Car Throttle

British nameplates are making a comeback! Aston Martin, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Jaguar and Land Rover are all luxury or high-end performance makes. Lotus is planning on reentering the exotic car market and McLaren is planning an offensive against Ferrari and Lamborghini with a range of new models that begins with the MP4-12C. I love unique manufacturers like Morgan and Bristol that are still around as well. Now a name in British racing, Chevron, has a new comeback model in the works. Since being formed in 1965 by Derek Bennet, it has produced racing cars. Since his death in 1978, it has been around, but not in producing a new line of racing cars. That is about to change as it plans to introduce the mid-engined GR8, successor the

Sometimes, you get a filet mignon when you're expecting Hamburger Helper. That's sort of how I feel going to an Audi dealership - for the most part, modern Audi's don't push my buttons as much as the golden oldies like the Type-44's, the ur-Quattro, and the Porsche-engineered RS2.  But when you pull up to your local Audi dealer and this is sitting outside, I'd like to see your expression. Sure, most of Audi's modern range is uninspired and just too German to be interesting, but the R8 is different.  This is the type of car that leaves an impression after you see it - one that lasts a long time.  I think it's sure to go down as one of the most beautiful designs of this

Isn't technology wonderful? Technology is what allows the new S4 to be faster than the old one, despite 25% less cylinders, 29% less displacement, and a few less horsepower.  The new generation S4 ditches Audi's old standby 4.2L V8 with a brand-new supercharged 3.0L V6, which makes 333bhp and 325 lb-ft of torque. 0-60 comes up four tenths of a second faster than the old V8 m0del, 4.9 seconds versus 5.3, but the most surprising thing is the gain in fuel economy.  For the record, the B7 S4 had a remarkable thirst for premium unleaded: 13 miles to every gallon in the city, and 20 on the highway wasn't really impressive to anyone, except Excursion drivers perhaps.  The new model returns 18 city and 27 highway,