Audi will be the official automotive sponsor of Art Chicago, America's longest-running international modern and contemporary art fair. During Art Chicago, Audi will introduce the Audi RS 4 Art car created by Brazilian-born Pop artist Romero Britto.
The GS450h is a car of contradictions and strange as it may sound, perhaps that’s what its designers wanted. Yes it’s a hybrid, but we’re not talking about the kind of car activist celebrities or hemp wearers would be driving...
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Body build in steel, aluminium and kevlar-carbon. Rollover protection in A-pillar and in birdcage. The birdcage forms a torsion resistant unit with the front chassis by joining to the sill beam and the A pillar.
Unveiled in 2003 in Europe, the top-selling Golf has been slightly tweaked for the local market. The changes are more prominent on the Brazilian Golf GTI. It seems local designers were allowed to play with the styling of the car a bit. The Brazil Golf GTI looks rather different from its European counterpart, but not to its advantage.
The Peugeot 207 GTi THP 175 is unusual in that it successfully blends performance safety. It boasts a five-star NCAP safety rating in Europe, while offering a turbocharged DOHC 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine rated at 175 horsepower and 180 pound-feet of torque. Fitted with a five-speed manual gearbox, Peugeot says the 0 to 60 mph sprint takes less than 7.1 seconds.
Mercedes-Benz has officially revealed the new Mercedes Benz CL-class luxury coupe. The CL-class is a two-door coupe based on the Mercedes Benz S-class, and you know the world is starting to get ridiculous when I have to specifically say a coupe is two-door in order not to confuse it with “four-door coupes” like the Mercedes Benz CLS. More details after the jump.
BMW’s latest two-seat sportscar offers exhilarating performance and unparalleled point-to-point speed. Backed up by a stimulating aural sound-track, purity of design and a development process led by enthusiasts, the Z4 M Roadster signifies the best of BMW.
With the concept vehicle, people immediately felt the emotional appeal of Solstice's design and back-to-basics philosophy - it's about performance, but in a fun, agile, affordable roadster.
Burton's phone service disrupted by NASCAR? Jeff Burton does not spend any of his time worrying about conspiracy theories in NASCAR. But after last Sunday’s Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, maybe he should rethink his position
It’s good to know that automakers are still making true blue concept vehicles, and the Mazda Nagare is defiantly one of them. It’s Mazda’s big debut for LA, and it’s all different kinds of interesting.
The Camp Easter Seal Access for All capital campaign received a fi nancial boost from the Saskatchewan automobile Dealers Association (SADA) this week.
On Tuesday, SADA chair Chad Taylor presented a $12,500 cheque to 2006 Easter Seal Ambassador Megan Anderson.
As is known, beauty requires victims. What does expect the supporters of tyuninga, who desire to be isolated in the monotonic road flow? The necking in of salon “Ford- focus” stands from $1200 to 2000
fficial of premier 599 gtb is planned to the discovery of Geneva auto-salon. Novelty will replace Ferrari 575M Maranello. Just as predecessor “599-4″ - this is the two-place sleeping compartment of classical layout, with the engine, moved inside the base for the front axle. Light aluminum body and 12- drum 6- liter engine (620 hp)
The machines of family LS 460 presented to press in Austria, in the environments of Salzburg. Possibly, so uncommon a foreshortening will help to better feel the atmosphere of luxury and comfort. In those seventeen years, that they passed from the appearance of first “Leksusa-.LS”
GM has latched onto E-85, an 85% blend of corn-based ethanol with regular petroleum, as the way into consumers’ hearts. On paper, it’s perfect. In addition to swaying those who want to be green, E-85 can provide the corn-belt, all-American image that Toyota’s hybrids will never be able to – no matter how many plants they build in the US.
after countless side-projects from high-performance Brabus-tuned cars to diesel-electric hybrids, it was only a matter of time before something truly radical, and truly silly would happen.
The new MG Motors company, formed out of the Rover Group asset takeover by China’s Nanjing Automobile Corp. is planning to enter North America in 2008 with a network of at least 300 dealers in the U.S.
Alfa Romeo is on the rise again with a new range of products, and has officially green-lighted the 8C as a production car. It will debut in Paris at the end of the month as Alfa Romeo’s new flagship car.
In Europe, Chevrolet has had great success in the World Touring Car Championships with its Nubira (Optra) sedan. It’s done an admirable job fending off BMWs, Seats (a Spanish brand owned by VW) and other European carmakers. In celebration, Chevrolet decided to use the WTCC as a theme for the Ultra.
It’s been a long time since a domestic automaker has enjoyed a major hit in Europe. Actually, it’s difficult to remember such an event ever occurring. Certainly Mustangs and Corvettes have sold moderately well over the years, but nothing quite like Dodge’s new Caliber.
Nissan is getting ready to shake up the C-Segment vehicle class in Europe and Asia with the introduction of its new Qashqai at this year’s Paris Motor Show. Described as a “catalyst for change”, the Qashqai may be just the vehicle that Nissan needs.
The Mazda3 shocked compact buyers when it first came to market. Not only did it perform better than most competitors it was up against, but even in base trim it offered an interior quality that rivaled some premium brands. The entry-level 3 continues forward into 2007 more or less unchanged, but for those looking for a little more action on the road and track, a range-topping MAZDASPEED3 is being added for the coming year.
Can the man who led the turnaround of commercial airplane manufacturer Boeing be the right stuff for Ford Motor Company? Bill Ford, President and CEO of Ford Motor Company up until yesterday certainly hopes so, as he has just stepped aside to make way for a new President and CEO, Alan Mulally, and continue as Executive Chairman.
alled the APX, it\342\200\231s a crossover vehicle that is to the Porsche Cayenne as the Elise is to the 911. Standing for \342\200\234Aluminum Performance Crossover,\342\200\235 the APX is a Lotus engineering excercise produced to communicate the full potential of the advanced Versatile Vehicle Architecture Lotus has developed for use under everything from this quasi-SUV to the upcoming supercar.
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