Two weeks ago, a second version of the Corvette C6 was launched. After the Ron Fellows-edition, another special edition was made, called Corvette 427 Limited Edition Z06. It was made in honor of the special Corvettes from the sixties and seventies. You know, the ones with the huge engines.
The fastest Ford Focus of the current model is the Ford Focus ST. It's quite a pretty car in some shiny colours. Ford, though, has more plans. Soon, probably on the Geneva Auto Show, a faster version, the RS, will be introduced. Autobild has shown a possible interpretation.
The guys at Volkswagen are known to produce the best diesel-engines in the world. The V10 diesel might just be the right engine to find a place in the engine-compartment of a Bentley!
Just before the face lifted SL makes its entree on the market, Lorinser makes a limited Nardo3-version of it. The Nardo3 is based on the previous SL, namely the SL65 AMG and has been brighten up with four great rims and an impressive body kit. The backside looks also pretty good, the exhaust pipes are fitted really neatly.
For those who think their brute CL65 AMG isn’t good enough and feel they want more power, listen up! Tuner Vath has prepared a package that increases the power over 700hp.
The combination of women and cars still remains something that's irresistible. Simoni Racing from Italy has taken a Maserati in hand and according to those guys it seems very suitable to call some help from some pretty chicks.
In Australia they just love cars with a huge V8. Think about Holden, most of their cars have a V8. Ofcourse the Ford GT is welcome in this country. There is only one small problem, the steering wheel has to be on the right side. Luckily there is a solution at this moment.
A lot has been written about the beautiful Fisker Karma lately. A hybrid car with very low emission, stunning looks and a superb performance. If it all goes according to plan, we can expect a two-door-version of the Karma in 2009. This news was presented by the J.D. Power Roundtable in San Francisco.
The news about Bugatti keeps on coming! At the prestigious carshow in Geneva, Bugatti will be showing a new version of the Veyron. There seem to be no plans of putting a stop to the production of this monster! Ofcourse, this is just a good thing for the company's name.
With a little bit of luck, we can expect the first official images of a possible 911-killer of Jaguar from Geneva. More and more information can be found on the Internet about this super-cat. This draft is a good starting point to think further about it. Jaguar are very likely to keep their mouths shut considering they don’t want to reveal too much.
Extraordinary performance through top-level technology, that’s a short summary of the new Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG. This roadster is powered by a 6,3-litre AMG V8, putting out 386 kW/525 HP, and a torque of 630 Nm.
The weather in the Netherlands is starting to get better. For us, carspotters, this is a good thing. A lot of car manufacturers will present their new topless cars. Tuner Novitec is one of the first to show their new creation. It’s time to meet the Novitec Ferrari F430 Spider Bi-Compressor.
The pride of Holland, Spyker, is doing a bit better lately. Victor Müller went back to Spyker and some investers have put a lot of money in the company. Let's hope this Dutch car manufacturer will be around for a long time. This means it’s time to present you all the Spyker news of the last few weeks.
Diesel power! A while ago we’ve showed the Audi R8 V12 TDI. At the Detroit Motorshow Ferrari presented the Biofuel F430 conceptcar. According to AutoExpress the next in line is Mercedes!
During the Naples Winter Wine Festival the first Bentley Brooklands, with a price tag of $450.000, has been sold. The entire $450.000 will be donated to an organisation for children.
Every buyer of the FXX was told they couldn’t sell their FXX to anyone else than Ferrari. Despite this the first superexclusive Ferrari FXX has been sold in Dubai. The previous owner, who lives in Japan is a really large Ferrari-enthusiast. The reason why he sold his FXX is unknown.
Combining a fast car with a young inexperienced driver, is a bad combination that can go terribly wrong. It’s a fact that inexperienced drivers cause the most accidents, especially when driving a powerful car. Last weekend a serious accident happened, a few young kids died in this horrible crash. They were driving a BMW E60 M5.
The end of the battle for the most horsepower? No way, not at Renntech. Tuning company Renntech joined the battle and came up with this stage 3 tuning pack for the Mercedes S65, CL65 and SL65 AMG. The engineers managed to get 695 bhp from the standard engine. Yes, that´s a very nice improvement as we might say.
We’ve found some news about the successor of the Mercedes SL. The Spanish site Motorpassion has, via an anonymous source, gotten some official pictures. Well this is what Motorpassion claims. This should be the SL 350, a different car than the AMG where a while ago a preview from appeared.
Ta-dah! A new addition to the category "as-was-to-be-expected": The new Audi A4 according to a tuner’s philosophy! And not just 'a' tuner! No, we're talking about ABT, from Germany. With the AS4, ABT has developed a very complete tuning-package for this car. It comes with a body-kit, and a very extensive selection-range of upgrades for, among others, the engine, suspension and, of course, brakes.