Archive for October, 2010

2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid In America

Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:41 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

Porsche America, preparing the launch of their hybrid model in the US, announced a significant fuel savings in all its new-generation Cayenne models. The new gen with its ultra-efficient powertrains and new eight-speed Tiptronic S automatic transmission with automatic stop/start function, resulted in reductions of 20 to 21 percent in its overall EPA fuel economy [...]

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Custom Ford Mustangs At 2010 SEMA Show

Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:25 by Arman Barari No Comments

After revealing their lineup of Fiestas, Explorers, F-Series pickups and other cars, it was time for Ford to unveil the convoy of custom 2011 Mustangs prepared to take the stage by storm at 2010 SEMA show in Las Vegas. At the top of the list we have the new Mustang Boss 302 leading the way [...]

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Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 Sells For £2.9 million

Thursday, October 28, 2010 9:46 by Arman Barari No Comments

The Aston Martin DB5 is one of the most beautiful and desirable classic cars usually selling for millions every time it pops up at auctions. This one though, offered by RM Auctions, is a bit more special as it was the star of James Bond movies, Goldfinger and Thunderball, driven by Sean Connery. So it’s [...]

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High-Tech Sunscreen For Corvette ZR1

Thursday, October 28, 2010 9:31 by Arman Barari No Comments

Yep, your car needs sunscreen too! Well, only if it has exposed carbon fiber bits. You see, the sun degrades the material that are not protected with paint, so you couldn’t have the cool looks of exposed-weave carbon fiber in your production car. But now GM engineers have come up with a solution, applied on [...]

This was posted under category: Chevrolet, Corvette Tags: Corvette, Corvette Zr1, Gm

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Now Open To Public

Thursday, October 28, 2010 9:05 by Arman Barari No Comments

Well, not quite! It was supposed to be fully open to the public from October 28, but currently United Arab Emirates is mourning death of the ruler of Ras al-Khaimah, one of the high ranking royalties, therefore the opening ceremony is postponed. They only gave a preview to the international press, revealing some of the [...]

This was posted under category: Ferrari, Middle East Tags: Abu Dhabi, Ferrari, Ferrari Theme Park, Videos

Citroen Metropolis Heading Into Production As DS9

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 15:57 by Arman Barari 5 Comments

Finally! Citroen officials realized that the Metropolis is too good to remain just a concept car, so they’ve decided to put it into production and introduce the new DS9 class. The car was first introduced at Shanghai Motor Show in crunch time and to be honest no one expected Citroen to commit into making it. [...]

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Fiat 500 TwinAir Price

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 15:34 by Arman Barari No Comments

Fiat revealed pricing of the latest edition of the lively 500, which is powered by a two-cylinder TwinAir engine, as it gradually reaches the British market. This car has CO2 emissions of just 95g/km CO2 which means you don’t have to pay any congestion charge in London! And as for fuel consumption, it does a [...]

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