Driven by two-time WRC champion Carlos Sainz (E), together with Franck Mailleux (F) and Vanina Ickx (B), the powerful 315 PS petrol-engined Scirocco GT24 posted consistently strong lap times of the 13-mile ‘Nordschleife’ circuit, and claimed victory in the 2.0-litre turbocharged class and 25th overall.
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BlueEFFICIENCY and BlueTEC technologies, efficient engines, even more attractive appointments, all-new body elements and an upgraded interior will make the Mercedes-Benz GL even more appealing. In its new model year, the world’s top-class luxury SUV will consume up to 8 percent less fuel (preliminary value) and be even more environmentally compatible.
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The Gemballa Tornado GTR concept car is based on the Porsche 
The GTR will feature rear wheel drive, with a V8 engine at 740hp. Indiscrete use of carbon fibre is used in the body work, with 22 inch sports wheels, revolutionary aerodynamics and new interiors with Carrera GT style and four separate sports seats.
Porsche tuner Gemballa takes the Cayenne Turbo to a whole new level. Called Tornado 750 GTS it comes with 750 horsepower(as the name suggests) and a new look. Vehicle weight is reduced by 250 kg (555 lbs).
Reduced weight and more power means impressive performance usually and Tornado 750 GTS is no exception.
0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) comes in just 4.3 seconds and the top speed is over 300 km/h (186 mph). Tornado 750 GTS is equipped with an adjustable coilover kit that allows lowering the car by up to 70 mm.
A 1-2-3 overall sweep for the auto manufacturer yielded the second complete podium in Acura's two-and-a-half-year history in ALMS, following the Detroit sweep last August. In addition, Acura recorded its second consecutive victory in the LMP1 and LMP2 categories following the St. Petersburg double class win.
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Another environmentally focused solution from Mazda – a Norwegian-specification
This latest unveiling is just one of Mazda’s environmentally-friendly technologies to be introduced as part of its ‘Sustainable Zoom-Zoom’ strategy; and includes such innovative products as next-generation clean
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The responses to the pictures of the car have not been great. You will find either Lambo fans struggling to defend or an outright criticism.It seems they have got them disgustingly wrong. This is a re-bodied Lamborghini Diablo, called the Alar, not a handsome car to say the least. This one looks like some bug sitting on wheels. That’s a shame to the hot builders, And to its ancestor Diablo too. Lamborghini took on this project, I doubt.
Ok, let’s say there is not even a problem with modern art or odd looking prototypes or even wild ‘out of the box thinking’. But this is just disgusting. The worst of all is its nose, mainly the lower skirt that bends up and looks like some licking action. I also never liked the hood, windshield, head lights, wheels, side surface lines, rear and er what else? I lost the count. The rear looks good from an elevated view. One must be mad to buy this at about Rs. 3, 00, 00, 000. If someone does others can laugh at the loser and call up the nearest psychiatrist.
The technical specs remain unknown yet. But I can’t get their plan that too in a market where thy style matters most. I think they are trying reverse psychology. I wish this remained as a prototype alone and never comes to production. Wait! I think I found the strategy behind this. They are planning to launch it as a surprise, and they are showing us a fake picture. Whatever it is, till we get further information nothing would show a positive sign. But even after this disappointment, it is a bloody Lambo. They will be having something inside their minds and inside this one too. Till the surprise come I will keep my fingers crossed.
Anyways, till they remove this ugly jacket come back to their sexy form , Kaushik ram and me will surely have the snapshots of REVENTONNto tweak up our desktops.
What better way for Ferrari to celebrate its 16th Formula One Constructors Championship win last week, but to launch the open top version of the F430 Scuderia this week. The much-awaited hot wheels, the Scuderia Spider 16M has the same features as the lightweight Scuderia coupe like the 510 hp 4.3L V8 and the 6-speed F1 paddle shift gearbox.
According to Ferrari, Scuderia Spider is apparently the fastest open top model to be ever tested by them around the Fiorano test track. And the best part is that Scuderia is 176 lbs lighter than a standard F430 spider at 2954 lbs dry. That is believed to be very good to support a sprint of 0-62 mph in 3.7 seconds with a terminal velocity of 195.7 mph.
Exotic cars are a dream for one and all. Here is one more addition. They call it a Sharpie Lamborghini because it is a Lamborghini covered in Sharpie drawings. The car was penned by Prestige Lamborghini of Miami and took 1000 hours of toiling hardwork to create the art work by hand; then clear coated to protect this amazing work of art.
And now the dream machine is on sale at eBay. The price is also lower, lying somewhere between $255,000 and $289,950. Featured on MTV ‘My sweet 16 with Timbaland’, the car is touted as the most famous Gallardo ever made for the U.S market.
Herm�s celebratory version to mark the car’s tenth anniversary is out to woo you. A special edition Smart ForTwo car, the wonder wheels will charm you with its petite-ness. And you will definitely not be able to resist yourself from driving this cute little thing with your favorite companion. Yes, this one’s only for two passengers.
The interior design is in the signature Herm�s style, covered entirely in leather and canvas. By the way, there are several pockets everywhere so that you can tuck away so many things of yours. Then there is the umbrella which clips to the back of the seats. No changes have been made to the car’s power train or suspension, making it a package to die for!
Can anything get more eco-friendly than this? Picture it: an electric golf cart lined with 72 photovoltaic cells on the roof that collects solar energy to the extent of 33% more than non-solar electric golf carts. As impressive as it may sound, the Hammacher Schlemmer cart has a 160-watt array that can raise up to three amps per hour for the 48-volt rechargeable battery system. This means that the cart can run upto 49 miles (approximately 10 rounds of golf) before another charge.
By the way the array is also responsible for extending the life of the battery system by 60% more than other electric golf carts. The electric engine has a power of 5 1/2-hp, and along wih the 19-spline rear axle it can easily give a speed of 24 mph over a 28 degree incline! This is when the cart if fully loaded with two passengers and golf bags, all weighing upto 755 lbs. To support all that, the cart includes a two-person seat with vinyl upholstery, four cup holders, and straps for securing two golf bags.
While we are at futuristic designs, let’s not forget to talk about our favourite machine, the one that runs on four wheels! So, how does a light-up car sound to you? The one that will stand out in the streets and will work on you finger…tips… nope…prints!
Enache Florin has made the dream come true by designing The Peugeot Touch. As the makers claim, the car has a light weight body. Some areas like the doors have touch-sensitive sensors and finger recognition devices. So, only the owner gets to take this beauty for a spin. The lights are attractive being made out of LEDs. As a result, the car has it’s own unique identity.
Good news for all the MINI Cooper fans out there. The word is out that the 2009 MINI Cooper and Cooper S convertible will be hitting the markets real soon, maybe somewhere around March nect year. In fact, they will make their debut at the Detroit Auto Show early January.
The MINI Cooper ragtop comes at a very affordable $ 22,500 and if you want a little more attitude, then go for the Cooper S version which costs $ 4,000 more. The cute little toy cars that have earned themselves a whole generation of loyalists, promise a new concept of a four-cyclinder gasoline engine with Twin-Scroll turbochargers or fuly variable valve management. The engine capacity is expected to be 1,598 cc with the regular convertible giving a maximum output of 118 hp whilst that of the S version will be 172 hp.
The world got its first personal takeoff landing (VTOL) vehicle called M400 Skycar, and the credit goes to Moller International. After all, for the first time, the concept is feasible and personally affordable. One can easily say one had the gut feeling that such a vehicle would soon reach our houses and replace the regining automobile. In the same tune frankly, Moller has not surprised any of us. But we indeed are very happy to know that a company has given us a machine that is capable of VTOL with easy maintenance, cost effectiveness and reliability.
Comparing the flying machine to top car brands like Ferrari, Porsche, Maserati and Lamborghini, the makers say that what use does the extreme aerodynamics and advanced engineering of the names listed be of any use when the speed limit is 60 mph and one is stuck in a traffic jam on a freeway?
All right, we know that Ferrari does not make motorbikes. But can that fact stop us from owning a Ferrari motorbike? Don’t worry, we are not talking crazy. The buzz is that a group of custom cycle makers have come up with the machine on two wheels. Yeah, we know that the Maranello-inspired two-wheeler made by Arlen Ness made a lot of news but in all honesty and fairness, the machine was not very practical. After all, wouldn’t we all like a Ferrari bike that is sporty, can be taken out on the regular roads and also sit pretty in one’s garage!
And the icing on the cake is that Ferrari too agrees. Perhaps that is why the mobike in reference bears the official Ferrari chassis number (SF-01M) and comes in the signature red we all know so well. Designed by David Kay Engineering in 1995, this mobike runs on a DOHC engine with a horsepower of 105 at 8,800rpm displacing 900 cc.
The pleasures of taking a long drive with the top down are incomparable with any other. The new A5/S5 Cabriolet is a beauty to look at but what makes it almost perfect is the Bang & Olufsen Sound System.
The Bang & Olufsen Sound system includes 12 custom-made loudspeakers, 10 amplifiers and output power of over 500 watts designed to deliver the highest quality sound to listening to your favourite pieces of music in your Cabriolet; it matters not whether the top is down or not because of the specially designed tuend sound system. Sound can be optimised depending on the number and position of people in the car and the sound automatically adjusts according to the noise level in the car.
G-Power does not like to be left behind. It seems that building the ‘World’s Fastest BMW just wasn’t enough because now G-Power also holds the title of World’s Fastest sedan.
The BMW H5 Hurricane RS with 750hp hit a speed of 228.4mph to break the world record for the fastest sedan to date. The car is designed to handle the pressures of 200mph plus drives with its two high capacity intercoolers responsible for keeping the ASA blowers from heating up. Other specifications of the sleek model include high flow fuel injectors and a lower compression from revised forged pistons and Speedflow exhaust. The title has been taken over from the Mercedes-Benz Brabur which had burned tyres at 226.8mph.
For those of you who think Ferraris and Lamborghinis are a little too common, then the Italian exotic auto builder Faralli & Mazzanti might have just the answer. The team of reserachers, designers and engineers at the company have produced only 10 numbered examples of their eye-catching Etruscan -inspired Vulca S Coupe with an unbelievable attention to detail.
The car priced at a whopping $390,000, is named after the famous Etruscan sculptor Vulca da Veio known for his artistice expressions of the mysterious and ancient population of Etruscan world, including the “Apollo di Veio”. It constitutes a lightweight, hand beaten all-aluminum body that is fashioned such that it look all “sinous, modern, elegant yet aggressive in style”.
It might look slightly ‘weird’ at first glance, but we are sure you will soon change the word to ‘exotic’. That is the IFR Aspid for you, the Spanish car which has given many a run for their money as it does an impressive 0-62mph in just 2.8 seconds and can also achieve 100mph in a matter of 5.9 seconds.
Unveiled at the British International Motor Show, the Aspid brought it’s engineer Ignacio Fernandez instant attention. The supercar is supported by a 400bhp 2.0L four-cylinder engine and is designed so that it is both luxurious as well as light.
MOTOrepublic is an awesome electric bike concept that wows everyone with its unique technology and ergonomics. The bike will have zero emissions and even lesser noise, if that is even possible. The MOTOrepublic is designed to be a race bike and the fact that racing is usually associated with the red necks in rural areas, the company has taken every initiative to make sure the urban people like it as well.
The motorcycle is designed to be free of any internal combustion constraints. The look is pretty cool and the technology is rather awesome too. However, when the bike will be mass manufactured is a question that the designers would like to know as well. The problem with awesome concepts is that they usually remain concepts and never see the light of the day in some bike showroom.
The use of carbon fiber in cars is no big news. After all, we do hear of many autmotive parts being made from the substance. However, you would gladly agree that it is big new when you hear of a complete car made from carbon fiber. Welcom the 2002 Lotus Elise that comes straight from Hong Kong.
Designed by car enthusiast Jimmy Wong, this roadster comes with a fully custom carbon fiber body, both exterior as well as interior included. The outside has a grey black impact while the inside features carbon fiber in black and silver. Custom made by TW Auto Limited, the Lotus special was built within a time frame of six months.
Victory Motorcycles have unveiled their luxurious looking bikes which come with heavy bodywork and touring amenities. It is also minimalist and doesn’t come with any frills and hence, is a macho bike that only packs in power and vigour. The bike is called CORE and is supposed to be apt as it represents the core of a motorcycle.
It comes with 320mm dual discs and the 469 pound bike comes to a halt instantaneously. It comes with a 1731cc engine and the design looks raw and elemental. The bike also comes with 18 inch X Factor wheels. However, it is not clear when the motorcycles will go on sale and how long we may need to see these monsters on the road.
At a forum, we recently found a white chrome plated Mercedes Benz that almost looks like it is painted in gold. However, apart from this, not much is known about the car or why it was painted so graciously. The car is definitely the property of an oil rich Middle Eastern merchant and must be parked outside a luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi or Dubai.
I would say, this gleaming piece of car would attract thousands of onlookers and if you are the kind of person who would look for attention, this is just for you. Perhaps if you visit the forum again, you would get more information when the thread creator posts back. However, the one who posted the photographs did not seem to know the difference between ‘white gold’ and ‘chrome’.
There aren’t that many things that can turn grown men into an excited bunch of giggling, drooling boys, but a stupendously designed car can still make them whistle louder than a boiling pot of tea.
Mercedes-Benz, in collaboration with Formula One, has been producing the SLR supercar for a few years now, but with the end of its production due in some time, Mercedes-Benz is going for the big finish. They are celebrating the end of this regime with a special edition SLR Stirling Moss. Named after the Brit driver who won the Mille Miglia in 1955, the SLR Stirling Moss will also be styled after the original 300 SLR that Moss was driving in the race. The Stirling Moss is set to impress with 650hp and powered by its V8 engine it can hit 0-100km in 3.5 seconds flat. With a top speed of 350kmph, the car may be built to disappear in the blink of an eye but you would still cruise by slowly in this baby to show off its sleek and polished curves.
All that glitters ‘is’ gold if the stunning gold finger Merc is anything to go by! Model C63 AMG from the car mogul caught everyone’s fancy at the Bling on Wheels Show at the Emirates Mall in Dubai. So far, we have no idea about who the owner of this grand vehicle is but we are intrigued and impressed by someone for whom money does not matter as long as the car looks like a million bucks (or should we say a hundred million bucks)!
However, some car cynics are worried that the gold mirror finish of this Merc is a real paint job or simply a wrap sorta thing. But we think that parking your gold-wrapped C63 next to a genuine chrome SLR will be a very strange thing to do.
We had never imagined that being super and cool ever will be put on the same platform as being deformed. But Liberty Walk Co. Ltd refutes the conventional beliefs with their custom made Lamborghini boy kits. A huge fad in Japan, the designers at Liberty Co. have taken existing Lamborghinis and made them smaller and even better than they already are! This is in sync with a Japanese caricature style where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way yet being small and clubby.
Showcased at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2009 in one of the slickest display booths there, four of these modified Lamborghinis had car enthusiasts drooling all over. In fact, Liberty Co. even had the mini Lamborghini Murcielago 4×4 ATVs!
Bike enthusiasts keep their ears constantly glued to the grapevine in hopes of being the first to hear about a new bike making the rounds. For long, ardent fans of bikes have been hearing about the Mission One EV and waiting impatiently to ctch sight of it. Finally, their prayers have been answered.
The electric sports bike by Mission Motors has made its first appearance at the Technology, Entertainment, Design conference. Mission One EV has been designed by Yves Béhar and anyone who has even the slightest interest in bikes would agree that the design is a winning entry. Not on the flashy side, Mission One EV impresses with minimalistic designing and the stats. The bike can hit a top speed of 150mph and estimated range of 150 miles. Mission One EV is already in production, marketed by Forrest North and co-founders Edward West and Mason Cabot. The first 50 of the bikes will hit the market in 2010 as part of a Limited Edition model priced at $68,995 each. A more affordable version of the Mission One would be announced this summer.
Heading cross-country to see the sites and have a fun time with the family and friends usually involves travelling in an RV. But once the journey is over, the use of the RV also seems to be over. It appears impossible to detach the main driver’s cabin for a pleasant drive.
Colim is a concept vehicle designed by Christian Susana. Colim (Colours Of Life In Motion) may have a cheesy name, especially when it is not abbreviated, but the concept is definitely a selling idea. Colim is the combination of a camper and a car which allows you to take both for a drive or detach the car part to go solo. Designed to bridge the gap between caravans, campers, lifestyle, and business, according to the designer, Colim will carry all the necessities and comforts of a mobile home. Colim can comfortably house four people and the mobile home is created such that it can be personalised to according to the requirements of the user.
Winter brings with it all the beauty of a great snowstorm that leaves the streets and countryside covered with snow. That gives you just the right excuse to pack up a good snowball and chuck it at your neighbour, but if you’re a big kid then you would play dirty in style and take out your snowmobile.
Then again you may not have a snowmobile to impress the neighbours with and all you have is an old bike that wouldn’t be of much use during the months of snow. Or so you thought. With the RadiX Kit by 2moto, you can turn any old bike into, well, a snowbike. All it takes is replacing the front wheel of the bike with a solo ski and the back wheel with a ‘curved-paddle’ track design. Installing the RadiX Kit is easy enough and any amateur can do it in about 2 and half hours, so get yourself one at $4,250.
If car aficionados and Batman fans get together, they would create the best car ever. With the greatest design and the best features any car could carry, it would probably also offer you the added advantage of stealth.
But sometimes, disappearing completely isn’t a very great thing. Like the Rolls-Royce Phantom sedan which has stayed hidden in the shadows cast by the other cool Brit cars, including the Silver Ghost which hasn’t even arrived yet. The Phantom has been around for over 5 years but like its name-sake has stayed out of the limelight and barely visible anywhere. Its creators, though, have other plans for the Phantom; Roll-Royce Phantom model for this year would be a bit more pepped up with a new bumper, three new sets of aluminium wheels, shallower stainless steel grilles and more luxury additions like LED lights on the door handles.
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