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Rumormill: Lamborghini packing a surprise or two up its sleeve for Geneva?

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:43:36 +0000

Filed under: Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Lamborghini , Rumormill It was quite a while back that Lamborghini promised it would have something new for every major auto show. That seemed quite the claim at the time, particularly for a company with a two-car model lineup, but with a few exceptions here and there, the Italian automaker has been keeping pace famously. So what has Sant’Agata Bolognese got in store for us for the upcoming Geneva Motor Show ? A surprise – or two – from what we hear.

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Video: First it was Vette on Vette violence, now it’s Z on Z carnage

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:12:40 +0000

Filed under: Coupe , Safety , Videos , Nissan Back on Thanksgiving Day of 2011, we saw what happens when a C5 Chevrolet Corvette goes head-to-head on public roads against a C6 Vette – the older Vette spears into the passenger-side door of the newer Vette. The video was our most popular post of 2011 , so we know that well over a million viewers saw the ill-advised drag race. We think that video illustrated that racing on public roads was a bad idea, but sometimes, accidents happen even without a race. Hit the jump to see what happens when a pair of tuned-out Nissan 350Z models do their best impression of the Thanksgiving Day Melee

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2013 Porsche Boxster: Zuffenhausen’s New Gateway Drug

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:45:34 +0000

What We Know So Far About Porscheâs Roadster

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2013 Porsche Boxster: Zuffenhausen’s New Gateway Drug

PG Elektrus picks up where the Tesla Roadster left off

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:42:04 +0000

PG has unveiled their new Elektrus which will reportedly accelerate from 0-100 km/h in less than three seconds and hit a top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph).

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PG Elektrus is yet another crack at electrifying a Lotus Elise

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:04:05 +0000

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Etc. , Europe , Technology , Specialty , Electric , Luxury We have good news for you if you’re missing the Tesla Roadster already. German manufacturer PG has unveiled the company’s new Elektrus, a Lotus-based sports EV with some very wild styling.

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