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Saturday, December 4, 2010

Top Gear christmas special alert

The boys from Top Gear will be back on December 26, 2010.
Photo credit topgear.com.

While the new series of Top Gear has been delayed until next year, topgear.com has recently released news that Jeremy, Richard, and James will be back on boxing day for a christmas special.

I didn't read the whole article because it said "spoiler alert" and I didn't want to ruin it for myself.

To read more about the about the episode click here, but I should add POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT!

Words by Steven Wagers

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

The Aspira F620

The Aspira F620. Photo credit forums.finalgear.com.
Take a look at this here supercar. It is called the Aspira F620.

The car is made by a small British company called Aspira. If you're looking for a comparison you could say they are a bit like Noble although Noble has already solidified a solid reputation.

Aspira is basically a small supercar producing company and their latest invention, pictured above, certainly looks the part. 

Monday, November 22, 2010

Mazda's new beauty

The Mazda Shinari concept. Photo credit dieselstation.com.
Every once in a while, a car company releases a car so beautiful, that it causes the world to stop and stare while thinking "Yes. Now that is a B-A-U-tiful car."

Normally these cars are released by the Ferrari's and the Aston Martin's of the world, but this time it's Mazda who is making waves.

Mercedes concept car

The LA auto show is going on right now and there are many new cars to talk about as well as some crazy concepts.

The Mercedes Biome. Photo credit motorward.com.
There were a lot of "green"cars unveiled but I think the most out there car from a design standpoint at least was the Mercedes Biome concept.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Jag joins electric supercar club

The Jaguar C-X75 concept car. Photo credit ubergizmo.com
Well it's no secret that the automotive industry is going green, so Jaguar has created a concept super car called the C-X75 which will run entirely on electricity.

The car was announced at the Paris Auto Show in September. Jaguar says it can post a 0-60 time in only 3.4 seconds and that it will keep going to a top speed of 205 mph.