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The Alfa Romeo Brera S (‘S’ for speciale) made in collaboration with Prodrive will only be sold in the UK and production will be limited to 500 hundred individually numbered models. The Brera S will be available with the two existing petrol engines, namely the 185Hp 2.2 litre and the 260Hp 3.2 V6 engines.

Prodrive has made changes to the suspension, interior, exterior as well as including a new exhaust system. Their main aim was to refine the Brera’s handling and this was achieved with new stiffer springs and dampers and the car was also slightly lowered (-10mm).

According to Peter Cambridge (Prodrive Project leader), the result is “a car that ‘shrinks’ around the driver and delivers all the fun and engagement of a sports car driving experience on A and B-roads. Yet, on motorways, offers a compliant and composed ride.”

The exterior of the Brera S boasts lightweight 19″ alloy wheels with Pirelli PZero Nero Tyres ispired by the Alfa 8C Competizione, the new supercar flagship for the Alfa Romeo range. The interior of the Brera S is dressed in black leather completed with red stitiching and the centre console is accentuated with a dark finish. The headrests include a limited edition Brera S aluminium plate featuring the British and Italian flags.

Hopefully for the lucky 500 the one year development at Prodrive will pay off and this car will be more go than show due to the weight reduction.

Hey there petrol-fueled-heart people. Did you hear that Porsche is planning to hit us in the near future with a new Cayman and a new Boxter S? If you didn’t, here’s the news.

We all knew Porsche was up to something, but we didn’t know what exactly. Apparently the new Cayman and Boxter will get direct injection, the new seven speed PDK transmission for faster shifts than the conventional six-speed manual box and a limited slip differential. Now stop your WOWs because there’s more. Because of all these, the Cayman is getting a 25 hp boost up to 320 hp and a 273 lb-ft torque.The other models won’t get direct injection, but something else. A displacement bump from 2.7- to 2.9-liters and a corresponding jump to 265 hp. The Boxster and Boxster S each will come with 10 fewer horsies under the hood, than the Cayman.

There’s also a Sport Chrono package included, that will be available along with Launch Control.

Seems like a good change under the hood, but do you have anything for us on the outside? Guess not now!

Cayman Club via Jalopnik

In theirs secret laboratories, BMW is cooking something and that something is a new generation of Z4. Rumors say that the new Z4 will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next year and it will burn rubber on the streets in 2009.

Competition will be stiff for the new Z4 but I know for sure BMW won’t go down without a fight. And they have a few weapons that seem to even the odds. First we have the engines. For sure we know there will be a twin-turbo 3.0-liter engine from the 335i and the Z4 M is set to get a new 4.0 liter V8 from the M3. Some say there’s even a diesel included in the new scheme. Sweet!

BMW thought about our pockets, too, and their new engines will benefit from the EfficientDynamics program that will go easy on fuel consumption and emissions levels. Until next year all we can do is practice our driving skills and save money.

via WCF

Mazda is up to something and we hope they are up to something good. We sniffed something was going to come our way a while ago when we got some sketches from the car makers but now Mazda spills the beans and shows us some real stuff. Their new concept car dubbed “Kazamai” which means “swirling crosswinds” in Japanese.

Mazda Kazamai Concept

It’s a crossover, a sporty SUV. At first glance we see a five-point grille, 22 inch wheels and aerodynamic profile. Very sexy I must add.

Mazda worked a little bit under the hood, too, with next-gen direct injection engine and a newly-developed transmission which passes power to all wheels via its four-wheel drive system. The driving dynamics have been developed to create a fun-to-drive vehicle and Mazda states that if the model makes it to production form, we can expect frugal fuel consumption and greatly reduced CO2 emissions. How else?

Mazda Kazamai Concept

The Kazamai shall be released by August 26 so maybe that’s when know more about pricing. I have a feeling that we won’t be able to buy it from our paychecks. What do you think?

Versace and Lamborghini have been collaborating since 2006 and have recently launched their LP640 Versace Roadster at the Maison’s Via Gesu 12 in Milan last month. The package is available through Lamborghini’s “ad personam” customization program which allows clients to personalize their sports cars, to their satisfaction.

This limited edition Lamborghini is enhanced with its black and pastel white leather clad seats finished with the Versace Greek key motif stitching.

The control panel as well as the central console and door panels is clad in full grain soft nappa leather which is completed by the hand embroided Versace Geek motif .

For the first time the LP640 is equipped with a transparent engine hood displaying the V12 engine. This minimalism design of the hood inspired Versace to design a full range of accessories which will be made available at their boutiques and selected Lamborghini showrooms by November 2008.

The accessories include: a trolley bag, sports bag, gloves, driving shoes, wallets and keyrings amongst many others all boasting the Lamborghini and Versace logos.

A year and a half later, in 2003, after the release of the original car, Hamann came out with a tuning pack for the E63 BMW 6-Series. These days they’re very keen on showing us another pack for the new (facelifted) 6-Series, even though it’s earlier than we’ve been used to.

Though they think their model is much of an improvement with redesigned front and rear bumper fascia, side skirts and rear roof and bott lid spoilers, we’ll have to think different. Yes it is a BMW I would drive, but if you work hard on building something new, why not make it top notch? For me this just doesn’t cut it. I want it loud and hard. By this I mean either I get something very different from my stock car that I bought.

After getting their hands on Mercedes Benz CL or the Lexus IS, Wald International became an important name on the tuner scene in Japan. But they want bigger and that’s why we’ll get to see their new style kit for the Continental GT W12 Coupe. Named Black Bisson, the pack for the GT will give the already impressive car a flashier body.

No actual info was released about the wheels but we can guess from the pictures we may have to deal with Wald’s 21-inch Portofino, Aufzhalen and Mahora. By looking at the pictures I don’t think it matters very much who’s supplying what, on this new baby.  Those that can afford it, will most likely, love it.