Posts Tagged ‘turbo 2’

Geneva ‘08 Preview: BMW twin-turbo diesel hybrid X5

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics X5.Every auto show nowadays has to have its fair share of "green" concepts, and Geneva won't be any different. Over at the BMW stand, the automaker will be showing off its Vision EfficientDynamics Concept that's packing a twin-tu......

SEMA 2007: Pontiac Solstice SD-290 live shots

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
Click above image to see hi-res gallery of the Solstice SD-290 The Pontiac Solstice SD-290 is a tremendous red pixie of a single-seater. It's a slot car minus a slot, though it probably has much better throttle control since you don't have to drive it with your hand. A racer with nothing extraneous,......

Canadian Loonie reaches parity with U.S. dollar, so why are Canadian cars more expensive?

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
Due to the dollar's dip, one American greenback is worth the equivalent Canadian Loonie. At least, it's worth the same at the exchange window. However, it is not worth anywhere near the same amount at Canadian car dealerships, and at least one Canadian wants to know why.Even though the two currencie......

RR of the Day - 1986 Mustang SVO

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Kicking off our forced-induction week with a tweeeeeee is Flickr member McTaylor's low-miles 1986 Mustang SVO. At least three of us Autobloggers are in love with this car. McTaylor prefers to keep his daily driver looking fairly understated, with only the really cool 2.3 fender badges giving a littl......

RR of the Day: 2001 Audi S4

Saturday, September 30th, 2006
The last generation (B5) of the Audi S4 was a force to be reckoned with. The twin-turbo 2.7-liter V6, coupled to the automaker's legendary Quattro system made the S4 one of the great sleepers to come out of Germany. Unfortunately, the combination of misplaced weight, a high sticker and a duo of fini......

Sportif: Renault launch the Mégane GT

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
It seems Renault never tires of making sporty versions of their hatchbacks, and it seems we never tire of reporting on them. Mégane buyers looking for something a little spicy, but not quite as scorching as the Renaultsport versions, now have another choice: the Mégane GT.Whereas the latest Renaul......

Volkswagen Eos starts under $28K, rises to nearly $40K

Sunday, April 23rd, 2006
On Friday Volkswagen announced that the Eos, its showroom bound hardtop convertible, will be offered at a starting price of $27,990. For that price you'll get the four-seat convertible with its three-piece folding hardtop and integrated sunroof paired with the company's turbo 2.0L four-cylinder gene......

Time Warp: 1990 Consulier GTP

Wednesday, May 11th, 2005
I was going through some old auto show paperwork and found postcards and brochure for the Consulier GTP, a project from Warren Mosler that took parts from a turbo Chrysler LeBaron and melded them into a lightweight racer. While this was really a track car, some were sold to the public. While looking......