Car News
2012 Ford Ranger
The Blue Oval has just announced that world premiere for the new 2012 Ford Ranger will take place at the 2010 Australian International Motor Show, on October 15th.
The redesigned Ford Ranger has been developed in Australia and will be available in 180 markets worldwide, as the new pick-up truck is part of the automaker’s ONE Ford strategy for global products.
Citroen Lacoste Concept
Citroen has partnered with Lacoste to create a shared division which cultivate ‘boldness, creativity and optimism’. Their first creation to respect these values is the Citroen Lacoste Concept which will be unveiled at the Patis Motor Show at the end of this month.
The Citroen Lacoste Concept is a combination of sport and fashion, packed with technology and expressing the joy of living.
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
The Italian automaker announced that it will debut the lightest and most powerful variation of te GranTurismo, called the Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale, at this year’s Paris Motor Show.
With inspiration drawn from the GT4 race models and the Trofeo GranTurismo MC, the Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale is a two-seater that promises top speeds of beyond 300 Km/h, and the company says that the car itself is a balance between road driving roads and race driving desires.
2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe
Details and photos with the 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe concept which will premiere at the end of September during the 2010 Paris Motor Show have just been revealed by the German manufacturer.
The 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe is pretty much a 2-door version of the Concept Gran Coupe, with some of its unique features including a redesigned grille, LED headlights, 20 inch alloys, and massive exhaust pipes at the back.
Kia Sportage UK Price
UK pricing for the 2011 Kia Sportage has just been announced, with the whole range available as dealers starting from November 1st, 2010.
The 2011 Kia Sportage is available with three equipment levels badged 1, 2 and 3 while the AWD versions use the KX prefix.
RENM BMW E92 M3
Another custom project from RENM Performance, this time called the ‘Agitator’ involves the BMW E92 M3.
By applying the same recipe that has been used on the RENM Audi R8, the RENM BMW E92 M3 comes with an optimized ECU, a high-performance exhaust, a carbon air intake plus a sports air filter. These upgrades enable a power increase from 420 PS (309 kW) and 400 Nm of torque to 450 PS (331 kW) and 440 Nm of torque.
RENM Audi R8
The latest upgrade program for the Audi R8 comes from RENM who has enhanced the German sports car in terms of appearance as well as performance.
The RENM Audi R8 upgrade is called ‘Enigma’ and the power levels can be increased on both the 4.2-litre V8 version as well as on the 5.2 V10.
2011 Smart Fortwo price
The 2011 Smart Fortwo price was just announced, as the facelift version is now on sale across UK. The 2011 Smart Fortwo price starts at 8,780 GBP and besides the visual upgrades, the car comes with upgraded equipment and lowered CO2 emissions.
The 2011 Smart Fortwo uses the same 71 bhp engine as the previous generation, for which CO2 emissions have been improved to 97 g/Km. On the Xclusive version CO2 levels are now 119 grams per Km, while output has been increased to 102 bhp. the 2011 Smart Fortwo Xclusive can sprint from 0 to 100 Km/h in 8.9 seconds.
2011 Mercedes CLS new pics
Daimler has released a series of new pics with the 2011 Mercedes CLS, this time revealing the new four-door coupe in a shade of red, besides the ‘traditional’ grey.
The 2011 Mercedes CLS will have its public debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show at the end of this month and market launch should start towards the second quarter of 2011.
Video: Ariel Atom V8 review
The Ariel Atom V8 review video has hit the web, courtesy of the Brits at Autocar. By looking at the Ariel Atom V8 performance figures it is pretty easily to understand that this limited edition racer was going to be impressive.
But rather than imagining things, this review video is here to show us just what the Ariel Atom V8 can do around a race track.