Video: 9ff TR 1000 reaches 391.7 km/h at Papenburg test track

Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Porsche Click above to watch the 9ff TR 1000 reach 391.7 km/h at the Papenburg test track after the jump There aren’t too many places you can cruise at over 200 mph in relative safety, but the Papenburg test track is one of them. The high speed oval located in Northern Germany is a pavement playground for supercars in search of straight line speed, and various manufacturers and tuners regularly use the track to see just how fast their projects can go. Take, for instance, 9ff

Mitsubishi releases updated JDM Outlander Roadest with unique look

Filed under: SUV , Japan , Crossover , Mitsubishi 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander Roadest – click for high-res gallery Normally when an automaker updates a model, even if it’s just a quick cosmetic change, the earlier version is treated like cheek meat – nobody wants it unless it’s a real good deal, and the dealers just want them gone.

Report: No 2010 Kia Borrego, model’s future uncertain

Filed under: Car Buying , SUV , Kia 2009 Kia Borrego – Click above for high-res image gallery There really isn’t anything wrong with the Kia Borrego .

Family Feud: American Chopper’s Paul Teutel Sr. reportedly sues Paul Jr. for over $1 million

Filed under: Government/Legal , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Earnings/Financials , Motorcycle Drama, drama, drama. Don’t let anyone fool you into thinking American Chopper is all about the motorcycles. In reality, the television show has always been about an amazingly dysfunctional family, and in particular the father/son relationship of its two main characters: Paul Teutul Sr.

REPORT: Want an Aston Martin Cygnet? You’ll need to have a big boy Aston first

Filed under: Car Buying , Concept Cars , Marketing/Advertising , Aston Martin , Toyota , Design/Style Aston Martin Cygnet – Click above for high-res image gallery There are few automakers on earth as exclusive as Aston Martin , so we were more than a little surprised when the English exoticmaker announced it was going to build the Cygnet , a city car based on the prosaic Toyota iQ . After all, we chastise automakers for rebadging all the time, but Ford , Honda and General Motors products don’t have anywhere near the exclusivity of Aston Martin. Then there is the Cygnet’s reported $35,000 price tag

Rendered Speculation: Hummer HB compact off-roader

Filed under: Concept Cars , SUV , Hummer , Design/Style , Off-Road Hummer HB Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery With Hummer ’s future seemingly in the hands of China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. Ltd , questions naturally turn to the automaker’s barren product cupboard.

REPORT: Toyota Hybrid Concept to be subcompact, headed for U.S. sales in 2012

Filed under: Concept Cars , Detroit Auto Show , Hybrid , Toyota Toyota Hybrid Concept teaser – Click above for high-res image gallery According to the The Detroit News , Toyota ’s upcoming hybrid concept that will be debuted at the Detroit Auto Show on January 11th will be a subcompact machine that’s destined for production. Citing sources familiar with the project, DN says that the car will go into production in Japan in 2011 with U.S. sales slated for the beginning of 2012

Challarostang? Enterprising car modeler combines three ponies into one

Filed under: Concept Cars , Classics , Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet , Dodge , Ford , GM , Toys/Games , Design/Style The Challarostang – Click above for high-res image gallery Having trouble deciding which of America’s three latest muscle cars is right for you? Well, at least you’re not alone.

Report: Ferrari to show 599 hybrid concept in Geneva

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Hybrid , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Ferrari Italian pub, Quattroroute reports Ferrari will show its first road-going hybrid next March at the Geneva Motor Show .

REPORT: Chrysler to bring electric Fiat 500, hatchback concept to Detroit

Filed under: Concept Cars , Detroit Auto Show , Convertible , Coupe , Hatchback , Chrysler , Maserati , Ferrari , Fiat , Rumormill , Electric , Lancia Fiat 500C – Click above for high-res image gallery Just because Chrysler won’t be holding a press conference at next month’s Detroit Auto Show doesn’t mean that America’s third-largest automaker is coming to the party empty-handed. Far from it, in fact, assuming there’s truth to the rumors that the Pentastar will be showing off both an electric version of the soon-to-be-US-bound Fiat 500 along with a Chrysler-ized version of the Lancia Delta hatchback.

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