Power is able to initially arrive on Audi’s 4.2 liter V8 in most prices of tune, and the establishment states who it may be able to wrest select LS9s based on data from General Motors, a argue that is as plausible as space aliens at the White House. If V8s do not whet your appetite, there is as well certain idle chatter regarding an electric version. Our impression is the that car is simply lingo affirmative now, and the pictures of the office check staged to a few degree, so additonally the story is construction the rounds, we wouldn’t get our hopes up for anything and everything real.

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The biggest impediment to the G8 Coupe actually seeing the light of day are looming new CAFE regulations, but we don’t see how selling a bulk of these cars with the still-excellent 3.6 liter V6 to less performance-addled customers would be a bad thing. It’d hopefully prevent Pontiac from running afoul of the fuel economy rules while getting another car out there that enthusiasts can embrace in a variety of flavors.

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But from the A-pillar to the rear… those are the kind of aggressive, subtle lines we like in our Ferraris. Which is not to say we don’t like the California — we just like this a little better… A coupe, please. That color.
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Of all the Nagare-themed concepts too Mazda has released more than the out of two years, one stands out. The was and it walked away amidst our internal Best of Show award. Built obtainable Mazda’s two-year-old ALMS Courage C65 chassis and motivated by a 450-hp, three-rotor Wankel juiced by E100 Ethanol, the Furai was a thought the stood above the rest. Part of overly was due to its stunning design, but often times due to the fact that it was too runner. And run it does. We’ve of the Furai testing at a track in Japan, and now we get to suffer how its covet inside within a few hot laps available the Buttonwillow circuit. Hit the jump to look at it out, and build assured your speakers are turned up to 11, unless you are nevertheless at work.
 

Created by the revived Carrozzeria Touring, the Bellagio Fastback is a wagon variant of the Maserati Quattroporte – itself already one of our favorite sedans and a beautiful point of departure. And from the looks of things, Touring has done a far more elegant job than the StudioM Cinqueporte we reported on previously. Carrozzeria Touring will be showcasing the Bellagio alongside its new Superleggera sportscar in a few days at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on the shores of Italy’s glamorous Lake Como along with such elegant motors as the Bugatti Veyron Fbg by Hermes, BMW Concept CS, Zagato Bentley Continental GTZ and Cadillac CTS Coupe. Follow the jump for more information on the cars participating in this year’s Concorso.

[Source: Carrozzeria Touring and Villa d'Este]

Since the news broke that Maserati was planning a new sportscar to rival the benchmark Porsche 911, Italian styling houses have been lining up to pitch their designs for how they think the new Trident sportscar should look. Following the Chicane concept unveiled in Geneva by the students of the Instituto Europeo di Design, the resuscitated Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera threw its hat into the ring this weekend with the A8 GCS concept you see above.

Together with Touring’s other Maserati concept, the Quattroporte-based Bellagio Fastback, the A8 GCS design study was unveiled at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, the annual Mecca of class and performance on the shores of trendy Lake Como in Italy. Inspired by Pininfarina’s iconic Maserati A6 GCS Berlinetta of 1954, the Touring concept presents a compelling mix of modern design and retro touches. While it’s hard to make the case that, with even the most well-established outfits struggling to get by, the industry really needs another Italian design house or coachbuilder, if these are the results then we can hardly complain. Check out the images in the gallery below to see what we mean.

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Our new friend Dan sent us a few sketches of what’s supposedly the Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback, a near production-ready version of the Sportback Concept that debut back in 2005. Although we’re not sure if these are official images out of Mitsu-HQ, they’re very similar to some of the concept sketches we’ve seen in the past.

This new shot stays true to the original Sportback concept’s profile and lines, but comes complete with a front clip that’s more reminiscent of the rest of the Lancer line and a rear end that looks far more feasible for production. When the hatch finally makes it to dealers, likely sometime later this year, expect power to come from a 2.4-liter four, with an Evo version getting the same turbocharged 2.0-liter and all-wheel-drive system from its four-door sibling. And if Mitsubishi is smart, and decides to bring the hatch to the States, a Ralliart version to compete with the Subaru Impreza WRX five-door should be in the cards.

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