Posts Tagged ‘59’

American racing legend, Phil Hill, dies at 81

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Phil Hill, the only American-born driver to win a Formula One title, passed away last night of complications associated with Parkinson's disease at the age of 81. Aside from his success with Ferrari in F1 during the 1961 season, Hill was also the first American to win at the 24 hours of Le Mans, tak......

Saleen Racecraft Focus RC2 coming in under $20k

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Click above for a high resolution image Saleen is primarily associated with its Mustang lineup, but the American tuner has been known to dabble in everything from mid-engine exotics to humble hatches. Back in 2004, they launched the N20 Focus, complete with a body kit, suspension upgrades, a sporty ......

Jaguar XKR-S won’t be coming to the States

Friday, August 15th, 2008
One of the hottest Jags to roll out of Coventry isn't coming to our shores. The highly-tuned 420-hp Jaguar XKR-S sports coupe features stiffer springs, firmer dampers, thicker anti-roll bars, quickened steering, and lighter forged 20-inch alloy wheels wrapped in performance rubber. Aerodynamic chang......

Spy Shots: Hyundai’s Pacifica-like Portico crossover

Thursday, August 14th, 2008
The market for oversize and jacked-up minivans parading as crossovers hasn't exactly set the world on fire, as Chrysler's Pacifica and Mercedes-Benz R-Class have ably proven. Still, Hyundai is set to throw its hat into the ring with the upcoming Portico, which is based on the concept vehicle from 20......

Mitsubishi Colt to get Lancer’s shark-nose for 2009

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Following the market debut of the new Lancer and EVO, Mitsubishi appears to be preparing a mid-cycle facelift for its junior Colt hatchback that's sold in Japan and Europe. The photos, which were snapped at an apparent promotional photo-shoot in Berlin, Germany, indicate that the Colt will get the n......

European pricing for Corvette ZR1 doubles to over $214k

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Corvette ZR1 If you're an American buyer exasperated at trying to actually secure yourself a new Corvette ZR1 at its $105k sticker price without mark-up and dealer speculation, be glad you live on this side of the pond and not the other. Corvette sales in Euro......

Insignia will come to U.S. as a Saturn, with new sheetmetal, interior

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Insignia.Despite repeated rumblings from industry sources (including Lutz himself) that the Opel Insignia's transformation into a Saturn model was on hold, Bob Lutz now indicates that work is indeed proceeding on making that model ready for the American......

Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart (supposedly) to start under $27k

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart.According to Greb Migliore, an Autoweek scribe attending the Ralliart's press launch, the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart will arrive in showrooms this September with a price tag under $27,000. The turbocharged middleweight sedan – ai......

Hyundai Santa Fe to get four-cylinder in 2010

Monday, July 7th, 2008
In a trend that is sure to prove popular, Hyundai will add a less powerful and more fuel efficient four-cylinder to the available engine lineup on its Santa Fe model when it is redesigned for 2010. As of today, the four-door crossover is available with a choice of either a 2.7-liter or a 3.3-liter s......

Ganassi shuts down Franchitti’s NASCAR ride

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Okay, we'll admit it. Most of us here at Autoblog aren't big NASCAR fans. But we have been intrigued by the recent migration of championship-winning open-wheel racers to the stock car series. Former Indy 500 and Monaco GP winner Juan-Pablo Montoya seems to be making a go of it, while fellow Indy and......