Subaru BRZ STI Concept

Subaru’s rear-drive BRZ takes shape with this STI, but it may not have a turbo.  It’s about time Subaru started revealing some BRZ sheet metal, as we’ve been watching Toyota hog the limelight for over a year with the FT-86 and Scion FR-S concept cars. All the while, Subaru showed us only engine and suspension mockups. Although the BRZ STI...

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Porsche 918 Spyder and 911 Turbo S Edition 918 Spyder Pricing Announced - News

0–60 mph in 3.1 seconds, 199-mph top speed and will run Nürburgring in under 7 minutes, 30 seconds? The Porsche hybrid you really want. By Carter Jung With so much anticipation built up around the 918 concept cars—wantonly brandishing the Spyder and RSR race trim in the show circuit—Porsche would have been borderline unscrupulous not to bring...

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BMW i8 Concept - 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

A plug-in hybrid sports coupe from BMW. If you feel like you’ve seen this car before, it’s because it’s an evolution of the Vision Dynamic Concept shown at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. The i8, though, is different, and when we learned about the new “i” sub-brand in July, BMW did not tell us the car would have laser-diode headlamps. The use of...

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Lamborghini Aventador Roadster 2013

Lamborghini Aventador Roadster The 2012 Geneva Auto Show looks set to host the unveiling of a new roadster version of the Lamborghini Aventador, the V-12-powered supercar that sits atop the company’s potent lineup. During our test drive of the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, we called the car “downright devilish in performance,” but with the refined...

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Exclusive: Lexus LF-LC Concept - Automotive Design

The most difficult part about building a car for the future is not engineering. Given adequate resources and commitment, tackling a car’s performance, quality and reliability issues really boils down to just a mechanical procedure— albeit extensive—where the goals are clearly understood and measured. It is a “hard” science challenge because...

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