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Filed under: Coupes , Sports/GTs , Hatchbacks , Ford , Renault , Special/Limited Editions 2010 Ford Focus RS - Click above for high-res image gallery Pretty soon, it seems like the start of Nürburgring lap time season will take its place on motorsports...
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Filed under: Concept Cars , Frankfurt Auto Show , Coupes , Hybrids/Alternative , Sports/GTs , Green , BMW A little more information is out on the BMW Z2 that looks to be shown at this year's Frankfurt Auto Show . According to Auto Bild , the roadster built...
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Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupes , Sports/GTs , Green , Supercars , BMW The BMW Z10 ED -- Efficient Dynamics -- is a green supercar that's out to get the Audi R8. Tech specs are hypothesized to be a high-pressure turbocharged inline six cylinder with 400 hp that would use either a mechanical valve system or BMW's VANOS system, and run through a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. Along with electronic stop/start aids, there would be technology to turn exhaust gasses into electricity. With the use of plenty of carbon fiber and aluminum, the car is meant to weigh no more than 3,080 pounds. Even though it hasn't stopped Ferrari and Lamborghini, lead BMW designer Adrian Van Hooydonk thinks it might be hard to sell the Z10 with a supercar body in a global recession. Most importantly, though, he wants the car to be a symbol of the future, and to offer an "exciting dynamic experience." We can't imagine the sketch is anything go by, unless he also wants the car to try...
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Filed under: Coupes , Sports/GTs , Ford , UK , Rumormill Rumor has bubbled up that this latest Ford Focus RS will be the last. That, however, isn't the most outrageous part of the story - after all, just a couple of years ago there were rumors that the RS badge would disappear on the MkII . And the reasons for the rumor aren't wild, either: the cloudy state of world finances and the pressure of emissions laws means hi-po gas-powered rockets have no place to grow. The most outrageous part of this rumor comes when it's written that "all the firm's focus will be on economical and eco-friendly vehicles such as hybrids and electric cars." Not some of Ford's attention, but all of Ford's attention. A Ford source apparently bolstered that by saying "it's likely to be the last car of this type you will see from Ford." Not just the last RS, but "the last car of this type ." We hope this is just a sales ploy, some planted hysteria to boost...
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Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Sports/GTs , Etc. , Government/Legal , Green Former president Bill Clinton came this close to joining fellow politicos like Arnold Schwartzenegger and Gordon Brown as veterans of the Tesla Roadster Test Drive Club. At a recent event put on by Shangri La Industries (a green building contractor) at Burbank's Bob Hope Airport, Clinton was on "Guest of Honor" and speech duty, exhorting all that could be good for business and the planet. But just as he was handed the keys and set free to experience the electric thrill that is the Tesla Roadster, the Secret Service stepped in and said playtime was over, it was time to go. Knowing how much the ex-Prez loves adventure, and if, as it was claimed, Clinton has been into the green thing for 30 years, well, we imagine he'll be back for a spin. [Source: Tesla Motors ] Dang, Bubba! Secret Service nixes Tesla drive for Bill Clinton originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:32:00 EST. Please...
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Filed under: Concept Cars , Economy , Geneva Motor Show , Hatchbacks , Supercars Fioravanti has made a habit of showing interesting things at the Geneva Motor Show . This year it will reportedly be the LF1, a car built to demonstrate the application of Formula 1 design and build techniques to a production vehicle. Done up like the Caparo T1 's open-air cousin, the LF1 doesn't look exactly like a production ca,r but we don't know anything further about it yet... except that we look forward to seeing it. Fioravanti will also evidently be recycling another one of its Geneva concepts from 2000, the TRIS. A tiny subcompact that is also a display of novel build technologies, the car's two doors and hatch are identical, as are the headlights and taillights. [Source: Motor Trend ] Geneva Preview: Caparo-baiting Fioravanti concept draws nigh originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Filed under: Frankfurt Auto Show , Spy Photos , Convertibles , Coupes , Sports/GTs , Supercars , Ferrari The car codenamed F142 is going to be the Ferrari F450, successor to the current F430. Set on a modified F430 chassis with a wider front and rear track, the new car looks evolutionary but the changes aren't insubstantial. A 4.5-liter engine will be placed amidships, and its expected 500+ horsepower will need extra cooling. That means larger intakes, perhaps all around. In back, the exhaust could be routed through the large aperture in the diffuser. The car could be shown as early as this year's Frankfurt Auto Show , with the coupe going on sale as early as next year, with Scuderia and convertible versions following. [Source: Global Motors ] Spy Shots: Ferrari F450 prototype widen and scooped originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Filed under: Coupes , Sports/GTs , Hyundai , First Drive The first Genesis Coupe has landed in the driveway of Eager American Buyer Number One before Hyundai has even finished launching the car for the press, which is a slight reversal of things. In other words, the Korean automaker is actually ahead of schedule in launching its latest product. How refreshing. Lucky for us, we managed to spend a few days in a Lime Rock Green Genesis Coupe before the press preview, and in that time we got some good first impressions of the car both on the street and at the track, in the rain and under the sun, on four wheels and two (just kidding, Hyundai). We did our time in a 3.8-liter V6 with the track package. The car strikes a beautiful mix of pep and power from stoplight to stoplight, which is to say it will jump off the line but isn't frenetic while doing it. The shifter itself is oddly shaped, but the quality of the shifting is very good. The seats - except for the headrests - are supportive...
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