Archive for July, 2008
Mercedes video SLR Speedster spy Car news and reviews
After the first spy images of the future special edition SLR Speedster, today we bring you the first spy video of the car. You will have the chance to watch it in action, and OMG! that car is fast! The car will be limited to only 75 units and will be priced around €750,000.
New Porsche 911 – German prices announced Car news and reviews
The new 2009 Porsche 911 went on sale today in Germany. Prices are as follows: €83,032 for the Carrera. The Carrera Cabriolet and Carrera S both cost €93,980 and the price of the Carrera S Cabriolet is €104,928 (all prices include VAT at 19 percent). The newly developed 3.6 and 3.8 liter flat six cylinder [...]
Chevrolet Beat may come to USA car news and reviews
With the gas prices lately SUVs and pick-ups are going down and mini car sales are going up. GM is considering a new Chevrolet mini car for the United States as it reworks its product lineup to cope with a dramatic shift from trucks to cars linked to high gas prices.
BMW X6 Hybrid spy shots car news and reviews
BMW is working on a hybrid version for the X6 SUV. The new version will be revealed in 2009. The X6 Hybrid will come with a two-mode system that features two electric motors housed in the transmission. This transmission means the X6 can run on electric power only. It also allows start-stop running in traffic, [...]
Volvo to launch small diesel cars news and reviews
In the new age of Eco automobiles, big names in the car industry must make some moves in this area as the sales for the large and inefficient cars are going down. This is the case of Volvo which decided to introduce smaller vehicles with fuel efficient engines. By fall 2008, the company will reveal [...]
Quick test: AMG 2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 car news and reviews
This being the fourth of July, I was going to post a blog entry about an American car. But having recently driven the Big Three of German compact sport sedans — the BMW M3, the Audi RS4, and now the Mercedes C63 AMG, plus their closest Japanese rival, the Lexus IS-F — I thought I’d [...]
Lotus launched “FacelessPeople” ad campaign. For Eagle debut?
Lotus launched a new count down page, probably for the launch of the 2010 Eagle. According to the web page the future sports car (“true Character”) will be launched in 18 days. The new ad campaign is called “FacelessPeople”, and as the name says features people without faces attending public events wearing Lotus badges
Pontiac G8 Sport Truck will get V6 engine Car news and reviews
Pontiac unveiled at the New York Auto Show the G8 sport truck. Back then the company announced that the production version will be powered by the same 361-hp 6.0L V8 power plant that is found in the Pontiac G8 GT. But since then gas price went crazy! And a V8 engine might not be the [...]
Fiat Topolino Design car news and reviews
A while ago we reported that Fiat’s next big project will be the revival of the classic Topolino. And after some renderings from AutoExpress, today we bring you a design interpretation by Paolo Martin. The Topolino Concept is part of a series of concepts inspired by classic cars. The series includes the Citroen 2CV Concept [...]
Audi A5 White Speed by Senner Tuning car news and reviews
Audi A5 : White Speed represents the ultimate tuning programme for the Audi A5 3.0 TDI from Senner Tuning. The new kit for the car contains carbon fiber elements like the front lip spoiler, side mirrors and the rear air diffuser. The carbon elements are found also at the interior in the central console and [...]
