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New Cars Dodge Circuit EV |
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As the spy shots our photographers snapped a few weeks ago previewed, Dodge has updated the front of its Lotus-based EV Concept car - and the automaker has given it a new, much more evocative name: Circuit. The new Dodge, presented with the automaker’s trademark crosshair face, also gets a new “Tangogreen” paint scheme.
It was just three months ago that Chrysler revealed a concept they called the Dodge EV: an electric plug-in based on the Lotus Europa. This “production-intent” prototype was driven, photographed and written about – but the yellow concept with black racing stripes didn’t quite carry over the Dodge styling
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2009 Cadillac Converj Hybrid
General Motors has unveiled the Cadillac Converj Concept. The new show car was developed as an upmarket GT with a bold design and a bevy of advanced powertrain technology.
The four-passenger Converj concept is intended to show how GM’s electric propulsion technology – called Voltec – can power a luxury coupe. The technology enables up to 40 miles of petrol and emissions-free electric driving with extended-range capability of hundreds of miles.
Cadillac’s extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV) concept has a new body style that is an ...
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Italian Stallion - Ferrari 430 Scuderia Spider
The summer season may be over, but that won't stop Ferrari from going topless. Because in Italy, the end of the beach season is superseded only by the end of the Formula One season, and this year the Scuderia took home the constructors' title. To celebrate, Ferrari has unveiled the Scuderia Spider 16M at the annual finals at its Mugello circuit in northern Italy, the same place the company revealed the enhanced FXX Evoluzione last year. Check out the pics. This thing is sweet!
As we've already reported, the Scuderia Spider is a limited-edition roadster cul...
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Mexico's First Exotic Sports Car
This beefy-looking sport is claimed to be Mexico's first homegrown automobile, created by the Mastretta brothers in Mexico City. The Mastretta MXT is powered by a mid-mounted, Cosworth-developed turbocharged 2.0-liter Ford Duratec, with 240 bhp fed through a 5-speed transaxle. The Mastretta's are claiming a 150-mph top speed and 0–60-mph in less than five seconds.
The car's light weight can be attributed to its chassis construction, which is based around aluminum extrusions, box sections and a carbon-fiber/aluminum sandwich floor; bodywork is fibergl...
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Lotus Project Eagle
Lotus has released the first official information on its upcoming model codenamed 'Project Eagle'. The 2+2 mid-engined sportscar will debut at the next British Motorshow in London and will go on sale in spring 2009.
Making its official global debut at the British Motorshow in London on July 22nd is the first all-new car from Lotus since the Elise in 1995, and will be the only mid-engined 2+2 in production.
Lotus Project EagleThe new car, the name for which will be announced at the British Motorshow, will go on sale in Spring 2009 with a prod...
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The New and Improved Lamborghini LP560-4
Lamborghini has made quite a few changes to the newest version of the LP560-4. Aside from the obvious external changes such as the redesigned front and rear ends, the revisions to the suspension, powertrain and availability of carbon-ceramic brakes make for a significantly fiercer Gallardo.
Starting from the inside out, the LP560-4 features a heavily revised 5.2-liter 90-degree V-10 engine. Featuring direct fuel injection, the LP560 delivers more horsepower (552 bhp at 8000 rpm and 398 lb.-ft. of torque at 6500 rpm) using less fuel, thus producing less carbon diox...
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