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Car Exhibition, Taipei-2004-1 (31)
2007-10-21 08:22:00
Car Exhibition , Taipei -2004-1 (31), originally uploaded by Bruno D. H. Huang.

Leipzig Car exhibition photographs
2007-10-21 08:22:00
Leipzig Car exhibition photographs, originally uploaded by CPiC.
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evo 8
2007-10-21 08:22:00
evo 8, originally uploaded by torresa2000.

Car Exhibition, Taipei-2004-1 (25)
2007-10-21 08:22:00
Car Exhibition , Taipei -2004-1 (25), originally uploaded by Bruno D. H. Huang.

Car Exhibition Budapest 2005
2007-10-21 08:22:00
Car Exhibition Budapest 2005, originally uploaded by Reidl Romeo.

Car Exhibition Budapest 2005
2007-10-21 08:22:00
Car Exhibition Budapest 2005, originally uploaded by Reidl Romeo.

2007 Nissan Round Box Concept
2007-10-20 08:16:00
- Four-seat convertible roadster- "Environmentally friendly" direct-injected turbo four-cylinder- Uses Nissan 's Xtronic CVT technology- Round ed, boxlike shape (go figure)- Three-section, removable roof panel that stores in trunk- Small glass windows near rocker panels that provide a view of whizzing-by groundNissan says: "The car was inspired by the lively atmosphere of a sports bar. In a sports bar, everyone is focused on the game...and free of the tension felt by the players. A sports bar affords an affordable, stress-free space where friends can experience a sense of togetherness. Simultaneously, they can enjoy thrilling excitement like being on a roller coaster, yet without any risk involved. That is the sort of emotive world the Round Box is intended to provide."We say: It may look like a Smart car sitting on a skateboard, but the Round Box represents an attempt to provide ecologically conscious, efficient, and safe transportation that actually has an element of fun about it. ...
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2007 Nissan NV200 Concept
2007-10-20 08:09:00
- Cargo-van-meets-rolling-office- Extendable rear pod enlarges rear work area at will- Not a new concept; similar setups have been seen before on a number of recent concepts- Unique execution: Pod can be removed from van to sit on extendable legs when parked- With pod withdrawn, area left behind can be transformed into mobile office and IT dock- Environmentally friendly clean-diesel engine- Designed with help from (and specifically for) world-renowned marine biologist and underwater photographer Dr. Alex Mustard (Just don't call him "Mister.")Nissan says: "A commercial vehicle has a specific job to perform, but that's no reason to design a purely rational vehicle with no warmth. In NV200, function becomes the aesthetic. NV200 is a highly efficient tool but one with a human touch. Nissan prides itself on designing its cars to fulfill the needs and requirements of its customers. For NV200, we have taken that guiding principle quite literally and created a vehicle for one specific cu...
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2007 Nissan Intima Concept
2007-10-20 07:56:00
- V-6 diesel engine- Suicide doors that open almost 180 degrees, no B-pillar- Windshield and glass roof formed from a single glass panel- Floating, curved-wood consoleNissan says: "The inspiration came from imagining a situation where a person who has accumulated many life experiences and successes now wants to spend his or her own time, or time together as a couple, in an elegant environment."We say: This sleek, four-seat sedan emphasizes interior design, but given that its exterior dimensions are within spitting distance of the current Maxima's (less than 2 inches longer overall and riding on the same, 111-inch, wheelbase), we wonder if the Intima also provides an early look at the styling of the next-generation Maxima. If so, we would advise Nissan not to drop the Maxima name; Intima sounds like a brand of condoms. writer: Joe Lorio
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2007 Mitsubishi i MiEV SPORT Concept
2007-10-20 07:51:00
- Variant of the previous i Miev electric-car concept- 2+2 seater- Claimed 124-mile driving range- In-wheel electric motors for the front wheels, one motor for the two rear wheels- Batteries supplemented by a photovoltaic generator on the roof, regenerative brakes, and a power-generating fan inside the grilleMitsubishi says: "The car brings a new closeness between people and cars; allowing them to become more a part of daily life."We say: Tiny electric cars are a fixture of the Tokyo show. The i MiEV SPORT at least innovates with is supplemental power generators. We also like its slope-backed shape more than that of its plain-looking four-door predecessor.writer: Joe Lorio
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2007 Honda Puyo Concept
2007-10-20 07:35:00
- Rounded shape is supposed to be pedestrian-friendly- Body is made of a soft gel rather than sheetmetal- Scissor doors, all-glass canopy- Lights glow through the gel panels- Joystick replaces steering wheel- Powered by a hydrogen fuel cell- Minuscule size, yet seats fourHonda says: "Puyo is a Japanese word that embodies the tactile traits of this unique car. Puyo is meant to convey all that is warm and friendly, and put a smile on the face of users and pedestrians."We say: The tiny cube shape has been the all the rage at this show for a while (and more so this year than ever), but the Puyo still contains plenty of bizarre yet intriguing totally out-there thinking, which is exactly what we love about the Tokyo show.writer: Joe Lorio
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2009 Jaguar XF-writer: Gavin Conway
2007-10-18 11:59:00
Jaguar fans have always been vocal and opinionated about what sort of cars Coventry should be building. Their opinions usually boil down to "make it breathtakingly beautiful, with loads of performance."With Ian Callum - the design genius behind such great cars as the Aston Martin DB7 and DB9 - now at the Jaguar styling helm, the "breathtaking" part should have been a walk in the park. But there's a contingent within Jaguar that insisted that the XF, which replaces the S-type and needs to sell in big numbers, should also be class-competitive with the likes of the Audi A6 and the BMW 5-series. That means the XF had to have a big trunk and space for five adults, but it also meant a little less freedom to create a truly stunning visual form.The XF looks a lot like a Lexus GS in profile. That's no bad thing, but the XF hardly provides the drama that you'd expect from the brand that created the original XJ in the 1960s. The overall visual impression you get from the XF is that it's ni...
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Driven! Volkswagen GTI W12-650 - by Georg Kacher
2007-10-18 11:29:00
The hand-written notes compiled by the pit crew are littered with bad news.Lap one, DNF. Car spins out in turn two.Lap two, DNF. Car spins out in turn two. Needs to be towed back or jump-started.Are they letting any idiot with a valid driver's license behind the wheel of this hand-built prototype valued at several million dollars?What's wrong with you today, George? Hung over? Legs trapped in the footwell again? Or are you simply getting old?Well, yeah. But the only real mistake I made was not asking enough questions before strapping myself behind the fancy three-spoke sport steering wheel.I expected the VW crew to provide all the relevant information. Wishful thinking. Being the last out of maybe twenty journalists to be shuttled through this program, it was routine for them - but not for me.They knew that the surface of the race track at Gross-Dlln near Berlin is covered with a low-grip asphalt film so that a set of tires last about five times longer. But didn't tell me.They kn...
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2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X-By Sam Smith
2007-10-18 10:37:00
Grins. Snorts. Laughter. Armloads of steering lock, great gobs of throttle, and even more laughter. We slide sideways through an enormous pile of cast-off rubber--marbles--and come to a stop, laughing, inches from a pair of yellow slalom cones."Ackthph!" says my passenger, enveloped in a translucent cloud of black dust. "I can taste the tires."We are at an autocross course at Mitsubishi 's Tokachi Proving Ground, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. This is the middle of nowhere. I am attempting to convince a preproduction Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X that I am the world's most talented drifter, but the car isn't buying it; every half lap, I dissolve into helpless laughter and go spinning off into cone-mauling oblivion. Every so often, I force myself to stop cackling and pull things together for a clean, fast, drift-free run--but those are depressingly easy by comparison. They're also a lot less entertaining.Next run. Flick--I throw the wheel right and pop my foot off th...
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Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
2007-10-18 10:31:00
The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti features a Manual transmission and Rear Wheel Drive drivetrain on the base model 612 Scaglietti. The 2007 base model has an MSRP of $255,519.00 which is well within the range of most car buyers. However, don’t let the great retail price be your only deciding factor. At Automobile Magazine you’ll get all of the information you need to help with your car buying decision. Whether you are looking for interior and exterior car photos, engine options, or safety ratings, justTypeBaseMSRP : $255,519.00Transmissions: ManualDrivetrains : Rear Wheel Drive F1 MSRP : $267,887.00Transmissions: Semi-AutomaticDrivetrains : Rear Wheel Drive

2008 Mini Cooper Clubman
2007-10-18 10:12:00
Tiny machinery is almost universally satisfying. A friend of mine once dismantled a perfectly healthy 350-cc four-cylinder engine from an early-1970s Honda motorcycle just because he wanted to see what its pint-size pistons looked like. Once it was apart, he stared endlessly at the tiny wrist pins and nickel-sized valves. At the bar that evening, people gathered and gawped at a Lilliputian piston-slash-shot-glass, unable to stop turning it over in their hands. For whatever reason, miniaturized machines fascinate.And so I found myself in a dingy parking garage in central Spain, taking delivery of a Mini Cooper S Clubman and unable to stop staring at the car's back end. I found myself ogling the tiny twin rear doors--the Clubman has twin clamshell rear doors where the ordinary Cooper has a traditional hatch--clicking their latches and opening them over and over. Two tiny doors, two tiny rear windows, two happily symmetrical tiny wipers. Same deal as with the Honda tiny moving parts, ...
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Ferrari 599 Overview
2007-10-18 09:59:00
The Ferrari 599 features a Manual transmission and Rear Wheel Drive drivetrain on the base model 599. The 2007 base model has an MSRP of $264,034.00 which is well within the range of most car buyers. However, don’t let the great retail price be your only deciding factor. At Automobile Magazine you’ll get all of the information you need to help with your car buying decision. Whether you are looking for interior and exterior car photos, engine options, or safety ratings, just select the vehicle trim The Ferrari 599 features a Manual transmission and Rear Wheel Drive drivetrain on the base model 599. The 2007 base model has an MSRP of $264,034.00 which is well within the range of most car buyers. However, don’t let the great retail price be your only deciding factor. At Automobile Magazine you’ll get all of the information you need to help with your car buying decision. Whether you are looking for interior and exterior car photos, engine options, or safety ratings, just select...
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Sinister Six
2007-09-15 19:47:00
This Car is Bmw 645 convertible, is modified by Alpine work, name as Sinister Six. This car equipped 26-inch wheel, interior has at least 7 monitor andinstalled four 12 inch basses sound boxes and seven 4 inch speakers while the vehicle.

Driving the Porsche 997 Carrera S
2007-09-15 19:44:00
Talk to the mythical average person about a current model Porsche and they’re likely to say things like hard ride, heavy controls, and an engine that’s a bit temperamental in traffic. After all, that’s what lots of people have long associated with performance cars and well, the higher the performance, surely the greater all these must be in evidence?But those perceptions are a long way from the truth. We recently stepped out of a 2005 model 997 Carre ra S (still available new) and what impressed us most was not the performance or the handling, but instead the way it combined these with an incredibly tractable and sweet engine, and a ride so good you could take your grandma down to the shop without a single complaint.Let’s start with that engine. We think it’s the best naturally aspirated engine we’ve ever driven.But that’s not the immediate impression.Click for larger imageStep into the car and turn the key and resulting vibration at idle is downright unpleasant. Paul o...
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Hyundai Tiburon
2007-09-15 19:43:00
he Hyundai Tiburon is why you should never analyse a car from just its specs sheet. The Tiburon boasts a 2.7-litre V6, 6-speed close ratio gearbox, all-independent suspension and 17 x 7 alloys wearing high performance tyres. And to many people’s eyes (though not ours) it looks good, with the latest styling upgrade adding a bit more impact. Add all that lot to the increasingly impressive reputation that Hyundai is now carving out and you’d think the Tiburon a winner.Except it isn’t. Instead, it’s an inconsistent mish-mash of components and ideals, assembled into the ultimate committee car.Is it a sports car? Nope, not with front-wheel drive that will noticeably torque-steer and with factory performance figures that include a not-scintillating 0-100 km/h in 8.2 seconds.So is it a personal coupe – y’know, practical and stylish? Not even close – with a cramped and contorted cabin, harsh ride and with six gear ratios stacked closer than the cards in a deck.So it must be goo...

Sample Install
2007-09-03 21:32:00
To gain access to stock hinges, you must remove the front bumper (including lip spoiler), and side skirts.Remove the stock door stopperRemove the stock hinges using 12mm wrench.Cut the rubber boot around the wirings. (not necessary)Remove this metal tab.Cut and role the inner fender. Rolled Fender Install hinge and strut. Certify the door wont hit anything. Conclusion Now that you know how to put Lambo doors on your car, you can now see as well how you can put Lambo doors basically anywhere, i.e. your hatch door, your hood, gas cover, etc. It is all in the hingeIn. my opinion, by having these doors alone it is enough for you to stand out from the ubiquitous cars with the same type of body kits, aluminum wings, stickers, rims, etc. Thank you for taking your time to read this guide and good luck with your conversion.
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Lambo Doors:
2007-09-03 21:28:00
Also know as “Lambo” doors or “Vertical” doors. These type of doors swing straight up and will be the main focus of this guide.
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Butterfly Doors:
2007-09-03 21:27:00
These type of doors open up like a butterfly opens up its wings, in the 10and 2 o’clock positions. They have 2 hinge points with one close to theroof and one at the traditional location. These doors are commonly foundon exotic cars such as the McLaren and the Saleen and now on the new Mercedes Benz SLR.
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Gull Wing Doors:
2007-09-03 21:26:00
The hinges on these doors are located on the roof thus a strong roofand/or a light door is necessary. These were made popular by the classic Mercedes Sports coupes back in the heydays. It might be hard to make this modification to your car since the roof is converted to be part of the door.The advantage of these type of doors is that when properly designed andcounterbalanced, such as the Delorean (Think “Back To The Future Car”),they require little side-clearance to open and allow much better entrancethan conventional doors.Some of the disadvantages of the gull wing door system were not so easyto address. For example, the gull-wing design makes designing a convertible version of the car virtually impossible since, for optimal efficiency the hinges must be placed as close to the center of the car as possible. It also makes sealing the car against water leaks more difficult. They are aptly named because, when opened, the doors evoke the image of a seagull’s wings.
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Toyota Lambo Doors : Suicide Doors:
2007-09-03 21:22:00
Suicide doors are the opposite of regular doors, i.e. they open the otherway. The door hinges are moved from the front to the rear, as are thewiring for the power locks, windows, speakers, and the dome light switch.The latches have been moved to the front.Where does the term “suicide doors” come from? Actually, the best answerwe could come up with, is that in the old days, these doors were prone toopen in a crash. And since this was before the time of seatbelts (and practically before the time of seats!), a driver or passenger could easilybe thrown forward, right out of the car and onto the street in an accident.So driving a car this dangerous was said to be "suicidal." And that's wherethey got the name "suicide doors”.With the popularity of the Toyota Element and the Mazda RX-8 both ofwhich have suicide doors, this modification is making a come back.
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Toyota Lambo Doors Vertical Doors Gallery
2007-09-03 21:20:00
Toyota Lambo Doors Vert ical Doors Gallery :The internets largest collection of vehicles that have undergone the lambo door conversion. See how your car looks with lambo doors.
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2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid Road Test
2007-08-31 19:40:00
Maybe its Time to Go Green?The best news about Toyota s new Camry Hybrid is that theres no news at all, or more precisely that it hardly looks or feels much different than the already impressive conventional Camry; recently revamped for the 2007 model year. An attractive chrome grille separates it from the base four-cylinder version, and the rectangular chrome and electric-blue Hybrid Synergy Drive badges attached to each front fender are discreet but nevertheless difficult to miss. At the rear, distinctive taillight lenses, even more jewel-like than the regular Camrys, join a chromed "Hybrid" designation to identify this cars unique advantage over traditional sedans.And Toyota does make a compelling argument as to why four-door buyers should consider going green. Certainly the hybrid model enjoys fuel savings over a similarly equipped base Camry LE, with a government rating of 41 mpg in the city, where most of us drive, and an even greater advantage when comparing the models rather ...
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2007 Toyota Tundra CrewMax SR5 5.7L 4X4 Road Test
2007-08-31 19:39:00
July 2, 2007" />Much has been made about the new Toyota Tundra , from the outlandish (it'sthe final nail in the coffin of the Big Three) to the obvious (it's really not that attractive) to the obsequious (it's a really, really good truck). Naturally Toyota backed up this buzz with a very aggressive ad campaign. I personally don't know anyone who can't instantly recall the Tundra's bigger is better/book of truck campaigns touting the advantages of a 6-speed automatic transmission, 10.5-inch rear differential, Ferrari-sized disc brakes and the ability to tow a trailer up a giant teeter-totter, down the other side and stop before driving off a cliff. Other than its ability to tow, which I can't comment on, I can confirm that it does live up to most of the hype.Like most people laying eyes on it for the first time, when I picked up the Tundra I was immediately taken by its size. Instead of being 7/8ths-sized like the last version, it's now almost 11/10ths, which brought to mind i...
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2008 Honda S2000 CR Preview
2007-08-31 19:34:00
Foodies everywhere know that the combination of heat and time can yieldastonishing results in the kitchen. Take for example balsamic vinegar or port; if you let them simmer for a while, they reduce into an intensely flavored and very tasty syrup. This practice allows all the complex flavors to come through more boldly, and the taste that results is refined and outstanding. It would appear that Honda 's engineers fancy themselves as gastronomes, because they have cooked up a new recipe with the S2000 as the main ingredient. For 2008 , Honda has announced that it will build a special version of the S2000 called the CR, which stands for Club Racer. Think of it as an eight-year concentration vintage S2000, the perfect accompaniment to a lovely summer's day at the race track.Those that have driven the current S2000 know that it is a true and accomplished sporting machine. In a world full of pretentious cream puff convertibles that like to think of themselves as sports cars, the S2000 mak...
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2007 Honda Pilot 4WD EX-L Navi Road Test
2007-08-31 19:30:00
Three words come to mind when I drive the Honda Pilot : Roominess, Comfortand Maneuverability. It is the “gentle beast” of SUVs. In many ways the Honda Pilot is more of a crossover than an SUV, as it behaves like a car more than a rugged Nissan Pathfinder or Toyota 4Runner. The Pilot is, after all, a sportier version of the Honda Odyssey minivan. But don't hold that against it!The first comment from both of my children was: “Wow, there is so much room in here!” From the outside it's not a huge vehicle. In fact, the Pilot is shorter than the Chevrolet Equinox, which only seats 5. Honda's mid-size SUV seats up to 8, and although the third row isn't built for large adults, they are ample for kids and smaller people. Access to the back row is also fairly simple. On one occasion, I had the auspicious duty of chauffeuring 6 teenagers to the movies. I purposely invited the two tallest gents to sit in the rear and give me a full account. They both agreed that with the middle row ...
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