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Spy Shots: 2011 BMW M5 clobbering the 'Ring

The 2011 BMW M5 is having its heart and reflexes tested at der Nürburgring. Thus far, the company has kept a remarkably tight lid on the details of what the buyers can expect from the forthcoming supersedan, but varied and persistent rumors all point to more power, more usability, more economy, and more edge. The next M5's twin-turbo V8, said to be a tweaked version of the one in the X5M and X6M, could have somewhere between 570 and 600 horses in its corral. Carbon and aluminum will undoubtedly be featured prominently, and a Kinetic ... Read more →

2011 Ford Mustang GT and 5.0-liter V8 unwrapped early John Neff

Thanks to some embargo breaking that's already occurred, we've known for a week that the 2011 Ford Mustang GT would pack a brand new 5.0-liter V8 producing 412 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of ...

Walter Röhrl entering the Nürburgring 24 Hours in a bone stock Porsche GT3 RS Jonathon Ramsey

Porsche test pilot and all-around legend Walter Röhrl will be competing in next year's Nürburgring 24-Hour race for the first time in 17 years. His weapon of choice for the event: the ...

Challarostang? Enterprising car modeler combines three ponies into one Jeremy Korzeniewski

Having trouble deciding which of America's three latest muscle cars is right for you? Well, at least you're not alone. We ourselves at the Autoblog HQ have had lengthy debates on the merits and ...

Lotus celebrates return to F1 with Exige S Type 72 Damon Lavrinc

After a 15-year hiatus, Lotus is coming back to Formula One, and to commemorate its return to the top tier of motorsport, the Hethel crew is creating yet another special Exige inspired by the Type ...

Bugatti trademarks 16C Galibier shape, production decision coming soon? 2 days ago on Autoblog

The question of whether or not Volkswagen will decide to put the Bugatti 16C Galibier into production is still unanswered. While we've heard rumors that the German automaker was leaning towards the affirmative, the green light has yet to be lit. Still, Bugatti is making sure all of its ducks ...

Report: Ferrari to show 599 hybrid concept in Geneva 2 days ago on Autoblog

Italian pub, Quattroroute reports Ferrari will show its first road-going hybrid next March at the Geneva Motor Show. Based on the 599 GTB, the Ferrari hybrid is expected to use a derivative of the kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) used on the prancing horse's Formula One cars during part of the ...

VIDEO: Top Gear pits BMW X5 M against Audi Q7 TDI and Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged 2 days ago on Autoblog

If you're like us – and odds are very good you are – you have an evergreen problem. Namely, getting your significant other to feel one-tenth of the excitement about cars that you feel. Sure, you've tried explaining that while you almost drove off the freeway, it's okay because you ...

Review: 2009 BMW Z4 sDrive30i is an easy lover 2 days ago on Autoblog

BMW's storied history of building roadsters dates back to the original 328 of the 1930s. However, there have been gaps in the brand's open-top lineage, including one extended stretch through the '60s, '70s and '80s. After a dalliance with the bizarre European market Z1, BMW finally got serious ...

Ford Taurus SHO and Fusion Hybrid awarded 2010 Urban Autos of the Year 2 days ago on Autoblog

There's seemingly no end to the lists and awards that can be dolled out to (sometimes questionably) deserving cars and trucks at the end of the year. Take, for instance, the Urban Automobile of the Year Award by On Wheels Media. This is the 14th year in a row the award has been passed out, and ...

Pics Aplenty: Mansory Cyrus goes out and about 3 days ago on Autoblog

Besides talking to the cute blond at the Audi booth, your Autobloggers spent the most time at this year's Frankfurt show arguing in front of the Mansory booth. Why? Some of us simply loved the all carbon fiber Cyrus, while others thought reskinning an Aston Martin DB9 in unpainted CF wasn't the ...

REPORT: Track-focused, budget-oriented Toyota FT-86 on the way 3 days ago on Autoblog

The latest issue of EVO hasn't dropped into our laps yet, but our favorite Brit pub apparently got the scoop on another variant of the Toyota FT-86 -- one that's supposedly track tuned and considerably cheaper than the model due to arrive in 2011. Powered by the same Subaru-sourced, ...

McChip introduces Ford Focus RS with 401 horses - Are you lovin' it? 3 days ago on Autoblog

There are few things we love more than hooning around in a vigorous, purebred sports car – and that's exactly how Mcchip-dkr describes its 401-horsepower Ford Focus RS. That's the Stage 2 version delivering the "whole-blood athlete," but if you want to work your way up to those heights, ...

Tornados Touch Down: Gemballa releases another pair of tuned Porsche Cayennes 3 days ago on Autoblog

Aha – so that Enzo MIG-UI wasn't the only duotone beast that Gemballa was hiding. For an encore, try this: the Gemballa Tornado 750 GTS/4. Based on a Porsche Cayenne Turbo, the German tuner adds new headlights and a night vision system, more of that widebody-and-vents thing, with LEDs ...

Aston Martin One-77 closes in on being fastest car in marque's history, breaks 220 mph 3 days ago on Autoblog

Move over Jaguar XJ220. At 217 mph, your top end is just too slow. Hell, move over Batmobile. Why? The Aston Martin One-77, Britain's most expensive car ever, is now nearly its fastest. If not for the pesky, eternal problem of the McLaren F1 and its 241 mph top end, the One-77 would be the ...

Detroit Preview: Cadillac to unveil new concept, production CTS-V Coupe 4 days ago on Autoblog

Under the typically dark veil of show-car secrecy, Cadillac has released a teaser image of a new concept that will be unveiled next month at the Detroit Auto Show. As you'd expect, details are slim, but we've been assured that this is an entirely new concept and something we've not yet seen, ...

NSX no more: Honda HSV-10 GT ready to race in SuperGT 4 days ago on Autoblog

The Honda NSX might be gone, but it's set to live on as the HSV-10 GT in Japan's SuperGT championship. Although we don't have an official release or specs yet, we do have the image above and some preliminary details on the HSV-10 GT or Velocity Sports Honda. Built to the 2010 GT500 ...

Gemballa-tuned Enzo MIG-UI waiting for The Empire to strike back again 4 days ago on Autoblog

The black and white menace you see above was created for Gemballa's Middle East distributor, the Illyas and Mustafa Galadari Group, using Mustafa's personal Enzo as the subject. The roof scoop, jet-thruster-surrounds for the exhaust, and black rims are Gemballa hallmarks, on top of which the ...

VIDEO: Leno gets a ride in the new McLaren MP4-12C 4 days ago on Autoblog

A month ago, Jay Leno got a glimpse behind the scenes at McLaren, where the late-night talk show host and car nut got a tour of the facility and had a chance to sit in an early version of the company's newest roadcar in the studio. While Jay was on the other side of the pond he even stopped in ...

FOLLOW-UP: Audi says electric e-tron puts out 501.5 lb-ft 4 days ago on Autoblog

Will the real torque figure of the Audi e-tron concept please stand up? While the German automaker continues to claim its all-electric concept sportscar manages a stout, locomotive-like 4,500 Nm (3,319.03 pound-feet) of torque, the sleuthing boys at Automobile Magazine weren't buying it, instead ...

BMW Z4 GT3 coming in 2010 with M3 powerplant 4 days ago on Autoblog

BMW Motorsport has announced a lust-worthy addition to its growing line of customer racing offerings in the form of the BMW Z4 GT3. Although BMW hasn't released pics yet, the factory-built Z4 will be powered by an uprated version of the M3's 4.0-liter V8 currently fitted to the race-ready M3 ...

2011 Toyota Sienna pricing announced, starts at $24,260; sporty SE $30,550 4 days ago on Autoblog

This is our last Sienna post. We promise. Until we have something else we think is worth sharing. Toyota just released pricing details for the 2011 Toyota Sienna minivan and as expected it will indeed start lower than the 2009 model. Whereas the cheapest version of the current model rang in at ...

VIDEO: Noble M600 attempts to kill Clarkson, embarasses Enzo 4 days ago on Autoblog

No climate control. No sat-nav. No ABS. No ESP. What the Noble M600 lacks in luxury and safety amenities it makes up for in raw, mechanical brutality. And you know what? That's okay. With curb weight of 2,810 pounds, a row-your-own six-speed manual and 650 horsepower and 618 pound-feet of ...

Review: 2009 MTM Audi A3 Sportback is a singular sport (with) utility 4 days ago on Autoblog

In the automotive world, price is increasingly a function of degrees. How's that? Dial in a faster windscreen angle, aggressively rake the rear glass and – voilà! – you've just padded your margins to the tune of a few thousand bucks. Take a plain-jane sedan, hire some stylists ...

REPORT: GM to show Chevy Orlando-based GMC Granite and hi-po Buick Regal in Detroit 6 days ago on Autoblog

It seems as though it's just about impossible to keep an embargo in place these days. A Canadian outlet just spilled the beans on a couple of GM reveals set for Detroit next month. They say they were invited to a sneak preview Wednesday evening and although they couldn't take pics, they felt free ...

REPORT: Swedish government to meet with GM officials - could Saab still be saved? 6 days ago on Autoblog

Less than a day after General Motors officially announced Saab's euthanization, it looks like the storied Swedish brand might still have the faintest whisper of a pulse. Motor Trend is reporting that there are rumors swirling that the Swedish government will hold emergency meetings this weekend ...

Rumormill: Aluminum and carbon fiber, KERS-equipped BMW M5 cometh? 7 days ago on Autoblog

What does the future have in store for BMW's high-performance M division? For starters, lots and lots of power, along with a smattering of light weight and plenty of cutting-edge technology. This all sounds familiar, but the rumored details coming out of Bimmerfile suggest that the 2011 BMW M5 ...

Autoweek spills more beans on the 2011 Ford Mustang's 5.0-liter V8 7 days ago on Autoblog

AutoWeek has decided to let the cat get just a little bit further out of the bag this morning following last night's first bit of embargo breakage regarding the 2011 Ford Mustang GT and its 5.0-liter V8 engine. So, by now you've heard that the new powerplant puts out 412 ponies, or 83 ...

First Drive: 2011 Toyota Sienna tries to make the minivan cool 7 days ago on Autoblog

The Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan minivans revolutionized family transportation when they were introduced back in 1983. Nevermind that Volkswagon had been selling people-friendly vans for decades, it was Chrysler's "magic wagons" that came to define the minivan for Americans. With decent ...

Heart of Darkness: Aston Martin introduces limited-edition Carbon Black DBS and Vantage 7 days ago on Autoblog

As if your average, run-of-the-mill Aston Martin wasn't special enough, the folks that regularly rifle around in 007's garage have now put together a pair of limited editions of their DBS and V12 Vantage sports coupes. As you might guess by the Carbon Black name, the special versions have ...

Collectible Concept: 1995 Ford GT90 concept going up for auction 7 days ago on Autoblog

If Ford first introduced the GT90 Concept at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show next month, we would probably consider it one of the coolest cars on the show floor. Incredibly, Ford unveiled the GT90 nearly 15 years ago. Even by today's standards it is a supercar of supercars. The quad-turbocharged ...

Confirmed: 2011 Ford Mustang GT to offer 412-horsepower 5.0-liter V8 8 days ago on Autoblog

Thanks to a loose-lipped Facebookian that couldn't help sharing insider information and a quick follow-up post from Inside Line, we can now confirm the return of the iconic 5.0-liter Mustang GT for 2011. Even better news is the fact that the Mustang GT's new mill will crank out an impressive 412 ...

REPORT: Climax Sports Racer alive, priced to compete with Ariel Atom 8 days ago on Autoblog

Says Climax Cars of its Sports Racer, "We wanted to produce a radically different type of car that would be dramatically desirable as well as being an out-and-out enthusiast's car." Done and done. Consider us smitten. We love the classically British Jaguar-esque shape and will gladly park one in ...

REPORT: Subaru spokesman concerned that RWD Toyobaru could dilute brand identity 8 days ago on Autoblog

It should come as no surprised that Subaru -- a brand that's made its name in the States for offering rugged, all-wheel drive vehicles -- is a little wary about bringing its own version of the RWD Toyobaru to the U.S. Speaking with Wards Auto, Subaru spokesperson Michael McHale said, "We're ...

Jay Leno to cram SLS AMG's V8 into 1969 Mercedes 6.3 8 days ago on Autoblog

Ask us to pick our favorite Mercedes-Benz products of all time and towards the top of that list sits this: The 1968-1972 300SEL 6.3. Introduced at the 1968 Geneva Motor Show, the original 6.3 was the product of one rogue Mercedes engineer who took the 109-series Type 300 SEL sedan and shoved the ...

VIDEO: Lamborghini's Valentino Balboni drifting a Lamborghini Valentino Balboni 8 days ago on Autoblog

Fate is a funny thing. It was our destiny to get a ride with Valentino Balboni in a Lamborghini LP550-2 Valentino Balboni during rush hour traffic in Los Angeles. Lucky? Absolutely, though we may have crested 50 mph once... maybe. Would we have preferred to have been in the passenger seat of ...

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Autoblog Podcast #158: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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