Posts Tagged ‘liter’

Don’t call it “Dino”: Ferrari bringing new model to Paris

Monday, March 17th, 2008
Ferrari officials have supposedly confirmed that their new mini-model is coming to the Paris Motor Show this fall and in keeping with the company line, it won't be sporting a "Dino" badge when it's unveiled.We've seen more camo-clad spy shots of the new model undergoing testing in recent months and ......

Lotus debuting 350 hp Exige GT3 Down Under

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......

Audi A5 convertible coming in 2009

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
We reported exactly one year ago today that an Audi A5 convertible was in the works. Word's out now that the upcoming drop-top will be manufactured in Neckarsulm, a city in northern Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. The Audi RS 4 will be the new A5 vert's assembly line buddy at this plant.The new topless ......

2008 Chevy Cobalt SS Sedan first look and pricing

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click through to the source for more pictures of the Cobalt SS SedanChevy's Cobalt SS Coupe goes on sale soon, but the door count comes up short for some folks who would otherwise consider the turbo-fed modern-day Z24. Powered by the 2.0 liter turbocharged Ecotec four that does an uncanny impressio......

Geneva 2008: Opel Meriva, a new take on the MPV

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Meriva concept.We finally wound our way over to Opel's booth to check out the newest take on the compact MPV concept. The Meriva's small footprint would lend itself well to the urban confines Opel expects the majority of buyers to be based out of, and t......

BREAKING: 2009 Infiniti FX makes after hours debut in Geneva

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above image for a high-res gallery of the unveiling of the 2009 FX from GenevaLast week we showed you a teaser shot of the headlight of the all-new 2009 Infiniti FX. Tonight in Geneva we saw the whole thing. Carlos Ghosn himself introduced the new FX at a club-like venue just down the road fr......

Fiat launching 5Hundred Cup racing series in Europe

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Things are getting a little racy for the Fiat 500. With just days to go before the race-inspired 500 Abarth is unveiled in Geneva, and just weeks to go before the 500 makes its racing debut in Melbourne, comes news of a new 500 racing series to take place in Europe. Called the 5Hundred Cup, the one-......

Geneva ‘08 Preview: Castagna to show custom RR Phantom Coupe Royale

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above to enlarge The Autoblog crew is setting off for Geneva to bring you all the goodies, and along with the wealth of exciting new production cars and concepts, there'll be a whole mess of customized tuner cars, as well. Usually the latter comes after the former, but in this one case both wi......

First Blood: Ariel Atom 500 V8

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Oh Dear Lord. That's all that comes to mind when looking at the images that have just surfaced of the new Ariel Atom 500. But maybe that's not the right expression, because this is not the car you'll be driving to church. We can think of other Sunday uses for it, though, ones that will probably have......

A-Bomb: Ariel Atom to get 500-hp supercharged V8

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
With over 500 horsepower and only 1,150 lbs. to schlep around, there's only one possible reason not to lust after the Caterham RST-V8 Levante, and that's the love-it-or-hate-it "classic" styling. Fortunately, emerging reports suggest that RS Performance, the same outfit that shoehorned the superchar......