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Toyota Celica is the fastest car at 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Taking just 48.07 seconds to blast up the 1.6 mile driveway of Goodwood House, a 800bhp Toyota Celica was the fastest car overall at Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2011. That put it ahead of every other vehicle in the competition, including a Maserati MC12 (50.99 seconds), a Lotus Cosworth 88B (51.84 scones) and a Brabham Cosworth > Read complete article inside…
Saab 9-1, 9-6, 9-7 is coming
Even if the company has many problems, the automaker has announced plans to develop three new models. As part of the Pang Da and Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile agreement, Saab has announced new models are planned for the future line-up. Details are sparse but the 9-1 will be an entry-level model (previously known as the 9-2), > Read complete article inside…
Coming in Fall: BMW 4-cyl Turbo N20 Motor in Z4 20i / 28i & Pure Balance Design Pkg
The BMW Z4 will line up from autumn 2011 with the promise of further advances in driving pleasure and efficiency. Two newly developed four-cylinder petrol engines with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology will be available for the Roadster. The 2.0-litre units for the BMW Z4 sDrive20i and BMW Z4 sDrive28i develop 135 kW/184 hp and 180 kW/245 hp respectively, and can team up – as an option – with an eight-speed automatic transmission.
From Fall 2011: BMW Z4 sDrive20i and sDrive28i with N20 instead of six-cylinder
Starting September 2011, the BMW Z4 Roadster goes through some changes under the hood. The new N20 four-cylinder TwinPower engine will replace the inline-six unit found in the sDrive23i and sDrive30i models. The two new models will be sold under the sDrive20i and sDrive28i badges
Lotus chases to make Esprit more ‘authentic’
Lotus is working day and night to expand its offerings by cutting the Lotus Elise and Lotus Exige from its current line-up and focusing on the replacements for a new Elan. Elan is the future small British sports car moving into a bigger development plans, especially because the image of the automaker highly depends on the > Read complete article inside…
Land of the Lotus-Eaters
Jasmine is the national flower of Tunisia,”the country of the lotus-eaters”, where people’s faces radiate happiness with hopes for the future after the Jasmine Revolution.
Falun Gong Adherents Celebrate 19th Birthday in Trafalgar Square
World Falun Dafa Day is a celebration of the spiritual practice Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa).
F1 – Drivers ask for DRS ban in Monaco
(Inautonews.com/GMM) Heikki Kovalainen agrees that the moveable rear wing ‘DRS’ systems should be banned in Monaco later this month. His Team Lotus teammate Jarno Trulli said the overtaking aid could be “dangerous” and also ineffective on the famously tight barrier-lined streets. “It’s a safety issue,” the Italian is quoted by Autosprint, “and also the straights are too > Read complete article inside…
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
Spied: new Lotus Esprit
There are big things happening at Lotus, with the currently Elise-based product range due to be expanded with two brand new models. First to arrive will be the V6-powered Eagle, due to debut at the British International Motor Show next month.
