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New Abarth platform for speedster model

26 April, 2020

The stand-alone twin-seater Abarth roadster model being developed could have its own platform, according to reports, and won’t use a borrowed Lotus or KTM chassis. The model should be an exclusively developed Abarth model as the brand pushes beyond just…

Mercedes-Benz F-CELL Roadster repeats historic trip made by Bertha Benz in 1888

25 April, 2020

In 1888, Bertha Benz, Carl Benz’s wife, has tried to prove her husband’s invention was safe travelling from Mannheim to Pforzheim with their two sons in the Patent Motor Wagon, recognised as the world’s first automobile. In 2009, Mercedes-Benz has…

Alfa 8C Spider: available from July 2009 at 212,000 euros

21 April, 2020

The Alfa Romeo 8C Spider, open-top version of the acclaimed 8C Competizione, will be available for sale from July 2009. As revealed by the German magazine AutoBild, the dream car from Alfa will cost 212,000 euros in Germany.The 500 units…

Porsche 918 Spyder: spy shots from a reader

20 April, 2020

Once again, a reader from out parent-site Autoblog.it has sent us some spy photo of a new or upcoming model, and this time around the subject of these pics is the beautiful Porsche 918 Spyder, which will be officially introduced…

Audi R8 Spider – like this?

20 April, 2020

Car Magazine has developed a similar look to the above rendering for the nuova Audi R8 Spider, expected for next year. “Engineering” reasons mean that it is likely to be equipped with a “Targa” roof of removable panels, rather than…

Ferrari tuning 430 Scuderia Spider 16M Anderson Germany

19 April, 2020

Tired of your old Ferrari F430 Spider? Try upgrading to a Ferrari 430 Scuderia Spider 16M without spending a bucketload of cash to get your hands on one of the only 499 units being made. Pop into to Anderson Germany…

Brera and Spider to get new engines

17 April, 2020

Alfa Romeo will be releasing some new engine options over the next few months, including two new turbos: a 1.8L TBi direct injection petrol at 200hp, and a 2.0L JTDm at 170hp. These two new engines should appear on the…

McLaren MP4-12C Spyder features a folding hard-top mechanism

16 April, 2020

McLaren MP4-12C Spyder will feature a folding roof mechanism, consisting of three panels, which close overlapping each other. The images published by Autocar focus on the hard-top roof, main feature of the new sportscar from Woking, whose debut is set…

Audi R8 spy shots

15 April, 2020

The Audi R8 spider will be presented the Frankfurt motor show in September and these shots show what we can expect, with the spider displayed in its final version. This is the 5.2-litre V10 model with 525 hp and 530…

Spider Abarth: close relative of the future Lotus Elise?

13 April, 2020

This a rumour too juicy to be denied: or better, a dream, even a mirage. But if it’s true… According to reports from Leftlane, following more on Abarth rumours, Fiat could have reached an agreement to develop its future spider…

Is a 50,000 € Baby Bugatti coming ?

12 April, 2020

According to Auto Bild a 50,000 € Baby-Bugatti is coming, both in a coupè and a roadster version.The engine would be based on the 2.0 liters Turbo-FSI engine of the Golf GTI / Audi TT. Before being mounted on a…

McLaren: first image of the new MP4-12C Spider released

8 April, 2020

McLaren has released the first image of the new MP4-12C in Spider configuration, a new model that retains setting and content of its coupe variant. The car uses a MonoCell frame made of carbon fiber and the well-known 3.8-litre twin…

Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster spy shots top down

8 April, 2020

In these spy shots the Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster gets its kit off for the first time, so to speak. Here we the see the SLS AMG with the roof down as the exotic convertible continues its testing. It’s been…

Ferrari 458 Spider rendering

6 April, 2020

Here are new renders of the Ferrai 458 Spider, after confirmations that the brand new Ferrari 458 Italia would be made in an open-top version in the future. The 458 Spider will appear a couple of years down the track,…

Audi A1 Speedster – rendering

30 March, 2020

Auto Motor und Sport has a rendering of the Audi A1 Speedster. The speedster is the open-air version of the future super-mini from Ingolstadt, and this rendering is a nice addition to the sketches of the A1 hatchback coming from…

Porsche Boxster Spyder test drive: take off the roof!

30 March, 2020

It’s just as well Fifth Gear is still around to give us some serious car test drives, picking up where TopGear has left off (and gotten a little crazy). Besides, we like the woman’s driving style, not that we’re biased…

Alfa Brera Spider – official photos!

26 March, 2020

The official photos are finally here: the Alfa Brera Spider in all its glory. No data yet on prices or on the differences with the coupè (weight ? performance ?), and it can be seen only with the roof down.Beatiful,…

Audi R8 spider – official sketch

23 March, 2020

Second installment of the leaks to Car Magazine from Audi’s Design Team. After the Audi A1, it’s time to see how the Audi R8 Spider will look.We can see some intriguing details, like the two humps behind the headrests, somewhat…

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster

19 March, 2020

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren RoadsterMercedes-Benz officialy announces its SLR McLaren Roadster. With its V8 AMG V8 supercharged engine and 626 ps, it boasts the same performance figures as the coupè version (332 km/h top speed, 3.8 seconds from 0-100 km/h). The…

Audi e-Tron Spyder live at 2010 Paris Motor Show

14 March, 2020

The next member of the Audi e-Tron family has been presented live at the 2010 Paris Motor Show in the form of the Audi e-Tron Spyder. The open-top model is clearly based on Audi’s original coupé version and provides an…

Bmw 5-Series F10 V-MS by Vorsteiner (with video)

13 March, 2020

American aftermarket company Vorsteiner presents a tuning program called VMS specifically designed and manufactured for Bmw 5-series F10. The package includes a lightweight carbon fiber aerodynamic package developed for vehicles already equipped with the factory M Tech aero package and…