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Smart now offers foryou customisation programme to personalise the appearance of your car. There are some unique graphics that can be applied to the body panels and tridion safety cell.
The fun, cool character of smart is reflected in 33 exclusive designs that are available from launch. Designs available include “Flying Flag”, “Modern Flame”, “Double Sport Stripe”, “Graffiti”, “Rainbow” and “Butterflies”. (more…)
Hyundai i40 Estate will be exhibited at the Geneva Motor Show, next month.
Hyundai i40 is the European version of the Sonata, which has been offered in the US. The EU version features some exterior modifications to differentiate the continental models. However, the EU version is built specially for the European market and features a package of powertrains, equipment and technology to suit the customers demands. (more…)
The Italian tuning company Romeo Ferraris has released a tuning program for Fiat 500C Abarth.
The small city car features a chrome plaited two-tone exterior paint job, with chromed side mirrors.
Inside, it boasts a black leather seats with diamond stitching and a lot of chrome accents.
The performance package boosts the engine with 63PS. The result is achieved thanks to a reprogrammed ECU, new air filters, a bigger turbocharger and a performance exhaust system. (more…)
Droptop Customs have revealed the tuned Dodge Challenger Hemi Cuda.
It is powered by a 6.1 liter SRT8 Hemi engine with some modifications like – a Mopar Catback exhausts system and a pistol grip Hurts shifter. The engine is mated to a 6-speed manual transmission.
Droptop Customs Dodge Challenger Hemi Cuda also features a shaker hood and retro rear bumper from HXC. The car is finished in a yellow, which was very popular back in the 1970s. (more…)
Jaguar B99 Concept is a four-door coupe, which measures 4.5 meters long, 1.95 meters wide and 1.35 meters tall. This means that the car is slightly smaller than the old X-Type.
B99 brings revolution in the design of four-door coupes, because it doesn’t feature the sloping roof line. Instead, a normal sedan-like C-pillar is inserted, but this makes the rear doors half the size of the front doors. (more…)
Volvo has announced the new K-PAX S60 Race Car. It is designed to compete in the World Challenge GT Series.
It is based on Volvo S60, but this is the only thing that both cars have in common. The Race Car features an aggressive front fascia, a ventilated hood and a massive rear wing. There are also many other modifications to the power train and interior.
“For the first three races, we’ll run the body style that took us to last year’s championships,” (more…)
Amari Design now offers a special tuning conversion kit for Range Rover Sport .
The exterior package features a front bumper with LED day lights, new rear bumper, wide wheel arches, door moldings, roof spoiler, carbon front grill, carbon side vents, rear diffuser, which is available in either ABS plastic or carbon fiber, carbon hood and exhaust tips.
The SUV stands on enormous AD1 deep concave wheels, but there will be other models, too. (more…)
A SUV with less than 100 grams of CO2 per kilometer? Impossible? Land Rover will exhibit the Range_e prototype at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.
The vehicle is powered by a 3.0-litre TDV6 diesel engine with the help of a small electric motor.
The most important thing about the SUV is that it can travel up to 32 km (20 miles) simply on electricity. After that, the diesel engine activates to increase the range an additional 1 080 km (671 miles).
There are no further data about the performance, but the top speed is satisfying – 193 km/h (120 mph) and the CO2 – only 89 g/km. (more…)
Toyota Verso-S is the smallest mini-MPV on the market. However, it offers plenty of interior room and storage spaces. The vehicle is about 4 metres long, but the wheelbase is 2 550m, which means that it will ride comfortably.
Inside, everything is very well-proportioned, so the Verso-S offers generous space all-round for rear seat passengers. The front seats have thinner internal frames, so there are more knee-room for those in the back. (more…)
Great news! Pagani will deliver the new Huayra to the United States later this year. Because of the huge interest, the company will begin setting up a dealer network in the US in the next few months.
“This automobile is the result of five years of dedicated effort from the Pagani team and we see this (U.S. market entry) as an unprecedented opportunity to continue expanding our vision of the future for the supercar industry,” commented Horatio Pagani. (more…)
Firstly, Porsche has introduced a SUV – Cayenne. After that they revealed a diesel version of it and now it is turn to electric vehicles.
Porsche has revealed the new Boxster E Prototype.
The car is powered by two electric motors with overall power of 245PS (180 kW). The battery pack is 29 kWh, but there are no data about the range. However, the electric Porsche will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 5.0 seconds and the top speed is 274 km/h (170 mph) – awesome results. (more…)
Ram Truck Brand has officially announced today its latest project, a new Ram 1500 with code name “Adventurer”. Developed exclusively for customers demanding for a vigor ride with top performance and style that they can customize in own vision, the 2011 Ram 1500 Adventurer benefits a HEMI V8 plant with 20 mpg rating. (more…)