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Brand Spankin’ New Images: 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder

Posted: Nov 17, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Porsche

We have just received some new images of the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder, which will make its debut at the 2009 LA Auto Show next month. We’ll be in LA live covering the show, so make sure you join us on Dec. 2 to see some live photos.
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Video: Ferrari CEO gets California stuck in gravel pit

Posted: Nov 17, 2009

Filed under: Ferrari, Videos

During a parade lap at the Italian automaker’s Ferrari World Final, CEO Luca di Montezemolo managed to get a new Ferrari California stuck in a gravel trap on the track in Valencia, Spain. Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa were on board waving to the crowd as Montezemolo randomly turned the steering wheel and ended [...]

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Videos: Top Gear takes Aston Martin DBS Volante, Ferrari California, Lamborghini LP560-4 Spyder to Romania

Posted: Nov 16, 2009

Filed under: Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Videos

For those of you that admire Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, you probably knew that yesterday was the premiere of Top Gear Series 14. We’ve just found some YouTube videos cover a segment of the show where the Top Gear crew drives the Aston Martin DBS Volante, Ferrari California and the Lamborghini Gallardo [...]

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Video: Ferrari California crashes while racing another Ferrari California

Posted: Nov 16, 2009

Filed under: Ferrari, Videos

Watching some of the world’s most exotic supercars falling into the hands of people that can’t drive them doesn’t even surprise us anymore. This week, check out two friends racing their Ferrari Californias in the streets of Sofia, Bulgaria.
“They were speeding around corners when one of them lost control, clipped a car, and crashed into [...]

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Surprisingly, it wasn’t spotted in Dubai: Chromed out Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster

Posted: Nov 13, 2009

Filed under: Lamborghini

A chrome finish Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster has been spotted traveling the streets of London (we first thought it was Dubai as well) and turning heads everywhere it goes.
Our thoughts? It’s completely hideous and should be taken off the roads. Your thoughts would be appreciated in the comments section below.
- By: Omar Rana
Source: Synamatiq (via AutoBlog)

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Video: 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder in Action

Posted: Nov 05, 2009

Filed under: 2011 Releases, Porsche, Videos

Earlier this morning we saw the lightest model available in Porsche’s lineup – the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder. We now have a video of it in action – check it out after the jump.
Click here to view our original post on the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder.
Refresher: Weighing in at 2,811 pounds, the 2011 Porsche Boxster [...]

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2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder coming to LA, prices start at $61,200

Posted: Nov 05, 2009

Filed under: 2011 Releases, Auto Shows, Breaking, Porsche

The 2009 LA Auto Show is just weeks away and we’ll be on hand providing you live coverage. One of things we are now looking forward to is the “lightest Porsche” available – the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder.
The model is the newest member of the Boxster family and will go on sale February 2010.
Weighing in [...]

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BMW made a convertible M5 20 years ago, release pics now

Posted: Oct 30, 2009

Filed under: BMW

BMW confirmed yesterday that it had developed an M5 convertible 20 years ago, but cancelled plans to produce it a week before it was to be launched at the Geneva Motor Show. The E34 M5 Convertible was shown to a select group of journalists at an event that celebrated 25 years of the BMW M5.
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Toyota and Subaru planning convertible versions of their RWD coupes

Posted: Oct 30, 2009

Filed under: Subaru, Toyota

We’re pretty sure that by now you’ve heard enough about the Toyota FT-86 and the Subaru 086A. Both cars are a new rear-wheel-drive sports car developed jointly by Toyota and Subaru and will go on sale sometime in early 2011.
According to a report by AutoTelegraaf, Toyota and Subaru are both planning a convertible version of [...]

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Porsche’s product plans outlined for the next four years

Posted: Oct 28, 2009

Filed under: Industry News, Porsche

UK publication AutoCar is outlining Porsche product plans for the next four years. If they are to believed, we have a couple of exciting things coming from Porsche’s garage.
First up, Porsche has a V6 and a diesel version planned for the new 2010 Panamera sedan. Both models will be a little more affordable than their [...]