Spy photos, educated guesses, and "inside information" doesn't always add up to the truth, so one intense tween with an excess of Porsche love is probably a decent place to start. Here's his analysis:

I came to a conclusion on what the 2014 Porsche lineup might look like. I also
included 2 renderings I made of a 9984S in Speed Yellow. The renders are based completely off of extremely revealing spy-shots. The 998 will be overall bigger, so big, that believe it or not, the 998 "Turbos" you see testing are actually base Carreras. I know this because the brakes are that of a standard variant, and the air inlets
on the side are fake. You might still argue about the front splitter, the splitter will actually be adjustable and will come standard on most 998s. If you still want to argue about the huge rear, then you haven't seen the most revealing photo ever of the rear. It's completely and subtly sloped. Then why the Turbo looking
 camo rear? To accommodate a new adjustable rear wing that is a part of the bodywork and not of the engine cover. The spy-photos of the 998 are a bit strange in some areas though. If you notice, the seats resemble those of the 996 GT3. New optional carbon buckets?  Who knows? Anyway, here is what I think the 2014 lineup will look like.

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There also will be a new entry level model which will be in Spyder form, reminiscent of the 356 and Carrera GT. Staying with the 356 and Carrera GT, there also may be a Coupe model based on the Cayman. The Spyder
will be based on the Boxster. It will probably get a 4-cylinder Turbo with 250hp. This will add an extra model to the Cayman and Boxster lineup. The Boxster lineup will carry over the "Spyder". Perhaps because the
Boxster has a lightweight variant; the Cayman might get one too. If there Is a lightweight Cayman, it might be called the "550 Coupe".

The Roxster. Yes, the long rumored Roxster. I highly doubt the Roxster will ever be made. There have been no known test models. The "Roxsters" that untrained spy-photographers are catching are Cayennes. The
Cayenne by this time will be smaller, lighter, and of course, more efficient. The Cayenne will get a higher output V8, common with the Panamera.

Speaking of the Panamera; the rumored "928" will be integrated with the Panamera as a 2dr variant. The Panamera will receive only a facelift by this time, and will not get the new model number "971", but will remain "970". The 2dr versions of the Panamera will get all of the same variants, but with added Cabriolet versions. There might be a Turbodiesel coupe and Cabriolet version along with the hybrid, but Porsche only knows.

As for the Turbo models and S models, the facelift will update them to match output with the Cayenne and Roxster. The 911 S models and Turbo models will also match the output. However, the base model 911s will not match output with the base Roxster, Panamera, and Cayenne. I wonder how fast a 570hp Panamera Coupe would be, or a 570hp Panamera Coupe Cabriolet. There will also be a base V6 Panamera added. Pricing for the 2014 Panamera will probably range from $50,000-$150,000. The Panamera will truly offer
a model for just about everyone.

All of this is based on speculation. This list includes every model if ALL rumors are fulfilled. The official 2014
lineup will look quite different, but this is just something to hold you off. I included renders of the 988 Boxster, Cayenne, 998 911, and a few

Panamera facelifts that I made.
NA=Naturally Aspirated
T= Turbocharged

Boxster Turbo    250hp   I4    T
Boxster               275hp  F6    NA
Boxster S           330hp   F6    NA
Boxster Spyder  340hp   F6    NA

Cayman Turbo          255hp   I4  T
Cayman                    280hp   F6  NA
Cayman S                 335hp   F6  NA
Cayman 550 Coupe  345hp   F6  NA

911                375hp  F6 NA
911 Cab         375hp  F6 NA
911 S              415hp F6 NA
911 S Cab      415hp  F6 NA
911 4              375hp  F6  NA
911 4 Cab      375hp  F6 NA
911 4S           415hp  F6 NA
911 4S Cab    415hp  F6 NA
911 Targa4    375hp  F6 NA
911 Targa4S  415hp  F6 NA
911 Turbo      530hp  F6 T
911 Turbo S   570hp  F6 T
911 GT2         580hp  F6 T
911 GT3         445hp  F6 NA

Panamera                         300hp  V6 NA
Panamera Coupe             300hp V6 NA
Panamera Coupe Cab     300hp V86NA
Panamera S                     415hp V8 NA
Panamera S Coupe          415hp V8 NA
Panamera S Coupe Cab   415hp V8 NA
Panamera 4                       300hp V6 NA
Panamera 4 Coupe            300hp V6 NA
Panamera 4 Coupe Cab     300hp V6 NA
Panamera 4S                      415hp V8 NA
Panamera 4S Coupe           415hp V8 NA
Panamera 4S Coupe Cab   415hp V8 NA
Panamera Turbodiesel         300hp V6 T
Panamera Turbodiesel Coupe 300hp V6 T
Panamera Turbodiesel Coupe Cab 300hp V6 T
Panamera Hybrid                 300hp V6 NA
Panamera Hybrid Coupe       300hp V6 NA
Panamera Hybrid Coupe Cab 300hp V6 NA
Panamera Turbo                  530hp  V8 T
Panamera Turbo Coupe        530hp V8 T
Panamera Turbo Coupe Cab 530hp V8 T
Panamera Turbo S                570hp V8 T
Panamera Turbo S Coupe     570hp V8 T
Panamera Turbo S Coupe Cab 570hp V8 T

Cayenne                      300hp V6 NA
Cayenne S                  415hp V8 NA
Cayenne GTS             445hp V8 NA
Cayenne Turbodiesel  300hp V6 T
Cayenne Hybrid          300hp V6 NA
Cayenne Turbo           530hp V8 T
Cayenne Turbo S         570hp V8 T

We're hoping this isn't an elaborate hoax, because we don't want to know anyone old enough to drive with this much time on their hands.

“Can art show how a car feels, rather than simply how it looks?” May asks and the short answer is: not really. Cars are notoriously hard to turn into art (bright swatches of paint on racing BMW’s do not count). Whether in photographic or painted or filmed form, the car can almost always be counted on never to transcend itself.

The same cannot be said of humans. Take Steve McCurry’s portrait of Sharbat Gula, better known as the Afghan Girl, which has appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic Magazine and about a million other places since. It is a portrait which transcends magazine covers, girls and Afghanistan to show warfare at its 20^th century industrial worst.

Maybe what’s going on here is that humans, due especially to their facial musculature, can convey a wide range of emotions while cars are simply inanimate objects.

Except that they aren’t. Cars cruise and break and rush and dash and turn and race and oversteer and blow up and rust. Perhaps not quite as broad a range of expression as allowed by subtle twinges of the levator labii superioris muscle, but enough to get started on.

May’s take on the matter:

A skilled portrait photographer can produce an image of a film star and tell us something about what that film star is like as a person. There must be a way of doing this with cars. This is an unexplored avenue of expression that could add to the sum of human understanding, a bit.

This only works with significant cars, of course, because only they have something to tell us. I struggle to see how a Kia Sedona could be depicted as anything other than a spacious mobile box.

As a first exercise in the search of cars as art, I collected a gallery of photos which depict Porsche 911’s in ways which perhaps rise above mere pictures of cars and bare the beauty and flaws of this decades-old icon of German engineering.

This is, of course, an invitation to post better examples here in the comments.

Photo Credit: falxone evans/Flickr, Steve McCurry

The Willy-Wonka-ready sports car was covered with cling wrap before pouring the molten chocolate over it and for added artistic effect, the creators used white chocolate for the headlights.

(Hattip to Angus!) [djmick via topcultured]

Intended for competition in the international GT3 class, the R does bring more performance too. The engine size is up .2 liters to 4.0, bringing with it a power increase to 480 HP, 30 more than the road car. The whole thing weighs just 2,646 Lbs, making the 3,031 Lbs 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS look positively fat.

Here's the press release:

New Racing Version for International GT Sport

Stuttgart. Following the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is entering yet another racing car in the 2010 motorsport season: The 911 GT3 R will be raced in series based on the international FIA GT3 regulations, thus succeeding the 911 GT3 Cup S. The main focus in developing this new model was on even better drivability and even easier handling.

The 911 GT3 R is powered by a four-litre six-cylinder boxer engine delivering maximum output of 480 bhp (353 kW) transmitted to the rear axle by a sequential six-speed dog gearbox.

The starting point in developing the 911 GT3 R weighing just 1,200 kg or 2,646 lb was the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup presented in September for one-make cup racing. Thanks to its increase in engine size by 0.2 litres, the GT3 R offers 30 bhp more than the Cup model. Both cars are based on the extra-wide body of the 911 GT3 RS street-legal sports car.

An anti-lock brake system (ABS), traction control and an e-gas with "throttle-blip" function make it much easier to get used to this new GT3 racing car than its predecessor, meaning that the new model is also more appropriate for the ambitious amateur racing driver.

Flared wheel arches added on to the body both front and rear bear clear testimony to the wider track than on the former model. And like all second-generation versions of the 911, the new 911 GT3 R also comes with striking LED rear light clusters.

The Porsche 911 GT3 R is making its world debut on 14 January 2010 at the Birmingham Motor Show. The car is built by Porsche's Motorsport Department at the Weissach Development Centre and will be delivered to Customer Teams the world over as of spring 2010. The base price of the Porsche 911 GT3 R is 279,000 euros plus local sales tax/VAT.

[via EVO]

It will be very hard to top this. A black and white tracking photograph which focuses on the part of the Porsche 911 which really matters: its rear, with emphasis on its flared wheelarches. A dangerous car moving at speed.

Photo Credit: sjoerdtenkate/Flickr

Mark Nauta goes for a playful depiction: a lovely, subversive image of the Porsche 911 as a child’s toy, with shipping containers standing in for Lego blocks. The car is a 1972 911 Targa.

Photo Credit: marknauta.nl/Flickr

How a simple, sloping rear end can become an alien’s nest of whorls, slits and curves. This is a 997 GT2, the most powerful road 911 ever, facing off a more common German car.

Photo Credit: ThijsOverdeVest/Flickr

A rather pretty urban sunset composed around a 911. The low light helps to highlight the rear.

Photo Credit: mugley/Flickr

A very different way to show the 911’s rear end. Rusty and rough surfaces eliminate distraction and show the bulges of the wheelarches and the engine cover. The car is a 1973 911 E 2.4 Targa.

Photo Credit: Ma-Eh/Flickr

An excellent focus on the car’s treacherous rear end. Perhaps the way to do this is black and white.

Photo Credit: David Guimarães/Flickr

Yet another excellent photo of a Targa captures the essence of taking a corner.

Photo Credit: deanphoto.co.uk/Flickr

Maybe nothing more than a photograph of a rallying 911 at full throttle. Then again, is there anything wrong with that?

Photo Credit: photopalooza/Flickr

Mark Tomas has used flashlights and a long exposure to show the car’s pleasing aerodynamics. He’s got the technical details up on Flickr if you’d care to play similar tricks in the dark.

Photo Credit: Mark Tomas/Flickr

Maybe the essence of the 911 is the Targa? Another great photo of the headless 911, telling a story of summer days and cruising.

Photo Credit: sjoerdtenkate/Flickr

This is definitely not art: I took this myself from a balcony in Budapest. But there’s something about the 997 Turbo from this angle, particularly about the relation of its rear wheelarches to the rest of its body, which demands further exploration.

Taken with a cell phone yet a great show of speed—and again, the focus is on the rear wheelarches. May was right: the essence of the 911 must be approached from the rear.

Photo Credit: falxone evans/Flickr

The beauty of this photo: how can you tell from a single glance at a partial headlight that this is a 911?

Photo Credit: .robbie/Flickr

Rear ends yet again. A doppelgänger-Porsche behind the gray one is an excellent compositional idea.

Photo Credit: Denniske/Flickr

Sports cars—and as an extension: speed—are about control. Control is manifested through contact with the road. Contact is supplied by fat tires. Fat tires need wide wheelarches. A great story in a beautifully executed photo.

Photo Credit: Alex //Berlin _ as+photography (busy)/Flickr

An attempt at art not through photography but through transforming its very object. This is a Rauh Welt 964, a Porsche turned in high JDM style into an Uzi submachine gun. To do something similar with a Ferrari, one would have to cram the dozens of musicians who make up a symphonic orchestra into a car.

Photo Credit: Nori Yaro

Fire never disappoints when art is to be created.

Photo Credit: lemmingstone/Flickr

Using a 911 to show the grit and toll of endurance racing. This battered 911 GT3 RSR came home third in its class at the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Photo Credit: Zsolt Csikós

Is there any better way to show immiment danger than with an orange GT3 RS with its left rear wheel not touching the ground on a very wet Nürburgring Nordschleife?

Photo Credit: Denniske/Flickr

How the 911 relates to the car which has, for the first time in four decades, managed to quake its throne: the Audi R8, a very different beast which is all about its middle.

Photo Credit: Andreas Reinhold/Flickr

As a parting shot, the Turbo’s rear end yet again. A beautiful, industrial composition, highlighting the wheelarches with a play of light and shadows. Going, going, gone.

Photo Credit: j4nsen/Flickr

Joe Eaton of Rumblenote in Slate presents the following rationale for sports car ownership: it costs much less both in financial and environmental terms to commute with public transportation during the working week then drive on the weekends for fun in a car built just for that. Here’s how the author describes his escape from the travails of daily automotive commuting:

In spring 2007, my wife and I sold our Volvo and committed to public transportation. Since then, it’s been no traffic jams, no mechanics, no gasoline, and no insurance bills. With the money we saved, I started a “hot rod” bank account dedicated to making driving fun. Public transportation is paying for my Porsche.

Eaton echoes a James May column from last week published in The Telegraph, where the Top Gear presenter argues that cars as we know them will inevitably cease to exist as tools for going to places and the only form of the car to survive will be the sports car, purchased and driven purely for enjoyment. Of course he then proceeds to live his argument and go shopping for a used Ferrari.

While the Eaton-May solution is not an option for those of you living in the suburbs of the typical American city with no public transportation to speak of, it is increasingly a viable stragety for those of us who either live in cities or in European-style suburbs with rail links to city centers. And if any of this will contribute to killing off boring cars in favor of interesting cars then it is a very happy development indeed.

Read a good book on the train—then drive that 911 like you stole it. Or that Superlight Miata. You get the idea.

Source: Slate

Photo Credit: mugley/Flickr

Despite the six second gap between what this GT3 RS did and the GT-R has done (not to mention the Corvette ZR1's 7:26.4), the latest effort by Porsche still has some wiggle room. This run was made in traffic and judging by the telematics pulled from the car, there's at least another three seconds available with a clean run. The 450 HP, fully caged and stripped Porsche might not have been able to win this round of the Porsche-Nissan automaker slap fight, but it looked way better doing it. [Evo.co.uk]

If you’re just as unwell-read about BMX professionals as I am, you can catch up on Mr. Itson right here. Growing a head of hair and a mustache to match his will take significantly more time but is well worth the effort.

The new 911 Turbo gets the first all-new motor in an amazing 35 years and it's a screamer, a direct-injected, 3.8 liter flat six with twin variable geometry turbochargers building 500 HP. In addition to the manual transmission, it'll also get the option of a double clutch paddle-shift automatic, which will help to scoot the car to a 0-62 MPH time of 3.4 seconds and a 194 MPH top speed. US pricing hasn't been announced yet, but it should be well on the other side of $100k.

More information in the press release in the gallery below.

THE PORSCHE 911 SPORT CLASSIC — EXCLUSIVE FOR 250 FANS OF THE 911

Limited Edition 911 to debut at Frankfurt Motor Show Along With New Turbo, GT3 RS and Cup Race Car

ATLANTA — September 2, 2009 — Porsche AG has distilled the DNA of the classic 911 into a select expression of class and style. Built in strictly limited numbers for the most enthusiastic and well-heeled fans, the 911 Sport Classic marks Porsche's return to the tradition of occasionally issuing ultra-exclusive production cars. The 911 Sport Classic will be presented at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show along with the 2010 911 Turbo, GT3 RS and GT3 Cup race car and production will be held to just 250 cars.

This extraordinary 911 comes from Porsche Exclusive, the company's special department that caters to the creative desires of its customers. Developed over three years, the 911 Sport Classic shows incredible attention to every detail, with each aspect of its design catering especially to the most demanding group of aficionados.

The unique character of the 911 Sport Classic is evident at first sight in the newly developed double- dome roof. While this model is based on the rear-wheel-drive Carrera S, it features the wider rear body of the Carrera 4S, with its rear fenders swollen by 1.73-inches, allowing for the wider rear track. A striking SportDesign front apron with unique spoiler lip and the fixed ducktail rear spoiler (a visual reference to the 1973 Carrera RS 2.7) round off the unmistakable look of the 911 Sport Classic...

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THE PORSCHE 911 SPORT CLASSIC — EXCLUSIVE FOR 250 FANS OF THE 911 (cont.)
Power comes from Porsche's 3.8-liter flat-six engine with Direct Fuel Injection (DFI), normally found in the 911 Carrera S, enhanced with a newly-developed resonance intake manifold with six vacuum-controlled switching flaps. Power is up by 23 hp to 408. The 911 Sport Classic will only be available with a six- speed manual gearbox.

Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB) are standard on this limited 911, as is the sports suspension and a mechanical locking rear axle differential. Custom-made 19-inch wheels, with their five- spoke centers painted black like the classic Fuchs rims familiar to fans of vintage 911s, offer a perfect match for the character of this most limited sportscar.

The special interior of the 911 Sport Classic highlights the merits of Porsche Exclusive and is distinguished by new materials never used before, even by Porsche. Woven leather, made up of smooth leather strips and woven yarn of the newly-designed adaptive sports seats complete the look with light- grey piping matching the door panels.

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THE PORSCHE 911 SPORT CLASSIC — EXCLUSIVE FOR 250 FANS OF THE 911 (cont.)
The dashboard includes a wide range of inserts and custom trim components and is finished in Espresso Nature natural leather, providing a distinctive contrast to the exterior paint in Sport Classic Grey.

The 2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic will not be available in North America. Sales worldwide begin in January 2010; the base price of the car is Euro 169,300.

About Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), based in Atlanta, Ga., is the exclusive importer of Porsche sports cars and sport utility vehicles for the United States. It is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Dr. Ing.h.c. F. Porsche AG. Approximately 200 PCNA employees provide Porsche vehicles, parts, service, marketing and training for its 202 dealers. The dealers, in turn, provide Porsche owners with best-in-class service. Throughout its 61-year history, Porsche has developed numerous technologies that have advanced vehicle performance, improved safety and spurred environmental innovations within the automotive industry. The company continues to celebrate its heritage by adding to its long list of motorsports victories dating back to its first 24 Hours of Le Mans class win in 1951. Today, with more than 28,000 victories, Porsche is recognized as the world's most successful marque in sports car racing. PCNA, which imports the iconic 911 series, the Boxster and Cayman mid-engine sports cars, the high performance Cayenne sport utility vehicles and soon the Panamera gran turismo for the U.S., strives to maintain a standard of excellence, commitment and distinction synonymous with its brand. ###

The new 2010 911 GT3 RS goes on sale in the U.S. in early spring of 2010 and will be priced at $132,800. We'll see it in person at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. For now, sate your German desires with the press release and gallery below.

PORSCHE READIES MOST DYNAMIC 911 TO DATE: 2010 911 GT3 RS Porsche rolls out the definitive track ready, street legal 911

Delivering even more engine power, lower weight and shorter transmission ratios, as well as upgraded body and suspension components than all previous GT3s, the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS sets the foundation for homologating the race version of the 911 GT3 and will be introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show September 17-27, 2009.

The heart of the new, uncompromising GT3 RS is the power unit. Like the engine featured in the 911 GT3, the naturally-aspirated RS power unit now displaces 3.8 liters and delivers even more power, while revving up even faster to its 8500 rpm redline. It now delivers 450 horsepower, 15 more horsepower than its 911 GT3 counterpart. Even with a specific output of more than 118 hp per liter from the six-cylinder boxer engine, the power unit in the new GT3 RS remains fully suitable for everyday use.

The new 911 GT3 RS comes exclusively with a six-speed manual gearbox optimized for short gearshift travel, low weight and high efficiency. To enhance the level of performance throughout the entire range of engine and road speed, the transmission comes with shorter ratios than found in the 911 GT3, deliberately conceding an even higher potential top track speed.

Dynamic engine mounts are standard and serve to improve the car's handling to an even higher level. Depending on driving conditions, the mounts change in their stiffness and damping effect, improving the connection between the engine and the body when driving under very lively conditions, yet allow for more comfortable conditions during everyday street use.

Porsche is also introducing another new option in 2010 for the GT3 RS, a lithium-ion battery. Delivered with the car and, when replacing the conventional lead-acid battery, it reduces the weight by more than 10 kg or 22 lb and is mainly intended for the track.

To further improve its sporting behavior, the new 911 GT3 RS comes with a purpose-built and specially set up PASM suspension, a wider front and rear track and corresponding bodywork.

The front axle comes with nine-inch-wide wheels running on 245/35 ZR 19 sports tires while the rear axle features twelve-inch-wide wheels incorporating 325/30 ZR 19 sports tires.

The new 911 GT3 RS shows its close connection to motorsport through its dynamic looks, in particular by its low ride height, the new, extra large carbon-fiber rear wing and titanium exhaust system.

The 2010 911 GT3 RS goes on sale in the U.S. in early spring of 2010 and will be priced at $132,800.

Should the Constellation program ever bear distant fruit, mankind will take its first steps on Mars, several decades after first steps on a much closer celestial body. Peter Dushenski, editor of CarEnvy.ca, has imagined a future where Martian humans are faced with the dilemma of choosing a car for a Red Planet already lined with maglev tracks:

Let’s say that the year is 2086 and you’ve just moved to the Mars Colony. You’ve been assigned a job as a geologist in search of mineral deposits that can be exploited and marketed back on Earth. Since you’ve left your family back on Terra Firma, you’re free to take any car you want with you, but, your residence at the Shangri-La hotel only has one garage stall. Thanks to your handsome relocation allowance and your necessity for nothing more than one seat, your mind reels with the possibilities.

It’s a fun, beautifully rambling read, illustrated with hand-drawn-hand-photoshopped art. Read the rest of it here.

This rumor, may be loosely confirmed by a second source — if we're counting a TeamSpeed forum post stating the same bits of information we've received. While not as hardcore as the GT3 or GT3 RS, the Carrera Supersport will retain the same C4S-based widebody, but will be considered a grand touring car rather more so than the aforementioned brightly colored track rats. We currently know that it will feature Fuchs-style wheels, a double bubble roof, a ducktail spoiler and will feature a primer gray colored paint job. The interior will feature a retro throwback brown leather interior.

No power numbers have been given at this point, but we can expect the very limited edition Supersport will empty your wallet by about £135,000 ($222,223 USD). We're lazy fixing our plumbing problems, so expect more information as it leaks out over the next couple months. [TeamSpeed]

Yeah, so, we're pretty sure this car will kill you if given the opportunity. It may have all the modern suspension kinematics of a new 911, the superior braking power of monstrous 15" ceramic rotors up front and 12.6" in the back, but with twin-turbocharged flat six building 858 HP at 8200 RPM and 642 lb-ft or torque at 4800 RPM, it's bound to plaster your meaty contents across a guard rail eventually.

0-60 MPH comes in 3.0 seconds, it'll hit 186mph (300 KPH) in 18.9 seconds and top out somewhere around and above 236 MPH. No part of this car is sane, but it's 100% ridiculously unbelievable.

The folks at Insure.com put together the following list of the most expensive cars to insure, and rather than just regurgitating that list, we've given each some analysis explaining why they cost so dang much to protect it and you from, you know, stuff.

[via thecarconnection, edmunds, insure.com]

20.) Mercedes SL-Class

Price: $98,500
Cost To Insure: $1,577
Curb Weight: 4220 lbs
Engine Displacement: 5.5 liter V8
HP: 382
TQ: 391
Top Speed: 155

Driver Stereotype: Country club golfing tycoon

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: The amount of insurance claims every year have been on the rise with the Mercedes SL, the majority of which involve dented hoods by way of errantly swung golf clubs.

19.) BMW X6
Price: $66,650
Cost To Insure: $1,584
Curb Weight: 5269 lbs
Engine Displacement: 4.4 liter V8
HP: 400
TQ: 450
Top Speed: n/a

Driver Stereotype: Stay-at-home soccer moms

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: The ugly and confusing nature of the BMW X6 design has confused many a folk to think they need to kill it with fire, unfortunately at the expense of a much higher insurance premium. Bummer.

18. Honda S2000
Price: $34,995
Cost To Insure: $1,587
Curb Weight: 2864 lbs
Engine Displacement: 2.2 liter inline-four
HP: 237
TQ: 162
Top Speed: n/a

Driver Stereotype: Track day / autocross rat or mid-life crisis'er

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: We've heard multiple claims of VtEc Yo! drove the price up on these nimble little guys especially when driven under anger at the track.

17. Cadillac Escalade EXT
Price: $61,130
Cost To Insure: $1,592
Curb Weight: 5990 lbs
Engine Displacement: 6.2 liter V8
HP: 403
TQ: 417
Top Speed: n/a

Driver Stereotype: Rap super star / drug-running thugs

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: The desire to have an Escalade in hip-hop and rap videos has caused an unjust amount of claims due to shitty music permanently affixed to the interiors, resulting in a total loss.

16. Land Rover Range Rover
Price: $77,675
Cost To Insure: $1,603
Curb Weight: 5698 lbs
Engine Displacement: 4.4 liter V8
HP: 305
TQ: 325
Top Speed: 121

Driver Stereotype: Bug eye sunglasses-wearing trophy wife

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: Too many nose and breast enhancements have resulted in over swelling of the chest and face, blocking access to cell phones and ultimately causing a record number of single vehicle accidents in the Range Rover.

15. Audi R8
Price: $114,200
Cost To Insure: $1,637
Curb Weight: 3605 lbs
Engine Displacement: 4.2 liter V8
HP: 420
TQ: 317
Top Speed: 187

Driver Stereotype: Modest Wall St. U.S. economy killer

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: When the economy collapsed, brokers rushed to trade in their Lamborghinis in order to pick up the less conspicuous Audi R8. When the public found out they had merely put a wolf in sheep's clothing, all hell broke loose resulting in AIG-crippling insurance claims.

14. Cadillac XLR
Price: $86,215
Cost To Insure: $1,694
Curb Weight: 3647 lbs
Engine Displacement: 4.6 liter V8
HP: 320
TQ: 310
Top Speed: n/a

Driver Stereotype: Bought the crappy Alante, needed updated crappy Cadillac convertible

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: Large amounts of owners have tried to show off the automatic folding roof in their garages causing both vehicle and residential claims. Tools.

13. BMW M3
Price: $57,850
Cost To Insure: $1,714
Curb Weight: 3704 lbs
Engine Displacement: 4.0 liter V8
HP: 414
TQ: 295
Top Speed: 155

Driver Stereotype: Typically a prick with an ego

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: Excess amounts of hair gel, collar popping, orange skin and overly bright white teeth have caused many severe accidents due to the dry heaving by oncoming drivers and the subsequent loss of their bodily functions and vehicular control.

12. Jaguar XK
Price: $77,200
Cost To Insure: $1,717
Curb Weight: 3651 lbs
Engine Displacement: 5.0 liter V8
HP: 300
TQ: 310
Top Speed: 155

Driver Stereotype: Grey-haired Florida dweller

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: The lack of vertical mobility that Grandpa exhibits seems to have gotten plenty like him stuck in the tight Jag, causing emergency crews to use the jaws of life to cut the roofs for extraction.

11. Chevrolet Cobalt SS
Price: $23,425
Cost To Insure: $1,762
Curb Weight: 2926 lbs
Engine Displacement: 2.4 liter turbo inline-four
HP: 260
TQ: 260
Top Speed: n/a

Driver Stereotype: GM faithful in need of SRT4 competitor

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: Many a Cobalt SS has been lost by its owner, likely getting mixed in with the multitude of other base Cobalts that all look the same, never to be seen or heard from again.

10. Porsche 911
Price: $76,300
Cost To Insure: $1,819
Curb Weight: 3120 lbs
Engine Displacement: 3.6 liter horizontally opposed six-cylinder
HP: 345
TQ: 288
Top Speed: 186

Driver Stereotype: Doctor, Lawyer, Deli Owner

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: Insurance fraud is exceedingly becoming more and more prevalent since it's the only way owners will be able to afford the next iteration of the 911 that Porsche seems to release on a bi-annual basis.

9. Lexus IS-F
Price: $56,760
Cost To Insure: $1,881
Curb Weight: 3780 lbs
Engine Displacement: 5.0 liter V8
HP: 416
TQ: 371
Top Speed: n/a

Driver Stereotype: Goes against the grain / hates German sports sedans

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: Simply put; The beige Camry's are NOT happy with this car.

8. Hummer H2
Price: $63,090
Cost To Insure: $1,912
Curb Weight: 6614 lbs
Engine Displacement: 6.2 liter V8
HP: 393
TQ: 415
Top Speed: n/a

Driver Stereotype: Gas guzzling, global warming douche

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: While driving on the polar ice caps, many Hummers have fallen into the sea due to the rapidly melting ice, effectively causing a global climate change and heavily padding Al Gore's pockets.

7. BMW M5
Price: $85,500
Cost To Insure: $2,020
Curb Weight: 4012 lbs
Engine Displacement: 5.0 liter V10
HP: 500
TQ: 383
Top Speed: 155

Driver Stereotype: Bigger prick than M3 owner, but can afford to be

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: A BMW M3 owners father. See M3 analysis.

6. Audi S8
Price: $96,200
Cost To Insure: $2,071
Curb Weight: 4586 lbs
Engine Displacement: 5.2 liter V10
HP: 450
TQ: 398
Top Speed: 155

Driver Stereotype: Wealthy, but not ostentatious

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: Too many drivers pretend they're Jason Statham in the Trasporter films. Need we say more?

5. Mercedes G-Class
Price: $100,250
Cost To Insure: $2,088
Curb Weight: 5510 lbs
Engine Displacement: 5.5 liter V8
HP: 382
TQ: 391
Top Speed: n/a

Driver Stereotype: Urban jungle explorer / poser

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: The U.S. military continues to mistake the G-Class as one with terrorist intent resulting in an overly large number of them being blown to smithereens by Homeland Security forces.

4. Ford Shelby GT500
Price: $43,125
Cost To Insure: $2,186
Curb Weight: 3920 lbs
Engine Displacement: 5.4 liter supercharged V8
HP: 500
TQ: 480
Top Speed: n/a

Driver Stereotype: Redneck with lottery money

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: Rednecks + High Power = Carnage. 'Nuff said.

3. BMW M6
Price: $102,100
Cost To Insure: $2,236
Curb Weight: 3909 lbs
Engine Displacement: 5.0 liter V10
HP: 500
TQ: 383
Top Speed: 155

Driver Stereotype: Gas station owner's fake bake tanned brother

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: A BMW M5 owners brother and M3 owners uncle. See both M3 and M5 analysis.

2. Dodge Viper SRT-10
Price: $88,590
Cost To Insure: $2,446
Curb Weight: 3430 lbs
Engine Displacement: 8.4 liter V10
HP: 600
TQ: 560
Top Speed: 200

Driver Stereotype: Compensation for the little things in life

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: When the women that get picked up in Vipers realize the owners "shortcomings" they've been known to swiftly and violently act out their revenge, usually with buckets of paint to the interior and a bouquet of keys to the exterior.

1. Nissan GT-R
Price: $79,090
Cost To Insure: $2,533
Curb Weight: 3814 lbs
Engine Displacement: 3.8 liter turbo V6
HP: 480
TQ: 430
Top Speed: 193

Driver Stereotype: Gran Turismo-playing, web 2.0, dot com'er

Jalopnik Insurance Cost Analysis: Massive damage and the loss of hundreds of GT-Rs have occurred when owners realized they could not in fact ride the walls around turns, drive through other cars or reset the game.

Topical? No, because this all took place back on January 11th, but somehow it escaped our notice until now.

Apparently, the Porsche's owner parked the car over some still-hot coals from a pre-game BBQ. During the course of the game the coals set fire to the Porsche, resulting in a total loss. So not only did these Giants fans lose the game, they're also taking out their rage on an already destroyed car. Fail.

Hat tip to Eric!

We, like every other automotive publication in the world, have run this video before, but it bears repetition; reminding us of a time when men were men, didn't wear helmets while hitting 11/10ths and didn't relie on AWD and stability control to turn in fast laps. The CTR lapped the ring in an unprecedented for the time 8:05.

Based on a 1987 911 Carrera, The CTR weighs only 2,535 Lbs, but makes 469 HP and 408 Lb-Ft of torque thanks to a larger capacity and two huge turbos. 0-60 takes just 4.0 seconds, while the top speed is 212 MPH. The whole thing cost $223,000 in 1987, over twice the price of a Lamborghini Countach.

The best thing about the Yellowbird isn't its outright performance or famous name, but that its owners are still driving them hard today, as evidenced by this video from Bridge to Gantry.