Check out the Cars of 2008
2008 Designs
Audi has redesigned versions of its TT coupe and roadster. They've even created a new supercar named the R8. The R8 has all-wheel drive and a 420-hp V-8. The run from zero to 62 mph takes 4.6 seconds and its top speed is 188 mph.
Sports cars come in more than just coupe and convertible body styles. The 2008 model year sees new sport sedans, hatchbacks and even a wagon. Volkswagen's R32 is a limited-edition two-door hatchback powered by a 250-hp V-6, while Lexus' IS-F sport sedan packs a 5.0-liter V-8 under its hood.
Top 20 Cars for 2008
Top 20 New Cars for 2008 [Road & Track]
Top 20 New Cars for 2008. Includes: Nissan GT-R, Dodge Viper SRT10 & Caliber SRT4, Audi S5 & R8, BMW M3 & 1series, Lancer Evo X, Impreza WRX STI, Maserati GranTurismo, Benz C63 AMG, Lexus IS-F, Jaguar XF, Pontiac G8, Honda Accord Coupe, Cadallac CTS, Infiniti G37 Coupe, Saturn Astra, and Volvo C30 [Road & Track]www.roadandtrack.com
2008 Car Prices
2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
MSRP Range: $26,699.00 - $29,599.00
Destination Charge: $625.00
2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse
MSRP Range: $20,999.00 - $24,499.00
Destination Charge: $625.00
2008 BMW 5-Series
MSRP Range: $44,300.00 - $58,500.00
Destination Charge: $775.00
2008 Audi RS 4
MSRP Range: $66,910.00 - $66,910.00
Destination Charge: $775.00
2008 Audi R8
MSRP Range: $118,000.00 - $118,000.00
Destination Charge: $1,000.00
2008 Audi TT
MSRP Range: $34,800.00 - $45,900.00
Destination Charge: $775.00
2008 Ford Mustang
MSRP Range: $19,250.00 - $30,665.00
Destination Charge: $745.00
2008 Saturn Sky
MSRP Range: $25,040.00 - $29,240.00
Destination Charge: $620.00
2008 Nissan Altima
MSRP Range: $20,570.00 - $24,970.00
Destination Charge: $625.00
Popular 2008 Cars
2008 Porsche 911 Review
Greg N. Brown
Driving the 530-horsepower two-seater at 180 mph doesn't cure our jet lag as much as expel it violently from the car, but heavy rain means reaching the GT2's top speed of 205 mph is out of the question. Even with double the previous GT2's downforce from the new Le Mans racer-inspired body and rear wing, and excellent grip from the 19-inch Pirellis, the GT2 is too much car for the conditions. We also keep Porsche's spectacularly efficient stability-management systems, suitably modified for the GT2's higher limits, on full alert, leaving it to others to find out what happens when the driver is let loose in the most powerful, fastest, and costliest 911 ever.
That part of the test is conducted on an unused airport's runways by Walter Rohrl, former rally champ and current Porsche test driver, who, in perilously slippery conditions, dispensed a pure dose of GT2.
"This car was ninety-percent done before I ever drove it," shouts Rohrl over the roar of the biturbo's new titanium exhaust, one of the strategies to lighten up a platform that began life in the same gene pool as the "standard" all-wheel-drive 911 Turbo. "It was that good, but the final 10 percent can be learned only by driving."
And what did he learn?
"This is the best 911 ever," he pronounces, left hand and right foot executing a perfect power slide. "Race car, street car, the best."
Much of Rohrl's opinion, and the GT2's final suspension tuning, was formulated on the Nurburgring's Nordschleife, where he set a time of 7:32, faster than the previous GT2's 7:46, the fastest for any production-series 911 and comparable with the Carrera GT. "It has the power and stability of a good race car, but it drives more easily," he continues, shifting down through the six-speed manual gearbox as quick as a cardshark flashes aces.
Key to the GT2's fleeter feet is 300 pounds of shed weight via composite front bucket seats, elimination of the rear seats, an aluminum rear-axle subframe, the plastic rear lid and wing, a composite intake manifold and lightweight front aluminum brake hats, which, along with standard ceramic composite brake rotors, means less weight at the nose, a valuable ingredient of the GT2's steering-quick, precise, and the best we've ever felt in a 911.
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The Automobile
An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods. However, the term automobile is far from precise, because there are many types of vehicles that do similar tasks.
As of 2002, there were 590 million passenger cars worldwide (roughly one car per eleven people). Around the world, there were about 806 million cars and light trucks on the road in 2007; they burn over 260 billion gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel yearly. The numbers are increasing rapidly, especially in China and India. Plunkett Research, "Automobile Industry Introduction" (2008)
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