Archive for December, 2009

Video: The Fast and the Famous starring Jay Leno

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

The Fast and The Famous is a short car movie starring Jay Leno where he goes in search of Hollywood’s Hidden Street Circuit in the red Mercedes SLS AMG.
Mr. Leno says that every major city must have a great race track hidden in it somewhere. He thinks the best car movie ever made is Claude [...]

9ff TR-1000 hits 391 km/h (243 mph) – Fastest Porsche 911 in the world

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

9ff has done it again! The 9ff TR-1000 reached a top speed of 391.7 km/h (243.4 mph) at the ATP automotive testing circuit in Papenburg, Germany.
Based on the Porsche 911 Turbo it packs an insane 1000 hp at 7800 rpm and 1040 Nm of torque. 9ff engineers added larger turbochargers, an improved intercooler, sport camshafts, [...]

Video: 2011 Ford Mustang GT on the road

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

First details about the 2011 Ford Mustang GT are out. In the heart of this new GT is an all-new 5.0-liter V8, which delivers 412 horsepower and 390 lb-feet of torque.
Ford has not released any details about its performance numbers, but it is expected to accelerate from 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds. Until we get [...]

Ford Racing says its time for the new Mustang BOSS 302R

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Ferrari presents P540 Superfast Aperta restyled by Pininfarina

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Ferrari 599 hybrid concept coming to Geneva Motor Show

Monday, December 28th, 2009

According to Italian magazine Quattroroute, Ferrari is preparing a hybrid version of the 599 GTB, which will be presented as a concept in March at the Geneva Motor Show.
This concept is expected to use a KERS-like brake regeneration system that charges lithium ion battery pack, start-stop technology and electric boost. Electric motor is reportedly [...]

2011 Ford Mustang GT gets an all-new 5.0-liter V8 with 412 hp

Monday, December 28th, 2009

2011 Mustang GT gets an all-new 5.0-liter V8, which delivers 412 horsepower and 390 lb-feet of torque.
That’s pretty impressive considering the current Mustang GT packs 315 hp and 320 lb-ft of torque. For comparison 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS has 422 hp from a 6.2-liter V8 and 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT8 packs 425 hp from a [...]

Gemballa MIG-U1 based on Ferrari Enzo

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

Gemballa is all about tuning different Porsche models, but once in a while they also work on other exotics. The Gemballa MIG-U1 is based on the very rare Ferrari Enzo and was created for Gemballa’s Middle East distributor, the Illyas and Mustafa Galadari Group.
Main highlights of this modified Ferrari Enzo are an entirely new [...]

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Lotus announces limited edition Exige S Type 72

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

Lotus Exige is like Ford Mustang, with so many different editions, that we have stopped counting. Here’s another one called Exige S Type 72 celebrating the most successful F1 car of all time, the Lotus Type 72 Formula One car.
Lotus Type 72 Formula One car achieved 20 Grand Prix victories between 1970 and 1975.
The colour [...]

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Video: Mercedes SLS AMG Desert Gold on the road

Friday, December 25th, 2009

The SLS AMG Desert Gold made its public debut last week at the Dubai Auto Show. This matt gold finished supercar features the same 6.3-liter V8 that produces 571 hp as the standard SLS AMG.
All the decorative and mounted features that are in shining chrome or Silver Shadow in the standard SLS AMG have been [...]

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