Posts Tagged ‘performance value’

Deviants: Roadster, racing versions of McLaren P11 to follow

Monday, September 1st, 2008
Although McLaren's next supercar is expected to be very different from the SLR, the company made in conjunction with Mercedes-Benz, one element will carry over: derivatives. It's one thing that the SLR cannot seem to let go of, breeding six different versions so far, and the upcoming P11 supercar is......

Q would be proud: Aston Martin and Jaeger LeCoultre release their second DBS transponder watch

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
With a 510 hp V12 under-hood, you wouldn't need any extra motivation to buy an Aston Martin DBS, but the James Bond factor certainly doesn't hurt. So if you're going to be driving 007's ride, you're going to need a Bond-esque watch to go with it. While 007 sports an Omega, Aston Martin's official ti......

Oz-some: HSV W427 launches Down Under

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the HSV W427"She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts." That's what Han Solo says about the Millenium Falcon. You could apply the same saying to the HSV W427 super-duper sedan just launched by Holden's in-house performance division. I mean, tha......

Vibering concept protects blind from those silent killers called hybrids

Friday, June 6th, 2008
Click above for more pictures of the Vibering conceptCars can be dangerous objects, there's no doubt about it. While the most obvious danger is definitely an accident while driving, there are other ways your car could kill you. Exhaust from gasoline vehicles is very dangerous, and diesel soot can g......

Mosler announces MT900 Challenge spec race series in Europe

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Click above for a high res image of the MT900 GT3 car Mosler Automotive, which has had tremendous success in the last few years of GT racing in Europe, has announced a new race series specifically for MT900 race car owners. The spec series will tag along with the Dutch Supercar Series and have 11 di......

2008 LS3 Corvette spotted in Kentucky

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007
Click here for galleryThe official unveiling is apparently set for this Saturday, April 28 at the C5/C6 Bash at the National Corvette Museum in BowlingGreen, but thanks to a poster at Digital Corvettes, you can get sneak preview of the 2008 Corvette and its LS3 V8 right now. The new mill is expecte......

New York Preview: 2008 Buick LaCrosse Super rolled out

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
click above image to view 20 high-res pics of the 2008 Buick LaCrosse SuperYes, yes, this is the only LaCrosse we enthusiasts care about, otherwise there wouldn't be much cause to mention this car's name in daily conversation. Buick has revived the "Super" moniker after a fifty-year absence on the ......

Corvette Blue Devil back on!

Friday, April 7th, 2006
The saga of the 600-hp super-Vette named Blue Devil has gone back and forth more times than a Sampras/Agassi grand slam, but it’s just been reported by AutoWeek that according to Tom Wallace, GM’s performance cars chief, the devil in a blue dress Vette is a go. Wallace told the weekly car mag th......

Insight into future Ford design

Tuesday, May 24th, 2005
I was flying out east Thursday night and had time to catch up on my auto mag reading. Motor Trend (with the GT500 on the cover) was the most interesting of the bunch, with lots of great content. But the biggest "news" is in a short Q&A with Peter Horbury, Ford design director. He blatantly says ......