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VIDEO: Hear the angels sing: revving the Aston Martin One-77

On Friday we brought you our gushing reaction to the $1.8 million Aston Martin One-77. We were able to stick our snouts over, under and inside the vehicle and it's simply bonkers. Bonkers in the very best way possible. Just a reminder -- the carbon fiber frame also doubles as a feeder for the intake plenums. Ridiculous. Almost as cool: the way the 7.3-liter V12 rockets up its rev range. It's something you simply have to hear to understand. Luckily, we found some video of the reveal party that includes the sound and the fury. After the jump, ... Read more →

Aston Martin taking on the Nürburgring 24-Hour enduro in V12 Vantage Damon Lavrinc

Aston Martin is returning to the grid for the 37th ADAC Nürburgring 24-hour race, and joining "Rose" – the yellow V8 Vantage that's clocked over 20,000 miles on the track and ...

Geneva Preview: Aston Martin V12 Vantage revealed Damon Lavrinc

The Aston Martin V12 Vantage has arrived and yes, you want one. Evolving the styling and engineering exercise Aston unveiled in 2007 and set for a Geneva Motor Show debut, the blokes Gaydon claim ...

Pics Aplenty: Audi Q7 V12 TDI Alex Nunez

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Audi Q7 V12 TDI The Audi Q7 V12 TDI is set to launch (but not here in the U.S.), and it's just the thing to give that annoying neighbor with his fancy VW ...

BMW slashes V8 engine production in favor of fours Jonathon Ramsey

The new BMW 7-Series has just stepped out from behind the curtain, and it's taken the stage to a house only half full. Demand for BMW's big engines has dropped so low that the house of the roundel ...

VIDEO: Mustang gets Aston Martin Vanquish V12 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view video after jump For decades, the Ford Mustang has been a symbol of affordable performance. While the average GT will still run you less than $30,000, for many that is merely the starting point. Next is the booming Ford Mustang aftermarket business, where you can beef up every ...

Top Secret's V12 Supra heading to Nardo for top speed run 1 year ago on Autoblog

There have been a fair number of tuners that have made the trek to the Nardo test track in Italy to see if their modified rides could break an illustrious top speed. The MTM Bimoto TT comes to mind, as does AC Schnitzer's GP3.10 3-series, Edo Competition's Lamborghini LP640 and 9ff's insane GT9. ...

AutoWeek picks Best of Show and honors others from Detroit 1 year ago on Autoblog

Here's a way to create content long after an auto show has ended, dream up a list of editorial favorite picks. Well, what the hell, we might as well be meta and report on the anti-news. Here we go blithely. AutoWeek handed out its Editors' Choice awards for the North American International Auto Show ...

Detroit R8: Deciphering the Audi V12 TDI 1 year ago on Autoblog

With Audi's introduction of the Audi R8 V12 TDI, we got to look at the most unique aspect of this supercar - its diesel engine. Compression-ignition motors may be commonplace everywhere else in the transportation world, but they haven't yet infiltrated the supercar segment. This is no accident, as ...

Mustang-based Aston Vanquishes other replicas 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click on the images to view in high resolution In our day-to-day, we come across a fair number of replicars. Some are especially convincing, while others are just plain bonkers. Far more so than the Miata-based AMX07 we brought you back in 2006, this Aston Martin V12 Vanquish replica could have ...

Teaser: Mercedes releases twin SL AMG roadsters 1 year ago on Autoblog

It's been a regular smorgasbord for fans of Mercedes roadsters over here, with this teaser shot of the upcoming facelifted flagship SL hitting the web just a few days after Benz revealed the updated version of the smaller SLK. But while the SLK was revealed first in "ordinary" guise, the image ...

VIDEO: Lamborghini Reventon from behind the wheel 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view the Lamborghini Reventon in action The Lamborghini Reventon is among the rarest and most exotic cars on Earth, and it's 650-hp V12 and lightweight components make it one of the best performers, too. Unfortunately, the Italian automaker has decided to produce only 20 ...

Frankfurt 2007: BRABUS Bullit, live and brutally insane 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the pic above for more high-res shots of the BRABUS Bullit. The term "sleeper" isn't quite accurate when referring to the BRABUS Bullit. It has presence, with an air of understated brutality. The aero mods speak volumes about its predilection for sinister speed, and the V12 emblems flanking ...

Merc SL600 gets evil(er): Kicherer SL K60 EVO Black 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a high-res gallery. The German tuners over at Kicherer have turned their attention towards the SL600, as the firm's previous iterations of the V12-powered coupe have been a popular product. One good turn deserves another, and this time, it gets the Darth Vader treatment. ...

Lutz confirms V12 in development for Cadillac flagship 2 years ago on Autoblog

Lutz unveiles the Cadillac Sixteen concept at NAIAS 2003 in Detroit It's official. It's been confirmed: Cadillac is preparing a new V12 flagship. That's straight from the mouth of our favorite man in the business, Bob Lutz. On a recent trip across the pond, GM's venerated product guru confirmed in ...

VIDEO: Peugeot to Audi: the V12 HDi is coming, prepare for competition 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image for our high-res gallery. A few of us around the Autoblog offices are eagerly anticipating the oil burning fight about to take place at this year's Le Mans. Audi's dominance of the field last year made for some entertaining races, but for 2007, the R10 may finally have some serious ...

Geneva Motor Show: V12 quad-turbo R34 GT-R 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more pics of the DigitalChip R34 Skyline GT-R. During our time in the grand metropolis of Geneva, we had every intention of spending some quality time at the tuner expo adjacent to the main halls. But with all that was going on, time was limited, and aside from the ...

Geneva Motor Show: Tramontana supercar cometh 2 years ago on Autoblog

Some would say that the Tramontana supercar looks like a mating experiment between the Plymouth Prowler and the Batmobile. We'll call the looks "unique". Either way, this one-seater will be fast and it will be light. We dig the open wheel look, and the wood accents on the exterior are way sweeter ...

Detroit Auto Show: Audi unleashes the beastly Q7 V12 TDI 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view 35 high-resolution images Audi refers to its new V12 TDI turbodiesel as "majestic", but somehow, that word fails to adequately describe the company's latest oilburner. Grammy-winning singer Seal was on hand to belt out his hit "Crazy", and that term more accurately ...

Audi may show Q7 V12 TDI concept in Detroit 2 years ago on Autoblog

click on above image to view high-resolution gallery This little number caught us off gaurd when one of our sources directed us to the VWVortex.com forums. Audi already unveiled the Q7 V12 TDI back in September at the Paris Motor Show. We were in awe of the engine that doesn't have to trace its ...

Audi R8 diesel could be a V12 2 years ago on Autoblog

One thing we dig about Audi is the mantle they've assumed as the pioneers in diesel power. Most specifically, making diesels that knock the socks off gasoline engines, and shattering conventional wisdom in the process. As if dominating endurance sports car racing wasn't enough, Audi announced ...

Mercedes-Benz reveals Ocean Drive concept for Detroit 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click to enlarge Look past the Mercedes-Benz Ocean Drive concept's LED head and taillamps and fancy flush doorhandles and you're looking at what a likely S-Class production convertible will look like. Names for the famous strip of road on South beach, the Ocean Drive would fit right in with the ...

Mercedes four-door drop-top to debut in Detroit 2 years ago on Autoblog

We've been reporting on rumors of Mercedes' plan to lop the roof off an S-class and fit it with a ragtop for too long. Finally, it's been confirmed that M-B will be dropping the top of its four-door convertible at the Detroit auto show next month. Based off the V12-powered S-class, the cabrio ...

Reports: Audi R8 going diesel 3 years ago on Autoblog

The latest reports surfacing suggest that Audi's new supercar is scheduled for oiloplasty. That's right, the R8 is getting a diesel. Backing up these reports are earlier ones that suggested a Lamborghini Gallardo test mule (on which the R8 is based) with what sounded like a diesel was heard driving ...

VIDEO: Lambo spin-gasm 3 years ago on Autoblog

Here's a video clip of somethin' goin' up in smoke that would make even Cheech and Chong proud. Some lucky owner of an orange Lamborghini Murcielago from the oil-rich gulf state of Qatar has been kind enough to waste thousands of dollars in premium Z-rated rubber just so we could watch him do it. ...

Best Halloween costume ever: Have your engine go as a Lambo V12 3 years ago on Autoblog

You've spent the past couple of years and untold thousands of dollars turning your late-model Corvette into what you REALLY wanted but couldn't quite afford, a Lamborghini. The car has all the outrageously over-the-top styling you could ever hope for with the bulletproof Chevy small block giving ...

Paris Motor Show: Peugeot 908 RC concept 3 years ago on Autoblog

Our man on the ground in Paris John Neff is reporting on one the most imposing, scariest car at the show: the sinister Peugeot 908 RC. The concept sedan shares its engine with the 908 Le Mans , a 5.5-liter HDi V12 turbodiesel pumping out an earth-shattering 700 horsepower, driving through a ...

Autoblog Night Watch: The Crafting of a Ferrari V12 3 years ago on Autoblog

A twelve-cylinder Ferrari engine isn't simply a piece of machinery, it's a mechanical work of art. Each one is painstakingly assembled by hand by teams of skilled craftsmen at the factory in Maranello, outside of Modena in Northern Italy. To watch the engine take form – each ...

Autoblog Podcast #40 3 years ago on Autoblog

We had a big news week to cover in the Autoblog Podcast, Episode #40. Damon and I kick off the show with a debate over Ford's chances for survival after its new CEO, Alan Mulally, settles in. Somehow we manage a smooth segway into talking about GM's new 5-year / 100,000-mile warranty and what it ...

King Kong Q7: Paris debut for Audi Q7 V12 TDI 3 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE 1 - Audi's official press release added after the jump Friday, we brought you the initial report that Audi would be dropping a 6.0-liter V12 TDI based on it's Le Mans-winning engine into the Q7 SUV. That report has been confirmed today with the release of additional details and photos from ...

SPY SHOTS: Hydrogen powered BMW 7-Series spied 3 years ago on Autoblog

We've known for a while that BMW planned on outfitting its luxo-barge with a hydrogen fuel cell, but what we didn't expect was that it was already getting some drive time. Some clever photogs under the employ of AutoExpress took a few shots of a 7-Series undergoing testing and through their keen ...

Peugeot developing diesel racecar for 2007 Le Mans classic 3 years ago on Autoblog

On the eve of the Le Mans debut of Audi's R10 diesel racers, Peugeot has announced its plans to enter the 2007 edition of the world's most famous endurance race with its own diesel-powered sports car, the Peugeot 908. With Audi setting the diesel benchmark with its V10 at 650 hp and 810+ ...

Motorcycle headcase #1: HMS builds a bike powered by BMW V12 3 years ago on Autoblog

It should come as little surprise that several of us here at Autoblog are motorcycle fans, and one can also find broad support for the axiom "there's no replacement for displacement" among staffers. We typically don't combine both of those into one project, though (the turbocharged ...






Autoblog Podcast #153: With Phil Berg

Phil Berg puts his reputation on the line and hangs with the podcast crew.

 
 

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