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Archive for January, 2008

Happy New Year

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

We wish you all the best for 2008!
The GTspirit Team

Vandenbrink Ferrari 612

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

The Dutch design company Vandenbrink Design seems to be busy these days. They announced the production of both the 599 GT0 and 630 GTO, as well as a 599 Fiorano-based convertible GT. But that’s not all, their next project is a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, not just a 612, but a brake! That’s at […]

KTM X-bow presented at the Autosport Car Show

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

KTM Powersports AG has confirmed that it’s bringing his new X-Bow sportscar to the Autosport International Racing Car Show starting on January 10th. The lightweight, high-performance X-Bow marks motorcycle manufacturer KTM’s move into the four-wheel market, and will be presented to UK driving enthusiasts for the first time finished in the new and optional ‘Gleaming […]

2009 Porsche Panamera - Spyvid

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

While we all are waiting inpatiently on the first fully uncovered picture of Porsche’s 4 door saloon, the Panamera, another designer has created a picture with a lot of details. There hasn’t changed much but it will probably be very close to the looks when it’s presented in 2009. Worldcarfans also made a complication […]

Dakar 2008 cancelled

Friday, January 4th, 2008

The 2008 edition of the Dakar Rally, due to start in Lisbon tomorrow, has been been confirmed to be cancelled. Scrutineering activities were halted in Lisbon at 10 AM local time, and Amaury Sport Organization, the rally organizer, issued a press release confirming this at 12 noon.
Here is the official pressrelease of the A.S.O.:
A.S.O. cancels […]

Rolls Royce’s baby Phantom

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

From the moment Rolls Royce was represented by BMW everything looked like heaven for the Britisch highclass car manufacturer. At all good things comes an end, but not yet for Rolls Royce that will present a baby Phantom late this year, beginning next year!
Our source Autoexpress showed some spyshots of the baby-Phantom that […]

Aston Marting V8 Vantage GT2-edition

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Aston Martin Racing has revealed a computer made picture of its new GT2 racing car. It will be called the Vantage GT2. It’s based on the Vantage V8 road car. By introducing the new car Aston Martin will be the only manufacturer to offer cars in every GT racing category: GT1 – DBR9; […]

Audi A7 Cabriolet

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

These are the first pictures of the Audi A7 Cabriolet which will appear on our roads late 2009. The cabriolet model, that probably goes on sale a few months later as the saloon is expected with a soft-top. Next to that we know that the space under the hood will be filled by […]

Audi R8 V12 TDi

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

The guys in Ingolstadt (Germany) are very busy these days. After the news on the brand new A7, which will be a wonderful car, there’s now something leaked on a Audi R8 V12 TDi. This newest Audi will be presented on the Detroit Car show this month.
We can say it was […]

Ford GTX1 - Genaddi stops production

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

Not many Europeans will have seen the Ford GT crusing our streets, simply because most of them drive around in Northern America. Beside that, Genaddi has been creating a rather special Ford GT, the GTX1. A cabrio version of the Ford GT. Too bad we have announce that the production of this […]

Ferrari to produce a competitor of the Porsche Cayenne?

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Our colleges from Autoexpress believe that Ferrari will present an SUV. We are not sure about that, although it would be nice competition for the Porsche Cayenne. But that will be hard to beat the success of the Cayenne. The project is called, for the moment, the F151. The Ferrari […]

If you want a Lamborghini Reventón, why don’t lease it?

Monday, January 7th, 2008

After the rumours that Lamborghini was going to produce another 80 units of the Reventón, and other sites saying there’s nothing true about this, we now found something new about the mighty Lamborghini Reventón. You can lease one!
An American leasing company called Putnam Leasing has a Reventón to be leased. If you pay […]

Porsche Panamera - Hybrid

Monday, January 7th, 2008

In Atlanta the guys from Porsche AG announced today that it is developing a hybrid version of its first 4-door saloon. The Porsche Panamera Hybrid will be running on the same gas-electric drive concept as the Cayenne Hybrid that comes to market at the end of the 2009.

2008 Bailey Blade Concept

Monday, January 7th, 2008

These very nice sketches of a proper supercar are the work of Nick Bailey who wanted to create an affordable sportscar that captures the look and feel of old school cars but with today’s race technology and performance. He called it the Bailey Blade Concept. It’s not hard to see that his inspiration […]

Porsche Cayenne by Rinspeed

Monday, January 7th, 2008

The well-known Swiss tuner Rinspeed presents a new piece of artwork. This time they’ve put their hands on a Porsche Cayenne, resulting in their very own Porsche Cayenne X-Treme.
The X-treme’s package exists of bigger air intakes, a new front fascia, front splitter, rear bumper, side skirts and flared wheel arches to make the already […]