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2012 Porsche Cayman R

Ross Rapoport — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:53:27 +0000

2012 Porsche Cayman R

The 2012 Porsche Cayman R was one of the most-anticipated cars to ever come through the Roadfly office. The car’s stats are simply stunning: 0-60mph in 4.7 sec. 330hp @ 7500rpm, 2855 lb. Even the door handles have been replaced with nylon tabs to reduce weight.

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2012 Audi A7

Ross Rapoport — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:05:31 +0000

2012 Audi A7

The 2012 Audi A7 may very well be the best-looking car Audi has ever built. And it’s close to being the best Audi built, period.

There isn’t a weak spot in its design. In person it’s sexy from any angle, and the interior is one of Audi’s best [...]

2011 BMW 535i Road Test

Laura Burkholder — Wed, 11 May 2011 21:40:50 +0000

For 2011, BMW completely redesigned the 5 Series. The 2004 – 2010 5 series was successful but wasn’t able to maintain the momentum of the previous generation 5 Series mostly due to its styling and the 2011 5 Series changes all that! The new car is styled similarly to the [...]

2011 Audi A4 Car Review

Laura Burkholder — Wed, 11 May 2011 21:26:02 +0000

The stylish and slick Audi A4 returns for 2011 with an all-new eight-speed automatic transmission that raises fuel economy to a remarkable 22 mpg in the city and 30 on the highway.

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Its engine is a 2-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that musters 211 horsepower and [...]

2011 BMW M3 Test Drive & Review

Ross Rapoport — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:05:29 +0000

The BMW M3 is one of the finest driver’s cars ever made, and I was finally lucky enough to spend a week with one.

The heart of the M3 is an exquisite 4.0L V8, making 414hp at a wild 8300rpm. Peak torque is 295 lb-ft, but that entire figure is available [...]

2011 Porsche Cayenne S Road Test

Laura Burkholder — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:23:45 +0000

The 2011 Porsche Cayenne S Tiptronic has been completely redesigned for 2011. The engine powering this new Cayenne is a 4.8-liter aluminum V8 which features VarioCam Plus, dry-sump lubrication and direct fuel injection. The engine produces 400 hp at 6500 rpm and 369 lb-ft of torque at 3500 rpm, [...]

2011 Volkswagen Jetta SEL Car Review

Laura Burkholder — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:22:12 +0000

Roadfly tested the completely updated and redesigned sporty 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SEL that completes with the likes of the Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, and Mazda3. When reviewing a car like the Jetta, one of the things we look for in the road test is how well the Jetta compares to [...]

2012 Porsche Cayman R

Ross Rapoport — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:59:28 +0000

2012 Porsche Cayman R Porsche unveiled the raw and racy Cayman R at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. It’s a lighter (by over 120lb) and more powerful (by 10hp, at 330hp) than the already-potent Cayman S. That gives the Cayman R a lip-smacking curb weight of 2855lb (6-speed MT), and [...]

2012 Volkswagen Beetle

Charlie Romero — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:58:56 +0000

VW introduced the new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle at the New York Auto Show. This is the sportiest and most fuel efficient Beetle ever offered. The 2012 VW Beetle will offer three engines a 2.5L gasoline five cylinder, a 2.0L TDI clean diesel and a 2.0L turbocharged gasoline engine. Transmission choices [...]

2012 BMW 1 Series ActiveE Electric Car Overview by Roxie Roadfly

Charlie Romero — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:40:59 +0000

Roxie Roadfly brings a fun and humorous side to her overview of the new 2012 BMW 1 Series ActiveE Electric Car.

BMW first introduced the Concept ActiveE at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. Later this month BMW will unveil the BMW 1 Series ActiveE at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, and [...]

2010 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Road Test and Review

bryan — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:51:47 +0000

Hosts Jessi Lang and Steve Hammes checked out the all-new 2010 Mercedes Benz CLS 63 AMG, the ridiculously powerful sports sedan whose class, the CLS, is being marketed by Benz as a “four door coupe”. Although this seems like a contradiction, once you see the 63 AMG for the first [...]

Road Test and Review – 2010 Porsche Panamera 4S

bryan — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:59:57 +0000

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Porsche has a long and legendary history when it comes to sports cars, but new for 2010 is their first addition to the growing luxury sports sedan market: the Porsche Panamera. Our host, Jessi Lang, spent a week road testing and reviewing the Panamera [...]

2008 Porsche Cayman Car Review Video

Laura Burkholder — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:37:52 +0000

Join our host Charlie Romero as he tests the 2008 Porsche Cayman at Barber Motorsport Park outside Birmingham, AL. The mid-sized Cayman sport coupe is sized in between its siblings, the slightly smaller Boxster and the larger 911 Carrera.

The base model Cayman has the 2.7L H6 engine that produces [...]

2009 BMW 3 Series Preview Video

Laura Burkholder — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:56:38 +0000

There have been several cosmetic and performance improvements to the BMW 3 Series for 2009. The most noticeable design changes to the 3 Series sedans and sport wagons are the new headlight housings, the switch to LED tail lamps and turn signals, and the re-styled bumper and trunk.

But the [...]

2009 Audi A4 Avant First Drive

Laura Burkholder — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:03:28 +0000

When we arrived in Ibiza, Spain to drive the new Audi A4 Avant, we were a bit surprised to have six engine variations of the vehicle to drive…not surprised by the number of engine options but surprised by the fact that they did not have the variation that would be [...]

2009 BMW X6 xDrive50i Car Review Video

Laura Burkholder — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:28:46 +0000

We recently took the 2009 BMW X6 xDrive50i for a test drive in the Blue Ridge Mountains while visiting BMW’s Spartanburg manufacturing plant. Our Publisher, Charlie Romero, was quite impressed with this new segment, saying that the X6 could be the best-handling SUV from BMW. He even went [...]

2009 BMW X6 First Drive Photos

Laura Burkholder — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:46:20 +0000

We’ve been covering the X6 since it was just a concept but we recently traveled to the BMW Spartanburg, SC plant to get seat time in the all-new 2009 X6.

For those who aren’t familiar with the 2009 X6, the Sports Activity Coupe (SAC) is the latest offering from BMW, a [...]

New 2009 Audi A4 Avant Photos

Laura Burkholder — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:11:40 +0000

The A4 family represents 50% of Audi’s volume, with 10% of the sales mix coming from the Avant. That being said, the 5th generation, 2009 Audi A4 Avant proudly carries on the family’s moniker. The A4 Avant is loaded with features like Audi Side Assist lane change assist, Intelligent [...]

2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG First Drive

Brian Armstead — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:27:23 +0000

For years, the BMW M3 has reigned supreme when speaking of small European performance, but times are changing. Does it still wear the crown? Not if the 2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG has anything to do with it.

AMG has been the performance wing of Mercedes for almost 40 years. [...]