Archive | June, 2011
Chevrolet Cobalt Concept debuts in Argentina

Chevrolet Cobalt Concept debuts in Argentina

If you live in the United States, then you know that General Motors has replaced the Chevrolet Cobalt with the new and refined Chevrolet Cruze. However, if you live in Argentina, than you’re just getting introduced to the new Chevrolet Cobalt Concept that made its debut at the 5th International Motor Show in Buenos Aires. “The [...]

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2012 Audi A6 price starts at $41,700 … but there’s a catch

2012 Audi A6 price starts at $41,700 … but there’s a catch

Want a nice luxury German mid-size sedan? Well, get ready to cash out more than $45,000. The 2011 BMW 5-Series starts at $45,050 for the 528i, which is powered by a 3.0 liter 6-cylinder unit making 240-hp. Go for the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class and you’ll be paying $49,400 for the E350, which is powered by [...]

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Ghosn: Nissan LEAF deliveries will hit 1,500 units in June

Ghosn: Nissan LEAF deliveries will hit 1,500 units in June

Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn said that it will deliver a record volume of the Nissan LEAF electric-cars this month to U.S. drivers as the company ramps up production and works to ease customer’s frustrations over delays. “We’re going to have 1,500 cars delivered in the month of June, which is going to be [...]

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Renault Megane RS Trophy sets Nurburgring record for production FWD car

Renault Megane RS Trophy sets Nurburgring record for production FWD car

Usually, when you hear about Nurburgring records it’s all focused around supercars. Well, Renault Sport set its first lap record for a front-wheel drive production car at the Nordschleife on June 23, 2008, with a time of 8:17 posted by a Megane R26.R. Renault is now back with the Megane RS Trophy, which set a [...]

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Porsche Cayenne II by LUMMA Design is amazingly sexy… at least to us

Porsche Cayenne II by LUMMA Design is amazingly sexy… at least to us

There are always tuning firms that really go the extra mile and most of the time, the efforts put out to tune expensive cars can be a hit or miss. For example, the Porsche Cayenne was a car I thought that had aesthetics that were just as confusing as its purpose. And what Germany’s Lumma [...]

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Senner Tuning modifies the Audi A1 with $14,000 worth of upgrades

Senner Tuning modifies the Audi A1 with $14,000 worth of upgrades

Senner has had its fun with the Audi A1 tuning kit. The tune comes complete with engine, interior, and exterior modifications, and is available for $52,300 after over $14,000 in upgrades is completed. On the outside, unique, but not over the top modifications start with a metallic teak brown coat of paint for the body. [...]

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Meet the Maxximus LNG 2000, the world’s first natural-gas powered supercar

Meet the Maxximus LNG 2000, the world’s first natural-gas powered supercar

Sure, the “green” motor industry for the most part has been either controversial, or rather boring, some exceptions aside quite obviously. But of course, because they involve cars, these “green” motives can still keep the speed freaks hard at work. That’s why designer Marlon Kirby and car builder David B. McMahon made the world’s first [...]

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Mercedes-Benz’s Mauro Carlo to attempt longest-ever drift

Mercedes-Benz’s Mauro Carlo to attempt longest-ever drift

Mercedez-Benz has a brave driver with an ambitious goal: to break the world record for drifting a car. The event will take place this coming weekend in at the Brooklands circut in the United Kingdom. The Surrey track is narrow on space, and it will take 12 highly precise laps to break the record. Still, [...]

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Rolls-Royce owner gets a little crazy with his bespoke Phantom

Rolls-Royce owner gets a little crazy with his bespoke Phantom

SuperVettura has a fully custom Rolls Royce Phantom in the works. The owner, a gentleman named Alan, took a rainy days’ inspiration to UK jewelery designer Pablo Rabiella to give life to his colorful vision, and then teamed up with Supervettura to execute it. Alan resides in the UK and keeps a collection of highly [...]

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Lotus CEO: New Esprit will be more ‘authentic’ than 458 Italia, MP4-12C

Lotus CEO: New Esprit will be more ‘authentic’ than 458 Italia, MP4-12C

Lotus has been hard at work as they seek to expand their offerings. From axing the familiar Lotus Elise and Lotus Exige from the current lineup, to working on replacements for the latter and a new Elan, the future of the small British sports car make is under heavy development, especially since their image heavily [...]

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