Archive for July, 2009
Video: Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 VALENTINO BALBONI
Here is what is considered the fastest monument. This is a special edition Lamborghini named after the famous Lamborghini tester(Valentino Balboni).If any car company could [...]
Video: Chrome Lamborghini Murcielago LP 640 Driving In London
Here is a quick video of the Murcielago driving through London. If you watch the video again, you can see a Porsche Carrera GT, and [...]
Friday Flashback: Chargin’ from Down Under
America and Australia share a lot in common: besides being former British colonies, the people of these nations have an adventurous spirit–just think of the [...]
Cop Car of the Future Finds a Home
Carbon Motors has chosen the Indiana town of Connersville to be the development site for its E7. The E7 will be the first modern purpose-built [...]
Penske Inches Closer to Saturn-Badged Renaults
There’s been lots of buzz floating around the blogosphere about Roger Penske’s plan for Saturn. Penske hopes the seal his buyout of the GM division [...]
Suzuki Tries to Get Serious with the Kizashi
Suzuki pulled the cover off its production Kizashi sedan, a car that may determine Suzuki Automotive’s future in the North American market. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carversation.com%2F2009%2F07%2F31%2Fsuzuki-tries-to-get-serious-with-the-kizashi%2F’; [...]
Video: An Old Rocker Blazes the Top Gear Ranks
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson made his guest spot on Top Gear. Johnson, an Englishman, took over the singing role for the Aussie rock band after [...]
BMW Preparing Frankfurt Coup?
Dr. Klaus Draeger, a BMW exec, has hinted that a new sports car concept will be making its debut at Frankfurt’s coming auto show. The [...]
RUF Ups the Ante with the RT12 S
For anyone who knows a thing about German tuners, it’s well-established that RUF is the pre-eminent Porsche custom shop. RUF has proven that again with [...]
Video: Fifth Gear and the 720 hp Spanish Supercar
Tramontana is the latest name to enter the supercar scene. The Spanish concern has developed aircraft-themed sports car with the dynamics of a Grand Prix [...]
Chevrolet’s Aveo Replacement?
Meet the Agile: a South American Chevy that looks to take the sub-compact market in the lower hemisphere. Nothing’s been said of the Agile hitting [...]
BMW Bails Out on F1
BMW will end its factory involvement in Formula One racing this time next year. The chaotic state of F1 politics, poor race results, and diminishing [...]