Posts Tagged ‘executive officers’
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lotus Evora, with six new images.After the Evora was officially revealed in London, Lotus CEO Michael Kimberley has made it clear that more variants of the 2+2 were on the way. Six different versions are planned, including a convertible – originally confir......
No Surprise: Porsche 911 Turbo, GT2 and GT3 getting direct-injection
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2.Porsche's commitment to the KISS philosophy of exterior design won't extend to the engine of the facelifted 911 Turbo, GT2 and GT3 when they're released early next year. All three models will dispatch with the legendary M97 powerplant in......
Porsche opens up the new 911 Targa 4 & Targa 4S
Monday, July 28th, 2008
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Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. That seems to be the motto of the newest iteration of the latest generation of the Porsche 911. The new 911 Targa is available exclusively with all-wheel-drive, in either Targa 4 or Targa 4S guise, ......
TechArt GT Street RS, because the Porsche GT2 isn’t mean enough
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the GT Street RSThe Porsche 911 GT2 has 530 horsepower, 505 lb-ft of torque and is capable of going 204 mph. And it's not enough. Not for TechArt, at least. You know TechArt. They take Porsches that already push the limits of performance and go all Chuck Yeager on......
Rumormill: Porsche Cayman S Sport
Monday, July 21st, 2008
The Porsche Cayman is due for a makeover, and to coincide with the automaker's 60th anniversary, Porsche will be offering a Sport version of its mid-engine coupe as a fitting send off before the next generation arrives in 2009.CarTribe is reporting that the Cayman S Sport will be equipped with some ......
Spy Shots: Porsche 998 911 mule
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Porsche 998 911.Spies posted around the Nurburgring have caught what's likely to be the next generation Porsche 911 undergoing testing. The 998 mule is wearing modified 997 body work, with the addition of blistered wheel arches hinting at a widened track and......
More images of the the Lotus ‘Eagle’ released
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Click above for more shots of the Lotus Eagle.Lotus gave up some initial details about the 2+2(ish) tentatively known as the "Eagle" yesterday, and now Autocar has procured a few more shots of the coupe ahead of its unveiling at the London Motor Show next week.Just to put the Eagle's dimensions into......
Lexus cancels next-gen SC, Toyota cancels next Avalon
Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Sales of the bulbous Lexus SC 430, one of the vehicles that kick-started the current hardtop convertible fad in the U.S., have slowed so significantly that Toyota's luxury brand has reportedly canceled its replacement. The four-place, V8-powered, rear-wheel-drive vehicle never fit well into any spec......
Top speed test on Sunday, sell on Monday: 9ff offering limited run of GT9 supercar
Thursday, July 10th, 2008
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After proving in May that its GT9 supercar could run with the world's fastest supercars by topping out at 409 km/h at the Papenburg oval, 9ff is offering a limited production run of twenty cars. Loosely based on a Porsche 911 GT3, each GT9 comes with a heavily......
Maserati considering adding a smaller coupe to lineup
Thursday, July 10th, 2008
More Maseratis can hardly be a bad thing – unless you're one of the unfortunates trying to maintain a BiTurbo without losing your shirt. Modern Masers are sumptuous and beautiful, quintessential expressions of the Gran Turismo idiom. The gloriousness of recent trident-wearing Italians has led to a......