2005
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Toyota will mark the end of its production of the MR-S (MR-2 Spyder) with a run of 1000 limited “V Edition” vehicles. The cars will go on sale from the 9th of January 2007 in Japan only, with actual production expected to end at the end of that same month. The current model MR-S was released back in 1999 and remains as Toyota’s only sports model since the decline of the Celica in April this year. For its swan song, Toyota has added leather seat & door trim, a three-spoke sports steering wheel and a new instrument panel with metal highlights. The shift-gauge cover is also...
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Gemballa Mirage GT destined for DubaiA production version of Gemballa’s incredible Mirage GT, which was recently displayed in concept form, has been ordered by a person from Dubai. The final version will run a detuned version of the concept car’s twin-turbo 5.7L V10, and will develop around 750hp. Gemballa claimed that its...
James Martinez -
Hydra Spyder moving closer to production
This strange looking vehicle labelled the “Hydra Spyder” is an amphibious car that’s at home making waves on a lake or simply cruising down an interstate highway. Complete with its aluminum hull, Corvette sourced V8 engine and jet impeller, the Hydra Spyder is tipped to be the...
Kenneth Hall -
9ff creates 912hp Carrera GT
Famous Porsche tuner 9ff has created a performance package for the already highly-strung Carrera GT. Their new kit increases the power output of the regular car by an amazing 300hp up to 912hp. To achieve this result, the 9ff engineers added two large turbos, new camshafts and less restrictive...
Ralph Hanson -
Porsche unleashes the RS Spyder on Paris
Porsche has displayed the potent RS Spyder Le Mans, which was created at its Weissach R&D Centre, in its stand at the Paris Motor Show. Based on the current version that’s been racing under the guise of the US Penske-Motorsports-Team, the new car has been designed in accordance with the rules...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Clarkson's dream garage - not a prancing horse in sight
The dream garage. It exists somewhere for all of us, and we all have different ideas of the ultimate garage. But choosing a car these days is a tough prospect, what with the inundation of cars hitting the market. There are a lot of bad cars out there, but in the same vein there are also a lot of...
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Not content with the supercars from the likes of Pagani, Ferrari, Lamborghini, or McLaren, Belgian based Edran has decided to produce a 2-seater Supercar with mid-engine layout (mmm) developing 800hp from a 7.2L engine. Weight will be kept down thanks to the use of carbon fibre and Kevlar, and should propel the Enigma from 0-100km/h in 3.9s. Edran has been around since 1984 and even produced a sports car called the Edran Spyder (pictured above) back in 1994, but there’s no word on whether this was actually released. Their website is fairly basic, without any images or even a potential...
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Clarkson On The Aston Martin DB9
Our favorite grumpy Brit Jeremy Clarkson has reviewed the latest Aston Martin DB9. One of the problems many DB9 owners have had is that the battery can die if you don’t drive it for a few days. Clarkson borrows an Aston to try to test this, but gives in after three days, saying: "I’m...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
