Car News
2014 Nissan Leaf debuts in Geneva with an improved range
Nissan Leaf has arrived and it has a longer range, is more practical, better to drive and has even more equipment.
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale debuts in Geneva
Geneva Motor Show will see the world debut of the new four seater GranTurismo MC Stradale, the optimum expression of sportiness combined with the luxury of a coupé made in Modena. Although the new Quattroporte is the first Maserati to be built at the new Giovanni Agnelli plant in Grugliasco (Turin), the GranTurismo MC Stradale will in fact be built at the historic factory in viale Ciro Menotti in Modena.
Seat Martorell factory celebrates 20 years since its birth
Seat is celebrating this month a landmark in its history: the 20th anniversary of the official opening of the Martorell production facility. It’s a milestone not only for the Spanish company, but for Spanish industry itself, on account of the factory’s technology and labour systems.
BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe and 3-Series Touring by AC Schnitzer
AC Schnitzer, the German aftermarket specialist, plans to present two new BMW tuning proposals at The Geneva Auto Salon. The new lucky stars will be 6-Series Gran Coupe and 3-Series Touring models.
Until now we have no official details from the German tuner. But the good news is that we can observe some details from the images they just released.
Alfa Romeo 6C – a stunning design study
Alex Imnadze, a student at IDE Torino, has created a design study called Alfa Romeo 6C. The student dreamed at a 6C as a classic sports car with front mounted engine and with a rear wheel drive configuration.
KTM reveals X-BOW GT before Geneva debut
Earlier this month we have heart a lot of rumors about a new, more civilized KTM X-BOW. Today, the British company has confirmed those rumors by unveiling a few pictures with the new KTM X-BOW GT.
Volvo Active High Beam Control gets renewed
The new Volvo S60, V60 and XC60 – shown to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show – can be fitted with an innovation that makes driving in the dark safer and more comfortable. The renewed Active High Beam Control makes it possible to use high beam continuously thanks to an ingenious mechanism that prevents dazzling of oncoming drivers.
Hennessey is working on a 1.000 HP Corvette Stingray
Hennessey Performance Engineering, the same facility that brought you the insane Venom GT, is working on a tuned 2014 Corvette Stingray offering two very powerful engine performance upgrades. The first kit will use a supercharger that will enable the car to develop up to 700 bhp, while the second one will use twin-turbos for an output somewhere in the range of 800-1000 bhp.
It’s official! Nissan will create a GT-R Nismo
Nissan has announced us that it will develop a Nismo version of the GT-R. The announcement was made during the official opening of the new Nismo headquarters in Yokohama. Under the hood we will probably see a tweaked version of the twin-turbo V6 3.8 liter unit that can deliver 545 hp and 62 Nm. There will also be a new body kit and some interior special Nismo accessories.
First teaser of the upcoming Datsun model
As you know Nissan has announced that Datsun brand will be revived this year. The first model made under the Datsun name will be a passenger vehicle that will go on sale in 2014. The Japanese officials didn’t tell us very much but we know that the new model will have a “strong independent brand identity.” To proof us what this means, Nissan has published a teaser image with the upcoming Datsun model.