Posts Tagged ‘fellas’

First Drive: Formula Vee racer

Friday, September 26th, 2008
Click above for hi-res gallery of our drive in a Formula Vee race car There aren't a lot of things that will get an automotive journalist out of bed before dawn. But nearly all of them have four wheels, which is about the only thing a formula racing car shares in common with the kind of ordinary aut......

Next VW GTI puts out 210 hp, R version gets AWD and 270 hp

Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Volkswagen GolfVolkswagen's high-performance plans for the new Golf will spawn three new models, beginning with the new 210 hp GTI set to debut in Paris and go on sale in the middle of 2009. According to Automotive News, the Mk. VI GTI will sprint to 60......

Loris Capirossi to race on four wheels in the Suzuki Tempest Rally

Friday, September 19th, 2008
Loris Capirossi, who usually races on two wheels in MotoGP, will give it a go on four wheels, though he'll be remaining loyal to the Suzuki brand in the process. The race will take place on November 8 in Aldershot, U.K. as part of the Suzuki Swift Sport Cup rally racing series that we told you about......

Pics & Details Aplenty: Iveco Campagnola

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Iveco Campagnola The Italians are great at making two kinds of automobiles: supercars and super-minis. Cars like the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 and the Fiat 500 are at the top of their game, but they're at complete opposite ends of the market. In between lie......

Moscow 2008: Audi RS6 sedan in the sheetmetal

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Audi RS6 sedan.All right. Now we're torn. RS6 Avant or RS6 sedan? Both are packing the same twin-turbocharged, direct-injected 5.0-liter V10 putting out 580 hp and 479 lb.-ft. of torque. Both send power to all four wheels through a six-speed tiptronic tranny......

When words are not enough: Maserati GranTurismo S on video

Friday, August 15th, 2008
Click above to watch the videoTry as we might, there are just some things that words just cannot express. For automotive enthusiasts like us, those things usually have four wheels and, more often than not, come from Italy. Take the Maserati GranTurismo, which only grew more desirable in our eyes wi......

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......

Rumormill: Lotus considering a Carlton successor

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Click above for a gallery off the original Lotus Carlton.Of all the sleepers in automobiledom, the Lotus Carlton holds a special place in our hearts. Based off the Vauxhall Carlton sold in Europe, Lotus stroked out the 3.0-liter inline-six of the standard car to displace 3615 cc, added a couple of G......

Saab 9-3X, 9-3 concept coming to Paris?

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
The Saab 9-3X will be a soft-roading version of the Swedish brand's bread-and-butter sedan and wagon, a.k.a. SportCombi, and word has it that the all-wheel-drive wonders will be making their debut at the Paris Motor Show in October. Unlike the performance-oriented Turbo X, the 9-3X will use its Hald......

2009 Subaru Impreza WRX: 265 hp, retuned suspension, STI tweaks

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX.It's official folks. Those of you that picked up a 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX have been had. The road-going rally rocket gets an update for 2009 and with it comes a retuned 2.5-liter boxer four-pot producing 265 hp and 244 lb.-ft. of tor......