Jaguar recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of one of the most iconic cars in history – the XJ220. One of the fastest Jaguar’s ever produces, the Jaguar XJ220 was launched in 1992 and was able to achieve a top speed of 213mph, the highest maximum speed of any production car. Even 20 years, Jaguar’s engineers constructed [...]
Earlier this week, Acura dropped its full commercial for Super Bowl XLVI which features Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno attempting to convince the first buyer of the upcoming Acura NSX to hand them over his keys. Check out original post on the Acura NSX. Acura has now released another commercial, for the web only, where Seinfeld [...]
According to reports coming out of the UK, Lotus CEO Dany Bahar is looking for a partner who can buy Lotus from parent company Proton. Proton has controlled Lotus since 1996 and was recently sold to Malaysian Conglomerate DRB-Hicom. Reports suggest that Bahar is making the move because Proton’s new owner may not be open [...]
It’s been recently confirmed/reported that the Bugatti Galibier 16 Concept will go into production as the brand’s new high-performance supersedan. However, there have been many times where we’ve heard that the executives at Bugatti were still contemplating design changes for the upcoming model. While we’re pretty sure they have something final now, a designer by [...]
Today is a very special day for all American muscle car fans – production of the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 has kicked off in Canada (ironic huh?) at GM’s Oshawa Assembly Plant. Check out the Top 10 things you need to know about the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. “This is an exciting new chapter in the ongoing [...]
The hand-built 2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder will see a limited production run of just 333 units, however, only 50 will make it to the United States. Each model will come with a uniquely distinguished with an individual vehicle number displayed on the gear shift and a starting price tag of 211,200 (including $1,200 Destination and Delivery [...]
Mercedes-Benz’s AMG arm is well known for debuting some exciting vehicles at the New York Auto Show. At the 2011 New York Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz took the wraps off of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG and this year, according to our sources, the Stuttgart automaker will bring us the SL63 AMG. Power for the 2013 [...]
The Nissan Juke-R may be a joke to many, but the car deserves its performance credits thanks to its 3.8 liter twin-turbo V6 from the Nissan GT-R along with the drivetrain, suspension and transmission. It produces a whopping 485-hp and can apparently go head-to-head with a Lamborghini Gallardo, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and a Ferrari 458 Italia. [...]
Tuning company Hennessey Performance Engineering has set their sights on British automaker McLaren Automotive and their new MP4-12C. The company is offering their HPE800 Twin Turbo upgrade for the McLaren MP4-12C, which includes powertrain upgrades, aero package upgrades, Hennessey CarbonAero bodywork and a center-positioned frontal air inlet with hood extractor. We’re guessing Hennessey’s upgrade will take [...]
While Chrysler or its SRT Brand CEO Ralph Gilles won’t say much about the upcoming Viper, the company did drop a teaser today giving us our very first look at the new model (which will be branded as an SRT vehicle and not a Dodge). The new 2013 Viper will enter production at the company’s [...]
