Posts Tagged ‘april 29’

Deviants: Roadster, racing versions of McLaren P11 to follow

Monday, September 1st, 2008
Although McLaren's next supercar is expected to be very different from the SLR, the company made in conjunction with Mercedes-Benz, one element will carry over: derivatives. It's one thing that the SLR cannot seem to let go of, breeding six different versions so far, and the upcoming P11 supercar is......

Monterey 2008: All aboard the red Enzo/F1/Lambo-like failboat

Monday, August 18th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Predator Xtreme.Just when we thought we found the epitome of wretched excess in Monterey, this monstrosity reared its ugly head on our way down to the Concours. The initial idea probably didn't sound too bad after a case or two of Coors -- taking a few bits......

Gordon Murray planning new lightweight supercar

Monday, August 11th, 2008
It's no secret that Gordon Murray, the man behind the McLaren F1, has been working on a city car called the Type 25. It appears now, though, that the lure of the supercar is still strong with him. Autocar magazine discovered recently that Murray is considering a supercar to be built using the build ......

Storms sweep through the 2008 British Grand Prix

Monday, July 7th, 2008
SPOILER ALERTClick for a hi-res gallery from the 2008 British GPStorms swept through Silverstone this year for the British Grand Prix. First came the announcement of David Coulthard's retirement from Formula 1, which was followed by the announcement that, starting in 2010, the race would leave its h......

More details: Gordon Murray’s Type-25 city car

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
If such projections as cutting the cost of driving and vehicle emissions in half sounds a bit radical to you, that's exactly the response that Gordon Murray is hoping for. Before completely dismissing these claims, remember that Murray is the man most responsible for the road-going supercar known as......

New McLaren supercar expected for 2010

Friday, May 9th, 2008
With the mostly unloved Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren set to get the official axe in 2009, the path is clear for the next McLaren-branded supercar to be unveiled. Expected to be built at its facility in Woking, England, McLaren has plans for the as-yet-unnamed vehicle to compete with Ferrari's incredibl......

Carbonyte to stretch Lambo, Koenigsegg and Veyron into limos

Sunday, April 13th, 2008
There's something about McLaren supercar projects that ends with people running in every which direction. Following the benchmark McLaren F1 supercar, some stayed with the Formula One team; Gordon Murray went his own way; others went on to work on the Caparo T1; while another is developing his own s......

Caparo T1 world’s safest car

Saturday, January 19th, 2008
Caparo T1 dubbed as one of world’s safest ultra-performance cars is all set to launch by April this year.Caparo T1 manufactured by Caparo Group - the global technology company founded by NRI businessman Lord Swraj Paul – and designed by senior engineers from the team that developed the legendary......

Ghosn may run Renault too

Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
Renault shareholders vote on April 29 to see if Carlos Ghosn gets elected into a management role for the company while he is still running Nissan. Renault is hoping Ghosn magic will rub off after his complete turn around of Nissan in 6 years.  Critics say that Renault isn't in need of a co......