Aston Martin plans to officially unveil its new Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster during the upcoming auto show to be held in Los Angeles on Wednesday 29th November. The new convertible will feature a three-layer fabric hood, which takes only about 18 seconds to either open or close with a push of a button and without any additional driver's intervention.
Passed the times, when in the assortment of the large autos-producer of model it was possible to recount on the fingers, and on the standardization it was possible to decompose them according to the canonical reference book of automobile bodies. The least breaches between the classical models now are filled up, and to the light appear unknown thus far sport extra-roads builder, four-door sleeping compartment, crossovers.
The last prototypes Citroen (C-buggy and C-airplay) are capable of taking onboard only two people, including driver. Does indicate this that the Frenchmen do see two-place the automobile of future with the dual chevron precisely by such? They consider in any case, marketologi Citroen that the uncommon super-compact models have for the productive leisure excellent prospects in Europe. The premier of concept C-buggy, which develops the idea of “automobile for the pleasure”,
Two ago in Geneva Rolls-Royce it led into the enthusiasm public, after showing prototype 100EX - the cabriolet, postoroyennyy on the shortened base of sedan Phantom. The representatives of British company under oath certified then, that the automobile will go into a series…
The Ginnes record was broken on shootings of a new film about James Bond. The dubbing actor of agent 007 has forced Aston Martin DBS to turn over seven times. Before the record belonged to stuntman Top Gear who has has turned over on the machine six times.
German tuner Edo Competition has put its hands on Porsche's unsuccessful Cayenne Turbo SUV. Justly assuming that the vehicle's off-road (dis)abilities is no more than a marketing gimmick, guys from Edo decided to concentrate their attention on Cayenne's racing skills.
The third generation of the Peugeot Expert family of commercial vehicles will arrive to European dealerships on 18 January 2007. Together with the new Peugeot Expert van, completely new Peugeot Expert Tepee combi vehicle will be offered to the European customers.
German G-Power tuning studio has unveiled its new tuning program for the current BMW 3 Series vehicles. The program, which is to be officially presented during the next Essen Motor Show tuning fest, is not limited to appearance only but also covers vehicles' powerplants and chassis.
The Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has awarded the latest Subaru B9 Tribeca 'ute the highest possible safety rating, giving it a maximum of five stars. The ANCAP assessment is based on frontal and side-impact crash tests, regarding customer's chances to walk away from the place of accident. The Tribeca scored an impressive 33.07 out of a maximum of 37 points.
GM and ASC have partnered to turn a metrosexual Hummer H3 mini-SUV into an open-top lion-hunter's dream. The safari-style Hummer H3 is equipped with a special unidirectional sliding-fabric "Infinivu" roof system, which is supposed to provide the vehicle's passengers with heroic visions while keeping them in comfort, whether it's sunshine or a tropical rain outside
BMW has just announced pricing for the upcoming 2007 Mini Cooper S model. As it was predicted, the new Mini will be slightly more costly in comparison with the outgoing model, where the most significant price difference is shown on the least expensive Mini Cooper.
Takes the already off-road benchmark Jeep Wrangler to a whole new level. Built by a team of dedicated Jeep enthusiasts, this Wrangler represents the best of the best of what Jeep has to offer.
The interior features custom Katzkin leather seating with GPS navigation and satellite radio.
Marc Ecko revealed what happens when two of the most design-forward companies in the automotive and fashion industries unite. At a VIP event held at New York’s Splashlight Studios, Nissan and Marc Ecko showcased the results of their recently announced partnership – the Nissan Pathfinder and the Nissan Armada customized by Marc Ecko, and the Nissan-inspired line of apparel and accessories from the *ecko unltd. and Marc Ecko Cut & Sew collections.
In addition to the radio, the designers also took out the rear seat. In its place sits a spare 37-inch tire which is clamped to the 17-inch wheel, again, all the better for rock crawling. As Allen explained, rock crawlers often deflate their tires, and need them clamped so they stay on the wheel. You can’t see it here, but there’s a Detroit Tigers logo in the center of the spare.
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Get on the inside track! Motor Trend newsletter! For 2007, the A4 and S4 Cabriolet models receive bold new styling that brings them in line with the current Audi design cues. Most noticeable is the signature Audi single-frame grille. 2007 A4 Cabriolet models also receive new engine and drivetrain combinations. The 200 hp 2.0 T models have a turbocharged four-cylinder FSI direct injection engine
Hot TT Roadster from Audi. The open-top sports car retains the distinctive lines of its tremendously successful predecessor, but instils them with even greater emotion, performance and dynamism.
The Audi A3 2.0T and Volkswagen GTI are like identical twins separated at birth. When they finally come together we see they both look different and are good at different things, but there's a discernible link between the two that can't be denied. In this case, it's the engine. Both the entry-level A3 and hot-hatch GTI use Volkswagen's turbocharged 2.0L four-cylinder with FSI direct injection. The turbo-four produces 200 horsepower at 5,100 rpm, and 207 ft-lbs. of torque at a very low 1,800 rpm.
The Tundra Long Bed work truck will be available in both Regular- and Double-Cab versions, the latter sporting a 165-inch wheelbase and what Toyota claims to be class leading interior volume for a crew of six workers. The bed is 97.6 inches long (8' 1"), 66.4 inches wide at the gate (5' 6"), 50 inches wide between the wheel wells (4' 2") and 22.2 inches deep (1' 10").
That's to come out with an all-new (well, all-new for marketing purposes, EVERYTHING, no matter what the ads say, is going to have SOMETHING that carries over) Now that's for a whole new platform, which may spawn several different models, so it's not just one car. For instance, when Buick came out with the Lucerne, I doubt they spent $300 Million just on that. But when Nissan came out with the 2002 Altima platform, that might be a realistic number
GM Holden today announced it would offer four models across the range of its new Captiva sports utility vehicle, all powered by the Australian-built 3.2 litre Alloytec engine. Holden confirmed the flagship Captiva MaXX model, based on the Opel Antara in Europe, would be introduced to provide two distinctive offerings under the same nameplate.
They are at it again, but with different cars. I am not sure if this clip is older or more recent than the first version, but it is very interesting. This time they have four cars; a C-class coupe AMG, SL AMG, CLK DTM and Coulthart's F1 car.
Audi R8 Gets Optional Bang Olufsen Sound System The Bang Olufsen Advanced Sound System for Audi A8 and S8 was voted best sound system by a jury of 69 automotive journalists at the Auto Interiors Show in Detroit. Now, Bang Olufsen has developed yet another exclusive audio system for the brand new sports car, Audi R8.
Toyota FJ Cruiser, so we took full advantageof the opportunity. First impressions? While not a classically handsome exterior, this is certainly ahead-turner, and should do well in a marketplace starved for character-rich small hardcore SUVs.
Kia has revealed the name of its all-new family car which will make its world premiere in production-ready form at the Mondial de L’Automobile in Paris on 28 September -- the Kia cee’d (pronounced ‘seed’). Kia has also released the first photographs showing the top-quality design of the stylish, spacious cee’d interior.
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