Archive for November, 2011

Caterham Group Announces New Business Plan

Monday, November 28, 2011 17:37 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

Caterham Cars is one of the few surviving British sportscar makers from the olden days. Now it’s turning into a proper brand under the parent company Caterham Group. Read More… The umbrella brand was announced at the Brazil Grand Prix in Sao Paulo by Group CEO, Riad Asmat as the parent company name for the [...]

This was posted under category: Exotics Tags: Caterham

iPhone’s Siri Starts A Car – Video

Monday, November 28, 2011 17:18 by Arman Barari No Comments

You are probably familiar with Siri, iPhone 4S’ personal assistant. The best thing about this feature is that it can be hacked to do some unusual things you don’t really expect it to do. A dude for example has hacked it so it can start his Acura! Read More… It seems kinda roundabout really, because [...]

This was posted under category: Offbeat, Videos Tags: Siri, Videos

Lenco BearCat SWAT Car at Jay Leno’s Garage

Monday, November 28, 2011 17:04 by Arman Barari No Comments

Forget all Lambos, Ferraris, and Porches. This Lenco BearCat is by far and away the coolest car ever featured on Jay Leno’s Garage. It is the LAPD’s SWAT van, a fully-armored 9000 pounds truck with a revolving turret and a 6.7 liter twin-turbo diesel engine to move it around. Looking at that interior you can [...]

This was posted under category: Videos Tags: Jay Leno, police cars, Videos

Porsche Club GB 50th Anniversary Event – Video

Monday, November 28, 2011 16:27 by Arman Barari No Comments

Porsche Club Great Britain is the largest owner’s club after America and it recently celebrated its 0th anniversary with an action-packed event at Silverstone track, where their HQ is located at Porsche Experience Center. The collection of old and new Porsches in this large gathering is simply amazing. Porsche released a video overviewing the event [...]

This was posted under category: Porsche, Videos Tags: Porsche, UK, Videos

GRIP Reviews Porsche 991

Monday, November 28, 2011 16:11 by Arman Barari No Comments

RTL GRIP’s Matthias Malmedie goes to California to try out the new 2012 Porsche 991. As always, it’s a detailed review of the car, but this being Matthias it’s not boring. Granted, the German commentary is a bit of a bugger, but you don’t need to understand the language to enjoy views of this properly [...]

This was posted under category: Porsche, Videos Tags: Porsche, Porsche 991, Videos

Alfa Romeo MiTo Goes Balloon Popping!

Monday, November 28, 2011 16:01 by Arman Barari No Comments

Alfa Romeo UK’s latest publicity stunt is a good one. They decided to have a crack at the world record for popping balloons, which is clever as never before have so many balloons been burst by one car alone. Read More… They’ve also launched a Facebook competition for it. The stunt driver Terry Grant has [...]

This was posted under category: Alfa Romeo, Videos Tags: Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo MiTo, Videos

Hamann Range Rover V8 Supercharged

Monday, November 28, 2011 15:37 by Arman Barari No Comments

For those who are not satisfied with the Range Rover’s bling factor, Hamann has come up with a new tuning kit that does the job. Read More… The once classy and dignified Range Rover is ruined with a massively show-offy body kit that begins with a white grille and ends with a pair of huge [...]

This was posted under category: Range Rover, Tuning Tags: Hamann, Range Rover