Archive for April, 2009:

Hartge BMW Diesel X6

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Hartge has taken the wraps off its tuned BMW X6, and the 3.0-liter twin turbocharged I6 diesel bumped up to a monstrous 328HP and 498 lb-ft of torque. Unfortunately, they also did a body kit.
If we close our eyes and only read the spec sheet, the Hartge BMW X6 is a pretty epic proposition. [...]

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Lotus 400 HP Supercharged Evora

We told you about the 2011 Lotus Evora Convertible back in January, but now the company has confirmed production and added details. Luckily, they’re dropping the automatic roof to save weight.Like the hardtop Lotus Evora, which goes on sale in May, the convertible will initially be sold with a 3.5-liter Toyota V6 producing 276 HP. [...]

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Lamborghini Murcielago LP650

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After we first brought you the leaked product presentation and amateur photos from a Geneva dealership, Lamborghini finally decided the time was right to officially reveal the new Limited Edition Lamborghini Murciélago LP650-4 Roadster.
The Limited Edition Lamborghini Murciélago LP650-4 Roadster comes along just in time for you fat cats to open up your wallets again. [...]

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Chevy Camaro 2010

Asked on May 18, 1999 what my favorite movie was I, like many of my contemporaries, would have had an easy answer: Star Wars. Just one day later, with the release of Phantom Menace, that answer would change forever. It didn’t make sense. Episode I, compared quantitatively to its predecessors and, according the huge amount [...]

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Alfa Romeo Mito:180 HP

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Alfa Romeo is hurriedly releasing as many performance variants as it can to ride the popularity wave of the new MiTo city car. Say buongiorno to the latest 1.4-liter, turbocharged, 180-HP Alfa Romeo MiTo Veloce.Alfa’s premium city car has been doing quite well for itself and the Geneva Motor Show brought us something [...]

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2010 Toyota Prius

You already know the 2010 Toyota Prius gets 50 MPG combined fuel economy, making it the most fuel-efficient car for sale in the U.S. But, did you know it returns 26.6 MPG at 102 MPH?You might think it odd we bothered to find that out since the first two Prius generations were hardly vehicles meriting [...]

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2009 Mercedes CL AMG

Not only did the 2009 Mercedes S-Class receive the sporty once over, the big-boy 2009 Mercedes CL got the AMG Sport Package too. Again, we hope you didn’t actually want all the AMG performance advantages.
As with the 2009 S-Class AMG Sport Package, the 2009 Mercedes CL AMG Sport Package receives a new sporty body kit [...]

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Porsche Panamera

When the four-door Porsche Panamera hits the U.S. in October, it’ll be equipped with both an automatic engine start/stop feature mated with an automatically-shifting double-clutch transmission. Ooh! Technology! But wait, there’s more.We’ve now got more details on the Panamera Turbo’s auto-deploying wing. We’re told “The visible highlight of the overall aerodynamic package is the active [...]

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El Caminoed Volvo V70 Warps And Teases Our Mangled Minds

Our fetish for all things El Camino and Volvo is not secretive (like the Area 51 site deep in the Nevada desert). So how do we feel about this Volvo V70 El Camino? WIN!
Unfortunately, as you can most definitely tell, the images above represent a digital euphoria of a Volvo El Camino mashups accurately depicting [...]

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Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2010

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For too long the American market has lacked an affordable, accessible, fast, responsive, fun, communicative, good-looking rear-wheel-drive sports coupe. The Hyundai Genesis Coupe is that car. Finally.
Full Disclosure: Hyundai wanted me to drive the new Genesis Coupe so badly they flew me out and put me up in a Casino to make sure I [...]

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