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Hypercompact #1: The Bentley Biscuit.

The entries are in for Photoshop Contest #2: Hypercompacts as inspired by the Aston Martin Cygnet. All were good. Most, however, weren't as horrific as this Peel Trident with coachwork by Bentley and a Swarovski Crystal dome.

Follow the jump for the rest of the finalists and don't forget to vote for your favorite!

#2: Ferrari 229 Compatto. Fiat 500 with Pininfarina style.

#3: Ford Foal GT 0.5 

#4: LamborYaris.

Let the voting begin.

Citing "Strong public interest," GM announced that they are increasing production of the Volt by 50% from 30,000 units in 2012, to 45,000.

The announcement was made the same day President Obama visited the Detroit-Hamtramck factory where the Volt is produced. Obama took this visit to declare the $60-billion dollar bailout of GM and Chrysler a success stating it prevented a "brutal, inevitable shot."

All of this comes mere days after UAW leaders released information regarding the expected IPO date for the New GM. There's nothing like "strong public interest" and "increased production" to help along a new stock offering.

If you've been to an open track day, you know this goober. His shoes are Nomex, his car's worth more than your house, he's got the most posts on the exotic forums that you need a VIN to register for and he's incredibly slow.

But don't tell him that. Money = Speed, right?

It's Friday. Kick back and watch and let us know about your worst track day goon.

Mine? An autocross in New Hampshire where a slimy guy with a silk shirt was abusing a 1G Eagle Talon AWD turbo and complaining that his time was slow because, "The nitrous isn't working. That hiss between shifts. That's the nitrous." ::sigh::

I can't put my finger on it, but something's not right with this Ferrari 458 Italia, formerly of Switzerland. Here we have the death of yet another supercar. Seems like these things just aren't fast enough to escape the reaper. If they don't sling themselves (can't be the driver's fault) off the road, they're catching fire on peaceful Swiss roads.

Using our knowledge of fire-destruction as obtained by TV cop dramas (and the photo after the jump) we'd say that the most burned area-- the driver side-- was where the fire started before, you know, this happened.  

Follow the jump for the aftermath....

Wrecked Exotics has more here and here.

Rumors are swirling that Porsche will show a Cayman Club Sport (CS) at the 2010 LA Auto Show. Hot on the heels of the lightweight Porsche Boxster spyder, the Club Sport version will have more power, the Boxster Spyder gets 320 to match the current Cayman and we expect this to come with over 330 horsepower.

If this is indeed following in the tracks of the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder we can expect air conditioning to be an option, the same (let's hope) Alcantara and carbon-fiber seats, cloth door pulls and racier body modifications.

And, again, based on Boxster Spyder numbers, we'd expect the hot-rod Cayman to come in right around $65,000.

( Autocar )