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2009 Maserati GranCabrio

The first right-hand drive Maserati GranCabrios will be available in theUK showrooms in April 2010 and the official pricing is £95,630 (OTR). GranCabrio is one of the most beautiful open-top cars in the world. It combines all you need in a such car, unique looks and styling and massive V8 under the bonnet with amazing sound and performance. The price is a bit high, but the good things cost great amounts of money. The correct word for the figures matches perfectly to the car - amazing. The

Bentley's new accessories collection

Bentley Motors introduced a new collection of accessories, which shows the design and craftsmanship skills of the company. Part of the collection are Vented Wings available for the Bentley Continental GT and GTC. They are designed by Raul Pires, Bentley’s head of exterior design, who enhanced the sporting lines of Continental model. The vents are positioned to the rear of the front wheel arch and are available with black mesh finish. The chrome mesh is currently under development and will be av

Volkswagen refines the Fox with more ”Style”

Volkswagen announced its latest special variation of the Fox model called ”Style”. The exterior vision of the sporty VW Fox ”Style” excels with new "Salvador" alloy wheels fitted with 195/55 R15 tyres, rear spoiler, exterior mirror housings, bumpers and protective trim strips finished in body colour. The enhanced interior features new aluminium-look pedals and new "Style" design seat covers, a RCD 200 radio system with MP3 and four speakers ensures the superb entertainment. The standart equipment of the special

Peugeot i0n will hit the market in 2010

The electric car will go on sale in the end of 2010. This “zero-emissions” electric vehicle is developed in co-operation with the Mitsubishi Motor Corporation (MMC). Peugeot is the manufacturer, who sold the most “zero emission” electric vehicles in the world, because of the production of Peugeot 106 Electric between 1995 and 2003. The i0n is specially created for driving in the city. The car is just 3.48m long and have a turning cycle of 4.50m, which is perfect for busy environment. Peugeot

Craig Costello's Krinked MINI

As an invariably feature of the streetscapes and a true part of the urban street culture, the MINI has always been a canvas for creative street art. Before a week in Hamburgm, Craig “KR” Costello, the legendary New York street artist customised a MINI in his own KRINK dripping ink look style. The entire MINI was given the unique KR-INK drip treatment with silver paint running down the distinctive contours of the black MINI. Along with the FRESH vehicle, at the Vicious Gallery in Hamburg were pre

mcchip-dkr adds more power to the Porsche Panamera Turbo

Mcchip-dkr is ready with a chiptuning programmme for the mighty Porsche Panamera. Increasing the stock performance (500 hp and 700 Nm) of Porsche Panamera Turbo’s water-cooled eight-cylinder V-engine to the striking 550 hp and 775 Nm of maximum torque, the mcchip-dkr chiptuning programme is individually developed for t

Inside McLaren: developing the MP4-12C

McLaren Automotive presents the first in a series of broadcast-quality short videos, which reveals the performance car testing programme for the new McLaren MP4-12C. The politics of the company includes this unique and engaging story, which precedes the first model  going on sale in Spring 2011. The footage reveals McLaren Automotive's plans, processes and challenges. The first film is named "Inside McLaren: developing the MP4-12C". Highlights include an introduction to the McLaren Technol

The electric Renault Fluence will be produced in Bursa Turkey

The electric version of Renault Fluence will be produced in the OYAK-Renault Bursa plant in Turkey. Yesterday, Renault came out with this announcement. The production of the vehicle will start in the first half of 2011. The model was introduced as Fluence Z.E. Concept, the EV will be manufactured on the same production line as the conventionally-powered versions of the vehicle. Because of this reason, Renault can have fast start, limit the ent

The pricelist for Toyota Aygo Platinum is now available

Toyota introduces the price list for top-of-the-range Aygo - Platinum. This small car offers great value for money and even if it is ordered until the end of December, you can avoid the 1 January increase in VAT. Platinum model includes all specification of the Aygo+ model and additional 14-inch multi-spoke alloy

Zenvo ST1 - 7 liter engine with turbo and supercharger

The first prototype of the Danish supercar was introduced to a public audience for the first time at Le Mans 24 hour race. Further details are now available for the road car, which is named Zenvo ST1. It will be a limited edition with only 15 cars to be built. The model name for the first super car from Zenvo Automo

TECHART tuning package for Porsche 911 Carrera S and 4S

TechArt is one of the most famous tuning companies in the world. The company is German and makes performance and exterior packages specially for Porsche's models. TechArt was founded in 1987 by Thomas Behringer, so they have more than 22 years experience in refining Porsches. One of the recent creations of Te

ATT Autotechnik BMW 335i - unlimited open air driving

The Rastatt based tuner - ATT Autotechnik is ready with an exclusive programme for the topless BMW 335i, which increases even more the pleasure and freedom of open air driving. The refined dual turbo six-cylinder vehicle from ATT strikes with its increased engine power - 362 hp and 536 Nm of torque. ATT Autotechnik