Archive for May, 2009

2009 Sneak Preview: 2010 Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce

Friday, May 29th, 2009
2009 Sneak Preview: 2010 Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce
2010 Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce - 2009 Sneak Preview - Automobile Magazine
Only 350 examples will be built, and buyers will choose between two rear wings: either the "Aeropack Wing" shown here, which purportedly allows a top speed of 209 mph, or the smaller, standard wing that enables you to soar to 212 mph.

In the latest iteration of the aging Murciélago, the 6.5-liter V-12's output rises from 632 hp to 661 hp while the weight drops by some 220 pounds, resulting in a car that Lambo says will vault to 62 mph in a mere 3.2 seconds. Only 350 examples will be built, and buyers will choose between two rear wings: either the "Aeropack Wing" shown here, which purportedly allows a top speed of 209 mph, or the smaller, standard wing that enables you to soar to 212 mph.


Photo Gallery: 2010 Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce - 2009 Sneak Preview - Automobile Magazine


2009 Sneak Preview: New and Future Mazda Cars

Friday, May 29th, 2009
2009 Sneak Preview: New and Future Mazda Cars
New and Future Mazda Cars - 2009 Sneak Preview - Automobile Magazine
Beyond a grinning new front fascia, Mazda's latest update to its iconic roadster brings a higher redline, a better shifter, and meaner sound, thanks to a resonance tube that pipes induction noise into the cabin.

Just like you, we always want to know what's coming next from Detroit, Tokyo, Stuttgart, Munich, Los Angeles, and all the other places where automotive engineers and designers dream and scheme on our behalf. Car companies, of course, are loath to share information on new products lest their competitors try to copy them--or you decide not to buy the cars they already have on dealer lots. Car companies, though, are simply groups of people, and some of them have a hard time keeping secrets. So, we poke, we prod, we cajole, and we uncover information that becomes the basis for our annual Sneak Preview issue. As always, some of our information is educated guesswork based on hints, insinuations, hunches. Make no mistake, though, these cars are on their way, even though details may change. Ladies and gentlemen: our list of 136 cars coming over the next few years...


Photo Gallery: New and Future Mazda Cars - 2009 Sneak Preview - Automobile Magazine


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