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Auto, eBay
05/14/2008
That's right, a seller is offering what could quite possibly be the world's first jet-powered Porsche 928 on eBay -- current bid $6,400. Video after the break. Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.
It doesn't get much simpler than this. Turbine-powered cars are, as a rule, extremely cool. So too are all vintages of the Porsche 928. Therefore, a turbine-powered Porsche 928 is positively... Arctic.
[via Autoblog]
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Auto, Video
05/14/2008
Inside Line sets out to find the ultimate 2008 V8 luxury sports sedan by comparing the 2008 Audi A6 4.2, 2008 BMW 550i, 2009 Jaguar XF Supercharged and 2008 Mercedes-Benz E550. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
At this level of price and performance, the differences between luxury sedans get harder and harder to define. They're only tenths apart at the track and a few decibels away from each other on the freeway.
[via Edmunds]
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Auto, Honda
05/12/2008
Limited to just 300-units, the Mugen Civic Type-RR is powered by a 2.2L K20A engine that produces 240ps and 218Nm of torque. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
The ingredients are well known; increased HP from the VTEC high revs motor (normally aspirated of course), sharpened chassis, AND weight reduction. That's basically what every race car enthusiast would do to his own car before taking it to the track.
[via NihonCar]
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Why let your second cup holder sit empty when you could use it to carry a box of french fries? Look no furthur than the "Frency Fry Holder", which even has a "clip-on ketchup cup."
Can also hold snacks or crayons. Fits into virtually any-size cup holder, with a no-slip rubberized base grip to help it stay in place. Also fits in a child's car seat's cup holder.
[via Autoblog - ImprovementsCatalog]
In this Fifth Gear segment, England rugby captain Phil Vickery teams up with Jason Plato for an interesting off-road challenge. Do they make it out unscathed? Find out after the break.
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Auto, Video
05/08/2008
Inside Line compares the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 and 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt, putting them through a series of track tests. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
So is the $40,145 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 really some $5,440 better than the $34,705 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt? Yes, and when we crunched all the numbers into our comparison test formula
[via Edmunds]
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Auto, Video
05/07/2008
Inside Line set out on a "cross-country test bash [to see the] defining differences between the 2008 BMW 135i, 2008 BMW 335i and [their] long-term 2002 BMW M3." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
It's in these details that we realize how far BMW has come between its E46 and more recent E87 and E90 platforms. It's here that we find ourselves in awe of the new 3.0-liter turbo engine's ability to be turbine smooth and locomotive powerful.
[via Edmunds]
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