2011 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 – First Drive Review

May 3, 2011 at 2:16pm by Juergen Zoellter

Lamborghini’s latest supercar is both tamer and wilder than ever.

If you happened to be in Rome at the end of April, you might have been planning to hear Pope Benedict XVI deliver his traditional Easter blessing. Finding yourself in a parade of Italian supercars guided by mayor Gianni Alemanno might have been unexpected for foreigners, but is little surprise in Italy. Here, the people are as proud of their sports-car tradition as they are to be home to the Pope. No wonder, then, that Lamborghini chose Rome, the Holy City, as the site of the first drives of its new Aventador LP700-4.

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2011 Saab 9-4X – First Drive Review

May 1, 2011 at 12:01am by Tony Swan

The last of the GM-based Saabs.

Here is today’s crossover conundrum: When is a Cadillac SRX not a Cadillac SRX? Answer: When it’s a Saab 9-4X.

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2011 Saab 9-4X – First Drive Review

May 1, 2011 at 12:01am by Tony Swan

The last of the GM-based Saabs.

Here is today’s crossover conundrum: When is a Cadillac SRX not a Cadillac SRX? Answer: When it’s a Saab 9-4X.

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2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Bicolore LP550-2 and 2012 Gallardo LP570-4 Spyder Performante – First Drive Review

April 29, 2011 at 10:59am by Aaron Robinson

A couple of paint-and-tape jobs stretch the Gallardo lineup.

In the seven years since our first Lamborghini Gallardo test, the factory has produced some 10,000 copies. Compared with, say, a Honda Accord—about 6000 sold last week—that number is paltry enough to qualify each Gallardo as special.

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Rolls-Royce parades through London on the Spirit of Ecstacy centenary drive

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) on Feb 9th 2011 at 8:27AM

Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstacy Centenary Drive – Click above for high-res image gallery
Rolls-Royce may sell as many motor cars in Hong Kong and Dubai as they do in their own domestic market, but if you had to pick one city that embodies the Spirit of Ecstasy, that'd be London. So to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot, the company rolled out a parade of 100 of its vehicles around the sites and streets of the English capital.

The latest Phantom and Ghost models lead the procession that included shining examples from the company's history – including Silver Ghosts, Clouds, Shadows and Spurs – past such local landmarks as Big Ben, Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus. Full details in the press release after the jump.

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