Blog Archives: January 2009

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Porsche unveils facelifted 911 GT3

[Source: MotorAuthority] Following the release of the facelifted Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera 4 models late last year and the new Targa, come the first details and images for the updated 911 GT3. Porsche has continued its tradition of only implementing minimal changes to the styling of its r

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Porsche Reveals Facelifted 997 GT3

[Source: MotorAuthority] Following the release of the facelifted Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera 4 models late last year and the new Targa, come the first details and images for the updated 911 GT3. Porsche has continued its tradition of only implementing minimal changes to the styling of its r

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Spoon Sports 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon

The crew over at GTchannel cut together some really cool exclusive footage for the Spoon Sports 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon. Spoon President and driver Tatsuru Ichishima managed to almost make it through the entire qualification without a hitch, but ended up crashing on the last lap. Also included is in-c

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Nissan GT-R SpecV

In this video, we have the new GT-R SpecV at Nurburgring with an interview with an insider explaining the car, unfortunately in Japanese only. But still a cool look at the car none the less.

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Garage419 at Palm Beach Supercar Weekend

Friends and Fans, this weekend, Gene and I will be heading down to West Palm Beach for Supercar Weekend. We would love to meet up with fans at the show, or even go to a bar on Saturday night after the festivities. Email me, Matt@garage419.com and let me know of the good spots in Palm Beach, and we

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BMW X6 M spotted in Los Angeles

VODCars photographer Jason Thorgalsen followed this BMW X6 M mule through the streets of Los Angeles Friday night. Jason's pursuit lead him on a 25 mile journey until finally, the BMW engineers were forced to stop for gas. Jason reports that under acceleration he may have heard the wine of a turbo

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2009 Audi A4 Avant Review

The station wagon has caught a bad rap with gearheads the US ever since the wood-sided land barges of the late sixties rolled out of Detroit factories and onto the small screen, shuttling around the Brady bunch in an awful suburban nightmare. And then, as if out of nowhere, came the 2009 Audi A4 Ava

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Revealed: Fisker Karma for Production, Sunset Concept

The production version of the luxury four-door plug-in hybrid debuted in Detroit today. That, nearly a year to the day since the company bearing the name of Danish auto designer Henrik Fisker unveiled the Karma pre-production concept. Fisker says the Karma is powered by a hybrid powertrain dev

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Revealed: Audi Sportback Concept

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Photos: 2010 Ford Taurus

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World Premiere of the VW Bluesport Roadster

 Wolfsburg/ Detroit, 11 January 2009 - Maximum driving fun with minimal fuel consumption: This is the standard by which Volkswagen is starting the new car year 2009 and is presenting the roadster Concept BlueSport at the North American International Auto Show. "The BlueSport proves to be a compact

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Detroit Preview: 2010 Jaguar XFR

Jaguar has released the first images of the Jaguar XFR. Packing the punch of 510hp from the supercharged 5.0 liter V8 engine getting the car from 0-60 in 4.7 seconds. Expect to see the car in the flesh at the Detroit Auto Show next week.

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So You Want to Race in the Snow?

Rallycross in the snow isn't just for folks like me and Dave Mirra anymore! In fact, Monticello Motor Club, the northeast's premier private race track is open for select weekends this winter for anyone to come rally it up! All you need is a street-legal, AWD car and the 0 daily track fee! Win

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Hennessey announces plans for 705hp HPE700 Camaro

SEALY, TX – Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE), well known for their extreme performance sports cars and muscle cars, announces their Limited Edition 2010 HPE700 Camaro. At the heart of the beast is GM’s new LS9 supercharged V8 tweaked as only HPE could to 705 horsepower and 717

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Nissan reveals 2010 GT-R SpecV

 TOKYO (Jan. 8, 2009) -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a new limited-production Nissan GT-R SpecV model, which goes on sale at seven specially selected Nissan dealers throughout Japan on February 2, 2009. The GT-R SpecV is targeted specifically at enthusiast drivers who desire race car-lev

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2010 Ford Shelby GT500

Developed under Ford’s Special Vehicle Team, the new 2010 Shelby GT500 is the most powerful SVT product to date with 540 horsepower, a host of exterior & interior enhancements, suspension improvements and better highway fuel efficiency. The refinements made on the 2010 Shelby GT500 are due in