Join host Ross Rapoport as he reviews the 2011 Jaguar XJL Supersport, the L referring to the long wheelbase version and the “supersport” classification warranted by its impressive performance. True to its heritage, the XJL lives up to Jaguar’s old sales slogan of “Grace, Space, Pace”.
The XJ first hit [...]
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Jaguar celebrated their 75th anniversary in style at the 2010 LA Auto Show with the debut of the C-X75 Concept Car. For the first time outside of Europe, the C-X75 was presented to the media. Designer Ian Callum also co-hosted the debut and gave us the key [...]
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This is the most powerful road-ready sports car every built in the history of Porsche. With power up by 90 horsepower and the weight reduced by 154 pounds, it has the best power to weight ratio in its class, with just 4.9 pounds per horsepower.
The 3.6 litre 6-cylinder boxer engine [...]
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Automobile fascination paired with spectacular race car design – that is the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3. The racing version of the SLS AMG has been conceived as a customer sport vehicle for participation in race series based on FIA GT3 regulations. Meticulous lightweight construction and optimized chassis, brakes and [...]
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Our West Coast photographer Alex Stack caught the 2010 Porsche Panamera supercar out on the roads of San Francisco. Alex counted at least 13 test mules, many with differing configurations. The Panamera showcases Porsche’s design heritage by mixing parts of beloved models like the spoiler similar to that found [...]
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The names from the stable created by Bentley founder Walter Owen Bentley are legendary: MkVI, R-Type & T-Type, Continental S1&S2, Mulsanne, and Arnage. Fine coach-built chariots for those desiring speed, luxury and exclusivity. Since 1919, and through several changes in ownership, Bentley Motors has prevailed.
The latest [...]
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Roadfly.com was recently invited to Lisbon, Portugal for “Nissan 360.” This was the second “360” for Nissan, the first having been held in San Francisco, California four years ago. For those who don’t know, Nissan, when paired with parent company Renault, is the third largest automaker in the world. [...]
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The original Nissan GT-R was released as a trim level of the Skyline sedan in 1969. Briefly after that, the first GT-R coupe was introduced and produced until 1973. Sixteen years later, the GT-R was re-introduced into the Skyline lineup, known as the R32. The R32 featured [...]
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If you, like a lot of other people, don’t get a chance to drive the new Nissan GT-R, ride along with Roadfly.com as we take a fastlap around the Reno-Fernley Raceway. We mic’ed the GT-R’s engine so you can hear the power of this 480-horsepower supercar. The microphone was placed [...]
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Though the pre-sales started on February 4th, 2008 for the 2009 Nissan GT-R at 676 select “GT-R Certified” Nissan dealers worldwide, the GT-R won’t be on the road until July 2008. We, however, recently drove the all-new 2009 GT-R at the Reno-Fernley Raceway in Nevada and were quite impressed [...]
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With the help of John Matras from CarBuzzard.com, we got footage of the 2008 Audi R8 at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania. You may recognize the R8 as the Audi Le Mans Quattro concept car or the RSQ Concept (think I, Robot), but the R8 is not longer just a [...]
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The Latin word “audi” means “hark, listen.” Imagine the first Americans, who used to press ears to tundra to hear stampeding herds of Bison roaming the wide-open plains. Then imagine an automotive journalist in 2007, pressing ear to scorched pavement as a rip-snorting V8 powered supercar rumbles towards [...]
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