La Dolce Veloce

The Tesla Model S electric sedan is moving closer to production, having secured a $350 million loan from the government to help it build a factory to produce this car in 2011. The Model S will be unveiled in full on March 26th.

(Via Treehugger.)

Some brave souls in Indiana came up with this creation, the Maxximus G-Force. They’re calling it the fastest street legal car, and with 1600hp coming from a twin turbo Chevy V8 engine and a claimed 2.1 second 0-60 time, I see no reason to doubt them. If the car looks familiar, that’s because it starts out life as an Ultima GTR 720. You can get your own copy for three million dollars, if you’re so inclined. (via Wired)

Really, does anything need to be said? I mean, just LOOK at it. Pure Italian supercar goodness. 2360 pounds, 739hp, longer wheelbase (+47mm) and track (+50mm). Only sixteen will be built, and those lucky customers will be confined to the racetrack, for this car isn’t street legal. Jalopnik has a nice gallery of pictures, or you can read more about the car at LeftLaneNews.

The new Honda Insight isn’t even on the market yet, and already tuners are working on modifying it! Here’s Mugen’s interpretation, adding some nice aero touches and naming it ‘Zero Lift’. You can view a short movie clip of this car, courtesy of Mugen, at this link or view more pictures of the Insight here. (via LeBlogAuto)

AutoWeek captured this upcoming Mercedes sports car testing recently. This future sports coupe will feature gullwing doors, plenty of horsepower (~600hp), and a pricetag of several hundred thousand dollars. It’s expected to be unveiled in Geneva in 2010. (via AutoWeek)

First, the good news. AutoCar has a gallery of official pictures of the upcoming V12 powered Aston Martin Vantage which you can view at this link. Now, the bad news. If you live in the US, these pictures are the closest you’ll come to this car, as there are no plans to import it here. You can read more at AutoWeek.

Well, this photo may not show much, but that’s the (disguised) replacement for the F430, to be called the F450. You can expect this to be unveiled this fall, with sales beginning in 2010. (via Jalopnik)