Rever Corsa Ducati 1198 Strada

Whichever route you pick, titanium or carbon fiber, Rever Corsa will turn your dream bike into a reality. The custom builders define the ’super’ in superbikes. Anything from standard to extreme, they will gladly customize your Ducati to fit your needs. Want an all-carbon fiber body with extensive engine modification and brake improvement? You got it. There’s even an option for a video and gear kit, complete with cameras, front and rear stands, and tire warmers when you want to display the bike. The options are limitless, only your imagination will prohibit you from owning the best bike you can dream of. $57,500+.

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Toyota Developing a Prius Coupe Dubbed the MR2 to Compete with the Honda CR-Z?

According to Auto Express the once loved MR2 is making a comeback, but not as the small mid-engined roadster like the last generation. Instead Toyota is going to apply the MR2 name to a new performance hybrid that would be similar to the upcoming Honda CR-Z.

The small coupe would feature rear-wheel-drive, a paddleshift gearbox and a specially developed version of the Prius’s hybrid powertrain.

Toyota executive vice president Masatami Takimoto recently told Auto Express: “We are aware of the fondness with which the MR2 is held in the UK and Europe, and are developing a small hybrid sports car.

“We have set a tough price point (expected to be around £20,000), as it will be easier to sell if it is affordable. It has to be fun to drive, too, which means the hybrid set-up must be different to the Prius’s, with greater responsiveness.”

It's also rumored that the revived MR2 hybrid will draw styling cues from the Toyota FT-HS sports car concept.

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Musical Sebastiens: Toro Rosso confirms Buemi for 2009

Filed under: Motorsports, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs

With Sebastian Vettel moving up to the Red Bull senior squad to fill the vacancy left by David Coulthard's, the motor racing community has been held in suspense, waiting for the junior Scuderia Toro Rosso team to announce their drivers for 2009. The team has now confirmed that 20-year-old Swiss driver Sebastien Buemi - part of Red Bull's driver development program, who drove in GP2 last season while acting as test driver for Red Bull Racing - will take Vettel's seat for the coming season. Buemi, whose cousin Natacha Gachnang is to headline the new Formula 2 series, actually signed before the holidays, but the news wasn't revealed until recently.

The last remaining piece of the puzzle, however, remains who will drive alongside Buemi in the new season. With the exception of the former Honda team, the second Toro Rosso seat is the only one left unconfirmed. Incumbent Sebastien Bourdais and veteran Takuma Sato are both reportedly in the running, but STR is apparently in no rush to decide, leaving the filing deadline on the Thursday before the season opener in Australia as their only parameter.

[Source: F1-Live]

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Honda Skydeck Concept 2009

Honda Skydeck Concept 2009

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Vivid Racing’s Porchse 997 Turbo – Before and After

I’ve been watching the builds that come out of Vivid Racing for a few years now, and when Dan and crew picked up this 997 Turbo I knew we were in for a treat. I loved the original color since day one, but with the recent body wrap in flat blue, I’m doing backflips! How about you? What color do you like on VividRacing’s 997 Turbo?

Before/After

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£3 Million 1937 Bugatti Found In British Garage After Almost 50 Years [Barn Find]

An unmolested 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante, one of only 17 built, was discovered in a garage in the UK after gathering dust for almost 50 years. The estimated value? At least $4.35 million!

An unmolested 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante was discovered after spending 48 years in a quiet, Tyneside, Britain garage. It's being termed "one of the last great barn-finds" with an estimated value of at least £3 Million ($4.35 million).

The car was originally owned by the first president of the British Racing Drivers' Club, Earl Howe, and through a series of sales ended up in the hands of a reclusive doctor named Harold Carr. After driving the car for a couple years, it was parked in a private garage in 1960 and hasn't seen the road since. With only seventeen examples of Type 57S Atalantes ever produced, the car was notably absent in the history of significant Bugattis.

In 2007, Dr. Carr passed away and left the contents of the garage to his family. That was when the car was discovered. It's currently set to cross the auction blocks at Bonhams of Paris next month, and with the combination of an incredibly rare chassis, only 26,284 original miles, a rare supercharged inline eight engine and its unmolested condition, we suspect some very wealthy bidders will push the price well past that initial valuation of $4.35 million.

Reminds us of that barn-found 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante a couple years ago. Wonder how many more are out there, lurking in dusty barns.(Hat tip to everyone who sent this in!)

[via BBC]

Photo Credit: Bonhams

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