Archive for June, 2010
Zenvo ST1 – First Test, First Crash
Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:59 by Bruno Silva No CommentsPrototype of the first super-sporty Danish car crashed in his first ‘trip’ in Jyllandsringen, Denmark. Everyone was looking to admire the capacity of the 1104 horsepower extracted from the supercharged V8, but the first prototype of the super-sporty Dane had a close encounter with a wall! All this happened during the first road tests in [...]
Lexus and Toyota chief test driver died in an accident
Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:33 by Bruno Silva No CommentsHiromu Naruse died while testing the LFA Nurburgring Package outskirts of Nurburgring, Germany. Hiromu Naruse, an engineer responsible for the testing division of Toyota and Lexus, died on Wednesday while testing a special edition of the super-sporty Lexus – LFA Nurburgring Package – on the outskirts of Nurburgring, Germany. Naruse, 67 years old, collided head [...]
Tesla announces new models based on the Model S
Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:22 by Bruno Silva No CommentsTesla unveiled its production plans for the future during a presentation in Wall Street, where it became clear the intention of the U.S. manufacturer to develop, on the same platform as the Model S, a cabriolet, a minivan and a crossover. All the new models will have the battery installed below the bottom of the [...]
Skoda Fabia Greenline II Does 83 MPG
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 17:04 by Arman Barari No CommentsSkoda has launched their greenest production model ever in the UK market today. It’s the Fabia Greenline II powered by a three-cylinder turbocharged 1.2 TDI CR engine with 75 hp, and featuring DPF common rail system and stop-start function,and energy recuperation. So it has an incredible average fuel consumption of 83.1 mpg (combined cycle) and [...]
H&R Tweaks 2010 Renault Megane CC
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 16:54 by Arman Barari 1 CommentAs usual suspension specialist H&R came up with an adjustment kit for a brand-new car. This time it’s the 2010 Renault Megane Coupe Cabriolet which receives a sport kit to become closer to the ground by 40 mm. And like all of their other works, it comes with different sets of wheel spacers for the [...]
International Engine of the Year – Volkswagen Group is the big winner
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 16:48 by Bruno Silva 1 CommentGerman brands have dominated this year’s “International Engine of the Year ‘, which distinguishes the best engines of the year. The Volkswagen group won four classes, including the one that rewards the best of new engines released last year (Best New Engine of the Year) with the new flat-six cylinders and 3.8 litres by Porsche. [...]
Seat Leon Cupra WCE Edition For Switzerland
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 16:46 by Arman Barari No CommentsUsually the best of hot hatchbacks including special editions are UK-only, but this Seat is exclusive for the Swiss market, and it’s quite hot! Based on the Leon Cupra R, it’s called the WCE (World Champion Edition) R310, and comes with an ABT-tuned version of Seat’s 2.0 liter TSI engine with 310 hp. That makes [...]








