Top 5 best sports car between the $100K-$200K price bracket

In today's world of cars the industry is saturated with many companies who produce many sports cars. Some are beautifully sculpted but handles poorly. Some look poorly but handles superb. The best sports cars between the $100,000-$200,000 price range are as follows.


1) Mercedes SL55 & SL65
- A great blend of satisfying performance and top notch luxury. Not the lightest car in the bunch but still a classy car which can still pack a deadly punch.


2) Aston Martin DB9
- Beautifully designed British Sports Car that blends thrilling performance with a hint of luxury. An overall fun driving car.


3) Ferrari F430
- A brilliant model from Ferrari. Great handling, great performance, and an unmistakable note produced by the Ferrari V8 engine.


4) Audi R8
- The most anticipated upcoming sports car from Audi. From what we see it has great potential against its rivals. With its price it will definitely be a bargain. You pay much less but still you get a mid-engined sports car.


5) Porsche 911
- Great driving dynamics, great weight transfer, and outstanding engineering that has made Porsche one of the best sports car makers ever created. With the smallest engine in its class it still manages to surprise all the V8's and even V12's out there.

Mini Clubman

(source:motorauthority) New images of the Mini Clubman have turned up, with the car captured by spy photographers without any disguise as it was being filmed for a commercial. The images reveal that the Clubman will have a split-opening tailgate, a single suicide-style rear door on the passenger side only, and a corresponding stretched window on the driver’s side.

Other features new to the range include plastic moulding that surrounds the taillights, matched with the same color as the roof, plus the double exhaust tailpipes integrated into the rear bumper and the stretched glass sunroof. Optional extras include ski-racks, and a new roof mounted storage bin.

We’ll have to wait until the official reveal next month to get a look at the Clubman’s interior, and interested buyers will have to wait until the car makes its world debut at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show. In the meantime, head over to km77 for several other shots of the new Clubman on the road.

BMW 1 Series Receives A 2.0 Liter 4 Cylinder Twin Turbo Diesel Engine

BMW is announcing a lot of ’green’ news today for its model lineup. The 2008 BMW lineup will now have 22 models that achieve over 48mpg while emitting 140g/km or less of CO2 as well as increased performance. As we just reported earlier, the BMW 6-Series will get a powerful diesel-powered 635d. BMW also announced the new 123d for its 1-series range.

The BMW 123d is powered by a 2.0 liter, 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel engine that produces an outstanding 201 horsepower. That gives the BMW 123d the ability to do 0-62mph in 7.1 seconds with a fuel-economy of 54.3mpg.

Available in 3 and 5 door variants, the123d is fitted with BMW’s Efficient Dynamics system that includes the stop-start function and brake energy regeneration.

Pricing for the new models will be revealed in September near the sale date.