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Porsche acquires Nardo high-speed test track
Filed under: Etc. , Porsche If Porsche wants to test out a new vehicle at speed - and you can usually bet that at any given time Porsche will be testing a new vehicle at speed - it's got miles and miles of Autobahn at which to do it. Not enough?
Continue reading...McLaren MP4-12C Terso shows FAB Design’s good side
8. March 2012
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Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Luxury , MISC The good news for folks who both love and hate the FAB Design McLaren MP4-12C Terso is that there will only be five made. But to our eyes, the Swiss tuners known for some felonious assaults on innocent cars (the McLaren SLR Desire , anyone?) have been admirably restrained with this one, although we'll admit that Mansory set the bar high . New front and rear clips for the Mac seems to be the thing, and the Terso fulfills that brief with a polygonal theme for its widebody stance.
Continue reading...Lumma Design offers a new take on the Porsche 911 with the CLR 9 S
7. March 2012
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Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Porsche Many of the tuners here at the Geneva Motor Show have little to no restraint when it comes to styling, which is why we appreciate subtlety when we see it. Lumma Design, hailing from Winterlingen, Germany, offers an example of such restraint with its CLR 9 S based on the new 991 Porsche 911 . The styling package includes a tasteful strip package, a new front clip with an integrated splitter and a three-piece spoiler at the rear
Continue reading...TechArt previews new Porsche 911 upgrades ahead of Geneva
28. February 2012
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Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Porsche With the introduction of the new 991-series Porsche 911 , a multitude of tuners have been hard at work over the last several months tweaking and customizing the latest iteration of Stuttgart's legendary rear-engined sports car. One of those tuners, TechArt , first previewed their take on the new Porsche 911 back in September, but they are now are ready to officially debut the car at the Geneva Motor Show next week. TechArt has never been one to shy away from changing up the appearance of the Porsche 911 (the TechArt GTStreet RS we recently drove is evidence of that), and the same goes for the newest model
Continue reading...Gumpert shows second Geneva teaser, will debut two new Apollo models
27. February 2012
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Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , MISC The Geneva Motor Show sets itself apart from the other international auto shows with a gathering of Europe's smaller boutique manufacturers and tuners. One of those is Gumpert, the German builder of supercars that have impressive performance and a polarizing appearance
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11. April 2012
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