No one seems to know whether or not Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey will be leaving his hit television show but one place he will appear this year is in the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans race on June 13-14. The actor, beloved by many as “McDreamy” has had racing as a hobby for many years. …. Details
Just like every other carmaker, Porsche must deal with a future determined as much by politics as by the marketplace. Sure, Zuffenhausen’s most famous enterprise will continue making blindingly fast sports cars into the foreseeable future, but it’s also going to have to build (gaack), diesels and hybrids.
And so we introduce you to the 2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid. Welcome to the latest battle over Porsche’s soul…. Details
Nissan has announced a new limited-production Nissan GT-R Spec V model which we’re still having trouble wrapping our collective brain cells around. The GT-R was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007, and it has taken all before it since then – it is a technological masterpiece that looks like a relatively normal car, but outperforms cars worth double, triple and more. In Japan it sells for 8.6 million yen, translating into the cheapest production supercar the world has yet seen. Now, the Spec V is being shown at Geneva and has already gone on sale in Japan for 15,750,000 yen (JPY) – an increase of 83% in price – and the engine produces NO more horsepower. So what do you get for an extra US$72,000?… Details