Archive for April, 2009
Car News -252 MPH Pontiac Trans-Am
It must hurt Bugatti Veyron owners to be passed by an old Trans Am. What they probably don’t know is that there’s 1407 hp 8.9-liter V8 behind the screaming chicken. Polly Motorsport of Norway took a 1987 Pontiac Trans Am and turned into a supercar. It recorded an official 252 mph top speed at the [...]
Car News -2010 VW GTI-R
With the sixth generation of the Volkswagen Golf only a few months away, the mad scientists at Volkswagen are busy working to create an even hotter version of their GTi sport hatch. Although it won’t be as insane as the mid engine, rear wheel drive W12, the GTi-R promises to breath new life into the [...]
Car News -2011 BMW 1-series SuperSport – new details
BMW is working on a new 1-Series that should arrive in the U.S. by 2012. What keeps getting us excited are rumors about SuperSport version of the new little Bimmer.CAR is furthering some of the same rumors we reported back in January about the hottest 1-Series. This means a return to fast four-cylinder engines in [...]
Car News -50th anniversary Hurst Viper to auction on Saturday
Back in December Hurst announced that it would celebrate its 50th anniversary with a special edition Dodge Viper. It will be limited to only 50 units, and the very first of them will be auctioned this Saturday at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction.The production Hurst/Viper vehicles will feature the new Hurst HARD-DRIVE gold anodized pistol-grip shifter, [...]
Car News -2011 BMW 5-Series rendering
Jon Sibal likes to give previews of BMWs. So after seeing the image of the the new 5-Series front bumper and a partial teaser image, he came up with this new rendering for the next-generation BMW sedan. It also probably doesn’t hurt that the 5-Series GT concept has already been officially revealed, which is a [...]
Car News -800 HP Shelby Super Snake premieres
.Last week we reported that Carroll Shelby was working on a Shelby R-Model – a track-only GT 500 car to commemorate Jerry Titus’ 1965 SCCA championship in a GT 350. But it seems Shelby had another trick up its sleeve with the fifth-generation Mustang, because it revealed the STREET LEGAL Shelby Super Snake Don Prudhomme [...]
Car News -2011 BMW 6-Series Convertible spy shot
BMW is preparing the next generation 6-Series coupe and convertible. The official debut will be made in 2010 at the Geneva Motor Show with sales to begin later in the summer.BMW did a good job of disguising this car for testing but it does reveal two new facts. First BMW will not be switching to [...]
Car News -911 Carrera and Targa 4 get new Sports Exhaust System
To get the most out of a Porsche exhaust system, it has to be tuned to a tone that would likely get its owners in trouble with noise ordinances in their well-heeled neighborhoods. But Porsche doesn’t want its enthusiasts to drive tames cars, and it developed a new adjustable sports exhaust system for the Carrera [...]
Car News -2011 BMW Z2 – new details revealed
BMW left a hole in its line up with the new Z4. The car is not too big, but it does put a wide enough gap between it and its predecessor, the Z3, to take it out of direct competition with like the small, lightweight Mazda MX-5. Not likely to leave a market wide open [...]
Car News -9ff Vantage GTR based on the Porsche Cayenne
Probably the only thing worse than a 423 hp Hummer H3 is a 725 hp Porsche Cayenne. Tuner 9ff is making its reputation for getting some of the highest horsepower out of Porsche products, but that has usually been car based on the 911. Now its turned its attention more to the soccer mom crowd [...]
