Archive for August, 2011

2012 Hyundai Veloster Pricing Announced

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 17:14 by Arman Barari No Comments

Hyundai priced its sporty new Veloster in America from $17,300 for the manual, and $18,550 for the one with EcoShift Dual Clutch. Read More… That’s cheaper than almost all its rivals, and a whole two grand cheaper than the closest rival, Honda CR-Z. The CR-Z is a hybrid of course, but the Veloster with its [...]

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Red Bull Tests Austin F1 Track, A Bit Too Early!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 15:56 by Arman Barari 2 Comments

Red Bull Racing American tour which started at Willow Springs, and with Tom Cruise at the wheel, continues as they visit Austin Formula 1 race track n Texas, the home to the next American Grand Prix. They arrive a bit early though, cuz you see the track still doesn’t exist as such! They’ve implemented the [...]

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Ford Focus Street Art Makeover

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 12:02 by Arman Barari No Comments

Six street artists used a public studio in the Scottish city of Glasgow to create a one of a kind Ford Focus art car. Read More… This temporary public ‘studio’ was located just outside the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in Buchanan Street, so it was kinda relevant. The artists, Lyken, FiST, Syrkus, Rue 5, Death [...]

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Project Kahn Ferrari California Monza

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 11:30 by Arman Barari No Comments

Afzal Kahn, who these days work on any cars from Jeep to Maybach, decided Ferrari California could use a little tweaking. Read More… They call this treatment the 2+2 S-A Kahn Monza Edition, because of the Kahn Design forged Monza wheels finished in matt black (size 9 x 21 front and 12 x 22 rear). [...]

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Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Specs

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 11:12 by Arman Barari No Comments

Aston Martin confirmed technical specifications of 2012 V12 Vantage GT3, the car that replaces the successful DBRS9. Read More… In terms of power there will be little difference between the two, as the Vantage gets the same modified 6.0 liter V12 based on the production engine, with 600 bhp with 700 Nm of torque. It [...]

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2012 Toyota Camry Video Galore

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 8:08 by Arman Barari 2 Comments

Today is of course the 2012 Toyota Camry day. So after getting to know the car in details, and its pace car version, why not checking out all the versions of it, including the NASCAR racer, in these collection of videos. All the variants of the car are featured, even a review of the Camry [...]

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Tom Cruise Drives Red Bull F1 Car

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 7:58 by Arman Barari 3 Comments

In what was one of the coolest Red Bull publicity stunts, they put Tom Cruise behind the wheel of an F1 car at Willow Springs circuit. Read More… The star of Top Gun, Mission Impossible, and Top Gear’s reasonably priced car, showed great performance behind the wheel of the 850-horsepower Formula 1 car as well, [...]

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