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Lexus may offer decontented, track-focused LFA
We're still trying to wrap our heads around yesterday's drive of the Lexus LFA, but before we give up the goods on Toyota's first V10-powered hypercar (check back on Monday), we cornered Paul Williamsen, the National Manager of Lexus College, about ToMoCo's plans to offer a harder, track-focused LFA. In the last few years of development, Lexus considered building several more LFAs to be used in a one-make spec series to pit wealthy privateers against each other, further accentuating the LFA's extensive motorsport involvement. That plan ... Read more →
REPORT: World Touring Car Championship eyeing race in the U.S. Michael Harley
Marcello Lotti, series promoter for the FIA World Touring Car Championship, told Autosport that he wants to bring the event to the United States in 2011. Inaugurated in 1987, the series was ...
Porsche unveils its latest GT3 RSR Alex Nunez
Porsche has unveiled the latest iteration of its GT2-class racing car, the GT3 RSR. Visually, the biggest difference for '09 is up front, where a substantially louvered hood now resides. It's ...
eBay Find of the Day: Vintage Racecar Collection Dan Roth
Of course we're checking the couch in the editors lounge for spare change, it's only natural when an impeccable collection of vintage race cars goes on the block. We've found 63 cents so far; if we ...
Anatomy of a race driver proves hardcore required Dan Roth
Yes, racing is a sport, even NASCAR. Talented people always make difficult things look easy, but wrestling a vehicle traveling well in excess of one-hundred miles an hour would beat down most mortals ...
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2011 Kia Cadenza bows in Korea, replacing Amanti in the U.S.
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- BREAKING: Koenigsegg backs out of Saab purchase, brand future up in the air First official shots of new BMW 5 Series leaked online BREAKING: Schumacher likely to return to F1 racing with Mercedes BREAKING: Buick confirms 2011 Regal 2.0T to come with manual transmission. Wait... wha? Officially Official: Aptera production pushed back to 2010
Lightweight Ginetta G50 brags of 300hp Ford V6 2 years ago on Autoblog
You might not be familiar with British car builder Ginetta, but it's been around since 1958. The latest offering is the G50, a wide, low-slung, lightweight coupe the company plans to build a cup race around. With only 800kg (1,750 pounds) to push around, the mid-mounted, 300hp, 3.5 liter Ford V6 ...
Racing V8s at Queensland Raceway 2 years ago on Autoblog
Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the V8 race cars at the Queensland Raceway. Recently, I was lucky enough to take a spin around the Queensland Raceway in a V8 race car courtesy of a Christmas present from my lovely wife. The Queensland Raceway is west of Brisbane and hosts a ...
Petty and Earnhardt get wax treatment 2 years ago on Autoblog
Only in Vegas. Madame Tussaud's unveiled their latest ghastly likenesses; we're not sure if the fact that the subjects are still alive makes it more creepy. The work is uncanny in its accuracy and lifelike look, and if you're in Vegas, Tussaud's is a veritable family attraction. The reason for the ...
AUCTION ACTION: The most expensive car ever? Hitler's Auto Union on the auction block 2 years ago on Autoblog
One of two remaining Auto Union D-Types is scheduled to be sold in Paris by Christie's this coming February. The shiny silver streamliners were commisioned by Adolf Hitler to showcase the technological superiority of the Reich. Even now, they're impressive and cleverly engineered using a mid-engine ...
Ford wants a female to win a NASCAR race 3 years ago on Autoblog
Ford Motor Company has decided it would like to see more women driving race cars, so it's doing something about it. The Blue Oval has begun the Ford Female Driver Development Program, which currently counts 18-year-old Stephanie Mockler (shown) and 17-year-old Alison MacLeod as participants. Ford's ...
Le Mans prototypes to get a roof 3 years ago on Autoblog
The organizers of the 24 Hours of Le Mans have announced that the race's premier class, the LMP1 prototypes, will be restricted to coupe-style cars starting in 2010. The Automobile Club d'Ouest (ACO) announced the change in the run-up to this weekend's running of the endurance racing classic. ...
Porsche unveils 911 GT3 RS 3 years ago on Autoblog
Porsche 911 GT3 just not hot enough for ya? With the demise of the GT Carrera, it might be of interest to Porschephiles that the automaker has unveiled an even hotter version of the 977-based GT3 dubbed... wait for it... the 911 GT3 RS. Well, for the European market, at least... something ...
Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News
Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.
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