Lamborghini Reventon Roadster For Sale, Copy #01 – A Bargain: 1.5 Million Euros

Lamborghini Reventon Roadster For Sale, Copy #01 – A Bargain: 1.5 Million EurosThe first copy of the fabulous Lamborghini Reventon Roadster was put on sale by a luxury car dealer in Madrid, The Motor Sport Collection. And the car has an exact price: 1,465,517 euros. In other words, almost 1.5 million euros for a the copy number one of a series limited to only 15 cars – even less than the 20 copies of the Lamborghini Reventon’s coupe version. The features of this car include the Reventon Congregation special paint(a mate gray, with metallic particles), many carbon fiber elements, both outside and inside, or LCD displays with...

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Pink Lamborghini

Pink Lamborghini Murcielago 670-4 SuperVeloce Or How To Make The Bull A PoodleFirst we’ve seen an Audi R8 painted in pink, and now… a Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce. We don’t know if it belongs to a lady or to a spoiled rich gril or even to an eccentric sheik, but we know for sure that this hypercar hides under his hood a 6.5-liter V12 engine that develops not less than 670 HP. It’s true that R8 deserved its pink treatment, because of its sissy looks, but what this Murcielago did wrong? It’s an amazing piece of machinery, almost one of the best ever created. It’s the car that Lamborghini built to remain in people’s...

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The Next Generation Audi A4 To “Loose” 330 Punds

The Next Generation Audi A4 To “Loose” 330 PundsAudi plans to reduce the total weight of the future A4 with about 330 pounds to improve performance, ride and consumption. Although the public still enjoys the current generation, the new A4 already begins to take shape in design workshops of Ingolstadt. Audi plans to make the mid-size luxury sedan unbeatable in the premium segment, offering more than BMW and Mercedes. So, in order to do that, Audi though of a process of weight reduction for the next Audi A4 generation. The 3 Series’ rival could lose up to 330 lbs, an explicit goal, fixed by Heinrich Timm, Head of the Audi Lightweight...

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Toyota Has No Plans to Return to Formula 1

A difficult economy forced Toyota to withdraw from Formula 1, but don't expect the automaker to return to the series should the automotive industry improve. Corporate officials -- even those once tied to the F1 program -- admit the racing series doesn't reach its customer base. "There is a big gap between Formula 1 and Toyota's actual [owners]," said Tadashi Yamashina, Toyota's Senior Managing Director. "President [Akio] Toyoda's stance on motorsports is geared more to the customer." Although Yamashima himself broke down in tears when Toyoda held a press conference last year to announce the F1 withdrawal, the executive seems to have adopted...

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Rhys Millen Scores First Podium Finish for Hyundai Genesis Coupe

The main attraction at last weekend's Formula Drift event in Long Beach was the final bout between Ford driver Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Hyundai pilot Rhys Millen. Gitten Jr. got the upper hand this round in his 2010 Falken Tire Ford Mustang GT, but with the collection of considerable talent in the series, the Maryland native will have to work hard to defend his crown. The knockout series witnessed the competition whittle down to Gittin Jr., Millen, Tanner Foust, and Fredric Aasbo in the semi-finals. Foust, two-time Formula D champion, took third position in his 800-horsepower, NASCAR-powered Scion tC. Millen had a terrific showing for Hyundai,...

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Hyundai Tiburon Replacement First Headed to U.K. in 2011

The long-rumored successor to the Hyundai Tiburon will be stopping in the United Kingdom before coming to the States. The compact Hyundai two-door, known as the Coupe in the U.K., is slated to go on sale in Britannia in early 2011 according to U.K. outlet Autocar. The British rag recently spotted the compact four-seater in the flesh on a trip to South Korea and noted the small Hyundai looks exceptionally similar to the oft-mentioned Veloster concept. The upcoming 2+2 Coupe will be equipped with Hyundai's direct-injected 1.6-liter inline-four developing around 140 horsepower. If the Coupe makes it to the United States under the resurrected...

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