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Volkswagen Fox Style
VW extends its Volkswagen Fox model range with a new special edition named ‘Style’. The Volkswagen Fox Style is equipped with ‘Salvador’ alloy wheels plus a new front and rear spoiler, exterior mirror casings and body coloured protective trim strips. Inside the Volkswagen Fox Style customers will find aluminium-look pedals, newly designed seat covers and the RCD 200 MP3 radio system. Other standard features offered on the…
Top Gear Season 14 Episode 1 : Video
Top Gear is back on the screen with the Season 14 that aired Episode 1 last night on BBC 2. The show’s hosts, Clarkson, Hammon and May drive an Aston Martin DBS Volante, a Ferrari California and Lamborghini LP560-4 Spyder on a road trip trough Romania, starting from the sea side in Constanta and ending in the mountains (Fagaras) with a stop at the People’s Palace in Bucharest. We still didn’t see the footage with the supercar trio on Romania’s Transfagarasan as it will probably be aired in Episode 2. Transfagarasan is 2000 meters above the sea level offering spectacular scenery and more viaducts and turns than any other road in Romania. Watch the Top Gear Season 14 Episode 1…
Video: Bugatti Veyron Water Crash Live
After we presented footage with the Bugatti Veyron submerged under three feet of water in a Texas lake, a new video sufficed on YouTube yesterday presenting the whole thing live as it happened. Even after viewing the Bugatti Veyron Water Crash Live multiple times we still cannot understand what happened, and besides a distracted driver that managed to kill a multi million dollar supercar in a blink of an eye…
Volkswagen Passat Highline Plus
Volkswagen decided to extend its Passat and Passat Estate model range with an additional version called the Highline Plus. The Volkswagen Passat Highline Plus will go on sale on the British market and comes with interior and exterior upgrades. For the exterior there is the new chrome grille surround and louvres while on the inside the Volkswagen Passat Highline Plus received Bluetooth telephone connectivity and VW’s RNS 310 sat nav unit. The Volkswagen Passat Highline Plus price…
Video: Bugatti Veyron goes swimming
In the next video you will learn a new way to kill a Bugatti Veyron, and as with any footage of this kind you will feel both amused and saddened. Apparently this poor Bugatti Veyron found its end in Galveston County, Texas where a distracted, not to mention rich driver accidentally drove the fastest production car into a lake. The big question is how can…
2010 Zenvo ST1 with 1104 HP – Photos and Details
Danish company Zenvo Automotive have released further details and photos with their 1,104 HP creation, the 2010 Zenvo ST1. Development for the 2010 Zenvo ST1 started back in 2004 and now the first Danish supercar is ready to be showcased for the first time at the Le Mans 24 hour race. A limited series of 15 units will be built and the company explains the S in the Zenvo ST1 name stands for Supercharger, T for Turbo while 1 is the model number. The 2010 Zenvo ST1 comes with a 7.0-litre V8 engine that delivers 1,104 HP and 1430 Nm of torque and a six-speed manual gearbox designed to handle the monstrous amount of power. Performance figures for this Veyron fighter that car run on…
Abarth 500 Assetto Corse review video
In the video below Viky Parrott from Autocar reviews the most powerful version Fiat 500, the Abarth 500 Assetto Corse on the Silverstone circuit. As the spiritual successor fo the Fiat 595 introduced in 1963, the Abarth 500 Assetto Corse has a turbocharged 1.4-litre engine unde its skin that is able to develop 187 BHP and 221 lb.-ft. of torque and produces an awesome sound. For a car this size that weights only 950 Kg the Abarth 500 Assetto Corse is a very agile piece of machinery and will compete in the Fiat Abarth 500 Trophy Cup. The Abarth 500 Assetto Corse price is 30,000 GBP and entering the Fiat Abarth 500 Trophy Cup will cost another 10,000 GBP. Watch the Abarth 500…
Peugeot HYbrid3 Evolution three-wheel scooter
The three-wheel hybrid scooter is a new concept named HYbrid3 Evolution that will be showcased by Peugeot at the International Cycle and Motorbike Show in Milan this month from November 10th to the 15th. The powering system composed from an electric motor in each of the two front wheels and a naturally aspirated engine is rated at 49 BHP (36 kW) and emits only 48 grams of CO2 per Km. The Peugeot HYbrid3 Evolution comes with ABS that helps brake all three wheels simultaneously due to the linked integral braking system (PBS) plus energy recovery systems in the front wheels that recharge the batteries. Fuel consumption figures for the Peugeot HYbrid3 Evolution indicate that only…
Gemballa Porsche Cayenne Steering Wheel
Gemballa has launched a new 3-spoke design steering wheel that fits all Porsche Cayenne models with an automatic transmission. The Gemballa Porsche Cayenne Steering Wheel is 365 mm in diameter, with an ergonomic shape that offers extra grip for dynamic drivers. Behind the Gemballa Porsche Cayenne Steering Wheel there are the black anodised F1 rocker switches in the classical scheme – up right and down left and as far as safety, a full size airbag has been fitted. There are numerous color variations available for the Gemballa Porsche…
2011 Buick Regal – Photos and Details
Photos and details with the North American 2011 Buick Regal a.k.a. Opel Insignia in Europe or Vauxhall Insignia in the UK have been released. The 2011 Buick Regal sport sedan comes with a standard 2.4L Ecotec direct injected engine that delivers 182 HP (136 kW), with a turbocharged 2.0L Ecotec developing 220 HP (164 kW) as an option plus a 2.0L Ecotec with direct fuel injection to be added by mid 2010. Both available engines are linked to a 6-speed automatic transmission that is also part of the standard equipment. The 2011 Buick Regal has a MacPherson strut front suspension and a four-link independent rear suspension, and the Interactive Drive Control System (IDCS)…