Archive for February, 2011

Saab At 2011 Geneva Motor Show

Thursday, February 24, 2011 15:33 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

Saab announced the lineup for 2011 Geneva Motor Show, which is a special event for them in the first year of independence. Along with the 9-5 and 9-3 range, Saab will also show a concept car hinting at the future design language. Read More… The new Saab 9-5 SportWagon and the SportCombi as shown in [...]

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Infiniti M35h UK Pricing Announced

Thursday, February 24, 2011 15:07 by Arman Barari No Comments

Infiniti has confirmed Pricing of the new M35h or M hybrid as some call it. We already know that the US MSRP for this car is $53,700. In the UK they’ve priced it from £46,840. Read More… That sounds like a lot, but then the M35h is a premium car in the first place and [...]

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British Coachbuilder Buys Spyker

Thursday, February 24, 2011 14:48 by Arman Barari No Comments

As Saab s celebrating its first year of independence, their owner Spyker is selling its whole car business to CPP Global Holdings, a premium coachbuilding company based in Coventry, UK. Read More… Now we and some other people thought Spyker is doing well when they acquired Saab, and to be honest they are. So this [...]

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Porsche Semper Vivus At Geneva Motor Show

Thursday, February 24, 2011 14:35 by Arman Barari No Comments

We thought that Porsche’s main star at this year’s Geneva Motor Show will be a hybrid sportscar of the Panamera hybrid. But turns out it is a 111-year-old hybrid called the Semper Vivus! Read More… Well, not exactly that, but a recreation of the world’s first functional full hybrid car. The Semper Vivus which means [...]

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Hyundai ix20 Awarded Five Star EuroNCAP Rating

Thursday, February 24, 2011 14:14 by Arman Barari No Comments

The newest small Hyundai of them all proved to be just as brilliant as other new models by the Korean car maker from the get go. Hyundai ix20 has just been awarded five star safety rating by EuroNCAP, which is a good achievement for a B-segment MPV. Read More… The car received a class-leading score [...]

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Nissan Juke Gets Five Star EuroNCAP Rating

Thursday, February 24, 2011 14:03 by Arman Barari 2 Comments

Nissan’s funny looking crossover, the Juke, has been quite successful since its launch. That’s partly due to its insane looks, and partly because it is actually a very fine car. The Five Star Euro NCAP Rating further confirms that. Read More… The Juke scored an 87 per cent adult protection rating and 81 per cent [...]

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Alpina B5 Touring Debuts at Geneva Motor Show

Thursday, February 24, 2011 7:18 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

BMW’s most charismatic tuner Alpina announced the new B5 Bi-Turbo Touring based on the 2011 BMW 5 series Touring for debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Read More… This estate version of the B5 sedan features the same amazing treatment and gets the twin-turbocharged 4.4 liter V8 that delivers 507 PS and more than [...]

This was posted under category: Bmw, Tuning Tags: Alpina B5, Bmw 5 Series, Geneva Motor Show