Saturday, March 27, 2010

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Fastest Ever Seat, the 265HP Leon Cupra R, Arrives in Britain

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 04:09 PM PDT

The most powerful and quickest-accelerating production Seat to date, the new 265-horsepower Leon Cupra R, will carry a price tag of £25,205 when the orders books open at the firm's UK dealers on Thursday 1 April. The Cupra R is powered by a VW Group-sourced 2.0-liter turbocharged four-pot delivering a maximum output of 265HP and a peak torque of...


Efficient Dynamics, Meet Pod Racer: BMW Sequence GT Concept

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 03:21 PM PDT

The BMW Sequence GT is the brainchild of Seungmo Lim, a graduate student at Pforzheim University in Germany. Lim explains that the "Electric Gran Turismo Sequence" project started out with two questions: 1) "How important is the appearance of green cars?", and 2) "What is 'Efficient dynamics'?" "In other words these two questions mean, 'What kind...


Senner Tuning's Audi S5 'White Beast' Does its best Wendigo impression

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 02:21 PM PDT

Senner Tuning has released its take on Audi's S5 Coupe. The call it the White Beast - apparently the Germans learned their "lesson" after last year's "White Power" RS6... It wears a wide-inlet front fascia, while the rear apron comes from Rieger (done in "carbon look", something I wouldn't want on a Jetta, let alone an S5). Can you guess what's...


Ford Video Teases Limited Run Focus RS500 with ~350HP

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 01:45 PM PDT

In five days from now (that's March 31), Ford will officially reveal the Focus RS500, a limited run version of the highly appraised Focus RS with a tweaked 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five rumored to pump out somewhere around 350 horsepower. In standard form, the RS's five-pot produces 305 ponies with power transferred to the front wheels...


One Hell of a Fender Bender: Pagani Zonda S Crash Turns $445,000 Repair Bill

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:55 PM PDT

Fans of Pagani's Zonda (that is, everyone) may want to turn away. In what could only be called a crime against nature, this Pagani Zonda S is said to have hit spun out and gotten intimate with a pole. That's what you call an "Oh sh!t" moment. The result: one of the largest insurance claims filed for a privately-owned car in the UK (at £300,000 /...


Renault Prices Twingo Gordini 133 from £14,500, Only 200 Examples for the UK

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:27 PM PDT

Renault has announced UK pricing for its 'chic' version of the Twingo RS 133 with the Gordini signature. Available to order from April with first deliveries in June, on-the-road prices for the Twingo Gordini RS start from £14,500. The "all-show, no-go" Gordini nameplate adds a Malta Blue metallic finish with twin white racing stripes and unique...


2011 Scion tC: Preview Pics Before New York Show Debut

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 11:08 AM PDT

Found on The College Driver, these pics appear to be a sneaky peeky at Scion's 2011 tC. It and a Scionized iQ should be popping up any day now. You can tell by scrutinizing the interior details that some of it has been refreshed. The automatic tranny gets whatever you call the up/down sport-shift mode, and the HVAC knobs are more in-line with...


Mercedes-Benz Launches 2011 E-Class Cabriolet Miniatures

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 11:03 AM PDT

Tying in with the European market launch of the 2011 E-Class Convertible on March 27, Mercedes-Benz has released a new series of diecast miniature models of its soft-top four-seater that are available exclusively at the firm's dealerships on a scale of 1:87, 1:43 and 1:18. Priced at €15.90, the 1:87 models are manufactured by Busch in Viernheim...


New York Show Preview: 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Teased, gets Angry Fascia

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 10:33 AM PDT

Coming up in just a few short days will be the official reveal of Hyundai's Sonata Hybrid Blue Drive, along with a high-line 2.0 liter turbocharged Sonata. The HBD's power mill is rumored to be the Sonata's 2.4 liter unit (usually making a naturally-aspirated 198 horsepower) hooked up to a hybrid system that uses LG Chem's air-cooled lithium...


XX-Rated: Ferrari 599 GTO Photos Leaked ?

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 09:32 AM PDT

As the world gets closer to the official reveal of Ferrari's 599 GTO, and just a short while after the price list was leaked, the internet has spewed out what appear to be pics of an official GTO show car. Distinguishing features appear to include a new wheel design, duck tail spoiler and design cues straight off the 599XX (such as the matte...


Born in the USA: Lancia, Fiat, and Alfa Romeo Jobs Coming to North America

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 09:08 AM PDT

Automotive News reports that Fiat's Italian manpower is being cut by 5,000 (approximately 6.25% of its total workforce in Italy) while "increasing domestic production to 900,000 units in 2012 from 661,100 units in 2009." Fiat's response: "Media speculation about the plan's contents [is] 'premature and groundless.'" Part of the supposed shift...


Infiniti Embraces Apple's iPad Tablet

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 08:31 AM PDT

Like it or not, Apple's iPad tablet is coming and despite all the people who complain about it, it will be bought. So it comes to no surprise that many companies are jumping on the bandwagon for the sake of marketing. One of those companies is Infiniti that has announced the development of a special version of its 'adeyaka' customer magazine for...


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