Archive for the 'Sport Cars' Category

Sport car: Jaguar XJ

Sporting a more aggressive front end, plus new air vents on the wings, the car also gets lower body sills and a subtle rear spoiler.
Inside, the cabin features new seats along with improved technology, including Bluetooth phone connections. The new chairs are not only claimed to offer greater comfort, but there’s more room for rear-seat […]

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

Sport car: Maserati’s debut

The Italian firm’s bosses will also reveal the car’s name at the Swiss expo. The coupe is known internally as M145, but rumours that it could wear the firm’s classic Mistral badge appear to be wide of the mark.
Penned by famous Italian styling house Pinin­farina, it’s clear where the designers have looked for inspiration. Swooping […]

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

Car accessories: Lingenfelter Corvette Z06

How much power is too much? When is fast a bit too fast? When do you stop searching for huge bhp numbers and tiny acceleration figures? Well, the good men at Chevrolet decided that 505bhp was quite enough for the ultimate Corvette. And when you drive the car they re-engineered, fettled and tweaked to cope […]

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

Ferrari Review: Ferrari 599 GTB , Fiorano , Coupe

Powered by the 6.0-litre V12 that debuted in the Enzo supercar, the 599GTB offers an incredible 620bhp and 608Nm of torque. The 0-60mph sprint takes only 3.5 seconds and top speed is claimed to be 205mph. Quite simply, the 599’s performance is sensational, and closely threatens the Enzo’s! The noise it makes is the perfect […]

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

Sport car: New Audi S4

2006 Audi S4 Avant with Tiptronic

The 2006 Audi S4 is a 2- or 4-door, up to 5-passenger convertible sports car, luxury sports sedan, or luxury wagon, available in 7 trims, ranging from the Sport Sedan to the 25quattro Special Edition.
Upon introduction, both trims are equipped with a standard 4.2-liter, V8, 340-horsepower engine that achieves 15-mpg […]

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

Sport car: New Audi TT

The 2006 Audi TT is a 2-door, up to 4-passenger luxury sports coupe, or luxury convertible, available in 8 trims, ranging from the 180 Coupe FrontTrak to the Special Edition Roadster.
Upon introduction, the 180 Coupe FrontTrak is equipped with a standard 1.8-liter, I4, 180-horsepower, turbo engine that achieves 21-mpg in the city and 29-mpg on […]

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

New sport car: 2007 Tesla Roadster Convertible

Standard Engine:
MOTOR, NA valve, 284 hp @ 8000 rpm, ele
* 2 speed manual transmission
* Not Available city / Not Available hwy

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

SPEED, JHE Production Group Expand Speed Exposure at Motorsports Venues

SPEED Stage, SPEED Theatre Feature New and Improved Attractions for 2007
Motorsports enthusiasts will have even more to do and see at auto racing venues across the United States in 2007 thanks to The JHE Production Group, Inc and SPEED. SPEED has expanded its motorsports marketing and broadcast efforts for its wide variety of mobile displays […]

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Ferrari:Unique Ferrari 612

Ferrari is to build 60 unique 612 Scagliettis to celebrate its 60th Anniversary.
Based on the 612 Scaglietti, the Prancing Horse’s range-topping Granturismo which combines blistering performance and superb handling with superior comfort, sumptuous handcrafted trim, state-of-the-art accessories and meticulous attention to detail, the cars will be offered with a two-tone livery in a combination of […]

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

More muscle for super cars

Many a motoring fan will swoon at the looks of a Porsche 911 Turbo, Bentley Continental GT or Ferrari F430 which come with performance figures closely matching those of a F1 racing car.
For some owners of such cars, however, a top speed of 300 km/h is still not enough with some tuning firms specialising in […]

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007