lexus LFA. Take an expect driver like Akira Iida, a man that’s competed in Japan’s Super GT touring car series as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the VLN, and pop him...
This past weekend the unique Mazda 787B race car powered by four-rotor Wankel rotary engine took to the famous Circuit de la Sarthe in France during an exhibition run prior to the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance car. As we previously reported, the 787B won Le Mans race 20 years ago, making Mazda the first and only Japanese automaker to achieve the...
When it comes to rare classic cars selling at auction, few can match Bugatti’s ability to draw in the multi-million dollar bids as we’ve seen in the recent past. The current record for a car sold at auction goes to this 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, which fetched an undisclosed sum exceeding $30 million, and several other Bugattis...
The McLaren MP4-12C is set to go on sale in the U.S. in the coming months but before it even lands the car is already being called the best supercar in its segment, although admittedly many of its initial reviews have described it as a bit cold and clinical. Nevertheless, as the first new McLaren supercar in almost 20 years, the MP4-12C was always...
Competing in the 2011 Dutch Supercar Challenge, race car driver Alex van 't Hoff crashed his GT4 class Chevrolet Camaro race car during the recent Pinksterraces at Circuit Park Zandvoort in The Netherlands. After losing control, his car proceeds to slide at high speed into a barrier and then starts a violent roll down the race track. Amazingly...
It seems like every month new revelations concerning the next-generation ‘C7’ Chevrolet Corvette surface, mostly conjecture generated by fans on forums or other random sources but sometimes official spiel from within GM. What we do know is that the C7 will now arrive two model years after the current 2012 Chevrolet Corvette, meaning it...
We have a new set of live photos of the Audi R8 GT Spyder fresh from its debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race this past weekend. The sultry soft-top supercar is now set for an official world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show but we already have the full details for you to ogle. Like its R8 GT hard-top sibling that recently went on...
Not the most powerful, not the quickest, not the best value nor the most expensive, the Jaguar XKR-S sits as a definite middle child of luxury super coupes. At the same time, it has a certain something that makes it an attractive choice even in a field of objectively "better" options. Shot in practice for the Goodwood Festival of Speed exhibition...
Demand for one of the most stunning and capable four-door coupes on the market is not as high as its makers expected. Production of the Aston Martin Rapide is being cut back to just 25 cars per week, according to a new report. Building 25 cars per week means just 1,250 per year, or about 750 cars per year short of the goals set for the car before...
There are a lot more cars at the top of the test ranks at both the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) as computer designs, internal crash testing, and superior materials combine to make our cars safer than ever. The latest to join the ranks are the Saab 9-5 and...
The uniquely improved replica Cobras and Daytona coupes from Factory Five are among the best in the business, but the company is working on a new, original design for a sports car, and to help with the brainstorming process, it opened up the exterior design to a competition co-sponsored by Grassroots Motorsports. The winners were announced today...
Hyundai is in the process of a hard media push for its Pikes Peak efforts this year, but the PM580, as impressive and unique as it is, isn't the most interesting car to run up the mountain this year. How do we know? This is the Banks Power "Dallenback Special" Unlimited class car, and it packs 1,307 horsepower and 1,206 pound-feet of...
If you haven't heard of the Palatov DP4, you're not as much of a track-day fanatic as you claim to be. The quick notes: it's an all-wheel-drive, bike-engined, insanely light piece of machinery. Weighing in at just 800-900 pounds and whipping out 175-200 horsepower in standard configuration--though the all-wheel drive system is rated for up to 300...
Revealed last November ahead of its world debut at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, the 2012 Audi A6 is now set to arrive in the U.S., with dealers getting the first shipments next month. Pricing starts at just $41,700, but you'll have to make some sacrifices to get that low. The base 2012 A6 features front-wheel drive and a CVT transmission--neither...
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