2009 marks the Mazda Miata’s 20th Anniversary and, to celebrate, Mazda has announced that they will be releasing a special 20th Anniversary edition of it in Japan.

Entitled in Japan as the 20th Anniversary Special Edition Roadster, this car will start at around $30,000 (or ¥2,860,000). Spec wise the car will be based on the Roadster RS and feature a retractable soft-top, and a 6-speed manual or automatic transmission.

Additionally, the car will be outfitted with a bunch of 20th Anniversary badges, 17-inch wheels and Recaro bucket seats.

via WorldCarFans

Tags: 20th anniversary, convertible, Mazda, Miata, recaro seats, roadster, soft top, special edition

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Land Rover has come forth and announced that they will be giving their Defender a make over with the Fire & Ice limited editions.

The Defender Fire & Ice editions will be getting Recaro bucket seats, all sorts of leather and Alcantara trim, alloy wheels, “color-coded heat and tail lights”, a glass sunroof panel and running boards. The Fire edition will come with a beautiful “Vesuvius Orange Metallic paint” while the Ice edition will get an Alaska white paint with both models getting Santorini black accents.

Of course this is all going to cost you with Autoblog reporting that the special edition Defenders will cost upwards of €68,400 or about $95,000, yikes.

Tags: alloy wheels, defender, fire, ice, Land Rover, luxury, recaro seats, special edition

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If there is one hot car in the market that has been in hiatus, it is the Mitsubishi Evolution series. It has been some years now since we last saw the classy vehicles but brace yourself for the next generation series coming via the FQ line.

Mitsubishi announces the Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ-330 SS, the latest model that has been added to the FQ rally cars today. The Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ-330 SS can rev up to as much as 329 MPH with a torque of 322lb-ft. This in turn is supported by the SST Twin-clutch transmission.

Other Key Features:

• Mitsubishi’s special S-AWC AWD system
• 18in Enkei alloys
• Brembo brakes
• Eibach springs
• Bilstein shocks
• Recaro seats
• Array of comfort and convenience features including Bluetooth, iPod/MP3 support and satellite navigation

The Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ-330 SS is now available in the UK region.

(Source) Motor Authority

Tags: alloys, array, bilstein shocks, brakes, clutch, convenience features, generation series, hiatus, hot car, Mitsubishi, mitsubishi evolution x, mp3 support, next generation, rally cars, recaro seats, satellite navigation, sst, torque

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