Archive for January, 2009
Bugatti Veyron – “Black and White” Edition
The Veyron coupe may be on its way out, but there is no shortage of cool color schemes for this $1.5 million supercar. This one has a white body with black wings. The theme is continued in the interior with jet black leather seats with white diamond quilted stitching, as well as white stitching on [...]
Ford Mustang FR500CJ prototype auctioned for $375,000
$350,000 may buy the first 2010 Camaro, but a few dollars more will buy the first of an ultra-rare Mustang. The track-only 2008 Ford Mustang FR500CJ prototype crossed the auction block last weekend at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction for $375,000. Although the Mustang FR500CJ retailed for $70,000 (all 50 units were spoken for in 10 [...]
Fiat, Chrysler Announce Plan for a Global Alliance
After talks fell through with General Motors and Renault/Nissan, Chrysler has found a likely partner to successfully move forward into the future. Italian-based automaker, Fiat S.p.A., and Chrysler LLC have confirmed that a non-binding agreement was signed that would give Chrysler access to Fiat’s smaller, fuel-efficient vehicle platforms in return for Fiat acquiring an initial [...]
2009 Renault R29 F1
Better than most of your Christmas presents, tis’ the season for new F1 cars. Last week the Ferrari F60 and McLaren MP4-24 were unveiled, and now Renault has brought out its newest track car. Like the rest of the field, the Renault F1 team will be adding the kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) to its [...]
BMW M6 CSL – why not?
BMW went into deep into “M” car history with the M1 Hommage, but that wasn’t as far as it could have. Racer X Design decided to go back to the beginning, and make a modern interpretation of the first car to wear the “M” badge with the M6 CSL. Although design studies are not our [...]
First 2010 Camaro sold for $350k
Someone out there definitely thinks the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro will be a classic. The right to have the first Camaro off the assembly line was sold at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction this weekend for $350,000. The winning bidder will be able to spec out the new car to his/her choosing. Likely this could represent a [...]
Audi and Porsche possibly working on their own VW BlueSport model
Audi and Porsche possibly getting a version of Volkswagen’s BlueSport concept, no really?! After all it isn’t like we’ve been reporting on this for the last six months that VW and Audi were working together on a roadster or that Porsche may slap a badge on the project as well. So if this is not [...]
Chevrolet Bail on The Le Mans 24 Hours
OK, this is a big one, perhaps the biggest so far of all the people who have announced pull outs from this series or that. Chevy has decided to end its factory Corvette racing effort at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Now, unlike Honda pulling out of F1 or Subaru ditching the WRC, Chevy [...]
Chevy Unveils 2010 Equinox Crossover SUV
Chevy just unveiled the all-new 2010 Equinox; their compact crossover SUV. The 2010 model is a significant upgrade from 2009, both from a design standpoint and functionality. The 2010 looks a helluva lot better than the outgoing model, and promises to get a significant 25% increase in fuel economy. Although Chevy is stating that the [...]
Porsche Out of ALMS
And there goes another one: Porsche has decided to suspend the efforts of its factory team in the ALMS series. As a quick update, the ALMS (American Le Mans series) was started and run by Danny Panoz (of Panoz cars and the trans-dermal patch fame). It was set up as a way to bring big [...]
