Archive for 'Convertibles'
Chris Harris Tests The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG: Video
Posted on 10. May, 2012 by admin.
We recently drove the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG along some very lovely roads in the south of France and came away quite impressed with the car. British journo and avid race driver Chris Harris also happened to test AMG’s take on the latest SL Class and was kind enough to create this video, which he warns includes both civilized and...
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GM Files Riviera Trademark, But Don’t Get Too Excited
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by admin.
Buick's Riviera concept from the 2007 Shanghai Auto Show was designed in China, but set Buick-loving hearts all over the world to beating a little faster. But don't think that today's revelation of a recent trademark filing on the Riviera name means it's coming to production. In fact, it may not mean anything at all
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Convertible Scion FR-S On The Way For 2013?
Posted on 08. May, 2012 by admin.
Rumors of a drop-top version of the Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ have been circulating for months now, but a new report may lend more credence to the idea that Toyota is planning to build it--at least in FR-S trim--sometime late next year. Previous reports have quoted Toyota's lead developer for the 86 project, Tetsuya Tada, as saying the car was...
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2012 Infiniti QX56: Car Seat Check
Posted on 07. May, 2012 by admin.
With its V-8 engine, the 2012 Infiniti QX56 has plenty of power to haul a larger family in style. The QX, which was redesigned last year, can seat up to eight passengers in its three rows of seats, but our test car had seating for seven, with captain's chairs in the second row and a three-seat bench in the third.
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Prince Charles’ Aston Martin Virage Volante Heads To Auction
Posted on 03. May, 2012 by admin.
Are you in the market for a vintage drop-top Aston Martin Virage?
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Imperium Toughens Up The Bentley Continental GTC
Posted on 03. May, 2012 by admin.
Imagine buying a brand new Bentley Continental GTC only to discover that the person down the road has one as well, and in the exact same color as yours. If you’re fortunate enough to be ‘suffering’ from this or a similar dilemma, there are a handful of specialist companies around the globe whose sole aim is to create personalized...
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Of Cows, Chemicals And Car Seats
Posted on 01. May, 2012 by admin.
If you’re in the market for a new car, chances are good you’re being lied to.
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Chevrolet Corvette Launches In South Korea
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
GM announced today its all-American supercar, the Chevrolet Corvette, will be sold in South Korea for the first time.
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2014 Jaguar F-Type Will Get V-8 Option: Report
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Jaguar recently announced that its upcoming sports car, the 2014 F-Type, would be available with a new supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine, but the automaker didn’t state whether this would be the sole powertrain offered. In the F-Type, the new engine is to be rated at 380 horsepower, which you’d think would be enough considering the...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG: First Drive
Posted on 29. Apr, 2012 by admin.
To understand a car—okay, especially one that’s perhaps a little removed from our own fiscal reality—it helps to peer into the buyers’ mindset for a stint, and to go where they might go. And when the place happens to be the French Riviera, and the car is the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG, we’re willing to subscribe to...
