Since its debut the Nissan GT-R won quite a few awards! And today Motor Trend added a new one: the 2009 Car of the year. "No Nissan has been as formidable or as capable as the GT-R, and no 2009 contender crushes our criteria like the GT-R. For that, it deserves our Golden Calipers," said Angus MacKenzie, editor-in-chief of Motor Trend. The 2009 GT-R is the sixth generation of Nissan's flagship sports car. It is the first to come from a "clean slate" design — all the others were based on (...)

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Audi revealed the first details on the R8 GT3 back in August, and the official debut will be made on Friday, 28 November at the Essen Motor Show. The R8 GT3 will be available starting fall of 2009. The car was caught testing at the Nurburgring. The R8 GT3 will be powered by a tweaked version of the 4,2 liter V8 that now delivers 500 hp (up from the standard 420). This R8 GT3 prototype reportedly only managed to lap the 'Ring in 8:41.00 due to slippery-when-wet conditions. Because the (...)

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The first spy shots ever of the future baby Rolls Royce reveal the RR4 will feature the latest generation BMW iDrive. The RR4 will go on sale in 2010 and will cost less than a Phantom. This latest generation of the iDrive controls navigation, communication and audio systems, as well as allowing drivers to surf the internet whilst on the move. The latest model from BMW that use the new iDrive control system is the 2009 7-Series (with whom the RR4 will share its underpinnings). Until (...)

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These PC game painted cars were exhibited in Tokyo earlier this month. This includes high-dollar great like a Lamborghini Gallardo, BMW M5 and Lancia Stratos. The Lambo belongs to Yoshida San, chairman of Age Soft. So at least he has an excuse for the paint job, the rest of the people have some serious explaining to the car gods why they would do something like this. But hey, at least its better than a pink Zonda. (...)

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LB Performance has decided to answer the loud (or nonexistent) cries of Lamborghini owners who don't believer their standard Murcielagos look aggressive enough. The Japanese tuning company, believes that bolt-on body pieces are the key to making the cars look more like the younger LP640 or Reventon siblings. For the interested Lambo owners, there are 23 components listed on the LB Performance site, including front spoilers, custom wheels and diffusers. There are a number of different (...)

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The final bull has left the corral. If you were still hopping to buy the million-euro (over $1.25 million) Lamborghini Reventon, it's time to check the auctions. According to Lamborghini, the final Reventón is now in the hands of its owner. The U.K.-bound V12 Reventón, number 20 of 20, has a minimum 650 hp and a top speed in excess of 211 mph (no one has had one long enough to get a real test.) This now concludes Lambo's Reventón project. If you feel like you missed out, remember these car (...)

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Originally Nissan said that the 2009 370Z would be "around $30,000", and today it was announced that the car will retail for, surprise, $29,930. Now go and take that extra saving and buy an air freshener for your new Z car. At its press conference today at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan also announced a few more details about the sports car. Although we already knew there would be two trim levels (regular and Touring), there are more detail on how to tell the two apart. The Touring (...)

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As you may know already, Vertu is the luxury brand of Nokia and is specialized in creating very expensive phones. The latest addition from this brand is the Vertu Ascent Ti Ferrari, a new phone inspired by the Ferrari vehicles. The new phones come in a titanium case and a combined with high-quality leather with the Ferrari logo inscription. Also, the most interesting things are the exclusive ringtones with engine sounds taken from the Ferrari F430 and the 612 Scaglietti. No words about the (...)

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