40th anniversary Nissan 370Z Black Edition for the European market
Nissan is in its fourth decade with their Z car and to celebrate 40th anniversary they are launching a special edition called 370Z Black Edition for the European market just like they did in U.S.
Available from April as a coupé only, and in a limited edition run of just 370 units in Europe, it comes in two distinctive metallic shades: black and quartz.
2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S packs 530 horsepower
Porsche has unveiled a new 911 Turbo S, which packs an impressive 530 horsepower from a twin-turbo 3.8-liter flat six.
It has 30 extra horsepower compared to the regular 911 Turbo and 700 Newton-metres (516 lb-ft) of torque. Even though it has more power it does not consume any more fuel than the Porsche 911 Turbo, making it by far the most efficient sports car in its performance class.
2011 BMX X5 Facelift unveiled
Here are the first details about the facelifted X5, which will make its debut at the New York Auto Show in April.
Facelifted X5 features minor cosmetical changes like new bumpers(relocated fog lights on the front), new body-color accents, new wheels, and redesigned taillights.
Geneva preview: Subaru Impreza XV crossover
Subaru has confirmed that they will exhibit a new model called “Impreza XV”, developed on the basis of the iconic Impreza 5-door model at the next month’s Geneva Motor Show.
This European-only model will very likely be similar to the Outback sport sold in the States. It features exclusively designed front grille and wheel arch, and specially equipped roof rails and a roof spoiler accentuate the uniqueness of this special Impreza version.
Protoscar unveils its electric sports car prototype LAMPO2
LAMPO2 is an electric demonstration sports car conceived by Protoscar, a Swiss company which has been developing CleanCar projects for 23 years including consulting of OEMs, power utilities and governments.
Public debut of the LAMPO” prototype is next month at the Geneva Motor Show. After just 10 minutes charging time it gets up to a 100 km range.
New Renault Megane Coupe-Cabriolet unveiled ahead of Geneva debut
Renault has released details and images of the new Megane Coupe-Cabriolet ahead of its public debut next month at the Geneva Motor Show.
New Megane CC features a very elegant black glass retractable large glass roof which offers a very brightly lit cabin and a sensation of space and freedom.
Mercedes-Benz museum documents over 120 years of automotive history
The Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart is a must visit place for any car enthusiast. The museum show room is on nine levels and covering a floor space of 16,500 square metres, the museum presents 160 vehicles and over 1,500 exhibits.
During a two-hour tour of the exhibition, visitors experience a unique journey through automotive history from 1886 to a modern day.
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO chassis no. 4675GT for sale by RM Auctions
RM Auctions have announced about a “private treaty sale” of a 1963 250 GTO chassis no. 4675GT. It is one of only 36 250 GTOs originally produced and one of a limited few with Series II GTO bodywork.
250 GTO is considered one of the most beautiful cars ever built by Ferrari, in addition it was very successful in competition, securing multiple World Championships for the Modenese car builder.
VW intends to overtake Toyota - 10 million sales by 2018 is new goal
Toyota is in a big safety issue fiasco with their accelerator pedal recall. Different automakers like GM and Ford see it as an opportunity to increase their sales, while Toyota’s biggest competitor Volkswagen is setting long-term goals to overtake Toyota as the world’s largest automaker.
Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, said it plans to increase sales to more than 10 million vehicles by 2018 as it seeks to dethrone Japan’s Toyota.
Top Ten World Car and World Performance Car finalists announced
Finalists for the 2010 World Car of the Year and the 2010 World Performance Car have been announced and the lists look very interesting.
A jury of 59 international automotive journalists selected the following top ten finalists in both categories by secret ballot, based on their experience with each candidate as part of their professional work.
NASA and GM team up to build robots
It makes sense that NASA is interested building robots, but GM? Aren’t they having hard time building cars? Apparently not and if you think about it, then robots do have a big part already in the production of cars. Its just that todays robots do very simple tasks.
Now together with NASA they will accelerate the development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries.
Geneva preview: SEAT Ibiza Sport Tourer
Here’s another preview for the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. VW’s Spanish arm SEAT will show there an Ibiza ST as the third body style of the Ibiza range after the three- and five-door hatchback models.
SEAT will deliver the Ibiza ST in six modern engine variants and with a broad palette of equipment and technologies. Market launch is planned for early summer.
Video: GM shows how 2011 Chevrolet Volt works
If you have been following us for a while you know pretty much all there is to know about the extended-range Chevrolet Volt.
Expected launch for the Volt is end of this year, it has a range of 40 miles (64 km) from a fully charged battery, after that a small 4-cylinder gasoline internal combustion engine creates electricity on-board using a 53 kW (71 hp) generator to extend the Volt’s range to more than 300 miles (483 km).
Video: Ferrari 599XX makes track debut at Valencia race track
Ferrari introduced the very exclusive track only 599XX last year at the Geneva Motor Show.
The Ferrari 599XX is an evolution of the 599 GTB Fiorano, with improved aerodynamics and lighter weight meant only for the race track.
Video: SpeedFactory 426 Charger runs a quarter mile in 9.453 seconds
Atlanta based SpeedFactory has set a new record with their 426 Charger, that completed the quarter mile in 9.453 seconds with a speed of 145.38 mph at South Georgia Motorsports Park.
This is the fastest time for a production LX/LC-platform cars- modern Dodge Chargers, Challengers, Magnums and Chrysler 300Cs.
First video of the Danish supercar Zenvo ST1
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