Posts Tagged ‘Lightweight’
Porsche enthusiasts will undoubtedly count the 997-generation 911 GT2 as one of the most extreme supercars ever to roll out of Stuttgart – right up there with the 959 and the Carrera GT. But where there's speed, there's always room for more speed, and the Swiss aren't about to stay neutral on this......
Cobb Tuning gives the GT-R a serious bump in power
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Cobb Tuning has re-engineered its AccessPort control unit for the new R35 Nissan GT-R. For those of you lucky enough to own a GT-R and not content with its performance out of the box, the $995 AccessPort will reflash the ECU to any one of six different tuning levels.There are three levels each for S......
Geiger Cars builds Black Edition Z06
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of Black Edition Z06
German tuner Geiger Cars is partial to modifying American cars, so it was an obvious choice to use the Corvette Z06 as a base for its latest special edition car. Dubbed the Corvette Z06 Black Edition, Geiger adds a unique body kit with a Ferrari ......
Speed up your refresh rate with carbon fiber desktop wallpaper
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Carbon fiber, that uber-cool mix of graphite fibers and epoxy that used to be reserved for exotic race cars and fighter jets, is seemingly everywhere these days. Lightweight and space-age, the material is now directly associated with speed and performance. If you are an automaker offering a high-per......
Enter the Rumormill: Lexus developing lightweight, 429-hp IS-F/R
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
FiveAxis Lexus IS-F at the 2007 LA Auto ShowWhen Lexus set out to target the likes of the BMW M3, Audi RS4 and Mercedes C63 AMG with its spankin' new IS-F, they weren't kidding. The V8 super-sedan turned out to be an astonishing departure for the Japanese luxury brand that cut its teeth on rock-sol......
Toyota/Subaru sports car details emerge, answers big questions
Saturday, July 21st, 2007
More details have come to the fore about the ongoing development of a lightweight sports car birthed from the union of Toyota and Subaru. Our friends over at 7Tune were kind enough to translate the finer points of an article in Daily Car, and the one burning question -- what platform the new coupe w......
Next Range Rover to go upmarket, downmarket and lighter-weight
Sunday, May 13th, 2007
With Ford selling off parts of its Premium Automotive Group (PAG) one at a time, it remains uncertain if Land Rover and Jaguar will end up under the same ownership in the future. In the meantime, Land Rover is collaborating with Jaguar on a future flagship model that will draw on Jaguar's expertise ......
REPORT: Murcielago Superleggera confirmed
Saturday, March 10th, 2007
Our mates across the pond at PistonHeads say they've got it on good authority that Lamborghini is indeed producing a Superleggera version of the too-hot-to-handle Murcielago.Eyebrows were raised when spy photogs snapped a Murcielago test mule running test laps around the Nurburgring's venerable Nord......
Lamborghini’s future, encapsulated: Versions galore, except a ‘Ute
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
While sharing the stage with the Gallardo Superleggera, Lamborghini's CEO, Stephan Winkelmann, has outlined the future of Italy's raging bull, and for those burdened with disposable income, the future doesn't look half bad.Lamborghini projects an increase in sales of around 2,300 vehicles in 2007, 3......
Lamborghini preparing Gallardo Superleggera
Monday, January 8th, 2007
The battle between the Prancing Horse and the Raging Bull is the most epic in the automotive industry, with Maranello and Sant'Agata always searching for ways to one-up eachother. (Which one is Borat and which one is his neighbor with the iPod mini depends on your perspective.) So with Ferrari prepa......