Posted by creative | Posted in Porsche, Supercar News | Posted on 21-10-2010-05-2008
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As the UK tries to digest more news of government spending cuts, we heard news from Porsche that it has sold all 500 models of its $329,000 911 GT2 RS in a little less than two months. The 911 GT2 RS is the most powerful and ultimately the most expensive in the Porsche lineup.
This comes in the same week that the publisher behind the popular mobile application “Angry Birds”—Chillingo—was acquired by Electronic Arts for $20 million in cash! Even technology giant Apple posted record revenue of $20.34 billion in its financial report.
Posted by creative | Posted in Audi | Posted on 12-10-2010-05-2008
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With news of some of the most expensive models made by luxury car makers being sold out, Audi is hoping for the same result as it announced the price for its most expensive model yet.
The 2011 Audi R8 GT supercar is due early next year and comes with starting price tag of $198,000! It’s a light weight version of the Audi R8 coupe (weighing just 3,362 pounds) and boasts of 560 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque, reaching from 0-62 mph in just 3.6 seconds with a top speed of 199 mph. The Audi R8 GT will be restricted to only 333 examples – each car being individually numbered and feature a badge with its production number on the shift lever knob and a choice of four body colors: Samoa Orange metallic, Suzuka Gray metallic, Ice Silver metallic and Phantom Black pearl effect.
The 2010 Paris Motor Show has again not failed to deliver some stunning supercar debuts from the likes of Lamborghini, Ferrari, Jaguar and Lotus.
Among the highlights for us was the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento – a supercar Lamborghini claim is capable of accelerating from 0-100 KM per hour in just 2.5 seconds.
Lotus showed of a surprising five new models, as the British car manufacturer looks to shed its image as a niche company and go more mainstream, targeting the likes of Ferrari, Porsche and Aston Martin with a series of high-performance cars. Read the rest of this entry »
Rolls-Royce has launched five special personalised versions of its model range at the Paris motor show – including two Ghosts, a long-wheelbase Phantom, a Phantom Drophead Coupe and a Phantom Coupe. Read the rest of this entry »
Earlier this week we brought you some dishy pics of the Porsche 997 GTS Speedster at the Paris Motor Show 2010. Now we can go one better with some video of the car, featuring Ingo Frenkel and Karl-Heinz Volz who explain the concept behind the new 911 Speedster. This car is limited to 356 units and celebrates its world debut in Paris.
The Paris Motor Show 2010 continues to deliver on the Supercar front – and here’s a sneeky clip of what Porsche brought are bringing to the party.
Andreas Henke who explains what goes into designing and constructing the fabulous Porsche stand at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. The specially designed stand includes a feature area where the world premiere of the 911 Speedster and the 911 Carrera GTS took place.
Porsche unveiled their wallet busting 997 GTS Speedster at The Paris Motor Show this week. And Autospies were among the first in the line to get a peak at the new supercar.
The Speedster comes with a whopping price tag over $200,000. The GTS will hit showrooms in early 2011 with a starting price just over $100,000 for the coupe. Convertibles will be priced near $113,000. Read the full story and see all the pictures on Autospies here.
The Paris motor show 2010 is now in full swing and we’re already hearing great things about some of the exhibits. As you would expect there is no shortage of Supercars on display, with some interesting concept cars debuting there too. Read the rest of this entry »
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