Posted 1 day 10 hours ago under:
Wagons/Estates,
SaabSwedish car manufacturer Saab has announced the launch of a new Special Edition of its 9-5 model, set to be the best value premium car on the market. The new model, called the 9-5 Turbo Edition, features a number of added extras as standard combined with an even more attractive list price, making it an outstanding proposition to prospective customers.
Posted 1 day 10 hours ago under:
Hatchbacks,
FordThe first Ford Fiesta ST+ cars to feature the new dealer-fit Mountune Performance upgrade packages are being handed over to customers this month. Roush Technologies, which owns the Mountune Performance and Mountune Racing brands, has just completed the first dealer training programme for the installations.
Posted 1 day 11 hours ago under:
Motorsport,
DodgeBoth Northampton-based Paul O’Neill and Peterborough’s James Gornall believe they’ve got the right car to take victory on Spring Bank Holiday, when the Avon Tyres British GT Championship comes to their local circuit of Rockingham, near Corby.
Posted 1 day 11 hours ago under:
News,
SUVs,
InfinitiInfiniti, Europe’s newest premium car brand, has launched an internet based ‘reservation list’ in response to demand from customers eager to be among the first in their country to own one of the company’s range of performance cars when deliveries start from October 2008.
Posted 2 days 4 hours ago under:
Motorsport,
Video,
Cadillac
As promised last week please see attached video footage of the CTS-V completing a 7:59.32 lap of the legendary Nurburgring. This blistering time appears to be the fastest ever publicly documented for a production sedan.
Posted 2 days 4 hours ago under:
Technology,
OpelBelieve it or not, turbochargers are used to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Opel, in 2009 will introduce a new 1.6-liter CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) engine which will be turbocharged and would produce 150 hp and 210 Nm of torque. The idea behind this engine is just that- turbocharging engines to increase efficiency – meaning lower consumption and emissions and without making any compromises in performance.
Posted 2 days 10 hours ago under:
Hybrids,
ToyotaToyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that worldwide cumulative sales of the Toyota Prius—the world's first mass-produced gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle—have passed the 1 million mark, with approximately 1,028,000 units sold as of the end of April this year*1. Currently, Prius sales are robust in more than 40 countries and regions, particularly in Japan and North America.
Posted 2 days 11 hours ago under:
Sports/GTs,
AudiAudi's wonder car R8, has played host to the 1000 Nm V12 TDi Diesel engine. It sent out reverberations across the industry that were far too strong that fellow supercar brands were puzzled on whether or not a diesel plunge would be worthwhile option.
Posted 2 days 12 hours ago under:
Motorcycles,
VolkswagenGerman Auto manufacturer Volkswagen needs no introduction. The German hierarch owns all the swanky names in this business, Bugatti, Lamborghini and Bentley being some of them. Talk about leaving no stone unturned, VW wants a shot at the motorcycle industry as well.
Posted 2 days 13 hours ago under:
Sedans/Saloons,
VauxhallThe 2008 Fleet World Awards held on 13 May at the Royal Automobile Club in London saw the all new Vauxhall Insignia win the highly coveted Editor’s Choice Award. The Insignia, set for its World Premiere at this year’s British International Motor Show in London, combines class leading technology with dynamic design.
