BMW’s next-generation Z4 roadster is due to arrive next year as a 2010 model, and contrary to numerous reports the new model will grow in both size and price. Heavily camouflaged prototypes caught testing in Munich show a car with a similar shape to the current Z4, with short rear overhangs and a […]
America’s Iconic Motors claims to have built a new roadster weighs just 2,200 pounds and has eight tenths the torsional rigidity of a typical F1 car. The new roadster is the Iconic GTR, which made its official debut at last weekend’s Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance and is now set to enter production.
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GTM’s 40TR roadster was only launched last year but the ultra-light racer has already undergone a major overhaul and is set to appear in revised form at this year’s Autosport show in the UK. The upgrade was done to create a special anniversary model to celebrate 40 years of GTM Cars and like the original […]
This odd-looking roadster is the new G1 three-wheeler from Southern California’s Sub Vehicles, a small start-up consisting of three individuals with a passion for high speed driving at low cost. The new G1 is the first vehicle to be spawned from the new company but it’s based on an existing design from one […]
After receiving 40 complaints that the brakes on Pontiac Solstice GXP and Saturn Sky Red Line vehicles did not operate properly, the NHTSA is launching an initial investigation into the matter. Of the 40 complaints, only one known crash is reportedly related to the potential problem.
The report on the complaints notes that the primary problem […]
A year after the launch of the original 2-Eleven track special at last year’s Geneva Motor Show Lotus has introduced a new entry level 2-Eleven plus an extensive range of Lotus Sport performance options. The latest Lotus 2-Eleven features the same 189hp (141kW) naturally aspirated engine from the Elise R (the existing car […]
Ken Okuyama Design has introduced two limited production cars at Geneva. The industrial design studio and coachbuilder unveiled the K.O 7, a lightweight two-seater roadster with a 2L, four-cylinder, 240hp engine. While there have been Caterhams and Lotus 7’s around for years now, as a package, none of them are quite as elegant […]
KTM’s X-Bow first appeared in production trim close to a year ago, debuting at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show, and now a year later at the 2008 Geneva Show KTM has finally been launched. He first cars to be delivered is a batch of 100 ‘Dallara Series’ cars that were manufactured with an […]
Audi has heeded calls for a quattro AWD version of the entry-level 2.0 TFSI TT coupe, finally announcing it will add the new model to its lineup next month along with the new TTS performance variant. Both the 2.0L Coupe and Roadster models will now be available with the permanent all-wheel drive system, and both […]
The only major new attraction on Lotus stands at this year’s Geneva Motor Show will be an updated Europa lineup, which will go on sale across Europe starting from June. The range now includes a new entry-level model priced from €37,500 and tops out with the Europa SE flagship, which starts at €41,500.
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While its unlikely anyone remembers the Reynard-designed ‘Strathcarron’ of 10 years ago, the doomed mid-engined sports car has been brought back to life thanks to the insistence of its principal backer, Martin Miles. Renamed the MMI Avocet after its most fervent supporter, the car weighs a tiny 650kg without fluids and will sport a 2.0L […]
Hot on the heels of the news of the 1000hp/tonne Caterham Seven RS, Ariel has revealed its own 500hp Atom variant. The exposed tube-frame road-legal race car is already a track-day favorite, and the bump to nearly double the Bugatti Veyron’s power-to-weight ratio will no doubt make it even more fun in the right hands.
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Generations of car aficionados have been inspired by the staggeringly beautiful lines of classic Aston Martin, Ferrari and Maserati sports cars like the DBR1, the TR59/60 and the 450S. Creative Workshops understands this love affair with sheetmetal and has created a modern classic that marries bits of all these and a few more.
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Lotus has upgraded its Exige S yet again for 2008, introducing a range of new features including a new performance pack boosting peak power to 232hp (179kW) at 8,000rpm from last year’s 220hp (163kW) output. This is the same output as the limited edition Sport 240, brought about by a Magnuson/Eaton M62 supercharger, faster flowing […]
The Irmscher Opel GT i40 is the latest of the cars sharing GM’s global rear-drive Kappa platform to get a V8-transplant. And even though it’s not the first, it’s certainly one of the most powerful. The Solstice and Sky (the GT’s American counterparts) have often been called ‘baby Corvettes’ but there’s nothing ‘baby’ about the […]