Posted in Sports cars on Feb 18th, 2010
The Lamborghini Jota will replace the Murcielago as the Italian supercarmaker’s flagship model in the next few years. Lamboghini hasn’t released any details about the Jota yet, but according to Jalopnik’s source, saving weight is a priority for the next big bull.
According to Jalopnik, Lamborghini will be taking advantage of its new parent company [...]
Posted in Ford, Sports cars, muscle cars on Feb 9th, 2010
Ford has announced that the 2011 Mustang Shelby GT500 will receive several upgrades to make it faster, better handling, more efficient and cheaper than the 2010 model. The most important upgrade on the 2010 Shelby GT500 is the introduction of an aluminum engine block replacing the current model’s iron one, according to Autoblog.
The [...]
Posted in Quality, Sports cars, Warranties, car buying incentives on Feb 8th, 2010
In addition to their world-class speed and astounding beauty, Ferrari cars have a reputation for being unreliable. The complex engines and suspension setups found in Ferrari cars combined with their low production mean that only specially-trained mechanics are able to maintain the supercars, and replacement parts are never cheap. Now, the Italian supercar [...]
Posted in New cars, Sports cars on Feb 1st, 2010
Porsche has been teasing the world with the idea of a small, four-cylinder powered sports car similar to the 914 it built in the 1970s for a while now. The most recent news in the saga of the potential new Porsche 914 comes from an interview with Autocar in which VW CEO Martin Winterkorn [...]
Posted in Sports cars, Volkswagen on Jan 29th, 2010
Volkswagen has announced that it will create a performance group which will build high performance versions of many Volkswagen cars, similar to the Mercedes AMG models. The group will be called R GmbH, and will offer special edition models as well as aftermarket performance and styling pieces that can be used to personalize VW [...]
Posted in GM, Sports cars on Jan 26th, 2010
Dutch supercar company Spyker Cars has bought Saab from General Motors for approximately $74 million, according to Autoweek. After the proposed sale to a group led by Koenigsegg, another supercar company, fell through, it looked like Saab would join Pontiac and Saturn as a casualty of GM’s bankruptcy. As late as Monday, GM [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Nissan, Sports cars on Jan 21st, 2010
Andrew Bynum, 22-year-old center for the Los Angeles Lakers, is featured in this month’s Super Street magazine, according to Jalopnik. More accurately, his 2009 Nissan GT-R, with $20,000 in body modifications, is featured. The GT-R is a welcome change from the Escalades, Lamborghinis and S-Classes that we typically associate with athletes.
Andrew Bynum’s [...]
Posted in Automotive, Cost of Ownership, Lexus, Luxury vehicles, Sports cars, Toyota on Oct 25th, 2009
Toyota has been busy this year. First, the affordable FT-86 was revealed, and now the anything-but-affordable Lexus LF-A supercar has been unveiled. Apparently Toyota has been listening to all the complaints that its lineup is made up of transportation appliances rather than passionate cars. The gorgeous Lexus LF-A is anything but an [...]
Posted in Automotive, Chrysler, Dodge, Sports cars on Jul 13th, 2009
Chrysler Group LLC announced Friday that production of the Dodge Viper SRT10 will continue. Chrysler said in a statement that it is “no longer pursuing a sale of the Viper business assets.”
The Viper’s production was scheduled to stop in December 2009, but will continue at the Chrysler Group Conner Avenue Assembly Plant. The plant is [...]
Posted in Automotive, Sports cars on Apr 20th, 2009
Here’s the common conundrum of Porsche ownership: you’ve got the ultra powerful, crazy handling car, but you can only take one friend for a ride at a time. Showing off to your friends takes all day, then you’ve got no time left for golfing. Finally Porsche has addressed the nagging issue of how to give [...]
