Posts Tagged ‘lb ft’
Friday, August 29th, 2008
Click above for gallery of the 2009 Civic CoupeJust last week we revealed official images and specifications for the updated 2009 Honda Civic in sedan and hybrid body styles. Lest you coupe fans feel left out, we've finally found information on Honda's newish two-door in DX, LX, EX/EX-L and Si level......
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Some designers engage in strange practices to gain inspiration for their next big creation, but the creative types at the Bavarian Motor Werks had to have some serious... bearings to whip up its newest ode to "kinetics." After the jump is video of 714 metallic spheres that appear to be floating in m......
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
Click above for more high-res images of the Tesla RoadsterThe Tesla Roadster is like the gorgeous girlfriend that loves football, tunes a hotrod in her spare time, and doesn't believe in celebrating anniversaries and birthdays. The Roadster is a beautiful car, it runs on exhaust-free plug power, an......
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the O.CT Fiat 500Fiat's neo-500 has been warmly embraced by tuners, and Austria's Oberschider Chip Tuning (O.CT) has turned its focus to the teeny tiny 'talian. The car is purposely designed to evoke the 1960s, so why should the performance numbers be any differen......
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8It's been less than a month since Dodge officially took the wraps off the Challenger SRT8, and horsepower fanatic John Hennessey already has a performance package available called the SRT700 that will have muscle car fans tingling wit......
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Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Click the image above for a hi-res gallery of Lexus IS F picsSo we recently got some seat time in the Lexus IS F, and we can proudly report that it's not anything Lexus has ever been before. Does it really compare to the M3 and C63 AMG? In a little-kid-from-down-the-street-trying-to-get-in-the-game......
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
Autoweek and Fourtitude were able to enjoy some seat time in the Audi R8 V12 TDI LeMans concept before its official unveiling in Geneva last week. Their drive was short (about an hour with a 50 mph speed limit imposed by Audi's boffins), but their time at the airport adjacent to Sebring Internationa......
Tags: audi r8, autoweek, boffins, emissions standards, ft range, interesting tidbits, internals, lb ft, LeMans, new paint, OilBurner, paint job, quality time, redline, seat time, six inches, speed limit, tdi, torque output, v12
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
The Brooklands-based tuning firm, Avro Motor Cars, has partnered up with Roush Technologies to offer up a run of ten limited-edition Ford GTs that not only get a fresh coat of orange metallic paint and a some matte-black details, but an extra helping of power. The 720 Mirage spells out its claim to ......
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lotus Exige GT3.Aussie racing fans are in for a treat during the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix this weekend, where the updated Lotus Exige GT3 will make its official debut. The revised racer is still packing the same supercharged 1.8-liter mill from the ro......
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above to enlargeThe Neiman Marcus catalog is always full of superfluous luxury goods like hover crafts or special edition Lexus models. The 2008 Spring Men's catalog is no exception. Its special seasonal offering happens to be a half dozen and one venomous snakes. Even though they are endanger......
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