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2012 Porsche 911 (991) Review – Video

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Porsche, Video, Video of the Day

Today’s video is of a review of the 2012 Porsche 911 (a.k.a. 991). The review is done by Kelley Blue Book and is has a lot of detail about the car. This review goes over pretty much all of the new models new features including the Start/Stop engine and coasting feature in the PDK. It [...]… Read more

Ferrari Unveils New V12 Ferrari

Posted by: Fred Hope  /  Category: Ferrari, Video, Video of the Week

Today Ferrari announced that they will be debuting the new V12 Ferrari called the F12 Berlinetta at the Geneva Motor Show. Reports are that the new car will have a 740hp V12 engine and is able to go 0-62MPH in 3.1 seconds with a 0-104MPH time of just 8.5 seconds. The car is not only supposed to be quick, but with a top speed of 211MPH it will be a very fast car overall.… Read more

McLaren to Unveil New F1 Replacement at Monaco Grand Prix

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: McLaren, News

McLaren to Unveil New F1 at Monaco Grand Prix
Reports are out that McLaren will unveil a successor to the McLaren F1 at the Monaco Grand Prix. While McLaren has made a couple of high performance cars since the F1, not have had quite the same spark.

Rumors are that the new car will have 800hp. If the car keeps with the light weigh savings that appeared in the F1, then the new car could very well compete with Bugatti Veyron as the worlds fastest car.… Read more

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 on Virginia International Raceway – Video

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Corvette, Video

This video is of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 setting a lap record for a stock production car on the Virginia International Raceway. The Corvette ZR1 is quite a car with its 638hp! Just watch how fast it accelerates and how well it handles. Now if only Chevy would do a bit of work to improve the quality control and have a nicer interior (it is a bit too plastic in my opinion), then the car would be able to keep up with the Porsches and Ferraris for both performance and quality.… Read more

Kimi Raikkonen to Special Edition Lotus Evora Photos

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Lotus, News, Tesla

Kimi Raikkonen to Special Edition Lotus Evora Photos
Over at the Autoblog they have posted some photos of the Kimi Raikkonen to special edition Lotus Evora. This special edition from the 2007 Formula 1 world champion features a special black and gold (with hints of red) paint job. The car itself will be based on the 444hp Lotus Evora GTE and should have very good performance. The car will debut at the Geneva Motor Show, and we’ll know more about it then.

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World Premiere of the new Boxster – Geneva Motor Show 2012

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: News, Porsche

At the beginning of March, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, will be presenting one world premiere and two European premieres at the Geneva Motor Show. The new generation of the Boxster will make its debut in front of an international public at the Porsche press conference on 6 March at 09:30 a.m. (MEZ) [...]… Read more

Porsche 959 – The Most Advanced Car Of The 80′s

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Commentary, Porsche

Over at Jolapnik they have put together a list of the ten most advanced cars for their times. According to their list the Porsche 959 is the most advanced car of the 1980′s. The post points out that the Porsche 959 with its advanced all wheel drive and composite body panels was so advanced that [...]… Read more

The New 2012 Porsche 911 (991) Cabriolet – Video

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Porsche, Video, Video of the Day

Today’s video is of the new 2012 Porsche 911 (a.k.a. 991) Cabriolet. This video is well done and shows how a family enjoys their Porsche. One of the best moments is when they do a “Pit Stop” in the Porsche to take turns driving and riding in the car.… Read more

Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Spy Shots

Posted by: Jim White  /  Category: Lamborghini, Spy Photos

Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Spy Shots
Over at Autoblog they have posted spy shots of the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster. The photos where captured in Northern Sweeden while the car was undergoing cold weather testing. To tell that it is the roadster, you will have to look closely at the photos as the car is wearing some camoflage.

The new roadster is expected to have the same 700hp V12 as in the hard top.… Read more

Ferrari to Introduce New V12 Automobile in 2 Days!

Posted by: Fred Hope  /  Category: Ferrari, Video, Video of the Day

In just two days (February 29th), Ferrari will introduce their new V12 sports car. The below video is the teaser video for the car and many are speculating that it will be the new Ferrari F620 GT that I wrote about the other day. The video makes it look like that may very well be the car, but we shall know for sure in just two days what the new car is!… Read more