Archive for January, 2009
Custom Bugatti Veyron spotted in Dubai
When you spend $1.5 million on a car, of course they’ll let you customize it. This Bugatti Veyron has custom wheels, Ettore Bugatti’s signature galore (on the bottom of the doors, rocker panels, inner center panel), and a special edition plate with the owner’s initials. As far as custom cars goes, this is not that [...]
Lancia stops U.K. invasion; puts world-domination on hold
Lanicas have always been an interesting car brand. The rally-dominating Fulvia, Stratos HF, and Delta HF, made Lancia a brand to envy. But its car’s ability to rust while still in the showroom made Lancias a nightmare to own. Lancia retreated back to its home market in Italy, and paid its penance by staying out [...]
Suzuki Kizashi DOA – 3.5 liter V6
One of the cars we were looking forward to crowding the mid-manger parking lot was the Suzuki Kizashi. The designs we’ve seen were a fresh and aggressive approach to the family sedan, and a rumored 3.5-liter V6 was also helped wet our appetites. But that seems to be all over now. A Reuters report is [...]
Race Car Replicas RCR Superlite Coupe SL-C
After thinking about the comeback of kit cars, we stumbled across a builder in Michigan that has a pretty interesting option. Race Car Replicas (RCR) has introduced the Superlite Coupe (SL-C), and while we haven’t been able to confirm any on the road, it seems like a pretty interesting option for the do-it-yourself crowd. For [...]
BMW 1-Series MotorSport version coming in 2010
BMW may be going ahead with plans to sweeten the 1-Series. Reports are indicating that there may be a special edition of the 135i in 2010 that could make up to as much as 330 hp (30 more than standard). This car would also feature upgraded suspension, upgraded brakes, unique body kit and lightweight carbon [...]
2010 Hyundai – Equus first renderings
Hyundai’s actually got something bigger than the Genesis. It’s called the Equus, and it’s been for sale in select markets (not the U.S.) for almost a decade. In this short time its already up for its fourth restyle, and Hyundai has released some official sketches of what can be expected. Just like the its smaller [...]
2009 Bentley – Continental GTC Speed – more powerful engine
Bentley has updated the Continental GTC to go with the subtle changes given to the fixed-roof Continental GT, and as an added bonus, Bentley has made the more powerful engine available to make a “Speed” version of the convertible. Just like the rest of the Continental family, the GTC is powered by a 6.0-liter W12 [...]
Audi – R8 V10 will be first car to all LED headlamps
Looks like the company that likes to give little LED light eyebrows to all its cars, just loves the LED lights in general. Audi has announced that the V10 version of the R8 sports car will be the first car in the world to be equipped with all-LED headlamps for both high and low beams, [...]
Rare 1963 Z06 – Corvette up for auction
General Motors was always great about sneaking cars out the back door. Pontiac was especially good at it with cars like the 1963 Pontiac Lemans Super Duty and the 1964 GTO. But when Chevrolet sold a secret racecar with the help of the father of the Corvette, that’s something really special. 1963 was already a [...]
Dodge Challenger by RPD Performance
Wanted to buy a Bugatti Veyron, but you wanted to buy something domestic instead. Fear not, because now RDP Performance has tuned a Dodge Challenger to give a very Veyron-like 1,000 hp. RPD took a stock Challenger SRT8 and added a Twin Bullet/RDP Harrop Supercharger system and a nitrous boosting system from Nitrous Express. The [...]
