Archive for July, 2008
100% Russian bling: Gold plated Porsche 911 turbo car news and reviews
If you wake up day after day only to find your bank balance replenished by a few million dollars, chances are at some point, you won’t know what to do with it. Take this Porsche 911 owner for example. He couldn’t find ways to get rid of the fast-accumulating green paper and did this to [...]
Audi to launch R8 supercar in India by year end
Who told you that India is solely a small-car market? Audi, the German manufacturer with a difference, is not planning to stop with its sedans and SUVs in India. With already seven dealerships setup in the Nano-country, Audi has plans to expand that network further. Within a few months, those dealerships, among the A8, Q7 [...]
German Court orders destruction of all BMW X5 look-alike !
Last week, we brought you news about the Chinese counterpart of the BMW X5 and how the German court banned the maker from selling it in Germany. For those who thought the escapade was over, wait till you hear this. A German court in Munich has slotted into top gear and ordered Shuanghuan to destroy [...]
LM23 by Luso Motors car news and reviews
LusoMotors, famous for the design of the modern-day Ferrari Dino, is now presenting the mid-engined LM23, a model of which design is inspired from the Lotus 23b. But the new LM 23 means more track racing than looks. The new reshaped model features a space frame chassis made of steel tubing, with double skin aluminum [...]
Ferrari considering a V6 Turbo? Car news and reviews
A Dino will never happen, but how about a Ferrari flat-six engine? According to AutoTelegraaf that block in on the agenda. According to Roberto Fedeli, a company spokesman, a V6 Turbo engine in a part of plans. The new engine will meet the future environmental requirements but will keep the current Ferrari’s performance. “A turbo [...]
Bentley Continental GTS Black Edition by Project Kahn Car news and reviews
As we are used to, Project Kahn unveiled another masterpiece based on the Bentley Continental GT, called the GTS ”Black Edition”. The car features a re-designed front bumper, new side sills and a rear boot spoiler. At the interior the vehicle features a leather upgrade, gloss piano fascia panels and a steering wheels featuring the [...]
BMW 7-Series video Car news and reviews
After the official images and informations about the 2009 7-Series, BMW released the first official video of the luxury sedan. The new BMW 7 Series is entering the market with a V8 and a straight-six gasoline engine both featuring Twin Turbo technology and direct fuel injection (High Precision Injection) as well as the first representative [...]
MG TF LE500 pricing announced car news and reviews
MG announced prices for the TF LE500: 16,399 pounds (20,700 euros). Sales will begin in September. The price of the two-seater sports car will include a body-colored hardtop, air conditioning and parking sensors. MG will also introduce an entry-level TF that will substantially undercut the Mazda’s price.
Maserati GT-C spy shot car news and reviews
AutoBild caught the future Maserati GT-C (Gran Turismo Convertible) testing in Germany. Powered by a V8 engine the future GT-C will join the Gran Turismo line-up starting 2009 (next to the GT and the GT S). Built on the same platform as the Gran Turismo Coupe, it will be a folding soft top convertible, and [...]
Which Color Is Loudest?
According to some German researchers, the answer is red. No, seriously, I’m not making this up. OK, that’s a pretty small sample size, but still, just for the sake of discussion, there’s some pretty weird psychoacoustics going on here if the results were to hold in an expanded experiment. Also, I wonder if this study [...]
