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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Dutch auto journo says Lexus LF-A is the best car he's ever driven]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/14/video-dutch-auto-journo-says-lexus-lf-a-is-the-best-car-hes-ev/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/14/video-dutch-auto-journo-says-lexus-lf-a-is-the-best-car-hes-ev/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/14/video-dutch-auto-journo-says-lexus-lf-a-is-the-best-car-hes-ev/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/lexus/" rel="tag">Lexus</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/14/video-dutch-auto-journo-says-lexus-lf-a-is-the-best-car-hes-ev/#continued"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/bangma_lfa_best.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Dutch auto journo Thomas Bangma giving his opinion on the Lexus LF-A -- Click above to view the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/14/video-dutch-auto-journo-says-lexus-lf-a-is-the-best-car-hes-ev/#continued">after the jump</a><br /> </small></strong></em></div>
<br /> 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 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/LexusLFA/">Lexus LF-A</a>, he must know a bit about something. <br /> <br /> During that aforementioned event, Mr. Bangma gave his opinion on Lexus' glacially developing supercar, and he adds no sugar to the medicine: "The car is the best car I have ever driven in my whole life as an automotive journalist." Well then. What we can definitely say is that as it flies by behind him, it sounds positively murderous. In a good way. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/14/video-dutch-auto-journo-says-lexus-lf-a-is-the-best-car-hes-ev/#continued">Follow the jump</a> for the rest of Bangma's thoughts.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-lexus-lf-a-race-car/low/">2009 Lexus LF-A race car</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-lexus-lf-a-race-car/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/lf-a_n2409_detail_3-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-lexus-lf-a-race-car/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/lf-a_n2409_detail_5-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-lexus-lf-a-race-car/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/lf-a_n2409_exterior_6-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-lexus-lf-a-race-car/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/lf-a_n2409_detail_2-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-lexus-lf-a-race-car/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/lf-a_n2409_dynamic_1-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /> [Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytjOyB3VwIo&amp;feature=player_embedded#">YouTube</a> via <a href="http://www.carsuk.net/lexus-lf-a-best-car-ever-driven-video/">Cars UK</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/14/video-dutch-auto-journo-says-lexus-lf-a-is-the-best-car-hes-ev/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VIDEO: Dutch auto journo says Lexus LF-A is the best car he's ever driven</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/14/video-dutch-auto-journo-says-lexus-lf-a-is-the-best-car-hes-ev/">VIDEO: Dutch auto journo says Lexus LF-A is the best car he's ever driven</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:26:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytjOyB3VwIo&amp;feature=player_embedded#>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/14/video-dutch-auto-journo-says-lexus-lf-a-is-the-best-car-hes-ev/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19193591/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/14/video-dutch-auto-journo-says-lexus-lf-a-is-the-best-car-hes-ev/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>coupe</category><category>lexus</category><category>Lexus LF-A</category><category>LexusLf-a</category><category>LF-A</category><category>luxury</category><category>performance</category><category>sports</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick Spin: Superformance GT40 MkI is vehicular sashimi, raw and delicious]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/13/quick-spin-superformance-gt40-mki-is-vehicular-sashimi-raw-and/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/13/quick-spin-superformance-gt40-mki-is-vehicular-sashimi-raw-and/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/13/quick-spin-superformance-gt40-mki-is-vehicular-sashimi-raw-and/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/driving/" rel="tag">First Drive</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/special-limited-editions/" rel="tag">Specialty</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/quick-spin/" rel="tag">Quick Spin</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/quick-spin-superformance-gt40-mk1"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/spfgt40mk1fd_07_opt.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Superformance GT40 MkI - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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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 <em>too</em> vintage. Despite our supreme adoration of the racing greats of yesteryear, clawing at the wheel, pulverizing the brake pedal, dumping buckets of sweat onto the leather seat and having our sphincter perform kegels isn't always our preferred flavor of fun. Some days, we're just not that hardcore. So the vintage vehicles we've come to love most aren't genuinely vintage at all - they're classic bodies wrapped around modern mechanicals. The Rizk RA is a prime example, and now there's this: the Superformance GT40 MkI, a car so raw that if it were edible, they'd slap "organic" on it and sell it at Whole Foods.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/quick-spin-superformance-gt40-mk1/low/">Quick Spin: Superformance GT40 Mk1</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/quick-spin-superformance-gt40-mk1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/spfgt40mk1fd_07_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/quick-spin-superformance-gt40-mk1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/spfgt40mk1fd_08_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/quick-spin-superformance-gt40-mk1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/spfgt40mk1fd_09_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/quick-spin-superformance-gt40-mk1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/spfgt40mk1fd_10_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/quick-spin-superformance-gt40-mk1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/spfgt40mk1fd_11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<strong><em><font size="1">Photos copyright (C)2009 </font></em></strong><a href="http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/"><strong><em><font size="1">Drew Phillips</font></em></strong></a><strong><em><font size="1"> / Weblogs, Inc.</font></em></strong><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/13/quick-spin-superformance-gt40-mki-is-vehicular-sashimi-raw-and/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Quick Spin: Superformance GT40 MkI is vehicular sashimi, raw and delicious</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/13/quick-spin-superformance-gt40-mki-is-vehicular-sashimi-raw-and/">Quick Spin: Superformance GT40 MkI is vehicular sashimi, raw and delicious</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/13/quick-spin-superformance-gt40-mki-is-vehicular-sashimi-raw-and/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19193295/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/13/quick-spin-superformance-gt40-mki-is-vehicular-sashimi-raw-and/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>classic</category><category>coupe</category><category>featured</category><category>Ford GT40</category><category>FordGt40</category><category>GT-40</category><category>gt40</category><category>gt40 mk1</category><category>gt40 mki</category><category>Gt40Mk1</category><category>Gt40Mki</category><category>performance</category><category>quick drive</category><category>quick spin</category><category>QuickDrive</category><category>QuickSpin</category><category>replica</category><category>Shelby</category><category>specialty</category><category>sports</category><category>superformance</category><category>Superformance GT40</category><category>superformance gt40 mk1</category><category>superformance gt40 mki</category><category>SuperformanceGt40</category><category>SuperformanceGt40Mk1</category><category>SuperformanceGt40Mki</category><category>vintage</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[REPORT: Production lines halted at MG's Longbridge plant. This is not a repeat from 2005.]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/06/report-production-lines-halted-at-mgs-longbridge-plant-this-i/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/06/report-production-lines-halted-at-mgs-longbridge-plant-this-i/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/06/report-production-lines-halted-at-mgs-longbridge-plant-this-i/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertible</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/plants-manufacturing/" rel="tag">Plants/Manufacturing</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/uk/" rel="tag">UK</a></p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/8291612.stm"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/longbridge_done-09.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> It is a travesty that the initials "MG" are coming to be a convenient epithet for the term "woe." The British sportscar maker has had an exceedingly trying history recently, and things haven't got any better with word that its owner, MG Motor UK Ltd. (which is really Nanjing Automobile Corporation), is reportedly closing the company's Longbridge plant.<br /> <br /> Production of the MG TF was back in order early last year, but economic turbulence made the factory's fortunes equally bumpy. It hasn't helped that the last couple of special editions the company has put out, the <a href="http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/02/04/mg-uk-changes-name-mgtf-le500-sales-not-great/">MGTF LE500</a> and the <a href="http://www.phpbber.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?mforum=macdroitwich&amp;t=7821&amp;postdays=0&amp;postorder=asc&amp;start=0&amp;mforum=macdroitwich">85th Anniversary MGTF</a>, haven't been so well received. MG Motor said it couldn't guarantee stability and now, 2009 production has ceased. There were rumors of a new 2010 MG model coming out... but that was a long time ago, and things have lately been as quiet as the now-shuttered Longbridge factory.<br /> <br /> [Source: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/8291612.stm">BBC</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/06/report-production-lines-halted-at-mgs-longbridge-plant-this-i/">REPORT: Production lines halted at MG's Longbridge plant. This is not a repeat from 2005.</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:29:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/8291612.stm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/06/report-production-lines-halted-at-mgs-longbridge-plant-this-i/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19185460/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/06/report-production-lines-halted-at-mgs-longbridge-plant-this-i/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>britain</category><category>convertible</category><category>longbridge</category><category>manufacturing</category><category>mg</category><category>mgtf</category><category>nac</category><category>Nanjing</category><category>performance</category><category>plants</category><category>sports</category><category>uk</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frankfurt 2009: Melkus RS2000 provides thrills with history for big money]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/16/frankfurt-2009-melkus-rs2000-provides-thrills-with-history-for/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/16/frankfurt-2009-melkus-rs2000-provides-thrills-with-history-for/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/16/frankfurt-2009-melkus-rs2000-provides-thrills-with-history-for/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/" rel="tag">Frankfurt Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><em><strong><small><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/frankfurt-2009-melkus-rs2000/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/melkus_rs200f.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small> Melkus RS2000 -- Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Three years ago Melkus, the historic, East German race car builder, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/09/melkus-marque-lives-again/">released renderings of a gullwing sports car</a> 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 the culmination of that achievement. Based on an Elise, it rides on a Melkus-designed aluminum double-wishbone suspension and wears a glass-fiber reinforced polyester body.<br />
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Power comes from the 1.8-liter, 16-valve, 4-cylinder Elise tuned up to 270 hp that shifts through a short-throw 6-speed transmission. With a curb weight of 950 kg (2,090 pounds) you can get to 60 in 4.9 seconds. Interiors can be customized as you wish, but the car comes standard with more creature comforts than you'll find in most of its competition, including the Elise. The Melkus' creation did come with a price: the original estimates were for it to cost &euro;75,000; the actual price is &euro;107,500. But what's a little inflation between friends.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-melkus-rs2000/low/">Frankfurt 2009: Melkus RS2000</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-melkus-rs2000/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/01-melkus-rs2000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-melkus-rs2000/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/02-melkus-rs2000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-melkus-rs2000/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/03-melkus-rs2000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-melkus-rs2000/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/04-melkus-rs2000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-melkus-rs2000/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/05-melkus-rs2000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/16/frankfurt-2009-melkus-rs2000-provides-thrills-with-history-for/">Frankfurt 2009: Melkus RS2000 provides thrills with history for big money</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:59:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/16/frankfurt-2009-melkus-rs2000-provides-thrills-with-history-for/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19163593/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/16/frankfurt-2009-melkus-rs2000-provides-thrills-with-history-for/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>coupe</category><category>elise</category><category>frankfurt</category><category>frankfurt 2009</category><category>frankfurt motor show</category><category>frankfurt2009</category><category>FrankfurtMotorShow</category><category>lotus elise</category><category>LotusElise</category><category>melkus</category><category>melkus rs2000</category><category>MelkusRs2000</category><category>performance</category><category>rs2000</category><category>sports</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything you wanted to know about the Mercedes SLS AMG]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/11/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-mercedes-sls-amg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/11/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-mercedes-sls-amg/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/11/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-mercedes-sls-amg/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/" rel="tag">Mercedes-Benz</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.mercedes-amg.com/#/sls"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/sls_amg_ftgu.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
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Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the microsite for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/09/pics-aplenty-mercedes-benz-unleashes-floodgates-on-sls-amg/">SLS AMG</a> 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. <br />
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At the end of it all, there's a visualizer so you can start building the SLS you <strike>would</strike> will order when they go on sale in a little over a year, so start saving. We would say that the microsite will has enough info to keep you busy until the car shows up next year, but you won't have to wait that long -- we'll be bringing you even more info from its unveiling next week in Frankfurt. <em>Hat tip to USB!</em><br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-0/low/">2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/mb-sls-amg-gullwing-large_06_thumbnail.jpg" alt="mb-sls-amg-gullwing-large_06" title="mb-sls-amg-gullwing-large_06" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/mb-sls-amg-gullwing-large_03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="mb-sls-amg-gullwing-large_03" title="mb-sls-amg-gullwing-large_03" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/731371_1326918_6287_4715_09c759_038_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/mb-sls-amg-gullwing-large_05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="mb-sls-amg-gullwing-large_05" title="mb-sls-amg-gullwing-large_05" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/mb-sls-amg-gullwing-large_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="mb-sls-amg-gullwing-large_02" title="mb-sls-amg-gullwing-large_02" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.mercedes-amg.com/#/sls">Mercedes-Benz]</a><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/11/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-mercedes-sls-amg/">Everything you wanted to know about the Mercedes SLS AMG</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:29:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.mercedes-amg.com/#/sls>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/11/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-mercedes-sls-amg/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19157651/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/11/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-mercedes-sls-amg/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2010 mercedes</category><category>2010 mercedes sls amg</category><category>2010 mercedes-benz</category><category>2010 mercedes-benz sls amg</category><category>2010 sls amg</category><category>2010Mercedes</category><category>2010Mercedes-benz</category><category>2010Mercedes-benzSlsAmg</category><category>2010MercedesSlsAmg</category><category>2010SlsAmg</category><category>amg</category><category>coupe</category><category>frankfurt</category><category>frankfurt 2009</category><category>frankfurt motor show</category><category>Frankfurt2009</category><category>FrankfurtMotorShow</category><category>mercedes</category><category>mercedes benz</category><category>mercedes-benz</category><category>MercedesBenz</category><category>performance</category><category>sls</category><category>sls amg</category><category>SlsAmg</category><category>sports</category><category>supercar</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ferrari 458 Italia spotted in the flesh]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/08/ferrari-458-italia-spotted-in-the-flesh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/08/ferrari-458-italia-spotted-in-the-flesh/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/08/ferrari-458-italia-spotted-in-the-flesh/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/" rel="tag">Frankfurt Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ferrari/" rel="tag">Ferrari</a></p><a href="http://www.icars.sg/2009/6811/an-actual-ferrari-458-italia-caught-on-the-road/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/458_wild.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><br />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 disappearing back end.  This is all very good, and we can't wait to see the 458 Italia up close in Frankfurt. <em>Hat tip to Milad</em>.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-458-italia-1/low/">Ferrari 458 Italia</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-458-italia-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/458_italia_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-458-italia-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/090048car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-458-italia-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/090050car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-458-italia-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/090051car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-458-italia-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/090049car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.icars.sg/2009/6811/an-actual-ferrari-458-italia-caught-on-the-road/">iCars</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/08/ferrari-458-italia-spotted-in-the-flesh/">Ferrari 458 Italia spotted in the flesh</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:31:00 EST.  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For a picture of the car, they used an uncamouflaged picture of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/spy-shots-tony-stark-snapped-driving-audi-r8-v10-spider/">an R8 Spider from the <em>Iron Man</em> sequel</a>, as you can see from the California license plate that reads "Stark." According to the ad, though, the car was "spotted testing in Germany."<br />
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The ad copy goes on to say that the production car will differ from the coupe in the lack of side blades, extra air intakes behind the rear seats, a different location for the fuel filler cap, and the addition of rollover hoops that we assume are hidden until needed.<br />
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The car won't make its debut until the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/Geneva-Motor-Show/">Geneva Motor Show</a> in March 2010, but you can deposit down on one right now with Stafford. Estimated price: &pound;105,000 ($177K U.S.).<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-audi-r8-v10/low/">2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-audi-r8-v10/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/10r852fsi_01_hrgb_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-audi-r8-v10/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/10r852fsi_10_hrgb_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-audi-r8-v10/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/10r852fsi_02_hrgb_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-audi-r8-v10/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/10r852fsi_03_hrgb_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-audi-r8-v10/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/10r852fsi_09_hrgb_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1133187.htm">Pistonheads</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/05/dealer-accidently-unveils-audi-r8-spyder-in-classified-ad/">Dealer accidently unveils Audi R8 Spyder in classified ad?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1133187.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/05/dealer-accidently-unveils-audi-r8-spyder-in-classified-ad/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19116910/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/05/dealer-accidently-unveils-audi-r8-spyder-in-classified-ad/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2010 audi r8 spider</category><category>2010 r8 spider</category><category>2010AudiR8Spider</category><category>2010R8Spider</category><category>audi</category><category>audi r8 spider</category><category>AudiR8Spider</category><category>car buying</category><category>CarBuying</category><category>convertible</category><category>dealer</category><category>europe</category><category>geneva motor show</category><category>GenevaMotorShow</category><category>iron man</category><category>iron man 2</category><category>IronMan</category><category>IronMan2</category><category>performance</category><category>r8</category><category>r8 spider</category><category>R8Spider</category><category>sports</category><category>stafford audi</category><category>StaffordAudi</category><category>uk</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Ferrari turning the 599 GTB into the 600 GTB? No.]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/04/is-ferrari-turning-the-599-gtb-into-the-600-gtb-no/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/04/is-ferrari-turning-the-599-gtb-into-the-600-gtb-no/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/04/is-ferrari-turning-the-599-gtb-into-the-600-gtb-no/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ferrari/" rel="tag">Ferrari</a></p><a href="http://www.quattroruote.it/auto_novita/articolo.cfm?codice=195185"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/600_gtb_fer.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
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<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/600_gtb_fer2.jpg" alt="" />An Italian site perusing Ferrari's online media outlet found the screen you see above. At the end of the list of <em>La gamma attuale</em> -- the current range -- is a box captioned "600 GTB" accompanied by a "Coming soon" image.<br />
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The picture next to the "600 GTB" is a placemarker of Luca di Montezemolo above the caption 458 Italia which makes it look like the sitemasters were fiddling with the site's layout. Ferrari has told a few media outlets that it was a "web developer's mistake... and a "complete non-story." Moving on then...<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.quattroruote.it/auto_novita/articolo.cfm?codice=195185">Quattroroute</a> (<a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=it&amp;tl=en&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.quattroruote.it%2Fauto_novita%2Farticolo.cfm%3Fcodice%3D195185">translated</a>)]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/04/is-ferrari-turning-the-599-gtb-into-the-600-gtb-no/">Is Ferrari turning the 599 GTB into the 600 GTB? No.</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.quattroruote.it/auto_novita/articolo.cfm?codice=195185>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/04/is-ferrari-turning-the-599-gtb-into-the-600-gtb-no/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19116801/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/04/is-ferrari-turning-the-599-gtb-into-the-600-gtb-no/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>600 gtb</category><category>600Gtb</category><category>coupe</category><category>ferrari</category><category>ferrari 599 gtb</category><category>ferrari 599 gtb fiorano</category><category>ferrari 599 hgte</category><category>ferrari 600 gtb</category><category>Ferrari599Gtb</category><category>Ferrari599GtbFiorano</category><category>Ferrari599Hgte</category><category>Ferrari600Gtb</category><category>performance</category><category>sports</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next Honda NSX could be dubbed "Super Hybrid Sports"]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/21/next-honda-nsx-could-be-dubbed-super-hybrid-sports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/21/next-honda-nsx-could-be-dubbed-super-hybrid-sports/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/21/next-honda-nsx-could-be-dubbed-super-hybrid-sports/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/" rel="tag">Hybrid</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/acura/" rel="tag">Acura</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/honda/" rel="tag">Honda</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/" rel="tag">Rumormill</a></p><a href="http://www.7tune.com/new-honda-nsx-to-become-super-hybrid-sports/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/nsx_hybrid.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
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Even though it's been going on for more than two years now, the tale of the Acura NSX is like a news story that just broke: you have to keep checking back for details, and each subsequent update could turn the whole story on its head. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/19/under-the-skin-of-the-2010-acura-nsx/">V10 NSX</a> that was going to own the sports car gods on Mt. Olympus <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/17/banzai-burned-honda-reportedly-kills-nsx/">was killed</a>, and a rumored <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/02/acura-continues-to-push-for-tier-1-status-nsx-could-be-revived/">newly resurrected NSX</a> is said to be a V6 hybrid that will challenge <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/22/report-toyotas-hybrid-supra-successor-on-track-for-2011/">Toyota's own will-they/won't-they FT-HS/Supra</a>.<br />
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Whereas Toyota's entry is reported to put out 400 horsepower to the rear wheels, the NSX will reportedly get about 450 horses going to all four wheels via Acura's SH-AWD system. Dubbed the "Super Hybrid Sports," sources claim it will be built on the same steel platform as the next generation Acura RL. <br />
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While this speculation sounds like an interesting car - at least, until the next update comes along - it is a redefinition of what NSX means to us and could take a while to get used to. And if Acura is truly intent on becoming a top shelf luxury maker, we can't help but find it a bit quizzical that they're taking their flagship sports car brand downmarket to compete with a Toyota Supra.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.7tune.com/new-honda-nsx-to-become-super-hybrid-sports/">7Tune</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/21/next-honda-nsx-could-be-dubbed-super-hybrid-sports/">Next Honda NSX could be dubbed "Super Hybrid Sports"</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.7tune.com/new-honda-nsx-to-become-super-hybrid-sports/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/21/next-honda-nsx-could-be-dubbed-super-hybrid-sports/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19104001/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/21/next-honda-nsx-could-be-dubbed-super-hybrid-sports/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>acura</category><category>acura nsx</category><category>AcuraNsx</category><category>alternative</category><category>coupe</category><category>gas-electric</category><category>honda</category><category>hybrid</category><category>nsx</category><category>sports</category><category>toyota</category><category>toyota ft-hs</category><category>toyota supra</category><category>ToyotaFt-hs</category><category>ToyotaSupra</category><category>undefined</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second That Emotion: Toyobaru re-confirmed for Tokyo Motor Show?]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/08/second-that-emotion-toyobaru-re-confirmed-for-tokyo-motor-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/08/second-that-emotion-toyobaru-re-confirmed-for-tokyo-motor-show/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/08/second-that-emotion-toyobaru-re-confirmed-for-tokyo-motor-show/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/japan/" rel="tag">Japan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tokyo-motor-show/" rel="tag">Tokyo Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/subaru/" rel="tag">Subaru</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/toyota/" rel="tag">Toyota</a></p><a href="http://www.4wheelsnews.com/breaking-news-toyota-subaru-sports-car-coming-to-the-tokyo-motor-show/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/toyobaru_tokyo_09.jpg" /></a>As recently as February, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/26/dead-again-toyota-subaru-rwd-cars-reportedly-put-on-indefinite/">Toyota/Subaru sports car was declared dead</a>, a week later <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/03/call-us-when-its-at-the-dealer-on-again-off-again-toyota-suba/">it was back on</a>, a few weeks after that there were rumblings that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/24/rumormill-production-lexus-lf-a-toyobaru-coupe-coming-to-tokyo/">it would be at this year's Tokyo Motor Show</a>. Japan's <em>Best Car</em> magazine is apparently reporting that the little car will definitely be revealed in Japan. The news makes some sense, as this year's show will be well <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/23/report-more-foreign-automakers-skipping-tokyo-motor-show-as-tal/">down on foreign automaker participation</a>, so it's reasonable that local makers will want to take advantage of the dedicated attention to their wares. <br /><br />Assuming the Toyobaru does show up, it will supposedly sit alongside the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/27/tokyo-preview-550-hp-218-mph-lexus-lf-a-coming-this-year/">production Lexus LF-A</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/22/report-toyotas-hybrid-supra-successor-on-track-for-2011/">hybrid 2011 Toyota Supra concept</a>. Now if we could just make sure there's a new NSX there...<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.4wheelsnews.com/breaking-news-toyota-subaru-sports-car-coming-to-the-tokyo-motor-show/">4WheelsNews</a> | Image: Best Car]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/08/second-that-emotion-toyobaru-re-confirmed-for-tokyo-motor-show/">Second That Emotion: Toyobaru re-confirmed for Tokyo Motor Show?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:00:00 EST.  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Auto Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/special-limited-editions/" rel="tag">Specialty</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-jaguar-goodwood-special-xkr/2116575/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/jag-xkr-goodwood-green-580.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><small style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">2010 Jaguar XKR Goodwood Special -- Click above to enlarge</small><br /></div>
<br />In a press release announcing the cars it would be taking to this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed, Jaguar's own Mike Cross has officially confirmed the coming of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/28/jaguar-to-make-a-roaring-lion-xkr-goodwood-special-mooted/">Jaguar XKR Goodwood Special</a>. We noted before that it would be louder and faster and detailed in satin graphite, but now we find out it will get a lower ride height over 21-inch wheels and - are you ready? - "a unique Lime Green paint scheme and XKR exterior graphic" as shown above. Alrighty, then.<br /><br />That hard-to-miss car will join a few more trailers of Jaguar goodies, including the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/12/detroit-2009-faster-pussycat-jaguar-xfr-pounces-on-bonneville/">225 mph Bonneville XFR</a>, a 1957 Long Nose D-Type, a Le Mans winning C-Type, and the one-of-a-kind Jaguar XJ13. Goodwood is just around the corner (July 3-5), and you can read all about Jaguar's plans in the press release after the jump.<br /><br />[Source: Jaguar]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/30/jaguar-officially-announces-xkr-goodwood-special-in-lime-gree/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Jaguar officially announces XKR Goodwood Special... in lime green</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/30/jaguar-officially-announces-xkr-goodwood-special-in-lime-gree/">Jaguar officially announces XKR Goodwood Special... in lime green</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:58:00 EST.  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XKR Goodwood Special mooted]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/28/jaguar-to-make-a-roaring-lion-xkr-goodwood-special-mooted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/28/jaguar-to-make-a-roaring-lion-xkr-goodwood-special-mooted/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/28/jaguar-to-make-a-roaring-lion-xkr-goodwood-special-mooted/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/jaguar/" rel="tag">Jaguar</a></p><a href="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=20178"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/xkr_gdwd_spec.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The details haven't been disbursed yet, but one of Jaguar's chief engineers has reportedly spilled the beans on a special XKR to be shown at Goodwood. Called, fittingly, the XKR Goodwood Special, it will get more power than the standard XKR's (shown above) 500 horses, and more audible snarl than the current exhaust emits. <br /><br />Because Jag is said to be reconsidering the car's brightwork treatment, the Goodwood Special will wear a satin graphite detailing package that could foreshadow a future running change (we know we could do without the metal surrounds on the car's front skirt nostrils). The car is still being finished so there's a good chance it won't be seen until just before the event, but we always look forward to a cat that scratches harder and roars louder.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=20178">Pistonheads</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/28/jaguar-to-make-a-roaring-lion-xkr-goodwood-special-mooted/">Jaguar to make a roaring lion? XKR Goodwood Special mooted</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:25:00 EST.  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Normally, the church opens an adjacent field for car parking, but this year St. Mary's allowed tourney visitors to park their cars in the oldest portion of its cemetery -- on top of actual graves -- for &pound;20.<br /><br />Naturally, local residents haven't thought highly of the practice. St. Mary's said that the money would go to charity and "make a valuable contribution to the Church and Diocese." However, it has since realized that perhaps letting people park their Land Rovers and BMWs above deceased parishioners -- even if they're long dead -- isn't the best way to raise money. Not even for charity. As such, the church has stopped using the actual plots as parking spots. <em>Hat tip to Robin!</em><br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1195496/Tennis-fans-desperate-catch-Wimbledon-action-parking-graves-20-day.html">Daily Mail</a> | Photo: Flickr, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicamulley/3453534706/">Jessica Mulley</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/28/dont-tread-on-me-u-k-church-angers-some-by-offering-wimbledon/">Don't Tread On Me: U.K. church angers some by offering Wimbledon parking in cemetery</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:39:00 EST.  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Yet disappearing along with the roof <em>could </em>also be your view of the engine. The droptop in the spy photos and in Audi's official sketch features a solid engine cover and two curious structures adorned with gills that run up to the rear window. They could line up with an interior element when the roof is down, but it would have to be mighty cool to be worth missing out on that engine. Audi's 552 horsepower competitor for cars like the Vantage V12 and Porsche 911 Turbo Cabrio will bow at this year's Frankfurt Auto Show.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.fastestcar.com/audi-r8-spyder-prototype-spotted-testing-near-nurburgring/">Fastest Car</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/21/spy-shots-audi-r8-spyder/">Spy Shots: Audi R8 Spyder</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:07:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.fastestcar.com/audi-r8-spyder-prototype-spotted-testing-near-nurburgring/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/21/spy-shots-audi-r8-spyder/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19073209/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/21/spy-shots-audi-r8-spyder/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2011 audi r8 spyder</category><category>2011AudiR8Spyder</category><category>audi</category><category>audi r8</category><category>audi r8 spyder</category><category>AudiR8</category><category>AudiR8Spyder</category><category>convertible</category><category>frankfurt auto show</category><category>FrankfurtAutoShow</category><category>r8</category><category>r8 spyder</category><category>R8Spyder</category><category>sports</category><category>spy shots</category><category>SpyShots</category><category>supercar</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spy Shots: This is your Aston Martin Rapide]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/20/spy-shots-this-is-your-aston-martin-rapide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/20/spy-shots-this-is-your-aston-martin-rapide/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/20/spy-shots-this-is-your-aston-martin-rapide/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aston-martin/" rel="tag">Aston Martin</a></p><a href="http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Your-spyshots/Aston-Martin-Rapide-reader-spy-shots/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/spy_rapide_7.jpg" /></a>A <em>Car</em> magazine reader has photographed the Aston Martin Rapide looking like it could have come off a dealer lot. The snapper also peeped the inside, which he said has a full-length console <em>a la</em> the Mercedes CLS to create four distinct seating positions. Aston has, however, said that those rear seats are for "children or two adults on shorter journeys." The slinky black number also sports a serious set of pipes out back that we expect to put out a beautiful soundtrack. And thank goodness the car has a hatch like the Vantage, which means -- in a first for current Aston Martins -- it could have a proper trunk. Like the kind you can actually put things in.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Your-spyshots/Aston-Martin-Rapide-reader-spy-shots/">Car</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/20/spy-shots-this-is-your-aston-martin-rapide/">Spy Shots: This is your Aston Martin Rapide</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:46:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Your-spyshots/Aston-Martin-Rapide-reader-spy-shots/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/20/spy-shots-this-is-your-aston-martin-rapide/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19073254/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/20/spy-shots-this-is-your-aston-martin-rapide/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2010 aston martin rapide</category><category>2010AstonMartinRapide</category><category>aston martin</category><category>aston martin rapide</category><category>AstonMartin</category><category>AstonMartinRapide</category><category>gt</category><category>rapide</category><category>saloon</category><category>sedan</category><category>sports</category><category>spy shots</category><category>SpyShots</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[REPORT: Australia's Joss supercar on its way with dreams of Le Mans in its eyes]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/17/report-australias-joss-supercar-on-its-way-with-dreams-of-le-m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/17/report-australias-joss-supercar-on-its-way-with-dreams-of-le-m/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/17/report-australias-joss-supercar-on-its-way-with-dreams-of-le-m/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/supercars/" rel="tag">Supercars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/australia/" rel="tag">Australia</a></p><a href="http://www.themotorreport.com.au/34524/joss-supercar-nearing-debut/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/joss_comes.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><br />In 67 days, the <a href="http://www.joss.com.au/">Joss supercar</a> will be revealed. The brainchild of Matt Thomas, an aerodynamicist with the short-lived Stewart F1 team, the car has been wholly designed and engineered in Australia. The details revealed so far might not make one immediately think "super" status applies since the car has "only" 469 hp and 479 lb-ft. of twist.<br /><br />But the carbon fiber, mid-engined car with a home-grown 6.8-liter V8 weighs just 2,068 pounds, which means its acceleration runs should be enough to leave the driver singing "Let's Do the Time Warp Again." However, The Motor Report says that the supercar's 0-100 kmh (62 mph) stat is <a href="http://www.joss.com.au/brochure.pdf">listed at 3.7 seconds</a>. That's only a shade faster than a Porsche 911 Turbo, which weighs 1,400 pounds more and has about the same power numbers. Elsewhere, it's been mentioned that it will do the run in 2.5 and 2.98 seconds, which seems much more likely if all else comes to pass. <br /><br />As you've doubtlessly already noted, the rear deck is bereft of a spoiler. TMR says that's because a rear venturi will create enough downforce not to need one (and the vortex-generating doors don't hurt), a trait the car shares with the McLaren F1. It also makes room for the top-exiting twin exhaust. And also like the McLaren, Joss is planning to run a version of the car at Le Mans sometime in the future. In two months, we'll begin to see how its chances rate. <br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.themotorreport.com.au/34524/joss-supercar-nearing-debut/">The Motor Report</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/17/report-australias-joss-supercar-on-its-way-with-dreams-of-le-m/">REPORT: Australia's Joss supercar on its way with dreams of Le Mans in its eyes</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.themotorreport.com.au/34524/joss-supercar-nearing-debut/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/17/report-australias-joss-supercar-on-its-way-with-dreams-of-le-m/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19069474/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/17/report-australias-joss-supercar-on-its-way-with-dreams-of-le-m/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>australia</category><category>coupe</category><category>gt</category><category>joss</category><category>joss supercar</category><category>JossSupercar</category><category>sports</category><category>supercar</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rumormill: More details leak out about new Ferrari F450]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/17/rumormill-more-details-leak-out-about-new-ferrari-f450/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/17/rumormill-more-details-leak-out-about-new-ferrari-f450/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/17/rumormill-more-details-leak-out-about-new-ferrari-f450/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/" rel="tag">Hybrid</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/supercars/" rel="tag">Supercars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ferrari/" rel="tag">Ferrari</a></p><a href="http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.ASpx?AR=240841"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/f450_tech_f1.jpg" /></a>We know that Ferrari is working on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/29/patents-reveal-ferraris-plan-for-new-turbocharged-engines/">turbochargers</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/22/patent-search-confirms-ferrari-working-on-all-wheel-drive-hybrid/">all-wheel-drive hybrids</a>, and the hybrid portion of that equation could show up as soon as <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/08/ferrari-ceo-outlines-green-plan-hybrid-concept-could-debut-at-l/">this year's Los Angeles Auto Show</a>. If so, <em>Autocar</em> supposes the car in question will be the new Ferrari F450. As Jaguar has reportedly <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/rumormill-2012-jaguar-sports-car-to-get-volt-like-extended-rang/">planned with the XE</a>, Ferrari could show off a hybrid F450 first in order to make an even bigger splash.<br /><br />Yet even if the production model doesn't show up on dealer floors with some alternative energy system, it is still expected to show off plenty of top tier technology. A "lightweight aluminum structure" will house a seven-speed twin-clutch gearbox, traction control and programming to eliminate understeer, and radiators forward of the front wheels.<br /><br />The KERS system employed by the Ferrari F1 team and being trialled on that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/04/confirmed-ferrari-testing-hybrid-powertrain-in-599-prototype/">ludicrous 599XX</a> are also slated for the F450, but that will apparently come with the hybrid car and Ferrari thinks customers might not be ready for that yet. For now, the Prancing Horse is said to be working on direct-injection evolutions of its current engines, which it feels will meet Euro emissions standards until 2014.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.ASpx?AR=240841">Autocar</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/17/rumormill-more-details-leak-out-about-new-ferrari-f450/">Rumormill: More details leak out about new Ferrari F450</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.ASpx?AR=240841>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/17/rumormill-more-details-leak-out-about-new-ferrari-f450/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19069413/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/17/rumormill-more-details-leak-out-about-new-ferrari-f450/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>coupe</category><category>f450</category><category>ferrari</category><category>ferrari f450</category><category>FerrariF450</category><category>hybrid</category><category>sports</category><category>supercar</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rumormill: 2012 Jaguar sports car to get Volt-like extended-range hybrid tech?]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/rumormill-2012-jaguar-sports-car-to-get-volt-like-extended-rang/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/rumormill-2012-jaguar-sports-car-to-get-volt-like-extended-rang/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/rumormill-2012-jaguar-sports-car-to-get-volt-like-extended-rang/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertible</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/" rel="tag">Hybrid</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/green/" rel="tag">Green</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/jaguar/" rel="tag">Jaguar</a></p><a href="http://www.motortrend.com/future/future_vehicles/112_0906_jaguar_hybrid_sports_car/index.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/jag_hyb_xk.jpg" alt="" /></a>Ratan Tata, Jaguar's owner, knows that the future of the company rests on "shiny and new" products. That's why the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/24/new-jaguar-xe-sportscar-to-ride-on-bobbed-xk-platform/">XE roadster</a> was reportedly moved to the front of the line and given a 2011 release date. If the soothsayers at <em>Motor Trend</em> are correct, Tata also understands that cleaner engines are the future of the industry itself, because the XE could also bolster Jaguar's credentials by reportedly including the option of a Volt-like range-extending hybrid drivetrain.<br /><br />The mooted gas-electric system is a conventional three-cylinder gasoline engine mated to an electric motor. It is also being suggested by MT that the concept XE may be fitted with that powerplant, but it might not make it to the production version.<br /><br />If it does come to market, however, the car probably won't have any natural competition at its price point given its green credentials, with the possible exception of the Fisker Karma S. Even if the extended-range hybrid rumor fails to materialize, the coupe is likely to get variants of the company's new 5.0-liter V8 engine range, which presently offers up to 510-horsepower in supercharged form...<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.motortrend.com/future/future_vehicles/112_0906_jaguar_hybrid_sports_car/index.html">Motor Trend</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/rumormill-2012-jaguar-sports-car-to-get-volt-like-extended-rang/">Rumormill: 2012 Jaguar sports car to get Volt-like extended-range hybrid tech?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.motortrend.com/future/future_vehicles/112_0906_jaguar_hybrid_sports_car/index.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/rumormill-2012-jaguar-sports-car-to-get-volt-like-extended-rang/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19067005/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/rumormill-2012-jaguar-sports-car-to-get-volt-like-extended-rang/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alternative</category><category>concept car</category><category>ConceptCar</category><category>convertible</category><category>coupe</category><category>green</category><category>hybrid</category><category>jaguar</category><category>jaguar xe</category><category>JaguarXe</category><category>ratan tata</category><category>RatanTata</category><category>roadster</category><category>sports</category><category>tata</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schumacher gets down with new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE [w/VIDEO]]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/schumacher-gets-down-with-new-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-w-vi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/schumacher-gets-down-with-new-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-w-vi/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/schumacher-gets-down-with-new-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-w-vi/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/supercars/" rel="tag">Supercars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ferrari/" rel="tag">Ferrari</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/schumacher-gets-down-with-new-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-w-vi/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/schumi_599hgte.jpg" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><small style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Click above to watch video of Schumacher talking Ferrari <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/schumacher-gets-down-with-new-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-w-vi/">after the jump</a></small><a href="javascript:void(0);/*1245004805000*/"><br /></a></div>
<br />When he's not racing superbikes or reliving the good old days, seven-time Formula World Champion Michael Schumacher gets his thrills testing new Ferrari supercars. The Prancing Horse recently had Schumi take a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/03/geneva-2009-ferrari-messes-with-perfection-on-599-handling-gte/">599 GTB with the company's new Handling GT Evoluzione</a> (HGTE) package around Fiorano with a vengeance, and then they got the man to talk about his hand in developing Ferrari models from the ground up. <br /><br />Schumacher's flogging of the tauter 599 was part of Pilota Ferrari, which is Ferrari's multi-level driving school program for owners. In a second video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/schumacher-gets-down-with-new-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-w-vi/">after the jump,</a> the German pilot also discusses the importance of driving schools for every day driving. Somehow, we have a feeling that the "on-the-limit" maneuvers he speaks of just aren't the same in a 599 GTB HGTE as they are in the Pontiacs at our local track.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/schumacher-tests-the-ferrari-599-hgte/low/">Schumacher Tests the Ferrari 599 HGTE</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/schumacher-tests-the-ferrari-599-hgte/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/01_schumi_599hgte_test_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/schumacher-tests-the-ferrari-599-hgte/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/02_schumi_599hgte_test_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/schumacher-tests-the-ferrari-599-hgte/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/03_schumi_599hgte_test_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/schumacher-tests-the-ferrari-599-hgte/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/04_schumi_599hgte_test_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/schumacher-tests-the-ferrari-599-hgte/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/05_schumi_599hgte_test_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: Ferrari]</span><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/schumacher-gets-down-with-new-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-w-vi/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Schumacher gets down with new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE [w/VIDEO]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/15/schumacher-gets-down-with-new-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-w-vi/">Schumacher gets down with new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE [w/VIDEO]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EST.  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<div align="center"><em><strong><small>The 1.5 millionth Corvette - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />The very first Chevrolet Corvette built way back in 1953 was Polo White with a red interior and a black top. It was practically made by hand, cost $3,498 plus tax and shipping, and the only options were an AM radio and a heater. Fifty six years later, the 1.5 millionth Corvette is white with a red interior and black top. But this one was made in a dedicated assembly plant, would cost you more than $60,000 -- if you could buy it -- and is equipped with the option laden 3LT package. <br /><br />It's good news for tumultuous times at the Bowtie. A note of trivia: it took 17 years to get from one million to 1.5 million cars, but only 15 years to get from 500,000 to one million (1977 - 1992). Viva la Eighties and the C4. And Viva Chevy... congratulations, guys. <br /><br />In related news, Chevy also confirmed what we <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/01/report-2010-corvette-grand-sport-to-start-at-55-720/">already knew</a>, which is that the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/24/chevy-corvette-grand-sport-returns-for-2010/">2010 Corvette Grand Sport</a> will start at $55,720 for the coupe and $59,530 for the convertible. Both prices include a $950 destination charge. The official press release is posted after the jump.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/chevy-builds-the-1-5-millionth-corvette/low/">Chevy builds the 1.5 millionth Corvette</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/chevy-builds-the-1-5-millionth-corvette/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/01_vette_1.5mil_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/chevy-builds-the-1-5-millionth-corvette/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/03_vette_1.5mil_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/chevy-builds-the-1-5-millionth-corvette/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/05_vette_1.5mil_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: GM]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/11/chevrolet-announces-1-5-millionth-corvette-produced-confirms-gr/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Chevrolet announces 1.5 millionth Corvette produced, confirms Grand Sport pricing</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/11/chevrolet-announces-1-5-millionth-corvette-produced-confirms-gr/">Chevrolet announces 1.5 millionth Corvette produced, confirms Grand Sport pricing</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:29:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/11/chevrolet-announces-1-5-millionth-corvette-produced-confirms-gr/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19063546/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/11/chevrolet-announces-1-5-millionth-corvette-produced-confirms-gr/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bowling green</category><category>BowlingGreen</category><category>chevrolet</category><category>chevrolet corvette</category><category>ChevroletCorvette</category><category>chevy</category><category>chevy corvette</category><category>ChevyCorvette</category><category>convertible</category><category>corvette</category><category>coupe</category><category>milestone</category><category>plants</category><category>sports</category><category>vette</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:29:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>