Category: Auto News

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  • Mercedes-Benz B55 V8

    Mercedes-Benz B 55 V8 is an extraordinary, one-off model born to mark the exclusively great success of the premium brand’s A and B-Class models on the market. (more…)

  • Opel Insignia OPC six-speed automatic

    Opel has published some exciting news regarding its top-performance Opel Insignia OPC model, which is now available with a six-speed automatic transmission. (more…)

  • Mercedes Sunday Driver Commercial with Schumacher and Hakkinen

    A really good commercial from Mercedes called Sunday Driver was released. It features Formula 1 champions Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen.

    Schumacher and Hakkinen are currently promoting Mercedes’ 4MATIC AWD system, which in this new ad equips the new E Class Estate and the G Class.

    Mika Hakkinen, while driving the latest generation Mercedes E Class is trying to overtake Michael Schumacher who’s at the wheel of a classic Mercedes. (more…)

  • 2011 Fiat Strada Sporting

    Fiat has announced the new 2011 Strada Sporting for Brazil. The car is based on the Strada Extended Cab and features tinted headlights, body-color fender flares, dark titanium accents and exclusive 16″ alloy wheels.

    The interior boasts a leather steering wheel with red stitching, rubber-studded aluminum pedals and gloss black trim. (more…)

  • Ken Block’s DC France Gymkhana demo and Quik Pro beach party

    Ken Block has released another Gymkhana video with his Ford Fiesta. The latest episode was shoot in France and promotes DC Shows brand.

    The demonstration is just ahead of Rally France. The event was a part of the Quiksilver Pro Surf contest in Hossegor and Block smoked his Ford Fiesta on a kart track where he was joined by Charles Pages, a DC Europe FMX rider. (more…)

  • TopCar Porsche Cayenne Vantage 2

    Porsche Cayenne Vantage 2 is unveiled by the Russion tuning company TopCar.

    The SAV boasts a new body kit consisting of a new bonnet, a front spoiler bumper, front fender extensions, side skirts, roof spoiler, rear spoiler and diffuser with LED brake lights. To complete the exterior package, the tuner added rear fender wings.

    The quality is guaranteed and all parts are made of carbon kevlar and carbon fiber. (more…)

  • MTM Audi A1

    Audi A1 received another tuning package, but this time from the German tuner MTM.

    The 1.6 TDI diesel engine is boosted to 121PS (89 kW) from the factory 105PS (77 kW) and the torque raised to 282Nm, instead of 250Nm. The performance package is priced at €1 199.

    The 1.4 TFSI engine with 122PS (90 kW) is boosted to 152PS (112 kW), again for €1 199 and if you pay additional (more…)

  • Senkyr Motorsport BMW 1 Series GTR

    BMW 1 Series Coupe GTR is specially created by Czech racing team Senkyr Motorsport. The staggering racing vehicle is based on E82 1 Series.The exterior is just staggering – complete wide body kit and massive rear wing.It is powered by 3.0 liter twin-turbo six-cylinder engine with 408PS at 7200RPM. The engine is mated to a 6-speed sequential Holinger RDS6 gearbox. (more…)

  • Maybach 57S Coupe – €675 000

    Maybach 57S Coupe is now available to buy in Saudi Arabia. We wonder, where else? The vehicle is specially designed by Burch Fred Hardt, who is the same man, who planned Exelero Concept. However, 57S Coupe is created by Xenatec.

    The luxurious coupe boasts 6.0 liter V12 with 612PS (450 kW) and 1000Nm (738 lb-ft) of torque. 0 to 100 km/h in 5 seconds flat and top speed of 275 km/h (more…)

  • 2011 Kia Pro cee’d

    A facelift version Kia Pro cee’d was announced to make its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The car boasts a redesigned front bumper, restyled headlights, and the company’s new corporate grille.It will be powered by 1.6 liter diesel with 130PS (95 kW) and 255Nm (188 lb-ft), (more…)

  • Keating ZKR at 2011 Top Marques Monaco

    A new staggering car from Keating is about to be introduced at the Top Marques Monaco 2011 in April. Keating announced its plans to develop a world-beating supercar several years ago and since then, Keating has built two vehicles including the SKR and TKR models.

    Performance characteristics are not present, but the company claims that the power will be somewhere around 2 000 HP. (more…)

  • 2011 Chevrolet Orlando Europe

    Chevrolet has introduced the new 2011 Orlando for Europe. The vehicle is a family minivan, which features a sweeping roofline that makes it look almost like a crossover.

    “Driving dynamics of a passenger car, the look of an SUV and the versatility and cargo space of a minivan.”, commented Federico Sanguinetti, CEO of Chevrolet Italy. (more…)