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Top Story Italian Stallion - Ferrari 430 Scuderia Spider |
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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 Because in Italy, the end of the beach season is superseded only by the end of the Formula One season, and this year the Scuderia took home the constructors' title.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 culminating the best features of the existing 430 Scuderia and F430 Spider, giving a lucky 499 customer
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The Infamous DeLorean DMC-12
In October 1976, the first prototype DeLorean DMC-12 was completed by William T. Collins chief engineer and designer (formerly chief engineer at Pontiac). Originally, the car's rear-mounted power plant was to be a Citroën Wankel rotary engine, but was replaced with a French-designed and produced PRV (Peugeot-Renault-Volvo) fuel injected V-6 because of the poor fuel economy of the rotary engine, an important issue at a time of world-wide fuel shortages. Collins and DeLorean envisioned a chassis produced from a new and untested manufacturing technology known as Elasti...
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1965 Chevy Malibu - A Brief History
The first Malibu was a top-line subseries of the mid-sized Chevrolet Chevelle from 1964 to 1972. Malibus were generally available in a full-range of bodystyles including a four-door sedan, two-door Sport Coupe hardtop, convertible and two-seat station wagon. Interiors were more lavish than lesser Chevelle 300 and 300 Deluxe models thanks to patterned cloth and vinyl upholstery (all-vinyl in convertibles and station wagons), deep-twist carpeting, deluxe steering wheel and other items. The Malibu SS was available only as a two-door Sport Coupe hardtop or convertible and ad...
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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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