| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE |  Thursday, November 18, 2010 |  | The Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Spyder Performante weighs 143 pounds less than the Gallardo Spyder.... | | Lamborghini is releasing one last single before the new album comes out, and it's called the Gallardo LP 570-4 Spyder Performante. Through the use of carbon fiber and other lightweight materials, the engineers from Sant'Agata Bolognese were able to bring the new convertible to a dry weight of 3,274 pounds. That's 143 pounds lighter than the outgoing Gallardo Spyder and almost 100 pounds... |
|  | | Back in summer 2008, I was in Germany for the first drive of the 2009 V8 Vantage. The big news then was the new 4.7-liter engine (up from the previous 4.3 liters) with 420 hp and 346 lb-ft of torque. At the time, I thought that was fast, easily trucking down the autobahn at 160 mph. But now the ...
|  | | As the saying goes, you never get a second chance for a first impression. But the folks at Buick hope that's not true. Buick has been around for a century (I guess you could call it a "Buick Century"), and the general public has a basic idea of what Buick stands for: cars for old men who wear hats...
|  | | Mercedes-Benz's AMG unit and motorcycle maker Ducati have signed an agreement to work closely together in the future. The first step will be joint marketing and sponsoring activities. AMG will be a sponsor for the Ducati MotoGP team as well as the team's official car partner, meaning the MotoGP...
|  | | Nissan's U.S. dealers will each give up one of their electric Leaf demo cars as the factory tries to satisfy initial demand for the car. Dealers had been promised two Leafs each. Instead, they will now receive only one in a bid to free up more cars for sales, Nissan Division Vice President Al...
|  | | Electric car start up Coda Automotive will delay the launch of its battery-powered sedan until the second half of next year, interim CEO Mac Heller said Wednesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Coda had been planning to start sales next month. Heller, who replaced Kevin Czinger as CEO last...
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