Tuesday, March 24, 2009

New: 2010 Jaguar XFR

The XFR is powered by the all-new supercharged 510PS (510bhp SAE) V8 with acceleration from 0-60mph in just 4.7 seconds making it the ultimate Jaguar sport saloon. A naturally aspirated 5.0-litre V8, producing 385PS, powers other V8 XF models.

New: 2009 Maserati Quattroporte

The new Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S sets another milestone in terms of sportiness in the high performance luxury sedan segment. Conceived and developed as "a real driving machine in the guise of a luxury sedan", the Quattroporte Sport GT S is the ultimate expression of Maserati's sportiness in the Quattroporte range.

New: 2010 Audi R8 V10

The 12-cylinder Audi A8 went into series production soon afterwards as the world's first vehicle with LED daytime running lights. High-performance light-emitting diodes as a light source for headlights had never previously been seen.

New: 2010 Ford Taurus

The Ford Taurus – the car that changed America's view of full-size sedans – is all-new for 2010 and ready to take on the world's best, with an upscale new design, impeccable driving dynamics, class-leading technologies and an unbeatable price tag.

New: 2009 Aston Martin V12 Vantage

The original V12 Vantage concept was unveiled to guests at the opening of the Aston Martin Design Studio in December 2007. Continuing the marque's impressive record of bringing concepts to market in their original form, Aston Martin engineers have brought the V12 Vantage to market in an incredible 12 months.

New: 2009 Infiniti Essence Concept

The designers' aim was to merge all existing Infiniti design cues with fresh design language in a shape that the 20-year-old marque has never before attempted. The result is highly sculptural yet also very delicate. Essence speaks of power but not intimidation.

New: 2009 Nissan GT-R SpecV

The GT-R SpecV's new exterior features include a carbon fiber rear spoiler, a carbon fiber grille, and carbon fiber brake ducts. The SpecV is available exclusively in Ultimate Black Opal (RP) body color. Inside, the SpecV's unique two-seat interior offers special Recaro carbon fiber bucket seats...

New: 2010 Mazda3 Hatchback

The 2.0-liter MAZDA3 i Touring 4-door with automatic transmission, which is expected to remain the volume-leader model, will be priced at $18,350 and includes key features such as standard Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), Traction Control (TCS) and Bluetooth® wireless mobile phone and audio capability and hands-free operation.

New: 2009 Lamborghini Insecta Concept

2009 Lamborghini Insecta Concept has similiar dimensions and powertrain as the Gallardo. 4300 mm length (same as the Gallardo), 1000 mm height and 2000 mm wide, with a wheelbase of 2650 mm. The body is carbonfiber and the car can use the same engine as the Gallardo.

New: 2010 Porsche Panamera

With the Panamera, Porsche's fourth model line, customers will see an unprecedented vehicle concept – a four-seat gran turismo offering both dynamic performance and superior elegance all in one. While competing with well-established models in the premium class, the Panamera carves a new niche in terms of performance..

New 2009 Alfa 8C Spider debuts at Geneva Motor Show

Visually arresting from every angle, the Alfa 8C Spider looks every inch a supercar, and under the bonnet the same 4.7 litre V8 as in the 8C coupe produces 450bhp, which is channelled through a sophisticated 6-speed F1-style paddle shift gearbox to the rear wheels.

Inside the carbon fibre cockpit, a dashboard-mounted button effortlessly transforms the perfectly cosseted cabin of the Alfa 8C Spider into a sublime open top GT cruiser. Constructed from two layers of fabric, the roof creates a perfectly weatherproof, acoustically comfortable passenger environment.

For added individuality, the roof can also be personalised in various colours to suit the body colour of the vehicle.

Like its coupe stablemate, production of the Alfa 8C Spider will be limited to 500 units, and just like its coupe counterpart it is expected to sell out within weeks of being announced.

Monday, March 23, 2009

New: 2009 Hyundai ix-onic concept

Key attributes of Hyundai's 'dynamic sculpture' design philosophy are the athleticism and sophistication that ix-onic demonstrates through its dynamic and flowing lines, full surfaces and muscular presence. This athletic design language is highlighted by bold, dynamic graphic elements such as the hexagonal front grille.

New: 2009 Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4

The Murciélago is an icon of the Lamborghini brand – a sports machine of menacing character and brutal power. Its unique design radiates a supreme form of highly concentrated sensuality. Wide, low, with its glass area pushed way forward and a long, taut back.

New: 2009 Rolls-Royce 200EX concept

200EX has a dynamic edge to its styling and is noticeably less formal than previous models. Its size, style and expression broaden the appeal of the car, making it more appropriate for a wider range of circumstances.

New: 2010 Chevrolet Equinox

The new Equinox draws its exterior design inspiration from the Chevrolet Malibu sedan and Traverse crossover; and like those vehicles, the new Equinox complements its styling with attention to detail and unexpected features, according to Ed Peper, GM North America vice president, Chevrolet.

New: 2009 Citroen C3 Picasso

The C3 Picasso's cabin also features a number of ingenious and practical storage solutions like nifty cubby holes, pen holders, non-slip surfaces and even a map holder – a place for each object and passenger. The glove box is ventilated on air-conditioned models and aircraft-style trays can also be installed in the rear with reading lights and cup holders.

New: 2009 BMW Gran Turismo concept

The BMW Concept 5 Series Gran Turismo is the series-based adaptation of the Progressive Activity Sedan (PAS) in the upper midrange segment, offering an impressive outlook on the extension of the BMW 5 Series by a new, additional concept.

New: 2010 Cadillac SRX

The 2010 SRX is designed for efficient performance, including the choice of two high-tech six-cylinder engines that are new to Cadillac-the smallest-displacement engines it offers in North America. A new, 3.0L direct injected V-6 engine is standard and a new, 2.8L turbocharged V-6 is optional.

New: 2009 Toyota Yaris

All Yaris grades will now feature a number of standard safety features, including anti-lock brake system (ABS) with Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD), driver and front passenger front seat-mounted side airbags, and front and rear side curtain airbags.

New: 2009 Honda Insight

Located in the center of the instrument panel of the all-new Insight, the Multi-Information Display offers drivers a selection of informational displays, including the scoring function, in which the number of 'leaves' displayed indicates the level of environmentally responsible driving performance.

New: 2009 Toyota HC-CV Concept

The hybrid Camry - which will share some key design features with the HC-CV - will play a key role in bringing the future to the Australian automotive manufacturing sector. It is a future that uses less fuel while delivering better performance.

New: 2010 Chevy Spark

Rear door handles, disguised to preserve the clean look of those wheel-aches, an integrated rear tailgate spoiler and signature Chevy tail lights with round elements are other design details that add to Spark's 'must-have' appeal.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Pur Sang Limited Edition

Offering a high performance with serious measures to ensure safety was the major concern at Bugatti while yielding a maximum performance speed of 252.3 mph (406 km/h) to this leader of the modern era racing cars. Thanks to the single-piece carbon-fiber monocoque technology that absolutely suited the Bugatti Veyron supercar and scored the maximum points at various crash tests.

Lexus IS 250 Sports Concept

At the current AIMS (Australian International Motor Show), Sydney, Lexus revealed a latest version of its 250 sports sedan named the Sports Concept.

Carlsson CK63 S

Carlsson Tuner has developed a new upgraded package for Mercedes C63 AMG, named the Carlsson CK63 S.

Techart GTstreet R

Techart has done best again and presented a tuned package of the 997 Porsche 911 Turbo, increasing output of a twin-turbo flat six to 660 horsepower (485 kW) and 634 lbft (860 Nm) of the torque.

2009 Nissan 370Z Coupe

Nissan released its first images of the 370Z. The car will be debuted at Los Angeles Auto Show.
This is the most important revise to Z-car line as it was re-launched in 2002 as the 2003 model.

Koenigsegg reportedly cutting production of CCX, CCXR models

According to a report by CarsUK.net, Koenigsegg will be limiting the already limited production versions of the CCXR and CCX Edition models due to the floundering economy. Although the report doesn't explicitly say that demand has plummeted, we can only imagine that the even wealthiest one-percenters are rethinking their high-dollar expenditures. The CCXR Edition will be limited to only four examples, while a scant two CCX Editions will be produced. While it might be the economy, with the unveiling of the Quant at the Geneva Motor Show, Christian Von Koenigsegg might be looking to shift the automaker's efforts towards their next model before the CCXs begin growing long in the tooth.

Aston Martin One-77 Episode 3

Any time you spend $100,000 or more on a vehicle, it's clearly an emotional decision. It's hard to rationalize an expenditure of that magnitude on, say, a Bentley, when a Chevy Cobalt will get you to the grocery store just as easily. Sure, it's not as fast or luxurious, but it handles the task. So if emotion drives high-dollar car purchases, the car needs to appeal to more than just practicality.

As we learned when we visited Geneva, the Aston Martin One-77 is an engineer's dream, but as the latest teaser video from Aston shows, it also plays to the owner's heart. Compared to a conventional Aston, the One-77 will be louder, more visceral and more connected to the driver. Instead of mass produced castings, suspension brackets are machined from solid blocks of aluminum and the tool marks are still visible. Check out the video after the jump for the whole story on how the One-77 appeals to instinct rather than thought.

08 Geneva - Renault Megane Coupe Concept

Renault worked hard to develop a new sports car and they needed to finish on time for the Geneva Motor Show. We already anticipated the unveiling of the Alpine Concept, but at the show they presented the Megane Coupe so we think Alpine was just a codename.

Looking at the Megane Coupe, I said to myself that Renault finally did it - they successfully designed and developed a sports car. Check out the gallery below and I am sure you will approve me.

08 Geneva - BMW M3 Cabriolet

We saw a lot of automakers at the Geneva Motor Show - one of them was BMW. As promised they brought a few new cars at the auto show. Today we present you the M3 Cabriolet which had a serious competition at the BMW stand, but if it were to make a classification for the good-looking cars, this convertible would definitely appear in Top-Ten. If you will check the gallery below, you will see about are we talking about.

08 Geneva - Mercedes SL63 AMG

A couple of weeks ago Mercedes announced the 2009 Mercedes SL63 AMG and we have said a few words about it. Today we just want to say that the German automaker brought it to Geneva Motor Show. OK, I guess I will have to say a bit more - the SL63 is powered by a 6.3-liter v8 engine specially designed by AMG which produces 538 HP and it feature the seven-speed MCT Transmission with AMG’s speedshift. If you see more, please check out the live shots from the gallery below.

Hyundai Genesis Coupe SE

The 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe SE was shown to the world recently in New York and the stunning silver color with amazing window treatment looks simply unbelievable.
The 2010 Genesis will be a whopping 310HP and it will have the option of either a 4-cyl or V6. Whichever you choose won’t make a difference for the transmission as it comes with a six speed manual transmission on both models. The noise being talked around the release of this vehicle is the fact that it sends most of the power to the rear wheels making it super fast and great to control. It has custom Brembro brakes installed with each car. You can expect to see 19” rims on the car when you get it but that is easily customizable and will also make yours stand out amongst others. looks simply unbelievable.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Aston Martin One-77 Revealed In Geneva

As usual the Geneva Motor Show was littered with cars of all shapes and sizes. Some were a bit of an eye sore and others were too boring to even mention. However, there was one car that caught our eye - the Aston Martin One-77. We have heard details of this supercar and last we heard it had already sold out.

Lookie: Lamborghini Murciélago LP 650-4 Roadster

It’s official - we have photos of Lamborghini’s new limited run special of the Murcielago roadster, and they’re HOT. So hot, in fact, you’ll probably never see one.

With blistering performance, an with a 0-62 mph race clocking in at a cool 3.4 seconds - the 6.5L V12 engine makes use of every bit of the 650 monsterous horsepower it’s rated at, up from the 640 hp of the last Murciélago engine.

W3 Triposto Supercar

This is definitely one of the oddest supercars that we have seen in awhile. It is very futuristic and something that we could see ourselves in. Of course if you are going to have it be prepared to have many stares from bystanders in awe of the car.

The W3 Triposto was created by Clyde Kwok - a Canadian engineer - and his son Hugh - a race car driver. The two created a company called the Wingho Auto where they have built the Triposto out of a Porsche 911. Can you see the resemblance?

Lamborghini Introduces New Personalization Options

Lamborghini will not be debuting the LP670-4 SV for many months now and they had already revealed the Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder in LA so what were they to do for the Detroit Auto Show this past weekend? They couldn’t come empty handed so they decided to show off some of their other creations.

Revenge GTM-R Supercar

Revenge Designs is a company that is based out in Indiana. All they have ever produced are body kits for the Pontiac Solstice, Honda Ridgeline, and the Pontiac GTO. But they have ambitions and those ambitions have taken them to new heights.

At the Detroit Auto Show they revealed their very first vehicle - the Revenge GTM-R. This model is incredibly similar to the Factory Five Racing GTM. Don’t be alarmed though because Factory Five only offers the car in a kit form. Revenge was able to get past this and create a complete model thanks to the help of FFR.

Nissan GT-R Improves With Updated Launch Control

Nissan has updated the software that is used for their GT-R’s launch control and everyone is talking about it. The automaker was telling all of the dealers to reprogram each vehicle in their inventory with the brand new software that had not yet been sold and to keep the extra transmission from grenading.

Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano To Be Given HGTE Package

The older a supercar becomes the more coveted it will be - but also the more behind the times it is. When it came to the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano the automaker wanted to make sure that it stayed in style by giving it a special retirement gift that no one would want to say not to - a HGTE handling package.

Ferrari Working On Successor To F430

The good new is we have some information concerning the successor to the Ferrari F430. The bad news is that we only have a small bit of info. But it is enough to whet our appetites and keep us searching for more.

Aston Martin V12 Vantage Not Coming To U.S.

Aston Martin’s new 2009 V12 Vantage is the second of four new models that the supercar automaker will be revealing. All of us from all across the world have been waiting patiently for the arrival of the new two-seater coupe only for hopes to be dashed. Aston Martin confirmed that the V12 will not be making its way to the shores of the U.S.