Archive for April, 2009:

2010 SMS 460 Mustang: Two Anniversaries, Two Wicked Stangs

In honor of 25 years in the pony-tunin’ business and 45 years of Mustangs, Steve Saleen’s new company has created the 2010 SMS 460 Mustang and, surprise, the SMS 460X.
The 2010 SMS 460 Mustang is the more pedestrian of the two 2010 Mustangs, offering 470 HP and 427 lb-ft of torque. For real power, you’ll [...]

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Porsche Panamera: Sub-Five Second Four-Door

Porsche Panamera

In a “first,” other than the Cayenne, Porsche just revealed the four-door Porsche Panamera in Shanghai. It’s supposedly able to go from zero to 60 in under five seconds. Also, it has a big butt.
In a first-ever move for the company, Porsche introduces the four-door Panamera at this year’s Shanghai Motor Show
The legendary sports [...]

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Stile Bertone Mantide: Part Corvette ZR1, Part Italian Model

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Meet the Bertone Mantide — part Corvette ZR1, part Italian model and all sex appeal. With the Mantide, Jason Castriota’s come very close to outshining his last great design, the Pininfarina P4/5. Exclusive gallery below.There’s something we really hate and that’s covering bespoke supercars we’ll never own, built specifically for the über-rich. Really though, [...]

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2010 Jaguar XJ

The current XJ, on sale since 42 AD, is a bloated attempt to pack modern luxury into an outdated design. If this shot is anything to go by, the 2010 Jaguar XJ isn’t. Hallelujah.
Jaguar released this image to coincide with the Shanghai Auto Show, but the car itself will actually be unveiled on the Queen’s [...]

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GAC VIP Lounge Concept: Honda’s Red Carpet Chinese Venture

Honda and Chinese partner Guangzhou Auto currently make Accords for the Chinese market, but with the curiously-named VIP Lounge concept it looks as if the two are hoping to make a special-VIP-access-only model.We don’t have many details about this new concept, other than it’s clear there’s a sleeker sedan look than what’s currently offered with [...]

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SMS 570X Challenger:700 HP with Minor Modifications

How do you get a 5.7 Hemi to make 700 HP? With a whopping great big supercharger, that’s how. But don’t worry, the rest of the SMS 570X Challenger has been suitably beefed up, too.

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Aston Martin Rapide 470 HP

The Aston Martin Rapide four-door super-saloon has officially been uncovered in this first-look image. With flowing body work and a 6.0-liter V12 doling out 470HP and 442 lb-ft of torque, this is one sexy sedan.
The long brewing Rapide resembles the original show car in nearly every way, with modern Aston styling stretched out over a [...]

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2010 Opel Insignia

GM’s European divisions finally have an answer to that pesky AWD hot-rod Audi S4. Say hello to the new turbo, AWD, 325-HP 2010 Opel Insignia OPC and brother-from-another-mother, 2010 Vauxhall Insignia VXR. That’s a Saturn?!
We’re absolutely pleased to see this newest performance sedan from GM’s European performance studios. Aiming, with no excuses, directly at the [...]

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Buick Regal GNX

The recently announced 2010 Opel Insignia and Vauxhall VXR could spawn another variant we would love to own: the Buick Regal GNX.
With the Buick Regal proving to be a huge sales success here in China, and the Regal 2.0 Turbo planned for a reveal at the Shanghai Auto Show next week, the chances of a [...]

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Audi Q7 2010

The 2010 Audi Q7 has debuted it’s LED-bedazzled visage, but the main news is under the hood, the 3.0-liter V6 TDI gets clean diesel tech making it good for European sale through 2014.
Styling upgrades for the Q7 are limited to reshaping some of the moldings and the front bumper, a minor tweak to the grille [...]

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