Archive for July, 2010

2011 Chevrolet Volt Pricing Starts At $41,000 – Sort Of!

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 17:39 by Arman Barari No Comments

As promised General Motors revealed the official pricing of the Chevrolet Volt, the revolutionary electric vehicle with extended-range capability, which can be ordered starting from today. As for the MSRP, well it starts at $41,000, but it could be $33,500! You see GM has counted on the federal tax credit, which ranges from $0-$7,500. But [...]

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Mercedes Vito E-Cell Electric Van

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 17:13 by Arman Barari 3 Comments

As it turns out Mercedes believes in electricity as the best replacement for fossil fuels and they are hard at work developing their E-Cell systems which can be used in a wide range of vehicles from the supersport Mercedes SLS E-Cell to this, the Vito Van. It is the first production battery-electric van and offers [...]

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Mercedes CL65 AMG Widebody by Expression Motorsport

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 16:12 by Arman Barari No Comments

Although Mercedes recently revealed a new facelifted version of the CL-Class and CL65 AMG, Expression Motorsport released a new kit for the discontinued version. That might help the car to remain fascinating for buyers for few more months, specially those who like posh and flash cars, because EM’s widebody treatment is excessively showy. Read More… [...]

This was posted under category: Mercedes Benz, Tuning Tags: CL65 AMG, Expression Motorsport, Mercedes Benz

Official: MINI Returns To WRC From 2011

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 15:58 by Arman Barari No Comments

MINI officially confirmed their big comeback to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) from 2011, but unlike the old days they are not really mini! The car that is set to compete in WRC is their new crossover, the Countryman. It is currently being developed i collaboration with the best name in business, Prodrive. Read [...]

This was posted under category: Mini, Motorsport Tags: Mini, Mini Countryman, Prodrive, WRC

2011 Audi A7 Sportback UK Pricing Announced

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 15:46 by Arman Barari No Comments

Audi has already announced that the magnificent A7 Sportback will cost from 51,650 euros in Europe when it goes on sale this fall. And now they have confirmed pricing of the car for the RHD UK version. The car gets the same engines and options as the other markets, and starts from £42,925 (or £43,745 [...]

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2011 Ford Explorer Pricing Revealed

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 15:32 by Arman Barari No Comments

Although the new Ford Explorer has been revealed to the public just yesterday, already the pricing of the car for the 3.5-liter V6 models has been announced. These models can be had with FWD or 4WD systems, and have 290 horsepower and 255 lb.-ft. of torque to play with. There’s also three trim levels available [...]

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German Grand Prix Cost Ferrari An Extra $100,000!

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 15:11 by Arman Barari No Comments

Slightly older Formula 1 fans clearly remember that Austrian Grand Prix in which Rubens Barrichello was instructed by the Ferrari team boss to let Schumacher pass him and win the race. Well, they did it again! This time in 2010 German Grand Prix in Hockenheim they ordered the other Brazilian Flipe Massa to slow down [...]

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