American tuning workshop Hennessey Performance is renowned for its work with the Dodge Viper, but the firm has also reworked the formidable Nissan GT-R in the past--taking it beyond supercar performance and up into the hypercar arena. The Texas-based tuner currently offers several levels of tune for the GT-R, ranging from about 600 all the way up...
If Lexus is serious about building its ‘F’ performance division into a genuine rival to BMW M or Mercedes-Benz AMG it will need to launch more models than just the IS-F and LFA supercar. There’s no doubting the talents of Lexus’ engineers--one spin in the LFA and we’re sure you’ll be left with anything but...
The affordable large car segment is starting to get just a little overcrowded, and in a time where customers all around the world are downsizing to smaller, mid-size models, performance, fuel-economy and overall value is now more important than ever. South Korea’s entrants in this field have been winning plenty of accolades lately...
Ahh, the beauty of time-lapse video. The technology allows us to see the construction of the new 2011 Chevrolet Volt, from beginning to end, in less than two minutes, from when the first few pieces of metal and welded together to the point where the cars are driven off the production line. The action takes place at GM’s Hamtramck assembly...
MINI has one of the most iconic designs on the planet and the man credited with bringing the classic shape into the modern era is a man by the name of Gert Volker Hildebrand. But now, after 10 successful years at MINI, Hildebrand is handing over the running of the MINI Design studio in Munich, Germany to Anders Warming. Warming is leaving his post...
A fresh new look, more powerful yet more fuel efficient engines and plenty of technological gizmos to keep even the most savvy of tech-heads happy, the new 2012 Audi A6 looks set to be a definite winner. This latest video shows the car from virtually every angle and after viewing it we’re finding it difficult to find a bad angle anywhere...
So you want to be a trendsetter in green luxury, but don't want to ditch the Mercedes star for a Tesla or a half-hearted Lexus hybrid? Mercedes-Benz has your answer, provided you've got $850 a month to spend and you're one of the lucky 70 chosen to lease the new 2011 B-Class F-Cell. That's right, only 70 of the cars will be available for a...
Without doubt the Nissan GT-R is one of the fastest cars on the planet but could the all-wheel drive terror be worthy of ‘hypercar’ status, a title relegated to only the fastest and most extreme of production cars such as the Bugatti Veyron and upcoming Ultimate Aero II from Shelby Supercars? Earlier this month a video (posted below)...
Four-season GP2 stalwart Pastor Maldonado has finally earned his way into the big leagues, taking a seat at Williams F1 for the 2011 season. The Venezuelan driver replaces Nico Hulkenburg following the German's less-than-stellar showing for the 2010 season despite a surprise pole position in drying conditions in Brazil. Maldonado is no stranger to...
The Murcielago, as awesome as it can be in some trims, is reaching retirement age. Its replacement, codenamed Jota and rumored to be called Aventador once it reaches sale, has been spied many times--but according to reports today, it's also being shown in the newly-minted flesh to select groups of customers. Hand-picked customers chosen by dealers...
If you've read our first drive review of the 2011 Ford Shelby GT500, you know it's good for a whole lot more than straight-line duty, unlike many of its predecessors. But that doesn't mean it's not still a very good platform for a serious drag car. The Modular Mustang Racing (MMR) 2010 GT500 proves that in righteous fashion, packing twin 80-mm...
Porsche is soon to launch its next-generation 911 and as can be seen by these latest spy shots, prototypes for the car appear to be almost complete. Shown in the least camouflage and from the closest distance yet, the new 911 looks to be just as its predecessors have been: a variation on the classic theme, with some modern tweaks. But just as the...
Gratuitous beach bunnies aside, there's not much to the Rinspeed BamBoo concept, and that's the point. A self-described "meta" four-seater with onomatopoeic inclinations, the BamBoo is a car built for people that don't actually like cars. At least that's our take on it. Nestled in the press release is this golden treasure: "Anyone not blinded by...
Late in October we got our first preview of the 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car that will be the primary racing version of the GT3 we see here in the U.S., but Porsche has an even more fierce offering: the 911 GT3 R, and it will be coming to the U.S., according to a new report--but only sort of. As the replacement for the 911 GT3 Cup S, and not...
American tuning workshop Hennessey Performance is renowned for its work with the Dodge Viper, but the firm has also reworked the formidable Nissan GT-R in the past--taking it beyond supercar performance and up into the hypercar arena. The Texas-based tuner currently offers several levels of tune for the GT-R, ranging from about 600 all the way up...
If Lexus is serious about building its ‘F’ performance division into a genuine rival to BMW M or Mercedes-Benz AMG it will need to launch more models than just the IS-F and LFA supercar. There’s no doubting the talents of Lexus’ engineers--one spin in the LFA and we’re sure you’ll be left with anything but...
The affordable large car segment is starting to get just a little overcrowded, and in a time where customers all around the world are downsizing to smaller, mid-size models, performance, fuel-economy and overall value is now more important than ever. South Korea’s entrants in this field have been winning plenty of accolades lately...
Ahh, the beauty of time-lapse video. The technology allows us to see the construction of the new 2011 Chevrolet Volt, from beginning to end, in less than two minutes, from when the first few pieces of metal and welded together to the point where the cars are driven off the production line. The action takes place at GM’s Hamtramck assembly...
MINI has one of the most iconic designs on the planet and the man credited with bringing the classic shape into the modern era is a man by the name of Gert Volker Hildebrand. But now, after 10 successful years at MINI, Hildebrand is handing over the running of the MINI Design studio in Munich, Germany to Anders Warming. Warming is leaving his post...
A fresh new look, more powerful yet more fuel efficient engines and plenty of technological gizmos to keep even the most savvy of tech-heads happy, the new 2012 Audi A6 looks set to be a definite winner. This latest video shows the car from virtually every angle and after viewing it we’re finding it difficult to find a bad angle anywhere...
So you want to be a trendsetter in green luxury, but don't want to ditch the Mercedes star for a Tesla or a half-hearted Lexus hybrid? Mercedes-Benz has your answer, provided you've got $850 a month to spend and you're one of the lucky 70 chosen to lease the new 2011 B-Class F-Cell. That's right, only 70 of the cars will be available for a...
Without doubt the Nissan GT-R is one of the fastest cars on the planet but could the all-wheel drive terror be worthy of ‘hypercar’ status, a title relegated to only the fastest and most extreme of production cars such as the Bugatti Veyron and upcoming Ultimate Aero II from Shelby Supercars? Earlier this month a video (posted below)...
Four-season GP2 stalwart Pastor Maldonado has finally earned his way into the big leagues, taking a seat at Williams F1 for the 2011 season. The Venezuelan driver replaces Nico Hulkenburg following the German's less-than-stellar showing for the 2010 season despite a surprise pole position in drying conditions in Brazil. Maldonado is no stranger to...
The Murcielago, as awesome as it can be in some trims, is reaching retirement age. Its replacement, codenamed Jota and rumored to be called Aventador once it reaches sale, has been spied many times--but according to reports today, it's also being shown in the newly-minted flesh to select groups of customers. Hand-picked customers chosen by dealers...
If you've read our first drive review of the 2011 Ford Shelby GT500, you know it's good for a whole lot more than straight-line duty, unlike many of its predecessors. But that doesn't mean it's not still a very good platform for a serious drag car. The Modular Mustang Racing (MMR) 2010 GT500 proves that in righteous fashion, packing twin 80-mm...
Porsche is soon to launch its next-generation 911 and as can be seen by these latest spy shots, prototypes for the car appear to be almost complete. Shown in the least camouflage and from the closest distance yet, the new 911 looks to be just as its predecessors have been: a variation on the classic theme, with some modern tweaks. But just as the...
Gratuitous beach bunnies aside, there's not much to the Rinspeed BamBoo concept, and that's the point. A self-described "meta" four-seater with onomatopoeic inclinations, the BamBoo is a car built for people that don't actually like cars. At least that's our take on it. Nestled in the press release is this golden treasure: "Anyone not blinded by...
Late in October we got our first preview of the 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car that will be the primary racing version of the GT3 we see here in the U.S., but Porsche has an even more fierce offering: the 911 GT3 R, and it will be coming to the U.S., according to a new report--but only sort of. As the replacement for the 911 GT3 Cup S, and not...
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