Archive for January, 2010

Teaser: 2011 Audi A1 design explained

Monday, January 18, 2010 16:19 by Arman Barari No Comments

Yes there’s a new teaser of 2011 Audi A1 out! The previous one was about it’s LED lights being inspired by the wings of an eagle. That was useless to be honest! But this one’s better. It explain the car’s design which sounds interesting. It also reveals one of the most boring facts in the [...]

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2011 Kia Sportage pictures leaked

Monday, January 18, 2010 16:01 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

Well, not actual pictures! They are a bunch of black & white prints made for EU’s patent office, but nevertheless, they’re quite revealing. And the first impression if indeed WOW! Not that it’s a very great looking car, but considering the model it will replace you have to say it’s really something! Kia is apparently [...]

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Video: Lingenfelter ZR1 9 second quarter-mile

Sunday, January 17, 2010 11:08 by Arman Barari No Comments

I remember in the past decade, Lingenfelter-tuned Corvettes were among the fastest cars in the world. Now though, they seem to be overshadowed by power-crazed German tuners. But turns out they can still cut it, pretty damn well! To prove their expertise, they recently took one of their 739 hp modified Corvette ZR1s to Maryland [...]

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2011 BMW 3-Series Coupe & Convertible Revealed

Sunday, January 17, 2010 10:50 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

BMW revealed details and pictures of new 3-Series Coupe and Convertible, which feature a subtle facelift, tweaked powertrain for the 328i, as well as a new turbocharged six-cylinder engine for the 335i models.  Known as the N55, this turbo engine is a 3.0 liter six-cylinder inline. BMW is still reluctant to try V6, but it’s [...]

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New MINI models for 2010

Saturday, January 16, 2010 9:04 by Arman Barari No Comments

For the new year Mini is offering new variants of the Cooper as well as new and upgraded engines, plus new options and customization packages. There’s an all-new 1.6 liter engine which replaces the 1.4, and will be offered in different versions with all cars in the range including First, One, Cooper and Cooper S [...]

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2010 BMW X1 gets two new engines

Saturday, January 16, 2010 8:28 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

BMW’s smallest SUV has been around for a while now, and we are still waiting for its design to grow on us! For the new year, the company has announced two new variants of this car featuring two new petrol engines. There’s the sDrive18i with a 150hp four-cylinder, and the xDrive25i with a 218hp six-cylinder. [...]

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Toyota Mark X Concept G Sports

Friday, January 15, 2010 18:47 by Arman Barari No Comments

Another product of Toyota’s newly developed G Sports Conversion Program that we’ve just been talking about, is this Lexus IS lookalike called the Mark X Concept. Set for debut at 2010 Tokyo Autosalon, it follows the same recipe as the FT-86, which is a taking an innocent concept car and going berserk with it! But [...]

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