Audi’s new 4.0-liter turbocharged V-8 is quite the engine. Case in point: the 4.0-liter is now being used at Bentley. For the first time the Continental GT has added eight-cylinder power as an option, after sticking with twelve-cylinder power for its life span. The 4.0-liter V-8 packs a horsepower punch, and it is slated to [...]
It’s not often we see a concept car based on a concept car, but British car tuner Prindiville has given us exactly that. Meet the Prindiville Lamborghini Aventador J concept. We saw Lamborghini unveil the Aventador J at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March, getting some pretty good feedback. The car uses the same [...]
The crossover sport utility vehicle segment has been an area where paradoxes are now given form by daring automotive designers. Advances in vehicle technology and a break from the previous conventions for what is expected from a car brand have led to the some products many would have not previous conceived. The thought that Porsche [...]
When the Lamborghini Estoque Concept debuted at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, we thought production was near. Lamborghini, which at the time had the Murcielago and Gallardo, was looking to add a third model line. Estoque seemed like the perfect it. Aston Martin had confirmed the Rapide and this seemed like an emerging battleground in [...]
Update: Lamborghini Aventador J at Geneva 2012 Part car, part motorcycle? Usually those combinations result in something like a three-wheeled tricycle or something. The Lamborghini Aventador J blends the two elements though in superlative fashion, with an exotic car at the Geneva Motor Show unlike any other. From all indications it seems like the Aventador [...]
This past February of 2012, the Earth took part in an event occurring one every four years. Given an extra day on the calendar, many of us were propelled by the thoughts for what we should make of the February 29th day. Was it just another day where we go to work and/or school? Maybe [...]
The Volkswagen Group’s luxury and exotic brands are looking to add new models across the board. Bentley has been said to have green lighted a new SUV and Bugatti is moving forward with the 16C Galibier super sedan. At Lamborghini, we’ve heard a back and forth over whether or not the company will produce the [...]
An old automotive adage is “there is no replacement for displacement.” Engine displacements in mainstream vehicles have been trending downward though, thanks to more stringent fuel economy standards. In order to not have power outputs suffer, turbocharging and supercharging has more frequently been employed. Forced induction has a lot of benefits, enabling smaller engines that [...]