A new set of shiny 16-inch alloy wheels along with a chrome sports front grille and rear spoiler, embroidered carpet mats and Si branding on the boot lid and glove box is what makes the new “Si” grade sporty and “appealing to young drivers who want their car to stand out from the crowd” in Honda UK’s eyes.
We beg to differ but if the Jazz Si…
If we are to believe the organizers of the AMI auto show in Leipzig, then along with the new BMW 5-Series Touring (pictures of which have already been released), the German salon will also host the world premiere of the facelifted Audi TT and either a new or updated version of Volkswagen’s Golf-based Touran compact MPV.
No other details were…
Michael “Blow it all up” Bay has put the word out there: the 458 Italia is going to be representing Ferrari (and the Autobots) in the third Transformers movie, set to be released July 1st, 2011. Bay made the announcement while attending a Ferrari fundraiser at which the red-blooded Italian marque was raising funds to build a hospital in…
In other case, this fender-bender would be just another accident, but since it concerns a new Ferrari California it obviously caught our attention. The only thing we know about the incident is that the California rear-ended a BMW 5-Series and that its owner will definitely pay a hefty price to repair the Italian coupe-convertible. High-res pics…
BMW has delivered the first examples of its Z4 GT3 racer to private teams that will prepare them for use in various national and international championships.
Developed by the Bavarian automaker’s Motorsport division, the Z4 GT3 swaps the standard model’s straight-six for a 4.0-liter V8 engine with 480HP similar to the unit used in the M3 GT2…
There’s been a lot of talk lately about Ferrari’s plans to revive the GTO (Gran Turismo Omologato) nameplate in its lineup with a special edition version of its 599 GTB Fiorano. Now, a Youtube user has uploaded a short video of what appears to be a prototype model of the 599 GTO testing at the Nurburgring.
The first GTO since the launch of the…
By Brendan Moore
The Nikkei business newspaper of Japan is reporting that Nissan Motor Co. is in discussions with Daimler AG to get large V8 and diesel engines from the German vehicle manufacturer. The quid pro quo in the deal would be electric cars and batteries from Nissan, says the Japanese daily.
Daimler could make good use [...]
Today (23rd March) we saw the official unveiling of the 2010 Dunlop MSA
British Touring Car where it was announced that there would be a bumper
grid with seven different marques racing in 9 different models of cars. It
will be headed by the two manufacturer entries from Chevrolet and Honda.
Heading the entry must be Chevrolet who enter as a full manufacturer team
for the first time in the BTCC. They bring with them the Cruze, which
successfully raced in the WTCC last year and indeed scored a 1-2-3 in the…
Media day was the first and only chance for all teams to test together
before the curtain raiser at Thruxton in less than two weeks. There were
two 3-hour test session slots during the day for the teams to get to grips
with their machinery.
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