Car News
Porsche 911 Carrera S Centurion
This is the Porsche 911 Carrera S Centurion which will be launched as a celebration of the Centurion’s 10th anniversary, and which will be unveiled in Hong Kong.
What is interesting about the Porsche 911 Carrera S Centurion is the fact that this special edition model will be available only to exclusive American Express Centurion members and card holders which can start placing their orders starting from July 31st.
Alfa Romeo Centenary sculpture
As you probably know the Italian car maker is celebrating 100 years of motoring heritage and to mark such an important event, the company has designed the Alfa Romeo Centenary sculpture which is being displayed on the front lawn of Goodwood House at the 2010 edition Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex.
The British motoring event will kick-of between 2-4 July and besides previewing the new Giulietta hatch the automaker will also bring the Alfa 159 ‘Alfretta’ and the Alfa 33 Stradale prototype.
Chevrolet Cruze CS
A new performance stying package called the ‘CS’ is being offered for the Chevrolet Cruize version sold on the British market.
Apart from the lowered suspension the Chevrolet Cruze CS features race inspired options like white, multispoke design 18 inch alloys, a boot lid lip, CS graphics and special floor mats. All these come on top of standard features like remote central locking, CD radio with AUX input and electric windows.
Volkswagen Tiguan Freestyle
The Volkswagen Tiguan Freestyle is a special edition version based on the company’s best selling SUV that is destined only for Germany.
The Volkswagen Tiguan Freestyle comes with 16 inch ‘San Francisco’ alloys, comfort front seats, the light and sight package, fog lamps, park pilot, new floor mats and cruise control as well as heated front seats, heated windshield washer nozzles and a headlamp cleaning system.
2011 Volkswagen Passat Estate spy video
We start the day with a second spy video, this time with the facelift versions 2011 Volkswagen Passat Wagon and Sedan that were caught by cameras during road tests.
Even though the front and rear section are hidden, we can easily understand that the 2011 Woulkswagen Passat Wagon and Sedan will adopt the new VW face in terms of design, and as far as engine options a whole range of petrol and diesel units should be offered.
Audi S7 Spy Video
This next spy video reveals the Audi S7 during testing on the Nurburgring Nordschleife track. Of course due to the fact that the car is still heavily covered in camouflage this could very well be the Audi A7 Sportback or even the Audi RS7, all of which use the A6 platform and which will compete against the upcoming Mercedes CLS.
The Audi S7 is expected to extract power from the automaker’s V6 and V8 engines while the more powerful RS7 could be fitted with the R8 sourced 5.2-litre V10 unit.
Pagani Zonda R Nurburgring Record in 6 min 47 sec
Italian supercar maker Pagani Zonda announced that their Pagani Zonda R has set a new record on the Nurburgring track with a lap time of 6 minutes 47 seconds.
This means that the newly crowned ‘king’ of the Nurburgring Nordschleife is almost 11 seconds faster than the previous record holder, which was the Ferrari 599XX which managed to complete one lap in 6 minutes 58 seconds.
Video: Opel Meriva 3D promo
You’ll need 3D glasses for this next promo video, as the German automaker decided to advertise their new generation Opel Meriva in 3D.
In case you wonder whats up with the Opel Meriva 3D promo, apparently the spot will be airing in theaters around the globe before Toy Story 3 and Shrek 4 which are also available in 3D format.
2011 Buick Regal Advertising Campaign
GM has published images with some of the print ads involved in the 2011 Buick Regal advertising campaign.
As a reminder in case the car itself isn’t obvious enough, the 2011 Buick Regal is the rebadged version Opel Insignia which will pack 260 HP in its most powerful version sold in U.S. and for which the new campaign will start in July.
2010 Mazda MX5 Miyako
Mazda has launched another special edition model which is the 2010 Mazda MX5 Miyako as part of the company’s celebration of the 20th anniversary of their best selling roadster.
The 2010 Mazda MX5 Miyako will be offered as a soft-top version or as a roadster and sales will start in July.
The name ‘Muyako’ comes from one of the most beautiful places in Japan, and the car comes fitted with extra options like premium perforated leather trim with red stitching, special floor mats, climate control and special badging. At the exterior the 2010 Mazda MX5 Miyako features fog lamps, 17 inch alloys, a front suspension strut brace and free metallic painting.