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Here’s Audi’s sun-seeking supercar. Following on from our scoop shots in Issue 1,008, our spies have snapped these pictures of a barely disguised R8 Spyder testing at the Nürburgring track in Germany. Despite the uninspired matt black paint job, the R8 Spyder loses none of the coupé’s stunning style, although the addition of a canvas [...]

The Gumpert Apollo is an amazing supercar and we aren’t the only ones that feel this way. Top Gear named them one of the fastest supercar to lap their test track.
Well now Streetfire.net has informed us that the Gumpert Apollo will be making its way across the ocean and into the freedom of the U.S.

Chrysler revealed its latest special edition vehicle ahead of this Saturday’s Woodward Dream Cruise this morning at Duggan’s Irish Pub on Woodward Avenue — the 2009 Chrysler PT Dream Cruiser Series 5. As the name suggests, it’s the 5th version of the PT Cruiser to be revealed at the Woodward Dream Cruise. And, like the [...]

With parent company Toyota scrambling to get its third-generation Prius ready by next year and racing against General Motors and its Volt project to be the first to market with a plug-in hybrid, its Lexus luxury arm also is reportedly hard at work on its own variant of the new Prius, which it will most [...]

Toyota appears to have hit upon a novel way of unloading excess US truck and SUV supply: Send the vehicles overseas. While no firm decisions have been made, Steve St. Angelo, president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, told a group of industry observers the company’s full-size Tundra pickups and Sequoia SUVs could be attractive to [...]

An industry group we’ve never heard of called “Experian Automotive” is reporting this morning nearly half of hybrid vehicle owners will buy a vehicle of the same brand when they buy another one, making them some of the most loyal customers in the industry. Of course, they may not be buying a hybrid again because [...]

The new concepts for Audi Avant developed by students of SPD Master’s in Car Design in collaboration with Audi made their debut on Tuesday 27th June at Scuola Politecnica di Design. The presentation was to Walter de’ Silva, Design Director Audi Brand Group, actively involved in the project along with his staff: Gary Telaak for [...]

Porsche has revealed the Cayman S Sport, a special version which delivers more than 300 hp and adopts styling elements borrowed from the 911 GT3 RS. It will go on sale in Autumn 2008.

The everyday sports car from Lotus.
Lotus has released full information and photos of its latest sports
car, the Evora. Previously known only by its “Eagle” code name, the car
was revealed at the British auto show.

A four-cylinder engine joins the 2009 Toyota Highlander lineup, giving the automaker a three-engine range in the popular crossover as well as a fuel-saving option. The new engine is a 2.7-liter four-cylinder with 187 horsepower and 186
pound-feet of torque. Running on regular fuel, the new engine has a
dual exhaust manifold, Toyota
says, for better low-end torque.
Fuel [...]