2010
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The Aston Martin One-77 has been fully revealed, but it's never before been seen at the Nurburgring.
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Rumor: C7 Corvette To Get 440 HP, 5.5-Liter Version Of Next-Gen Small Block V-8The new engine could feature direct injection, but it'll likely keep the pushrod OHV layout.
Nelson Ireson -
Lexus Planning Recall Of 2010 HS 250h For Potential Post-Crash Fuel LeakThe problem was discovered in safety testing by the NHTSA.
Nelson Ireson -
Smart Fortwo Says: 'OMG YOU GUYS I'M IN A PIC WITH GOLDIE HAWN II'HOLY CRAP, YOU GUYS! DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS? Don't stare, stupid monkeys. Just be quiet and act naturally.... Now pretend you're looking at something else -- that fire hydrant, maybe, or that halal vendor who's munching on a corndog between customers. Okay, now look over there. You see who that...
Richard Read -
Lamborghini Produces Gallardo Number 10,000Company claims the Gallardo is most successful Lamborghini either.
Tim Healey -
Jaguar Marks 75th Anniversary With Special Edition XKR 75The Jaguar XKR Goodwood Special was a special one-off build created last year to explore the harder side of the XKR's character and allow engineers to explore some performance boundaries. While the Goodwood Special never eventuated into the long-rumored XKR-R, the special edition model itself has...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is one of the world's premier high-end car exhibitions and competitions, and though it's not a car show in the traditional sense, it has been the location for the debut of some of the world's most impressive cars, including the Bentley Mulsanne. Now it looks like Ferrari might add a rumored 599 Spider convertible to the list at this year's event. Ferrari exec Luca di Montezemolo has previously revealed that the Italian company will launch a convertible version of the 599 at the Pebble Beach show this August. The car will be a limited-production edition...
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Future Car Flashback: 1989 Dodge Viper ConceptI was just a little shaver when Dodge introduced the Viper to the world back in 1989. By it's first year of production, however, I had already experienced my first feelings of car lust. Although the primary object of my affection was Chevy's IROC Camaro, the 1992 Dodge Viper instantly made it's way...
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Ferrari To Launch One New Model Every YearFerrari will follow Lamborghini’s lead by launching at least one new or heavily updated model every year as the automaker attempts to keep up with growing waiting lists while still attracting new customers to the brand. Ferrari will maintain its four main model lines, consisting of the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution first drive reviewMy 18-year-old nephew, on a visit to our house for a barbecue, took one look at this car in the driveway and said, “Um, when?” As in when would he get a ride. His dream car, this car, had arrived. He’s even “driven” various Evos of various years in various virtual...
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2010 Chumpcar Texas Motor Speedway: The RecapRound 9 of the 2010 Chumpcar World Series is now over.
Nelson Ireson -
It’s been a while since we last heard from Edo Competition but the German tuner is back at it again and extreme as ever; its latest efforts transforming the regular Aston Martin DB9 grand tourer into the more hardcore DBS supercar. In development for over six months, Edo Competition’s DB9 to DBS conversion program is applicable on even the oldest DB9 models and lifts performance beyond that of even the real Aston Martin DBS. The conversion process involves replacing steel body panels with carbon fiber pieces and increasing the engine output from 470 to a staggering 550 horsepower...
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2010 Chumpcar Texas Motor Speedway: 8 Hours InThe night is here, and we're only one-third done.
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Video: Building The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-XWhat snorts pavement for breakfast, breathes with red-hot 10-cylinder lungs and beats a Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR around Laguna Seca by two seconds? The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X, of course. With lap times about half as long as the name, the Viper ACR-X is also destined for a very short production run...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Report: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Was Originally The Next ViperThe engineering team at Dodge was the reportedly the originator of the SLS AMG's design.
Nelson Ireson -
Mercedes Sedans Choose Suicide Over Cradling Charlie Sheen's KeesterAnd so it came to pass, in the year of Our Lady Gaga 03 (commonly known as 2010), a plague settled upon the House of Sheen. The Patriarch (commonly known as Charlie) was beset by lawsuits and community theatre, and at some point, his automobiles launched a revolt. In layman's terms: a Mercedes...
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Jaguar XKR 'Goodwood Special' Headed To Production, Posts 7m 58s ‘Ring TimeThe Jaguar XKR Goodwood Special was a special one-off build created last year to explore the harder side of the XKR's character and allow engineers to explore some performance boundaries. While the Goodwood Special never eventuated into the long-rumored XKR-R, the special edition model itself will...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Possible reasons that Charlie Sheen is smiling in the photo at the link below: 1. That whole business about his Mercedes S-Class tumbling over a cliff under very suspicious circumstances has been mostly forgotten. 2. The guy already has a new Mercedes sedan in his driveway. 3. As part of Sheen's community service for threatening to give his wife what-for on Christmas morning (just like at grandma's house!) he'll be working in community theatre. 4. That community theatre is located in Aspen, Colorado. 5. He will not be required to watch any community theatre productions as part of that gig...
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Another Ferrari 458 Italia Crashes Out Of ExistenceLess than a month after the very first 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia crash took place, another of the stunning beauties has bit the dust and from the look of things the damage appears to be quite severe. The latest crash took place somewhere in Spain and could possibly have happened at a race track...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
BMW Stops Sales Of 1-Series, Recall For Fire Risk PendingThe 1-Series may pose a risk of post-accident fire.
Nelson Ireson -
Report: Mitsubishi Evo XI May Go Diesel-HybridNot so long ago the idea of a hybrid powertrain in a sports car was anathema to enthusiasts. But after the development of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) for Formula One, the debut of cars like the Tesla Roadster and Audi's all-electric R8 e-tron concept and the wider acceptance of...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Kanye West's Porsche Panamera Hits It And Quits ItFirst, he started dating Amber Rose, who's basically the safe-for work equivalent of Ice T's Coco [decidedly NSFW], marinated overnight in a bath of Tila Tequila's famewhorishness, and served in a crusty tortilla shell. Then there was that whole "Imma let you finish" thingamagoo. Now, we learn that...
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Driven: 2010 Corvette Grand SportThe 2010 Corvette Grand Sport is a Z06 in Coupe's clothing.
Nelson Ireson