Autos

The Aston Martin DBS supercar’s production is finally coming to an end soon but before production ceases, Aston Martin has decided to make a final farewell edition of the car called the DBS Ultimate Edition.

The limited edition Aston Martin DBS Ultimate will be powered by the standard V12 engine that produces 510 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque.  Aston Martin didn’t provide us with price or how many of these limited edition cars will be produced but we’ve heard unconfirmed reports of 100 units.

Seems everyone is always able to remember a lot about their first “real” job on a company payroll. Happens that a friend of mine worked as a gas jockey at a Shell gas station in 1971, and when the station was looking to hire another employee for the summer, he suggested that I should apply. I got the job and worked full time during the summer and continued to carry on as a part time employee until December. In this short period of time I racked up plenty of gas station/car wash memories and a supply of job related stories that I still chuckle about.

Volkswagen, never really been a fan of the vehicles they put out except for a special edition here and there or when a tuning company does a really nice job in making it stand out. And I can’t really picture myself buying a minivan, especially a Volkswagen. But the Volkswagen T5 done up by Hartmann is not so bad.

The Volkswagen T5 ‘Prime’ by Hartmann brings improvements to the exterior as well as performance enhancements to the midsize van. Changes to the ECU help the 2.0-liter TDI go from a 138 horsepower to a respectable 164 horsepower while torque is increased from 251 lb-ft to 291 lb-ft. And the same upgrade to the 2.0-liter BiTDI increase output from 177hp to 209hp while torque is increased from 295 lb-ft to 339 lb-ft. Those are some decent numbers there!

The 9^th generation Porsche 911 Carrera was introduced last year and like previous generations, Porsche has started to slowly release variations of the all-new model.  Today Porsche released pictures and information on the 2013 911 Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S.

The 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and 4S will be offered in coupe and cabriolet versions; the cars are aesthetically identical to the 2-wheel drive Carrera models, introduced last year.  The all-wheel drive versions do come with wider rear fenders which are 22 mm (0.87”) wider on each side compared to the 2-wheel drive models and there is a red reflector strip on the trunk, between the taillights, to differentiate the 4-wheel drive models.

Fans of the Lamborghini Gallardo were probably expecting an all-new car for 2013 but they’ll be disappointed with what Lambo showcased today.  The 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 gets only minor aesthetic upgrades and there is a new special edition model called “Edizione Tecnica”.  Like all the cars we’ve written about this week, the Gallardo will also be presented at the Paris Auto Show.

The Lamborghini Gallardo has been in production since 2005 and hasn’t had a major overhaul ever since; I’m sure fans of the car are probably itching for a completely new car but they’ll have to wait at least one more year.

Get your wallets out boys and girls; the new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster is here.  The car was unveiled today in Miami, Florida and will make its official international debut at the LA Auto Show at the end of November.

The Aventador coupe is enough of a car to make you grin from ear to ear every time you get behind the wheel, the roadster on the other hand will probably make you smile so hard, your jaw might fall off!  I mean, who wouldn’t be smiling in a car that looks like a jet, with sun in face and wind in hair, and don’t forget about the beast of an engine that sits inches behind the driver and passenger.

The all-new Porsche 911 Carrera (code named 991) has been on the roads for about a year now and the German sports car maker finally unveiled the racing version of the car, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, yesterday.

The new 911 GT3 Cup race car is based on the 7^th generation 911 and like previous Porsche cup cars, the new one looks very similar to the road going version with a few changes, of course.  The interior, on the other hand, is barebones (as one would expect in a race car) with none of the luxuries found on the road going car.  The interior features a carbon fiber bucket seat, a full roll cage, a bunch of switches and buttons, and a digital gauge.