The 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo was introduced over the summer and is just now making the rounds with reviewers. This Turbo brings together many technologies that have been in various Porsche race and road cars such as the GT2 and GT3. The engine is based on the newer 3.8-liter unit from the Carrera S but features variable turbine geometry, direct-injection, integrated dry-sump lubrication, dynamic engine mounts, and a new intake that effectively cools the air before entering the turbos.
One very welcome change is with the 7-speed dual-clutch PDK, gone are the awkward thumb buttons to change gears, it now features much more natural feeling paddles behind the steering wheel. [click to continue...]
The 2009 Miami Auto Show starts this Friday, Oct 23 and runs until Nov 1. That means nine days and tens of thousands of square feet of beautiful models showing off the tight lines and curves in all the colors Miami is known for… and yeah, of course there’s cars there too! But seriously, check out the show this weekend and next and make sure to print up your discount tickets here or drop by any McDonalds and pick up a few coupons.
Expect to see some debuts from Volvo and Jaguar at least, along with the always pleasing Million Dollar Alley, Memory Lane, and motorcycle exhibits. Regular ticket prices are $10 for adults and $3 for children ages 6-12.
Remember Russell Crowe in Gladiator? There’s a scene towards the end of the movie where the wimpy and deranged emperor plans a gladiator style fight to the death in the Colosseum against big, beefy “commander of the armies of the north” Maximus, and in turn win over the people’s favor. Ordinarily, you’d have to be crazy to bet against Maximus, there’s no way in hell he could lose to a wimpy wannabe like the emperor. But we soon learn why the Emperor thinks he has a chance. Just before the fight, the Emperor visits a tied up Maximus and proceeds to mortally stab him in the side. Ahh, nothing like showing the world you truly can beat down a Roman General…. as long as he has a deep, blood gushing stab wound. Remember the scene? Apparently, Ford does too. [click to continue...]
The National Geographic channel is serving up a few more episodes of their Ultimate Factories series where they take a one hour tour of some of the world’s most awesome factories, bless their little hearts! Last season took viewers inside the Ferrari factory showing how a 599 is born, from turning molten metal into a mighty V12 and everything in between up to where it leaves the factory under its own power. This season takes a similar route by visiting some of your other favorite supercar makers. [click to continue...]
Auto sites across the web have been almost universally coming down on Chrysler CEO Peter Fong’s revelation to Business Week that they will be positioning the brand as a true luxury make, his exact words being “a notch above Lincoln, a notch above Cadillac”. Regardless of who is giving Business Week the interview, its clear that Chrysler’s new bosses at Fiat are starting off down the same road that previous owner Daimler AG did: come up with a luxury image as opposed to a luxury car. [click to continue...]
The new Camaro has been a hit for GM since they started selling it this past spring, even outselling the Mustang every month so far. But while Ford has the 540hp GT500 to brag about, GM has had to make do with the its regular V8 SS model that puts out only 426hp. This, as you can see, puts the new Chevy at a disadvantage in the eyes of car mags, spec-sheet racers, and school boys everywhere. But according to GM’s very own Ed Wellburn, thats about to change shortly. [click to continue...]
A second focus of the stand is an area dedicated to the exclusive Limited Edition Alfa Romeo supercars: Alfa 8C Competizione (introduced at the Paris Motor Show in 2006) and the Alfa 8C Spider, two sports cars that have had collectors and fans swooning with desire throughout the world and falling over themselves to place thousands of orders for both cars in just a few days. Five hundred of the cars have been produced by the Alfa Romeo Style Centre and are remarkable for their moulded surfaces that provide ideal attire for Alfa Romeo’s engineering and mechanical excellence: a slender line that expresses all the beauty of a veritable piece of poetry in motion that harks back to the brand’s glorious past while also carrying forward its attributes of engineering and emotion into the future. [click to continue...]
If there’s one name in the Corvette’s close to 60 year run (and going..) that stands above all else it is this: Stingray. The 1963 design of the Corvette’s first ever coupe model was that of a muscle car-ish brute of a sports car that at one time or another has been at the very top of any Corvette fan’s must have list. And since this was America’s sports car intended to be head and shoulders above regular muscle cars it needed a bit more flair than just taut, curvy goodness… it needed a split rear window. [click to continue...]
If there’s one thing that private party sellers hate doing the most its parking a car all day long where drive-by traffic can see it in the hopes that someone will buy it. Empty corner lots, parking spaces facing a main avenue, grassy street curbsides, where ever you think a lot of people will see your car as they drive by are all candidates.  But while grassy knolls and other supposed hotspots may get you a lot of on-lookers, the whole thing is just so much more trouble than its worth. [click to continue...]
