Aston Martin Cars at Goodwood Festival of Speed
While it won’t be an exact case of deja vu, fans at this year’s Festival of Speed will once again get to see the Le Mans-winning Aston Martin DBR9 tackle the hill at Goodwood.
Archive for June, 2008
Porsche releases preliminary information on 2009 Models
Frank just sent this in for us to post, so here you go!
Porsche just released information about the 2009 edition of its legendary 911, sporting improved good looks and some serious mechanical tweaks designed to keep it at the head of the pack. Although the styling changes might seem minor, Porsche has switched to LED lighting front and back, and has made daytime driving lights and bi-xenon headlights standard across the Carrera range. Besides that,Porsche will also start offering what they call Dynamic Bending Lights on all models. Think nighttime cornering and lights that point into a turn. While those changes may be the first you notice, it will take a twist of the Le Mans-start-left-of-the-steering-wheel key to fully appreciate the 2009 911s. Read the rest of this entry »
New Elise - Special Edition
Just got this through from our friend (and contributor) Frank Filipponio:
As a fitting tribute to racing legend Jim Clark, Lotus has just released information on its first special edition supercharged Elise, which they have named the Clark Type 25 Elise SC. The special edition green and yellow supercharged car is being built to honor the late, legendary Formula 1 driver, Jim Clark. The color combination emulates that of Clark’s Type 25 F1 car which he piloted to a world championship in 1963. Other features that distinguish this Elise from run-of-the-mill models are a standard hardtop, black and silver Lotus racing wheels, black leather seats, red trim and a wooden shift knob. No mechanical changes were announced, however, meaning buyers get the same 218 hp and 156 lb.-ft. of torque from the Elise’s supercharged 1.8-liter, straight-4. Only 25 units are to be sold, matching Clark’s racing number. The�Clark Type 25 Elise SC will only be available in the UK and Ireland at an asking price of £35,995. Full press release following:
