“Phase one, which we have presented now, brings more cooling air to all the radiators and to the engine … for more engine power at high speed,” says Uwe Gemballa. “Phase three will be a biturbo version with a new generation of adjustable turbos. It will be started in early 2007 [and make] 800 and 1000 hp.”

But for now, those who have the good fortune (as well as the cold hard cash type of fortune) to hold the Alcantara wheel in their hands and feel the acceleration of the Gemballa Mirage GT, will likely not be disappointed. Read the rest of this entry »

I pondered this for a while and decided to stretch it further. Why not compare the sides to motorcars. With that logic, one might say that table-topping Chelsea are like a gleaming blue Bentley; brash, loud — with a certain arrogance — and ridiculously expensive. Manchester United, on the other hand, would be the scarlet Ferrari, bristling with pace and passion, and with a penchant for fine performances.
Arsenal would have to be one of those preciously delicate supercars, like a Lamborghini — capable of breathtaking displays and just as likely to fail to start the next morning. Up in the high echelons of the table, you find the surprise package that is Hull City, an old school Mini, if you will. Plain, simple and encouragingly battling against the biggest odds. In mid-table are the wannabe supercars, the Alfa Romeos of this world ( Everton, West Ham, Portsmouth) who always seem to look better on paper than on the field.

Once Chevrolet turned to General Motors' South Korean subsidiary Daewoo to build the Aveo, drivers started noticing an affordable and greatly improved subcompact over previous small Chevys. Read the rest of this entry »

I still feel guilty and ashamed that I drove a 2008 Bentley Continental GT to the grocery store, preschool, bakery, and coffee shop. I don't know why I felt so badly about it, seeing as the Continental didn't complain. But I felt like I had to explain to the car why it was charged with these ridiculous, mundane tasks.

"Um, Bentley, please forgive me for not driving you in a more appropriate manner, but I need to review you in the MotherProof.com style," I said. "You deserve so much more, like a drive to somewhere fancy at the end of long, twisty roads with nobody else on them."

"Take heart, my fair mom-reviewer," it replied. "I can get you where you need to go. I am still a car, after all." And then I swear I heard it mutter: "A $200,000 automobile."
The Valley Automobile Dealers Association represents franchised new car and truck dealers in the region. Read the rest of this entry »

DEARBORN, Michigan — By our count, Ford has just released teaser number 12 on the 2010 Mustang, which will be revealed in its entirety next month at the 2008 Los Angeles Show.

In the meantime, for those of you hungering for a peek at part of a hood scoop, enjoy this with our compliments.

Inside Line says: Like our old babysitter's hair back in the Sixties, we're just about teased out. — Paul Lienert, Correspondent

The Bugster follows the same off-roader style used on the FCC (Fiat Concept Car), the first concept designed by the Italian company's Brazilian branch and presented at the 2006 Brazil show. The new proposal will share attention with Renault's own first Brazil-designed concept, also to be introduced at the show next week. Read the rest of this entry »