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Currently, there's only one exclusive member of the sports car/SUV crossover club and that is the Porsche Cayenne. Now, though, a range of luxury and exotic SUV concepts have sprung out of nowhere. In the next few years you'll have a choice of a Bentley SUV, a Maserati SUV, even something called an Eterniti and possibly a Lamborghini SUV.  This wouldn't be their first attempt at off roading, though. Believe it or not, this is a classic Lamborghini! It's called the LM002 (or 'Rambo Lambo') and it was originally built to sell to the US Army. There were two engines for it: the same 5.2 V12 that's in the Countach or a 7.2 'Marine' V12 and both sound great but the car was

It's not long to go until Christmas is finally here! If you haven't done your Christmas shopping yet then why not have a look at the Christmas presents that the car fans in your life will love or hate you for. I'll let you into a secret, I've been given a couple of the presents featured in the past (it's easy buying me petrol-head related pressies). BMW M-Sport Coffee Table To start things off imagine one of your friends or someone in your family recently settled into a new home. Picture the scene. They need somewhere to put the TV guide, random bits of paperwork and their drink and you notice that they once gave you a lift in a M-Powered BMW. Well I've found the perfect

Some amazing footage has been seen on the famous video uploading website since it went live in 2005. YouTube contains a vast library of clips ranging from front-line breaking news videos such as natural disasters or serious crime to the most ridiculous content such as a drunk guy being catapulted over a pool by a homemade human slingshot or a cat singing. There are loads of car videos up there too, including those from Car Throttle's YouTube Channel. You could watch someone set a lap time around the Nurburgring or you could watch an 'up close and personal' tour of luxury motors and supercars. Here are 5 YouTube videos I came across that show it is possible for anyone to drive a high performance car nowadays whether they are 5

Lamborghini has had a two-model lineup ever since the Gallardo debuted in 2003. It is Lamborghini's most popular model ever, and that is thanks to its more downmarket (if you can call it that) positioning and long life span. While Lamborghini is readying a replacement for that car, the Aventador has taken the reigns as the new range-topping car - for the "normal" production lineup. After making an appearance as a concept, Frankfurt brought the news that the track-only Sesto Elemento has been approved for production. It will be far rarer (just 20) and more expensive than the Aventador. It is a similar setup to how Lamborghini introduced the Reventon, which was heavily based on the Murcielago. Limited run vehicles could become the norm at Lamborghini though,

I've always been somewhat of a Lamborghini fanboy. Maybe it harkens back to a time in my younger days when I would play with models of the then famous Diablo. Either way, I was excited as heck to witness a Lamborghini Press Launch for the first time ever, and the team from Sant'Agata did not disappoint. For our faithful readers who may not have had the chance to see a Lambo show first hand, I can tell you that the atmosphere surrounding their floor space is intense and electric. Everyone is clamouring to get a shot of any vehicles their camera lenses can set their focus on. Pre-launch for me, it was taking photos of two Lamborghini Aventadors which were flanking the main veiled attraction. As you

British-based auto enthusiasts are certainly accustomed to a bit of rain. Whether it's capturing that special car photo, going for a top-down spin on a Sunday afternoon or walking the London streets in search of a fresh copy of Evo, we've never allowed drizzle to get the better of us. And it's a good job too, as the 2011 Chelsea AutoLegends did have its fair share of moisture on Sunday 4th September but did excel in showing us a host of old and new pieces of metal. In only its second year of existence, Chelsea AutoLegends 2011 welcomed car fans all over the country and was located in the grounds of Royal Hospital Chelsea, a fitting location to celebrate the theme of this event, the Swinging

Ahahaha, oh my. An "entry level" supercar - right, that makes sense.  It used to be there were sports cars that normal people could afford (Mustang, Corvette, Porsche 944, etc), and Supercars that only oil barons and filthy rich Enron executives could afford (F512M, Countach, Cizeta Moroder, EB110.)  As the industry moves along, though, we've actually developed upper and lower echelons of the supercar.  It's funny to think of something costing nearly a quarter-million dollars as being "entry level," but despite all the insanity of the Ferrari 458 Italia, it's not the craziest thing they make. There didn't used to be a lot of choice here, either - you could pretty much get an F355 or an Esprit, and a few others have crept in here

You never know what'll show up at Cars & Coffee in Raleigh. Sometimes it's about 50 late-model Corvettes, sometimes it's a bunch of British cars, but this month there was a good amount of variety. A quite rare mid-80's SVO Mustang.  I've already done a retrospective on the SVO on CarThrottle here before, so if you want the details you can take a look.  These were basically the more sophisticated cousin of the GT 5.0, replacing the heavy 302ci Windsor V8 with a 2.3L overhead-cam I4, a turbocharger, and a top mount intercooler.  There was also better suspension, brakes, and a few tweaks on the outside to differentiate it from the regular model.  The huge jump in price over the (almost as fast, and

I've been bad about getting out to Cars & Coffee. It's always held relatively early on Saturdays, and to be honest I'm not a fan of waking up early on Saturdays.  It's always worth it, of course.  This week I was determined to make it out there, and the IV drip of coffee was totally worth seeing exotics stacked like cordwood in the Brier Creek parking lot at 9:30 in the morning.  There were some really interesting vehicles to be seen, along with about 30 late model Corvettes.  You know you're in rare company when 30 Corvettes look mundane. I'm fairly certain they never made Fiero convertibles.  A little research on Google shows there were conversion kits for these back in the day,

At the end of last year, I made a post compiling some of the random cool stuff I've seen around Raleigh. It's been a few months, and I've continued to see more cool stuff, which I am happy to share with you all.  Comments at the bottom! A '91 Alfa Romeo 164 LS 5-speed, in almost perfect condition.  This was a trade-in at Hendrick Fiat of Cary on a new 500 - you almost never see these cars (running) in the US any more.  There's a lot of Saab 9000 underneath, but still awesome. A Daihatsu Hijet mini-truck used as a parts runner at Leith BMW in Raleigh.  Note: sticking a BMW badge on it, does not make it a BMW!  Very odd to see