Posts Tagged ‘partnership’

Camaro performance and appearance accessories revealed

Monday, September 22nd, 2008
More news on the 2010 Chevy Camaro has been revealed after the Camaro SS made its live debut at Indy Bash 2008. According to this thread on the Camaro5.com forums, dealers will begin taking orders for Chevy's new sportscar on October 13th, though pricing may still not be available at that time. Also......

Rumormill: BMW preparing Z2 roadster based on 1 Series

Thursday, September 18th, 2008
BMW 1 Series cabrio: click above to view in high resolution Ever since the Z4 went bigger, rumors have been circulating that BMW is considering building a smaller Z2 roadster. The time may be ripe now for the Bavarian automaker to introduce a compact sportscar based on the underpinnings from the 1 S......

Audi wins everything… add European Le Mans Series to the list

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Audi R10 in actionIf Audi was a greater beneficiary of the "win on Sunday, sell on Monday" adage, they would have trounced Mercedes and BMW in sales long ago. The house of the four rings took the 24 Hours of Le Mans, then they claimed the American Le Mans Se......

REPORT: Porsche considering 914 revival

Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Porsche 914 Once every 40 years or so, when the stars are aligned just right, there arises the cosmic possibility for Volkswagen and Porsche to collaborate on a small sportscar. The stars in question seem to be Porsche chairman Dr. Ferdinand Piech, a spirit of......

Baby Maserati Spyder to slot in below GranTurismo

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Spy shots have been circulating the web of an upcoming hard-top convertible from Maserati. But while the Trident marque is known to be developing a convertible version of the big GranTurismo, reports now suggest that the vehicle spied is actually the smaller Porsche-rivaling sportscar previously rum......

Porsche considering return of four-cylinder engines

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
The iconic 911 must be feeling like a bit of an outsider at Porsche. The German automaker keeps on throwing all sorts of different models into the mix to keep the 911 company, but the little rear-engined sportscar continues on as it always has. In recent years, Porsche has launched a mid-engined V10......

Paris Preview: Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia special edition

Monday, September 8th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of Porsche Cayenne S TranssyberiaPorsche has won the Transsyberia Rally that runs 4,400 miles across Russia, Siberia and Mongolia three times in a row using only slightly modified versions of its Cayenne S. Not only that, it swept the podium in 2007 and took the top ......

Nissan Shiraz is half car, half SUV, all odd

Friday, August 29th, 2008
Click above for hi-res gallery of the Nissan Shiraz ConceptDesign student Miguel Ángel Iranzo Sánchez created the vehicle you see above, and he describes it as "a mix between a[n] SUV and a sportscar infused with Nissan brand DNA." For his efforts, which took an entire summer, he won a scholarshi......

Enter the Rumormill: 2012 C7 Corvette ZR1 with twin-turbo V6

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
While the world watches in awe as the Corvette ZR1 wretches the performance crown from its competitors, some people are already concerning themselves with its successor. How could GM possibly improve on its best 'Vette yet? Popular Mechanics speculated on what the 2012 Corvette could have in store, ......

Endangered Species: Europe’s sportscar makers worried about the future

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
With the European Union tightening restrictions on carbon emissions, danger has been spelled out in big bright letters for the sportscar-makers we know and love. The bulk of the world's best supercar manufacturers – including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Aston Martin and Porsche – reside in Euro......