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Can John Hennessey Succeed Where Lexus Fell Short On The IS-F?

Agent009 submitted on 4/16/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:13:01 PM

Although Hennessey Performance Engineering may be best known for its extreme Vipers, owner John Hennessey and his crew haven't limited their scope to Detroit iron, tuning Fords, BMWs, even Bugattis.Now the Texas tuner is expanding its sights once aga...

78 user comments | Category: Misc News

28 Votes

Tiguan too expensive and too small? VW to add a mid-sized 7-seater

omarrana submitted on 4/16/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:04:56 PM

Volkswagen is planning to extend its SUV lineup with an addition of another mid-sized 7-seater. The SUV will fill the gap between the Tiguan and the Touareg and could go on sale 2011 to take on the Volvo XC60. It was thought earlier that Volkswage...

18 user comments | Category: New Cars

15 Votes

RUMOR MILL: Does At Least One Oil Company Have A Vested Interest In Hybrids?

Agent009 submitted on 4/15/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:25:04 PM

Every once and a while we hear a juicy rumor that sounds so outlandish it couldn’t be true, and yet it is. So imagine my astonishment when undercover agent “Juice” gave me a call with these details.The common perception is that the ...

15 user comments | Category: Misc News

14 Votes

What would you rather buy? Mercedes C63 AMG, BMW M3 Sedan or the Lexus IS-F

omarrana submitted on 4/15/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:14:12 PM

So now that the pricing for the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG has finally been released, we’re wondering which high-performance sedan you’d pick from the 2008 lineup. Coming in at $54,625, The 2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG falls in between the $54,725 BMW M3...

157 user comments | Category: Polls

101 Votes

Nissan GT-R V-Spec to have close to 510kW (that's 693bhp!)

XeroK00L submitted on 4/15/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:51:28 PM

If the new Nissan GT-R’s 353kW isn’t enough for you, wait until the debut of the GT-R V-spec, which promises 510kW of power courtesy of an increase in boost for the twin-turbo V6 engine. Caught here at the Nurburgring test track in Germany, the GT...

63 user comments | Category: Spy News

49 Votes

2009 Honda Pilot First Drive

dsteve303 submitted on 4/15/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:31:42 PM

A Crossover With More Utility, Not Less Honda knows the difference between revision and improvement, and you can see the evidence in the 2009 Honda Pilot. It looks different, only the same. Or maybe it's the same, only different. But what you can'...

36 user comments | Category: New Cars

31 Votes

Tesla sues Fisker over design ideas

iepurilah submitted on 4/15/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:02:01 AM

Tesla Motors can't seem to keep itself out of the press, can it? The newest flare-up concerns rival Fisker and claims that the automaker has stolen trade secrets and copied design concepts. In a lawsuit filed Monday by Tesla, the carmaker accuses ...

8 user comments | Category: Misc News

7 Votes

Exclusive: Latest news on the 2009 BMW 7 Series and 3 series facelift

BMWBlog submitted on 4/15/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:13:49 AM

Yesterday, I was reading an article on the upcoming 2009 BMW 7 Series, which apparently will be featuring an 8 Speed transmission. Even though it's not really latest news, many car blogs have reported that last year, it was still a nice reminder for ...

29 user comments | Category: Spy News

19 Votes

Is 8 Speeds really too much? no, not really, says lexus...and now BMW

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 4/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:02:36 PM

We were all happy with the 6 speed transmissions that appeared a few years back for performance and efficiency. Then MB released a 7 speed auto making the 6 speed look obsolete and BMW driver’s green with envy. This past year Lexus toted they had th...

52 user comments | Category: New Cars

48 Votes

More And More Cars Using Higher Priced Premium Gas

Agent009 submitted on 4/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:47:54 PM

At a time of record pump prices for regular gas, automakers are introducing more cars that use even costlier premium. The number of new vehicle models that need — or at least run better on — the priciest gasoline has steadily risen from 1...

26 user comments | Category: Misc News

20 Votes

Mid-engine Corvette concept

rybo submitted on 4/13/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:47:04 PM

The idea of a mid-engined Corvette is nothing new. In fact, Chevrolet has released a number of Corvette concepts over the years featuring a mid-engine layout and engineers are even toying with the idea for GM’s next-generation C7 model. Ambitious...

14 user comments | Category: Misc News

14 Votes

VIDEO: GT-R vs. Murcielago LP640 vs. Gallardo Superleggera vs. 911 Turbo vs. Exige S

XeroK00L submitted on 4/13/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:11:56 PM

The latest supercar battle from Best Motoring. Enjoy!...

54 user comments | Category: Videos

44 Votes

Has the Nissan GT-R got Toyota running scared?

car_dude submitted on 4/11/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:58:18 PM

It was Ed Loh who first noticed: "Funny," he said. "Once the production GT-R arrived, the Lexus LF-A prototypes disappeared from the Nurburgring." He has a point. Corvette engineers have been at the Nordschliefe in the 620-horse ZR1 running what appe...

75 user comments | Category: Misc News

52 Votes

Is This the New 2012 Lexus Diesel Killer?

Agent009 submitted on 4/10/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:32:08 PM

One of the readers of VWVortex has assembled quite wealth of information concerning the upcoming Lexus variant of the popular Prius. Below is a snippet of the details as his interprets it for you to enjoy:Here are a months worth of scans ...

126 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

54 Votes

Lexus LS fails Auto Motor und Sport braking test - AGAIN

Newsbot submitted on 4/10/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:56:25 PM

Lexus LS fails Auto Motor und Sport braking test - AGAIN The German magazine Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that a revised Lexus LS has failed the braking test a second time. A few weeks ago the new Toyota Landcruiser V8 Diesel also performed d...

233 user comments | Category: Misc News

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