Daily News writer Patrick Huguenot takes a look some of the cars from the 2008 New York International Auto Show. First up: BEST MOVIE HERO CAR: Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans concept: The Audi R8 has already earned its spot in pop culture. Courtney Cox uses one to zip around Tinseltown in Fe's tabloid drama "Dirt." She'd be lucky to get her hands on a Le Mans concept version, which upgrades the engine to a 12-cylinder that runs on diesel. It's got a paparazzi-chasing top speed of just under 200 mph, but it's also fuel efficient. We know James Bond loves his Aston Martins, but wouldn't fuel efficiency and lower emissions give a good guy more room to be bad?
Green cars are officially sexy. No longer are they small, ugly, plodding electric commuters - they're speedy, exciting, desirable sports cars. Inhabitat has compliled a list of the 5 sexiest models, which makes for an interesting read. Unfortunately for you though, 5th and 3rd place are only concept cars, 2nd place isn't in production, and 4th place is only produced at a rate of 25 per year. We thought we'd have our own say too, and have compiled our own list of the top 10 sexiest green cars. Read it after the jump.
Getting people into smaller, more efficient cars is an important goal, and making exciting small cars is a vital step towards this. Take a Smart car, add an 180hp GSXR1000 Suzuki motorcycle engine, and you get an exciting small car - 0-60 in 4.2 seconds and 132mph. Not the most economical car on our list, but one of the most fun.
Getting people into smaller, more efficient cars is an important goal, and making exciting small cars is a vital step towards this. Take a Smart car, add an 180hp GSXR1000 Suzuki motorcycle engine, and you get an exciting small car - 0-60 in 4.2 seconds and 132mph. Not the most economical car on our list, but one of the most fun.
