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XTR Carchip Porsche Cayman X-Wide is the RS we've always wanted

We're not overly familiar with XTR Carchip, but the Berlin-based tuning company caught our eye with its "X-Wide" Porsche Cayman project. Designed as a daily-driver-turned-track-tool, the 987 S underwent a major exterior overhaul, with a detachable CFRP front splitter, fenders, side skirts, carbon fiber exterior mirrors and an adjustable rear spoiler, along with a set of three-piece, central locking 18-inch BBS RS wheels wrapped in Pirelli rubber. Inside, the stock stereo and air conditioning remain, but a set of Recaro GT3 seats with ... Read more →

Audi RS6 Avant driver reportedly caught going 133 MPH with nearly 2,000 pounds of pot Jonny Lieberman

If you read publications about cars long enough, you'll no doubt catch on to our pro-wagon bias. In fact, if us auto-journo types ran things, SUVs, CUVs and sedans would be banned, and all ...

Two Birds, Une Pierre: Peugeot to replace 407 and 607 with new 508 Noah Joseph

The French may not be known for their efficiency as much as, say, ze Germans, but according to the latest reports from across the Pond, Peugeot is reportedly looking at merging two weak product ...

Flash Mob: Police reportedly bust illegal night race on Hockenheim circuit Noah Joseph

We don't condone illegal behavior here at Autoblog. Heaven forbid. But if you are going to break the law, this strikes us as a good way to go about it. Reports out of Germany indicate that a ...

REPORT: Volkswagen confirms Karmann purchase, plans to build new car at factory in 2011 Michael Harley

Volkswagen AG has announced it will be establishing a new manufacturing unit in Osnabrueck, located in VW's home state of Lower Saxony, Germany. Interestingly enough, VW will be purchasing the ...

Fornasari intros five-door RR99 performance SUV 2 days ago on Autoblog

Fornasari, the independent purveyor of exotic sport-utes, has been in the game since before Porsche came along with the Cayenne, but despite its blend of Italian craftsmanship with American muscle, the three-door body-style of the Fornasari RR450 and RR600 relegated the quirky exotic truck to ...

9ff speeds into Essen with Speedster-inspired Speed9 2 days ago on Autoblog

If you love the spirit of SEMA but tend to lean towards more European tastes, Essen is the show for you. The annual aftermarket show in Germany always brings out an enticing crop of European tuner cars, and 9ff isn't about to let it go by without making its mark. The Porsche tuner is hitting ...

Spy Shots: 2011 Audi A7 caught in production form 4 days ago on Autoblog

The intrepid spy shooters at KGP have caught the 2011 Audi A7 uncovered in a testing lab in Germany ahead of its official reveal next year, and the sleek, low-slung saloon/coupe hasn't lost much of its flavor in the transition from showcar to production. Although the shots don't give us a ...

REPORT: Citroen Revolte concept to enter production as DS2 4 days ago on Autoblog

Sometimes we're happy when a concept car gets approved for production. This time around... not so much. According to reports from across the pond, the Citroen Revolte concept has been approved for production and will carry the DS2 badge when it arrives. The concept car was unveiled a couple ...

Romeo Ferraris 500 Abarth packs 360 tarmac-munching Italian stallions 5 days ago on Autoblog

Think you've seen the most hardcore 500 already? Sure, Abarth has churned out some pretty wicked versions of the retro-hatch, but even the 695 Tributo Ferrari and R3T rally machine can't hold a candle to the beast above. Given the name, you might think this latest Cinquecento was the result ...

Spy Shots: BMW 1 Series hybrid spotted in Munich 5 days ago on Autoblog

At the launch of the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid, officials acknowledged the automaker would be producing several additional hybrid models in the near future. Rumors have been floating around that the new 5 Series – due to launch in 2010 – will get the same mild hybrid system going into the ...

Ford and M-Sport officially unveil Fiesta S2000 rally car [w/VIDEO] 6 days ago on Autoblog

Ford Motor Company and noted rally masters M-Sport have pulled the veil off their latest collaborative rally machine, the Fiesta S2000. It's their first global rally car, and as such will be able to compete in a whole bevy of international competitions ranging from IRC to the S2000 World Cup to ...

Snow Drift: Dacia Duster debuts for Trophée Andros with Alain Prost 6 days ago on Autoblog

Let's set one thing straight here. The retirement of a leading Formula One driver is often portrayed as some sort of tragedy – for the driver himself especially. But the truth of the matter is that for a former World Champion, the world is his oyster. Retired F1 drivers can go on to ...

Officially Official: Toyota launches European Land Cruiser [w/VIDEO] 6 days ago on Autoblog

Back before SUVs became all the rage, for decades, Toyota built a bruiser of a truck called Land Cruiser. Like its counterparts from America and the UK, the Jeep CJ/Wrangler and the Land Rover Range Rover, the Land Cruiser has always delivered the biscuits for the world's hardcore off-roaders. ...

Dutch Porsche dealership covers new 997 Carrera S in milk chocolate for the holidays 7 days ago on Autoblog

Back when we were but wee little Autobloggers, Easter was one of our favorite holidays. Not that we were religious, mind, we just really dug finding baskets filled with sugary treats nestled in plastic grass first thing in the morning. As far as we were concerned, you could keep your colored ...

ATT Autotechnik drops BMW 335i Doppelturbo-Cabriolet 7 days ago on Autoblog

This is the problem: According to ATT Autotechnik -- the M3 Convertible is so good, why bother with any other 3 Series convertibles? And they have a point... until now! Meet ATT's new Doppleturbo-Cabriolet. What they've done is to take a regular BMW 335i convertible and make it quicker. How ...

REPORT: Rossignolo buys De Tomaso, new models headed for Geneva in 2011 7 days ago on Autoblog

We're working off a machine-translated web page, so bear with us, but it looks like legendary Seventies marque De Tomaso is being resurrected once again. This time by a wealthy Italian industrialist named Gian Mario Rossingnolo. Looks like Signor Rossingnolo has already purchased a Pininfarina ...

Porsche challenges you to guess which 911 you are listening to 8 days ago on Autoblog

And if you get 'em all right, you get a chance to win your way into a Porsche 911 Evolution driving course. Which, we have to say, is pretty dang cool. Here's how it works. Porsche has the challenge broken up into five categories. You hit play and guess which engine you're listening to. We went ...

Fiat reveals new Doblo... will it come to America to challenge Ford's Transit Connect? 8 days ago on Autoblog

You're feasting your eyes on Fiat's new Doblo. First debuting in 2001, Fiat has manged to sell over one million Doblos, both as panel work vans (know as the Doblo Cargo) and as five or seven passenger "leisure activity vehicles." This is the first ground-up redesign in the Doblo's relatively ...

VIDEO: Montezemolo beaches Ferrari California at own World Finals in Valencia 8 days ago on Autoblog

Last week, we all watched in collective awe as a $1.8 million Bugatti Veyron drove into a pond. While the driver claimed that he was attacked by a pelican, close examination of the video would appear to reveal... no pelican whatsoever. Instead, there's just a supercar inexplicably jumping into a ...

Pics Aplenty: Maybach drops full slate of Zeppelin images 8 days ago on Autoblog

Hi everybody! You're looking at the $612,000 Maybach Zeppelin 62. We've already given out opinion as to why the new Zeppelin range of Maybachs probably ain't worth the extra money. So never mind the economics of the car -- at least for a few minutes. What we have here is a big old gallery worth ...

REPORT: Ford continues strong sales in European Market 10 days ago on Autoblog

Ford's year-over-year sales were up nearly four percent for the month of October here in the United States, but the Blue Oval appears to be in even better shape across the Pond in Europe. The Dearborn, MI-based automaker saw its sales in the top 19 Euro nations rise by 12.8% versus October 2008, ...

VIDEO: Heffner Performance teases Twin Turbo Audi R8 11 days ago on Autoblog

We're starting to see this type of thing more and more. And by "type of thing" we mean dyno teasers, not twin-turbo Audis. Nonetheless, you are staring at the unclothed rump of an Audi R8 with two massive turbochargers sitting on a four-wheel dynometer. And the results are, well, calling them ...

Platoon: GPS-based road trains set to test on European roads? 11 days ago on Autoblog

It goes by the name "Sartre," but it has nothing to do with existentialism and just a little bit to do with exits. The Safe Road Trains for the Environment program is a three-year European study centering on the creation of 'platoons' of drivers behind a lead vehicle on the highway. It involves ...

Parts Imitating Life: Sculptor uses car parts to make cars... and animals 11 days ago on Autoblog

One man's junk is... well, you know. Watching the shiny metal grommets roll through his auto recycling plant in Brisbane, Australia, James Corbett doesn't appear to know the word "junk" when it comes to cars. He takes all of those leftover bits and makes superbly detailed sculptures of mostly ...

VIDEO: Ten minutes of rally crashes devoid of butt-rock soundtrack 11 days ago on Autoblog

It's often said that the Finns are drunk and walk around carrying axes the best rally drivers in the world. There's been lots of speculation as to why. Some say it's their relative isolation -- large distances between places makes for lots of fast, back roads driving. Others speculate it's their ...

Renault reportedly to expand sub-RS GT range 11 days ago on Autoblog

Renaultsport is certainly proving itself a garage full of busy little castors, isn't it? The French automaker's performance division is working on a new Formula Renault car, built in-house to replace its outsourced predecessor, and just announced the launch of the Gordini brand to slot in above ...

Renaultsport launching new Formula 2.0 car 12 days ago on Autoblog

No single automaker occupies more steps on the formula racing ladder than Renault. In addition to running their own Formula One team (for the time being, at least) and powering both the GP2 Series and the upcoming GP3, the French automaker's motorsport division organizes the Formula Renault 1.6 ...

Spy Shots: More LA-based pics of the mystery psychedelic-wrap Audi 12 days ago on Autoblog

"Whatever it may be, I like it!" So says Autoblog commenter P.V. concerning a mysterious series of camoflaged Audis that have been popping up all over the place (this one was caught again in Southern California). We tend to agree. In fact, we feel this way about most new Audis -- especially ...

REPORT: Germany wants GM's plan for Opel - and a billion dollars - "quickly" 12 days ago on Autoblog

General Motors' bouleversement on the sale of its Opel brand has caused the European head of Opel vacate his office, the head of Opel labor to gulp "a bottle of wine" to get over the shock, the German head of state to request "GM to present a reliable plan for Opel quickly," and Germany's ...

REPORT: BMW plans to offer four-cylinder diesels in the U.S. 13 days ago on Autoblog

To mechanics of the Seventies, the phrase "Oldmobile 350 Diesel" is enough to cause heart palpitations. For many Americans, that particular engine was their first – and most definitely last – exposure to diesel. Doomed from the start by both a lack of a water-separator (you ever try ...

TechArt squeezes more power out of Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 13 days ago on Autoblog

In certain circles, the 911 4S is considered the Porsche to get. You got your high-output S motor, the security of all the wheels being driven, a curvaceous (if not swollen) rear end, all the luxuries of home (especially if you tick off "leather air vents" on the options list) but without the ...

Car and Driver runs Porsche Panamera Turbo in The 24 Hours of Dayton 13 days ago on Autoblog

That's Dayton, as in Ohio. Never heard of that race? We have, but only because we had Car and Driver's head cheese Eddie Alterman on our esteemable podcast the other week and he mentioned it. What is the 24 Hours of Dayton? Let's let C/D explain: "A Brumos Porsche won the 2009 24 Hours of ...

VIDEO: Are you the 2011 Audi A8? Or are you the 2011 Audi A6? 13 days ago on Autoblog

Well, is it? Hard to say. We do know that both a new Audi A8 and A6 are headed our way sooner rather than later. Sooner, as in the South Florida International Auto Show for one of the new Audis, and/or Geneva for the other. We're pretty sure that the car captured in the video you'll soon be ...

Volkswagen GTI named Automobile Magazine car of the year 13 days ago on Autoblog

It's funny how publications have a personality. It shouldn't be funny, as obviously all publications have an editor and said editor has a collection of likes and dislikes, but we still find it amusing. Here's a for instance. This year, our pals over at Motor Trend went ahead and named the Subaru ...

Brilliance importer for Europe goes belly up 13 days ago on Autoblog

When Chinese automaker Brilliance wanted to invade The Continent, it chose Germany-based importer HSO Motors to introduce models like its BS4. Brilliance kept up its end of the agreement, shipping cars to HSO; HSO, however, couldn't get the cars sold, and a little more than a year into the ...

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