Adnan Ebrahim

Car Throttle , as well as most of the automotive world, is slowly winding down in time for the Holidays after an extremely busy year.

Test Vehicle: 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo 5.2L V10 with 6-speed eGear Auto Gearbox

"The car has become the carapace, the protective and aggressive shell, of urban and suburban man" ~ Marshall McLuhan

Since we launched back in January 2009 we've had some pretty special milestones here at CarThrottle ; our 100th commenter, our 50,000th visitor and the growing recognition that CarThrottle is one of the leading performance car websites emerging onto the automotive scene.

Another few months have passed here at Car Throttle, and I thought it would be best to share some of the highlights and not-so-great moments from behind-the-scenes with the community here .

I'd like to introduce a new column here at Car Throttle which shall be named Supercar Sightings . In this editorial, I will be taking a look at various supercars I come across on my daily excursions around where I live in Surrey, UK.

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It's fair to say that Car Throttle has been through a significant amount of change since we officially launched back in December 2008 .

Welcome to another fabulous edition of supercar sightings . Yes, this is the world-renowned editorial piece where yours truly goes searching up and down the breadth of the country to find supercars being actually used instead of being holed up in pokey garages.

As print magazines continue their spiral decline in popularity thanks to readership movement to free internet articles, blog posts and videos , two of the most well-known manufacturers have decided to move over to the realms of YouTube.

Ever since rap and hip-hop music busted onto the scene, most of the popular music icons from the beginning have loved to show off their vehicles. Low riding on the West Coast has been extremely popular for years and most rappers want to show off their pride of the area’s beautiful rides.

Buying a new vehicle is an important decision and you want to make sure you're getting the right one. Here are some simple tips that anyone can use, even when purchasing used cars without having to have a whole lot of mechanical knowledge.

Last week, Car Throttle 's Executive Editor Tony Pimpo managed to get his hands on a fully-specced 3.8-litre version of the 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. He had a blast driving it around (an unpredictably rainy) Northern California and his full write-up of the experience went live on the site a few days ago.

Car insurance can be a costly expense. Making the decision of who to be insured by can be difficult, but with the amount of competition around insurers, they need to make the cost of premiums attractive. There are certain actions you can take to significantly reduce the cost of your car insurance premium.

With most of the world still in an economic crisis, car insurance is the last thing you want to be paying excessive amounts for .

Call it ridiculous, call it absurd, call it boastful . Call it whatever you like but at the end of the day, you know you really want one of these bad boys.

Our friends over at Left Lane News have just released renderings on the soon-to-be Lamborghini Reventon Spyder . This will be the deluxe edition of the already immense Reventon which graced the automotive scene last year, and which is likely to have an even more phenomenal price tag to go along with it.

Right, all you keen beans have got to act quickly on this one if you want to get a deal and half, as the promotion is expiring 31st March 2009 at 12am CST (6am on April 1st for us Brits).

Test Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf (Mk 6/VI) GT TDI 2.0 with 6 speed auto DSG Gearbox

This is a guest post by Michael Sjollema.

Flash, dash, and cash are the three adjectives to describe the Ferrari 430 Coupe.  The car's trim and sleek body offers a flashy demeanour that just can't be compared.  In a dash you will find yourself at the store or anywhere else you wish to be, as this F430 makes 0 to 60mph in just 3.6 seconds.  Sadly, the Ferrari 430 Coupe req

When you desire luxury in your ride, the only car that beats any other is the Rolls Royce Phantom.  Though considered a saloon car, the Rolls Royce Phantom is more of a limousine when it comes to comfort and style.  The Phantom does come at a top price of £318,000 for all aspects of bliss.  The phrase "if you have to ask..." about

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The new Range Rover is lighter, faster and vastly sportier than its predecessor on paper. But on real roads?