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Lotus Exige Cup 260 unveiled

August 28, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under Car News, Lotus, Motorsport, Sports Cars

Lotus has again this year taken all that’s great about the standard Exige S 260 and bettered it by introducing the 2010 Lotus Exige Cup 260.

Featuring much of the same weight saving techniques as seen it last year’s model, a few spec details have improved the MY10 edition, which is priced exactly the same as [...]

Honda lowers NSX expectations – report

August 14, 2009 by George Skentzos  
Filed under Car News, Honda

The Nissan GT-R set new standards for all supercars when it first arrived, while at the same time throwing a spanner into the development of Japanese rivals.

One high profile victim of this new performance benchmark was the upcoming successor to the Honda NSX, with engineers forced to return to the drawing board in order to [...]

Lamborghini 350 GTV: 1963

“The rest of our Full Throttle video team won’t have heard of the Lamborghini 350 GTV despite that fact that they have been afforded the privilege of driving two of Lamborghini’s finest sports cars for the past two years running. Too young to care about the classics I suspect”

2009 Lotus Evora pricing and dates

The countdown to the exciting Lotus Evora has started with the initial media impressions of the 3.5-litre, mid-engine, 2+2 coupe drawing hugely positive comments and praise, and Lotus Cars Australia confirming the local pricing of the 2+2 and 2+0 Evora.

We actually have to agree with Lotus when it says the Evora will be the most [...]

Aston Martin V12 Vantage – First Steer (Germany)

“Hammering down the autobahn at 302km/h and the V12 Vantage is rock solid, I mean it’s not moving a single millimetre.  Yes, this is the best car Aston Martin has ever made”

GTA Spano – First Steer

“Full Throttle track tests the new GTA Spano in a world first drive on Spain’s Ricardo Tormo race circuit in Valencia.”

With 573kW and 920Nm, the GTA Spano is the real deal. Blisteringly quick with race-car-like handling, this may also be the best looking supercar on the planet right now; at least that’s what we think.

2009 Nissan 370Z – First Steer

In these days when even a Mini is bigger than its predecessor it’s certainly unusual for a manufacturer to be boasting that its car is smaller, and better for it, but that’s certainly the case with Nissan’s new 370Z.

While the 370Z may be a little bit smaller than its predecessor, the 350Z, it is bigger [...]

2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG interior revealed

April 29, 2009 by David Twomey  
Filed under AMG, Car News, Mercedes-Benz, Sports Cars, Supercars

Mercedes-Benz has released the first interior images of its new uber-sportscar, the SLS AMG, which will replace the current SLR McLaren.

The new car is being developed with Mercedes in-house tuning subsidiary AMG and the company says that for the SLS it has developed a puristic sports car interior that combines lightweight construction with dynamism and [...]

Ferrari 288 GTO 25th anniversary

“If you don’t agree that the 288 GTO is one of the most beautiful Ferrari’s ever produced then leave now”

It may have looked similar to the 308 GTB, but underneath it was much closer to a Group B race car than its more common sibling.

Tesla sells its 250th roadster

March 19, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under Car Design, Car News, Environment, Tesla, electric

Tesla Motors delivered its 250th car last Saturday to an academic and entrepreneur who created the first index on Wall Street for energy efficiency and zero-carbon solutions.

The “very orange” roadster marks a symbolic milestone for Tesla which is now producing approximately 20 cars a week. Production will increase to 30 a week in the coming [...]