The Porsche Panamera has been talked about for over two years now and it seems that we still have at least one more year to go before the sedan will be released to consumers. The Panamera will be put into production next April. According to reports there will be 20,000 four-doors produced per year.
Since the passing of CEO Geoff Polites Jaguar and Land Rover have been taken care of by the chief financial officer David Smith. However, they are about to appoint a brand new chief executive as the two companies transition from Ford to the Indian automaker Tata.
Last month Arden gave the auto community the plans they have for the Jaguar XF. We were able to catch a glimpse of the front fascia, rear brake cooling ducts that have been integrated into the side skirts, and LED running lights. What we saw gave us an insight into the aggressive look that Jaguar has planned for it.
The first Lamborghini Reventon has arrived in Las Vegas and the excitement is scattered throughout the whole of Sin City. Lamborghini has decided to settle down in Vegas where the rich love to spend their money and gamble long into the night.
They finally decided to join the rest of the supercars that have been residing there for some time now. There are a total on 20 Reventons making their way over to Vegas in a very large box. 19 of them have already been bought and sold before they were even pulled out of the factory. Not a bad start to a new beginning.
Tadge Juechter – the chief engineer for the Corvette ZR1 – was able to answer a few questions about the supercar that Chevy is creating during an interview with GMNext. GM is bragging to consumers that this new supercar would be one of the most fuel efficient cars on the market today. Skeptical?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) may be planning to create two sliding scales of efficiency for vehicles of different sizes, in light of the proposed new fuel economy rules. This will put pressure on automaker companies that carry powerful short wheelbase models. These companies will be assigned fuel economy standards based on what they call a “Footprint”, and the amount of vehicles they sell. The “footprints” are determined by the wheel base of the vehicle, for example short wheelbase will have a small “footprint”.
When we heard about Bugatti’s newest supercar – the Veyron 16.4 – were excited and at the same time nervous to see how it would turn out and what the specs would be on it. We don’t have all the details – but we have enough to cause us to doubt as to whether or not they have made the right decisions.
Bugatti is proud of the popularity that their Veyron has brought to them. Consumers love the beautiful design and the power that exudes from this supercar. The only problem they have is keeping up with everyone who needs one. Bugatti is not having any trouble selling the Veyron – but they are behind in production.
One of the many surprises that we received at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show was from our friends at Renault. They decided that telling us everything that they would be showing off beforehand was not mysterious enough for them and they decided to wet our appetites with only a few details. We knew that they would be revealing the Laguna GT, Koleos, and Twingo RS – but we had no idea what the fourth car that they would be revealing would be.
Koenigsegg has decided to give us a sneak peek at their new exotic CCXR and CCX Edition supercars at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show. The two supercars have been talked about for the past three months – but having the chance to see them up close is something that we have yet to do.