Archive for December, 2009
Ferrari working on hybrid 599 GTB
Thursday, December 24, 2009 15:47 by Arman Barari No CommentsEven a few months ago, every time we heard about new hybrid sportscars we were like Ah! they gonna be horrible! because of our prejudices regarding hybrids. But as it turned out these sort of cars are actually more powerful than the regular versions (thanks to the added electric motor) while offering better efficiency, so [...]
PPI Razor GTR Audi R8 in visible carbon fiber
Thursday, December 24, 2009 9:17 by Arman Barari No CommentsAt this year’s Dubai Motor Show Audi tuner PPI Automotive Design revealed a new edition of their Razor GTR based on Audi R8, in which every panel of the body is made of unpainted carbon fiber , just like Mansory’s Aston Martin Cyrus. This feature alone is super cool, and now with the Razor Widebody [...]
Lotus Exige S Type 72 – Special F1 Edition
Thursday, December 24, 2009 8:51 by Arman Barari No CommentsAs you know next year Lotus will be back in Formula 1 racing after some years of absence. Now to celebrate this, and also honoring the most successful F1 car ever, the Lotus Type 72 Formula One car which won 20 Grand Prix between 1970 and 1975, the Norfolk based company unveiled a special editoin [...]
2010 Kia Sorento with Cobra tuning
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 17:39 by Arman Barari No CommentsGerman tuner Cobra has released details of their package for the hot out of the oven 2010 Kia Sorento CUV. The main feature of this package is a new steel bar for the front of the car which is six-inches thick and has LED lights in it! Of course it is not gonna protect you [...]
UPDATE: Michael Schumacher Interview (video)
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 17:08 by Arman Barari No CommentsAs we reported a few hours ago, Michael Schumacher, returning to Formula 1, has officially signed a deal with Mercedes GP Petronas team for 2010 season. So the German team has a German lineup as well with Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, just like their ex-partner McLaren who signed Jensen Button and Lewis Hamilton. Now BBC [...]
Hybrid Nissan GT-R in the works
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 16:53 by Arman Barari No CommentsNissan GT-R is already known as an engineering marvel. It’s a sports coupe which offers extreme performance with convenience of a regular car. It manages to be both sporty and comfortable for everyday use. Now Nissan is going to make it green as well by developing a hybrid variant. Reportedly, GT-R Hybrid will use the [...]
China’s Geely successfully acquired Volvo
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 16:38 by Arman Barari No CommentsSo as SAAB is struggling to stay alive, the other Swedish car manufacturer Volvo is at least lucky to find a buyer. Chinese company Geely, a privately-owned automotive group, has officially announced that they’ve settled all substantive commercial terms with Ford Motor Company relating to the proposed acquisition of Volvo Car Corporation. We hope this [...]








