Sports Cars

06.12.09

2008 Hyundai Tiburon Hyundai, Sports Cars | (1)

Hyundai has announced that the Tiburon, which is Spanish for “shark” would not be produced for the 2009 model year or into the foreseeable future, and 2008 was a good year to cut it off. The Tiburon first premiered in the U.S. in 1997, and it garnered a fair amount of interest. It was a compact sports car with a small, but relatively strong, engine, and, most importantly, it was fun. By 2008, the Tiburon had lost its teeth. Continue Reading…
05.29.09

2009 Audi TTS Audi, Sports Cars | (1)

The 2009 Audi TTS is a high-performance model of the already quick TT sports coupe and roadster. The TTS has the same 2.0-liter four cylinder engine under the hood, but it has received some major tweaks that boost the power by 32%, taking the company’s sports car offering to an even higher level. Continue Reading…
05.08.09

2009 Aston Martin DB9 Volante Aston Martin, Sports Cars | (0)

The Aston Martin DB9 first premiered in 2005, and the 2009 model year marks the first major redesign of the model. The first generation got so many things right that it cast a glare on the few things that went wrong. The V12 engine was a marvel, but throttle response was slow at best, meaning that the power would really get on a few seconds after you first wanted it. The transmission was finicky, too. So, with a redesign, how does the new 2009 DB9 Volante convertible model stack up? Just fine, thank you. Continue Reading…

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