Oh hell yes! Rumors abounded before the Geneva Auto Show that the company was bringing a new crossover. Well, for anyone who really wanted YET ANOTHER crossover from the Japanese luxury arm of Nissan we hate to tell you this but… they decided to take the wraps of a 600hp Hybrid Concept car instead. It’s...
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There isn’t much more to tell about the Gumpet Apollo SPEED that what we already reported. These are, however, the first photos of the German supercar. Whereas past Apollo models, including the Apollo, Apollo Sport and Apollo Race, were all aimed at track performance, the Speed model is designed for hitting and breaking those 200+...
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**UPDATED with Official REVEAL Photos Lambo has done it again, releasing an even more powerful version of the LP640, the LP670-4 SuperVeloce. Boasting as outrageous 670hp and 487 ft-lbs of torque from the Lambo 6.5-liter V12 engine this is enough, says Lamborghini, to propel the LP670 SV to 62 mph in just 3.2 seconds. There are, however, two...
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Thanks to good friend of AutoGuide, Chris Grosser, we have quite a gallery of exotic cars from an ultra-exclusive event held in Florida. Just over a week ago several dozen exotic car owners got together and rented out a two-mile-long aviation runway in Ochopee, FL, to see just how fast these cars could go… and...
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World famous Italian design studio Giugiaro said that it would be bringing the world’s fastest hybrid to the Geneva Auto Show and we have the first pictures. Giugiaro did send out a press release with a rendering but these are the first photos. We still don’t really know anything more about the exotic-looking beast but...
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Almost completing the lineup of previews ahead of the Geneva Auto Show (which starts March 3rd), Ferrari has released a teaser of the two vehicles it plans to unveil, the 599 GTB HGTE and the Laboratorio Tecnologico 599xx. Ferrari is keeping tight-lipped about the HGTE (Handling GT Evoluzione) 599, but we have already reported that...
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According to a report on GlobalMotors.net, they have caught the successor to the Ferrari F430 testing in Sweden… for the second time. Code named the F142, it is expected that the next-gen exotic will boast a 4.5-liter V8 and make in excess of 500hp. It is also expected that the car will eventually be called...
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There isn’t a lot new (or a lot know) about this “new” Carbon Edition of Gemballa’s Mirage GT, but it sure is nice to look at. What we do know is that Gemballa is claiming an output of 670hp, which us up 58 ponies over the stock 612hp output. That is enough says Gemballa to...
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The very first of the 2009 Lotus Exige S 260 models has just rolled off the assembly line in the U.K. and it features a custom Kawasaki Green paint job. The celebrity owner of the car chose the particular color after looking over three shades of lime green that Kawasaki has used over the years....
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The very first Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI was auctioned off at the Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance yesterday for a cool half a million dollars, with all of the proceeds going to the Boys & Girls Clubs. With a retail value of $180,000, the 535hp exotic fetched more than double its value. “This was an...
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Just ahead of it’s unveiling at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show, Bentley has release full details and specifications of its most powerful production car ever, the Continental Supersports. As predicted, the car makes 630PS (that’s 621hp) and is capable of a top speed of 204 mph. Torque is rated at 590 ft-lbs at just 1700...
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The rumors were right and Aston Martin will bring a convertible version of its impressive DBS flagship vehicle to the Geneva Auto Show in March. Based on the same DBS platform and using the same 5.9-liter V12 engine, the DBS Volante makes 510 hp and 420 ft-lbs of torque and is capable of a 0-62...
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[vs-jwplayer movieid=”VJlhcBotQ7w” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”0″] Fisker Automotive made a bold statement at the Academy Awards by running two 60-second commercials during the preview show to the awards ceremony. The commercials feature the upcoming Fisker Karma, a luxury plug-in hybrid that will be for sale later this year, and ran on the local KTLA station. We...
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[vs-jwplayer movieid=”Ap0LBYx3ZCg” width=”480″ height=”295″ autoplay=”0″] What can we say other than… we can’t wait. With 525 hp and a 0-60 time is 3.9 seconds… we’re sure you’ll enjoy this little clip of the new V10-powered R8 on the race track. We’re not sure where the video was shot but it does kind of look like...
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Lamborghini has just announced dates for its 2009 Lamborghini Academy driving schools – sort of. The actual dates have not been made public (presumably to avoid flocks of car-horny young men from descending on the tracks). The Lamborghini Academy is an on-track driving school, which teaches Lamborghini owners, as well as anyone with the funds...
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Not satisfied to sit idly by while every other manufacturer attempts to drop the biggest bomb at (or ahead of as the case may be) the Geneva Auto Show, Swedish supercar maker Koenigsegg has teased us with just one image of what might be a new vehicle. Both terrifyingly evil and achingly beautiful, the sole...
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[vs-jwplayer movieid=”32WfeE-XJxY” width=”480″ height=”295″ autoplay=”0″] Thanks to the folks over at EVO Magazine, we have this video of the 750hp Pagani Zonda R testing at the world famous Monza race track. Weight is kept to just 2,359 lbs thanks to the use of a carbon fiber body (as with all Zonda models), which sits over...
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It’s really all just speculation at this point but there are reports the Bentley’s new supercar will make as much as 630hp and hit 62 mpg in just 4 seconds. And as ridiculous as that sounds, it might be an understatement. Currently the Continental GT Speed makes 600hp from Bentley’s famous twin-turbo W12 and those...
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Whenever you go to an auto show, a fun game to play is figuring out which vehicle, of the hundreds on display, that you would take home if you could. While visiting the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, we narrowed down our choices to two stunning vehicles. Ferrari F430 Scuderia Spider 16M You have...
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According to a report on Driver’s Republic, Ferrari will unveil a special HGTE version of it’s 599 GTB flagship at the Geneva Auto Show in March. Ferrari has produced HGT versions of both the 575 and 612 in the past. The “E” will apparently stand for Evoluzione. The 599 HGTE will feature a more aggressive...
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MJ Acquisitions, which recently purchased most of Saleen Inc., has made it clear that purchasing Viper from Dodge/Chrysler is of interest to the company. Automotive News reports that MJ Acquisitions co-owner Mike Shields states that, “We’ve considered a purchase of Viper.” Shields and his bothers own several auto-industry related subsidiaries including Cyltec, LLC, Power-Tec Engineering,...
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Legendary Italian supercar-maker Pagani first showed us its track version of the Zonda at the Vienna Auto Show in January and now they have released full specifications and plenty of photos. Called the Zonda R, this track-only machine weighs just 2,359 lbs and makes 750hp! Weight is kept to a bare minimum through the use...
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[vs-jwplayer movieid=”ya6LFhzdmGE” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”0″] Just last week Porsche let out a solid list of details on the new 429hp 2010 GT3 and now the German automaker has released a video of the track-ready street car wildly lapping a circuit. Behind the wheel is world-famous driver Walther Röhrl, and he appears to be enjoying himself....
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You’ve got to hand it to those guys over at Aston Martin, they just keep coming up with ideas that seem too good to be true, and then deliver on our wildest dreams by making them a reality. Case in point: the V12 Vantage that the company will officially unveil at the 2009 Geneva Motor...
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