Bloody Rare: One-of-a-kind Pagani Zonda PS [w/videos]
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Filed under: Videos , Supercars , Special/Limited Editions Pagani Zonda PS – Click above for high-res image gallery You can’t always get what you want.
Rendered Speculation: Mazda preparing sub-Miata MX-2?
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Filed under: Convertibles , Mazda , Rendered Speculation We’ve seen it happen a million times: a small car is successful, then the automaker ruins it by making it larger and heavier to satisfy what it thinks the average buyer is after. Fortunately, that hasn’t been the case with the Mazda MX-5, which – retractable hardtop option notwithstanding – the Japanese automaker has always been careful not to spoil the core elements of the MX-5.
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 6.30.09
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Autoblog Comparo: Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon vs. Hummer H3T The Wrangler Unlimited and H3T live on the fatter part of the buying curve, but any time a Jeep is summoned to the ring, the other vehicle is inevitably the challenger. Even though the H3T is still relatively new to the world, it came time to find out if it was ready to stand up and fight for its place.
Jaguar officially announces XKR Goodwood Special… in lime green
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Filed under: Coupes , Sports/GTs , Jaguar , Misc. Auto Shows , Special/Limited Editions 2010 Jaguar XKR Goodwood Special — Click above to enlarge In a press release announcing the cars it would be taking to this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, Jaguar’s own Mike Cross has officially confirmed the coming of the Jaguar XKR Goodwood Special . We noted before that it would be louder and faster and detailed in satin graphite, but now we find out it will get a lower ride height over 21-inch wheels and – are you ready
BREAKING: Indy chief Tony George resigns
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs It’s the end of an era for open-wheel racing in America as Indy chief Tony George has stepped down from his post. The long-time president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, George was widely seen as the impetus for the 1996 split in Indy racing that created the Indy Racing League (IRL) and the rival Champ Car series (formerly known as CART), but he was also instrumental in fostering the merger of the two championships into the new IndyCar Series over which he’s presided
Findings from inquiry into demise of MG Rover finished… only took 4 years and $26M
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Filed under: Government/Legal , Earnings/Financials , UK The final days of MG were disastrous and disastrously expensive. The British government finally has an accounting of what happened, but it only adds to both sides of the disaster: the report took four years and £16 million ($26 million U.S.) for CPA firm BDO Stoy Howard to compile. For now, various government figures are upset about the delay and the cost
Audi updates MMI system for 2010 A3, TT and R8
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Filed under: Tech , Audi Audi’s Multi-Media Interface, which is arguably the best of the various all-in-one graphical user interface systems favored, has just got better.
VIDEO: Triumph Daytona motorcycle assembled from Lego bricks
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Filed under: Toys , Motorcycles , UK Lego Triumph Daytona motorcycle – Click above to watch the video after the break Further proof that you can literally fashion anything if given access to enough interconnecting Lego bricks is this Triumph Daytona 1200 motorcycle. The machine has apparently been on display for quite some time at Legoland Windsor in Berkshire, England and is obviously assembled from thousands of individual pieces. We especially like the detailed engine, which is complete with linkages for the carbs and throttle cables.
Porsche loan request rejected by Germany’s state bank
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Filed under: Porsche , Volkswagen , Earnings/Financials Porsche is profitable and it owns a big chunk of the far larger Volkswagen, yet cash seems to be in short supply. Automotive News is reporting that the world-renowned luxury sports car maker’s 1.75 billion euro ($2.45 billion USD) loan request from German state bank KFW has been rejected, leaving Porsche to search elsewhere for funding.
Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni official details released
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009The Gallardo LP 550-2 runs from 0-100 km/h in 3.9 seconds before hitting a top speed of 320 km/h (199 mph).