Archive for April, 2009
Car News -Bentley Continental GT Speed by edo competition
Edo Competition’s latest example is the Speed GT, aimed at being the fastest GT on the planet. The vehicle is based on a Bentley Continental GT this model adds to excess raising power from 560 HP to 650 HP and top speed from 202 MPH to 211 MPH. After all what is better than adding [...]
Car News -Bentley Continental GT Speed by Mansory
Mansory is continuing to the upper echelon of automobiles. This time they are turning wrenches on the Bentley Continental GT Speed. The W12 has been modified with a sports air filter and electronic programming to produce 685 HP, up from 610 HP, and a top speed of 215 MPH. Getting the power to the ground [...]
Car News -Bentley Going Fast, Green in Geneva
Following up Bentley’s recent 50-year celebration of the legendary 6.75-liter V-8, the company is readying a all-new model powered by biofuel. Currently, the car is known simply as the Extreme Bentley and it will debut in March at the Geneva Motor Show. While Bentley’s current top-performance car, Bentley Continental GT, puts out 600 horsepower and [...]
Car News -Bioethanol performance by Lexmaul
The German tuners Lexmaul have transformed an Opel Vectra wagon into a high-performance E85 flex-fuel vehicle. The bio-fuel conversion and body kit are part of a three stage upgrade. At Stage 3 output of the 2.0 liter turbocharged engine goes from the stock 175 hp to 270 hp, thanks to a larger turbocharger and fuel [...]
Car News -Audis in America
After unveiling the Audi TT RS at the Geneva Motor Show, the brand with four rings is teasing the U.S. Official reports state that Audi’s newest halo car won’t be making it stateside; however Motortrend’s insiders in Ingolstadt have commented that the chances are very high the 335 HP TT RS could be in American [...]
Car News -Black Stig back from the dead?!
The original Black Stig was killed off after the second series of Top Gear, reportedly due to his identity (Perry McCarthy) getting leaked. Last month the White Stig was outted, so does that mean he’s out?This video may be trying to put a little mystery back into the legend of the Stig(s). Is the Black [...]
Car News -Audi Super Bowl Ad: The Chase
Audi has been getting a lot more aggressive in its advertisements lately. It started last summer with the aging ad, and it continued with the web searies Meet the Beckers. Now Audi has teamed up with Jason Statham (recently of the Audi-filled Transporter 3) to poke some fun at everyone to introduce the supercharged A6 [...]
Car News -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 [...]
Car News -Audi TT RS and A4 Allroad coming to Geneva
Audi will debut two car in Geneva: the TT RS and the A4 allroad. Next to them the company will also display the newly launched A5/S5 Cabriolet.We already knew the TT RS would be at the Geneva Motor Show, but its just nice to get official confirmation. Audi’s hottest TT model will likely use a [...]
Car News -BMW 1-Series Supersport rendering
As reported at the beginning of the month, BMW is preparing a Motorsport version for the future 1-Series. The folks over at AutoBild took some of the current 1-Series car elements and mixed it with some classic elements of the 2000 and 2002 model cars to come up with this rendering.Some speculation has this car [...]
