Sports Car » 2009

Nissan GT-R sets first recorded time for the ‘world’s greatest driving road’

Welcome back!The Nissan GT-R may be known for blistering times around the Nurburgring that seem to defy the laws of physics given the car’s weight and power levels, but now the Japanese supercar has conquered a new stretch of tarmac - this time a mountain road in the Middle...

Qazana Concept previews ...

Nissan announced last year that it would launch a new compact crossover model in 2010 to be manufactured at its Sunderland plant in the UK alongside the current Qashqai crossover. Along with the announcement, the carmaker also released a teaser sketch showing a rough outline of the...

Paul Tan’s Automot...

Austrian-based auto manufacturer; Magna Steyr will join the eco-friendly vehicle line up at the Geneva Motor Show with its fully electric Magna Steyr MILA Electric Vehicle Concept. Just like most electric powered vehicles, the MILA EV Concept features a lithium ion battery pack, but...

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Automotive tuner; Sportec has revealed that it will showcase an ultra-exclusive, up-rated Porsche 911 in Geneva, Switzerland. Based on the “997” 911 Turbo, the Sportec SPR1 M features a wheel spinning 858HP and a chassis twisting 880Nm of torque thanks to a T80 M (based on the...

New Volkswagen Polo is a...

Just look at what Volkswagen did with the new Volkswagen Polo. While the previous one wasn’t really inspiring in terms of looks even in Polo GTI form, the new Polo so much better. It looks lower and wider, with body panels that play around with lighting in a much nicer way than...

Dacia reveals the Duster...

Dacia’s first crossover concept; Duster has been revealed ahead of its Geneva debut, after releasing some teaser sketches couple of weeks ago. Measuring 4,250 mm in length, 1,640 mm in width, 1,495 mm in height as well as 2,804 mm in terms of wheelbase length, the Duster concept...

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Ford will be previewing the Ford iosis MAX Concept at the Geneva Motor Show which is set to kick start in a couple of hours time. Although the hot hatch concept is officially called a “compact multi-activity vehicle or MAV”, it is said to preview the next generation Ford Focus....

Lamborghini reveals the ...

Bologna-based sports car maker; Lamborghini has released the more powerful and lighter Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce. As the name suggests, this latest Murcielago features a 670HP 60 degrees, longitudinally mounted 6.5 liter V12 power plant (dry sump lubrication) with 660Nm of torque...

Corvette ZR1 Sports Car...

Tadge J. Juechter, Corvette’s chief engineer, announced this morning that Jim Mero, GM’s development engineer, drove the ZR1 around the Nurburgring in 7:26.4. According to the GMNext blog, the run took place earlier this morning and that conditions were good on the track,...

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLare...

A blast from the past and a taste of the future, this might just be a good description of the latest sports car that came out from a collaboration of Mercedes-Benz and McLaren, two big giants in the car manufacturing industry. We’re talking about the 2004 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren....

2007 Jaguar XKR...

Aficionados of car sports always crave for more power; so is the case with sports car making companies. Adding to this race for power is the 2007 Jaguar XKR. The new Jaguar XKR derives all its excellence from its predecessor, Jaguar XK luxury car, and at the same time presents a ‘more...