Archive for July 2008
By Des on Jul 12, 2008 in Car News, Supercars | 0 Comments
At the first day of the Goodwood Festival of Speed a number of race, street and concept cars raced up the famous Goodwood hill. Most interesting for us was the ‘Supercar’ class, that as usual had an amazing lineup for the public. As every year supercar manufacturers and coachbuilders show off their latest builds during [...]
By Des on Jul 12, 2008 in Car News, Jaguar, Supercars | 4 Comments
By suprise Jaguar showed off their brand new Jaguar XF-R model at the Goodwood hillclimb today. Not many people seemed to have noticed it but it’s clearly the new R model with Jaguar’s supercharged 5.0-liter V8 under the bonnet. The 500 hp XF-R has had adjustments to the suspension and brakes to match the increased [...]
By Lawrence on Jul 12, 2008 in Tuning | 0 Comments
For $5,899 tuning company Roush will take your standard 2005-2009 Mustang and transform it into a 701bhp beast. The company makes the TVS2300 ROUSHcharger which it then passes on down the production chain to custom tuners who can calibrate the supercharger to run anything from 100bhp extra on standard Mustang models, to special applications achieving up to [...]
By Des on Jul 13, 2008 in Car News, Lamborghini, Supercars, Tuning | 2 Comments
Imsa released their tuning kit for the Lamborghini LP560-4 that has been on the market for only a few months now. This Imsa Lamborghini LP560 GTV conversion adds another 24hp to the 560hp output of the standard LP560. The power increase is reached by a number of engine and ECU modifications and a new exhaust, [...]
By Des on Jul 13, 2008 in TV & DVD | 1 Comment
It’s sunday again and when there’s no darts or football claiming the precious BBC airtime that means a new episode of Top Gear. This week Top Gear has another car vs public transport race. This time Jeremy Clarkson takes the new Nissan GT-R across Japan to see if is faster than Richard Hammond and James [...]
By Des on Jul 14, 2008 in Car News, Supercars | 0 Comments
Last week multiple autoblogs and car websites wrote that Cadillac had no intention of selling their Cadillac CTS-V super-sedan in Europe. Cadillac however denied this news today and said the Cadillac CTS-V will make it to Europe, but there won’t be a right-hand drive version of the Cadillac CTS-V that can be sold in the [...]
By Steven on Jul 15, 2008 in Car News, Supercars, Tuning | 0 Comments
How better to celebrate an illustrious automotive career than producing a special vehicle. That’s exacltly what Steve Saleen and his new company SMS have done with this truly innovative and exceptional vehicle. A total output of 720 bhp is raised from the 5.0 liter V8 with Saleen Supercharger.
By Des on Jul 15, 2008 in Audi, Car News, Supercars | 5 Comments
Car Magazine reports that the 2009 Audi RS4 won’t have a V8 engine like the current model but instead Audi chose to downsize it’s cylinder count for the RS4. This means the new Audi RS4 will have the same 3.0 liter V6 as the 2009 Audi S4. The move from 8 to 6 cylinders is [...]
By Lawrence on Jul 15, 2008 in Carshows, Supercars | 0 Comments
As Goodwood 2008 finished last Sunday, I thought it was only right to do a round-up of the weekends events. Many of our communities members visited the three day event, but overall Friday seemed to be most popular, with almost every member getting in there early to see the motoring spectacle. The top timed run [...]
By Des on Jul 15, 2008 in Car News, London Motor Show 2008, Supercars | 0 Comments
Lotus released the first picture of their Lotus ‘Project Eagle’. The official name of the ‘Project Eagle’ is still to be announced at the launch of the car at the London Motor Show next week. Set out in 2006, the Lotus Eagle is the first of 3 new models to be seen in the next [...]
By Des on Jul 16, 2008 in Car News, Supercars | 0 Comments
SSC announced plans for an electric version of their SSC Ultimate Aero supercar. Claims have been made that it runs on two-dual 500hp electric engines and a battery that should last without recharging for six years. All sounds like they have a long way to go but with the electric Tesla Roadster and the recent [...]
By Des on Jul 16, 2008 in Car News, Spyshots | 0 Comments
Porsche only recently revealed their facelifted 997 carrera, s and 4 models, and already spyshots of an early Porsche 998 mule have surfaced. The Porsche 998 model is planned for 2011 so it’s still in the early development stages using a 997 body to hide the new 998 platform.
By Des on Jul 16, 2008 in Other events | 8 Comments
The German police has impounded a dream collection of supercars in the German province of Bavaria today. The brand new Ferrari 430 Scuderia, Porsche 997 GT3 RS, Porsche Cayenne, Bentley Continental GT and Audi R8 belonged to participants of the ‘Club GT Events’ rally that started earlier this week in Cologne and should finish in [...]
By Lawrence on Jul 17, 2008 in Car News, McLaren, Mercedes, Supercars | 0 Comments
As earlier reported here, Mercedes and McLaren are working together on the Ultimate generation of their SLR production line. New spy photos have now emerged of the car which provide more detail of the car in general. The pictures show the car putting in some laps at Germany’s infamous Nurburgring whilst undergoing pre-production testing.
By Lawrence on Jul 17, 2008 in Bugatti, Supercars | 2 Comments
Considering some of the crazy cars that have come out of Dubai and the surrounding areas, it’s no supprise that this Veyron owner wanted to makes his stand out above others. He wrapped the entire car in Matte Black and added a Chrome bonnet! Special editions obviously weren’t enough, why have a Pur Sang or [...]