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It?s the Ferrari F60!
2007-06-25 23:31:00 Ferrari is pulling out all the stops for its 60th anniversary, but we can’t help feeling the boys from Maranello have missed a trick. See, for its 40th birthday, Ferrari unveiled the F40 - one of the most extreme street legal cars ever to scare millionaires witless. And for its 50th, the wraps came off the ... More About: Ferrari , Ferr
Powder trip
2007-06-25 23:29:00 Ferrari F1 mechanic Nigel Stepney is under investigation for allegedly sabotaging two of the team’s race cars before the Monaco Grand Prix this year. A mystery powder was found in and around the F2007s’ fuel tanks just six days before the Monte Carlo race, leading Ferrari chiefs to suspend Stepney, who has worked with the team ... More About: Trip
Red hot ?Chili
2007-06-25 23:28:00 If you need proof that Italians are much cooler than us Brits, look no further than the Ferrari Millechili. See, if it was British, this lightweight concept would be called the One-Ton. Not cool. It’s a car that demonstrates the direction of Ferrari’s development over the next decade, and it weighs in at just 1,000kg - or ... More About: Chili , Hili
Spotted: M3 in broom cupboard
2007-06-16 03:15:00 Want to see the new M3? Well, you’ll have to wait until the first week of July, when BMW will formally show off its RS4-rattling supercoupe to us Brits. Unless you head down to the Canary Wharf Motor Expo with a good cover story and a nifty line in comedy disguises. See, the M3 isn’t technically there: ... More About: Broom
Take M and fire
2007-06-16 03:14:00 As part of Mercedes’ ongoing quest to steal all the world’s horsepower and wedge it into ever-bigger engines, the ML500’s V8 has been boosted from a mere 302bhp to 382bhp. That gives performance a healthy extra dose of acceleration and sees 0-62mph drop to 5.8 seconds, which takes the ML500 slap bang into Porsche Cayenne territory. Top ... More About: Fire
Beetle infestation
2007-06-16 03:12:00 In an effort to recreate some of that Herbie-inspired, surf dude camaraderie of owners of the original Beetle , drivers of the modern update are planning a huge get-together. Thankfully for us, the New Beetle Sunshine Tour is taking place in Germany, so we won’t have our roads cluttered with wannabe hippies worrying about the flower in ... More About: Stat , Festa
Ford Lanun Darat 4×4 Adventure
2007-06-06 02:43:00 Grass Racing Autosports started off its Autocross Championship 2007 with a great event held at the Shah Alam Stadium today. A total of 90 vehicles entered the grassroots level competition, and the normally quiet stadium car park reverberated to the sounds of screaming engines, screeching tyres, and the air was filled with the smell of ... More About: Ford , Adventure , Vent , Advent
Grass Racing Autosport Championship 2007 round I
2007-06-06 02:42:00 Grass Racing Autosports started off its Autocross Championship 2007 with a great event held at the Shah Alam Stadium today. A total of 90 vehicles entered the grassroots level competition, and the normally quiet stadium car park reverberated to the sounds of screaming engines, screeching tyres, and the air was filled with the smell of ... More About: Grass , Round , Ship
Another S-class for the Mercedes-Benz Line Up
2007-06-06 02:40:00 DaimlerChrysler Malaysia unveiled yet another variant of the S-Class family, the S 300 L. The latest addition to the Mercedes -Benz line-up comes with a 3.0 litre V6 engine. Power output is 170kW/231 horsepower, and maximum torque is 300Nm in a flat curve from 2,500 rpm to 5,000 rpm. Mated to the engine is the same ... More About: Mercedes Benz , Mercedes-Benz , Line
Letter From Europe: Fairytales DO Come True!
2007-06-02 04:32:00 The following story is the nearest thing to a fairy tale for lovers of fine cars. It is definitely not about green cars. Not, I hasten to add because there is anything wrong with green cars but because the cars my son and I have been driving at speeds of up to 285 km/h ... More About: Europe , Letter , True , Tale , Rope
Audi A3 S-Line Review
2007-06-02 04:31:00 Audi A3 S-Line is a good looking, fast little front-wheel-drive wagon. A dark blue one appeared in my driveway last week and I?ve been having a lot of fun with it. This one has the 2.0-liter, turbocharged, in-line 4-cylinder with a six-speed stick shift ? the same powertrain as the VW GTI we reviewed a ... More About: Audi , Review
IIHS Tests Convertibles: Saab and Volvo Tops - VIDEO ENHANCED
2007-06-02 04:27:00 The Saab 9-3 and Volvo C70 earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s TOP SAFETY PICK award for superior crash protection in the first tests the Institute has conducted of 10 midsize convertible models. The Saab and Volvo earn the top rating of good for protection in front, side, and rear crashes, and both models ... More About: Video , Tops , Tests
THE ALL NEW 2008 SCION XD
2007-05-27 03:45:00 Torrance, CA - Scion , from Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., recently revealed the all-new 2008 xD five-door subcompact at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show. “The xD is a clever new take on the five-door urban subcompact, with style and flair to match its efficiency and utility,” said Mark Templin, Scion vice president. “The xD’s aggressive styling ... More About: The A
THE NEW 2008 SAAB 9-3
2007-05-27 03:37:00 Inspired by the award-winning Aero X concept car, the new Saab 9-3 range will feature bold styling and cutting edge technology for greater driving appeal. With all-new front bodywork, ?signature? lighting, new door panels and rear styling features, the latest generation 9-3 acquires a more focused, assertive stance, reflecting the introduction of technical advances aimed at ... More About: 2008
Baby Benz
2007-05-23 09:21:00 MONTVALE, N.J. — Mercedes-Benz may bring the B-class small car to the United States, as well as an SUV smaller than the M class. With rising fuel prices and a move toward smaller passenger cars in the United States, the next-generation B class may have potential here, Ernst Lieb, CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, said here in ... More About: Baby
2008 Nissan Altima Coupe 2.5 S
2007-05-23 09:20:00 Nissan folks want us to think the Altima coupe is a sporty car, mentioning it in the same sentence as the likes of the Ford Mustang. We don?t. Mind you, that?s not the same as thinking it?s a bad car, because it?s not. Far from it. For one thing, the Altima coupe is among the most ... More About: Nissan , Coupe , Nissan Altima , 2008
2007 Acura RDX Review
2007-05-19 02:33:00 In the original sport-utility paradigm, “sport” was an activity, like skiing or camping, that the vehicle enable you to do. “Sport”, as applied to the description of a car, had nothing to do with the vehicle dynamics and performance of a truck. That worked fine for many people, but many younger and more urban-oriented potential buyers ... More About: Review , Acura
Motion Industries Receives Special Appreciation Award from Electrical South
2007-05-19 02:31:00 BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–Motion Industries , a leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) replacement parts, recently received the 2006 Special Appreciation Award from Electrical South . The Special Appreciation Award is given out each year to Electrical South?s leading distributor. ?Our supplier relationships are extremely important in our role as a distributor,? said Bill Stevens, Motion Industries ...
Porsche 944
2007-05-18 06:00:00 I?ve toyed with the idea of buying a Porsche 944 on more than one occasion. The first time was in 1982 when Porsche introduced the car; the problem was that at the age of 15 I didn?t have a driving licence. By the time I did, it was obvious that group 20 insurance was going ...
Ferrari 355
2007-05-18 05:56:00 My wife has decided she wants a Ferr ari 355. Her decision was made when I pointed out that the BMW 535 diesel that we own cost more money (£38,000) than the beautiful second-hand Ferrari 355 (£35,000) that had just streaked past us, exhausts howling, on the dual carriageway. I also mentioned that the Ferrari would still ...
Audi TT Roadster
2007-05-17 02:17:00 It?s a brave carmaker that chooses the road to Beachy Head as the launch point for its new model. In the small print of that elusive tome, How to be an Instant Motoring Marketing Mogul and Survive, I would expect to find a paragraph that states: ?Cliffhangers are fine ? but not when applied literally.? With ... More About: Audi , Road , Roadster , Roads
Lotus Exige
2007-05-17 02:15:00 Launched in the UK in 2000 and powered by the Rover K-series engine, the Exige was Lotus ?s gift to those Elise owners who wanted a bit more power. But despite a healthy 177bhp the Exige failed to achieve its full potential thanks in no small part to the introduction, just two years later, of the high-power ...
Maserati Quattroporte
2007-05-16 00:25:00 I?m always looking for ways to entertain myself and be distracted from the tedium of travelling. I?ve found that the best way to do this is to answer the call from The Sunday Times asking me to drive the new Mase rati Quat troporte for the weekend. Now discerning readers may be saying to themselves, ?Hang on a ... More About: Maserati Quattroporte
BMW M5 Touring
2007-05-16 00:22:00 When cars come to me for testing I always try to go to the same stretch of road. It?s quiet, you can see for miles in every direction, and the sinuous turns ask searching questions of any car I aim along it. Perhaps predictably this new BMW M5 Touring , tuned by the company?s legendary M ...
Mitsubishi Outlander
2007-05-15 00:23:00 Big house, big car, big watch . . . some people adore the ostentation of expansiveness, while others actually need it. Contrary to what critics have you believe, the main reason families buy four-wheel drives is that they?re so damn useful. They have big boots for hefting flatpacks and plants, they are tall, affording little ones ... More About: Mitsubishi , Land , Mitsubishi Outlander , Lander , Bish
Audi S3
2007-05-15 00:20:00 A bad attack of the Melvyn Braggs Last week I was in Isachsen, a remote settlement high in the Arctic. It?s so far north that anyone who lives there would be well within their rights to call the Inuit of Greenland a bunch of southern poofs. Except no one lives there. It was created in 1948 as ... More About: Audi
2009 Audi A4: A New View
2007-05-14 05:13:00 Audi’s next-generation A4 is getting ready for its debut inFrankfurt in September. Under the camouflage on this photo, the A4 sedan is showroom-ready. Based on the same new modular-length platform as the A5, the A4 will be the second new car on that platform. Others that will use the new platform are the Q5 and future ... More About: Audi , View
2007 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited Review
2007-05-14 04:58:00 Times change, and the radical becomes mainstream. The Suba ru Outback seemed so different when it debuted as one of the first crossover vehicles in 1995. Its raised ride height, permanent all-wheel drive, and by its second year, body cladding and other styling cues cashed in on the then-hot SUV style, but with superior fuel economy ... More About: Review , Mite , Limited
Four-door Wrangler brings in buyers by the bucket load
2007-05-13 04:54:00 It took 65 years, but Jeep finally broke down last year and added two more doors to its venerable Wrangler. This is like waking up one morning to discover an icemaker on your fridge door: You?ve lived without it for years, but now that it?s available, you must have it. The 2007 Wrangler Unlimited comes with ... More About: Four , Load , Buyers , Buck , Door
Mercedes-Benz ML 320 CDI
More articles from this author:2007-05-13 04:49:00 With light-duty diesels barely a blip on U.S. sales charts today, it?s hard to believe we will ever embrace oil burners as daily drivers. Still, gasoline prices are near record highs, and new technology is making diesels more socially acceptable, so things are ripe for change. Ask J.D. Power and Associates, which makes a living by ... More About: Mercedes , Mercedes Benz , Mercedes-Benz , Benz , Merc 1, 2, 3 |
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