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  • Grand Opening of Bentley St. Petersburg Marks

    The new Bentley dealership in the heart of Russia´s elegant northern capital on the Neva is the third in this emerging key market. Together with its Russian partner Mercury Group Bentley Motors hosted an exclusive opening party in the garden of the Petropavlov Fortress. (more…)

  • Ford Adds Striking New Fiesta Limited Edition

    The appeal of the exciting Ford Fiesta line-up continues to expand with the debut of a new sporty, feature-packed special edition – the Zetec S Red. Just 400 new Zetec S Red special editions, representing 10 per cent of all Zetec S models, will be available, priced at £13,000. (more…)

  • Renault unveils fuel cell-powered Scenic prototype

    Renault has unveiled a new electric car prototype that loads Nissan’s fuel cell technology and lithium-ion batteries onto the popular Grand Scenic medium minivan. (more…)

  • Next Generation Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Models Offer New Electronically-Controlled All-Wheel Drive System

    Porsche continues the evolutionary change of the 911 model series with the announcement of all-wheel-drive versions of the next generation of its iconic sports car. The new 911 Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S will enter the market in both Coupe and Cabriolet guise, and offer a wide range of innovative engine, transmission and drivetrain technologies providing an even higher standard of driving dynamics combined with much lower fuel consumption. (more…)

  • Hyundai Concept Genesis Coupe Wins 2008 North American Production Preview Concept Vehicle of The Year

    Hyundai received the 2008 “Production Preview Vehicle of the Year” award for its Concept Genesis Coupe at the seventh annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards today. Concept Genesis Coupe closely resembles the production model which will join Hyundai’s lineup in the spring of 2009.  The awards, organized by the South East Automotive Media Organization (SEAMO), recognize those vehicles most likely to shape the future of the automobile industry. Winners were honored in a ceremony at the Automotive Hall of Fame. (more…)

  • Ford Focus Econetic Voted Car Of The Year By WhatGreenCar?

    Environmental motoring website Whatgreencar? has awarded its first Green Car of the Year award to the Ford Focus ECOnetic.
    Whatgreencar.com’s lifetime impact rating covering cars’ use and manufacture scored the 1.6-litre ECOnetic Focus better than the site’s benchmark hybrid. (more…)

  • Asimo Makes Its UK Debut

    The New ASIMO made its UK debut yesterday in the North East of England with a mission to inspire the regions’ next generation of engineers.
    Honda’s humanoid robot travelled to the North East to attend the annual Youth Engineering Show (YES), this year held at Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton le Spring, near Newcastle. (more…)

  • Cadillac refines sporty XLR-V for model year 2009

    Ever since its arrival in the exclusive world of luxury roadsters in 2004, the Cadillac XLR has been a valued member of this elite club. This is certainly true of the version available in Europe, propelled by the powerful 4.4-litre Supercharged Northstar V8 engine (330 kW / 450 hp) from the famed Cadillac V-series. For model year 2009, the XLR-V has been technologically refined, and the design has been fine-tuned in a number of important respects. (more…)

  • Audi world debut with Nick Mason at Goodwood

    Audi Tradition is marking this year’s Festival of Speed at Goodwood, England (July 11 to 13, 2008) with a world debut. At the largest classic car racing event in the world, the Ingolstadt company will be taking the wraps off an absolutely authentic reconstruction of the original Auto Union “Silverarrow” Type D Dual Compressor from 1939. (more…)

  • AC Schnitzer – Sport Auto Leserwahl

    Hat trick for AC Schnitzer in “sport auto” reader survey Top for Styling and Engine Tuning MINI by AC Schnitzer most successful vehicle of all classes

    There are companies who offer visually exciting cars, and there are companies who invest their entire know-how in stable and refined technology. At AC Schnitzer however, no-one ever has to settle for a compromise. This has recently been confirmed again by the German magazine “sport auto”, whose readers have just voted on the most sporting cars and the “Best Brands“ amongst manufacturers and tuners for 2008. Around 10,000 people took part in the survey.

    Sport auto leserwahl chart mini

    AC Schnitzer has even managed to improve on its already excellent results from last year, and this year won an impressive triple victory. In the “Engine Tuning” sector, 51.3% (2007: 47.2%) of voters chose the Aachen-based tuner which has dedicated itself to tuning BMWs and MINIs since 1987. In the “Visual Styling” category, AC Schnitzer again achieved the best result with 41.5% (2007: 40%).

    AC Schnitzer MINI R56
    AC Schnitzer MINI R56
    AC Schnitzer MINI R56
    AC Schnitzer MINI R56
    AC Schnitzer MINI R56
    AC Schnitzer MINI R56

    But it’s not just as a company that AC Schnitzer won accolades. Its MINI was enthusiastically received by 60.4% of the sport auto readers in the category of tuned “small cars”. No other vehicle in the survey won more votes. Not in any of the eleven tuning classes which covered 84 cars, nor in the total of 146 standard models.

    AC Schnitzer would like to thank all readers who participated in this survey for their vote of confidence.

  • KIA Celebrates Grand Opening Of U.S. Corporate Headquarters And State-Of-The-Art Design Center

    Today, Byung Mo Ahn, group president and CEO of Kia Motors America (KMA) and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), was joined by local and state representatives for the grand opening ceremony of the new 21.7-acre Kia U.S. corporate campus in Irvine, Calif. The $130-million investment includes the Kia Motors America Corporate Headquarters and state-of-the-art Kia Design Center America (KDCA). (more…)

  • Exhibition “Milestones Automotive Design – Example Mercedes-Benz” in the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich

    The Mercedes-Benz brand is the world’s oldest and most renowned automobile brand. In the more than 120-year history of the brand, the design of the vehicles always has played an outstanding role, and over the decades numerous icons of automotive design have been created. (more…)