Roadsters
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Watch as the all-new 2012 MINI Roadster shows its moves through the back alleys of Istanbul.
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class To Debut At 2012 Detroit Auto Show
UPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class has been revealed. Click here for all the info and photos. A few months ago, Mercedes-Benz quietly dropped the V-12 variants from its SL-Class lineup, and the popular interpretation was that it was preparing for the debut of the upcoming 2013 SL-Class...
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Wiesmann Roadster MF3 Final Edition Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show
As we first reported a few weeks back, Wiesmann, the maker of the retro-styled MF series of roadsters and coupes, is ending production of its Roadster MF3, a car that has been around for the last 18 years. In honor of the milestone, Wiesmann has teamed up with fellow German firm Sieger, a...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show
Though the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster has already made its North American debut at Laguna Seca, complete with a video walkaround from product manager Rob Moran, we can't skip the opportunity to bring you these live images from the floor of the Frankfurt show. The Frankfurt showing is...
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Porsche Confirms New Four-Cylinder Boxer Engine In The Works: Report
We've been hearing rumors and ruminations on the upcoming smaller Porsche roadster, dubbed tentatively the 550 after its historical inspiration, for what seems like years now (because it has been). This week, there is some equally tentative confirmation that the four-cylinder boxer engine that will...
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Wiesmann Teams With Sieger For Roadster MF3 Run Out Models
One of Wiesmann’s oldest models, the six-cylinder Roadster MF3, is about to reach the end of its product cycle after 18 long years. In honor of the milestone the German sports car manufacturer is teaming up with lifestyle brand Sieger to bring out a special edition model for each of the years...
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The venerable BMW inline six-cylinder is, and has long been, one of our favorite engines. But for 2012, it's being replaced, in naturally aspirated guise, with a turbocharged four-cylinder. Blasphemy? Sorry, no. Not at all. That's right: The turbo four-cylinder in the 2012 Z4 sDrive 28i is a worthy replacement to the naturally-aspirated inline six. In fact, it might even be more fun. How can a tiny 2.0-liter turbo be anywhere near as much fun as a 3.0-liter inline six--especially in a luxury sport roadster? The answer comes, as it usually does with BMW, in the engineering. Strapped to the...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster Walkaround: Video
The 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster made its North American debut at the Moto GP race at Laguna Seca last month, and this video gives us a walkaround of the new car courtesy of Mercedes-Benz AMG product manager Rob Moran. You've already read up on the SLS AMG Roadster's details and pored over...
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Brabus Builds Its Ideal Mercedes-Benz SLK
Key among the modifications is an engine ECU retune, which can boost output by around 30 to 50 horsepower.
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Special Edition Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Blanc Up For Sale
The one-off Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Blanc was commissioned by a customer in the UK, albeit with a left-hand drive configuration.
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2012 MINI John Cooper Works Roadster Spy Shots
Only a few weeks ago, MINI officially unveiled the 2012 MINI John Cooper Works Coupe, and now we have fresh spy shots of its soft-top brother, the 2012 MINI John Cooper Works Roadster. Despite the diminutive proportions, the JCW Roadster, like the coupe, will get its power from the same...
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Roger Federer Behind The Scenes With 2012 SLS AMG Roadster: Video
Federer's ad campaign for the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster might not have as much pull now that he's out of Wimbledon, but we just want to see the car.
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When it comes to rare classic cars selling at auction, few can match Bugatti’s ability to draw in the multi-million dollar bids as we’ve seen in the recent past. The current record for a car sold at auction goes to this 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, which fetched an undisclosed sum exceeding $30 million, and several other Bugattis from that era have gone under the hammer for millions as well. It’s safe to say that this 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Roadster will experience the same fate when it’s sold at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California this...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK On Sale This Month In U.S. From $54,800
The 2012 Mercedes SLK roadster packs a slate of new and unique features, and later this year, it will be offered with a manual transmission.
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Pagani Zonda F Clubsport Roadster ‘Final Edition’ Up For Sale
The Pagani brand first burst onto the supercar scene during the late ‘90s and immediately tore apart the establishment with its wild-looking creations capable of out-handling the best from rivals Ferrari and Lamborghini. One of the brand’s first--in what turned out to be a long line...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster Online Configurator Goes Live
It won’t be on sale until fall but you can configure the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster to your exact specifications right now via a new online configurator on the AMG website that’s just gone live. This isn’t a complete configurator as it only allows you to adjust a few...
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Roger Federer Test-Drives The 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster: Video
The new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster isn’t set to go on sale until this fall but Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer was lucky enough to sample one already, even taking it for a test-drive on public roads in what appears to be a scenic desert landscape. Given his sponsorship deal with...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster Hits The Road: Video
Here’s yet another video of the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, this time with the car hitting a race track though never at full tilt. As mentioned in our previous report, the 563 horsepower SLS AMG Roadster is set to go on sale this fall. That gorgeous brown metallic paint finish...
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It’s been a while since we last heard about the trio of new roadster models being developed at Volkswagen Group brands Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen, though at one point last month there were claims that Audi’s version of the lightweight sports car had been canceled. Now, just a few weeks after that grim report, Autocar is claiming that all three versions of the roadster are still on the table, and that each will have its own unique exterior styling, cabin design and powertrains. All three will ride on a brand new mid-engine platform first previewed in 2009’s Volkswagen...
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BMW Z3 Set To Make A Comeback?
Rumors of BMW model proliferation continue to spread like wildfire, with the latest being a resurrection of the Z3 roadster. It's a somewhat convoluted chain of development and re-development that gets us there, too. Consider this one highly speculative for now, but plausible at the same time. BMW...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster In Detail: Video
The all-new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster broke cover this past weekend, ahead of its official world debut this September at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, and now we have a new video of the elegant luxury convertible explaining its every detail. The video includes a demonstration of the...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster Preview
It’s not set for an official world debut until September’s 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show but the convertible version of the latest Mercedes-Benz gullwing supercar, the brand new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, has been revealed in full for the first time. The car has been one of the...
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Legendary BMW 328 Turns 75
The BMW 328 is a sports car manufactured by the German automaker between 1936 and 1940, which at the time was one of the most successful vehicles of its type in the world of motorsports. Part of the reason for its success was due to its many innovations and advanced features for its time, such as a...
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Kia Planning Two-Seat Roadster As Halo Model: Report
An MPG (Motor Press Guild) meeting underway at Kia's North American headquarters today, and the image above, tweeted from the meeting by PickupTrucks.com's Mike Levine, shows a sketch for a proposed two-seat halo roadster. Our first impression was that of a Mazda2 convertible. Upon closer...
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