As the expected delivery date nears for the lighter, more powerful Ferrari Challenge Stradale, Lamborghini loyalists get this good news: the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera.
Like the prancing-horse crowd, the bucking-bull boys have corralled a few more horsepower and shed some unnecessary weight to create this special edition.
It might cost more than the hardtop F430, but the droptop version of the nearly perfect sports car offers the same nearly sublime driving experience. It’s a fast, comfortable supercar that never disappoints the driver while managing to sound better than the hardtop.
Excels at everything, and the F1-inspired V-8 will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
This gorgeous two-seat coupe turns out to be the latest chapter in the on-again/off-again thriller that centers on the chances that Alfa Romeo will one day soon be reunited with U.S. buyers. The 450-hp 8C Competizione is, we’ve been assured repeatedly, a certainty to reach our shores. We might even say we’re confident that by the end of 2007 Americans will be able to drive away from the local Maserati dealership in an Alfa. (more…)
NEC Electronics has announced plans to launch an image processor that will allow cars to detect nearby objects, even if the driver fails to see them.
The IMAPCAR technology has been developed by the Japanese electronics manufacturer with the support of automobile manufacturer Toyota and Denso, an automotive components manufacturer. The first car to feature the IMAPCAR system will be the new Lexus LS460 which has been developed by Toyota and will be available this autumn.
A British diesel-powered vehicle, the JCB Dieselmax, has broken the land speed record for these types of cars after making two runs in Utah on Tuesday. The first run was made at an average speed of 324.248 mph with the return run averaging 333.339 mph, beating the previous record of 235 mph.
The British JCB Dieselmax team has broken the land speed record for diesel powered vehicles, averaging a speed of 328.767 miles per hour.
The car, driven by Wing Commander Andy Green, broke the record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah after making two runs Tuesday. (more…)