28 March 2012, 07:14 AM
In a bid to attract even more buyers, Toyota have turned up, in Australia, with a bag of updates for the 2012 Prius. It now has a new face, some extra equipment, its suspension has been tweaked and is cheaper than ever.
Visually, the front lower end sees a new bumper and a larger, trapezoidal lower grille. LED daytime running lights find their place right beneath the indicators within the bumper while the fog lights have moved on the sides of the lower grille. Elsewhere, one would find that the
27 March 2012, 08:06 PM
Here are several starts of a brutal Jeep Cherokee SRT-8 Supercharged with 700HP against some powerful, tuned vehicles - BMW X6M Hamann Stage 2 670HP, Porsche Cayenne Turbo Gemballa GT600 with 600HP, Ford Mustang GT500 612hp and Porsche 911 Turbo Stage 2 580HP.
As you can see, all these SAVs and cars are underpowered, but as we know – power is nothing without control. Although the BMW starts first with reaction time of only 0.310 seconds, it is quickly overtaken by the Jeep. The X6 M crosses the finish line with
27 March 2012, 06:45 PM
Falken is one of the biggest tyre manufacturers in the world. Until now, tyre engineers have struggled to offer lower rolling resistance and the highest levels of wet weather grip, finding attributes to be usually mutually exclusive. However, the Japanese tyre maker has achieved this challenging balance by taking alternative ways to reduce the heat and therefore the energy required to deliver the desired grip performance required for a European premium tyre.
By using silica in combination wit
27 March 2012, 05:52 PM
Usually, we don’t report anything related to manufacturers, but this is very important and potentially dangerous. BMW AG is the world’s largest premium car manufacturer and one of the most expensive brands in the world. It is reccaling around 1.3 million cars for repair due to a possible problem with a battery cable cover in the trunk. Because of this, the car can catch fire, which is extremely dangerous and hard to cope with.
This can happen with all models from 5- and 6-Series BMWs built be
27 March 2012, 05:14 PM
Nissan has revealed the GT-R Nismo GT3 race car, which is prepared by JR Motorsports, the official partner for this major project. GT-R GT3 has been developed since 2011 and now it is put on series of extensive tests - which have included three competitive outings.
The GT-R Nismo GT3 is powered by a 3.8 liter twin-t
27 March 2012, 02:18 PM
Master Italian Lifestyle Experience is a 5 star “lifestyle” programme combining circuit and road driving, together with a tour of one of the most emblematic Italian cities: Florence. The event offered by Maserati is one of a kind. It blends together all the most representative elements of the Made in Italy: art, fashion, luxury, bespoke craftsmanship and of course, racing performance.
The Master Maserati programme offers a complete range of experiences, all completely exclusive, with that all
27 March 2012, 01:56 PM
It is black, it is has an outstanding performance, it is BMW M3 and in addition to all this it is tuned by Vorsteiner.
Yes, the new latest project of the tuning company is equipped with some exceptional features, which makes it look unique.
More importantly, it now carries all those boutique qualities, which will create the feeling of “being special” in any customer.
The Wheels Boutique had taken further the image of the BMW E93 M3, by converting it into a Vorsteiner BMW GTRS3 E93 M3 wi
27 March 2012, 01:20 PM
Jeep brand has just introduced the launch of the new limited-edition series of 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Altitude, 2012 Jeep Compass Altitude and 2012 Jeep Patriot Altitude.
In January, Jeep introduced a distinctive, "blacked-out" production-intent concept Grand Cherokee. With this introduction, the brand decided to leave an important part to the customers themselves. They had to give a name to the model. With more than 100,000 entries from enthusiasts, what emerged as a name was “Altitude”.
Both three new mod
27 March 2012, 01:20 PM
Ford has revealed a teaser video of the new performance model, which will join the Explorer line-up. Actually, the video shows very little details from the SUV – speedometer, wheels, sports exhaust system, headlights.
The performance model Ford Explorer will be powered by a 3.5 liter EcoBoost V6 with 365PS (268 kW) at 5000RPM and 569Nm (420 lb-ft) at 2500RPM. The model will be announced on facebook, of course tomorrow (March 28th).
Among the standard equipment of the new Explorer you’ll find MyForddriver con
27 March 2012, 12:18 PM
The newly redesigned 2012 CITROËN C1 will soon go on sale on the UK market in the beginning of April. The prices of the restyled model will begin from just £7,995. And more importantly, in orede to celebrate the New C1’s launch, the brand has announced that all New C1 models will have a £1,000 Citroën Reward, which means that the price will be even more attractive and will start at just £6,995.
The first highlight about CITROËN C1 is that, as it is obvious, it is a compact, economical and eco
27 March 2012, 05:54 AM
The original Jaguar E-type is more than just an oil burning two-seater back from the 60s. Much more than that. It's the epitome of British engineering and a symbol of world renown beauty. Even today, many motoring enthusiasts tremble before it as if it were the Holy Grail. It was one of the first cars that came with disc brakes as standard, it had a 3.8 liter engine that produced 265 hp and, according to Enzo Ferarri, at the time, it was “The most beautiful car ever made“. Today, the British pl
27 March 2012, 05:53 AM
New Fiestas have started rolling out from Ford Europe's production line just in time to save the world from the petrol-price situation. Well, it's not that the Fiestas are new but rather what's inside them. Ford call it the ECOnetic Technology.
And how eco exactly is the new batch? 3.3l/100km (86.5mpg) on the EU cycle if you ask Ford. We are talking serious penny saving here – CO2 emissions stand at just 87g/km.
With figures like this, one might suspect the involvement of some ghastly plug in
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