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Rumormill: Bugatti developing $3m uber-Veyron track car

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Bugatti_building_new_supercar_that_s_faster_than_Veyron'; Speculation over a potential second model from Bugatti has been a colossal roller-coaster. There were rumors of a super-luxury sedan, an entry-level roadster and a targa variant of the existing Veyron. The Veyron was a pet project of former VW Group CEO Ferdinand Piech, who remains chairman of the VW supervisory board and is said to be keen on moving ahead with a follow-up to the Veyron. When Martin Winterkorn took over, however, he was reported ... Read more →

SEMA 2007 VIDEO: Popular Hotrodding's Project X Chris Shunk

With 19 magazine covers and a starring role in Hollywood Nights, Popular Hotrodding's Project X is the classic hotrod. Since 1965 it's been modified constantly, but GM wanted to take a shot at the ...

Hah! So Lotus is working on a new supercar! Noah Joseph

It is a Lotus, it isn't a Lotus. It is a Lotus, it isn't a Lotus. Today we think it could be, despite earlier reports to the contrary. But whether that mysetrious test mule spotted with Lotus ...

Autoblog Project Edsel: Paint and Body Dan Roth

It's been an exciting start, mainly because I get to dig out all my old model building tools and skills. That's also why it's been a little slow since the initial post went up, because I've had to ...

A project car on a blogging budget: Autoblog Project Edsel Dan Roth

The recreational car show season is about two-thirds of the way done for 2007, at least here in New England. There will be good cruise days sprinkled in until about Halloween, but as the summer winds ...

Don't forget the snow tires: PGR4 to feature "dynamic" weather 2 years ago on Autoblog

Project Gotham Racing 4 on the Xbox 360 has new AI, a revised in-car view, a career mode, better graphics, more cars... and a dynamic weather system! Thunderclouds, rain in the day, snow at night, icy roads, the perfect 4-wheel slide that suddenly turns mid-corner into a face full of Armco, it's all ...

Autoblog Project Garage: Cold-air intake, Part II 2 years ago on Autoblog

With some minor disassembly performed in Part I in anticipation of a new cold air intake, we also performed a few modifications that will be explained further in some later posts. Now that the car and components are ready for installation, let's dive under the hood to finish up this project. ...

Autoblog Project Garage: Cold-air intake, Part I 2 years ago on Autoblog

In the quest to improve performance, few modifications provide the horsepower-per-dollar payback of a proper cold air intake. The issue here is that the factory usually designs for a different set of priorities than us enthusiasts hold dear; that in itself isn't evidence of poor engineering, but ...

Autoblog Maintenance 301: Part II of our front suspension/steering refresh 2 years ago on Autoblog

With Part I out of the way and the front end of our Buick Roadmaster in pieces, the next logic step is to start putting things back together. In this installment, we'll get the control arms buttoned up, and pay some loving attention to the steering gear. Click through for more ...

Autoblog Maintenance 301: Front suspension/steering refresh, Part I 2 years ago on Autoblog

Suspension components, charged with providing articulation while withstanding a constant beating from rough roads, live an incredibly tough life. Proper maintenance that includes regular lubrication helps, but once the odometer clicks over the sixth digit, it's often time for some fresh components. ...

Corvette Starter Kit - CHEAP! 2 years ago on Autoblog

Another eBay gem. The seller is exceedingly honest about what he's offering; a mostly picked-over carcass. There really isn't much left, and we're wondering if the busted up windshield is the result of a rollover. While putting wheels back under this tub would be a monumental undertaking, we know ...

Hot Rod wants your help selecting its next project car 2 years ago on Autoblog

We certainly wouldn't claim that the only measure of a gearhead is the number of projects in his or her garage, but certainly it's a useful metric. By that standard, Hot Rod's David Freiburger definitely deserves his post as editor-in-chief, but even he has found himself with more cars than time ...

The Autoblog Project Garage: Big-brake install, Part III 2 years ago on Autoblog

After dedicating the last several years to the pursuit of power and handling, we're finally putting forth an effort to slow down our car. Consider this to be an indicaton of hard-earned maturity (as opposed to our receding hairlines, which are just signs of getting old). Our new parts showed up in ...

Autoblog Maintenance 301: Transmission R&R, Part IV 3 years ago on Autoblog

A plan is finally in place for rebuilding the broken Tremec T56 transmission from our 1996 Impala SS; now it's time to carefully assemble some components in such a way that it'll survive the sort of abuse that we dish out every time the car hits the racetrack. Follow along as we walk through the ...

Autoblog Maintenance 301: Transmission R&R, Part III 3 years ago on Autoblog

When we last visited this project*, we'd torn down a couple of Tremec T56 transmissions - the F-body/Viper hybrid that was making nasty rock-crushing noises from under the floorpan of our Impala SS, and one from a Chevy SSR that was presumably still in good working order, and perhaps could serve as ...

Project Kimber AC Smart Roadster takes shape 3 years ago on Autoblog

Following the Smart Roadster's dismal sales failure, the rights and equipment to build it were sold to a British engineering firm called Project Kimber, which, as we reported earlier, will use the diminutive barchetta to resurrect the old AC brand. Although the first sketches didn't show much change ...

Autoblog Project Garage: Underbody rust mitigation 3 years ago on Autoblog

Quite simply, rust sucks. Most any vehicle regularly driven during winters in the Salt Belt will fall victim to corrosion, and the various spray-on undercoatings available from the aftermarket have their shortcomings. Specifically, the spray-on application of these coatings often results in ...

Autoblog Project Garage: Axle swap, Part IV 3 years ago on Autoblog

One of the goals of the Autoblog Project Garage posts is to give our readers some insight into the scope of various projects, including a sense of the amount of time it might take to complete a job given our usual variety of distractions. As a case in point, the first post concerning a rear-disc ...

Project Kahn Phantom: for when the "standard" Rolls-Royce just won't do 3 years ago on Autoblog

British tuning house Project Kahn seem to have a knack for messing with perfection like few others kahn. They'll take your Ferrari, Bentley, Range Rover, Aston Martin or other bespoke wheels and take it a step further. Kahn's latest project starts with the already elite Rolls Royce Phantom and ...

Autoblog Project Garage: Axle swap, Part III 3 years ago on Autoblog

In the previous installment of this epic saga, we started reassembling the axle that will be going underneath a 1996 Buick Roadmaster. In case you've forgotten the point of this exercise - and you'd be forgiven, as the scope of this project has suffered mightily from feature creep - we're trying to ...

Autoblog Project Garage: Axle swap, Part II 3 years ago on Autoblog

With the axle disassembled in the previous installment of this project, it is now time to start putting things back together with fresh parts as needed. One surprise that we encountered during the tear-down of the axle was a significant amount of debris; namely, there was a lot of dirt inside the ...

Demystifying nitrous oxide, Part II 3 years ago on Autoblog

In the previous installment of this series, we discussed the function of nitrous oxide on a theoretical level. Now it's time to take a look at the hardware that is required to successfully employ nitrous as a power adder. Most nitrous users will start with a kit, the thoroughness of which varies ...

Autoblog Project Garage: Axle swap, Part I 3 years ago on Autoblog

Here's a great example of a project that has undergone a bit of "feature creep". Oh, it started innocently enough, with my wife asking if anything could be done to improve the brake feel of our 1996 Buick Roadmaster. Sure, I said - we can ditch the rear drum brakes, and install a set of discs from ...

A Legends racecar for the street 3 years ago on Autoblog

Give Lincoln Brier credit for doing something out of the ordinary when he came upon the idea to convert his used Legends racecar into a single-seat street machine. The task was relatively simple, with the addition of turn signals, lights, a full exhaust system with muffler, and a horn pretty much ...

Nine seconds in the quarter mile for less than $10K 3 years ago on Autoblog

For those of you that have voiced concern about the seven-figure built-for-show projects that keep popping up all over the place, consider this 1995 Pontiac Trans Am to be the antidote. Built by Clint Schexnayder and his brother, the 'bird flies through the quarter mile in 9.85 seconds with a trap ...

Autoblog Maintenance 101: In-tank fuel pump R&R 3 years ago on Autoblog

If you own enough vehicles with an electric fuel pump, eventually it's likely that your luck will run out and you'll find yourself with a vehicle that refuses to operate properly due to a lack of go-juice. Most modern vehicles place the pump in the tank where it can be kept cool with a constant ...

Determining oil change intervals via analysis 3 years ago on Autoblog

John's post on Valvoline's oil change interval survey results got the attention of our readers, so perhaps now it's time for a slightly different perspective on the topic. If one accepts the fact that each combination of driver and engine is likely to require its own oil change interval, then the ...

Demystifying nitrous oxide, Part I 3 years ago on Autoblog

Nitrous oxide is known by several names - "nitrous", "spray", "the bottle" , "giggle juice", "laughing gas", "N-O-S" (just please dignify yourself and don't refer to it as "nawz") - but yet it's also perhaps the least understood piece of technology that is available to a modern hot rodder. ...

The Autoblog Project Garage: Big-brake install, Part II 3 years ago on Autoblog

With our transmission project on hold while we await the arrival of some parts, it was finally time to open up the large and heavy (81 pounds!) box of Kore3 brake parts that showed up on our doorstep about a month ago. We covered the selection process in Part I, and now it's time to dive in and see ...

Autoblog Maintenance 301: Transmission R&R, Part II 3 years ago on Autoblog

With the defective transmission finally removed from our Impala SS, it's time to tear it down to inspect for damage and replace any components that are deemed defective. Although we usually shy away from messing with automatic transmissions, manuals are usually simple enough to be serviced with a ...

Autoblog Maintenance 301: Transmission R&R, Part I 3 years ago on Autoblog

Several of our readers have been requesting tech topics of a higher level of complexity, and so we went and broke a transmission just so we could show you how to fix it. OK, that's not quite how things went; the Tremec/BWA T56 six-speed manual in our '96 Impala SS started making some seriously bad ...

Autoblog hits the dragstrip, Part II: We actually take a few passes 3 years ago on Autoblog

Having offered up some tips on running the quarter-mile in a previous post, it's now time to line up and take a few passes ourselves. We did so courtesy of a close friend who was nice enough to hand over the keys of his '96 Impala SS; presumably, the favor will need to be returned once our own land ...

Project Kahn offers a Facelift for the Audi A8 3 years ago on Autoblog

If the Audi A8's stock wheels do nothing for you, or if the ride height as delivered from the factory still makes you think of a pickup truck, Project Khan has the fix. The British/Italian tuner starts with its 21" RS-X wheels (9.5" wide in the front and 11" out back), and then fits the vehicle ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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