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New Cars for 2012

Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4

Smell the Alcantara, see the crosshatching of the carbon fiber, hear the turbo as you read about the cars of 2012.

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Ferrari 458 Italia, Challenge, and Spider

Friday April 27, 2012

Ferrari 458 ExhaustThey're all here and ready to roll, with the Ferrari 458 Spider making its world debut last fall in Frankfurt. It's been making the rounds ever since, along with the Challenge, whose rounds are restricted to the track and the marque-specific racing series it was built for.

Lamborghini Urus Concept

Thursday April 26, 2012

Lamborghini Urus ConceptThe fighting bull is bringing another competitor into the ring: the Lamborghini Urus SUV. The idea is to build the fastest, lightest, most efficient super luxury SUV there is. Of course, this being Lamborghini, there is an unholy amount of carbon fiber used to achieve this feat.

2012 Jaguar XKR Convertible Review

Thursday April 19, 2012

Red Jaguar XKR ConvertibleManufacturers often give reviewers convertibles during the month of April showers so that the reviews can pop up along with the May flowers. Luckily, I got just enough sunshine-filled days to cruise around in the 2012 Jaguar XKR with the top down (20 seconds flat up or down) and tell you about it.

Concept Cars of the Past and Future

Thursday April 12, 2012

BMW Vision EfficientDynamicsBringing a fancy new concept to an international auto show accomplishes two things for an exotic car manufacturer: it serves as a showcase for the company's most forward-thinking engineering, and it works as a trial balloon for public opinion. Was the world ready for a tiny Aston Martin city car? Yes. Was it prepared for an Aston Martin SUV? Apparently not. Here's a list of concept cars from years past that give us an idea of what the exotic cars of the future might look like -- or not.

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