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The Audi Q5 coming on April 19
2008-04-04 17:22:00 With its world debut scheduled for the Beijing Auto Show, which will start on April 20, the new Audi Q5 will be revealed for the first time on April 19, on the Audi Q5 microsite (click here). The special website was launched a few weeks ago and offers you the possibility to register for the ...
When luxury just isn?t enough
2008-04-04 02:54:00 We’ve always wondered what would we do if we had too much money and nothing to do with it (after buying ourselves some nice cars, of course). And here are two suggestions, though we probably wouldn’t consider none of them because they’re simply…ridiculous. The first on is a $200,000 Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament for the ... More About: Luxury , Rolls Royce
The Passat CC to be marketed as the Volkswagen CC
2008-04-04 02:27:00 We don’t know why Volkswagen took this decision, probably to distinguish somehow this car from the Passat series. Anther version is that this ‘rebranding’ is meant to fill the gap in the VW model range, between the Passat and the upcoming Phaeton. Who knows! Come to think about it, we don’t even know what CC ...
Surprise! US tests show Smart ForTwo not so safe
2008-04-04 01:46:00 After its US market debut in January, the Smart ForTwo was a big success for Mercedes with customers lining up to get the German little guy. The car’s fuel efficiency, its great image and the small size which makes it a perfect urban car, made Smart sell very well (almost 4,000 units sold so far ... More About: Show , Tests , Safe
Japan to elderly drivers: Quit driving!
2008-04-04 00:31:00 Halleluyah! If this works, hope we’ll get to see this action taking place in more countries. With Japan having one of the fastest aging populations in the developed world, the Japanese police will try to stimulate elderly drivers to give up their driving licences and stop driving. And don’t think they’re doing it because they ... More About: Drivers , Driving , Quit , Elderly
Video: BMW M3 Convertible promo
2008-04-04 00:04:00 The BMW M3 Convertible is definitely a cool car. Powered by the 420 hp 4.0 liter V8 engine, it goes from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 5.3 seconds and reaches an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h). With its retractable hard-top opening and closing in 22 seconds, BMW wanted to ... More About: Video , Promo
Jenna Jameson?s Lamborghini for sale on eBay
2008-04-03 22:08:00 Ok, this is very disturbing news. The famous porn star Jenna Jameson decided to let her Lamborghini Murcielago go and put it up for auction on eBay. The car is painted in pearl yellow and it has factory chrome wheels, factory yellow stiching, indash touch screen radio, aftermarket exhuast , front lift system, kevlar clutch, ... More About: News , For Sale , Ebay
Facebook helps police find stolen VW Beetle
2008-04-03 19:42:00 I’m sure most of you are familiar with all these social networking websites, such as Facebook , MySpace or Hi5. And if some of you consider hanging on these websites only a waste of time, well, it’s not really like that. Because, besides helping you make new friends, apparently you can use these sites for some ... More About: Police , Stolen , Find , Beetle
Nissan Intima teaser photo released
2008-04-03 19:41:00 Nissan released this teaser photo of the Nissan Intima, which will make its debut at this month’s Beijing Auto Show. However, except for the fact that this will be Nissan’s flagship in China, that’s about all we got regarding the Intima. If we consider the latest rumors circulating about the Intima, this car will probably ... More About: Photo , Nissan , Teaser , Released
New company interested in Bertone
2008-04-01 19:12:00 Bertone, the Italian coachbuilder and design company, is struggling with financial problems for quite some time now, after several years of financial losses. The final strike was a failed deal with Fiat, in April 2007 and at the end of last year Bertone applied for bankruptcy protection. Now, several companies are interested in acquiring Bertone, among ... More About: News , Company
Bentley Continental GT wide bodykit by Premier4509
2008-04-01 18:58:00 After yesterday we’ve showed the Premier4509 body kit for the Lamborghini Murcielago, here’s another creation of the Japanese tuner, a wide bodykit for the Bentley Continental GT and I’m sure this is good news for all rappers around the world. Like the Murcielago body kit, this will also be a limited edition, with only 100 ... More About: Wide
Knight Rider series to continue this fall
2008-04-01 17:49:00 Yesterday, NBC announced that they are pleased with Knight Rider and gave the series greenlight for serios production, starting this fall. Though the pilot episode received strong ratings, when it was aired on February 17, 2008, the series’ fans reaction was not that great, many considering the actors awful, plus they saw the pilot as ... More About: News , Series , Fall , Knight Rider
Three 60th anniversary Holden special editions
2008-04-01 17:28:00 To celebrate their 60th anniversary, Holden announced that it will introduce three new special editions of the VE Commodore, the SS V Sedan and the Captiva. Each model has over AU$8,000 of extras including new alloy wheels (18 inch for the VE Commodore and Captiva and 10 spoke 20 inch for the SS V Sedan). GM ... More About: Anniversary , General Motors , Special
Accessorized Chevrolet Camaro prototype revealed
2008-04-01 16:17:00 Last week we’ve shown you an official GM video from the Accesories Design Studio in Auburn Hills, Michigan, in which Larry Sully talked about GM vehicles customization and gave us a sneak peak of the upcoming Camaro accessories range. Now we have something way cooler, the accessorized Camaro prototype without any camo or coverings. The ... More About: Chevrolet , Prototype , Chevrolet Camaro
Suzuki Swift Sport tuning by HKS
2008-04-01 16:03:00 The Suzuki Swift is definitely one of our favorite cars out there and we’re excited every time we get news about it, especially when we see this little guy getting modified. And here’s a tuning program for the Swift, created by HKS. The kit includes front and rear lip, mirror caps, roof spoiler, hood with ... More About: Sport , Tuning
Geely premieres for the Auto China Show
2008-04-01 01:40:00 Next month, at the Auto China Show which is scheduled to start on April 20 in Beijing, the Chinese carmaker Geely will present more than 20 models, of which the most interesting will be the Geely CE Hatchback and the Geely GT. The Geely GT, also known as the Geely Tiger marks Geely’s advance upmarket ... More About: News , Concepts
The new generation Mercedes Benz A Class
2008-04-01 00:19:00 In a recent press release, the new Mercedes Benz A Class was unveiled. Scheduled to make its world debut at the Auto Mobil International (AMI) motor show, which will take place in Leipzig starting April 5th, 2008, the Mercedes junior is, according to MB, younger, more attractive and more environmentally friendly. The front part features ... More About: Mercedes Benz , Mercedes-Benz
Lamborghini Murcielago body kit by Premier4509
2008-03-31 23:48:00 The Japanese tuner Premier4509 announced their latest creation, a new body kit for the Lamborghini Murcielago . With only 300 packages available, the body kit will include a new front bumper, new side skirts, a rear bumper made of carbon fiber and fiberglass and an adjustable rear spoiler. Each aero kit will carry a special numbered ... More About: Body , Tuning
The Chevrolet Corvette Competition limited edition heading to Europe
2008-03-28 00:01:00 Chevrolet made a press release in which announced that, this spring, Europe will get the Chevrolet Corvette Competition . Based on the C6 Coupe, the limited run Corvette Competition will be powered by the 6.2 liter V8 engine and will feature air scoops with honeycomb pattern in the front grill, double twin exhaust pipes at the ... More About: Chevrolet , General Motors
The Chevrolet Corvette Competition limited edition heading to Europe
2008-03-28 00:01:00 Chevrolet made a press release in which announced that, this spring, Europe will get the Chevrolet Corvette Competition . Based on the C6 Coupe, the limited run Corvette Competition will be powered by the 6.2 liter V8 engine and will feature air scoops with honeycomb pattern in the front grill, double twin exhaust pipes at the ... More About: Chevrolet , General Motors
Video: GM preparing accesories range for the upcoming Chevrolet Camaro
2008-03-27 23:16:00 Here’s a very cool GM video, in which we can see Larry Sully, Global Accesories Design Manager at the Accesories Design Studio in Auburn Hills, Michigan, talking about GM vehicles customization. We can see him giving some details about the customization of some GM cars like Hummer or Cadillac. However, the most interesting part of ... More About: Video , Chevrolet , General Motors , Camaro , Upcoming
Ford announces agreement with Tata for Land Rover and Jaguar
2008-03-26 17:53:00 Like we said yesterday, Ford finally reached an agreement with Tata on the Jaguar and Land Rover sale. And today Ford released the complete details if the transaction. Tata will pay $2.3 billion for the two British brands and the sale is expected to close by the end of the next quarter. Then Ford will ... More About: Land Rover
New photos of the Lamborghini Reventon
2008-03-26 17:41:00 Here are some new photos of 1 million Euro Lamborghini Reventon, released today by the Italian producer. What else can we say about the car, except that it’s breath-taking. Too bad most of use will only see it in photos. Enjoy! Full Photo Gallery: New Lamborghini Reventon Photos Bookmark, E-mail or Share
Jaguar and Land Rover sold for $2 billion!
2008-03-25 20:50:00 According to Automotive News, the Jaguar and Land Rover story is over, Ford finally signing the deal for selling the two British brands. Like all rumors indicated, the new owner will be the Indian company Tata, which will pay $2 billion. Also, Ford will have to pay about £300 million ($597.7 million) into Jaguar and ... More About: Sold , Land Rover
Weak dollar tempts Alfa Romeo to start production in the United States
2008-03-25 20:38:00 In a recent interview for the Financial Times, Fiat’s Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne announced that Fiat is considering moving the production of some Alfa Romeo cars to the US, which became a very attractive country for producers, after the dollar got very weak in comparison to the Euro. This would be the return of Alfa Romeo ... More About: United States , Dollar , United , Start
Richard Hammond to cover F1 for BBC
2008-03-25 19:09:00 After 12 years in which ITV owned the TV coverage rights for Formula 1, starting next year, BBC will be the channel to broadcast the F1 action in the UK. And, of course, BBC needs some quality presenters commentators and it seems that one of them will be Richard Hammond , who, alongside Jeremy Clarkson and ... More About: Top Gear , Cover , Richard Hammond
60 vehicles involved in highway accident in Austria
2008-03-25 17:24:00 The heavy snowfall caused a massive accident on a highway in nortwestern Austria . One person, a Spanish woman living in Switzerland, was killed, 30 more were injured (of which 5 are in a very bad condition) and more than 60 cars were damaged. Police reports that some victims remained trapped in their cars and the rescue ... More About: Vehicles , Accident , Highway
India to get the Suzuki Swift DZire
2008-03-25 17:23:00 Tomorrow, Suzuki Maruti, the India n branch of Suzuki, will present the new Suzuki Swift DZire, a sedan version of the Swift, which plans to complete some other low cost sedans popular in India, such as the Dacia Logan or the Tata Indigo. Specially developed for the Indian market, it seems that the base 1.3 liter petrol model ...
Hyundai Genesis damaged in transport truck accident
2008-03-25 16:38:00 Well, sometimes all you can say when you see something like this is “Shit Happens!”. We don’t have any details, but from the photos we can assume that the truck ended up somehow on the sidewalk, causing the upper Genesis to break loose and fall on the one below. And probably the transport company thanked ... More About: Truck , Transport , Hyundai , Accident
4,703 Mazdas to be smashed
More articles from this author:2008-03-21 19:28:00 About two years ago, in July 2006, the Cougar Ace cargo ship carrying around 4,800, brand new Mazda vechicles, valued at around $120 million, went atilt off the coast of Alaska. Though initially Mazda thought it could save and restore all the cars involved in the incident, after engineers took a good look at ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "4,703 Mazdas to be smashed", url: "http://www.autounleashed.com/4703-mazdas -to-be-smashed" }); More About: Smashed 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
