Tesla Motors (TSLA) zoomed out of the gate Tuesday, closing at $23.89 per share, 40.5% above its $17 offer price on its first day of public trading.
This closely watched IPO was a success, especially in a day filled with broader market turmoil.
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Jaguar’s latest addition to celebrate it’s 75th birthday is the Jaguar XKR 75. The XKR 75 will deliver the same performance and steering control as the XKR. The Jaguar boasts five hundred and thirty horsepower allowing the car to reach zero to one hundred kilometers an hour in just four point four seconds. The exterior features a new Stratus Grey Finish and red Blake calipers, while the interior has been dressed in charcoal leather and carefully stitched up using ivory stitching. The car will be available exclusively from Jaguar dealerships.
BMW sees technical innovations reducing both emissions and fuel consumption as an elementary part of the brand’s product strategy, just like vehicle concepts enhancing the Sheer Driving Pleasure so typical of BMW as a lasting, sustained experience.
Now the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept car clearly demonstrates that these objectives expressed through the BMW EfficientDynamics development strategy are fully compatible with the most demanding reduction in fuel consumption and emissions complying in full with future requirements. Conceived as a 2+2-seater with plug-in full-hybrid technology, this unique car is able to combine the performance of a BMW M Car with a standard of fuel economy and emission management exceeding even the current level achieved by the latest small cars in the market. (via Serious Wheels)
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Pagani have released a roadster version of their Zonda Cinque supercar which is in turn a street legal version of their Zonda R track car. The carbon fiber titanium monocoque chassis has been redesigned in order to maintain rigidity without a fixed roof. The Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster is powered by a Mercedes AMG V12 engine outputting six hundred and seventy one horsepower giving it a top speed of three hundred and fifty kilometers an hour. As the name suggests only five Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster’s will be made. [ sybarites ]
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Porsche has culminated a 100 million euro ground-up renovation on its museum in Stuttgart, which will be officially dedicated later this week. The museum spans over 1,000 square meters of floor space, wrapped in stunning architecture and housing a collection of over 80 significant Porsches from the marque’s history, from the first 356 to the latest Panamera. Included among the expositions is a section dedicated to the evolution of the 911 Turbo, an array of competition cars – including Porsche’s victorious rally, Dakar and Le Mans challengers and Niki Lauda’s Porsche-powered McLaren – concept cars from across the decades, some of Ferdinand Porsche’s original tractors and more.
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