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Main > Car Makers News > Hyundai > Hyundai won’t offer 3.3L V6 in U.S. Genesis sedan Contrary to a report earlier today about Hyundai’s Genesis Sedan potentially being outfitted with the same 3.3L V6 found in the company’s Azera and Sonata, the company says it will not be offering the engine in U.S.-bound versions of the car. The engine will be offered in some other markets, however. The information on the 3.3L engine, dug up by the eagle-eyed gang at The Truth About Cars on the EPA’s fuel economy database website, indicated that the same 249hp V6 equipped in the new... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-08 08:27:16 Article Views Rating: 310 Main > Car Makers News > Jaguar > Jaguar XKR-S First drive The quickest ever version of the XK – and the fastest Jag since the XJ220 supercar. Most of the extra pace comes from a special ‘driver focused’ chassis, developed by XK chief engineer Russ Varney and driving guru Mike Cross.In the manner of many of the best performance cars, the XKR-S is a ‘skunk works’ project conducted by senior engineers around other projects – and which Jaguar’s management green-lit when they discovered it was so good.The good news is that... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-02 06:48:42 Article Views Rating: 365 Main > Car Makers News > Other > eBay Find of the Day: 1923 Model T powered by Harley V-Twin Click above for more images of the 1923 V-Twin powered Model TFord's ubiquitous Model T has seen its fair share of modifications over the years. Often powered by an engine other than what was originally designed for the large engine bay, countless variations of the hot rod theme have made Henry Ford's original mass-market vehicle a highly desirable machine to customize. Today, we've stumbled across an entirely new way to power the T, and it's just too cool not to share. Behind the custom spiderweb... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-02 06:48:34 Article Views Rating: 111 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Ugur Sahin Design unveils USD GT-S Passionata concept Click above for high-res gallery of the USD GT-S PassionataYou may not remember the name Ugur Sahin, but if you've been reading Autoblog for a while you probably remember his designs. The Turkish designer has dreamed up the Corvette Z03 Concept, and before that brought the world his interpretation of what a modern Ferrari Dino might look like he was a little off. It turns out that Sahin has been continually evolving his Dino design, however, and today we get our first look at the result of his extra... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-29 04:23:10 Article Views Rating: 113 Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > 2008 Ultimate Performance Car Test: 2009 Nissan GT-R vs. the World We're in a 2009 Nissan GT-R, helmet on, seatbelt fastened, left foot poised to release the brake and unleash Godzilla's wrath. But we're not on a racetrack. In front of us there are 22 miles and 402 turns of the best driving road in the world, Southern California's Glendora Mountain Road. We've covered this ground thousands of times, but today it's different. Today there are two California Highway Patrol cruisers stationed at either end of this twisting strip of sun-drenched blacktop. It is our personal... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-28 08:53:47 Article Views Rating: 195 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Google Earth spots Top Gear USA test track? Not quite. While we've gotten word from credible sources that El Toro has, in fact, been chosen as the location for the supposed filming of the U.S. version of Top Gear, the test track above ain't it. To begin with, the SCCA and a handful of other track-day organizations have been using the runways at El Toro for years, not to mention that Motor Trend performed it's infamous 3.2-second 0-60 sprint in the Nissan GT-R at the decommissioned Marine Corps aviation base.Aside from those facts, just look at... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-20 06:36:25 Article Views Rating: 141 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Rendered Phat: Scuderia Bizzarrini P538 Click to view the Scuderia Bizzarrini P538 in hi-res Any day with a new Italian supercar is a good day. Today, then, is such a day, brought to you by one of the most stoic names inside or outside the business. Those in the know will recognize the name as belonging to Giotto Bizzarrini, the sportscar guru whose career brought him to the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo and Iso. Among his most famous creations were the iconic Ferrari 250 GTO and the enduring Lamborghini V12 whose latest evolution... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-20 06:36:24 Article Views Rating: 149 Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > Nissan begins EV push with joint venture, test project We’ve been covering Nissan’s plans for an all-electric car since 2007, but until now there has been little tangible progress, at least in the public eye, aside from the concept debuted at this year’s New York Auto Show. A joint venture with NEC to mass produce advanced lithium-ion batteries and the establishment of a study project in Japan mark the first real steps toward full-scale electric vehicle production for Nissan. Earlier this month Nissan unveiled its GT 2012 plan, which... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-20 06:35:45 Article Views Rating: 240 Main > Car Makers News > Eagle > Video: Lotus Eagle Spied Testing on the Ring The "Eagle" has landedThe Youtube generation is making it harder day by day for automotive brands to sneak their test cars past that more than eager guy watching him with their camera/video based camera phone. Here today we have the Lotus Eagle captured testing at the Nurburgring and uploaded to Youtube by a user named LotusEthos.[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-05-16 07:20:15 Article Views Rating: 281 Main > Car Makers News > Eagle > Spy VIDEO: Lotus Eagle tackles the 'Ring Click above to view video after the jumpThe London Motor Show is coming up quick and that means Lotus engineers are working overtime to get the Eagle ready for its time in the spotlight. A video of Lotus' new 2+2 doing its thing on the 'Ring surfaced today that gives us a very brief glimpse of some of the Eagle's details. The cloaked prototype's Metallic Persian Blue mirrors are peaking through the camo, and it appears that the tail lamps are remarkably close to the units fitted on the Elise/Exige. The... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-16 07:20:07 Article Views Rating: 286 |
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