What's in our Car Town garage today? (March 19, 2013)

What's in our Car Town garage today?

2012 Vorsteiner V-RT Coupe

The VRT Coupe is one of Vorsteiner's tuning programs which is based on the 997 turbo model. The main aspects for the V-RT Coupe is to maximize performance by optimizing the power to weight ratio of the vehicle, as Vorsteiner states it. With the use of Vorsteiner Carbon Fiber products, the V-RT provides higher stiffness and strength while dropping the weight to just 40%.

2012 Vorsteiner V-RT Coupe

2011 Volvo C30 Polestar Edition

So you all think that all Volvos are made for pensioners, eh? Well, this hot C30 model will change its course. Called the PCP, it uses a normal C30, which in Top Gear claimed it was the better looking of the small hatchbacks, as its basis but it comes with an improved 2.5L engine which bumps the power output up to 400hp. It was built for fun by Polestar, the company behind Volvo touring cars made for the Swedish Touring Car Championship and it has, and it was delightful to say if you're on a rainy day, four wheel drive, meaning you can reach amazing angles and you can still rescue it. On the inside, the dashboard's been covered by some kind of mole skin for added uniqueness.

2011 Volvo C30 Polestar Edition

1941 Jeep Willys MB

Once used as a military vehicle provided for the US Army, it was the originator of the word "Jeep". If it weren't for the Willys vehicle, perhaps the Jeep name wasn't invented and that brand wouldn't exsisted at all. There's a lot of puzzle about the origin of the Jeep word via this car, although it was claimed from the slurring of the letters GP, the military term for General Purpose while others say it came for a character named "Eugene the Jeep" from the Popeye cartoon strip. While the origins is still an enigma, the Jeep word was added at the lexicon and it became the workhorse for war or for off-road purposes.

1941 Jeep Willys MB