Posted in Celebrities, Celebrity Cars, Sports cars on Aug 6th, 2012
Andy Murray’s gold medal win over Roger Federer is one of the feel-good moments of this year’s Olympics. Murray lost to Federer in front of his home crowd at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, and then avenged his loss last week to win the Olympic gold. Since Murray won in front of the bigger crowd, I’m […]
Posted in car shopping, Comparisons, Cost of Ownership, Financing, Luxury vehicles, Mercedes Benz, Sports cars, Used cars on Aug 3rd, 2012
I spotted this 1990 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC on my local Craigslist and it got me thinking. While this car would make a good entry to a prominent auto blog’s daily feature about interesting cars for sale, I’m less interested in whether their commenters would rather spend the $15k on importing a South African Golf MK2 with […]
Posted in Celebrities, Celebrity Cars, Sports cars on Jul 25th, 2012
Picture this: Alicia Keys in the passenger seat of a Morgan Aero Coupe. The car is carving corners in the highlands of Scotland, the sea on your right on the other side of cliffs hundreds of feet high, miles of rolling hills to your left. The gravel driveway of the refinished castle where the day […]
Posted in Audi, Celebrities, Celebrity Cars, Sports cars on Jul 23rd, 2012
Minka Kelly is the star of the Friday Night Lights, the Charlie’s Angels TV show from 2011, The Roommate, and, reportedly, an adult video. More importantly than any of those though, is the fact that she was in Turbo-Charged Prelude, the teaser short film for 2 Fast 2 Furious that was included in the DVD […]
Posted in Celebrities, Celebrity Cars, Ford, Sports cars on Jul 17th, 2012
Wayne Gretzky signed this 2006 Ford GT, adding a little bit of legitimacy to the number 99 it wears. The Ford GT signed by is decked out in the classic Gulf Racing blue and orange paint and Gretzky’s own 99. The Ford GT is modeled after the GT40 that helped Ford beat previously dominant Ferrari […]
Posted in Convertibles, Mazda, Sports cars on Jul 6th, 2012
Mazda has released info on the refreshed 2013 Mazda MX-5 Miata. The most obvious changes will be to the front grill, which loses some of its smiley-face look in favor of a slightly more aggressive grill opening. The 2013 Miata will get a new front fascia complete with a larger grill opening, a new fog […]
Posted in Ford, Sports cars on Jun 29th, 2012
Shelby has announced that the 2013 Shelby GT350 Mustang will be available with up to 624-hp in supercharged form, meaning it will be slightly less powerful than last the 650-hp GT500. The 2013 GT350 will be available in naturally aspirated form or with two different supercharger options. All 2013 Shelby350 models will get Shelby’s suspension […]
Posted in Scion, sold out, Sports cars, subaru on Jun 22nd, 2012
The 2013 Scion FR-S and 2013 Subaru BRZ are the two hottest selling cars in America right now. The FR-S and BRZ spent the lowest amount of time on dealership lots during May. This doesn’t mean that the Scion FR-S was the best selling car, with sales of the first year’s cars expected to come […]
Posted in Luxury vehicles, Sports cars on Jun 20th, 2012
Aston Martin has revealed the 2013 Aston Martin Vanquish. The English carmaker’s new flagship will be the first to use the Vanquish name since the 2007 model year, when the Aston flagship changed to the DBS. The Aston Martin Vanquish continues Aston’s tradition of building some of the most beautiful cars on the road. The […]
Posted in car shopping, Hyundai, Sports cars on Jun 6th, 2012
The 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo will start at $23,725 when it goes on sale in the U.S. The Veloster Turbo will get a 201-hp, 195 lb-ft of torque 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine that gets 38-mpg on the highway. Projector headlights with LED accents, fog lights, more aggressive body work, unique 18-inch wheels, leather sport seats and […]
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