Archive for June, 2009

Porsche 997 GT2 by Switzer Performance

Monday, June 8, 2009 17:19 by Arman Barari No Comments

The creators of the 1000hp SLEDGEHAMMER now has come up with a lighter more sensible package for the Porsche GT2, only 800hp! They have not announced any performance figures yet, maybe because they couldn’t find anyone with enough bravery to drive this animal. The regular GT2 with 530 hp is so wild and unforgiving, now [...]

This was posted under category: Porsche, Tuning Tags: Garret Turbochargers, Porsche, Porsche 997 Gt2, Porsche Gt2, Switzer Performance, Tuning

Video: BMW X1 Prototype in action

Monday, June 8, 2009 17:00 by Arman Barari No Comments

A while ago BMW invited a number of motoring journalists to try out the new BMW X1 prototype on some not so tough surfaces! before its official debut. Now there is a video of the car doing that sort of stuff in Mallorca. These pictures and videos are actually teasers of the upcoming X1 as [...]

This was posted under category: Bmw, Videos Tags: Bmw, Bmw X1, Prototype, Video Teaser

Renderings: 2010 Toyota RAV4

Monday, June 8, 2009 16:52 by Arman Barari 10 Comments

Toyota RAV4 is a very important car. It is hugely popular specially in far and middle east and is a key product for the Japanese car maker. The current model which is the third generation of the car is getting old and Toyota is planing a complete makeover for it. We’ve already had some rendered [...]

This was posted under category: Toyota Tags: 2010 RAV4, Lexus Rx, Renderings, Toyota, Toyota Rav4

Turkish GP results: Button wins again!

Sunday, June 7, 2009 14:04 by Arman Barari No Comments

Yes he won the Turkish Grand Prix as well with a comfortable 6 seconds lead over Mark Webber. Good for him but there is a problem here, he is making Formula1 quite boring again! Like when Schumacher was winning every single race. It’s worse this time though, because in Ferrari time most people had passion [...]

This was posted under category: Formula1 News Tags: 2009 Turkish GP result, Formula 1, Grand Prix, Jenson Button

2010 Chevrolet Camaro – Gulf Specs

Sunday, June 7, 2009 13:42 by Arman Barari No Comments

2010 Chevrolet Camaro has made its Middle East debut in the UAE and will be on sale across the region from August. The new Camaro in the Gulf starts from AED 120,000 for the LT model with a 3.6 liter V6. There is also the top of the line  SS model which is powered by [...]

This was posted under category: Camaro, Middle East Tags: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Camaro UAE, Gm, Gulf Specs, Uae

Porsche-Qatar: The deal is almost sealed

Sunday, June 7, 2009 7:33 by Arman Barari No Comments

The gulf state of Qatar has been studying buying some big stakes in the German sportscar maker, Porsche since April. The negotiations went back and forth and now it seems that they are arriving at a conclusion. Still, Porsche which is desperately in need of money to pay debts, offering two options to the Arabs. [...]

This was posted under category: Middle East, Porsche Tags: Middle East, Porsche, Porsche Qatar Deal, qatar, VW

Video: Aston Martin DBS Volante walkaround

Saturday, June 6, 2009 19:16 by Arman Barari No Comments

The new jaw-dropping drop-top Aston Martin DBS Volante has made its U.S. debut in Miami and Topspeed has a nice high definition video of the car in which Aston’s Director of Design Mareck Reichman explains some of the exquisite details  in this unbelievably beautiful car. The tweaked 6.0 liter V12 engine with 510 hp in [...]

This was posted under category: Aston Martin, Videos Tags: Aston Martin, Aston Martin Dbs, Aston Martin Dbs Volante, Supercars, Videos