The new 2008 Bentley Continental GT Speed has 600 horsepower and is the fastest Bentley production vehicle ever built.  It surpasses the 552 horsepower – W12 engine of the Continental GT.

The GT Speed has bigger, 20-inch wheels and carbon-fiber ceramic brakes (the calipers inscribed with “Bentley” shining through the wheel spokes).  It’s more upright and has a stylish dominant grille, even a lower stance.

Fortune journalist, Sue Zesigner Callaway writes, ”In the Speed, all the grace remains, accented by even more oomph delivered even more quickly and seamlessly.”  Full article

Jaguar XKR

On the road, the Jaguar XKR’s super smooth supercharger whines into the higher rpms, competing with the throaty exhaust – a symphony of motoring sounds.  It’s often a challenge to balance luxury and the look and feel of a sportcar, but this car just begs to go fast. Read a review by the former general manager of Jaguar North America. Full article

When you push a car past 180mph, the world starts to get awfully dizzy and a little bit frightening. When you go past 200mph it actually becomes blurred.

Almost like you’re trapped in an early Queen pop video. At this sort of speed the tyres and the suspension are reacting to events that happened some time ago, and they have not finished reacting before they’re being asked to do something else. Full article

Why pull up to your next business meeting in an economy 2-door manual drive rental car, when you can arrive with class.  How about making heads turn in a Lamborghini, or a Ferarri, or a Mercedes, or a Rolls Royce?  Join an automotive club and begin cruising in style. Dream Car Rentals. Full article

When Seal gestured toward the new Audi R8′s carbon-fiber midsection stripe, he yells “Just look at this!” Audi has done it again. Seal continues, “It gives the car a unique identity, it highlights that it’s a mid-engine sports car, and it separates the passenger and mechanical sections of the car. No other car has such a visual device.” Full article