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Smart ForTwo ICE
This is the Smart ForTwo ICE edition which comes as you can imagine, with new styling features and additional equipment and which will be sold across UK in a limited run of 200 units.
The Smart ForTwo ICE has a deep black body finish, with a carbon fiber finish safety cell while at the interior the in-car entertainment is provided by the new Pioneer system that has iPod, iPhone and MP3 capabilities and which includes a two-way speaker system and active subwoofer.
Fiat 500 Ferrari Dealers Edition
Pogea Racing has packed more power into the Fiat 500 Abarth ang gave it an exclusive exterior treatment that bares the name of Fiat 500 Ferrari Dealers Edition.dThe tuner has used the OEM ECU found on the Fiat 500 Abarth and optimized it so it can produce 268PS and 330 Nm of torque, which means a 100 HP increase comparing to the standard model.
Other enhancements on the Fiat 500 Ferrari Dealers Edition that made the power boost possible include a new exhaust system and a new catalytic converter, a new hybrid turbocharger, a modified intake cooling system, a larger center mount and an upgraded intercooler.
Cobra Nissan Cube
Cobra N is making their ‘traditional’ list of accessories available for the Nissan Cube. At the front we have 48 mm stainless steel tube guard that features a flexible mount that meets the EU pedestrian safety standards, 60 mm sill guards that protect the left and right sills and which integrate the plastic steps for easy access into the Cobra Nissan Cube.
Video: Renault Clio Cup vs Ford Focus RS500
In their latest comparison test, which this time involved two hot hatches, the Brits from Autocar have pitted the Renault Clio Cup against the Ford Focus RS500.
Both the Renault Clio Cup and the Ford Focus RS500 were driven on public roads and against the clock on the track, and the main idea was to see if Blue Oval’s limited edition hatch deserves being twice as expensive as the French hatch.
Abarth Alfa Romeo planned
We know that Abarth is specialised in tuning Fiat models like the 500 and Punto, but according to British press, the Italian brand is planing to extend their activity and include Alfa Romeo products in the future.
The Abarth Alfa Romeo models are expected to become reality due to the fact that the company is doing really well at this moment, so diversifying their performance kits seems like the logical next step.
Video: Jaguar XKR 75 review
Even though the limited edition Jaguar XKR 75 has just been introduced last week, the crew from Autocar has already show a review video with it, telling us what they thing about Jaguar’s fastest production car ever.
The Jaguar XKR 75 could be the British rival for the Porsche 911 GT3, delivering 530 PS and 655 Nm of torque from its 5.0-litre supercharged powerplant, which means it can hit 62 mph from a standstill in just 4.4 seconds and clock a top speed of 174 mph.
Video: Porsche 911 GT3 CUP at Pikes Peak 2010
The 2010 edition hill climb at Pikes Peak took place over the weekend where the Porsche 911 GT3 CUP, with Jeff Zwart behind the wheel has set a new record in the Time Attack 2WD class.
Jeff Zwart was the fastest during qualifying, completing the hill climb in 5 minutes, 01 seconds and 642 milliseconds, and as we can see from the in-car mounted camera he covered both paved and unpaved sections of the notorious American race beautifully.
SEAT Ibiza Good Stuff edition
The Spanish car company has teamed up with Colombian singer Shakira to introduce the new SEAT Ibiza Good Stuff edition that will be sold in UK.
The SEAT Ibiza Good Stuff is based on the 1.4 SE version that packs 85 PS @ 5,000 rpm and which is available as a 5-door sedan or in SC body styles. Accelerating from 0 to 100 Km/h takes 11.8 seconds, with a combined fuel consumption of 47.1 mpg and CO2 emissions of 142 grams/Km.
Video: Dacia Sandero door fixing
This next video isn’t a tutorial on how to fix your car doors when they don’t close properly, it is actually presenting a worker at the Dacia assembly line that tries fixing the doors on a Sandero hatchback that would just not close the way they should.
The guy is trying his best to make the doors align properly and the shut-lines by hammering the door locks, pulling on the doors and also slamming them but nothing seem to work.
Kia ceed Top Gear’s new Reasonably Priced Car
I’m sure there are very few people that didn’t see the first episode of Top Gear’s Season 15 which aired on BBC2 on Sunday, June 27th, but in case you missed it then you should know that the Chevrolet Lacetti from the Reasonably Priced Car segment has been replaced with a Kia Ceed.
The crew from Top Gear has chosen the Kia Ceed 2 1.6 manual 5-door hatch, and ordered three exemplars in red, after of-course the Stig has tested it and approved.