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Renaultsport Twingo 133 Cup (2009) unveiled

Renaultsport Twingo 133 Cup (2009) unveiled By Ben Pulman First Official Pictures 29 September 2009 09:34 This is the new Renaultsport Twingo 133 Cup, a special stripped-out version of the French car company’s brilliant little road rocket. Sort of. Renault currently sells the Twingo 133 for £12,495, and there’s a £650 Cup chassis option that adds 10% stiffer springs and dampers, a 4mm reduced ride height, plus larger 17-inch alloys.

Volkswagen debuts tuned Jettas for SEMA

It's easy to get the impression that SEMA is all about unattainable and outlandish show cars, ones that will never see the street, but in reality there is plenty of iron (or carbon fiber really) from all sides of all ponds that we could see people driving on the street. And just to reinforce that point, Volkswagen has brought a couple of tuned Jettas to SEMA that could almost pass for stock cars. This being SEMA, all that really means is that you're not looking hard enough -- the subtle cars you see are probably sleepers.

One Lap of the Web: A podcast anniversary and a Facellia

-- Ford's F-350 can tow 35,000 pounds, which is pretty nifty. But it's lacking one crucial element in race-car transporting: it really could use Plymouth logos and a red, white and blue paint job with the word "REBEL" emblazoned on the side in the same lettering that announced Roosevelt's presidency. Hence, this 1965 Dodge C500 ramp truck built to look like something you could find in the paddock of Fontana Drag City circa 1965 with an altered-wheelbase Belvedere Funny Car on the back and a case of Tecate where the Mac tools go.