2000 Super Cars
Heldo, short for Heldorado, is a compact design study around the Cadillac Northstar powertrain. A 2,200-pound steel space framecarboncomposite vehicle approximately the length of a MINI. The vehicle can go from zero-to-sixty in just 4.2 seconds and......
Debuting at the 2000 Birmingham Motor Show, the well-styled Ascari K-Z1 was introduced as the replacement for the Ecosse. With 0-60mph reached in about 4 seconds, the K-Z1 featured a 500bhp powerplant. The lightweight carbon fiber body made the handling......
This Aston Martin is the 55th DB7 Vantage Volante produced and one of a 1,786 built in total (1999 - 2003). Power is from a 5.9 liter V12 engine offering 420 horsepower mated to a ZF 5-speed automatic. It has been driven just 33,215 miles and has spent......
The ‘Autostadt in Wolfsburg – Audis pavilion is in darkness. Then the spotlights come on and a car appears that is surely not of this world – at least, thats the first impression it creates. Crouched low, as if waiting to spring. A concentrated package......
This Bentley Arnage is the top-of-the-line red Label model powered by the larger 6.75 liter Turbocharged V8 engine offering 400 horsepower619 lb-ft versus the standard Green Labels 350 horsepower420lb-ft 4.4-liter V8.The base price for this car......
The Azure convertible was designed and built for Bentley Motors by coachbuilder Pininfarina of Turin, Italy. It was released in 1995, and just 1,308 cars were produced until its production ended in July 2003. 709 Azures were sold to American owners,......
Much of Bentleys post-World War II success relied exclusively on models whose basic architecture was shared with other Rolls-Royce products. In 1985, the Geneva Auto Show was used to gauge the publics interest in a high-performance car unique to Bentley.......
Introduced in 2000, the Buick LaCrosse Concept vehicle was a five-passenger sedan that was considered to be both stylish and graceful. Functional, the LaCrosse Concept could quickly and easily convert with a single voice command to open paneled ‘pickup-type......
The Cadillac Imaj, a high-tech concept car revealed at the 2000 Geneva Auto Show, extends Cadillacs philosophy of blending art and science to its logical next step an all-wheel-drive ultra-luxury sedan with exhilarating performance and unprecedented......
The Chevrolet Corvette C5-R closed out an historic era on Saturday night with a GTS victory at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, a circuit in which the championship-winning team had never won. Ron Fellows and Johnny OConnell took the class victory in their......
The Chevrolet SSR Concept had a retro design and introduced at the 2000 North American International Auto Show. The design was inspired by the styles of the 1950s.For many years the Chevrolet Bowtie had been labeled spirited and functional when......
DaimlerChrysler unveiled the Howler show car at the Specialty Equipment Market Associations (SEMA) annual show in Las Vegas in 1999. With the 250 bhp, 300 lb.-ft. V-8 Howler, the Company shows off a performance roadster pickup interpretation of Prowler,......
The 2000 Dodge Viper GTS-R Concept was introduced more than a decade after the original Dodge Viper roadster concept and seven years after the debut of the coupe concept. It retained the space-frame, V-10 engine, six-speed transmission, and aluminum......
The inaugural Ferrari Challenge series was in 1993. It was a single-marque motorsport championship for owners of the 348 Berlinetta. Currently, the series is raced on three continents including Europe, the United States, and Asia-Pacific. The 348 Challenge......
The Ferrari 360, being replaced by the Ferrari F430, was available as a Modena coupe and spider convertible. The Challenge version was created to compete in the Ferrari Challenge one-make racing series. This 8-cylinder series began in 1993 with the 348......
Ferraris latest interpretation of the V8 sports car, the 360 Modena is a clean-sheet design anticipating future trends in Ferrari road cars. These trends include weight reduction combined with greater chassis rigidity. The new approach employs technology......
The Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina was the second version of the 550 to be unveiled. This vehicle was in celebration of Pininfarinas 70th Anniversary. 448 vehicles were scheduled to be produced.......
Ferrari re-established the front-engine layout with their 456 and then raised the bar even higher with the more spectacular supercar, the 550 Maranello, in July of 1996. When the worlds press gathered at the Nurburgring to witness the unveiling of the......
Born to celebrate the Pininfarina 70 years of activity, rossa, Concept Car of the Year 2000, is a two-seater Spider with Ferrari mechanical components, a perfect foundation on which to link with an imaginary thread the past to the future, while interpreting......
In an environment where the low cost car will have e growing important part in every market, also the most developed, Fioravanti proposes again the Tris project.The project of an economical car is typical of Italian design, Fioravanti wants to define......
The Honda Spocket concept vehicle, designed in Torrance and making its North American debut at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, demonstrates how one vehicle can be a convertible, sport coupe and pickup all-in-one.At the touch of a button,......
2000 INNOTECH Mysterro is a distinctive combination of the best of European passion for cars and the most desired elements of American dynamics and efficiency. It has an extreme sense of high performance luxury sports car spirit and daring in a package......
Jaguars F-Type Concept roadster was unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Inspired by the XK180 concept car released in at the Paris Salon in 1998, Jaguar designers set out to create the ideal, compact roadster, evoking......
In 1985 Lamborghini began designing and developing a replacement for their successful Countach model. The Lamborghini Diablo was introduced in 1990 and stayed in production until 2001. The name Diablo is Spanish meaning devil and was borrowed from......
In 1985 Lamborghini began designing and developing a replacement for their successful Countach model. The Lamborghini Diablo was introduced in 1990 and stayed in production until 2001. The name Diablo is Spanish meaning devil and was borrowed from......
In 2000 and 2001 Lotus Motorsports produced a limited production run of 65 lightweight Elise racecars for the Autobytel race series. The car were specially prepared as part of Lotus motorsports Special Works Program and were predecessors to the Lotus......
Having the right equipment adds to the pleasure of any task, and when the task in hand involves rising to the challenge of the open road, theres only one tool for the job – the Elise 111S.More potent cousin to the standard Elise, the 111S adds extra......
This Lotus Esprit Twin Turbo is finished in black with a black interior and has just 34,602 miles on the odometer. When new, the car had an MSRP of over %2488,000. It is powered by a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V8 engine capable of producing 350 horsepower. There......
The Lotus Extreme Concept was unveiled at the Coventry University Design Show and the British International Motor Show. In conjunction with Lotus, the vehicle was designed and built by student Ted Mannerfeit. The design focuses on Lotus key beliefs......
The British sports car manufacturer Marcos was founded in 1959 by Jem Marsh and Frank Costin. The name of their company was derived from the first three letters of their last names. The company was based in Luton, in Bedfordshire, England.In 1968,......
The Maserati Buran was debuted at the 2000 Geneva Motor Show. The vehicle was conceived as a luxury and high-performance car with its designs gaining inspiration from the earlier Maserati automobiles. Italdesigns Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro were......
West Palm Beach, February 9, 2001 - The first racing version of Warren Moslers new MT900 mid-engine sports coupe has been sold to an executive of a Sacramento (CA) based Internet company.The buyer is veteran boat and road racer Scott Deware of Boston,......
Lee Noble has created astonishing super-cars such as the Ascari, Ultima, and the legendary McLaren F1. Now he introduced the Noble M12 GTo. The Ford six-cylinder engine was placed mid-ship and with the vehicles lightweight design is able to capitalize......
In 2000, the Noble M12 GTO threatened to turn the established supercar market on its head. With its mix of scorching performance, race-bred dynamics and immaculate build quality, the Noble could be bought for a fraction of the cost of most of its rivals,......
The very latest technology is used in the form of a single-piece carbon fibre body structure, multiplex wiring and direction seeking headlights. This 607 is equipped with a 3.0 litre V6 (210bhp) petrol engine, radical double A-strut suspension, front......
Its a name that stands for excitement and performance. With bold, athletic styling that provides an expression of individuality, Pontiac reflects the active lifestyles of its customers while providing high levels of comfort and convenience. The......
This 2000 Porsche 911 GT3 raced at LeMans in 2000. It secured the pole position at LeMans and was the European Champion in 2001.......
The first Porsche to receive the R designation in reference to its competition specification was done in 1967 to the 911. It was powered by the engine found in the 906 and extensive weight-saving modifications were made to prepare it for racing. Similar......
On September 28th of 2000, Porsche introduced their Carrera GT to the world at the Louvre. The Carrera GT grew from the unrealized LMP 2000 project, which had been started by Porsche Motorsport Chief Herbert Ampferer during Porsches one-year hiatus......
The Qvale Mangusta is a rare Italian car with American power. It uses Fords 4.6-liter V8 engine with either a manual or automatic transmission. It uses a front mounted mid-engine, rear wheel drive layout, with fully independent suspension, wishbone......
As many times before the Rinspeed Design company, led by Frank M. Rinderknecht (42), has come up with something very special the small Swiss automobile specialist has created a vehicle that blends traditional beauty and forward-looking technology in......
When Spyker designer Maarten de Bruijn and his partner Victor Muller set out to design the Spyker C8, their aim was to reinvent the Spyker brand. Building on Spykers racing and aviation heritage, which goes back to the dawn of motoring, they wanted......
Like the Monotipo, the S81 was built to convey a technical message to the clientele and was presented at the Turin Motor Show of 2000. Though its appearance is that of a moving vehicle in every respect, its a static prototype, created by means of highly......
Although this is NOT a Studebaker, the 2001 Avanti is still based on the old 1963 Studebaker Avanti. This latest Avanti revival will be produced in small numbers at a plant in Villa Rica, GA. It is powered by a souped-up Corvette V8. Although it is powerful,......
In 2000 Suzuki introduced a new concept four-wheel drive vehicle, the XL6. It was based on the Suzuki Vitara, including being fitted with a 2.5-liter V6 engine and two-speed transfer case and ladder chassis. The main differences were in the body length.......
The TVR Speed 12 was first unveiled to the public at the 1996 British Motorshow, though the name, TVR Speed 12, would not be seen until 1998. When first introduced it was dubbed the TVR 712 for its 7-liter displacement site (actually 7.7 liters) and......
The TVR Tamora is one of TVRs new generation models. With its exquisite sense of style and flair, it has been designed and engineered to be more accessible, and perhaps more understated, than some of TVRs more extreme models. But its performance......
Based on the idea of Group C racing cars, the Ultima was originally developed by Lee Noble several years ago for Group K racing. The combined experience of Ted Marlow and Steve Smith add up to over 30 years in the building and racing of specialist......
At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, USA, Volkswagen has an impressive study vehicle on display the Advanced Activity Concept (AAC). It combines the functions of a pick-up with the luxury of a top-class sedan. With four-wheel drive,......
With one of the worlds most advanced dynamically controlled chassis, an electronically managed four-wheel drive and 300 bhp, Volvos Performance Concept Car is a future study in high-performance engineering. Thors Lighting Bolt first struck Volvo......