The Maybach Exelero high-performance show car unveiled to the world for the first time this week is a remarkable car with an even more remarkable story behind it. The 700-hp V-12 biturbo two-seater is a unique custom model produced for tyre manufacturer Fulda Reifenwerke, which is using the Maybach Exelero as a reference vehicle for a newly developed generation of wide tyres. The German manufacturer of luxury cars built the unique model as a modern interpretation of its legendary streamlined sports car from the 1930s, thereby forging a link with the historical predecessor, which at that time was likewise based on a powerful Maybach automobile (SW 38) and used by Fulda for tyre tests
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The new Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S sets yet another milestone in terms of sportiness in the high performance luxury saloon segment of the automotive market. Conceived and developed as “a real driving machine in the guise of a luxury saloon”, the Quattroporte Sport GT S is the ultimate expression of Maserati’s sportiness in the Quattroporte range.
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The BMW M3 model family is being upgraded by yet another fascinating player: the new BMW M3 Convertible, which makes its North American debut today at the 2008 New York International Auto Show. The vehicle is the third body version of BMW’s high-performance sports car following the coupe and sedan, offering new possibilities to experience uncompromising driving dynamics. Sharing its siblings high-revving 414-horsepower V8 and balanced chassis designed to be “faster than its engine,” the motorsports arm of the German automaker, BMW M GmbH, will offer the most powerful, best performing series production M3 to the North American market.
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When the president of Government Motors cracks the change whip, Cadillac executives need only cite the new SRX crossover to acknowledge that the message has been received. Key differences in the 2010 edition include an engine and transmission rotated 90 degrees, primary propulsion reassigned to the front wheels, and nary a V-8 or a third row in sight. Also, the SRX’s manufacturing site was shifted south of the border, and the base price drops by more than $5000.
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Once “The Standard of the World,” by the early 1980s GM’s Cadillac division had nose-dived to “The Standard Engine on Our New Cimarron Is a Four-Cylinder.” Cadillac has since scrambled back to become “Another Legendary Automaker Attempting To Reestablish Past Glory.” But give the Wreath-and-Crest brand credit for aiming high. With Bavaria’s BMW proffering a 500-horsepower, V-10-propelled Motorsport Division version of its 5 Series sedan, Cadillac has unveiled a new, second-generation CTS-V that wouldn’t look out of place alongside a crate of TNT.
Launch control. On face, it’s an anti-manly feature. Using it is an admission of incompetence; You’re fundamentally admitting the car is it’s own master, and you are only a passenger. Fine. It still makes a tire-shredding drag run ride a hell of an awesome thing. Launch control for the 2010 ZR1 is buried in the traction control options. So how do you do it? Press the traction control button twice and you put the car in performance mode, rock the ZR1-only traction knob once and you’re sitting pretty in the performance dry programming.
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Lexus profit and prestige is flagshipped by the luxury crossover people mover, the RX. Almost completely remade as 2010 models, the new RX 350 and RX 450h hybrid (available this spring and summer respectively), will have no trouble maintaining leadership of the Lexus line.
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LAS VEGAS — Flying just under the radar at the 2009 SEMA Auto Show is the 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, equipped with a Heritage package and a gaggle of new accessories that will be available from Chevy dealers in early 2010.
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The 2010 Lamborghini Murcielago ranks 1 out of 7 Exotic Sports Cars. This ranking is based on our analysis of 8 published reviews and test drives of the Lamborghini Murcielago, and our analysis of reliability and safety data.
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Faced with spiralling motoring costs and speed camera- controlled roads, how fast does your luxury saloon really need to be? Mercedes’ AMG line-up is full of machines that can keep up with nearly any Ferrari, but you don’t have to go for a range-topper to get supercar-slaying performance.
