Hemmings Find of the Day – 1984 Renault R5 Turbo 2

The Eighties and even the Nineties would have been so much more interesting if more manufacturers had taken their front-drive econoboxes and moved their engines to the back to create little rally monsters like this 1984 Renault R5 Turbo 2 for sale on Hemmings.com, a recently serviced example that appears ready to rock. From the seller’s description:
This R5 Turbo is one of the best I have ever owned and I have owned many. It is exceptional both above and beneath, the mechanicals are excellent and …

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2014 Ford Fiesta Debuts: Refreshed Looks, Newly Available Turbo 3-Cylinder [2012 L.A. Auto Show]

Hey, party metaphor! Now that we have that out of the way, let’s detail what’s new about the 2014 Ford Fiesta the company is unveiling at the 2012 Los Angeles auto show. READ MORE ››

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Video Find: Hyundai Promotes Veloster Turbo, Asphalt Heat 7 with Lego Car Race

The Hyundai Veloster Turbo adds power to the regular hatchback’s already bold styling, and the automaker is trying to spread the word about its turbocharged hot hatch in the new Asphalt 7 Heat video game. To promote the virtual and physical car, Hyundai decided to have a little fun with Legos and film the results. [...]

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FuelCulture Genesis Coupe Turbo Concept Bows in Vegas [2012 SEMA Show]

For those not in the know, FuelCulture.com is essentially the Priceline of aftermarket automotive parts websites. Users can hone their search for aftermarket parts by employing a number of filters including brand, budget, make, model, and more. To demonstrate just how easily an enthusiast can achieve radical results with off the shelf parts, FuelCulture and Hyundai got together and produced the Genesis Coupe Turbo Concept seen here.
Sporting one of the first wide-body kits available for the Genesis coup…

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Chevrolet’s SEMA-Bound Malibu Turbo Performance Concept Looks the Part

Chevrolet is promising to display its "broadest-ever range of performance and personalization choices" at the upcoming 2012 SEMA Show that starts on October 30 and runs through November 2. Following a recent announcement on its customized small car range, the Detroit automaker is now sharing its performance-oriented vision of the new 2013 Malibu Turbo with a new concept. Read more »Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com – All Rights Reserved

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Chevy previews Malibu Turbo Performance concept and Shop Talk before SEMA

On Friday we talked about the small cars that Chevrolet is bringing to the SEMA show in Las Vegas. The company will also section off some its display for its do-it-yourself-inspired Shop Talk presentation.

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Indoor torture testing the Malibu Turbo

Neither snow nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night kept product development engineers from swift completion of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Turbo, arriving this month. You may ask, where do engineers go to conduct all of this torture testing? General Motors’ Climatic Wind Tunnel in Warren, Mich., where all Chevrolet vehicles are tested to their environmental limits.”

During one of the hottest days of this summer, the Malibu Turbo withstood blizzard and hurricane conditions inside the wind tunnel, wher…

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Video: 2013 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S in Action

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Porsche has just dropped a new video of the 2013 Cayenne Turbo S. The video features Gordon Robertson, Chief Driving Instructor testing the car on the track at its birthplace in Leipzig.

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Refresher: Power comes from the same 4.8 liter 8-cylinder turbo engine making 5…

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Super SUV: 2013 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

In Porsche’s never-ending quest to be the class (and price) leader, they’ve just released their latest offering: the 2013 Cayenne Turbo S. Let’s just get this out of the way first: out of the box, this thing costs a whopping $146,000. So for the $37,000 premium over the regular Cayenne Turbo, you could buy a brand new BMW 3-Series, or…an “S” badge on the back of your SUV.
And what does that S badge give you? For $37k you’d expect built-in machine guns and ret…

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2013 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S model confirmed

Porsche has ramped up the performance of its second-generation

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