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Spy Shots: First longer-wheelbase Ferrari 612 Scaglietti replacement spotted

Ferrari is reportedly currently working on the three V12 cars that will replace its comparable current offerings: the 612 Scaglietti, 599 GTB, and Enzo. The 612's follow-on will be the first one to arrive, likely in early 2012, and another mule has been spotted out and about. It still sports the hood scoop (bigger engine with more power, anyone?) and California-style stacked tailpipes, and it looks like it might have a longer wheelbase to boot. Rumor has it that the new direct-injected V12 will be 40 percent less polluting and get 40 percent ... Read more →

Spy Shots: BMW 3 Series coupe and convertible get mild rhinoplasty Jonathon Ramsey

The 3 Series coupe and convertible have had a little surgery done and been caught post-op. The actual changes aren't monumental, but up front appear to have quite an effect on the looks. We'll wait to ...

VIDEO: This is Not Batmobile - It's the Spada Codatronca! Jonathon Ramsey

The Spada is coming! The Spada is coming! Along with this promotional video put together to get you ready for it. A combination of The Dark Knight, Speed Racer, and The Car, the Codatronca's still ...

VIDEO: Toyota FT-86 runs the 'Ring, sounds awesome Jonathon Ramsey

In a video that should be titled "Things You Can't Do in a Corolla," the FT-86 has been caught in motion and sound at the Nürburgring in Germany. Of course, the pictures posted last week gave ...

Renault Mégane Renaultsport 250 drops on unsuspecting Brits Jonathon Ramsey

We're not really fans of yellow cars, but every once in a while we come upon a butter-colored coupe and think, "Oh, that's not bad..." The Mégane Renaultsport 250 is just one of those ...

VIDEO: Dutch auto journo says Lexus LF-A is the best car he's ever driven 27 days ago on Autoblog

The man you see above is Thomas Bangma. Described as a Dutch automotive journalist, and noted on his LinkedIn page as an "Independent Automotive Professional," we can't find much dirt on him -- but if he's getting invited to press events for the Lexus LF-A, he must know a bit about something. ...

Rendered Speculation: Subaru's 250-hp FT-86 coupe in STI trim 28 days ago on Autoblog

Despite dropping all the information about its Tokyo-bound concepts, Subaru hasn't hinted at when we'll be seeing its version of the Toyota FT-86 coupe. Thankfully, Japan's Holiday Auto has stepped up to the plate to throw more fuel onto the fire with a subtly modified sketch of the FT-86 and ...

Quick Spin: Superformance GT40 MkI is vehicular sashimi, raw and delicious 29 days ago on Autoblog

As much as we enjoy piloting modern machinery, there's something special about vintage vehicles, and that something is the pure, unvarnished connection between man and machine. But it's not always good. Things get dicey when the driving experience is a little too vintage. Despite our supreme ...

Review: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS demands to be loved 1 month ago on Autoblog

The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro has taken so long to get to here we wouldn't be surprised if Caravaggio did the original sketches. We wanted the car when we first saw it back in 6 B.C. We drove prototypes sometime around the Norman Conquest. And now it's finally on the streets. It seems like a mighty ...

REPORT: Mitsuoka to offer unique rental cars in Japan, also plans to sell in China 1 month ago on Autoblog

Mitsuoka, the Japanese car company whose mission seems to be hoarding all the ugly in the entire world and using it to design automobiles, will expand into Japan's rental car market and offer its luxury range in China. Japanese drivers will be able to rent the Orochi for ¥25,000 ($279 US) ...

VIDEO: V10-powered E30 M3 vs. V8-powered E92 M3 1 month ago on Autoblog

Ah, the Swedes, with their eye for tuning and their wide open spaces to run in. A gent named Johan stuck an M-Division S85 V10 in an E30 M3, and the results look nothing short of devastating. No surprise when you add Big Power + Light Car. Stack it up against a current M3 on a runway, and what ...

REPORT: Next Chevrolet Corvette to resurrect iconic split-window 1 month ago on Autoblog

It worked for the Chevrolet Camaro, so why not the Corvette? General Motors' head of global design, Ed Welburn, has reportedly told Inside Line that the C7 'Vette is going to lift the most notorious design cue from the entire line: the split rear window from the 1963 coupe. It will not, however, ...

Want to take the Audi e-tron for a test drive? Grab your Playstation 3 1 month ago on Autoblog

You might expect a car with four motors and 3,319 lb-ft of torque to take a great deal of electronics and skill with the right foot to drive properly. If so, you got the electronics part right at least: Audi has created a virtual world for its e-tron electric car that will be featured in ...

VIDEO: New VW Scirocco R and Golf R hit the track 1 month ago on Autoblog

In another astronaut-ish commercial, VW has thrown two test drivers in a G-force simulator and on the track in two of its blistering blue R-line cars: the Scirocco R and the Golf R20. It's like the Ferrari video, but with less yellow and red... and less money. We're not quite sure what's ...

Nissan releases teaser of 2010 Altima, model changes leak out 1 month ago on Autoblog

With the 2010 Nissan Altima coupe getting an impromptu full frontal reveal during a recent marketing photoshoot, Nissan has released a single teaser of its redesigned mid-size sedan to keep interest on boil. Although the awkwardly cropped image doesn't show the reworked grille found on the ...

Frankfurt 2009: Mansory Cyrus is what carbon fiber was made for 1 month ago on Autoblog

When Mansory wants to give it to us good, they know how. This is the Mansory Cyrus (Khouresh Mansory told us that Cyrus was the first king of Iran), and – even though every other colleague here disagrees with us – we feel it the best use of carbon fiber we've seen since we've been ...

Frankfurt 2009: Melkus RS2000 provides thrills with history for big money 1 month ago on Autoblog

Three years ago Melkus, the historic, East German race car builder, released renderings of a gullwing sports car they wanted to have ready in 2009. It always makes us happy to see the passionate guy make big plans and then get them achieved – on time even – and the Melkus RS2000 is ...

Frankfurt 2009: Bentley Continental GTC Series 51 ain't so bad under the lights 1 month ago on Autoblog

When we walked up to the Bentley Continental GTC Series 51 resting on the hardwood floor of the Bentley stand, it immediately had us thinking a familiar thought. Just to make sure, we asked our colleagues if they had been experiencing the same thing, and that turned into a spirited discussion ...

Frankfurt 2009: Porsche 911 Sport Classic shares a funky tail, funky colors 1 month ago on Autoblog

The seriously limited edition Porsche 911 Sport Classic -- for Porsche, at least -- makes our nostalgic tails wag, even though the gray exterior color is difficult to pin down and we couldn't get over the feeling when we checked out the Espresso-hued internals that we were looking at an ...

Frankfurt 2009: Porsche Turbo Coupe and Cab take all the cake 1 month ago on Autoblog

2010 Porsche 911 Turbo - Click above for a high-res image gallery The 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo differs from the Six Million Dollar Man in one crucial way; while it's better, faster, stronger, it can also be much, much yellower if you prefer. However, the last thing you want to be is yellow if you ...

Frankfurt 2009: Audi e-tron is red outside, nice inside 1 month ago on Autoblog

The Audi e-tron concept has a few good things going for it on the outside, like lustrous red paint, some wicked cool taillights, and... well... maybe something else that's escaped us. Sadly, those things are overcome by the chrome baleen job for the front and rear grilles, the ...

Frankfurt 2009: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept is mean German green 1 month ago on Autoblog

BMW hosted a lengthy press conference during which cars zoomed all around its raised track, and at the end the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept silently took the stage. It's a glass-topped Hot Wheels with two engines, a deep dish seventies-looking steering wheel and matching contoured wheels. ...

Introducing the next eco supercar: the Steenstra Styletto 1 month ago on Autoblog

Watch out Tesla – there's another California-based zero-emissions sports car company in the works: Steenstra GCM. Founded by designer and auto industry consultant Cornelis Steenstra, the Styletto isn't just about creating a guilt-free car, but one meant to compete with the Ferraris and ...

Mansory Bentley Vitesse Rose isn't really all that rosy 1 month ago on Autoblog

As a testament to its range, the same company that brought you the evil blackness of the Vincero would like you to focus your attention here, on the Bentley Vitesse Rose. The full-on Mansory kit itself is fine. The pink-a-licious color its draped in, matched with the carbon fiber hood, is best ...

VIDEO: Third installment in the Mini concept trilogy goes all the way (NSFW) 1 month ago on Autoblog

Just in time for the weekend, the third Mini concept teaser features a Shining-esque beginning and a NSFW ending. Whether you like your hot model types to be good girls or bad, this clip has something for you. And now we definitely expect to see this car in a cage or wearing a bikini. Follow ...

The Ferrari 458 Italia shows itself around Maranello 2 months ago on Autoblog

The Ferrari 458 has been introducing itself to company workers and to what could be potential customers. The verdict: we're still not sure about the triplicate exhaust, but the car is fo' dam' sho' hot, and probably the best looking black prancing horse we've ever seen. (I'll take a black 512 BB, ...

VIDEO: Second teaser for pair of Mini concepts steps further into Bizzareland 2 months ago on Autoblog

The second video has arrived for the "2 B THRILLED" and "2 B DESIRED" Mini concepts that will show up in Frankfurt next week. This one moves things on a bit from the last one, but it's just as girl-power-ified and just as odd. At this point, if we find the two concepts in a cage wearing bikinis ...

Everything you wanted to know about the Mercedes SLS AMG 2 months ago on Autoblog

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the microsite for the SLS AMG called "From the Ground Up," and it has all the information you need on gullwinged retro rocket from the space from to components to the magnesium backrests in the seats. At the end of it all, there's a visualizer so you can start ...

Frankfurt Preview: Bentley Continental Series 51 2 months ago on Autoblog

As with Rolls-Royce and its Bespoke Collection, at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Bentley will be introducing its Continental Series 51 cars for the GT and GTC. These will be a cadre of models further tailored by Crewe's designers. Each car "will feature a highly distinctive interior color palette ...

Spanish designer's Honda RA-X concept has us intrigued 2 months ago on Autoblog

With the S2000 going, going, gone and sports car fans left to wait until the CR-Z arrives, some car designers have taken to creating Honda sports cars on their own. This effort is from Spaniard Xuacu Perez, who wanted to design a modern Honda that spoke to the company's Formula 1 cars from the ...

Rendered Speculation: next Murcielago will be (*gulp*) longer and wider 2 months ago on Autoblog

According to a new report in Auto Express, there are a lot of changes planned for the next Lamborghini Murcielago. Among them all, the one that claimed most of our attention was that the next boss bull will "be wider and longer." The length isn't such a big deal, but the current LP640 already ...

Mini Roadster leaks out ahead of Frankfurt debut 2 months ago on Autoblog

Mini kicked off its 50th anniversary celebration with a birthday party in Nice, France where a select group of journalists were give an glimpse at Mini's plans for Frankfurt and beyond. Matt Davis from Inside Line was in attendance and snapped a shot (right) of the Mini Roadster concept ahead of ...

REPORT: Forthcoming Prius coupe to be designed in Italy 2 months ago on Autoblog

Following last month's news of a Toyota Prius coupe coming to challenge the Honda CR-Z, another Japanese magazine reports that Toyota will use an Italian design firm to style the two-door. The CR-Z was inspired by the CRX, yet in design and philosophy, it is likely to be quite different from the ...

Monterey 2009: The Aston Martin One-77 is an overdose of "low and mean" 2 months ago on Autoblog

We found the Aston Martin One-77 tucked between hospitality tables like a manta ray brooding within a coral reef -- as if it were grudgingly consenting to being looked at. With a roofline that sits about four inches lower than a DBS, the minimal height and exceptional girth combine with a slew ...

Paging Mr. Vader: Gemballa creates the Mirage GT Matte Edition 3 months ago on Autoblog

First, there was the Gemballa Mirage GT Carbon Edition, soon followed by the Gemballa Mirage GT Gold Edition. And now, there's a third version that's just slightly different on the outside, but it's the one we'd buy if we had a spare Porsche Carrera GT, an extra $300k in an off-shore account ...

Ferrari 458 Italia spotted in the flesh 3 months ago on Autoblog

A lightly-camo'ed Ferrari 458 Italia has been caught napping by the roadside, and from the looks of it, Ferrari doesn't appear to have pulled any tricks with its renderings: the car's a dead ringer for what was presented last week, right down to the seriously extended mirror stalks and that ...

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