tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194369003932106452011-12-21T08:07:32.688-08:00ashes garrettGo Go Carsolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comBlogger76341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-85654882871417876022011-09-25T23:12:00.001-07:002011-09-25T23:13:17.237-07:00Jim Henson on Sesame StreetJim Henson
It was 75 years ago today that Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, was born. There can be no dobut that he is the most famous puppeteer of the 20th Century. And his creations, the Muppets, are still promoted and merchandised to this day. Indeed, in November the Muppets will star in a new theatrical movie, The Muppets.
Jim Henson was born on 24 September 1936 in Jackson, Mississippi. Hesolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-12670816298903031382011-09-25T10:38:00.001-07:002011-09-25T10:38:51.079-07:00Claire Sinclair Sexy ActreesClaire Sinclair
First "The Playboy Club" announced the obvious promotion of planting one of the show's stars, actress Laura Benanti, on the cover Playboy's October edition. Now, in keeping with the lessons from Crossover 101, it appears a Playmate may soon appear on the NBC show.
Claire Sinclair, Playboy's 2011 Playmate of the Year, took to her Twitter page to announce she read for a role in solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-11550718570744111842011-09-25T03:17:00.000-07:002011-09-25T08:06:16.336-07:00Stefania Bivone Crowned Miss Italia 2011 NewsStefania Bivone
Stefania Bivone, 18, Miss Calabria, was crowned Miss Italia 2011 at the national finale held on September 19, 2011. The event was telecast live by RAI 1 for millions of people in Italy and in over 170 countries. Stefania, from Sinopoli, is 18 year old and stands 1.79 m. However, the winner of Miss Italia does not compete in Miss World or Miss Universe despite the fact that it is solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-92190035598968298012011-09-25T03:16:00.001-07:002011-09-25T03:16:27.273-07:00Troy DavisTroy Davis
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A little less of number two and a little more number one, if you please. This BMW E46 3-Series coupe, or as its UK owner has appropriately named it, the 357Ci, started its life solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-13598774327917183002011-07-06T17:01:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.560-07:00Mugen Attempts to Make the Honda Fit Shuttle Look Cool and SportyWhen the people over at Honda’s tuning partner Mugen aren’t working on more interesting and unique projects like the Civic Type R and even the CR-Z, they are usually kept busy with the brand’s more mundane vehicles such as the newly introduced Fit Shuttle. The Japan market only Fit Shuttle is a slightly taller, longer and more practical version of the Fit (also marketed as the Jazz in certain solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-35471405110818174382011-07-06T16:20:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.560-07:00Race-Prepped Honda Mugen CR-Z RR Concept Ready for Track ActionThe almost production ready Honda Mugen CR-Z Concept wasn’t the only product from the Japanese automaker’s in-house tuning company to debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Along with the street-legal CR-Z Concept Mugen also brought along a competition version bearing the ‘RR’ moniker. The conceptual Mugen CR-Z RR sports a more dynamic aero package comprising of bespoke parts such as the solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-710389354451776082011-07-06T15:37:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.560-07:00Ford Asks: What Should the Focus EV Sound Like?So the all-electric Ford Focus EV is landing stateside in late 2011 to snub its nose at the likes of the Nissan LEAF and Mitsubishi i MiEV with its utterly conventional name that’s not even an acronym. Now Ford is asking its most important shareholders (the general public) what the Focus EV should sound like, as there are members of the world community that think silent cars are a danger to thesolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-3218642260478413792011-07-06T14:55:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.560-07:00Audi RS3 Sportback Takes on BMW 1 M Coupe in Quarter Mile DuelThe Audi RS3 Sportback and the BMW 1 M Coupe represent two very different approaches on the compact sport model segment. Ingolstadt’s proposal is a five-door model that looks more like a hotted-up small station wagon than a hatchback. It features a 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five producing 340-horsepower and 450 Nm (331.90 lb-ft) linked to Audi’s all-wheel drive quattro system and a solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-35566143979267037822011-07-06T14:18:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.561-07:002012 Range Rover Sport Benefits from 8-Speed Auto and More Powerful DieselAfter the introduction of the updated Discovery 4, Land Rover released details on its 2012 Range Rover Sport that features similar mechanical changes and equipment upgrades for the new model year. As with the Discover 4, the Range Rover Sport’s more powerful 3.0-liter SDV6 diesel engine receives a 10HP boost lifting output from 245-horses to 256HP and is now mated to Land Rover’s new ZF 8HP70, solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-51410303273929305922011-07-06T13:39:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.561-07:00U.K.’s Auto Industry to Young People: Be an Engineer!Twenty-three of the U.K.’s car and component factories have opened their doors to teachers and students alike in a renewed bid to entice young people into automotive and manufacturing engineering. At the annual summit of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Tony Walker – Toyota Motor Manufacturing U.K.’s deputy managing director – said: “The industry today is hi-tech. There aresolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-40919213135038377512011-07-06T13:20:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.561-07:00Junk TV: Netherland’s Worst Driver Confirms his CredentialsFrom the imaginative world of TV reality shows comes our next story. The show in question is “Wie wordt De Allerslechtste Chauffeur Van Nederland?” which is Dutch for “Who is the Worst Driver in The Netherlands?” However, once you watch the video after the break, you may considering an alternative title in the likes of “Who is the Most Idiotic Reality TV Show Producer in the World” since the solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-20565775102945507592011-07-06T12:45:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.561-07:00SPIED: 2012 BMW 3-Series Sedan Starts Taking ShapeThe new, sixth generation of BMW’s 3-Series sedan, codenamed F30 is almost upon us and as a result, we’re seeing more and more prototype models with less camouflage making their appearance on the road or in this case, testing on the Nürburgring circuit in Germany. Being that the 3-Series has been the backbone of BMW’s success over the years, it doesn’t come to much of a surprise that the F30 solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-3098100560504896502011-07-06T12:02:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.561-07:00EIB Approves Lease of Saab’s Real EstateThe European Investment Bank has finally approved the lease of 50.1% of Saab Automobile’s property to a Swedish Consortium led by Hemfrosa Fastigheter AB for a period of 15 years. The deal is expected to net Saab Automobile 25 million Euros ($41 million). Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-31075816179999477992011-07-06T11:25:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.561-07:00Videos: Ferrari 458 Italia Crashes, Tractor Comes to the RescueThe bashed up 599 GTO we showed you yesterday wasn’t the only Ferrari to bite the dust at this past weekend's Trofeo Ferrari Club Italia event at the Vallelunga racetrack near Rome. The same fate awaited this red 458 Italia when its driver apparently lost control of the exotic supercar in a corner sending it straight onto the protective barriers. In a somewhat unfitting end for the Ferrari, a solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-35988515534507064432011-07-06T11:08:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.562-07:00Nissan Leaf Outsells Chevy Volt in Electric Car Battle During the first half of 2011The battle for supremacy in the electric car category has begun –even though at present there are only two prime contestants. According to Bloomberg, the Nissan LEAF sold 3,875 cars the first half of the year, compared to 2,745 of GM’s Volt over the same period. From January through May, the Volt was only 17 cars behind the Leaf, but in the following month, sales of the Volt plunged to just 561 solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-39344181340676559462011-07-06T10:42:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.562-07:00Land Rover Updates Discovery 4 / LR4 for 2012MY, gets New 8-Speed Auto TransmissionThe Land Rover Discovery 4, also known as the LR4 in North America, is entering the 2012 model year with some minor refinements, the most important of which is the introduction of a new ZF 8HP70, 8-speed automatic transmission on the 3.0-liter SDV6 diesel engine which also benefits from a power boost. First fitted to the Range Rover TDV8 for 2011, the 8-speed auto helps improve fuel consumptionsolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-35279265027507291442011-07-06T09:43:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.562-07:00GM Warns Police, but not Civilians, on Defective Impalas, Faces LawsuitA class-action suit has been filed against General Motors in Detroit concerning a defect in the suspension rods of more than 400,000 2007-2008MY Chevrolet Impalas that causes premature wear to the rear tires. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a woman from Pennsylvania named Donna Trusky, who wants GM to replace the defective suspension rods on 423,000 Impalas from the 2007-2008MY the company solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-42416050804139169762011-07-06T09:08:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.562-07:00SCOOP: Renault Preparing Low-Cost Dacia 7-Seat MinivanIt turns out that the rumors surrounding Renault’s plans to expand the range of its budget brand Dacia with a 7-seat MPV that we told you about earlier this year were true. Our man with the long lens caught a prototype of the Dacia MPV codenamed J92 in heavy camouflage while on test on European roads. The compact minivan, which some say may carry the Popster nameplate, is believed to ride on an solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-52810826316079711842011-07-06T08:26:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.562-07:00Only for Europe: New Ford Fiesta Sport Special EditionBuilding on the success of the European market Fiesta Sport + (called the 1600S in the UK and Sport S in Germany) that was launched this past February, Ford has unleashed a new Sport Special Edition that includes further enhancements inside and out. The latest sporty Fiesta is available with two engine options, the most potent of which is the 1.6-liter Duratec Ti-VCT petrol unit delivering 134-solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-58997803584642847952011-07-06T07:48:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.562-07:00Mitsubishi Updates i-MiEV, Slashes Prices and Increases AutonomyThe electric car war rages on and the latest entrant is Mitsubishi’s new model year version of the i-MiEV that was revealed today in Japan. The most important changes that Mitsubishi made to its all-electric city car is the introduction of a new lower-cost base model and improvements to the standard version in order to extend its driving range. The new budget model is called the ‘M’ and its solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-70640370299890121492011-07-06T06:58:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.562-07:00Project Kahn’s New Range Rover Sport Miyagi EditionThe tuners over at Project Kahn have unleashed a new customized version of the Range Rover Sport called the Miyagi edition. According to the design house, the new special edition was created with “a view to aiding the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan”. And by that, Project Kahn means to raise awareness and have customers donate to the people of Japan through the company’s solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-50699810029927441902011-07-06T06:27:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.562-07:00ABT Kicks Off 2012 VW Beetle Tuning Party with the SpeedleThe 2012 VW Beetle tuning wars have began. Leaving aside the Beetle RS project with some very light styling modifications by the enthusiast website VWVortex that we showed you back in June, ABT Sportsline is the first mainstream tuning firm to take on the all-new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle, or as the company likes to call it, the Speedle. The noted VW Group tuner said it is still working on the solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-74140931858737591242011-07-06T05:41:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.563-07:00Subaru Signs MoU to Manufacture Compact SUV in MalaysiaSubaru’s parent company Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI) today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Tan Chong Group for the local production of an unnamed compact SUV in Malaysia. The only compact SUV in Subaru’s current range is the Forester, though the vehicle in question may be the upcoming Impreza-based crossover that was previewed by the XV Concept (solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-48640280512178044962011-07-05T17:46:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.563-07:00Would You or Wouldn’t You: Fiero-Based Lamborghini Diablo Replica with BMW V12 PowerIf a Fiero-based Ferrari replica is a “Fierrari”, then I figure its Lamborghini equivalent must be a “Lambieroghini”. Here’s one such monstrosity for sale on eBay, though on closer inspection there’s a lot to like about it. For one, though it’s incomplete, much of the grunt work has already been done. The unpainted fibreglass body that replicates the Diablo VT 6.0's styling has been mated to solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-45537030391407158192011-07-05T16:48:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.563-07:00New MINI Roadster in John Cooper Works Guise ScoopedWith the new Coupe out in the open, MINI is now turning its focus on the soft-top roadster version of its two-seater model, which was snagged here by our scoop photographers in John Cooper Works [JCW] guise while testing on the Nurburgring. Thanks to the prototype’s minimal camouflage, we see that, like the Coupe, the Roadster model remains rather faithful to the original concept that debuted solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-6044782714450601502011-07-05T15:48:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.563-07:00SPIED: New 2013 Porsche Cayman Shows its Face on the ‘RingThe new 911, code-named 991, isn’t the only new model that Porsche is working on these days. The second generation Cayman is getting ready for its debut. We’ve ve already seen the first camouflaged prototypes of the 2013 Cayman, but now it seems that Porsche is gearing up its development program and testing the car in Nurburgring in view of the anticipated 2012 launch, which will coincide with solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-82847740730838554672011-07-05T15:12:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.563-07:00VW’s Force is Strong: German Brand Scoops 34 Awards in CannesVolkswagen won an amazing 34 “Lions” in the 58th International Festival of Creativity in Cannes. The German automaker, which came away with more awards than ever before (8 Golden, 14 silver and 11 Bronze), also won a “Titanium Lion” for the “Think Blue” campaign. However, the star of the show was, of course, “The Force”, Volkswagen’s extremely successful TV ad that features a Lilliputian Darth solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-62104793003325148162011-07-05T14:21:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.563-07:00Former U.S. Ford Police Interceptors find New Life in Britain as "Rare American Muscle"You know what they say: “One man’s trash is another man's treasure”. While police forces in the U.S. are rapidly replacing their Ford Crown Victoria Interceptors with the latest batch of patrol vehicles from Detroit’s Big 3 including the Ford Taurus, Chevrolet Caprice and Dodge Charger, the Blue Oval’s geriatric model is finding a new life in the UK as a quirky alternative to those who want to solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-90039947045280678712011-07-05T13:36:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.564-07:00Caterham Logos to Appear on Team Lotus’ F1 CarsIt’s funny how things turn out sometimes. In 1973, Caterham, which was founded in the 1960s as a Lotus dealer, acquired the rights to build the Seven from Lotus. Now, Team Lotus has purchased Caterham Cars through a holding company, part owned by Malaysian Tony Fernandes. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-20898978851662746112011-07-05T13:15:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.564-07:00Point, Click and Hold: Peugeot’s Novel Ad Campaign Makes Users Concentrate on Their Computer ScreensEver see one of those stupid competitions where a group of people try and see who can keep their hands on a car or a truck the longest, and the person who does actually wins that car or truck? If you haven’t, there’s a documentary called Hands on a Hard Body that covers this in detail, but suffice to say it’s like watching American Idol if all the contestants were unemployed hicks and weren’t solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-63891892260855529412011-07-05T12:45:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.564-07:00Video: Witness the Birth of a Lamborghini AventadorWe’ve already shown you our fair share of Aventador videos including films of Lamborghini’s top dog being assembled in a museum, tearing up the Vallelunga race track and even a virtual promo clip. But truth is, we never get tired of checking out Lamborghini’s newest supercar, if not in the flesh, then at least on video. And we imagine neither do you. The newest film to come out from Sant’ Agata solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-54953602430149475602011-07-05T12:16:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.564-07:00Vilner Touches Up the Infiniti EX37 and FX37Bulgarian design house Vilner has unleashed its new styling proposals for the inner works of the Infiniti EX37 and FX37 crossovers. Instead of going for the usual exterior upgrades and performance mods, Vilner’s team focused on improving the look and feel of the Inifniti models’ interiors. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-25337396585683794182011-07-05T11:27:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.564-07:00SCOOP: Peugeot Trying Out New High-Riding 508 OutdoorIt has only been a few months since Peugeot spun out its newly designed 508 mid-size model in both saloon and Station Wagon formats, but the French acarmaker is already working on a new derivative inspired by its high-riding 207 Outdoor model. Our spy photographers snagged a prototype version of the 508 Outdoor testing on European roads. Even though Peugeot’s full-body plastic wraps leave much solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-77525979959373633152011-07-05T10:36:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.564-07:00Police Forces in Georgia and Iowa Sold on GM’s New Chevy Caprice PPVGeneral Motors has began delivering its first 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) to law enforcement officers across the U.S. Among the first to receive GM’s new patrol car are police departments in Forsyth County, Georgia and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Forsyth County Sheriff Ted Paxton said that after trying out the Chevy for a month his office decided to replace its current fleet of solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-393271100696828992011-07-05T09:53:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.565-07:00Video: Rare Ferrari 599 GTO Bites the DustWhile we are happy to see that at least some owners of the rare Ferrari 599 GTO (of which only 599 examples will be built) take their cars out to their natural habitat on the racetrack, it’s always a sad sight when one of those exotics ends up like this. The Youtube poster of the video says that the driver lost control of the car “at the end of the straight at 250km/h (155mph)”, but given the solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-64683376195002039452011-07-05T09:00:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.565-07:00Land Rover Begins Series Production of Range Rover EvoqueSeries production of the long-anticipated Range Rover Evoque began on Monday, July 4, at Land Rover’s Halewood plant. The “baby Range” has already raked in 18,000 advance orders from customers in more than 170 countries worldwide, and is expected to contribute to the UK economy with a £ 2 billion annual export value, along with another £ 2 billion spent on UK suppliers. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-33746176417679186152011-07-05T08:49:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.565-07:00Video: Audi Q3 RS Prototype Fitted with RS3’s 2.5-liter Turbocharged Inline-FiveWhat more proof that Audi is seriously considering the introduction of a high-performance S or RS version of its newly launched Q3 compact SUV than the creation of a prototype model shown at a media event? According to the folks over at Sweden’s Sportbilen, the prototype was uncovered during the European press launch of the new Audi Q3 in Zurich, Switzerland. And mind you, this wasn’t a static solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-36169331621490561572011-07-05T08:01:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.565-07:00Monster Toyota Celica Beats F1 Cars and Everything Else at Goodwood Recording the Fastest Hill Climb TimeOver the past weeks we’ve been bombarding you with news about exotic cars such as the Aston Martin Zagato V12 that would participate at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. The event took place this past weekend and the spectators gathered to marvel at every car enthusiasts dream garage. But they also came to watch more than 200 production, tuned and racing models including recent Formula 1 solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-1856952802273476492011-07-05T07:23:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.565-07:00Exagon Furtive e-GT: All-Electric French Coupe Test Driven by Nicolas Prost at Magny-CoursFrench racing firm Exagon Motors is continuing the development of its Furtive e-GT, a new all-electric sports coupe that we first laid eyes on at last year’s Paris Motor Show. The company recently showed off a validation prototype at the Magny Cours racing circuit in France with Nicolas Prost, who is the oldest son of four-time Formula One World Drivers' champion Alain Prost, sitting behind thesolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-26433310649612221092011-07-05T06:38:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.565-07:00Color Me… Pink: Citroen Celebrates 100,000 DS3 Sales with New Color OptionsCitroen’s DS3 sales have surpassed the 100,000 mark, more than 10,000 of which have been sold in Britain alone. The French therefore have decided to celebrate the event in their own, flamboyant way, that is, by launching a new range of colors and roof designs. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-23068955585464966152011-07-05T06:09:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.565-07:00Saab Finalizes Deal with Panga Da and Youngman, Announces New 9-1, 9-6X and 9-7Saab’s parent company Swedish Automobile NV said on Monday it converted the non-binding memorandum of understanding with Pang Da Automobile Trade Co. and Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co into a final agreement. However, the deal is still subject to regulatory approval from Chinese and Swedish authorities as well as the European Investment Bank. In addition to the above agreement, Saab solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-41277135497898517902011-07-05T05:32:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.566-07:00Mark Higgins to Race Subaru Cosworth Impreza STI CS400 Against Supercars at Pageant of PowerSubaru will take on a wide array of supercars including the Ariel Atom V8, Lamborghini LP570-4 Performante, McLaren MP4-12C and Noble M600 at this month’s Cholmondeley Pageant of Power, which is billed as “the UK’s biggest celebration of power and speed”. The Japanese company will compete in the race with its limited-edition Cosworth Impreza STI CS400, driven by none other than Mark Higgins, solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-82842070609159542712011-07-05T05:02:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.566-07:00Williams and Renault Reunite in Formula 1A legendary alliance is reforming in Formula 1: Williams and Renault Sport have decided to cooperate once again for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, when the rules stipulate V8 engines, and an option to continue in 2014 when the new turbocharged V6s are introduced. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-87100605492694225402011-07-04T08:04:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.566-07:002012 Toyota Camry Revealed in Leaked Presentation Video?Last week, we told you about Toyota’s national dealer meeting in Las Vegas where the company briefed its associates on the firm’s current and future plans which include the launch of the all-new 2012 Camry sedan. It appears though that the Japanese company did a bit more than simply brief its dealers on its plans as a video allegedly showing the presentation of the new Camry has made its way onsolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-56420590540415501562011-07-04T07:22:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.566-07:00Edo Competition’s Menacing BMW M5 Touring Dark EditionGermany-based Edo Competition is more widely known for its exotic supercar transformations but this time, the tuning house set its eyes on one of the most practical high-performance vehicles in the market, the BMW M5 Touring. Called the M5 Dark Edition, the modified BMW wagon sports a tuned version of the 5.0-liter V10 that has been upgraded with a recalibrated ECU, high-flow air filters and solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-92130392817728358222011-07-04T06:40:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.566-07:00Marchionne Threatens to Leave Industry Body over Fiat-Union BrawlFiat S.p.A.’s CEO, Sergio Marchionne, threatened to pull out of the Italian industry federation from January 1, 2012, unless there is some progress with the union talks. This is only the last episode between Fiat's boss and Italy’s largest industrial group’s labor unions over the new contracts that he has imposed at three of Fiat’s factories in order to reduce the number of absent workers and solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-30246411798641044602011-07-03T07:58:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.566-07:00The...Lime Lantern: Mazda’s Special Edition MX-5 Roadster Coupe KaraiAnother week, and rather than just another Mazda, it’s another MX-5 special edition. This one is called Karai, which according to the company is Japanese for ‘sharp’, and it comes to us from Mazda’s European division. The Karai is based on the MX-5 Roadster coupe, which means it is fitted with a retractable hardtop. It boasts a unique lime-green paint called “Metal Green Metallic” for the body solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-90782404104087040142011-07-03T06:50:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.567-07:00Rumors: Lotus Exige to Spawn Rally Car?Here’s something we weren’t expecting; according to a report from CAR Magazine, Lotus will launch a new rally car at the Frankfurt motor show in September. The rally car -not the one pictured here- will be based on the Exige, which is renowned for its road and track capabilities, but we’ve never imagined it near a rally stage. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-61914218781880107092011-07-02T11:04:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.567-07:00Video: Mercedes-Benz Stars in Transformers 3 PremiereThe third installment of the popular Transformers movies, "Dark of the Moon", directed by Michael Bay and produced by none other than Steven Spielberg, has made its premiere in Berlin. Of course, all the stars including Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Torturo, Patrick Dempsey and the gorgeous Victoria’s Secret model-turned-actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, were present. But since the movie issolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-9250419296527712712011-07-01T14:30:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.567-07:00Audi Q3 RS Rumors give Birth to RenderingThe latest news from Audi is that the Ingolstadt automaker is working on a high-performance version of its new Q3 compact SUV. According to inside sources quoted by Auto Motor und Sport magazine in its most recent issue, the brand with the four rings has even decided on the powertrain, which is none other than the 340HP 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five found under the hood of the TT RS and RS3 solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-11552342854524018182011-07-01T13:39:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.567-07:00Report: Owners Leasing Cars May Be Able to Make a ProfitWith the recent surge in used car prices in the U.S., many people leasing vehicles have discovered the surprising fact that the market value of their automobiles is greater than the dealer’s quoted residual (buyout) price. All a would-be lessee needs to do is buy the car from the dealer and sell it on privately. The dealer gets the residual amount and the former lessee pockets a tidy sum. Takesolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-23872924774340186242011-07-01T12:48:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.567-07:00Bentley Defies Crisis with a 20% Increase in Global SalesCrisis? What crisis? For you and me, perhaps, but not for Bentley buyers. The VW-owned British luxury carmaker announced today a 20% increase in global sales for the first half of 2011 with 2,978 cars delivered to customers, the best start for the company since 2008. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-91123001155225929472011-07-01T12:24:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.567-07:00New Exclusive and M Sport Editions Join BMW 3-Series Coupe and Convertible RangeYou didn’t think BMW would leave its bread-and-butter 3-Series untouched for the new model year just because it’s actively working on a replacement, did you? Of course not. The changes to the 3-Series range are of far less importance than on the 6-Series and 5-Series lineups, and are mostly limited to the presentation of new special edition models and packages. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-88601353494039791132011-07-01T11:40:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.567-07:00China Opens World’s Longest Ocean Bridge Measuring 26 Miles in Length! [with Videos]China opened today to the public not just one or two, but amazingly four of the world’s longest over-sea bridges. Three of the bridges are part of the Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway, which made its maiden trip today. This project began in 2008, cost around US$33 billion and employed approximately 10,000 workers. It is expected to carry double the number of passengers than before (80 solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-26861980137790240602011-07-01T11:11:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.568-07:00New Toyota Yaris Wears a Sport Kit for its Australian Debut at the Melbourne Motor ShowAfter its world premiere in Japan last December as the Vitz, Toyota is gradually introducing the new generation of the Yaris in other markets around the world. Now, with the European version out of the way, it’s time for the Yaris to make its first appearance in Melbourne at this week’s 2011 Australian International Motor Show (AIMS). Revealed in show car form, the Yaris is fitted with a solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-62484589131754804522011-07-01T10:51:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.568-07:00Kia Hooks its Belgium CEO up to a Lie Detector to Dispel Doubts About 7 Year WarrantyIf there’s one thing South Korea’s Kia does better than any other automaker, it is offering especially long warranties. In Belgium, for instance, the warranties across their entire range of vehicles extend to seven years. That’s no mean feat, though intriguingly Kia Belgium have found that a lot of new car buyers believe the seven year warranty scheme is too good to be true. Either there’s a solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-47959933183883363162011-07-01T09:49:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.568-07:00Porsche to Return to Le Mans in 2014 with Brand New LMP1 RacerPorsche, the most successful marque ever in the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans has announced its return in 2014 to the world’s most famous endurance race. Porsche has won at Le Mans a record 16 times, and aims for the top spot with its works entry in the top LMP1 category. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-6919266294924679432011-07-01T09:05:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.568-07:00VW Posts 35% Jump in U.S. Sales in June, Jetta Demand up 121%The Volkswagen brand has reported U.S. sales of 28,444 units in June 2011 recording a 35.1 percent increase over the same month a year ago. The German firm’s year-to-date-sales are up by 22.3 percent compared to 2010 at 154,125 units. The most impressive increase in sales comes from the new Jetta, which was introduced to the American market in October 2010. The compact sedan’s U.S. sales solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-44254048122238329692011-07-01T08:32:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.568-07:00Rumors: Audi Quattro Coupe May be Given the Green Light by SeptemberThe Audi Quattro Concept wowed the crowds at the 2010 Paris motor show. The favorable reaction of both the public and the press to the one-off concept that was created to celebrate the original Quattro’s 30th anniversary has sparked many rumors that Audi is seriously considering making a production version. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-7462108716414699512011-07-01T08:08:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.568-07:00Land Rover Announces U.S. Prices and Fuel Economy Figures for the 2012 EvoqueLand Rover’s Evoque, the smallest model in the Range Rover lineup, will go on sale in the USA this fall, however, the company has already released pricing information, with the 3-door model starting at $44,995, and the 5-door at $43,995, including destination. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-74108771034609800752011-07-01T07:08:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.569-07:00BMW 5-Series Gains New 2.0-Liter Four-Cylinder Turbo Engines, 5-Series GT gets the M Sport TreatmentThere’s a lot going on in Munich today as BMW has unleashed details on its new model year portfolio. Following the news on the 6-Series, more of which you can read in our previous post here, we bring you the updates to the 5-Series range that includes the four-door sedan, the Touring (station wagon) and the Gran Turismo liftback. We’ll begin with the changes to the engine lineup of the 5-Seriessolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-67928794018471796722011-07-01T06:12:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.569-07:00BMW Updates New 6-Series with M Sport, Diesel and xDrive VariantsBMW is wasting no time in enhancing the range of its recently launched 6-Series Coupé and Convertible models. To sum up the changes, from this autumn (and depending on the market, of course) both body styles will be available with an M Sport package, a new diesel engine and for the first time in the 6-Series model’s history, the Bavarian firm’s xDrive all-wheel-drive system. Starting with the Msolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-3778652179484951032011-07-01T05:45:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.569-07:00New Renault Twingo RS 133 and Clio RS 200 Silverstone GP Limited EditionsBritish consumers will have one more choice when it comes to Renault’s Twingo Renaultsport 133 and the Clio Renaultsport 200 hot hatches as the French firm has added yet another trim level to their range in the form of the ‘Silverstone GP’ limited editions. Named after the country’s most famous motor racing circuit and home of the British Grand Prix, both models were specifically created for solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-49915591880801088902011-07-01T05:25:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.569-07:00Chevrolet Announces UK Prices for the Camaro, Starts from £34,995 (US$56,040)The Camaro is the centerpiece of Chevrolet’s display at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, which begun today. And the company thought it was the perfect opportunity to announce the pricing of its UK-bound muscle car that will be available in early 2012. The Camaro with the V8 engine starts from £34,995 (US$56,040) in coupe trim and from £39,995 (US$64,060) for the convertible, both with a manual solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-12162262005756427182011-06-30T18:40:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.569-07:00FPV’s Murdered-Out Falcon GT Concept with Supercharged Boss 5.0 V8 Debuts in MelbourneNot to be outdone by rival Holden Special Vehicles (HSV), Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) unleashed its first-ever concept car at the 2011 Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne. Unlike HSV and its Black Edition Clubsport and Maloo R8s, FPV went for an all-blacked out look for its bespoke GT muscle car, which is based on the local market, rear-wheel drive Falcon sedan. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-76863756105338850782011-06-30T17:49:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.569-07:002011 AIMS: New HSV Black Edition Versions of Commodore Based Sedan, Station and Ute ModelsGeneral Motor’s Holden Special Vehicles unit in Australia is following in the footsteps of Mercedes-Benz’s AMG division as well as more recently, Porsche, with the presentation of a black-themed and named special edition series based on the E Series 3 range launched last September. Making its world debut at the 2011 Australian motorshow in Melbourne, the SV Black Edition package is offered in solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-28428518639067372782011-06-30T16:31:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.569-07:00GM’s Holden Readies Rebadged Chevys for 2011 Melbourne Auto ShowIt’s a global economy we live in and as such, it doesn’t come to much of a surprise when we see the same vehicles launched under different brands and names in various parts of the world. Of course, it would be somewhat unfair to Holden if we didn’t mention that it has played a key role in the development and design of several GM products including the 5-door Cruze that will be show in solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-3416780166484716182011-06-30T15:46:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.570-07:00Ford to Baby Boomers: We Get that You’re Old and Feeble and Can’t Read Small Fonts*This article has been (patronizingly) posted in a larger-than-normal font for our older readers From next year, the fonts in Ford’s Edge and Explorer SUV models will be some 40% larger as well as thicker. The reason? Baby Boomers have poor eyesight. No, really, Ford’s done a study and everything. The bigger fonts will extend to interior display screens control and A/C controls, and will solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-47785340997883629672011-06-30T15:05:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.570-07:00Revised McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Racer to Debut at GoodwoodThe MP4-12C GT3, McLaren’s first race car outside of Formula 1 since the legendary F1 GTR, will make its debut in front of the public at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Based on the new MP4-12C, the GT3 will appear in a revised form after McLaren’s team further honed the supercar. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-35045258761689362582011-06-30T14:36:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.570-07:00Hamann Details Tuning Program for New BMW 6-Series Convertible, More to Come in FrankfurtEarlier this year, BMW tuning specialist Hamann Motorsport teased its tuning program for the freshly launched 6-Series Convertible with the release of the first photos of the car. Today, the German company gave out information on its initial offerings for the soft-top 6-Series and announced that it will unveil a more aggressive tune at the upcoming 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show this September. solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-55786354247230160092011-06-30T13:54:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.570-07:00Aussie V8 Supercar Series Coming to America in 2013The thundering sounds of Australia’s V8-powered racecars will soon be heard in the U.S.A. as Texas Governor Rick Perry and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, announced today a five-year agreement to bring the famed Australian V8 Supercar series to the new Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas beginning in 2013. "The addition of V8 Supercars into our lineup at Circuit of The Americas will add to solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-14038308688394293532011-06-30T13:20:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.570-07:00Missing Link Tries to Climb Tree with Honda Chopper [Video]Take a good look at the picture posted above. Now raise your hand if you know what’s going to happen next. If the first thing that popped into your head was that the tree is going to fall down, well, let's just say that you may want to see if this cultural motorcycle club is accepting new members. If your thoughts involved a flying chopper inflicting a lot of pain to the biker, give yourself a solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-40170631044142003802011-06-30T12:40:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.570-07:00Fiat to Display 21.7-liter Mefistofele and 500 by Gucci at Goodwood FestivalFiat’s major attraction in this year’s Goodwood Speed of Festival, which begins tomorrow, will be the famous Mefistofele. The record-breaking classic, which is based on a 1908 Fiat SB4 Corsa, returns after a decade to Goodwood and will be displayed in the “Cathedral Paddock” area. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-53581538328617164142011-06-30T12:03:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.570-07:00Bugatti’s One-of-a-Kind “L’Or Blanc” Veyron Grand Sport Special with...Porcelain FittingsSay hello to the world’s first car to wear fine porcelain on its body as well as in its cabin, the one-off Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport 'L'Or Blanc'. Admittedly, applying porcelain fittings on one of the fastest and most powerful production sports cars ever made doesn’t seem like a sound move, but when it comes to Bugatti, anything goes. Created in partnership with Konigliche solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-51944888493368204892011-06-30T11:25:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.571-07:00Drunk, Asleep and Driving a Car? The Curious Case of Dr. Donald CleggDonald Clegg, a 59-year old doctor from Prestwich in the UK was four times over the legal limit when he crashed his Vauxhall Zafira into a row of parked cars. He was also sleepwalking at the time and attired in a dressing gown and slippers… Dr. Clegg pleaded guilty to driving over the limit “without due care and attention” and was sentenced to a minimum 12 month driving ban, a fine of £650 and solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-87942800719456021782011-06-30T10:35:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.571-07:00Leaked C&D Issue Spills the Beans on Brand New Porsche 911The wall of secrecy surrounding the brand-new 2012 Porsche 911 has cracked thanks to a forum member of Teamspeed who downloaded and shared Car & Driver’s upcoming August issue in which the magazine has an exclusive first ride of the car. C&D joined the Porsche team during the new 911’s final tests in South Africa nd here’s what they found out. The new 911 is code-named 991 and will be launched solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-79133216823400618482011-06-30T10:16:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.571-07:00695 Tributo Ferrari Headlines Abarth’s Line-Up in GoodwoodAbarth is marking its return to the Goodwood Festival of Speed for the second year in a row with the 500-based 695 Tributo Ferrari. A 1.388 cc turbocharged 4-cylinder engine delivering 180 PS at 5,500 rpm and 250 Nm of torque at 3,000 rpm powers the spirited city car with the Ferrari badges. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-36512531386169900652011-06-30T09:27:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.571-07:00Toyota Sports Up Prius with new PLUS Package from TRDAt last year’s Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, Toyota displayed a lightly modified version of the Prius Hybrid to inaugurate its new line of accessories under the PLUS moniker. Now it’s time for the Japanese automaker to release the production version of its modestly sported up Prius with the commercial launch of the PLUS Performance Package that will be solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-72199854789627561692011-06-30T08:32:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.571-07:00Kia Celebrates 20 Years in the UKToday, June 30, Kia celebrates the 20th anniversary since it sold its first ever car in the UK. In 1991, the small hatchback Pride was the only Kia model on sale in Britain and in that year, the company managed to sell just only 1,786 cars. However, two decades is a very long time in the automotive industry. Since then Kia has changed remarkably on its way to become an important player on a solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-48703504708315396562011-06-30T08:03:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.571-07:00AC Schnitzer Unwraps New BMW X3 Tuning PackageAvailable since autumn 2010, the second iteration of the BMW X3 continues to draw the attention of European tuners. Seen here in AC Schnitzer guise, the F25 X3 has been upgraded with a styling package and go-fast modifications. For starters, AC Schnitzer has upped the performance on the 2.0-liter diesel-powered xDrive20d from 184-horses to 218HP, while the company is also working on a kit for solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-88319971665553200872011-06-30T07:27:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.571-07:00Ford: More than 50,000 Cars with 1.6-liter EcoBoost Engine Sold in EuropeSince its introduction in late 2010, Ford’s new 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine has proven to be a hit with European consumers having sold more than 50,000 units. The engine, which is manufactured in Ford’s UK Bridgend plant, is available in six different models (Focus, Mondeo, C-MAX, Grand C-MAX, S-MAX and Galaxy). The company attributes its success to its blend of performance, economy and low CO2 solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-50675453805435027272011-06-30T06:52:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.572-07:00All-New 2012 Toyota Camry and Camry Hybrid Coming this FallToyota officially placed the arrival of the all-new 2012 Camry sedan and its hybrid sibling (2010/2011 Camry pictured above) in the U.S. market for this fall during the company’s annual national dealer meeting which took place on Wednesday in Las Vegas. The Japanese company said that the next generation of its best-selling model will move away from the conservative designs of the past. “solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-55053348011811699152011-06-30T06:22:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.572-07:00MINI Inspired by Goodwood Carries…Rolls Royce Inspired Price Tag at £41,000 or US$65,700!Apparently, Aston Martin isn’t the only British automaker to lose contact with reality when it comes to pricing special edition models. Soon after Aston Martin slapped a €48,995 (equal to £44,100 and US$70,700 at the current exchange rates) sticker on its Colette-trimmed Toyota iQ…err… we mean Cygnet, the BMW Group division announced that its new MINI Inspired by Goodwood is priced at £41,000 (solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-73228586843368892082011-06-30T05:53:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.572-07:00Refreshed Mazda Demio goes on Sale in JapanMazda announced today that sales of the facelifted Mazda Demio, or Mazda2 as the rest of the world knows it, have begun in Japan. The new Mazda2 is the company’s supermini and the target sales for its home market is 6,000 units per month. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-89462339004909272452011-06-30T05:31:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.572-07:00BMW Takes Leading Car Role in New “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” Film with i8 Concept and 6-SeriesTom Cruise’s return for another impossible mission as Ethan Hunt also marks the BMW Group’s return to Hollywood, as the Bavarian automaker will be the main automotive partner in the fourth installment of the Mission Impossible franchise. BMW’s product placement in the “Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol” film comes in the form of the concept version of the upcoming i8 Hybrid Coupe, the Visionsolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-66682979174048111192011-06-30T05:09:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.572-07:00Aston Martin to Bring the V12 Zagato to the Goodwood Festival of SpeedOnly a few weeks after making its public debut at the Villa D’Este Concours and winning the design award for concept cars and prorotypes, Aston Martin’s new V12 Zagato raced at the Nurburgring 24-hour race. Now, the British automaker is bringing the stunning model, which was created by the two companies to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary DB4GT Zagato, to the Goodwood Festival of solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-71392653702936644972011-06-29T18:30:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.572-07:00Two for the Price of One: Amadou Ndiaye’s Bugatti Atless ConceptTwo cars that helped establish Bugatti’s reputation as a world-class automaker during the difficult interwar period were the Type 35 and Type 57 Atlantic. Stunningly beautiful, intricately built and incredibly powerful, these two cars summed up all that Bugatti was and wanted to be. Now, Canadian industrial designer Amadou Ndiaye has taken these two classic automobiles and melded them into one solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-13389180552453239862011-06-29T16:15:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.573-07:00Сбоить: Russian President Medvedev’s Mega Driving Gaffe Caught on VideoThe man behind the “Forward Russia!” movement, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, took his campaign motto a smidgen too seriously when he almost...forwarded a Mercedes M-Class he was driving into a crowd of people cheerfully waiting for him on the side of the road. While we can’t be 100 percent sure, from the video it looks like Medvedev either forgot to put the SUV’s handbrake on or even worsesolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-18283984827348039522011-06-29T15:31:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.573-07:002012 Bentley Continental GTC Speed Scooped in the AlpsBack in May, we saw Bentley trying out the drop-top version of its subtly evolved 2011 Continental GT, the GTC, at the Nurburgring racetrack. Now, our spies have spotted Bentley’s people working on the more athletic GTC Speed in the Alps. Like the standard Continental GTC, the Speed shares the sharper styling cues of the coupe model launched last year adding a more aggressively designed front solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-24679382616708416912011-06-29T14:50:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.573-07:001994 Ferrari 348 Spyder with just 2,300 Miles and a…$100,000 Paint JobAn imaginary pod of dolphins pictured swimming in a sky of stars may look cool on a pinball machine but on an Italian exotic like the 1994 Ferrari 348 Spyder it’s more like decorating a classical sculpture with graffiti… And if that ain’t enough to make you flip your lid, learn that the Austin, Texas dealer selling this cars claims that the paintjob, which is the work of the “world famous solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-32316171156511596532011-06-29T14:07:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.573-07:00Rumors: BMW to Bring Six-Cylinder 6-Series to the States and Possibly Introduce an AWD VersionThe crew over at Autoblog.com is reporting that BMW plants to sell a six-cylinder version of its new 6-Series Coupe in America after all. When the Bavarian automaker introduced the latest 6-Series Coupe and Convertible models, it had stated that the U.S. would only get the 650i with its 4.4-liter turbocharged V8 that delivers 400-horses in NA-trim and 407HP in the EU. Read more »solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-23278439245254226202011-06-29T13:54:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.573-07:00Scion Releases Pricing on 2012 xB, Unsurprisingly it gets New Audio SystemsWhen Scion announces a new model year change for one of its vehicles, more often than not, it concerns an upgraded audio system and nothing much else. That’s the case with the 2012MY xB which enters the new model year with a standard AM/FM/CD/HD/USB 160-watt maximum output Pioneer audio system, which includes HD Radio technology and Bluetooth connectivity allowing for both hands-free phone solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-83333745732713090182011-06-29T13:24:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.573-07:00Robocarpocalypse Begins: Nevada Asks DoT to Draw Up Legislation for Driverless CarsI can’t remember if there were self-driving cars in the third Terminator movie, though frankly I can’t remember anything other than that red leather and vinyl outfit Kristanna Loken was wearing. What were we talking about? Oh, yes, the robocarpocalypse. With the passing of Assembly Bill 511 in the Nevada Senate, the U.S. Department of Transport will now have to draw up rules governing autonomoussolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-17872325055948504992011-06-29T12:55:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.574-07:00Video: Fifth Gear Pits McLaren MP4-12C against Ferrari 458 ItaliaThe 458 Italia, Ferrari's V8 supercar, is the default choice in its category. Sexy, with a fabulous design and the latest in automotive technology, it is a pure driver’s car to be enjoyed by anyone who can afford it. Yet McLaren plans to spoil Ferrari’s party claiming that its own brand-new supercar, the MP4-12C, can beat it. On paper, little separates them. But the question for car fanatics solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419436900393210645.post-43323871512657194092011-06-29T12:39:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:23:03.574-07:002012 Renault Koleos Facelift Inspires Gordini RenderingEven though Renault’s revival of the Gordini badge has left a bitter taste to fans of the famous nameplate, the French carmaker’s decision to use the brand for upscale versions of its vehicles has proved to be successful with almost two-thirds of Twingo Renaultsport models sold in Europe and one third, in the case of Clio Renaultsport being Gordinis. Recently, Renault also applied the Gordini solutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296966894461189196noreply@blogger.com