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Rumormill: New details on next Bentley Continental emerge

The Camry for Rich People (AKA the Bentley Continental) is ready for a makeover and, according to Automobile, work is underway on the next iteration of Bentley's volume model. Due to arrive in 2011, the new coupe will reportedly emerge lighter than its predecessor, along with sharing more components with the Audi A8 and possibly packing a diesel drivetrain. The styling of the new GT is led again by Dirk van Braeckel, so expect an evolutionary design that captures all the cues from the current model and packages them into a more aerodynamic ... Read more →

C&D performs first instrumented testing of Corvette ZR1 Michael Harley

Car and Driver recently strapped its test gear to the new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and, as expected, recorded some impressive numbers. All eyes have been on the supercar Vette as it enters the boxing ...

German state adopts Autobahn speed limit Michael Harley

Mention "Autobahn" to an automotive enthusiast, and his or her eyes instantly light up. That single word represents miles upon miles of traditionally unrestricted high-speed roadways throughout the ...

Brabus builds its own Exelero, hits 205 mph at Nardo Noah Joseph

Click on the images to view in high-speed and high-resolution Remember the Maybach Exelero? The ultra-premium marque from Merceceds-Benz built it almost two years ago as a high-speed test vehicle ...

Ford's Hydrogen Fusion 999 qualifies for top speed run at Bonneville Sam Abuelsamid

Click the Fusion for high-res images from Bonneville Matt Zuehlk and his team comprised of engineers and technicians from Ford, Roush and Ballard Power Systems finally hit the Bonneville Salt Flats ...

Autoblog Podcast #72 2 years ago on Autoblog

We tried hard to get a podcast going last week, but it just wasn't good enough. This week, the internet gods smiled on us with solid connections that cleared the way for our incisor-sharp banter. Kicking off #72, we discuss the dual surprise from Ford and GM - profit! The US operations showed ...

Continental takes world speed record 2 years ago on Autoblog

Continental has entered the Guinness Book of World Records with a top speed of 242 mph (388 km/h). We're definitely not talking about the behemoth Bentley, as powerful as it is. The record now officially belongs to Continental Tires for its ContiSportContact Vmax, which has been officially certified ...

Goodwood Festival of Speed: The best take to bicycles 2 years ago on Autoblog

The highlight of the Goodwood Festival of Speed is the 1.16-mile hillclimb. Nearly 200 cars in various classes, grouped by theme, race up the incline 9-turn incline and then parade down the hill in groups to line up for the next assault. The Festival is no stranger to Formula 1 cars or drivers (Nick ...

British insurer says speed cameras are killing the points rating system 2 years ago on Autoblog

Britain's installation of more speed cameras and the swap to digital means they'll catch even more speeders. That's good for the treasury. According to British insurer Swinton, it isn't good for the points system that insurance companies use to set premiums -- there are too many people getting more ...

They do it different in Texas: Speed cameras banned statewide 2 years ago on Autoblog

Finally, someone's fighting back against the fleecing of the general populace. Famous for liking things big, Texas lawmakers have laid the smackdown on red light and speed cameras in a large manner. HB.922 states "A municipality may not implement or operate an automated traffic control system with ...

Vintage Bentleys rally Europe right 2 years ago on Autoblog

When Bentley wants to open a new showroom, they don't do it by half measures. In honor of Istanbul, Turkey's first Bentley dealer on the Bosporus, the marque is putting on a 2,500-mile rally from London to Turkey. Called the Bentley Calista Rally -- because it ends at the Calista Luxury Resort in ...

VIDEO: What does Evil look like at Speed? The Maybach Exelero 2 years ago on Autoblog

"The Exelero show car did more for us than all the tweaks to the 57/62 series combined." That's what a source inside Maybach had to say about the gargantuan showcar when speaking of future Maybach models. The Exelero, more than any other, looked like it was built to transport Darth Vader. But it ...

Jean Alesi fronts new Asian stock-car series 2 years ago on Autoblog

Who ever would have thought a Will Ferrell movie would ever be considered "prophetic," even jokingly? The absurd story of a French racing driver switching over from F1 to stock cars as the last remaining challenge is coming to life again and again. But unlike Jacques Villeneuve (or Colombian driver ...

Toro Rosso finally announces Scott Speed returns, 2007 F1 roster confirmed 2 years ago on Autoblog

The last racing seat has finally been confirmed for the 2007 Formual One season, as Scott Speed stays on with Scuderia Toro Rosso, Red Bull's back-marker B-team once known as Minardi. Lead by former F1 driver Gerhard Berger, Toro Rosso seemed to have been playing a twisted little game of waiting as ...

Porsche gets its feet wet...with Viper power 2 years ago on Autoblog

If you had to pick two high-performance cars that have the least in common, a Porsche and a Viper would surely have to be in the mix. In terms of roadgoing vehicles, these two share little. So they turned to the water, and Fearless is the company that led them there. The Miami-based custom ...

LeBron's infamous HUMMER gets makeover on SPEED 2 years ago on Autoblog

click image above for high-res version As many of you know, I hail from Cleveland, OH where only two things I know to be certain: the Browns will forever suck and LeBron James will forever be king of the smallest big city in the U.S. We weren't always sure he would become our king, however. James' ...

Speed and Cocaine don't mix 2 years ago on Autoblog

When we say that racing drivers are "speed addicts", we're referring to the intoxicating exhilaration of velocity, not the chemical narcotic. Cocaine is another story, as Luca Moro is finding out...the hard way. The 33-year-old Italian GT driver tested positive for cocaine in a routine drug test at ...

British mags set indoor speed records 2 years ago on Autoblog

The indoor speed record is a mantle not commonly fought over. In fact, it seems those whacky Brits are the only ones even mildly interested in even trying for it. The crew at BBC's Top Gear made a go of it in an empty hall at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London this past summer, where the Stig ...

Fox Sports & SPEED TV team up on F1 broadcasting 3 years ago on Autoblog

Broadcasting motor racing in America is a big business. Unfortunately for F1, which enjoys the biggest audiences overseas, they're not the only game in town in the good ol' US of A. NASCAR, drag racing, Indy cars and a myriad other motorsports draw racing fans while F1 coverage has been spotty. Now ...

VIDEO: Maybach Exelero 3 years ago on Autoblog

Did you think the Maybach 62 S was ridiculous? The high-performance stretched limousine has nothing on its one-of-a-kind brother, the Maybach Exelero. Based on the already-big-for-a-sedan Maybach 57, the gargantuan coupe was created for German tire maker Fulda as a high-speed test bed (and, we ...

MINI Cooper takes on a Porsche GT3 and a Champ Car 3 years ago on Autoblog

Now we've seen some interesting races before, but this is something new: the Team Australia Speed Comparison, to be held in conjunction with the Lexmark Indy 300 later this month in Australia, will pit a MINI against a Porsche and a Champ Car. The John Cooper Works MINI Cooper S packs a ...

UPDATE: Details on Richard Hammond crash 3 years ago on Autoblog

Sky News is reporting more details on the circumstances surrounding the crash involving Top Gear host Richard Hammond. Apparently Hammond was making an attempt at the British land speed record in the Thule Vampire, a 30-foot Rolls-Royce jet-powered dragster made in Sweden capable of reaching 272 ...

Ferrari drivers cited for yielding to speed temptation 3 years ago on Autoblog

If you owned a Ferrari, wouldn't you be tempted to push the boundaries of legality, especially while playing with like-minded peers? Well, several Ferrari owners learned that yielding to temptation does not exempt them from the law. According to sibling blog Luxist, several participants of the ...

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 Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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