Archive for April, 2009
Car News -2011 Mustang GT – return of the 5.0
High school parking lots beware, it’s the return of the 5.0! Fifteen years after Ford dropped the 5.0-liter V8, it will once again turn to the famous engine size to be its top dog (okay, so the original engine really displaced 4.9-liters, but 5.0 just sounded a lot cooler.)When we first got the specs for [...]
Car News -2010 Mercedes S-Class Coupe spy shot
Last time we saw a spy shot of the new S-Class coupe, it was coming at us. But like many thins in life, we’re not ready to like something until we see the rear end. The S-Class Coupe will feature redesigned bumpers, new grille and LED headlights, and also the taillights will be replaced with [...]
Car News -2012 Audi R2 rendering
Alright, time to travel back into the murky waters that is the Volkswagen Group’s lineup mash-up. Here’s what we do know: Audi will get a version of the Volkswagen BlueSport concept. How it fits into Audi’s family is the debate.Audi has been using a codename R4 on a mid-engined project. The thought was that the [...]
Car News -2010 Porsche 911 GT3 to be auctioned for charity
The Porsche 911 GT3 is a pure driving machine. For 2010 the car features an improved suspension and refined aerodynamics. The new GT3 also received a face lift. The front bumper was redesigned with larger intakes for improved airflow and a new lip spoiler to keep air from travelling underneath the tail happy Porsche.The 911 [...]
Car News -2012 BMW 3-Series rendering
The current BMW 3-Series has been around since 2005. While that doesn’t make it ancient, the facelift it got this year signals that it’s about time to start wondering what its replacement is going to look like. 2012 is about the time we should see the sixth generation of BMW’s bread-n-butter car break cover, and [...]
Car News -2010 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost – new info on the RR4
We know Rolls-Royce is making a smaller car, but now it’s rumored that Rolls will using it to resurrect a historic name. The car, which we have until now known as the RR4, is rumored to go to production with the name Silver Ghost.This is significant because the original Silver Ghost was the first Rolls-Royce [...]
Car News -2013 Jaguar Crossover rendering
It’s been a while since we’ve heard rumors about a Jaguar SUV. While the likelihood of a luxury SUV getting a green light in this market is slim, we couldn’t resist passing on a rendering from Global Motors of what basically looks like what would happen if a Jaguar XF and a Subaru Tribeca had [...]
Car News -2010 Roush 427R Mustang
We knew Jack Roush Racing had performance parts for the 2010 Mustang now it’s all coming together in the Roush 427R. Thanks to a ROUSHcharger output is boosted to 435 HP and 400 lb-ft of torque, up from the stock 315 HP. The launch of the 427R marks the first time that Roush has been [...]
Car News -2014 Audi S4 and S5 – lighter and using turbo engines
We already knew that Audi was moving the S4 and the S5 from V8 engines to smaller, lighter turbo V6 units. But now Car and Driver is reporting that the V6s are just a stairstep on the way to reducing the cylinders by half.This does make sense. Audis have become a little portly in their [...]
Car News -2010 Steve Saleen Signature Series Mustangs
Steve Saleen can never keep his hands off of Mustangs, so its no surprise that he’s already announced plans for the 2010 Mustang.Then again, the engine modifications won’t be too hard because the mechanical bits of the new Mustang are just a carryover from the previous model. So the 4.6-liter V8 SMS has been working [...]
