Archive for February, 2009

Mugen bodykit for Honda Insight

Monday, February 9, 2009 7:48 by Arman Barari No Comments

Honda’s in-house tuner Mugen has prepared a new styling kit for the Insight hybrid. It’s a bit weird though because the whole point of a bodykit is to make the car look more sporty but ‘Hybrid’ and ‘Sporty’ can never really team up, specially with that fat a$$ it really don’t work! Read More… Anyhow, [...]

This was posted under category: Honda, Tuning Tags: Green Motoring, Honda, Honda Insight, Hybrid, mugen, Tuning

Bugatti Type 57S Atalante sold-$4.4 million

Monday, February 9, 2009 7:24 by Arman Barari No Comments

You have probably heard about the ultra-rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante, property of late Dr. Harold Carr which had been found after his death in his stinky garage in a farm. The car was in a poor condition but nevertheless it was believed to set a high record when it goes for auction. And [...]

This was posted under category: Bugatti, Classics Tags: Auction, Bugatti, classic

Chevrolet Cruze hopes for good sales in middle east

Sunday, February 8, 2009 15:13 by Arman Barari No Comments

General Motors is satisfied with people’s feedback on the new Chevrolet Cruze which made its regional debut at Abu dhabi motorshow. Most people liked the styling of the Cruze which looks much more contemporary in comparison to the old Chevrolet saloons. The car will go on sale within months and will come with two VVT [...]

This was posted under category: Chevrolet, Middle East Tags: Abu Dhabi Motorshow, Chevrolet Cruze, Gm, Middle East

Range Rover Sport Coupe by ARK

Sunday, February 8, 2009 10:05 by Arman Barari No Comments

About four months ago we had the LSE Range Rover Sport Coupe, which was basically a very good idea but the outcome was far less good as the original car. Now another British tuner called ARK ReDesign has come up with this car. Unlike LSE they didn’t mess with the handsome look of the car, [...]

This was posted under category: Land Rover, Tuning Tags: Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Tuning, Uae

Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond interview

Saturday, February 7, 2009 15:56 by Arman Barari No Comments

Top Gear guys are in Australia ( only Jezza and Hamster, save the captain slow, according to Jeremy he would be lost and killed if he’d come!) to promote the Top Gear Live event and they’ve attend an interview where they’ve talked about many things! Jeremy, just what a cool guy he is! and he [...]

This was posted under category: Offbeat, Videos Tags: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, Top Gear

Shelby Super Snake Prudhomme – Street legal dragster!

Saturday, February 7, 2009 15:41 by Arman Barari No Comments

Carroll Shelby has teamed up with an old buddy of him, Don ‘The Snake’ Prudhomme and these fellas prepared an old school tuning package for the Mustang Shelby GT500 and the goal of this project is to make a dragster for everyday use! You can have it on every GT500 from 2007 to 2010 models. [...]

This was posted under category: Ford, Tuning Tags: Carroll Shelby, Dragster, Ford, Mustang Gt500, Mustang Shelby Gt500, Tuning

1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa to be auctioned

Saturday, February 7, 2009 15:00 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

What you see here is a 1957 Ferrari ‘pontoon-fender’ 250Testa Rossa, an ultra-rare jewel which is going to be auctioned this year on May 17 in Maranello, Italy and is set to to break the world record! Last year a much newer 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder has been auctioned for a whopping [...]

This was posted under category: Classics, Ferrari Tags: 2009, Auction, Ferrari, Ferrari 250 Gt, Scaglietti