Archive for August, 2009

Ferrari 600 GTB in the works?

Monday, August 3, 2009 2:11 by Arman Barari No Comments

Earlier this year some spyshots of a weird test mule based on the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti emerged, so it’s clear that Ferrari is working on a new Grand Tourer. Also recently on their website, a ‘Coming Soon’ box appeared with 600 GTB written under it! Although Ferrari has removed it, but it’s another proof that [...]

This was posted under category: Ferrari Tags: Ferrari, Ferrari 599 Gtb, Ferrari 600 GTB

Tuning: IND BMW E93 Silverstone II

Sunday, August 2, 2009 14:34 by Arman Barari No Comments

IND Silverstone II BMW M3 E93 convertible is one of those discrete and classy tuning jobs. You can barely even notice the differences between this and the standard M3, and that’s cool! But if you look closer you notice that IND BMW has a new front lip, a new diffuser, BBS wheels, and when you [...]

This was posted under category: Bmw, Tuning Tags: Bmw, Bmw M3 E92, IND Silverstone II

Lamborghini Middle East sales down by 30 percent

Sunday, August 2, 2009 3:54 by Arman Barari No Comments

Middle East and specifically Gulf countries have always been one of the major markets for Lamborghini. But as the waves of global economic downturn hit this wealthy region, like other parts of the world, sales of luxury goods started to decline. Lamborghini has felt that quit badly. This year their first-half profits was £4.6 million, [...]

This was posted under category: Lamborghini, Middle East Tags: Lamborghini, Middle East

2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Vehicle Unveiled

Sunday, August 2, 2009 1:41 by Arman Barari 3 Comments

Nissan recently announced its own all-electric platform, and now they revealed an all-electric hatchback called LEAF which is going to be mass produced and will go on sale in Japan, Europe and America in 2010. Leaf’s electric motor is capable of  80kW/280Nm, and its lithium-ion batteries can generate more than 90kW. It also gives good [...]

This was posted under category: Green Motoring, Nissan Tags: Electric Vehicle, Nissan, Nissan Leaf

Chevrolet Cruze Bumblebee Edition by Irmsher

Sunday, August 2, 2009 1:17 by Arman Barari No Comments

Looks like Chevrolet’s ties with Transformers movie is not restricted to Camaro only! In cooperation with tuner Irmsher, Chevrolet has prepared a Bumblebee edition of the its mid-size saloon, the Cruze. It does not come with the original color scheme of the Camaro bumblebee, but if you are a die hard fan who cannot afford [...]

This was posted under category: Chevrolet, Tuning Tags: Chevrolet, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Cruze Bumblebee Edition, Irmsher

BMW 5-series GT with Hamann wheels

Saturday, August 1, 2009 12:24 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

Not sure if this is a sort of teaser for Hamann’s tuning package for the yet-to-be-released BMW 5-series GT, or they have inadvertently picked an ugly car to show off their rims collection! What you see here is a5er GT with four different  set of wheels from Hamann. And they’re all nice, but honestly they [...]

This was posted under category: Bmw, Tuning Tags: Bmw, Bmw 5 series GT, Hamann

Michael Schumacher can test Ferrari F60 – Says FOTA

Saturday, August 1, 2009 12:05 by Arman Barari No Comments

Since Michael Schumacher is back on track for tests and practices in order to get in shape for the upcoming European Grand Prix in Valencia, he’s been driving a privately owned 2007 F1 car provided by the team’s ‘F1 Clienti’ division. But following Ferrari’s request, FOTA has agreed that Schumi can have a one-off test [...]

This was posted under category: Ferrari, Formula1 News Tags: Felipe Massa, Formula 1, Fota, Michael Schumacher