Here comes the tuner of the future. Notwithstanding the plummeting price of oil, consumer tastes have made a paradigm shift towards economical cars mainly because of, well, global economics. And it's probably a smart idea to try to get in ahead of the game on the emerging trend towards zero emissions cars. more detail. ...
Some police officers are lucky enough to acquire Lamborghinis for their daily duties, while others have to make do with Vauxhall Astras. TUNE IT! SAFE! polizei/ police car is the VW Scirocco seen here, which is the embodiment of a joint venture between, among others, the German Federal Ministry of Transport and VDAT eV (Association of Automobile Tuners in Germany). more detail. ...
As German as GeigerCars is, they know a thing or two about tuning American cars. No surprises then, as the company shows off its latest best from the west creation, a Dodge Challenger-based muscle car using the HEMI V8 to power itself. It's the SRT 8's soul that it comes with, that 6.1-litre V8 which produces 425hp/ 317kW off the showroom floor. more detail. ...
From Monaco to Munich, Olympic Champion Usain Bolt is using his new found fame as the fastest man on earth to sample some of the fastest street machines. more detail. ...
The car offers a standard six-speed manual gearbox or buyers can opt for the six-speed automatic. BMW promises an improved ride over the previous model thanks to new wheel suspension, precision electromechanical steering and toughened braking.
Luggage space has increased by 5 liters, which may not be much but is still good news given that any extra trunk acreage is desperately needed in this car. You get only 170 liters with the roof closed.
The 1.6 liter engine driving this new Mini is the kind of spritely power plant that often makes a hot hatch more fun to drive than a stately premium sports sedan. In fact, it's what makes any hatch hot -- period.
BMW is also touting the techno-gizmo offerings like a USB connector for music players, Bluetooth hands-free telephony, and the now standard, me-too, iPhone compatibility of this new MINI. And the package also includes all the cutsie, Lego block configurations in colors you would want available.
BMW developed this engine in a joint project with Peugeot and a similar variant is found in the 207 and 207 GTi with great performance results.
The engine is present here in two forms, as a standard 120 hp in the MINI Cooper Cabrio and as a Twin-Scroll turbocharged 175 hp in the MINI Cooper S Cabrio.
But this is one model where BMW should not be afraid to hype the fundamentals.
Toyota Motor Corp. shares sat out the broader market advance Wednesday after Fitch Ratings slapped a rare downgrade on the Japanese automaker's pristine credit rating, citing the brutal industry climate that has driven U.S. rivals ever closer to bankruptcy. Read All Article
Maranello, 23rd November 2008 - Usain Bolt, 100 and 200m Olympic Champion at Beijing 2008, fulfilled his dream driving a F430 Spider at Monte Carlo, on a section of the Formula One city circuit. Bolt is at Monaco for the World Athletics Gala, promoted by the IAAF, the International Association of Athletics Federations, where he will receive the "Athlete of the Year" award.
