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A customized F430 was caught in Maranello. Lehmann Photo-Syndicate for Brenda Priddy & Co. We appear to be seeing one of the first fruits of ferrari’s build-your-own supercar program, as spy shooters caught this F430-based speedster in Maranello, Italy. This … Continue reading →

Possibly one of the most elegantly handsome Rolls-Royce motorcars ever was the Phantom II Continental close-coupled Sport Saloon exhibited by coachbuilder Park Ward on its London show stand in 1933. This is not that car. But it is a near-perfect … Continue reading →

Mercedes has gone horsepower crazy. The German automaker’s line of supercharged V-8s generates as “few” as 469 horsepower (in the E55 AMG) and as many as 617 (in the SLR McLaren supercar). Then there are the V-12s, which pony up … Continue reading →

We have no doubt that our February issue prompted heavy breathing among many gearheads. That installment featured coverage on no fewer than eight vehicles with at least 265 horsepower, three with a minimum of 425, and two that were smuggling … Continue reading →

Shown here are the latest spy photos the 2010 Toyota Prius, sporting what looks to be a significantly redesigned front end. Both longer and wider than its predecessor, the new Toyota Prius is playing host to rumors that have everything … Continue reading →

I’ve been driving a Mercedes-Benz C220 CDI Sport around Britain the past couple of weeks. It’s a pleasant car: 17-inch AMG alloy wheels, bigger brakes all round, sports seats, and a swag of options, including something called the “Advanced Agility … Continue reading →

Nothing Mini offers cuts through the cuteness like John Cooper Works. The JCW version returns in coupe or Clubman form, with two fewer ponies from the new, twin-scroll turbocharged aluminum 1.6L engine versus the old supercharged iron block. Now integrated … Continue reading →

For those who missed 1968 the first time around, not to worry: The sequel is way better. We were there—this journal and your enduring correspondent—back when Bullitt was a movie, not a Mustang. About a year later [C/D, November 1969], … Continue reading →

From the press-releases-we-never-thought-we’d-see file comes the announcement of the 2008 Neiman Marcus Special Edition Hennessey Venom 700NM, a car with a name long enough to pretty much tell the entire story, full as it is of contradiction and detail and … Continue reading →

When we were in Phoenix for the launch of the 2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, Automobili lamborghini president Stephan Winkelmann asserted that lamborghini is committed to bringing a new vehicle or derivative of a vehicle to market every year. After the … Continue reading →