Archive for April, 2009
Car News -Alfa Romeo MiTo: RIAR special Happy Birthday edition
Alfa Romeo really likes its fan club. RIAR (Registro Italiano Alfa Romeo) is celebrating its 46th anniversary, and Alfa has created a special edition MiTo to celebrate this. It will be limited to only 46 units, surprise.This special edition features 15 more hp, which means the 1.4-liter turbo diesel engne now develops 170 hp. The [...]
Car News -Alfa Romeo MiTo Veloce to be revealed at AutoRAI
The 2009 Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA concept is not the only high performance offering from the Italian automaker. The Alfa engineers are working hard developing the MiTo Veloce that is set to debut at the upcoming AutoRAI automotive extravaganza, which will take place from April 1st thru the 11th, in Amsterdam. The Veloce will come [...]
Car News -ABT reveals its complete aero lineup for 2009
When Bavarian tuners develop a body kit for a vehicle, they want to make the design their own. Their goal is to create a unique package that gives the automobile a sense of individuality yet still be recognizable as an ABT product. For 2009 ABT is introducing aerodynamic treatments for most Volkswagen and Audi models.Press [...]
Car News -Alfa Romeo prepares a sports coupe
Just because the world is focusing on smaller cars, doesn’t mean they can’t be fun. For example Alfa Romeo will not only be using the MiTo platform to make the ultimate hot hatch MiTo GTA, but will now also use the little guy as the basis for a new sports coupe.Rumored to be called the [...]
Car News -ABT tuning for the sixth gereation VW Golf
ABT Sportsline has released information about their upgrade packages for the sixth generation Volkswagen Golf. The German tuners have given the people’s car a full body kit complimented by 18 or 19 inch wheels and integrated quad exhaust tips, transforming the car into an aggressive little hatchback.Press release after the jump.The managing director of the [...]
Car News -Alpina will unveil B6 GT3 in Geneva
Last week we found out that the Alpina B7 will make its world debut in Geneva. It seems the BMW tuner will use the show to also reveal the B6 GT3 – its newest motorsports challenger.Alpina has been away from motor racing for about twenty years, but now has decided its time to get back [...]
Car News -A car you will never see: Volkswagen Concept Coupe
We usually don’t show sketches and computer images from design schools or design contests because they lack any reality. It’s usually just an art student who fantasizes about an odd design, then slaps a on badge of his/her favorite company and describes the car as powered by some engine that isn’t even chemically possible (for [...]
Car News -AMG Christmas card generator
If you want to wish Happy Holidays to a fellow car fanatic, here’s a very cool card generator from AMG. No two snowflakes are alike, neither are AMG accessory cards.Even if you’re not in the holiday spirit, it’s still another way of spending your time at work (hope my boss will not read this ).Related [...]
Car News -Acer Ferrari 1200
Because Bentley owners can’t be the only ones flaunting their purchase, the computer company Acer has released a new Ferrari inspired model. The Ferrari 1200 will be the fourth Acer computer with Ferrari stickers slapped on it. The computer features an AMD Turion X2 Ultra dual-core processor, wide-aspect 12.1 Acer CrystalBrite LCD display, 4 GB [...]
Car News -AMG’s future isn’t in horsepower – lighter cars, smaller engines
AMG are three innocent letters that when added to the tail end of a Mercedes mean evil performance. AMG has kept Mercedes competitive in performance cars no matter the competition by making sure the tri-star brand always had plenty of power. But that could change.AMG is actively pursing a lower emissions policy for its future [...]
