Posts Tagged ‘mary butler’

Exceedingly Adequate: 1040-hp Hemi-powered Rolls-Royce

Monday, July 21st, 2008
Click to view the Hemi-powered Rolls in hi-res Remember back in the day when the engine output on a Rolls-Royce was listed as "adequate" or "more than adequate"? We don't know what the old guard would make of this, but adequate doesn't even come close.This vintage Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow has had i......

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......

Schnell! Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the SL65 AMG Black Series.After months of spy shots and speculation, the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series is finally out in the open. And with a $320,000 price tag, a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12 and only 200 units on their way to the U.S., it's a serious ......

Shnell! Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the SL65 AMG Black Series.After months of spy shots and speculation, the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series is finally out in the open. And with a $320,000 price tag, a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12 and only 200 units on their way to the U.S., it's a serious ......

Top speed test on Sunday, sell on Monday: 9ff offering limited run of GT9 supercar

Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Click above for a high resolution image 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......

NISMO Tokachi 24-hour Nissan GT-R gets more carbon, V-spec mods

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
The Tokachi-bound R35 Nissan GT-R is on a carbon-rich diet, as evidenced by images captured by our new friends at GTR-World. On the outside, the trunk lid, hood and side mirrors have been replaced with carbon fiber bits and the rear-quarter windows have been swapped out in favor of lightweight acryl......

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Dodge Challenger Mopar drag package cometh

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Those of you steeped in drag racing lore are undoubtedly familiar with the 1968 HEMI-powered Dodge Darts and Plymouth Barracudas. These limited edition, track-bound '68 package cars brought out some of the biggest names in drag racing and helped solidify the automaker as a force to be reckoned wit......

Tokachi 24-hour Nissan GT-R build up underway

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Just a day after Nissan's formal announcement that it plans to campaign a race-prepped R35 GT-R in the Tokachi 24-hour race, GTR-World has procured a few pics of the coupe undergoing its transformation. The GT-R appears to be getting aligned at the NISMO Omori factory (about 60 miles from Tokyo), eq......

Spy Shots: 2010 Shelby GT500 snapped again, more revealed

Thursday, June 12th, 2008
KGP photographers have caught another 2010 Shelby GT500 prototype just days after shooting the first one, but this time the prototype on display gave up much more info to the spy lens. In the gallery of 10 spy shots below, we can see a much clearer view of the next GT500's front fascia, including co......

Race-ready Renault Megane R26 R revealed early

Friday, June 6th, 2008
Click above for gallery of the R26 REven though the official launch of the hot Renault R26 R isn't scheduled until the London Motor Show at the end of July, a couple pics of the race-ready hatch have been leaked. Powered by the same 169kW (225 hp) 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder as its sibling......