Cars in the Fast Lane

The new Subaru WRX STI Spec C slims down about 70kg to give the car a weight of approx. 1,400kg. This was made possible, among other ways, with an aluminium trunk, lighter roof, thinner glass, Read the rest of this entry »

At the New York International Auto Show, Hyundai released the very sleek and aggressive looking Genesis Coupe. I would say it looks similar to the Infiniti G37 concept model.

Hyundai confirmed that the Genesis Coupe will offer two engines Read the rest of this entry »

Furai is Japanese for “sound of the wind.”

It’s tuned to run on 100% E100 ethanol produced in partnership by British Petroleum.

It’ll be a mid-engine, rotary car built on top of a Courage C65 chassis that Mazda used to run in the American Le Mans Series. The three-rotor Wankel engine tuned to run on the ethanol will pump out about 450hp.

The looks appear to be similar to the supercar Zonda made by Pagani, but also has it’s own unique characteristics that make it look very streamline.

The Mazda Furai is set to be shown in the ‘08 Detroit Auto Show along side the revised 2009 Mazda RX-9.

Honda has confirmed that the Acura NSX will be released in 2010.

“We are developing it without any delay, so most probably we will have it in the period we already promised,” says American Honda President and CEO Tetsuo Iwamura says, adding that means the car will arrive in 2010.

The 2010 Acura NSX is expected to be powered a V10 engine producing in excess of 500 hp.

The NSX was originally planned to have been shown side by side by it’s rival the Nissan Skyline GTR, but the NSX was a no-show.

At the Los Angeles Motor Show, Subaru debuted it’s STi in North America and during the press conference Tim Colbeck, VP of Sales confirmed that pricing will start at $34,995 with orders starting from today.

The WRX STi is powered by a 2.5 liter turbocharged boxer engine churning out 305 hp, blasting it from 0-60 in 4.9 seconds.

Source: Worldcarfans