Archive for September, 2010

Video: Hennessey V700 CTS-V Coupe On Dyno

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 15:50 by Arman Barari No Comments

Hennessey recently put their Cadillac CTS-V equipped with the V700 power package on the dyno, and arrived at astonishing results. The car’s deeply modified supercharged V8 which has 552 hp as standard managed to put down 598 rear wheel horsepower and 631 lb-ft of torque on 93 octane pump gas. It also generates a superb [...]

This was posted under category: Cadillac, Tuning, Videos Tags: Cadillac Cts V, Hennessey, Videos

Chevrolet Caprice Beats Fellow PPVs In Tests

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 15:29 by Arman Barari No Comments

There’s a competition going on between the Detroit’s big three, GM – Ford – Chrysler, to see who makes a better Police Patrol Vehicle for the US law enforcement. And as it turns out, the Chevrolet Caprice from General Motors currently has the edge. In driving tests, the experts found the Caprice better than Ford [...]

This was posted under category: Chevrolet Tags: Chevrolet, Chevrolet Caprice, police cars

2011 Kia Optima US Specs

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 15:14 by Arman Barari No Comments

The all-new 2011 Kia Optima midsize sedan has been launched in America to make life harder for Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Hyundai Genesis. The new Optima is built on upon a brand-new platform and is longer, wider and lower than the car it replaces. It comes with a long list of standard and optional [...]

This was posted under category: Kia Tags: Kia, Kia Optima

Superchips Range Rover Sport TDV6

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 14:56 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

Superchips UK released yet another great ECU upgrade package, this for the TDV6 Range Rover and Land Rover model equipped with the 3.0 liter V6 diesel engine, including the Sport HSE and Discovery LR4, model year 2009 onwards. The electronic gurus of Superchips managed to find an extra 30 bhp / 67Nm by fiddling with [...]

This was posted under category: Range Rover, Tuning Tags: Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Superchips

Smart eScooter At 2010 Paris Motor Show

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 14:43 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

Smart, the company that makes those famous two-seater city cars, is now developing scooters. And just any scooters, they are the eScooters! It is powered by an electric drivetrain similar to the one that they use in the smart fortwo electric car, but since it’s just a scooter it only has 4kW, which gives it [...]

This was posted under category: Green Motoring Tags: Paris Motor Show, Smart

Anderson Germany Ferrari F430 Scuderia

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 7:58 by Arman Barari No Comments

Dusseldorf-based tuner Anderson Germany has established itself as a tuning giant by releasing packages for Lamborghini and Ferrari models. Their latest project is based on the Ferrari F430 Scuderia which has been enhanced both visually and mechanically. The Scud’s engine is boosted 575 hp, which is 60 more than the standard. Read More… It is [...]

This was posted under category: Ferrari, Tuning Tags: Anderson, Ferrari, Ferrari F430, Scuderia

BMW X5 By Mansory

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 7:20 by Arman Barari No Comments

When Koroush Mansory started his business as a tuner, he said that they will only modify high-end cars and won’t work on major manufacturers’ cars. They used to provide parts for different tuners, so tuning Mercedes or BMW models for example would upset their partners. Now though that Mansory has got his feet grounded as [...]

This was posted under category: Bmw, Tuning Tags: Bmw, Bmw X5, Mansory