Posts Tagged ‘car scene’
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Congratulations, and a toast with a pair of champagne glasses, to Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. for selling 220 of their ultra-exotic Veyron 16.4 models. With 132 examples sitting safely in customer garages worldwide (except for this one...doh!),......
Ralf Schumacher confirms move to DTM
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
The Schumacher brothers, now both out of F1 where they were the most successful German drivers in the sport's history, are racing in every which direction. Following reports that Michael may be trying his hand at MotoGP motorbike racing comes confirmation from kid brother Ralf that he's moving to th......
Graphics accelerator: Nvidia’s custom computer housed in a Porsche Cayenne wheel
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
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Automotive-branded computers are nothing new, but this takes it to new levels. The computer hardware is housed in a chromed 18-inch wheel from the Porsche Cayenne sport-utility, wrapped in Bridgestone rubber with twin exhaust-silencers housing the liquid cooling iron.......
Porsche 997 GT3 RS named 2007 EVO Car of the Year
Sunday, September 9th, 2007
EVO magazine has picked its Car of the Year Winner: the Porsche GT3 RS, which we're going to call The Orange Crush from now on. It only just beat out the Ferrari F430 Scuderia, and had only slightly more breathing between it and the third place Audi R8. Looking at the entire top ten list, two race-c......
VIDEO: Top Gear Outtakes
Friday, August 10th, 2007
Do you like outtake reels? Who doesn't! Do you like Top Gear? Well, if you're the kind of person who reads Autoblog, then chances are you do. In that case, have we got the video for you!After the jump you'll find six minutes' worth of your favorite telemotive personalities (that's right, we just mad......
Lotus consults on Mercedes S-Class Hybrid
Monday, May 7th, 2007
Following spy shots of S-Class Hybrid prototypes leaving the Lotus facilities in Norwich, England, industry insiders have concluded that Mercedes has turned to the British sportscar maker and engineering firm for input on the sedan's hybrid power system.The upcoming S-Class Hybrid's electric motor s......
VIDEO: Supercar road test
Monday, April 16th, 2007
The lads at Autocar magazine really do have one of the best jobs in the world. They recently put together a "test" comparing some of the fastest cars in the world, including the Bugatti Veyron. Other cars include the brand new Lambo Gallardo Superleggera, Audi R8, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and the Aston M......
Car Costume: Audi 90 Quattro becomes Audi 90 IMSA GTO
Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Old Audis are cool, and old racing Audis are even cooler. A Swedish Audi fanatic seems to think so, too, and has gone to extreme lengths to transform a workaday Audi 90 into the IMSA GTO version of that car. Not wanting to go the stripe-and-bodykit route, this Audi's flares were painstakingly constr......
Why buy an X3 when you can have this?
Sunday, March 25th, 2007
Sure, the BMW X3 has all-wheel-drive, stability control, and a large selection of standard and optional goodies, but if you're looking for a budget Bimmer to handle lousy conditions both on and off the pavement, there's a car for sale in Mansfield, Texas that you can score for less than the price of......
9ff tackles extreme efficiency with 3-liter Golf
Friday, March 9th, 2007
Over the past several years, 9ff has established itself as one of the predominant Porsche tuners in the world. With hundreds of happy customers and a handful of uber-exotic one-offs under its belt, the company's boss, Jan Fatthauer, has decided to tackle yet another engineering feat -– fuel econom......