Archive for April, 2009
Car News -Audi R8 Christmas Edition
Looks like Santa is not going to land on your roof this year, but instead do a few donuts on your lawn.This Audi R8 turned sled is part of a publicity stunt in the Netherlands. But it definitely beats being a Santa anywhere else. After all this Santa has a real shot at cruising the [...]
Car News -Aston Martin Rapide production version images leaked
AutoCar seems to have the jump on everyone, and has revealed today the first official images of the production version of the Aston Martin Rapide. The look of the car is a little toned down from the concept car, but still carries a lot of the spirit, and is definitely unmistakably Aston.The super-sedan will use [...]
Car News -Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI – new image gallery and video
Audi revealed a new image gallery and video on its latest addition: the V10-powered R8 5.2 FSI. The hottest R8 will hit European streets in a few months, but the current R8’s popularity stateside may delay the V10 version as far as next year.The Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro powered is by the same 5.2 [...]
Car News -Aston Martin V8 Vantage: upgrade the old to new
Owners of performance cars are always worried that improvements to the next model year will make their cars obsolete. For example, Aston Martin increased the displacement in the V8 engine for its 2009 Vantage, making a faster, more powerful car. But Aston being a company of gentlemen did not want to leave owners of the [...]
Car News -Audi R8 V10 – officially revealed, new image gallery
Audi jumped the gun on the Detroit Auto Show last month and revealed the full information on the R8 V10 version. But that didn’t stop it from giving the car an official reveal party in Detroit. Since Audi also released a new image gallery, we’ll play along and post the news.The R8 V10 will be [...]
Car News -Audi A3 Plus coming in 2013
Here’s an Audi A3 variation that may finally be coming to the U.S. Audi is rumored to be planning a sedan/coupe version of its next-generation small car currently know internally as the A3 plus.There are plenty of versions of the Audi A3 that aren’t in the U.S. We only have the five-door version, but there [...]
Car News -Audi R8 V10 promotional video
Audi revealed today a new promotional video of the hottest R8 ever: the V10 5.2 FSI. It’s hard to find fault with a car that borrows the 5.2 liter V10 engine from the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 (making 525 hp in this application). It can go from 0 to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 3.9 seconds [...]
Car News -Audi A4 allroad quattro may be headed for the U.S.
Audi is creating a ‘will they or won’t they’ saga that no one asked for. It showed of the first A4 allroad at the Geneva Auto Show, but we didn’t pay too much attention, because the company confirmed it wasn’t scheduled for the U.S. That didn’t surprise too many of us here because the original [...]
Car News -Bentley Continental GT in pink
Yes, that is Paris Hilton, and no, this is not the E! Channel. It seems Hilton wanted to but herself a Christmas gift, so she bought a $175,000 Bentley Continental GT and then added $25,000 worth of custom bits to it. This offense to good taste was assembled by West Coast Customs, who seem to [...]
Car News -Bentley Continental GT Speed and Flying Spur Speed by Renntech
Nature keeps itself in balance. There’s a reason elephants aren’t fast and chetahs aren’t big. But man can sometimes do something completely unnatural and make something great. For example the Bentley Continental GT Speed and Flying Spur Speed are large luxury vehicles that can top 200 mph.Then again Renntech’s president Hartmut Feyhl is a man, [...]
