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Spy Shots: More top down shots of BMW’s Z4

March 19, 2007 8:12pm

We’ve seen several shots of BMW’s mystery roadster that has sparked much debate among auto spies as to this car’s identity. While many thought this was BMW’s SL-challenging Z9 (or Z6) roadster, there are others that think this is the next-generation Z4. The next Z4 is expected to grow to make room for a 1-Series-based […]

New York Preview: Honda to debut club racer-inspired S2000

March 14, 2007 11:24am

Honda announced that it will debut a new “club racer-inspired” version of its S2000 roadster at the New York Auto Show in April. Called the S2000 CR, Honda says the new specification S2000 will take the car’s “track-worthy performance to an entirely new level.”
The “aggressively-tuned” S2000 CR (current model shown) will be available as a […]

Spy Shots: Facelifted Porsche Cayman

March 13, 2007 7:48pm

We’ve seen shots of the facelifted Boxster, but spy photographers have finally caught the facelifted Porsche Cayman that will debut for the 2009 model year.
As can be seen in the photos, the Cayman will feature a restyled front fascia including new air intakes with the round foglights moved closer to the outer edge, and new […]

Mercedes-Benz releases SL-Class sports package

March 1, 2007 3:17pm

Mercedes-Benz announced that it has released a new sports package for its SL-Class. The sports package offers  exclusive details that provide a bit of extra flair for its luxury roadster.
Outside, the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class sports package features a newly designed set of 19-inch, twin-spoke wheels and dark-tinted taillamps as the only exterior enhancements. Inside, the sports […]

Video: Tesla Roadster on ice

February 27, 2007 11:37pm

Tesla has released three videos of its all-electric Tesla Roasdster during cold weather testing in northern Sweden. The first two videos show the Roadster drifting on snow and ice. The third video shows the Roadster performing a simple braking test on a half ice/half snow surface.
Videos after the jump.
## Source: Tesla Motors ##

Video: Dodge Demon design insight

February 27, 2007 9:46pm

Dodge has added another clip to its collection of promotional videos (and here) for its Dodge Demon Concept that the automaker will debut at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show.
This video focuses on the car’s design and offers insight into the interior and exterior designers thoughts during the design process.
Video after the jump.
## Source: Chrysler ##

Video: More Dodge Demon Concept

February 27, 2007 9:19pm

Following up on its first video, Dodge has posted another preview video of its Demon Concept on YouTube ahead of its unveiling next week at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show. The Demon Concept is Dodge’s take on a challenger to the Mazda MX-5 Miata, Saturn Sky, and Pontiac Solstice.
GM’s business case for its Kappa roadsters […]

Spy Shots: More likely the Z4, not the Z9

February 25, 2007 7:45pm

We’ve posted several sets of pictures of BMW’s new mystery roadster. While many thought this was the new Z9 (or Z6) because of the car’s size and folding hardtop, others thought this was the next-generation Z4, which is expected to grow to make room for a new Z2 entry-level roadster.
These new photos — the first […]

GM adds overtime in Delaware to build Opel GT

February 25, 2007 3:30pm

General Motors Kappa-platform roadsters — Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice — are so popular that the automaker has been forced to add overtime at its Wilmington, Del., plant to build the Opel GT roadster. The plant’s capacity of 30,000 vehicles has been fully allocated to Solstice and Sky production, which forced the overtime to build […]

Spy Shots: More facelifted 2009 Mercedes SLK

February 22, 2007 7:22pm

As we showed you last week, Mercedes working on a minor facelift for its SLK roadster, which is likely to feature triangle bars below the F1-inspired nose. As for the F1-inspired nose, it will no longer drop below the grille and cut into the bumper. Out back, the SLK will be sporting a reshaped bumper […]


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