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If you are anything like me, you probably have never seen or heard about the brand new 2011 McLaren MP4-12C – well, I am here to tell you that this dream car is going to be amazing.  Not only is the 2011 McLaren MP4-12C one of the newest and highest performance cars going-to-be on the market but I can tell you that future sports cars are going to be modeled after this car.

This particular car is actually one of those that is twenty years in the making and I personally think that this particular car is one of the best.  It is actually based on the McLaren Technology Centre that is tucked away in England and it is pretty neat.

You want a car that is fast and looks good?  The 2011 McLaren MP4-12C is going to be that car!

I confess, I am a not so closeted fan of a large number of Renault models — including the new Renault Wind. This is a sneak peek preview of the new French beauty, a coupe roadster that will be revealed at the upcoming motor show in Geneva.

Renault had a purpose in mind with this sleek baby: the manufacturer wanted to speak to those drivers who desire a car that is both compact yet one of a kind and unique — not to mention convertible, as well as practical and functional for every day.

It is a two seater and it is not quite four meters long. The roof is not only new but spectacularly innovative. It is quite like the roof found on Ferrari’s 575 Superamerica. It will pivot itself open in only twelve seconds!

When it comes to dream cars, we all have our specific kinds that we like but what about the ones that are naturally just dream cars?  That is what I think about when I think about the 2010 Mazdaspeed3.  This is a car that is not only awesome in every possible way but it is also super fast!

According to Autoblog.com, the 2010 Mazdaspeed3 is by far one of the greatest cars to really drive in any weather conditions and pretty much anywhere.  They actually test drove it around on the back roads and on quite a few of the raceways in Cali and I can tell you that they loved it.

If you are looking for a fast car that looks chic, the 2010 Mazdaspeed3 is definitely the car you are going to want to lust after!

Dreams are as individual as all of us out there in the wild blue yonder.  Naturally, then, every person will have his or her own idea of a dream car.

Now, maybe I have a little bit of an anthropological bent, but I have to admit that I find it intensely interesting to think about how people choose their own dream cars.

What criteria goes into defining a dream car for you folks out there, for instance?  Is it all about design aesthetics?  Does speed factor into the equation?

Perhaps you are faithful to one single brand of vehicles, mad for Ford or Volkswagen or Peugeot.  Maybe you are batty for European cars, jazzed for Japanese models, or perhaps you adore American brands.

You might be in love with vehicles of a bygone day, or maybe you are mad about more modern models.  Tell, people!  Reveal your dreams on four wheels!

Trust me, folks.  After you take a good, long look at this magnificent piece of German craftsmanship, you are going to be saying yes, yes, yes as well.  To what?  To the Yes! Roadster 3.2, the sleek, smooth, sexy baby and Funke & Will, a German brand known for making absolutely scrumptious, specialty sports cars.

And this is definitely a specialty.  I am in love with this car.  I mean, I am an enormous fan of German engineering anyway, but I have never heard of Funke & Will before.  I have only been familiar with the big name automakers and the most popular brands.

Seeing this roadster really makes me regret that, because it is a piece of work that deserves a lot of publicity.

Now that we have talked a little bit about some sports cars in past blogs – let’s go ahead and explore this amazing concept sports car!  The Suzusho Supasse-V is the brand new car on the market and it is actually one that looks really, really sweet up close and personal. 

To me – the greatest thing about this particular car is the fact that it is so lightweight and so beautiful looking.  The body itself was actually inspired by a Le Mans and it is stuffed to the max with a turbocharged 2.3-liter inline-4 engine. 

This car – while it might look like a kit car, it is actually going to be pretty cool once it hits the markets, but right now, it is actually just a concept car.

If there is one car concept out there that I know is going to succeed and be hot, it is going to be the Hyundai Blue-Will Concept.  This Blue-Will concept car is not only Hyundai’s first attempt at a hybrid car, but it is one car that I think that everyone is going to be all over.  Forget about the fact that it is a brand new car and focus on the fact that the car itself is actually cool looking.  The overall appearance … if they keep it like that is something that I would absolutely invest in and the fact that it is supposed to be a hybrid just makes it that much more appealing to me.

This car is going to be a sporty Hyundai Hybrid plug-in electric car that is going to be powered by a 1.6 liter gasoline direct-injected powerplant.  The Hyundai Blue-Will Concept is supposed to have a range of about 28 miles in the EV mode and an overall ranking of about 55mpg when the gasoline engine is on.  To me, that is absolutely perfect!  Honestly, I could not imagine a car that has 55 mpg anywhere!

If you want a hybrid in 2012 … the Hyundai Blue-Will Concept is going to be it … if it still looks as cool as the concept design that is.

If you are like me, you are probably constantly cruising anywhere and everywhere trying to find the ideal car and the car that is honestly going to give you ‘that feeling’.  What I mean by ‘that feeling’ is the feeling you get when you found your car, the car that you want more than anything.  That is the 2010 Ferrari 599XX Sports Car for me and while I know that I am never, ever going to be able to afford this particular car, it is definitely at the top of my wish list.

The cool thing about the 2010 Ferrari 599XX Sports Car is that is has 700 – yes, 700 horse power and it is just about as serious as any sports car gets.  Although I would love, love, love this car, there are so many people that will never actually drive it but rather just keep it on display, it truly is disheartening.

Check out the 2010 Ferrari 599 XX Sports Car though, for real.  It is a car that everyone should at least look into – even if you can’t afford it!

Who doesn’t love a Shelby? It has long been known for looking cool and going fast — but the Shelby CS GT40 takes that reputation to whole new heights.

John Ford the second started the GT40 project rolling about forty six years ago, while Eric Broadley, the chief designer of Lola, who was in charge of building the very first GT40s.

The car has a ginormous V8, though on the racetrack at least, it tends to tamper a bit with visibility out the back window. The good news is that the Shelby does not have to be relegated to the track — you can just be content with knowing it can kick some serious butt while you are there.

Of course, that contentment comes at a serious price — $135,834, to be exact, but that ain’t bad for a Superperformance car that can go from zero to sixty in 3.2 seconds.

If there is anything that I have learned about the Lotus car, it is going to be the fact that they are constantly switching it up, constantly changing and making sure that they are completely and totally competitive in every way possible.  That is one of the main reasons why Eco Elise Sustainable Green Sports Car Prototype was created.  Now even though this car is just a prototype, you can absolutely see that this car, if created for the masses is going to be one that is hot, great looking and overall, is going to be one fantastic car to have on the market.

The Lotus Eco Elise Sustainable Green Sports Car Prototype is going to be extremely lightweight overall and it is actually going to be a very eco-friendly sports car … which in this day and age is absolutely unheard of.  The fact that this car is going to be so lightweight does not mean that the performance has went down either – actually it has been improved!

So if you are looking for a dream/sports car that is awesome looking and eco-friendly, this car might be for you once it is built!

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