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Its 252-mph top speed makes it the fastest production car in the world. With 1,001 horsepower pumping from its W16 engine, it’s also the world’s most powerful production car. And with a price tag of about $1.5 million, it’s the world’s most expensive new car. For the Bugatti Veyron 16.4, everything is a superlative.

Flick open the familiar Audi switchblade key, twist on the ignition, and a deep exhaust burble penetrates the cabin as the RS-trim 4.2-liter V8 comes alive. There’s a reason the same engine also finds its way under the R8 sports car’s transparent engine cover: it’s awesome. Producing 420 horsepower at 7,800 rpm and 317 lb-ft [...]

First impression: “This thing is chunky.” You can deride the GT-R’s styling if you must — and it certainly isn’t pretty — but it’s purposeful. Nissan spent two years in the wind tunnel refining the GT-R’s shape to achieve a Cd of .27. Every crease, bulge and kink is there for an explicit purpose. The [...]

Aston Martin builds manly automobiles. From the way the doors thunk when closed to the heft of the steering, the front-engined British sportscars don’t carry the same delicate, light feeling you experience in a Ferrari. We think this is a good thing. It’s nice that Aston’s recent success is a result of excellent design and [...]

In the video Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Lamborghini says “The new Gallardo LP560-4 is a significantly enhanced version of what was already an extreme car.” “With an even more sharply defined character, the new Gallardo LP560-4 is also innately elegant and sensuous: the expression of an uncompromising lifestyle.”

The new Porsche 911 Turbo of the 997 model range has arrived at the dealers’ showrooms and TechArt Automobildesign presents the sporty TechArt tuning program for the new top-of-the-line model from Zuffenhausen.
Sporty elegance characterizes the design of the TechArt aerodynamic-enhancement kit which was developed in the wind tunnel. The production front apron receives more visual [...]

Mugen rolled out this very raunchy Civic sports sedan at the Tokyo Auto Salon custom and tuner show, then frustratingly proceeded to say as little as possible about it. As the best known, most highly rated Honda tuner in the business, Mugen’s normally only too happy to talk about all the cool stuff bearing its [...]

The Ford Fusion is Ford’s midsize sedan that joined the lineup for 2006 between the full-size Five Hundred and the compact Focus. The design of the Fusion was inspired by the Ford 427 concept car including the bold three bar grille and the multi-element projector-beam headlights. Featuring a long, wide stance, the Fusion offers comfortable [...]

AutoLog just posted Shown originally as the Mesa KCD II Concept in Detroit in ‘05, this so-called “HM” vehicle is a true body-on-frame SUV. The photos show a partially-disguised vehicle with a profile that wouldn’t be out of place at a GMC or Jeep dealership. And from the interior shot, Kia’s definitely moving further into [...]

Mazda Motor Corporation has developed a new, naturally aspirated MZR 1.3L Miller-cycle engine, which will power the all-new Demio (known as the all-new Mazda2 in overseas markets) when it goes on sale in Japan in July 2007. In combination with Mazda`s first continuously variable transmission (CVT), the engine will assist the new Demio to achieve [...]