Mazda MX-5 Miata Spyder and Super 20 Concepts land in Las Vegas
November 3, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Aftermarket, Concept Cars, Motorsports, SEMA Show, Convertible, Performance, Mazda, Design/Style
Mazda has given SEMA goers something to get excited about with a pair of MX-5 Miata concepts. The MX-5 Miata Spyder Concept has done away with the standard car’s folding soft top or retractable hard top mechanism in favor of a lightweight grenadine-red canvas [...]
Audi e-tron Spyder struts its stuff in Malibu
October 22, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Videos, Audi, Design/Style, Electric, Diesel
There is a lot to love about the 2014 Audi e-tron Spyder. It’s a compact roadster with a torque-happy, twin-turbo diesel V6 mated to two electric motors capable of more instant twist. When we recently took the e-tron Spyder for a spin, we were limited to [...]
2014 Audi e-tron Spyder [w/video]
October 18, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Hybrid, Performance, Audi, Design/Style, Electric, Diesel, Quick Spins
Driving Audi’s Futurethink Diesel-Electric Roadster
At last September’s Paris Motor Show, we were thrilled to see this very concept car, the Audi e-tron Spyder. The crisp lines of its carbon composite exterior, its tapering side windows, its airflow vents cut in the hood, its [...]
Audi already going topless through the city with Urban Concept Spyder
August 17, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Convertible, Audi, Design/Style, Electric
Anyone who’s ever driven through a busy city can appreciate having a view upwards. Sunroofs are good, but convertibles are even better. But while the Smart ForTwo is available with a folding roof panel, we don’t see many city cars offering the full drop-top experience. [...]
2011-12 Audi R8 Spyder recalled for fuel leak
Filed under: Convertible, Recalls, Safety, Audi
Not even supercars are safe from recalls. Audi is recalling certain R8 Spyders for a potential fuel leak, caused by the fuel supply line rubbing against the heat shield in the engine compartment. According to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, this effects droptop R8s built between [...]
Wiesmann Spyder concept spied on the floor in Geneva
February 28, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Europe, Specialty, MISC
Wiesmann Spyder Concept
We mentioned last weekend that German niche sports car manufacturer Wiesmann was bringing a new concept to Geneva to gauge interest in a possible production version, and here it is. Color us very interested. Full details on the Wiesmann Spyder are yet [...]
Are you a production-bound Porsche 918 Spyder teaser?
November 23, 2010 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Hybrid, Performance, Europe, Porsche, Design/Style
Porsche 918 Spyder Clay Model – Click above for high-res image gallery
Porsche may have inadvertently given us our best glimpse yet at the upcoming production version of the company’s 918 Spyder. The German sports car manufacturer has announced its intention to invest mountains of cash in [...]
eBay Find of the Day: 1991 Nissan 300ZX Spyder concept
November 21, 2010 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Performance, Auctions, Nissan
eBay Find of the Day: 1991 Nissan 300ZX convertible concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Finding a Nissan 300ZX convertible is not necessarily an amazing eBay occurrence. Finding the 1991 300ZX folding hardtop convertible concept car, however, is quite a big deal.
Nissan sold the Z32, or second [...]
How Audi created the e-tron Spyder
October 25, 2010 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Paris Motor Show, Audi, Electric, Luxury
Making the Audi e-tron Spyder – Click above for high-res image gallery
Audi has pulled back the covers on how it created the e-tron Spyder for the Paris Motor Show, and it’s giving us a rare glimpse into what went on behind the scenes. It [...]
Review: 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder
Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Porsche, Reviews, Luxury, Racing
A playful companion with razor-sharp claws
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder – Click above for high-res image gallery
“More for Less.” It’s the call to prayer of every car salesman to ever don a plaid jacket. Guys with sturdy names like Wally and Chuck would stop dead in their tracks and [...]
