Chevrolet Mi-Ray to be a concept star in Seoul
Published By Lupica G. On Thursday, March 31st 2011. Under Chevrolet Tags: 1.5 liter engine, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Mi-Ray, concept, drivetrain, electric motors, heritage, Korean, Seoul, Seoul Motor Show, sports car, turbocharged
Korea has had an automotive industry that mattered recently more than usual but their Seoul Motor Show seems to be going over the top this year.
After a revolutionary release for Hyundai in the Blue2 Fuel Cell Concept, Chevrolet wanted to grab some attention at this event so they announced the ... read more
Heico Sportiv livens up the Volvo XC90
Published By Lupica G. On Thursday, March 31st 2011. Under Volvo Tags: appearance, ecu remap, exhaust, family, Heico Sportv, performance, sports suspension, suv, Volvo, Volvo XC90, XC90
Just because Volvo now has a bit of a sporting image along side their safety profile that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement in their cars.
A company who clearly adheres to this sort of thinking is Heico Sportiv who already did a tuned version of the S60, why not ... read more
2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe spied in M Sport pack
Published By Lupica G. On Thursday, March 31st 2011. Under BMW Tags: 6 Series, Bavarians, BMW, BMW 6 Series, BMW 650i, german, gt, M badges, M Sport pack, M-Sport, spied, spyshots
Just in case you didn't really have enough of the recently revealed 2012 BMW 6 Series, the Bavarians found yet another way to put some sort of camouflage on it.
This is how we got these spyshots of the new BMW 6 Series, trimmed to the point where it's actually an ... read more
Audi RS4 Avant spied in track testing
Published By Lupica G. On Wednesday, March 30th 2011. Under Audi Tags: Audi, Audi RS4, Audi RS4 Avant, Avant, Germans, Ingolstadt, nurburgring, RS4, spied, spyshot, test, track testing
It seems that Ingolstadters at Audi still have the that little bit of discretion that makes business-like sports saloons and estates appealing.
This is because they've managed to sneak around and do their work on a new version RS4 and got it to the point where it enters track testing.
The spyshots ... read more
FatChance 2.0 is one crazy Chrysler 300
Published By Lupica G. On Wednesday, March 30th 2011. Under Chrysler Tags: 2011, 22 inch alloy wheels, 300, Chrysler, Chrysler 300, clean look, FatChance, FatChance 2.0, Las Vegas, lowering kit, SEMA
Chrysler may have launched the revolutionized the 300 but they didn't by spare a chance to forget what made the old 300C the hit it was.
The Chyrsler 300C was a sedan that had an incredible level of street credibility, this was what turned it into an incredible hit with the ... read more
Volvo sends C30 Electric to winter testing
Published By Lupica G. On Wednesday, March 30th 2011. Under Volvo Tags: Arctic Circle, DrivE, electric, lithium-ion battery, performance, safety, safety systems, Swedish, testing, Volvo, Volvo C30, winter testing
We've got to go electric but the current technology isn't exactly on our side as far as the reliability is concerned so there's still a lot of testing before it happens.
In working towards improving the most tedious aspect of the electric cars, Volvo sent their electric C30 DrivE to the ... read more
Suzuki plans to assault New York Auto Show with two new models
Published By Lupica G. On Tuesday, March 29th 2011. Under Suzuki Tags: 2.4 liter engine, assault, Auto Show, concept, Japanese, New York, New York Auto Show, Suzuki, Suzuki Kizashi Turbo, Suzuki Kizashi Turbo Concept, turbocharged, two new cars
The Japanese at Suzuki weren't really part of the immense sales success story but they manage pretty well and continue to aim high.
At the upcoming New York Auto Show the lightweight oriented manufacturer plans to come with two new models in a hope to steal the show.
Of the two models ... read more
Ford is surprised by sales of the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
Published By Lupica G. On Tuesday, March 29th 2011. Under Ford, Lincoln Tags: American market, Ford, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Lincoln, Lincoln MKZ, Lincoln MKZ hybrid, price, rational, sale figures, sales, selling point, surprise
Ford's luck seems to be increasing lately, after finding out that sales prediction make them take the lead from GM, their Lincoln division had cooked up yet another pleasant surprise.
It seems that the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid managed to meet its sales targets and even go well past them.
Ford didn't spare ... read more
Porsche Panamera Turbo will get an S version
Published By Lupica G. On Tuesday, March 29th 2011. Under Porsche Tags: 4.8 liter engine, Panamera, performance, Porsche, Porsche Panamera, Porsche Panamera Turbo, Porsche Panamera Turbo S, supersport saloons, Turbo S, twin turbo, V8
In the world of posh luxury saloons there is a pretty established hierarchy among the various big car makers and recently they've been joined by efforts from the likes of Maserati, Aston Martin and Porsche.
The latter, even though their Panamera was more capable dynamically than any of its rivals, seems ... read more
Wald International takes on BMW 5 Series
Published By Lupica G. On Monday, March 28th 2011. Under BMW Tags: 5 Series, BMW, BMW 5 Series, carbon fiber, details, discrete, Japanese, lowering kit, tuner, Wald International, work in progress
Wald International keeps on top of its game with the latest creation they did, the F10 BMW 5 Series.
Unlike lots of Japanese tuners who have a desire to overload the number of details on a car, Wald kept the dignified and smooth image, making just small changes around the car.
Clearly ... read more









