Mini Clubman S spotted
Of course, we knew all along that the stretched Mini Cooper (the Clubman) would get the turbo treatment of the Cooper S...now WorldCarFans has the spy shots to prove it.
Check out their pics of the turbo Clubman (Clubman S?) testing:
WorldCarFans.com: Spy Photos: Mini Clubman S
New Taurus SHO in the works - with turbo power?
The good folks over at Jalopnik have been hearing rumblings lately of a resurrection of the high-performance Taurus.
It appears that a couple mules are testing, one with the Yamaha developed V-8 that traces it roots back to the 2nd generation SHO's 3.4 - but is much more stout in the Volvo cars that use it now (XC90, S80, etc.).
More exciting, if less of a nod to the original SHOs would be a mule running around with a twin-turbo 3.5l 'Twin-Force' V-6 - packing well over 400hp!
Let's just hope they are smart enough to make a manual transmission at least optional on this beast - if it actually makes production.
Concept image courtesy of BringBackTheSHO.com
It appears that a couple mules are testing, one with the Yamaha developed V-8 that traces it roots back to the 2nd generation SHO's 3.4 - but is much more stout in the Volvo cars that use it now (XC90, S80, etc.).More exciting, if less of a nod to the original SHOs would be a mule running around with a twin-turbo 3.5l 'Twin-Force' V-6 - packing well over 400hp!
Let's just hope they are smart enough to make a manual transmission at least optional on this beast - if it actually makes production.
Concept image courtesy of BringBackTheSHO.com