Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster
The Aventador Roadster’s A Unique, Low Compromise Approach to Open-Air Motoring The Aventador Roadster’s predecessor, the Murcielago Roadster, featured a traditional, folding soft top. While it worked fine in most circumstances, Lamborghini wanted to do even better this time around. To that end, the forthcoming LP 700-4 Roadster features a high-tech two-piece removable hardtop. Crafted from [...]
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Introduced in August 2012 at the Pebble Beach Concourse, this new sports car took the automotive world by storm. The Italian styling and sexy convertible design sent auto makers back to the drawing board to try to produce a vehicle that had as much class as the new Zagato Roadster. Offering both a coupe and [...]
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If you’re big into hot rods and muscle cars there is a pretty big ongoing debate regarding floor shifters and paddle shifters. An auto-stick transmission that uses paddle shifters is a good way to get all of the appeal of being able to manually shift gears without having the inconvenience of being stuck in traffic [...]
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Every year, the Power Big Meet attracts over 10,000 American cars, most of which are hot rods. However, it’s not held in Detroit or Southern California, it’s in Västerås, Sweden. How did all those American cars get there? It’s thanks to a connection between the Northern European and American car industries dating back almost to [...]
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