Posts Tagged ‘roadster’

Leaked: Official updated Mazda MX-5 image

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Click above to enlarge and view another close-up shot of the changesThe current styling of the Mazda MX-5 could well be described as just a bit boring with very round corners that play it safe. Mazda would like to change the image of its iconic little roadster and revised styling is certainly on the......

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......

Doh! All plans for return of MG to U.S. dead

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Blame gas prices. Blame the housing market. Blame the dollar for being worth much less than it was in 2005. But ultimately, you'll probably need to blame the Chinese for the total lack of MGs being sold in the U.S.Despite initial plans by MG's new owner, Nanjing Automobile Group Corp., to sell a U.S......

Tesla not planning SUV based on Model S platform

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Two big British car magazines are reporting on some of Tesla's future product plans today following the latest promotional tour by SVP Marketing Darryl Siry. There isn't a whole lot new in the articles that hasn't already been reported here and on AutoblogGreen over the past year, but there were a c......

eBay Find of the Day: 1996 Porsche 959 Speedster

Friday, August 15th, 2008
Click above to view more of the Porsche 959 Speedster Not all German supercars are the same. For instance, not every Teutonic exotic bred the plethora of derivatives that the Mercedes SLR McLaren has. Case in point, the Porsche 959. There was no 722 version, no roadster and certainly no chop-top spe......

EU patent office leaks 2009 Mazda MX-5 facelift

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Click to view more renderings of the 2009 Mazda MX-5Automakers go to great lengths to keep their upcoming products secret, but sometimes leaks are out of their control. Case in point, the recent leak of the upcoming redesign of the Mazda3 and now a facelift for the Mazda MX-5/Miata. With the roadste......

Spy Shots: Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 Roadster… seriously

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
They have got to be kidding. Another SLR derivative? Before the Mercedes-McLaren supercar speeds off into the horizon, it will have spawned no less than six different versions - including the original coupe, the Roadster, 722, 722 GT, the upcoming "Speedster", and this latest variant - if the latest......

First spy shots of Audi R8 Targa surface

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
After more than a year of speculation, and even a leaked sketch, we finally have our first spy shots confirming that Audi is developing an open-air version of its R8 supercar. And just to sweeten the deal, the test mule spied is all but completely undisguised.While nomenclature has yet to be confirm......

BREAKING: Franz von Holzhausen leaving Mazda for Tesla Motors

Monday, August 4th, 2008
It's already on Wikipedia so it must be true. We've just received confirmation from Tesla Motors that the upstart electric car company has somehow managed to snag Mazda's top designer to become its new Design Director and head up a team of in-house designers at a new studio. Franz von Holzhausen is ......

The Legend Lives On: Coddington boys establish Sons of Boyd LLC

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Many great names have come and gone in the world of hot rods, but few could match that of the late Boyd Coddington. Although the legendary gearhead has passed on, that doesn't mean his name will die. That is, not if his three sons have anything to say about it. Chris, Gregg and Boyd Jr. have come to......