Subaru's latest high-spec vehicle got itself all launched up at the Autosport International show in the UK this week. The Impreza Spec.D (D is for discreet) clocks the same performance numbers as its less spec'd WRX STI sibling, but has limited-slip diffs in the front and rear, an updated gearshift and an intercooler…
Saab announced today it was unveiling a special-edition 9-3, the 20 Years Edition Convertible, to celebrate — yep, you guessed it — the score of years elapsed since Saab launched its soft-top model in 1986. Saab will produce a mere 400 of the 20 Years edition, which as MPH points out, is basically a decked-out Aero…
GM's people at Hummer say most H3 buyers customize their utes with aftermarket accessories (or plan to do so). To try to keep some of those expenditures in-house, they're offering a new, factory-accessorized model based on the H3 Street concept the company showed off at the SEMA show this past November. Starting with…
Chrysler is remembering its 1957 Chrysler 300C "Beautiful Brute" properly (or at least trying to help us forget how the last-gen front-drive 300 really wasn't much at all like the old 300C), with a special edition 300C it plans to debut at the Los Angeles Auto show next month. The 2006 Chrysler 300C "Heritage Edition"…
Toyota wants to assure off-roaders its new FJ has the goods to tromp around in the woods. Edmunds Inside Line reports Toyota will offer an off-road-specific version of its new FJ Cruiser by mid-summer 2006, following the March release of the FJ. The special edition will reportedly have more capable shocks, tires,…
As yet another link in the chain of synergy that is Volkswagen's media alliance with Universal Studios, VW is offering a limited-edition Touareg SUV in Europe with the same features as those SUVs used by crew members working on the upcoming movie "King Kong." The Kong Touaregs are fitted with silver cosmetics including…
Excuse me, is this the express bus? Volkswagen, perhaps inspired by the crop of tuner Touaregs hitting the autobahn lately, just launched the 450hp, W12 version of its Touareg SUV it had announced earlier this year. The Touareg Special Edition sports the same 6.0-liter 12-zylinder mill as the VW Phaeton, but tweaked…
Two well-sung heroes of the aftermarket, Shelby Automobiles and West Coast Customs, have teamed up to build a SEMA-worthy limited-edition Ford Mustang GT. Shelby contributed the engine tweaks, including a Vortech supercharger that boosts horsepower to 500, while WCC is handling interior and exterior pimpage: extensive …
Photos of Mini's long-awaited Mini lightweight coupe have been released to match the official details, and the verdict among enthusiasts is mixed. The lengthily named Cooper S John Cooper Works GP Tuning Kit brings the diminutive Coop to 218 hp and 180 ft-lbs of torque, while shedding nearly 90lbs of excess fat.…
Our friends in the UK don't only have Galaxy bars, warm beer and bangers and mash to hang over our heads, they've also got hot hatchbacks. And Toyota's new, limited-edition supercharged Corolla looks to be one of the hotter among them (for the money). Only 250 of these Corolla Compressor models will be built, selling…
A tipster writes in with juicy gossip for Mazda RX8 fans (Ben
Das bilingual souls at The German Car Blog report on a special edition VW Golf that'll be offered in two colors straight out of corporate cousin Lamborghini's pallet. The Golf Speed edition cars, which will go on sale in Germany (c'mon you didn't think the US would get these, did you?) will come in a choice of "Giallo…
Oh, but to be a single-brand site like Fourtitude — no distractions, just one model line, for good or ill — copious attention lavished by one team of PR folks yearning for a friendly face, a kind word and an eager hand into which to toss the keys of exclusive product. We're not sure all that's true, but it sounds…
The most nattily dressed of Lotus fans (or those who sweat their pinstriped gabardine) will bust a seam over this one-off Exige coupe, created with a Savile Row tailor, Gieves and Hawkes. Built as a promotional vehicle for Harrods' "Truly British" show, the Lotus Exige Espionage features a navy-blue exterior and an…
Last year, the Neiman Marcus limited-edition Maserati Quattroporte flew off the shelves like G&Ts at the last Gawker holiday party. This year, the high-end retailer is including the Lexus GS 400h hybrid sedan in its 2005 Christmas Book, the nouveaux-bourgeois Sears catalog for ladies who lunch (and the gentlemen who…
Chrysler's We're Still Part American campaign continues, with the release of a limited-production option package for the 300 it's calling the "Great American Package" (not to be confused with a Ron Jeremy movie potentially of the same name). The package is built around the 2.7-liter V6 model, and the options list reads…
Automotive News Europe is reporting Italian design and engineering firm Bertone will build a high-performance Mini Cooper. The limited-edition model will be upclocked to around 225hp, or 15hp more than a Cooper S fitted with Mini's John Cooper Works Package. No word on a US version, but we'd wait on pawning the coin…
According to the Land Rover Chronicles, that prospective P. Diddy Range Rover, rumored to be nigh earlier this year, was either cancelled or was never in the works. Although Ford officials had confirmed the company and the rap mogul (whose name is projected to be a barely-articulated "uh" by 2007) had discussed a…
"Oh gawd, it's FABulous," ladies who lunch at Neiman Marcus will say, "Last year's was so tacky." Despite that this year's limited edition Lexus SC Pebble Beach, introduced at the Concours d'Elegance this past weekend, is nearly identical to last year's — merely substituting Tigereye Mica exterior and camel-color leather…
On the occasion of Detroit's annual Woodward "Damn, I Wish It Was 1965" Dream Cruise, Chrysler is introducing a Limited-production PT Cruiser dedicated to the highway that's the best. The Route 66 edition will be available later this year for $19,825 (manual) or $20,660 (automatic), including a $640 destination charge.
