Posts Tagged ‘afp’
Click above to view gallery of the 2009 Lexus ISWhile work is reportedly be done on developing a cabrio version of the Lexus IS and a lighter-weight version of the fire breathing IS-F, the IS 250 and 350 need some attention too. They're receiving mild updates for the 2009 model year, images of which......
VIDEO: Viper ACR and Corvette ZR1 battle on the ‘Ring
Friday, August 29th, 2008
A couple months back, the bone-stock Corvette ZR1 put supercars everywhere on notice when it took on the famed Nurburgring and ran a Nissan GT-R-beating 7:26. The track-ready, fire breathing Viper ACR bested the Corvette's amazing effort by posting an incredible 7:22 lap time. Despite a four second ......
Spy shots: next Jaguar XJ caught at, where else, the Nurburgring
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Since you can't even really call it a car anymore if it hasn't been blasted around the 'Ring in development, Jaguar has taken the mechanicals of the next XJ sedan to everyone's favorite playground. Those internals wear the ill-fitting sheetmetal of the current XJ, with the addition of serious wheel ......
First two Dodge Challenger SEs delivered to Ohio this week
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
If you want to sport a Dodge Challenger without the fire-breathing V8 or the hefty price tag, the time to act is now. The first two Dodge Challenger SE models have arrived in Ohio this week, and 500 models are en-route to dealerships in the U.S. and Canada as you read this. The SE Challenger packs C......
Camaro still on track, V6s to make up two-thirds of sales
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Camaro in many colorsThe 2010 Chevy Camaro is a foregone conclusion. It's definitely coming on schedule and it will give GM's value division a credible competitor to the current generation Mustang and new Dodge Challenger. But, just because the Camaro of old i......
eBay Find of the Day: Trans Am SE signed by Burt Reynolds
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
Click on the image to see more high-res shots of this '78 SE Trans AmMid-to-late 70's Pontiac Trans Ams have really been picking up steam on the collector car market. While not nearly as powerful as their more muscular 1969-1974 forebears, the later TAs certainly have a unique and gaudy manly-qualit......
Mark LaNeve: Camaro won’t be positioned as a muscle car
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
The hits just keep on coming for fans of the Chevy Camaro. Just yesterday, we quoted Bob Lutz as suggesting that the Camaro could get a four-cylinder engine option. Now we hear that Mark LaNeve, VP of sales and marketing for GM North America, says that, "We won't position it as a muscle car," speaki......
Schumacher shuts the door on MotoGP rumors
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Rumors of Michael Schumacher racing on two wheels in the MotoGP series have been bouncing around like a Ferrari-red rubber ball. First came the initial speculation, coupled with denials from both MotoGP and Ducati, the team for whom the retired F1 champ was rumored to ride. The rumor-mill was set a-......
Explosion at Porsche factory halts 911 production
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The German press is reporting this morning that there's been an explosion at Porsche's factory in Stuttgart where the 911 and many of its variants are built. Apparently a furnace used for drying coating sheaths was the source of the boom, which set off the sprinkler systems and ground 911 production......
Rumormill: Schumacher to race in MotoGP?
Monday, December 10th, 2007
We enjoyed the 2007 Formula One season, down, as it came, to the last race in a three-way heat with the third-place driver ultimately taking the title. But part of us misses Michael Schumacher, even if his five consecutive back-to-back world titles cast a heavy and at times monotonous shadow over th......