Infamous tuner Brabus has turned their eye towards the all-electric Tesla Roadster, tweaking the car’s exterior for a more sinister appeal. Aside from the matte-white paint scheme, the company installed a custom carbon fiber front lip and rear diffuser and swapped the stock wheels and tires for more aggressive bits. Here’s the really nifty bit. [...]
Why? Because the very last drop head McLaren SLR roadster to ever be produced is headed for the good ol’ U.S. of A., which means that some filthy stinking rich lucky individual over here could own a piece of history. It probably won’t be us. You know, the garage is full as it is and [...]
Shoulda maybe seen this one coming. Autoblog Sam’s been all over it from the start, but now brand new CEO Elon Musk has posted a blog. In it he discusses how the new economic realities of the past few weeks are forcing changes at the electric car company. First of all, they are laying some [...]
Here’s yet another contender for the ultimate open-wheel track beast. This time the car comes from French manufacturer Secma and is powered by a 1.6-liter four pot sourced from Renault with 105 horsepower and 109 lb-ft of torque. While that falls well behind the Ariel Atom and KTM X-Bow, it should be more than sufficient [...]
This week, we got the unfortunate but expected news that Cadillac is taking the XLR roadster out of production. This is disheartening news, because the XLR might be the most Cadillacky Cadillac. Especially the XLR-V. But after a little quality time with my best friend eBay Motors, I gained some perspective. Cadillac’s last stab at [...]
Mercedes-Benz’s SLR Roadster has to be one of the best-looking vehicles on the planet. With its lunging-mercury nose, shark-gill side vents and low-rake windscreen, this Brit-German drop topper is what I’d drive if I had hundred dollar bills oozing out my ears, among other orifices. McLaren has turned its wrenches on the lusty lady in [...]
It’s a wonder the Pontiac Solstice GXP and the Saturn Sky Red Line haven’t been welcomed with open arms by the aftermarket industry. The cars serve up a winning, inexpensive turbo four, rear drive combo topped off with some seriously good looks. Fidanza has dropped this hot little piece on the two drop tops. It’s [...]
I really don’t think it gets that much better than this. Whatever makes it to the very top of your “dream car-dream road” list, snaking through the vineyards of southern France in a drop head car can’t be too far down. The company “The Classic Route” will rent you a Morgan and book an exceptional [...]
Here’s some news to take the wind out of your Fiendish sails. [Fiendish sails? -- Ed] Turns out the much anticipated MG TF roadster has no future in the land of the freedom fries. Early on it looked like there would be an assembly plant right here in Oklahoma, but the deal fell through for [...]
Eventually. Evidently the people are demanding a low-cost fun-to-drive drop top, as Martin Winterkorn, VW head honcho, announced the company is planning a roadster for sale within five years. A concept is being prepped for the L.A. Auto show to get a feel for public opinion. It’s true that VW has pulled this trick in [...]
