Opel has dropped some new images and details on the new Astra OPC, that will make its public debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Based on the new Opel Astra GTC hatchback, the Astra OPC is powered by a 2.0 liter direct injection turbo gasoline engine making 276-hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. Mated [...]
Ever since the new Nissan GT-R made its return, it’s been considered the pinnacle of supercar performance. It nails everything from acceleration, to braking, to cornering to the overall way it makes a driver feel. Our friends at AutoCar decided to pin the new 540-hp 2013 Nissan GT-R (known as the 2012 model year in [...]
What’s even more powerful, even faster and ever more dynamic than the Audi TT RS? The Audi TT RS Plus. So what’s the story? The Audi TT RS Plus is powered a 2.5 liter 5-cylinder turbo engine pumping out 360-hp an increase of 20-hp and a maximum torque of 343 lb-ft. Mated to a manual 6-speed [...]
Our friends at Drive recently had the chance to get behind the new Toyota GT 86 sports coupe. Lead man Chris Harris gives us his take on the new rear-wheel-drive coupe from the Japanese automaker in the 30 minutes he had with the car on the track. Check out the video after the jump. Click here [...]
Aston Martin has dropped the first images and details on the new V12 Zagato after the ‘final design signed-off and engineering development work progressing apace’ and after it was leaked on the internet. The new Aston Martin V12 Zagato is a very exciting addition for us since it’s a car based on the Vantage V12 [...]
The production version of the Aston Martin V12 Zagato has been leaked thanks to… Aston Martin. The British automaker accidentally published a brochure for the car ahead of its official debut at the Kuwait Concours d’ Elegance on February 15th. The production version of the Aston Martin V12 Zagato is very similar to the concept and [...]
What’s the best way to test a new sports coupe? Take it drifting while you burn some tires. That’s exactly what you’re about to witness in this video with the new Toyota GT 86. Check out more news on the Toyota GT 86. Refresher: Power for the 2013 Toyota GT 86 comes from a 2.0 liter 4-clyinder [...]
What you’re looking at here is a very sexy car – meet the Umberto Palermo Design Vittoria Concept. The concept recently made its debut a the 2012 Qatar Motor Show. The Umberto Palermo Design Vittoria Concept is a sleek and aggressive looking sports car that measures 4,750 mm long, 1,960 mm wide and 1,250 mm tall. It [...]
According to a report coming out of the UK, Jaguar is seriously thinking of a hotter ‘S’ version of the XFR sedan. Executives inside Jaguar say that the 503-hp XFR is being ‘outgunned’ by new rivals such as the 552-hp BMW M5 and the 549-hp Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG. The recently launched Jaguar XKR-S is powered by [...]
While putting together the commercial for the new 2013 Scion FR-S in Northern California, Scion Racing’s Ken Gushi, official stunt driver for the shoot, had a very close encounter with a deer on some mountain roads. Fortunately, Ken and the deer were unharmed during the making of the commercial. Click here for our original post on [...]
