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630 hp Spada Codatronca TS to enter production
2008-05-15 15:36:00 Honestly, I don’t really know what to think about this car, the Spada Codatronca. First of all, the name, which is Italian for “short tail” or something like that, and then there’s its looks. Italians got us used to beautiful sports cars, but this one is, let’s say…less beautiful. However, though the name and the looks ... More About: Production , Enter
Ferrari F430 Concept created by Luca Serafini
2008-05-15 14:29:00 This Ferrari F430 Concept was created by Luca Serafini who is one skilled designer and there’s no doubt about that. We were very impressed with the Lamborghini Embolado, presented by us here, last year. He designed the F430 concept starting from the current model, but also tried to look close at classic Ferrari models. The ... More About: Concepts
Video: Jaguar XF does great against its German rivals
2008-05-15 13:56:00 Though everyone was impressed with the new Jaguar XF, everyone also agreed that the market it targets is highly competitive, with strong German rivals, such as the Audi A6, the BMW 5 Series and the Mercedes Benz E Class. InsideLine put up the XF against these cars and you’d be amazed by the results. I ... More About: Video , Mercedes-Benz
Alfa Romeo Mi.To spotted on the street
2008-05-14 20:59:00 With the Alfa Romeo Mi.To getting closer and closer to launch, we got a few pics of the car, the first interior photo a few days ago and now we have the first photos of the car in the wild. Taken by Biagio, one of Progetto955 readers, these photo show two versions of the Mi.To ... More About: Other , Street
Daewoo Lanos turned into a watermelon
2008-05-14 17:25:00 Have you ever felt like going to work in your giant, metallic watermelon? Yeah, neither did we. We don’t know zip about the car pictured here, except that, considered the license plate, it looks like it’s from Ukraine. One thing’s for sure: that’s one weird car. Check out more photos after the jump. Photo Gallery: Bookmark, E-mail ... More About: Daewoo , Watermelon
Porsche Cayenne to be built at the new VW US plant?
2008-05-14 15:34:00 Volkswagen announced that it plans to open an US plant and more details about that will be made available after the final decision is made, in July. It seems that the most probable locations are Alabama, Tennessee and Michigan. This doesn’t come as a surprise at all, with the recent recession America is going through. ... More About: Porsche , Plant , Porsche Cayenne , Cayenne
Arden Jaguar XF AJ 21, superb!
2008-05-14 15:06:00 We’ve seen the new Jaguar XF live at Geneva and we’re very impressed with the car. And about Arden ’s latest creation, the AJ 21, what can we say, except that we fell in love with it. It’s simply superb! The body kit features a new front apron with a larger grille and larger air intakes ...
Mazda2 three-doors pricing announced (UK)
2008-05-14 14:46:00 Mazda started selling the Mazda2 five-door version back in Septmber and managed to sell 7,000 units, which raised Mazda?s share of the small car market in 2008 to 2.4 per cent. Today, Mazda UK announced the pricing for the new Mazda2 three-door version, which made its debut in March, at the Geneva Motor Show. Pricing for ... More About: Other , Doors
Fiat 500 tuning by Novitec
2008-05-13 18:49:00 The Fiat 500, the small Italian car everyone seems to love is also attractive to tuning companies, which try to make the car even more funky than it already is. After last week we’ve showed you the Hamann Sportivo program for the Fiat 500 , now we’ve got Novitec which created a program for the car. The ... More About: Tuning
2009 Ford Focus coupe to debut on American Idol
2008-05-13 17:51:00 Rarely do we get the chance to see a sports car so boring as this 2009 Ford Focus which will debut tomorrow on the American Idol . Redesigned last year the US Ford Focus is quite a success in the US, with sales up to 88% compard to last year, though no one can really explain ...
Volvo XC70 pickup trucks at the Volvo Museum
2008-05-13 17:33:00 One of Bilfeber’s readers that works near the Volvo Museum in Gothenburg spotted these cool Volvo pickup trucks parked in front of the museum. We see a 6-wheeled XC90 pickup truck towing a platform with an XC70 pickup truck. That’s quite impressive and it’s a shame Volvo only created those for the museum. I think ... More About: Trucks , Pickup
Speed boat concept inspired by 1963 Corvette
2008-05-13 17:18:00 This speed boat concept, based on the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette , was created by Swedish designer Bo Zolland. Though it’s way cooler than this, probably it would be very hard for this concept to ever go into mass production, however, in case someone is interested in it, the Swedish company Stand-Craft could create one-off production boats ... More About: Boat , Speed , Concept
Ferrari GT California revealed
2008-05-13 16:20:00 After months of spy photos and teasers, today the Ferrari GT California is finally official. Available exclusively as a convertible model, the California and will feature a new automatic folding hard-top, mid-front engine position and dual-clutch technology, all present for the first time on a Ferrari. Under the bonnet, the Ferrari California will be powered by ...
Rising gas prices threaten old gas pumps
2008-05-12 23:58:00 Well, this one’s interesting and I’m sure no one would’ve thought of that. At the rate the gas price is rising in the US, it will probably soon hit the $4 per gallon mark and this is a serious threat to thousands of gas station owners. The reason? Well, old gas pumps can only register ... More About: Pumps , Gas Prices , Prices
First photo of Alfa Romeo MI.To?s interior
2008-05-12 22:07:00 The Alfa Romeo Mi.To continues the Italian offensive against Mini, started by the Fiat 500, which we tested last week. We’ve seen the car many times before, but here is the first photo of the car’s interior, which was published by AutoWeek.nl. As you’d expected, being an Alfa, the interior is very sporty, with carbon-fiber ... More About: Photo , Interior
Cadillac CTS-V rocks on the Ring; under 8 minutes lap
2008-05-12 21:59:00 We’ve said it many times before: the Cadillac CTS-V is awesome! And not only it looks great, but it seems it’s going to be one great high performance car. Though we don’t really know the exact car specs, GM announced today that an unmodified version of the CTS-V completed a lap at Nurburgring in 7 ... More About: Ring , Minutes , Rocks
Last available Lamborghini Reventon arrives in Las Vegas
2008-05-12 19:41:00 Everyone agrees that the Lamborghini Reventon is one of the coolest cars ever made. Presented last year at the Frankfurt show, the car was produced in a limited run of only 20 units, plus another two units, which will be kept by Lamborghini. Of these 20 units, 19 are already sold and the last available ... More About: Las Vegas , Vegas , Lamborghini Reventon
The first photos of the production Fisker Karma
2008-05-12 18:20:00 Though Fisker has some legal problems, the Fisker Karma is one of the most promising cars out there. Still, after it made its world debut at the Detorit Motor Show, back in January, there haven’t been any updates lately. So Fisker released these first photos of the production version being tested. We don’t have any ... More About: Photos , Hybrid , Production , Fisker Karma
US cities with the worst pain at the pump
2008-05-10 18:18:00 Forbes.com took United States’ 50 largest metro areas and looked at congestion, fuel costs, use of mass transit and carpools and commuting distances to determine which were the most affected by rising gasoline prices and calculate how much commuters pay each day to get to and from work. All fuel costs reflect May 1 prices. The ... More About: Cities , Pain , Pump
Nick Hogan sentenced to 8 months in jail
2008-05-10 18:02:00 A judge in Clearwater, Florida sentenced 17 year old Nick Bollea, Hulk Hogan ’s son, to eight months in jail for reckless driving. He will be on five years’ probation and lose his driving privileges for three years. Last August, Nick Bollea was involved in a very serious car accident. Authorities determined that Hogan jr. was racing ... More About: Jail , Nick Hogan , Sentenced
Video: Danica Patrick hits crewman at Indianapolis 500
2008-05-10 17:44:00 Yesterday, in the practice day at Indianapolis 500, Andretti Green Racing’s Danica Patrick was involved in a very nasty accident at the pit stops. While getting back to the pits, she ran into Dale Coyne Racing’s chief mechanic, Charles Buckman. The accident wasn’t Patick’s fault, as Buckman was talking with someone from the Andretti team ... More About: Video , Hits
Fiat 500 and more Auto Unleashed news
2008-05-09 16:44:00 Yesterday, I had the chance to drive the new Fiat 500 and I must say it’s quite a cool car. I’ll write a post with all my impressions, next week. Meanwhile, you can check out the photo gallery, here. Also, next week, we’ll post the Audi A4 review. Though we drove the car back in March, ... More About: News , Auto , Fiat 500
Baby Porsche Cayenne spied
2008-05-09 16:14:00 With all major German car companies launching their small SUVs, Porsche couldn’t afford to stay behind, so here are the latest spy shots of the upcoming baby Cayenne , scheduled to make debut in 2010. Codenamed Roxster (and we really hope they’ll change that), the car will try to match the Cayenne’s success, which revived Porsche ... More About: Baby , Porsche Cayenne
Video: Dodge Challenger SRT8 vs Ford Mustang Bullitt
2008-05-09 15:14:00 InsideLine brought together two of the coolest cars America makes right now, the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 and the 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt. The Challenger marks the re-birth of a great classic American muscle car, while the Bullitt is seen by many as the best edition of the 2005 Ford Mustang (and trust us, we’ve ... More About: Video
2009 Mazda 6 pricing announced
2008-05-09 15:07:00 Scheduled to hit US showrooms late this summer, the 2009 Mazda 6 will have a price tag starting at $19,850. For this money, you’ll get the entry level Mazda6 i SV powered by the 170 hp 2.5 liter 4-cylinder engine. The same engine is available for the Mazda6 i Sport and i Touring, which will ...
How many cars can you fit on a cargo ship?
2008-05-08 19:22:00 We don’t know where this photo was taken, but talking about space management, one thing’s for sure, the space on that ship was really used to the max. Just take a look at those cars in the center of the image. That’s impressive! We’re also not sure if this photo is for real and wasn’t ... More About: Cars , Cargo , Ship
Facelifted Mercedes Benz SL by Brabus
2008-05-08 17:36:00 Probably everyone knows who Brabus is and what it does. It’s that German tuner which transforms Mercedes cars into expensive beasts. And here is their latest creation, the tuning program for the recently introduced Mercedes Benz SL facelift. As expected, the performance figures are impressive. The car is powered by the 730hp 6.3-liter twin-turbo V12 ... More About: Mercedes-Benz
BMW 1 Series Cabrio tuning by AC Schnitzer
2008-05-08 14:27:00 After the ACS1 program for the BMW 1 Series Coupe, the German tuner AC Schnitzer couldn’t miss the cabrio, so yesteday they’ve presented their tuning program for the BMW 1 Series Cabrio . The body kit includes a less rounded front skirt with diagonal grille insert, new rear skirt lip and diffuser, plus 17, 18 or ... More About: Tuning
Audi to build electric car in 5 to 10 years
2008-05-07 15:33:00 In an interview published Sunday, Rupert Stadler, Audi ’s Chairman told Welt am Sonntag that Audi is planning on releasing an electric car within 10 years. Without providing additional details, Stadler said: “Electric cars offer great opportunities, which we have already seized on”. Asked if was not lagging domestic rivals Mercedes and BMW in the development ... More About: Years , Build , Electric Car
New Mercedes Benz SL500 tuning program by Carlsson
More articles from this author:2008-05-07 15:15:00 The German tuner Carlsson presented their latest creation, the Carlsson CK50 tuning program for the new Mercedes Benz SL500. By installing a new electronic control unit (ECU), the 5.5 liter V8 engine now produces 435 hp / 320 kW at 6,000 rpm and 600 Nm of torque, 53 hp more than the factory version (388 ... More About: Mercedes Benz , Mercedes-Benz , Tuning , Program 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
