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Frankfurt 2009: Porsche 911 Sport Classic shares a funky tail, funky colors

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 entirely different car. Even after all that, though, we weren't put off: what could have been a regrettable voyage to schmaltzy contrivances actually shapes up with modern purpose. Buyers can expect to be enchanted by vented tail, booming exhaust pipes, ... Read more →

BMW planning special-edition X5 xDrive35d as model turns 10 Jonathon Ramsey

To celebrate ten years of X5 sales, BMW is introducing an xDrive35d 10-Year Edition X5. The special edition SUV gets unique wheels, aluminum trim, and a panoramic glass sunroof, along with Nappa ...

REPORT: Pontiac G8 Sedan, Wagon and Ute to be sold... in Australia Alex Nunez

It's sad enough that the dizzying, platform-sharing, don't-call-it-rebadging upcoming product extravaganza General Motors unveiled to the Twitterati and media last week did not include the terms ...

BMW to show off 50th anniversary edition Minis in Frankfurt Jonathon Ramsey

BMW has a number of splashes planned for this year's Frankfurt Auto Show, one of the biggest being Mini's 50th birthday celebration. As part of the "What a birthday. It's MINI" celebration, Mini ...

eBay Find of the Day: Malcolm Bricklin's very own 1970 Meyers Manx SR Jonathon Ramsey

The Meyers Manx SR (for "Street Roadster") was the roadgoing version of Meyers' seminal, frog-eyed dune buggy. There were ten built at Meyers' factory in Fountain Valley, and the 1970-vintage ...

Mini JCW World Championship 50 unveiled at MINI United 6 months ago on Autoblog

To go along with the Mini 50 Camden and Mini 50 Mayfair, spotted at the Mini United gathering this weekend was a British Racing Green treat: the Mini JCW World Championship 50. The 50th anniversary JCW special gets an exclusive non-metallic BRG finish, Pepper White roof and stripes, JCW aero kit, ...

Rolls-Royce to build special edition Minis? 6 months ago on Autoblog

Gearing up for production of the Silver Ghost, Rolls-Royce recently put out the call for craftspeople good with wood, leather, and paint. If a new MotoringFile report is true, if any of you get the job, you might be making wood veneers not just for the new plutocratic sedan, but for a few special ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1965 Frua-bodied Coombs Jaguar E-Type prototype 7 months ago on Autoblog

In 1965, a Jaguar dealer named John Coombs got an idea for an exclusive model. He was doing well selling modified Jaguar Mk 2 sedans, and asked Italian coachbuilder Pietro Frua – yes, the man behind this Camaro – to rework a red E-Type as a test lure for cash-heavy customers. Pietro ...

eBay Find of the Day: George Barris Oldsmobile Toronado 67X 7 months ago on Autoblog

As the story goes, Esso Oil asked custom car guru George Barris (he of Batmobile, Munster Koach and Drag-u-la fame) to create four custom Oldsmobile Toronado coupes for the 1967 Canadian Expo. The car you see above is dubbed Toronado 67X, and according to the seller on eBay, it is one of the ...

VIDEO: Pagani Zonda R picks up the pieces 7 months ago on Autoblog

Horacio Pagani's cars not only seem to go from strength to strength, they go from "Awesome" to "I didn't know it could be that awesome." The Pagani Zonda R is the latest in "Wow!", a 2,425-pound, 750 horsepower carbon-fiber dagger right into the heart of Italy's exotica establishment. Supercar ...

Singapore gets special Volkswagen GTI V50 7 months ago on Autoblog

Singapore has been singled out to receive a hotted up version of their Mark V Volkswagen GTI dubbed GTI V50. This gift to the island nation gets upgrades from APR including a Stage 1 ECU tune that adds 36 more horsepower and an additional 74 lb-ft of torque. Also underneath are a VW R32 brakes ...

A GT-R more wicked than the Spec-V this way comes...? 8 months ago on Autoblog

When the Nissan GT-R SpecV was unveiled, we called it "Nissan's most super of supercars." We were, uh, mistaken. Inside Line spent a few fast days in Japan trying out the SpecV under the eye of the car's chief engineer, Kazutoshi Mizuno. At the end of it, he casually told them that "The SpecV, ...

Ford Focus RS heads to 'Ring in search of a class record 8 months ago on Autoblog

Pretty soon, it seems like the start of Nürburgring lap time season will take its place on motorsports calendars the same way you find with Formula 1 and NASCAR. The 'Ring season officially began last week, and the title card pitted the 2009 Ford Focus RS against the Renaultsport Megane ...

Is Lamborghini preparing a Reventon Roadster? 8 months ago on Autoblog

Lamborghini said it was going to make just 20 examples of the Reventon. And it did. But the raging bull didn't say anything about following that run up with some Reventon roadsters. At least, that's the talk coming out of the UK, where "a very reliable source inside Lamborghini" has dropped the ...

Vauxhall celelebrates BTCC domination with limited-edition VX Racing Corsa and Astra 9 months ago on Autoblog

Piloted by Fabrizio Giovanardi of the VX Racing, Vauxhall took all three golden trophies in last year's British Touring Car Championship (BTCC): driver, team, and manufacturer. To celebrate, Vauxhall is making 888 Corsa and Astra VX Racing Editions. The number of the run comes from the name of ...

Geneva Preview: Pagani bringing "hybrid" Zonda F Cinque 9 months ago on Autoblog

The Pagani Zonda F Cinque seen here isn't a hybrid as in "green," it's a hybrid of the Pagani F and the Pagani Cinque. The car, slated to star at the Geneva Auto Show, is a one-of-a-kind Pagani simply meant to hold a place in our hearts while we wait for the Pagani Cinque to arrive next year. ...

"Marquis DeSoto" wins NY Times' Collectible Car of the Year award 9 months ago on Autoblog

It is neither a Mercury Grand Marquis nor a DeSoto, but perhaps it could be considered a kind of royalty. Furniture maker Steve Heller wanted to build a car of his own design, and possessed of a love of Fifties car details, he swiped the things he liked and built what he calls the "Marquis de ...

First Bentley Zagato GTZ available at $1.7M 9 months ago on Autoblog

There will be nine examples of the Bentley Zagato GTZ manufactured for discerning plutocrats. As of now, one of them is ready for an owner, and it is for sale on JamesList.com from a broker in Villorba, Italy for €1.3 million, or about $1.7 million USD. Purportedly the only one ready for ...

Chevy reportedly working on Corvette GT-1 Championship Edition 10 months ago on Autoblog

Last weekend, Corvette owners were let in on a limited edition Vette in the pipeline: the Corvette GT-1 Edition. Created to celebrate Corvette's last hurrah in the current GT1 class this year, the car is actually more like a rolling trophy than your typical paint-and-decals collector's edition car. ...

Detroit 2009: Volkswagen Touareg Lux Limited sports J. Crew colors 10 months ago on Autoblog

The VW Touareg Lux Limited Edition is a 'ute that's been on a shopping spree to J. Crew and High Street, or at least a mainstream, aftermarket shop. Available on either the gasoline- or diesel-engined SUVs – and only in America – the Lux Limited gets side skirts and slightly tweaked ...

Hurst Performance announces 50th Anniversary Viper 11 months ago on Autoblog

Hurst is at it again, breathing their 50th anniversary magic on a Dodge Viper. Fifty cars will be made, each featuring a number of details already seen on the Hurst Hemi Challenger, including the Hurst pistol-grip shifter and Hurst wheels. The interior will be stitched up by Katzkin leather, and ...

Rumormill: GTbyCitroen could be built in limited numbers 11 months ago on Autoblog

So while it turns out that PSA is actually not looking to buy Honda's F1 team (that's why they call it the rumormill), the brand could have seriously sporting aspirations of a different sort. According to Jean-Pierre Ploué, PSA's chief designer, there might be a 20-edition run of the ...

Limited Edition Infiniti G37 Convertible Premier to be sold through Bloomingdale's 1 year ago on Autoblog

We still have to wait a few more weeks for the official unveiling of the Infiniti G37 Convertible at the Los Angeles Auto Show. But in the meantime, Infiniti has announced a Premier Bloomingdale's-only version which will be limited to just 200 copies. Sharing the same mechanicals as the regular ...

HUMMER shows off '09 H2 "Black Chrome" Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the H2 "Black Chrome" Edition HUMMER is having a bad year. Year-to-date sales are down 43% versus '07, and last month saw the iconic off-road nameplate take a 61% drop compared to July '07. High fuel prices have massacred truck and SUV sales in general, and ...

GM unveils Corvette S-Limited for Japan 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above image for a gallery of the Corvette S-Limited In celebration of GM's 100th Anniversary, GM Asia-Pacific has unveiled the Corvette S-Limited, a 30-car special for the Japanese market. priced at ¥7,980,000. The allotment is split evenly by color -- 15 in Arctic White and 15 in Black. ...

Bugatti to produce 15 'Sang Noir' Veyrons, U.S. buyers get first crack 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click for hi-res gallery of the Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir If you're thinking about dropping $1.5 million on a set of wheels, would a special edition really tip the scales one way or another? Well, Bugatti evidently thinks so. After having produced the Pur Sang and the Fbg par Hermès editions, ...

Holden W427 limited to 427 units costing $150,000 AUD each 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Holden W427 They are having a different conversation in Australia than we are having up here, and we want in on it. Holden has just announced that the limited-edition Holden W427 will have 500 hp and 471 ft-lb of twisty motion. Sure, we have the Corvette Z06 ...

Suzuki Wagon R, Stingray Limited editions intro'd in Japan 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Suzuki Wagon R and Stingray Limited In Japan, Suzuki expects the Wagon R to eclipse the 3,000,000 units sold milestone this month. To commemorate, it has launched Limited versions of both the Wagon R and its Stingray variant (whose front-end styling looks ...

Leipzig 2008: Opel Corsa Limited Edition unveiled 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a gallery of the Opel Corsa Limited Edition. In celebration of the 10-millionth Opel Corsa, Russelheim has unveiled the Corsa Limited Edition to the public at the Leipzig Motor Show. Carrying Ecotec power displacing 1.2- or 1.4-liters and pushing 80 and 90 horsepower, respectively, ...

Bats and Boats - Special edition Volvos for Bo' Sox fans and sailors alike 1 year ago on Autoblog

New England is Volvo Country. It's also home territory for the loved and loathed Red Sox. There's plenty of cars plastered with "B" stickers, license plates and trinkum. Long a sponsor of Red Sox baseball, Volvo's rolled out a special edition of its stubby C30. The Kammback hatch comes with a ...

HUMMER readies H2 Silver Ice Limited Edition, H3 Championship Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo galleriy HUMMER has a pair of special edition trucks on the way, in the same vein as last year's H2 Victory Red Limited Edition. So, without further ado, we'll start with the one that sends Sierra Club do-gooders into fits of Tourette's, the H2. The H2 Silver Ice Limited ...

Toyota quietly unveils FJ Cruiser Trail Teams Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a gallery of the FJ Cruiser Trail Teams in Detroit While walking around the Toyota display during the last day of the NAIAS press preview, we encountered an FJ Cruiser we'd never seen before tucked iaway in the corner. Finished in white with a white roof along with black wheels and ...

Get your Swerve on: Free Transformer when you buy an Aveo 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/Lamest_Transformer_Ever_Swerve_transforms_into_an_Aveo'; Meet Swerve, lamest of the Autobots! Oh, sure, he looks pretty tough in 'bot mode, ready to dish the pain to the Decepticons, but man, it must suck to be him when ...

Blackout: Porsche unveils limited-edition Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/Porsche_unveils_Cayman_S_Porsche_Design_Edition_1'; The Porsche Cayman S "Porsche Design Edition 1" arrives in conjunction with the 35th anniversary of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche's original Porsche Design chronograph. ...

Porsche prices Limited Edition Boxster from $49,990, available in September 2 years ago on Autoblog

click image above for pair of high-res pics var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Porsche_reveals_Limited_Edition_Boxster_in_eye_popping_orange_PICS'; The 2008 Porsche Limited Edition Boxster that was first shown privately at the New York Auto Show last April will go on sale this September with ...

Porsche Splashlight fortells the future of limited edition Boxster 2 years ago on Autoblog

How do you make the Boxster better? First, make sure there's an "S" badge on the boot and second, let Stuttgart's finest loose with some GT3 RS orange, acres of Alcantara and some time in the wind tunnel. The result was displayed across the street from the Javits Center in New York City, but for ...

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Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

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