Still fresh from its unveiling at the Frankfurt Auto Show earlier this month, the Ferrari 458 Italia's drop-top sister, the 458 Spider, now has a (reported) starting price: $257,000. It's the perfect answer to the question, "What should I do with that spare quarter of a million in the basement?" Why? Because it sports the same 4.5-liter...
Today we're deep in Nordschelife territory with the official video of the Dodge Viper ACR's record run and a new video of the record electric car lap from Metropolia's Electric RaceAbout. Beyond that, it's upcoming car news, with hints at the 2013 Nissan GT-R's power upgrades, an exclusive on the arrival of the 2013 Subaru XV, and spy shots of the...
Though it's well out of production and nearing the outer limits of what qualifies as a "production" car in the first place, the Dodge Viper ACR has reset the benchmark in road-going performance at the Nurburgring's Nordschleife with a 7:12.13 lap--now on video. Straight from the gearheads at SRT, the video shows what we've all been waiting for...
For 2012, the Subaru Outback Sport model has been retired, replaced by a new Impreza Sport model that combines a specific set of options. But MotorAuthority has learned that for 2013, the Subaru XV model unveiled two weeks ago at the Frankfurt Motor Show will come to the States--although not under that name. In discussions last night with Michael...
The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 launches next summer complete with a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 engine developing no less than 580 horsepower and 556 pound-feet of torque. Helping to make the most off all that power will be a myriad of electronic and mechanical aids, one of which will be an advanced launch control system. We all know about the...
Plans for a successor to the slow-selling Maybach 57 and 62 sedans appear to have hit a snag, with reports coming out of Germany claiming collaborative talks between Daimler and Aston Martin have collapsed. Aston Martin, which is planning a flagship sedan for its own Lagonda brand, was looking to share development costs with Maybach and at one...
Bob earned his first career NHRA victory at the hot, Dallas event Photo: Anne Proffit Competition for Full Throttle Drag Racing Series four titles heated up this past weekend on the concrete Texas Motorplex dragstrip. The second race in the six-contest Countdown to One provided action from start to finish in three days of extremely hot conditions...
There’s no shortage of rare supercars, old and new, burning to the ground in spectacular fashion all around the world. The latest is this poor Lamborghini Gallardo that went up in flames in Bukit Damansara, Malaysia. According to a report in local newspaper The Star, first picked up by CarNewsBreak, the owner of the Gallardo was simply...
First unveiled to the public in 2009 as a design concept, to be shopped around to potential buyers to gauge interest, the Bugatti Galibier 16C was quickly rumored to be on the fast-track to production. Two years have intervened without any official confirmation of production, however, there havebeen plenty of hints dropped by Volkswagen Group...
Putting a luxury face on an automaker in a region where it's known more for affordable commuters than superb sedans is a tough endeavor. Lexus and Cadillac, and more recently Infiniti, are facing that challenge in Europe, and if upmarket Ford brand Lincoln hopes to be around in years to come it too needs to expand sales overseas and become more...
Prior to its reveal at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show earlier this month, Lotus released a cryptic teaser video for its new 2012 Exige S simply titled ‘The Duel’. Since the reveal, the full promotional video has been made available, though apart from several quick glances of the car and some smoky burnouts few new details can be...
We’ve known for a while now that Mercedes-Benz was planning a high-performance AMG variant of its new entry-level model, the upcoming 2013 Mercedes-Benz A-Class, and now we have a new batch of spy shots of a prototype for the Affalterbach tuner's first hot hatch. Previously spotted testing alongside a Volkswagen Golf R, it’s obvious...
Although the sport of stock car racing is measured in seconds and miles per hour, there's only one measure that matters most: winning. While Jeff Gordon and his No. 24 Chevy team didn't wind up in Victory Lane at Loudon on Sunday, a fourth-place finish was certainly a needed boost for their NASCAR Sprint Cup championship efforts. Sure, it was a...
While the calendar year is 2011, it sure had shades similar to 1990--well, that's if you thought musically in terms of NASCAR's hottest driver. As Tony! Toni! Toné! once sang in their 1990 hit song "Feels Good," it's safe to say that Tony Stewart has "done it again," a feat that last occured in 2008. After a season which was frankly...
The world of high-performance sports sedans has changed by leaps and bounds over the past decade, and particularly so over the past several years, as higher levels of materials and technology become more available and suitable for daily use. Working with its brake supplier, Brembo, BMW appears to be eyeballing another such technological upgrade...
Still fresh from its unveiling at the Frankfurt Auto Show earlier this month, the Ferrari 458 Italia's drop-top sister, the 458 Spider, now has a (reported) starting price: $257,000. It's the perfect answer to the question, "What should I do with that spare quarter of a million in the basement?" Why? Because it sports the same 4.5-liter...
Today we're deep in Nordschelife territory with the official video of the Dodge Viper ACR's record run and a new video of the record electric car lap from Metropolia's Electric RaceAbout. Beyond that, it's upcoming car news, with hints at the 2013 Nissan GT-R's power upgrades, an exclusive on the arrival of the 2013 Subaru XV, and spy shots of the...
Though it's well out of production and nearing the outer limits of what qualifies as a "production" car in the first place, the Dodge Viper ACR has reset the benchmark in road-going performance at the Nurburgring's Nordschleife with a 7:12.13 lap--now on video. Straight from the gearheads at SRT, the video shows what we've all been waiting for...
For 2012, the Subaru Outback Sport model has been retired, replaced by a new Impreza Sport model that combines a specific set of options. But MotorAuthority has learned that for 2013, the Subaru XV model unveiled two weeks ago at the Frankfurt Motor Show will come to the States--although not under that name. In discussions last night with Michael...
The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 launches next summer complete with a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 engine developing no less than 580 horsepower and 556 pound-feet of torque. Helping to make the most off all that power will be a myriad of electronic and mechanical aids, one of which will be an advanced launch control system. We all know about the...
Plans for a successor to the slow-selling Maybach 57 and 62 sedans appear to have hit a snag, with reports coming out of Germany claiming collaborative talks between Daimler and Aston Martin have collapsed. Aston Martin, which is planning a flagship sedan for its own Lagonda brand, was looking to share development costs with Maybach and at one...
Bob earned his first career NHRA victory at the hot, Dallas event Photo: Anne Proffit Competition for Full Throttle Drag Racing Series four titles heated up this past weekend on the concrete Texas Motorplex dragstrip. The second race in the six-contest Countdown to One provided action from start to finish in three days of extremely hot conditions...
There’s no shortage of rare supercars, old and new, burning to the ground in spectacular fashion all around the world. The latest is this poor Lamborghini Gallardo that went up in flames in Bukit Damansara, Malaysia. According to a report in local newspaper The Star, first picked up by CarNewsBreak, the owner of the Gallardo was simply...
First unveiled to the public in 2009 as a design concept, to be shopped around to potential buyers to gauge interest, the Bugatti Galibier 16C was quickly rumored to be on the fast-track to production. Two years have intervened without any official confirmation of production, however, there havebeen plenty of hints dropped by Volkswagen Group...
Putting a luxury face on an automaker in a region where it's known more for affordable commuters than superb sedans is a tough endeavor. Lexus and Cadillac, and more recently Infiniti, are facing that challenge in Europe, and if upmarket Ford brand Lincoln hopes to be around in years to come it too needs to expand sales overseas and become more...
Prior to its reveal at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show earlier this month, Lotus released a cryptic teaser video for its new 2012 Exige S simply titled ‘The Duel’. Since the reveal, the full promotional video has been made available, though apart from several quick glances of the car and some smoky burnouts few new details can be...
We’ve known for a while now that Mercedes-Benz was planning a high-performance AMG variant of its new entry-level model, the upcoming 2013 Mercedes-Benz A-Class, and now we have a new batch of spy shots of a prototype for the Affalterbach tuner's first hot hatch. Previously spotted testing alongside a Volkswagen Golf R, it’s obvious...
Although the sport of stock car racing is measured in seconds and miles per hour, there's only one measure that matters most: winning. While Jeff Gordon and his No. 24 Chevy team didn't wind up in Victory Lane at Loudon on Sunday, a fourth-place finish was certainly a needed boost for their NASCAR Sprint Cup championship efforts. Sure, it was a...
While the calendar year is 2011, it sure had shades similar to 1990--well, that's if you thought musically in terms of NASCAR's hottest driver. As Tony! Toni! Toné! once sang in their 1990 hit song "Feels Good," it's safe to say that Tony Stewart has "done it again," a feat that last occured in 2008. After a season which was frankly...
The world of high-performance sports sedans has changed by leaps and bounds over the past decade, and particularly so over the past several years, as higher levels of materials and technology become more available and suitable for daily use. Working with its brake supplier, Brembo, BMW appears to be eyeballing another such technological upgrade...
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