Not Happening Yet: RWD Toyota/Subaru Sports Car Put On Hold

Like a schizophrenic love affair, the on-again, off-again Subaru/Toyota rear-wheel drive coupe is apparently off again. That morsel of sobering news comes via Detroit Free Press columnist Mark Phelan, who says that both automakers now admit that the project has been put on hold. The inexpensive 2+2 sports coupes had been the subject of much speculation and a seemingly infinite number of renderings, and in fact what looked to be an early prototype had been spotted last year. Read more

The Real Extreme Bentley: Edo Speed GT

Bentley recently unveiled what it calls the fastest most powerful car it ever devised. They named it Supersport and it churns out a fanatic 630hp. Edo Competition on the other hand don’t think much of it as they unveil their own version of the GT. The edo GT refocuses the engine’s ECU to get 680hp (500kW) from the 6.0-litre twin turbo W12 engine and maximum torque of 750Nm at 2500rpm. Edo says the car will take off from 0 – 100km/h in 4.2 seconds, from 0 – 200km/h (124mph) in about 13 seconds and reach a top speed of 340 km/h (211 mph). Read more