Archive | August, 2008
InsideLine drives the Toyota iQ, more details on Toyota’s Smart car

InsideLine drives the Toyota iQ, more details on Toyota’s Smart car

The full-production version of the Toyota iQ will show its face at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. Of course, it won’t be much different from what we’ve been seeing in the past but for those of you that have been looking at the iQ as a compact car for two individuals might want to reconsider. [...]

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Bugatti Fbg par Hermès to come in more color combinations

Bugatti Fbg par Hermès to come in more color combinations

When we first saw the Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show – we weren’t too impressed by the ebony and étoupe color choice (apparently Bugatti had another color choice, ebony and brick, that wasn’t shown at the show). Bugatti has now announced that it will be giving its customers a [...]

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Video: Autobots roll out, Chevrolet Corvette Centennial Design Concept in action

Video: Autobots roll out, Chevrolet Corvette Centennial Design Concept in action

Earlier this month we found out that the mystery Autobot we’ve been seeing in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen spy shots is the Chevrolet Corvette Centennial Design Concept due out later this year. A new Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen video has popped showing the Autobots filming in Long Beach, California. The video gives us a first look [...]

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2010 Ford Mustang Pony Badge Revealed

2010 Ford Mustang Pony Badge Revealed

While the 2010 Ford Mustang won’t be fully revealed until the 2008 LA Auto Show but FoMoCo today showed the Mustang badge. FoMoCo says that like the upcoming Mustang, the new badge is more defined and muscular. “It’s just a faster-looking steed,” said George Saridakis, Design manager for the 2010 Mustang. The new pony will [...]

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NHTSA gives 2009 Hyundai Genesis five-star safety rating

NHTSA gives 2009 Hyundai Genesis five-star safety rating

Things can’t get better for the 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The Korean luxury-sedan was just awarded National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s five-star crash test rating. The rating is the highest government ranking a car can receive. The 2009 Hyundai Genesis comes standard with Electronic Stability Control (ESC), eight airbags and electronic active head restraints. Hyundai pointed [...]

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Chromed-out HAMANN Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 for sale

Chromed-out HAMANN Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 for sale

HAMANN was very careful not to spoil the core values of the bull when it decided to offer a tuning package for the Lamborghini Murciélago LP640. The tuner made no performance modifications to the 640-hp car besides adding a double-pipe stainless steel sports silencer, a front spoiler, a rear wing, a two-part rear diffuser and side air [...]

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2009 HURST/HEMI Dodge Challenger SRT8 coming to SEMA

2009 HURST/HEMI Dodge Challenger SRT8 coming to SEMA

Being one of the first aftermarket tuners, Hurst has announced that it will reveal its take on the new 2009 Dodge Challenger at the 2008 SEMA Auto Show in November. Hurst will first tackle the Challenger SRT8 giving a total of 500 horsepower. Full technical details will be revealed at the show but HURST said that [...]

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Ferrari California to get manual option and HGTC handling package

Ferrari California to get manual option and HGTC handling package

The 2009 Ferrari California is ready to make its public debut at the 2008 Paris Motor Show this October. We’ll get our first stateside look at the 2008 LA Auto Show in November. But before the Ferrari California hits markets next year, Ferrari will add some options. According to EVO magazine, the 10 percent of [...]

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Video: Jalopnik’s Ray Wert shows up to Camaro press event… uninvited

Video: Jalopnik’s Ray Wert shows up to Camaro press event… uninvited

We were pretty disappointed to learn that GM invited all the mainstream media two days ago to San Diego to test drive the new Chevrolet Camaro. Even though our friends at CARandDRIVER were kind enough to allow us to post images of their ‘First Drive’ of the 2010 Camaro, we would have loved to be [...]

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Lexus IS Convertible coming next year, lightweight IS-F in the works

Lexus IS Convertible coming next year, lightweight IS-F in the works

According to AutoTelegraaf, the first Lexus IS-F Convertible will come to the U.S. market next year. A diesel model has not yet been ruled out but Lexus has confirmed that it will not produce a drop-top 416-hp IS-F. The Lexus IS Convertible will have a folding fully electric hardtop roof like the SC with an IS250 [...]

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