According to Cartribe; this is the forthcoming Porsche Cayman S Sport (even though the 'S' stands for Sport, meaning this is a Porsche Cayman Sport Sport..)

If he could give himself any present, surely it'd be a Veyron - with Jessica Alba in the passenger seat?

JEREZ, Spain - A BMW Sauber mechanic suffered injuries after receiving an electric shock while testing a new hybrid engine system. The were running an F1.07C equipped with the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) in an official test for the first time.

Filed under: In the Autoblog Garage, Sports/GTs, Supercars, Nissan

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Nissan GT-R

Nissan recently granted Autoblog four fleeting days with a red 2009 Nissan GT-R. While it seems every major automotive outlet has tested "Godzilla" on the track (including our First Drive), we chose instead to keep it on the streets to see if one of the world's most powerful and fastest accelerating cars could be domesticated by stop-and-go traffic, family errands, and carpool duty. Of course, we only stuck to that routine for a day or two... the rest of the time was spent on the famed canyon roads of Southern California. Follow the jump to read about our 100-hour experience in the Nissan GT-R and don't miss what very well may be the most beautiful gallery of high-res images we've ever published courtesy of our own Drew Phillips and all ready to become your next desktop wallpaper.

Gallery: In the Autoblog Garage: 2009 Nissan GT-R

All photos Copyright (C)2008 Drew Phillips / Weblogs, Inc.

UPDATE: We've rerun the GT-R drive due to pure awesomeness.

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Filed under: Auction Action, Supercars, Chevrolet, GM
Click above for high-res gallery of the Corvette ZR1 at Barrett-Jackson

The very first Corvette ZR1 has rolled off the assembly line at General Motors' assembly plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and the proud owner of the 638-horsepower hellraiser was there in person to claim his prize. Chevy dealer and Corvette aficionado Dave Ressler won his supercharged Vette at the Barrett Jackson auction back in January for the astronomical sum of $1 million dollars, which equals about 10 times the ZR1's base price of $103,300. Ressler was allowed to sit behind the wheel of his rarified Vette as it completed its assembly run and exited the factory, and let his granddaughter, Ayden Lynn, ride along shotgun. The special ZR1 is set apart from other Blue Devlis with a unique VIN number and a LeMans Blue paint job that will appear on no other car.

After being performance tested, the ZR1 was put in a trailer and carted back to Montana where it will be put in a museum with Ressler's 45 other Vettes, including his #003 1953 Corvette. We know, that's no way to treat a thoroughbred like the ZR1, but at least Ressler's million bucks went to a good cause.

Check out a local news report of the occasion after the jump.

Gallery: Barrett-Jackson 2008: 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 #1

[Source: Corvette Blogger]

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Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Euro, Green, Supercars, Misc. Auto Shows

Click above for high-res gallery of the Lightning GT

Remember the Lightning GT? We told you about this all-electric supercar a few months ago, and it popped up today in person at the 2008 British Motor Show in London. That officially moves it one step away from the pure vaporware it was yesterday, which is a good thing since we're eager to see the carbon fiber-bodied Lightning actually move under its own power someday. That power will be provided by the same Altairnano NanoSafe batteries used by the Phoenix SUT, though churning out the equivalent of 700bhp through four electric motors in this case. Those motors are also the same PML wheel motors used in the 640-hp electric MINI, so they should be able to handle the 700bhp Lightning. There's also regenerative braking, as well as pretty much every standard conveyance of luxury you would find in a normal supercar including air conditioning, sat nav, full leather, etc. Its maker is claiming a 4.0-second charge to 60 mph for the Lightning, but we'd also like to know what type of range they're expecting in such a positively charged coupe. Unfortunately, details like that and the Lightning GT's price are still pretty scarce, though as before, they are accepting £15,000 deposits. At least it's no longer vapor.

Gallery: Lightning GT

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Jag celebrates 60 years of XK with special bodykitted edition called the, er, XK60

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