Posts Tagged ‘moniker’
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 ......
Forget Gran Turismo, Bus Driver is greatest next-gen driving sim
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above for more screen shots of Bus DriverWhen I was in Kindergarten, I rode Bus 11. It was an oil-burning 32-passenger GMC that was ready for retirement by 1982. It was driven by Sarge. I'm not sure why she was called Sarge, but her demeanor definitely lived up to the moniker. Frequent exhorta......
Geneva 2008: Mercedes SL63 is white hot
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click the image above for more hi-res shots of the SL63Two doors, no top, red leather interior, ceramic brakes, and 538 horses is a combination you once expected to be named for an Italian city or racing personage. No more. And while the alpha-numeric SL63 might not be all that Germanic in itself, i......
Break your piggy bank: Bugatti Pur Sang for sale
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Ah, the Bugatti Veyron. It's astonishingly powerful, sexy as hell, and only 300 will ever be made. Among the 300 Veyrons, the five rarest and most coveted models carry the Pur Sang moniker. It's stunning paint-free aluminum and carbon fiber body are bold enough to make even the wealthiest Dubai oil ......
Infiniti kicks off Euro invasion with 305-hp EX37
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click above to view high-res gallery of the 2009 Infiniti EX37 Euro-specInfiniti is ready to cross over into Europe for the first time in late 2008 with a lineup that includes its highly desirable G37 coupe and sedan, as well as the next-generation FX crossover and this, the EX37. Unlike the more do......
Geneva ‘08 Preview: Mitsubishi Prototype S unmasked!
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click image for a gallery of the Prototype SGerman pub Autobild has spilled the beans on the Geneva-bound Mitsubishi Prototype S. The "S" is for Sportback, and this show car forecasts a future production vehicle that will probably carry that moniker. The Sportback is crucial for the European market,......
Mitsubishi ZT Concept could replace cancelled 380 in Australia
Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Mitsubishi Concept ZT.It's a foregone conclusion that the Concept ZT unveiled in Tokyo is the styling direction Mitsubishi will take when it unveils a reworked Galant in the next couple of years. So common sense says that the next iteration of the Mitsubishi......
Chicago 2008: Ford Edge Sport saunters into Chi-town
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
click above for more high-res live shots of the Ford Edge SportWhat is in a name? Would it be too linear a thought process to expect that a vehicle with a "sport" designation would be, you know, sporty? Ford officially rolled out the Edge Sport at the Chicago Auto Show, and while the moniker might b......
Chicago 2008: Ford Edge Sport rocks factory dubs
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Click on the Edge Sport for a high-res galleryFord has been desperately short of hit products in recent years, one of the exceptions being the Edge. With that in mind, Ford is keen on capitalizing on that popularity in much the same way as they have with the Mustang: variants. Ford is adding the Ed......
Spy Shots: Infiniti FX55 — think “angry”
Sunday, November 11th, 2007
These are amateur shots of what is claimed to be the new Infiniti FX55. The front has been given the curvy treatment that is lately a mark of Nissan's design language, with the fenders pulled up like wings over the front wheels. The grill is the same rounded, convex trapezoid found on the G37, but b......