It’s been way too long since we featured a little open-wheel glory here on Autofiends. To rectify that situation, I give you the Caterham CSR 175. Designed to be the most accessible – and sane – of the company’s CSR line, there’s a 175 horsepower, 2.3-liter Duratec four-cylinder. What, you aren’t bowled over by the [...]
Auto Shows
Auto shows are a wonderful thing. Not only do you get to peep at an abundance of sexy metal, but manufacturers usually roll out some pretty neat tricks to draw the most attention possible. Wiesmann [Thanks, Mirko!] seems to be no exception, as the German company will build an entire car live at the Frankfurt motor [...]
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2009
The New York Auto Show kicked off this week, and we’d be remiss in our duties if we let it just slide by without so much as a peep. Good Dr. Richardson has been kind enough to keep us up to date in his Daily Wraps, but how about a quick look at the cars [...]
The New York Auto Show is getting ready to fire up for the public, but manufacturers are already showing off their latest wares to the motoring press. Nissan just dropped the cloth on its new 370Z roadster, and so far it looks like the topless version is just as sexy as its hard-top cousin. The [...]
If the thought of the hard top Audi TT-RS wasn’t enough to send your heart a flutter, how’s about a drop head version? It looks like dear Audi is planning on showing off the TT-RS Roadster at the Leipzig Motor Show alongside a few of its muscular brethren. The convertible TT-RS will still boast the [...]
In a little more than a week, one of the biggest auto gatherings on the East Coast will descend on Charlotte, NC. If you’re into vintage tin of any make or model, the Lowes Motor Speedway Auto Fair demands a pilgrimage. Aside from the rows and rows of finished rides awaiting your admiration, there are [...]
The interweb is at it again, Fiends. According to rumors bouncing from site to site Toyota plans to show off some goodies at the Tokyo Auto Show. The news comes after The General, Chrysler, Ford, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and VW all said they have no interest in making the trip to show their wares. So [...]
That’s right. Blame a weak dollar and weaker interest in quick all-wheel drivers these days for the bad news, but Audi says it has no plans to bring its TT RS to a back yard near you. That’s a real shame, too. Audi’s rocket is powered by a direct-injection, turbo 2.5-liter I-5 with a potent [...]
A slew of tiny pics have popped up of the Audi TT-RS ahead of the car’s debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month. As with the rest of the four-ring’s offerings, that RS designation moves the car from capable to hair-raising. Under the hood, Audi’s crammed a 340 horsepower twin-turbo 2.5-liter I5 with 332 [...]
The parade of teasers for next month’s Geneva Motor Show continues. This time the peep show comes from Renault courtesy of a microsite. The company plans on pulling the sheets off of its Megane R.S. – a car slated to go head to head with the likes of the Focus RS and Golf GTI once [...]
