Posts Tagged ‘zytek’

Wald C-Class Black Bison Edition scares us… really

Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Click above for a high resolution image We usually try and reserve judgment when it comes to aftermarket styling packages. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and different people prefer different styles. In this case, however, we have to take exception with this body kit from Wald. Fir......

EDO puts the Super in the Gallardo Superleggera

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the EDO Gallardo SLE Some things you figure are universal. Like time, for example. But for a tuning house that regularly takes the fastest cars around and tinkers with them just for kicks, time – say, production dates and acceleration numbers – might not hold ......

Lamborghini CEO: Emissions be damned, we’ll make big engines

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
How can a company like Lamborghini be expected to adapt to tightening emissions regulations? It's a reasonable question, and according to the company's chief executive Stephan Winkelmann, it simply can't. In an interview with Automotive News, the supercar exec justifies that its production is so lim......

Lamborghini wants less Audi DNA in its products

Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4.Say what you will about the Germanification of Lamborghini; it's producing damn good cars. Audi's stake in the Raging Bull has helped move Lamborghini from a quirky, inscrutable supercar producer to a purveyor of some of the fine......

Innuendo Alert: Jenna Jameson’s Lamborghini sold on eBay

Sunday, April 6th, 2008
We've had too many opportunities to redefine the term "auto erotic" lately. As if the ongoing saga of FIA president Max Mosley's alarming sexual encounters or the mating habits of exotic automobiles weren't enough, here come the results of what could very well be the celebrity auto auction of the ye......

Ferrari and A1GP sign six-year deal, announce new A2GP series

Sunday, August 5th, 2007
Following the news that Ferrari was in discussions with A1GP, the international racing series has announced that the two racing outfits have signed a six-year contract with Maranello. The terms of the agreement have Ferrari supplying the V8 engines for all the national teams competing in the series ......

Ferrari negotiating engine deal with A1GP

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Ferrari is apparently running out of F1 teams to supply with engines, so it's looking to other racing series altogether for new customers. For the current season, the Maranello-based team had to have the rules bent so that they could supply their engines to not one but two additional teams on the gr......

A1GP to rival Formula 1?

Thursday, July 20th, 2006
The A1 Grand Prix series, which enjoyed its debut season last year, has announced that it intends to upgrade its one-design racecars to a level closer to that of Formula 1. (The current A1GP Lola/Zytek is shown at right, in last week's group test at Silverstone.)The current Lola chassis will be repl......

SMART fortwo EV set to electrify British Motor Show

Sunday, June 4th, 2006
SMART announced today that it will premiere a new SMART fortwo EV at next week's British Motor Show. Up to 200 of the electric microcars will be built and delivered to the UK, which will serve as the trial market for the "green" vehicle.The fortwo EV has 30-kilowatts of power, which gives it more zi......