Articles tagged with: euro

Leakage: 303 hp Porsche Cayman S Sport
Posted in auto, automobile on 24 July 2008


The Cartribe crew is living up their reputation as the newest embargo breakers in the biz, with a follow up to their original story that the Porsche Cayman is getting a serious Sport injection ahead of the new model’s debut next year.

The Porsche Cayman S Sport is packing 303 hp, up from 295 hp, and will come equipped with Porsche’s Active Stability Management system, a 10mm suspension drop, blacked-out wheels and a two-tone paint scheme aping the 911 GT3.

Pricing is rumored to be set at £49,890 and expect more details to be revealed shortly.

London 2008: Lightning GT EV in the flesh
Posted in auto, automobile on 23 July 2008

Lightning GT EV in the flesh.,Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Euro, Green, Supercars, Misc. Auto Shows

Remember the Lightning GT? We told you about this all-electric supercar a few months ago, and it popped up today in person at the 2008 British Motor Show in London. That officially moves it one step away from the pure vaporware it was yesterday, which is a good thing since we’re eager to see the carbon fiber-bodied Lightning actually move under its own power someday. That power will be provided by the same Altairnano NanoSafe batteries used by the Phoenix SUT, though churning out the equivalent of 700bhp through four electric motors in this case.

Lightning GT EV in the flesh.,Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Euro, Green, Supercars, Misc. Auto Shows

Those motors are also the same PML wheel motors used in the 640-hp electric MINI, so they should be able to handle the 700bhp Lightning. There’s also regenerative braking, as well as pretty much every standard conveyance of luxury you would find in a normal supercar including air conditioning, sat nav, full leather, etc. Its maker is claiming a 4.0-second charge to 60 mph for the Lightning, but we’d also like to know what type of range they’re expecting in such a positively charged coupe. Unfortunately, details like that and the Lightning GT’s price are still pretty scarce, though as before, they are accepting £15,000 deposits. At least it’s no longer vapor.

In The Auto Garage: 2008 Mercedes SLK55 AMG
Posted in auto, automobile on 18 July 2008

2008 Mercedes SLK55 AMG., In the Auto Garage, Convertibles, Euro, Mercedes-Benz, AMG

It sits there, all tension and sinew, ready to pounce on lesser cars. Start it up and it barks with a clear V8 voice that thumps off the neighbor’s house, setting them discreetly peeking from behind their lace curtains. This is an SLK? Oh yeah. No longer a blocky Benz with dwarfism, the SLK55 AMG ripples with muscle and delivers speed like a spin kick to the temple. A bad-ass Mercedes, indeed.

Legend and Passion, a splendid 512 M auction
Posted in auto, automobile on 15 May 2008

 Legend and Passion, a splendid 512 M auction

One of the jewels that stuzzicherà greater interest of collectors present auction “Ferrari Legend and Passion”, promoted by RmAuction in Maranello on June 18, will be the Sports 512 M in 1971, started as aging version of “S”, for try to bridge the gap from the Porsche 917. The debut race took place under the best auspices, with success to 9 hours Kyalami conseguto by Jacky Ickx and Ignazio Giunti.

But then the fighting union period and Commander decision to concentrate efforts on the Formula 1 compromisero his career, entrusted only team private. The sample put on sale on the track in Fiorano has the chassis and 1024 he ran for the Scuderia Brescia Corse. With Marsiono Pasotti “Pam” won the cronoscalata Malegno-Borno. Experts estimate that the car could obtain a quote of 2.72 million euros.