La Dolce Veloce

In the midst of the supercar renaissance of the early twenty-first century comes the rebirth of the Duesenberg name. The car is being designed in California and will be powered by an all new, air cooled, supercharged V12. You’d think such a motor would product gobs of power, yet output is expected to be ‘only’ around 300hp. My guess is it’ll be a ‘stump puller’ and have tons of torque, which should suit this car nicely. Look for this car hitting the roads in the US around 2007.

The new Jaguar XK coupe was spied testing in Cape Town recently. It looks like a nice update to the beautiful car, maintaining its feline curves and a classic look. The car is expected to make its public debut at the Frankfurt auto show this September.
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Some recent Audi rumors: First, the S6 and S8 are going to arrive in the US sometime in 2006. Some models may feature a 5.2 liter engine from the Lamborghini Gallardo (Audi owns Lamborghini). The A5 is set for a 2007-2008 launch. Lastly, the LeMans supercar has been approved for production, look for it to arrive around 2007/2008 (sharing many components with the Lamborghini Gallardo).

I came across some more spy shots of the upcoming Boxster-based sports car from Porsche, the Cayman. See the rest of this post for the pics.
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The website GermanCarFans has a nice compilation of spy shots of the various 3-series BMWs coming soon. Among them, a coupe, M-series sedan, and a beautiful station wagon version.

Motor Trend has a nice article explaining tire technology. Tires are easily the most important part of any car; this article is worth reading.

Lingenfelter is selling a limited edition (25 cars), 725hp twin turbocharged C6 Corvette (2005 model). All the usual upgrades one would expect (motor, exhaust, wheels, brakes, body, seats, and of course special badges).