While The General may be King Of The Pushrod V8 , those Yurpeans have cooked up some pretty good overhead-cam competition. How about a straight-from-the-factory V8 that redlines at a lunatic 8,250 RPM? Sure, sure, we could argue the benefits of pushrods versus overhead cams all day- and feel free to do so in the comments, where it's sure to be a battle between engine swappers versus engineering geeks-...
Spyker's C8 Aileron Spyder has made its world debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Featuring a retractable soft roof and a 4.2-litre Audi V8, the Spyder is highly customisable. Production starts in 2010.
Spyker has released these new pics of the C8 Aileron coupé. The roadster version with electronic soft-top will be revealed at Pebble Beach. This model is equipped with an Audi V8 engine at 400 hp,[...]
The first line of Spyker C8 Aileron produced can now be seen all over Europe. First spotted at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008, the C8 Aileron was also seen as a production model at the same show in 2009. Powering the Dutch supercar is a 4.2-liter Audi V8 engine, which is what the Audi R8 also uses. The car takes 4.5 seconds to get to 62mph and can even reach speeds of 187mph.
Filed under: Spy Photos , Supercars , Audi It may not be pretty - eye of the beholder and all that - but the Gumpert Apollo is one serious ride. But as hardcore as the Apollo is, the eponymous former Audi Sport director behind the niche German automaker apparently wasn't satisfied leaving fast enough alone, so the company unveiled the Apollo Speed at this year's Geneva auto show . But that was just...
Filed under: Motorsports , Spyker Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R - Click above for high-res image gallery Spyker may have dropped out of Formula One, but they haven't lost that competitive spirit. Even before selling its F1 team to Kingfisher's Vijay Mallya, who rechristened the squad as Force India, Spyker was fielding the race-prepped sports cars in the GT2 category, The C8 Laviolette GT2-R (pictured...
It was in November 1989. After a long into-the-evening meeting with Volkswagen execs in Wolfsburg, after the usual after-meeting festivities, and after a very short night, I sat groggily behind the wheel of my Audi V8 (as it was called at the time,) headed back to Düsseldorf. Little did I know that what happened that night would gain me the company of 60 near-naked women. Others would gain even...
ABT is looking to hear from owners of all types of cars, including the Golf Breitbau and the DKW F12. General Manager Hans-Jürgen Abt said, "With the approaching anniversary the longing has grown to see some family members again, who have left us over the years." The owner of the "best car will receive a unique prize, which is not on any price list." You will have the best...
Dutch automaker Spyker revealed its latest limited edition sports car at the Los Angeles auto show on Wednesday. The road-going C8 Laviolette LM85 is a mid-engine two-seater based on the C8 Laviolette GT2R race car. Production will be limited to just 24 units. Built around a 4.2-liter Audi V8 powerplant, the LM85 [...]
Welcome to Project Car Hell , where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Last time, the Audi V8 Quattro managed to beat the gray-market BMW 745i Turbo in the Choose Your Eternity poll, in a case of Audi drivetrain complexity triumphing over BMW engine-control complexity. German-on-German Hell Challenges are always fun, but those cars were selling...
Welcome to Project Car Hell , where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! In our last Hell Project matchup, we learned that two-thirds of Jalopnik readers would choose a Mustang-based Fauxrrari over an Integra-based one as their ride of choice in the Lake Of Fire. The Lake Of Fire, as we know, is rough on body panels… but not nearly as...
The Gumpert Apollo S is powered by a 4.2 litre Audi V8 engine has a top speed of 224 mph and does 0-62mph in 3 Seconds! The Apollo weighs 2,400 lb (1,100 kg) and is a mid engined RWD street-legal race car with a Formula 1 inspired six-speed sequential gearbox created by Grumpert. [...]
Now if this isn’t a project straight from hell we don’t what is; this guy took a 1981 Lotus Esprit S3 and decided to replace its 2.2-liter 4-cylinder engine with a 4.2-liter V8 unit from an Audi A8! Understandably, that’s easier said than done as you can imagine what sort of problems can pop-up with an engine-transplant like this. Still, he managed to do it and for this, he deserves...
The first line of Spyker C8 Aileron produced can now be seen all over Europe. First spotted at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008, the C8 Aileron was also seen as a production model at the same show in 2009. Powering the Dutch supercar is a 4.2-liter Audi V8 engine, which is what the Audi R8 also uses. The car takes 4.5 seconds to get to 62mph and can even reach speeds of 187mph.
The Gumpert Apollo S is powered by a 4.2 litre Audi V8 engine has a top speed of 224 mph and does 0-62mph in 3 Seconds! The Apollo weighs 2,400 lb (1,100 kg) and is a mid engined RWD street-legal race car with a Formula 1 inspired six-speed sequential gearbox created by Grumpert . PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Gumpert Apollo S Pics and Video
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