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August
31
2009
11:44 am
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Tony Borroz

Plymouth Superbird Worth $3 million?

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You know, car actions, and the value attached to some cars are funny things. For no apparent reason, some car or another can become the flavor du jour amongst collectors (especially at an auction), and the next thing you know, prices rise sky high, and the chances of “normal” gearheads every affording one disappear like campfire smoke in a hurricane. I shudder to think what will happen if these money-soaked ne’er-have-tastes turn their gaze to what are now, cheap fun cars … it could be all over.

It’s this feeding frenzy combined with fashion of the moment mindset that lead to the huge Ferrari boom and bust of the early 90s. Sure, for cars like Ferraris, I can understand it, but now comes word that there’s a Plymouth Superbird out there that some collectors are saying is worth $3 million.

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August
29
2009
12:41 pm
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Nicholas Borgia

2009 Audi TT S-line Review

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In this automotive day and age, there is an overabundance of sporty coupes to entice any driver’s appetite. Is a requirement to have something fun, but budget-conscience? Consider the Mazda RX-8 or the Hyundai Genesis. Need something a bit more extreme? Try a Chevrolet Corvette. If luxury is an important part of the equation, BMW and Infiniti can help with their gorgeous 1-series and G37 coupes.

So where does Audi’s TT coupe fit into this mold? Where does it fall on the sporty spectrum? Does it even deserve to be called “sporty”? That’s going to be a tough question to answer. Continue Reading…

August
28
2009
12:51 pm
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Tony Borroz

200HP Fiat 500 Abarth

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Hey, since we’re talking about German tuners (or at least we were yesterday), check out this Fiat 500 Abarth cranking out 200HP. Now, I’m not one to advocate huge horsepower numbers from tiny little cars to others … but it always worked for me!

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August
27
2009
11:57 am
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Tony Borroz

Manhart Racing BMW Z4 M V10

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“These crazy bastards dropped a V10 into the Z4. Nice.” That’s what head Automoblog dude Christopher said to me in an email moments ago. Yeah, nice AND crazy all at the same time. Our kind of people these folks from Manhart. I (and I’m assuming Chris) love people that do things like this; V12s into Miatas, mid-engine Mini Cooper conversions, that sort of thing.

Of course, putting an aircraft engine in a 50s vintage car is one thing, doing an engine swap in a modern car, with all the electronics and whatnot, is a bigger deal.

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August
26
2009
12:14 pm
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Tony Borroz

The MINI Coupe Concept

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Hey, it looks like MINI is actually going through with this whole “coupe” version of its MINI Copper hatchback – or at least they’re rolling out a concept of the neat looking little guy at the Frankfurt show this September. Good timing too, since this is MINI’s (although, that would be the not all caps, old school Mini’s) 50th anniversary today, August 26th.

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August
25
2009
1:30 pm
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Tony Borroz

Ilmor Engineering Shows Off New Five-Stroke Engine

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Ilmor engineering, some of the best engine guys on the planet (good enough for roger Penske at least) have just shown off their new five-stroke engine that will … wait, what? Five? Hold on a second … suck … squish … bang … blow – nope that’s only four. Engines have four strokes, right? Yeah, bike engines are two, but I count only four … I thought these Ilmor guys were supposed to be smart. Wait, you mean this really IS a five-stroke engine? How the hell does THAT work?

Well, it works like this.

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