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Spyker to build lightweight race-derived C8 LM 85
Posted in Automotive News on 31 August 2008

Take your exotic sports car and put it in a room with its racing counterpart. Put on some R&B, dim the lights and wait nine months. It’s a winning formula that has worked for some of the world’s best automakers and resulted in such stunning performance vehicles as the Ferrari 430 Scuderia, Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, [...]

Detroit Grand Prix 08: The Detroit Sports Car Challenge (Spoiler Alert)
Posted in Automotive News on 31 August 2008

As part of the revival of the Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle last year, the Detroit Sports Car Challenge was added as the highlight of Saturday’s activities. The sports car race is back this year as the ninth round of the American Le Mans Series. For those who have never checked out an ALMS [...]

Shoot your TV: Jesse James is a Dead Man coming soon
Posted in Automotive News on 31 August 2008

For those of you who just can’t get enough Jesse James in your life, we have good news. The rest of you, commence eye-rolling. The tattooed chopper builder will soon be back on the small screen, this time on Spike TV. His new vehicle is called Jesse James is a Dead Man, which isn’t totally [...]

Weekend Entertainment: “Susie the Little Blue Coupe”
Posted in Automotive News on 30 August 2008

Thanks to frequent commenter and tipster “catgirlshyla” for sending in a link to a video of Walt Disney’s Susie the Little Blue Coupe, an animated short that originally debuted theatrically in 1952. As you can plainly see, the Disney/Pixar gang clearly used Susie as the inspiration for how to give life to the rides in [...]

SEAT Ibiza Cupra unveiled
Posted in Automotive News on 30 August 2008

In Europe, budget-minded pistonheads have a treasure trove of hot hatches to choose from, and SEAT will be adding another model to the mix later this year.
The Ibiza Cupra will be officially unveiled in Paris, but Seat has dropped the first few images and a handful of specs ahead of its official unveiling in the [...]

Empty the 401k: Riddler-winning Ferrambo up for sale
Posted in Automotive News on 29 August 2008

We first alerted you to the Ferrambo’s existence back in late 2007 when the build was nearing completion. The brainchild of Mike Warn and Tim Divers of Divers Street Rods, the Ferrambo is the result of mashing together a 1960 Nash Rambler Wagon and a Ferrari 360, along with a ridiculous amount of custom fabrication. [...]

Rumormill: Mid-engine Audi R3 to replace TT
Posted in Automotive News on 29 August 2008

Over the past week, CAR has donned its prognostication cap and tapped it’s “internal sources” in an attempt to foretell Audi’s future product plans. A few of stories have ranged from inane to insane, but one post seems entirely plausible and has blinded us with excitement.
Audi’s mid-engine R4 was pronounced stillborn this past year, but [...]

NISMO releases Club Sport package for R35 GT-R
Posted in Automotive News on 29 August 2008

NISMO has finally released all the details on its line of upgrades for the R35 Nissan GT-R, and per usual, there’s good news and bad news.

On the positive side, the parts are the typical blend of OEM quality and fitment, with a focus on tighter handling and weight reduction. The Club Sport tuning package includes [...]

Rendered Speculation: Audi A7 four-door hard-top cabrio
Posted in Automotive News on 28 August 2008

The blokes at Car say they’ve got the scoop on the upcoming Audi A7, including a convertible version depicted in the rendering on the right. Power is rumored to start with six cylinders across the range, with a V10-powered S7 and a twin-turbo V10-motivated RS7. Expect a variety of transmissions to be on offer as [...]

Make it work! Project Runway challenge relies on Saturn parts
Posted in Automotive News on 28 August 2008

Project Runway is one of those reality shows that you both can watch, if you know what we mean. Though most men man not admit it, watching Heidi Klum and a bunch of models walk down a runway makes up for the obnoxious antics of the designers. This week’s episode incorporated one of the show’s [...]



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