Archive for January, 2009

2009 Ford Focus RS in details

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 15:19 by Arman Barari No Comments

The battle in hot hatchbacks segment is heating up again! As soon as Mazda confirmed the new MPS for Geneva, Ford released a technical documentation for 2009 Focus RS which has already been introduced. The car comes with a 2.5-liter 20V Turbo engine with 305 PS (224kW) at 6500 rpm and 440 Nm of torque [...]

This was posted under category: Ford Tags: Focus Rs, Ford Focus, Geneva Motorshow, Mazda Mps

VW middle east 2008 sales rise 23%

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:50 by Arman Barari No Comments

Volkswagen Middle East has announced that it set a new record with regional sales exceeding 11,000 vehicles in 2008, an increase of 23% compared to 2007. The Touareg was the most popular Volkswagen car in the Middle East, representing 28% of VW’s total sales for 2008. Following closely behind was the Jetta, which contributed to [...]

This was posted under category: Middle East, VW Tags: market, Middle East, Volkswagen

Tramontana for sale at Alain Class!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:40 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

Cars like Bugatti Veyron fbg or Lambo Reventon or SL65 Black are daily business stuffs for Alain Class Motors, one of the most prestigious dealers in mid-east, but with this one they’ve just gone berserk!! The Spanish Tramontana, a car which came out in 2007 and was the pinnacle of crazy engineering! Powered by a [...]

This was posted under category: Exotics, Middle East Tags: Alainclass, Open Wheeler, Supercars, Tramontana, Uae

Bentley to launch Bio-fuel supercar based on Continental

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:01 by Arman Barari No Comments

Bentley is teasing a new model, to be launched at Geneva Motorshow, which they say is the fastest car ever produced by the British firm. In fact it is the extreme Bentley. The GT Continental-based car, like supercar Koenigsegg CCXR runs on Ethanol which makes it even faster than the GT Speed which has 600hp [...]

This was posted under category: Bentley Tags: 2009, Bentley, Bentley Continental, bio-fuel, Geneva Motorshow

New leaked pictures of Mercedes E-Class Coupe

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 16:40 by Arman Barari No Comments

A few days ago some official leaked pictures of the forthcoming Mercedes E-Class Coupe hit the web, and, well, here’s another round! Mercedes will reveal the car  very soon but nevertheless having an early look is fun! The new Coupe will launch with E350 model with 292hp while further variants will follow in autumn. The [...]

This was posted under category: Mercedes Benz, Spyshots Tags: 2010, eclass coupe, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes E Class

2010 Toyota Camry does 33MPG

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 16:26 by Arman Barari No Comments

Looks like the horsepower war ( at least in family cars segment!) has turned to MPG war! So new facelifted 2010 Toyota Camry had to do something about it to keep up with the Americans, as almost all of their new sedans are capable of more than 30mpg. Now Camry has joined the club with [...]

This was posted under category: Toyota Tags: 2010, Toyota, Toyota Camry

Ford Mondeo by MR Motorsport

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 16:05 by Arman Barari No Comments

MR Motorsport, a Volvo specialist tuner from Germany have tried their hands on a new brand, the Ford Mondeo. And there is a very good reason for that because this Mondeo uses a 2.5 liter 5cylinder turbocharged engine from Volvo. With a 40hp increase, the MR Mondeo is now developing 260hp and 400 nm of [...]

This was posted under category: Ford, Tuning Tags: Ford, Ford Mondeo, Tuning, Volvo