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2011 Toyota Tacoma price
The Japanese car maker has announced the 2011 Toyota Tacoma price even thought at this point there are no official photos with the 2011MY version.
The 2011 Toyota Tacoma price starts at 16,365 USD for the Regular Cab 4×2 powered by a 159 HP 2.7-litre 4-cylinder engine backed by a 5-speed manual gearbox while the range topping Double Cab variant fitted with a 4.0-litre V6 and producing 236 HP and a 5-speed automatic transmission starts at 27,525 USD.
2011 Subaru Impreza price
The 2011 Subaru Impreza price for the 2.5i, 2.5i Premium and Impreza Outback Sport models sold on the U.S. market has been announced over the weekend.
For the 2011 Subaru Impreza 2.5i pricing starts at 17,495 USD while the 5-door version goes on sale starting at 17,995 USD.
Video: Bentley Continental GT Mud Bath
Luxury sports cars seem to be having a tough time if they end up in Russia. This next video will confirm this as a drunk Russian guy, which apparently enjoyed playing with mud thought his Bentley Continental GT would have just as much fun by taking a mud bath.
We don’t know what kid of gathering was this Bentley Continental GT part of, but the rear end looks pretty damaged, and it seems the right hand taillight went missing prior to car’s mud bath.
Zenvo ST1 crash video
The first Danish supercar, the Zenvo ST1 was involved in a small crash during track testing at Jyllandsringen in Denmark. Apparently the guy behind the wheel was a little over exuberant when taking a corner, or maybe harnessing the car’s enormous 1,100 HP output takes more experience and practice than thought.
The Zenvo STI extracts power from a 7.0-litre V8 and we’re glad to see this was only a minor crash, as this extreme supercar has a price of around 2.7 million USD, and only 15 units will get to see the day light.
Aston Martin DB9 turned into DBS by EDO Competition
A rather unusual conversion coming from EDO Competition who turned a 5-year old Aston Martin DB9 into an Aston Martin DBS.
At the exterior the Aston Martin DB9 received body panels made out of carbon fiber, a new exhaust system, and various other re-touches that would make it look like a DBS model, plus the tuner fitted a new sport suspension and high performance brakes for improved driving dynamics.
Porsche Panamera improves fuel consumption
Stuttgart’s Porsche Panamera is entering the second production year so to further enhance the model, the automaker is now offering a series of new options that help improve fuel consumption.
These particular options are te new brake energy recuperation system that will come as standard on the Porsche Panamera, and the optional 19 inch all-season tires that enable the 4-door sports car to reduce fuel consumption by 0.9-litres per 100 Km. This means the top ranging Porsche Panamera that packs 500 HP will need 11.3-litres (25 mpg) to cover 100 Km, instead of 12.2-litres as before (23.2 mpg).
2010 Seat Leon Cupra R detailed
As the 2010 Seat Leon Cupra R is arriving in Showrooms across UK, the Spanish automaker is releasing detailed information along with a presentation video that describes what’s new on the latest hot-hatch version.
The 2010 Seat Leon Cupra R extracts 265 PS and 350 Nm of torque from a 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engine, which translates into a top speed of 155 mph, needing 6.2 seconds when accelerating from 0 to 62 mph.
Senner Audi S5 Sportback
Senner tuning decided to offer a sporty new look for the current Audi S5 Sportback, together with increased engine performance.
The 3.0-litre TFSI engine from under the bonnet received a new air filter together with a remapped ECU which enables a total output of 375 HP (instead of 333 HP) and 495 Nm of torque.
Video: Gran Turismo 5 features Stig
Sony has released a new trailer video for the upcoming Gran Turismo 5 video game, and this time we get introduced to some cool new features that will probably revolutionize auto racing games.
Besides the fact that during the game players can hear Sebastian Vettel’s voice, Gran Turismo 5 will come in 3D and will also have some kind of game mode that involves the Stig and racing on the Top Gear test track.
2011 BMW M3 Frozen Gray Coupe
If you remember the teaser images announcing a special edition M3 especially for the US then this is it: the 2011 BMW M3 Frozen Gray Coupe.
The automaker says only 30 exemplars 2011 BMW M3 Frozen Gray Coupe will be produced, and if you don’t know whats so special about it, the name says it all, a deep metallic paint that accentuates the coupe’s sporty lines.