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1957 – 1971 Fiat 500 Abarth
As the Ferrari sales network orders 200 specially tuned and trimmed Fiat 500s as courtesy cars for its customers across Europe, two limited-edition 500 Abarths have been announced, as part of the launch of the Scorpion-branded baby sports-hatch. The 500 Abarth Opening Edition promises 160bhp from its 1.4 Turbo T-Jet engine, against the 135bhp of [...]
Video: SAAB unveils the new 9-5 at the 2009 South Florida International Auto Show
Now under control of the Swedish super car manufacturer Koenigsegg, SAAB is currently enjoying a bit of a revitalization and in doing so took the wraps off of their latest generation 9-5 sedan at the 2009 Miami Auto Show. Although the new car made it’s international debut in Frankfurt, this 9-5 is still new to [...]
Video: Onstar gives Hennessey a ring after pulling .99 G launching a 700 HP CTS-V
Just last week we reported about how the satellite service Onstar stopped its first car jacking by disabling a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe only 16 minutes after it was taken thanks to their Stolen Vehicle Slowdown system. Well this time the little blue button was still on alert, except that there was no cause for concern. [...]
Video: Jamiroquai front man, Jay Kay has a closer look at the Audi Q5
Jamiroquai front man Jay Kay is a consummate automotive consumer, and if his personal collection of super cars isn’t enough to convince you then just take the German luxury car builder Audi’s word for it because they put the singer behind the wheel of a new Audi Q5 crossover to see what he thinks of [...]
Video: Weismann engineers build an MF4 at the Frankfurt Motor Show
Weismann engineers put their skills to the ultimate test when they assemble a car live at the Frankfurt Motor Show. A disclaimer, though. They didn’t build a car from scratch because, well, we assume that’s going to take more than a day, especially if you’re doing it by hand. What the engineers – we heard [...]
Video: Walter Rohl and Autobild take the new 911 Turbo out for a spin around the Estoril circuit in Portugal
One of Germany’s premier motoring magazines, Autobild, recently took Porsche’s latest 911 Turbo model to Estoril circuit in Portugal for a little fun on the track. Although we didn’t understand much of the German commentary, the new boosted 911 is synonymous with the words performance and beauty in any language. Besides, anytime you can get [...]
Video: DSF Motor tests the Porsche 911 GT3
Quite possibly the only thing better than a boosted 911 is an all out track car, and that is exactly what the Porsche GT3 is. Taking advantage of a high revving naturally aspirated power plant, the GT3 is connected to the driver in a way that most other performance machines can only dream of. Racing [...]