Archive for March, 2011

Video: Journalist Crashes Ferrari FF

Friday, March 25, 2011 8:37 by Arman Barari 2 Comments

Oh man! That’s bad. I can tell how excited he was being chosen as one of the few journalists from the world’s best known automotive media to go and drive the new Ferrari FF in its first press event. And it was going all peachy, the sun was out, the road was clear, and the [...]

This was posted under category: Ferrari, Videos Tags: Ferrari, Ferrari FF, Videos

Video: 2012 Nissan GTR Nurburgring Lap Record

Thursday, March 24, 2011 17:49 by Arman Barari No Comments

Finally, there’s a video of 2012MY Nissan GTR round Nurburgring Nordschleife which give us a confirmed lap record of 7 minutes 24.22 seconds. So if you do some math, the 2012 model’s extra 38 hp over the 2011 model has bought it nearly two and a half seconds! That is a staggering difference, in motorsport [...]

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Video: Ferrari FF V12 GDI Engine In Details

Thursday, March 24, 2011 17:16 by Arman Barari No Comments

With the FF Ferrari is relying heavily on web to promote the car and explain its new features, and it’s got a whole lot of new features. a while ago we had an animation explaining the car’s 4RM all-wheel-drive system, and here’s anew episode providing an in-depth look of the FF’s new V12 GDI engine. [...]

This was posted under category: Ferrari, Videos Tags: Ferrari, Ferrari FF, Videos

Ken Block Rally Of Portugal Crash Video

Thursday, March 24, 2011 16:53 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

Ken Block is awesome! Even when he is not doing his Gymkhana thing you can expect him to entertain you every time he gets behind the wheel of car. His latest trick though was not intentional, but still magnificent. Here’s the footage of his crash at Rally de Portugal shakedown run, and as you see [...]

This was posted under category: Ford, Motorsport, Videos Tags: Ken Block, Videos, WRC

Brilliant Transportation Mercedes Sprinter Van

Thursday, March 24, 2011 16:28 by Arman Barari 2 Comments

The ongoing trend for converting vans into super deluxe mans of transportation continues with this, the Mercedes Sprinter Brilliant Van. No that’s the actual name of the car! Read More… That’s because it’s made by a company called Brilliant Transportation, so you expect them to be really brilliant. Richard Fertig, the man behind Brilliant Transportation [...]

This was posted under category: Mercedes Benz Tags: Mercedes Benz, Sprinter Van

Kaspersky Internet Security Ferrari Edition

Thursday, March 24, 2011 16:07 by Arman Barari No Comments

You may remember last year we told you about Ferrari’s partnership with Kaspersky Lab for promoting the brand on their Formula 1 cars. Now at the beginning of 2011 season, the antivirus makers release a special Ferrari Edition of Kaspersky Internet Security software. Read More… The Kaspersky Internet Security Special Ferrari edition was launched today [...]

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Kia Exports 10 Millionth Vehicle

Thursday, March 24, 2011 15:40 by Arman Barari No Comments

Kia Motors achieves another significant production milestone as a Snow White Pearl Optima sedan embarks on a journey to USA. This is the 10,000,000th vehicle the South Korean firm exports. Read More… Last year Kia Motors posted USD11.2 billion in exports and accounted for 2.4% of all South Korean exports. During the past six years [...]

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