After being hidden away for decades in a Florida garage, an original Ford concept car designed by the son of Henry Ford, Edsel Bryant Ford, has sold at auction for $1.76 Million. The car is the 1934 Ford Model 40 Speedster and is regarded as one of the Blue Oval’s first ever concept cars.
Edsel was […]
The Wiesmann GT has been on sale for almost three years now and in that time there have been very little changes to the car’s specifications, except for the introduction of the M5-powered MF5 last year. That’s set to change as the German niche sports carmaker is planning to launch open top roadster […]
Despite numerous reports claiming Audi’s new Cayman-rival is in development, senior officials have confirmed there is no ‘baby’ R8, or R4 as most sources have been calling it, currently in the works. However, before we rule out the new model, remember that carmakers are well known for their tenacity in denying the existence […]
Carmakers may be finding it tough importing cars into the U.S. because of the weak dollar but on the flipside exporting cars outside of the States is proving to be very lucrative. This is especially the case with niche carmakers like Tesla, whose all-electric roadster, which sells in the U.S. for about $100,000, […]
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 […]