Archive for August, 2010

IIHS Top Safety Pick Award For 2011 Buick Regal

Monday, August 30, 2010 17:50 by Arman Barari No Comments

2011 Buick Regal is the seventh vehicle from General Motors to earn IIHS Top Safety Pick Award since the introduction of the new rollover test. Apparently GM cars have very strong roofs! The Regal with its standard electronic stability control achieved “Good” rating, which is the highest score possible, in front, side, rollover, and rear [...]

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Volvo Announced New 1.6 litre GTDi Engine

Monday, August 30, 2010 17:37 by Arman Barari No Comments

Volvo Cars, which is now a Chinese company, is expanding their GTDi (Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection) range by introducing a new 1.6 liter unit. It is available in two T3 and T4 formats and will be used Volvo S60 and V60. This engine develops 150 horsepower (110 kW) in the T3 and 180 horsepower (132 [...]

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Lumma CLR500 RS2 Based On 2011 BMW 5 Series

Monday, August 30, 2010 17:19 by Arman Barari No Comments

Lumma and their Russian partner Top Car waited till we get really close to Paris Motor Show where the new BMW M5 will be revealed, to drop this! The CLR500 RS2 is based on the BMW 5 Series and no matter what BMW will come up with, it cannot be as cool as this car. [...]

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Mazda Shinari Concept

Monday, August 30, 2010 17:02 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

As we know Mazda has forgone the current design language and here’s the first glimpse of the new one. The Mazda Shinari Concept will be shown at 2010 Paris Motor Show. The Shinari features a sleek and curvatious design very close to a four-door coupe. The car is a mix of Japanese traditional design and [...]

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2011 Citroen DS4 For Paris Motor Show

Monday, August 30, 2010 16:36 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

The latest model from Citroen’s stunning DS range is the 2011 DS4, to be presented at the upcoming Paris Motor Show as a production model, not a concept. The car features a dynamic and cool design like a DS should, but it’s also more practical and versatile than the DS3. Citroen calls it a multi-talented [...]

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Lotus Evora Cup GT4 Debuts

Saturday, August 28, 2010 18:08 by Arman Barari No Comments

After unveiling the Evora S and Evora IPS, Lotus has now put the spotlight on the Evora GT4, the racing version of the car, which is set for debut at this weekend (28th-29th August 2010) Nurburgring European GT4 Championships race. Lotus Motorsport has entered the Lotus Evora Cup/GT4 in the “Invitation” category in the hands [...]

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Video: BMW 1 Series M Coupe Teaser

Saturday, August 28, 2010 17:57 by Arman Barari No Comments

BMW is teasing the new 1 Series M Coupe one last time with this video which shows a very small part of the car. But this small part reveals the wheels, the shape of M Design bumper and some of the headlights. Even though it gets the M treatment, because it’s based on the 1-Series [...]

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