Tokyo Auto Salon 2009 starts Friday Jan 9th and goes until Sunday Jan 11th at the Makuhari Messe which is a convention centre in Japan located in the western region of Chiba Prefecture which is very close to Tokyo, Japan.
After the couple years or so of watching aftermarket tuners like 9ff and Switzer Performance crank out ridiculous horsepower from the 911 Turbo and having to deal with the constantly referenced Nissan GT-R topping their performance benchmarks for half the cost, Porsche has finally decided to do something about it. The new 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo tosses out the old 3.6-liter engine and replaces it with a modified version of the 3.8-liter V6 from the Carrera S, good for 500 hp.
The 2010 Shelby GT500 Super Snake package is just around the corner. The upgrade will offer several performance options in excess of 700+ hp. Checkout the pictures and details for all options the package has to offer.
Here are all the current Meccan Exciter Supercar renderings released so far. It’s design was just currently completed. All required CAD/CAM drawings and specs have been completed and are ready to proceed with the production of a rolling prototype. There are expected to be 3 versions of the Meccan Exciter available: Hard Top, Targa Top, and a Competition model.
With the Frankfurt Motor Show quickly approaching, Ferrari is kicking things into high gear, revving up to the official debut of the 458 Italia with more and more images and information each week. Today, the company released another batch of photos, the first images of the car actually in action, along with a video of Paolo Pininfarina discussing the styling of the Ferrari 458 Italia.
The 2009 Canadian International AutoShow starts this week at the Metro Toronto Convention Center from Feb 13th to the 22nd, 2009. This year’s AutoShow encompasses over 850,000 sq. ft. in the North & South Metro Toronto Convention Centre and Rogers Centre.
Here is Bentley’s most powerful production exotic car ever. It has a twin turbo 6.0L W12 engine that delivers 620hp (463kW) and torque of 590 ft-lb (800Nm) available at 1,700rpm!!! It can do the 0-60mph crawl in 3.7 seconds and averages 17.3 mpg (16.3 litres/100km).
Well the Tokyo Auto Salon 2009 has come and gone and it completely blew my expectations of the show and trip out of the water. It was 100% worth the 12 hour flight :) In addition to the 6000+ photos I took (I will be adding a daily dose on MadWhips) of more than 500 rediculously awesome modified cars, I also had the pleasure of meeting some awesome people in the industry!
The Mustang Dark Horse Exteme by Saleen is an extreme Mustang with a couple modded features including a new Speedlab SuperShaker. The Dark Horse will sit your ass back in the seat with its 620 horsepower and 600 ft-lbs of torque produced by the Saleen Port Matched Series VI Integrated Screw type supercharger.
NOVITEC ROSSO has added a new Ferrari to their stable of powerhouse tuning offerings, this time with the beautiful Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano with a Bi-Kompressor V12 Engine roasting out 808 hp and 823 Nm!
GM released photos and details of the new 2010 Opel Astra today and from a first quick look at it you can notice that the company's philosophy that made the Insignia such a...
Zagato has teamed up with South Africa’s Perana Performance Group to build the Peranza Z-ONE which will be unveiled at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show next month. The car will house a General Motors 6.2L LS3 V8 and should deliver 440+ hp with a 0-60mph time of under 4 seconds.
Las Vegas – June 7, 2007 – Executives with Shelby Automobiles have announced that the company will transform consumer owned 2007 and 2008 Ford Shelby GT500’s into fire breathing "Super Snake" coupes for only US$27,995.00. Beginning in late summer of 2007, a limited number of GT500 owners can have this post-title package applied to their car at the Shelby Automobiles facility in Las Vegas.
Here are the first official details on the Mazda2 Sedan:
There are two engine options available for the Mazda2 Sedan :
- 1.3 (MT/AT) liter engine developing 63 kW at 6,000 rpm and 123 Nm of torque at 3,500 rpm
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