Apr 30, 2010

Video - Loaded BMW M3 CSL - Green Hell

Teaser-The LOADED BMW M3 CSL @ Nürburgring
Remember the Loaded BMW M3 CSL Supercharged that records and shaved more than five-seconds off the record time set by the illustrious Pagani Zonda F to set a shattering lap record of 7:22.8 around the Nurburgring with driver Richard Göransson behind the wheel back in 2007/08? Well we brings back the video here on how he drove around the Green Hell. The M3 CSL was eventually placed for "lowest bid wins" and it is for the charity which is open to everyone as long as they are 18 and above.  Well I'm not sure who won the bid and drove back home with this Monster, but for-sure, he or she must be the luckiest person on earth. Enjoy the Pictures and Video after the JUMP!

Apr 29, 2010

New Release - The New Alfa Romeo Giulietta

Alfa Romeo Released The New Giulietta For Euro-Market
Alfa Romeo has just released full details and a whole-rack of photos of their new five-door sports-hatch - the Alfa Romeo Giulietta following the unveiling at the Geneva International Motor-Show last month. The new Alfa Giulietta which is the second new Alfa Romeo's production vehicle (along-side MiTo)  will be alongside their segment rivals, the Ford Focus and the Volkswagen Golf.
More After The Jump!!

Apr 28, 2010

New Release - Lexus Brings Hybrid Bike To The UK

Lexus Introduced The Hybrid Bicycle To The UK

Latest News - Porsche Recalls All Panamera

Porsche To Recall All Panamera Sold Up To Date
Porsche SE announced today that all Porsche Panamera that has been sold till up to date to be recall due to sealbelt issue. The recall from the German automotive manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles is for the safety of the users.
READ MORE after the Jump!!

Apr 27, 2010

Beijing Motor Show - MG Zero Supermini Concept

 MG Reveals It's New Concept The MG ZERO At Beijing Motor Show
China-owned MG Group revealed it's new concept car the MG ZERO at the Beijing International Motor Show, as a small-compact concept car. According to them, the MG ZERO concept car are soon to be on the production line for MG Motors under the super-mini segment. 
MORE After the Jump!

New Release - Zagato Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa

Alfa Romeo Revealed TZ3 Corsa By Zagato
Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. had just revealed it's new 2010 racing special car, last weekend at the prestigious Villa D'Este Concours. The Alfa special TZ3 Corsa were designed and developed by Zagato SZ Design together with Alfa Romeo itself.
READ MORE after the Jump!

Latest News - Mercedes Brings Back The G-Class

The Returns Of Mercedes Benz G-Wagon
Mercedes Benz G Class recently celebrates it's 30th birthday in Stuttgart for being the oldest Mercedes Benz in production till now. After being absence from the UK market for ten-years, the German's G-Class will make a return to it's biggest right hand drive market in Autumn this year. The return will brings back the oldest Mercedes Benz line-up up to date with a new variant choice of the diesel engines or the supercharged petrol engines. MORE after the Jump!

New Release - 2010 Ford Fiesta S1600

Limited Edition Fiesta S1600
This sporty hatchback from Ford will soon be on the European and American market but it's going to be a limited edition hatchback. Ford revealed that for the UK market, they will only build 650 unit of these Fiesta S1600 with a market price starting £16,645.This Fiesta S1600 is based on the previous well-known Ford Fiesta Zetec-S which has a good run in the European and American market. It offers two-type of engines with different performance wise. MORE after the jump!

Apr 24, 2010

Video - Ferrari-Fastest At Nürburgring Nordschleife

 Ferrari Blast Nürburgring For New-Record
-Raffaele de Simone in Ferrari 599xx laps the Green Hell-
The Ferrari 599XX has blasted around the Nurburgring’s Norschleife circuit in record time, clocking a lap of just 6min 58sec - the first time a production-derived sports car has broken the 7-minute barrier.
The 772bhp V12 Ferrari, which costs around £1.2million, was piloted into the record books by Raffaele de Simone, one of Ferrari’s factory test drivers. 

Enjoy the Record Lap-Time Video on board by Ferrari.

Apr 23, 2010

New - Volvo C30 Polester Performance Concept

Volvo Teases Polester Performance C30
Volvo Group recently has merged in cooperation with their racing partner, Polester Performance to build this Volvo C30 Polester Performance and this is the first official photograph of their creation. The C30 Polester Performance was revealed at the Gothenburg Motor-Show yesterday and the awesomely modded C30 features a fully modified version of the 2.5litre Turbocharged Inline-five with a larger KKK-Turbo and intercooler together with uprated after-market pistons and conrods as-well-as the inlet camshaft.
More Details After The Jump.

Apr 22, 2010

News - Alfa Romeo Aims For Better Market In America

Alfa Romeo Will-Be Back In America With Variety
- Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta by Pininfarina -
Fiat has officially confirmed that the Alfa Romeo brand will make a return appearance to the United States starting 2012.  Sergio Marchionne speaks for Fiat saying that the first vehicle should be the midsize Giulia, which will come in both sedan and wagon variants. They also plan to produce a compact SUV which will be built in the States using European Giullietta hatchback as underpinnings. Later, they plan to start producing a five-door version of the beautiful MiTo hatchback and a new Alfa Romeo Spider in the States. He also said that later, in 2014 model year, Alfa will redesign it's compact Giullietta hatchback and ship it to America for production. Another larger SUV vehicle will be introduce as well in the same year and will be built in America too. 
Enjoy the Pictures below of Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta which was design by Pininfarina.

Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup Race Bio-CNG

The New Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup Race
The new race event for 2010 calender, the Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup which will be held for the first time this weekend at the famous German track Hockenheim which they will be using only Scirocco-R cars. Legends from the world of motorsports will be line-up on the grid for the first round of the new Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup on the 23rd and 24th of April. Read More

Bentley Continental Special China Edition

Special Edition Bentley Continental Models For China Market
Bentley Motors has confirmed the new production-line for the it's Bentley Continental models for the China market. They has released photos and details of the two special edition Continental models that have been designed exclusively for the China market and will debut at the Beijing Motor-Show tomorrow, 23rd of April. Read more and check on the Pictures after the jump.

Apr 21, 2010

New Release - The New Honda CR-Z

2011 Honda CR-Z Sports-Hybrid Promo Video
Video released by Honda for its new recently revealed CR-Z Hybrid Coupe for the Europe, Middle East and Africa continent. The Honda CR-Z sports-hybrid coupe will be in the market somewhere early 2011. The CR-Z comes with a hybrid powertrain that combines a 1.5-litre four-cylinder i-VTEC engine with an IMA electric motor that makes 113 bhp at 6,000 rpm and 145 Nm of torque at 4,800 rpm. Mount with a six-speed manual transmission in place of the common CVT. The electric motor meanwhile produces 13 bhp at 1,500 rpm and 78Nm at 1,000 rpm.
The film below was produced by Gaucho Productions, directed by Ben Hume-Paton and produced by Kwok Yau, the clip was shot over a day and two nights in southern Spain.
Enjoy the PROMO video after the jump!

Porsche Panamera First Ever Porsche's Taxi

Helluva 500-HorsePower Taxi Ride

Late for work? Or maybe late to go to the airport? In Germany, they have their own specialty to beat the traffic - A 500hp "taximera" ride around town. The battle between the fastest taxi ride in Germany has gone wild. This time around the Porsche Panamera has been used as a taxi in Germany, and has warn their rivals, the famous 500hp V10 BMW M5 - the ring taxi ride. Now anyone can feel and ride a half-a-thousand horsepower car. Enjoy the exciting video after the jump and see how the customer reacted in a 500hp V8-Turbo Porsche Panamera.

Apr 20, 2010

Tuner - Vorsteiner Wide-Body GTRS3 E92 M3

GTRS3-Vorsteiner Special Body-Kit For M3 E92 Revealed
  Vorsteiner has revealed it's new and latest creation of the special-edition wide body GTRS3 M3 for the E92 model. The GTRS3 M3 was design consists of the latest technology in body modifications, light-weight and aerodynamics. The front bumber has been replaced with a complete carbon fiber unit with a removeable splitter while the wide front and rear arch fenders has been extended using a carbon fiber as-well. Not forgetting the vented carbon-fiber race bonnet. Video+Pictures after the Jump!!

Porsche Panamera Techart Special Edition

 Panamera Techart Special Matte-Black Edition
 
Techart Automobile Design recently unveiled the Panamera Black Edition with special matte black features.

Black – the most dominant of all colors. In various cultures of the world, it symbolizes characteristics such as individuality, independence and experience – concepts that characterize TECHART and its customers. Reason enough to put the combined experience and individuality from TECHART to work in order to give the Panamera a unique appearance – the TECHART Black Edition. More pictures & press-release after the jump!

New Release - Ducati Monster 796

Italian Beast For 2011 - Ducati Monster 796
Ducati Motor offically unveiled their 2011 Ducati Monster 796 with special ten additional color selections and the Monster Art body kits. The Monster 796 will be using the same air-cooled L-twin engine as the hypermotard 796 model. The air-cooled 804cc engine will produced  87 horsepower and 56 pound feet of torque and when combine with the 367 pound weight, expected to make the newest monster the ultimate middleweight monster.

Apr 19, 2010

Green Scirocco At Green Hell

VW To Take On The 24-Hours Nürburgring With Scirocco CNG-Powered
 " The Scirocco GT24 already proved it's strength as a dynamic sports coupe by clinching class victory in it's debut race last year.  We want to prove that VW offers different powertrain concepts, which all excel in terms of dynamics, high efficiency and reliability." Kriss Nissen - VW Motorsport Director.

Following the historic one-two victory, as the first manufacturer's team using diesel technology in the event, at the 2010 Dakar Rally in January, Volkswagen are now taking on a new technical challenge.  They will again introducing a green eco-friendly race car for the 24-Hours Nürburgring race that will be held on the 23rd and 24th of May. Two Scirocco cars powered by innovative natural gas engine the CNG (compressed natural gas) will compete at the 'Green Hell'  which only produced 20%  of CO2 emissions from a normal car.

Apr 16, 2010

Formula 1 - New Circuit Korean GP

2010 Korean Grand Prix In Doubt?
"For the first time, I am concerned that a circuit is not going to be finished on time," Hermann Tilke

 The 2010 Formula One schedule could be reduced to 18-races out of the 19-races that have been selected, if the Korean Grand Prix can't make it on time. The Korean GP was on the calender for this  year Formula One season and will be held on the October 24th, is still in doubts as to whether the new circuit are still under construction in Yeongam, will be ready in time.
  The Korean Grand Prix were situated some 400km south of Korean capital, Seoul - designed by famous track designer Hermann Tilke. The track is allegedly fallen well behind on it's construction schedule. with F1 commercial surpremo, Bernie Ecclestone reportedly flew to Korea to assess the extend of the problem and now he is expected to take a final decision on the race's viability.

Press Release-Ferrari 599 GTO Presentation

599-GTO Presented At Modena's Ducal Palace Military Academy Infront of 500 Clients 











Ferrari 599 GTO presented at Modena's Military Academy. Montezemolo "A wonderful and extraordinary car"

Maranello, 15 April – The 599 GTO world premiere, held exclusively for Ferrari clients, ended around midnight last night.

The 12-cylinder Berlinetta, produced in a limited edition of 599, was presented at a symbolic place of the city of Modena: the Military Academy's Ducal Palace. A choice, as Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo underlined, to "confirm the deep relationship between Ferrari with the terroir and especially with Modena. The Academy is a proper centre of excellence, a historical place, with culture and passion. The Academy and Ferrari are an expression of Italian excellence of this region."

Apr 15, 2010

Peugeot To Run At 24hours of Nürburgring

Pair Of Diesel RCZ Coupes At 24 Hrs Of Nürburgring

 
For the first time, the French automaker, Peugeot will compete in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring with it's new model the RCZ Coupes. We have been told that Peugeot will be using a pair of the Peugeot RCZ diesel-powered racing car which is nearly stock with a 2-liter HDi FAP RCZ engine that produced around 200hp.

Mini-Green Power Through The Green Hell.

Battery Powered Mini E Race-Spec Laps Nürburgring
BMW engineering-team, team up with ex-DTM driver to conquer  Nürburgring Nordschleife under the foggy weather with BMW's latest special edition battery-powered MINI E model. They applied some weight reduction measures to the body, new tires, bigger brakes and caliper and a roll-cage. The electric powertrain underwent some recalibration for the aggressive track-use. Thomas Jäger ex-DTM race driver took the Nürburgring with the BMW MINI E, under the foggy weather and managed to set a reasonably respectable lap time around the 13 mile-long Nürburgring Nordschleife of just 9 minutes and 51.45 seconds with a maximum speed of 116.2 miles/hour. Nürburgring Nordschleife is well-known as one of the most treacherous race tracks in the world, even on the best of days. Watch the video-below.

New Release - Ferrari 599 GTO Official Details

Ferrari 599 GTO First Official Shots And Detail
 
Ferrari had release their first photo and information on the new Ferrari 599 GTO which was extremely developed V12 Berlinetta to a specific performance oriented brief. The 599 GTO is the fastest Ferrari road-legal car which is based on the 599XX - the advance experimental track car and can be considered almost a road going version. It's going to be an exclusive and limited edition car which only 599 unit is going to be build for special customer. The 599 GTO breaks the record laptime of 1'24'' at Fiorano track-circuit which was slightly faster than the well-known Ferrari Enzo.

Apr 6, 2010

Apple IPad On Car Dashboard

World First Apple IPad Installed As A Car Audio
SoundMan Car Audio in Santa Clarita, California were among the first to received an iPad from Apple to be install in a car. Toyota Tacoma pickup truck has been choosen by Doug Bernards, and they decided to combine the iPad with the McIntosh Amp System together with Audison Bit One processor, McIntosh six-channel amplifier, an Onkyo ND-S1 and a special iPod dock which allows the digital signal to be pulled from the iPad and distributed to the BitOne via optical output.
It looks great on the dashboard with the audio and amp controller. Enjoy the video below.

Tuner - Crocodile Style Bentley Continental GT

Bentley Continental GT Gets A New "Crocodile" Skin
Russin tuner, different from others, they makes it simple as that. While tuners and motorsports teams have been dipping their favorite cars in different color vinyl for years now, Russian tuner came out in different style and reskinned with crocodile skin which is tremendously awesome.
Enjoy the video below and be safe!! NSFW.




via : youtube

Apr 5, 2010

Smart ForTwo Enthusiast

Customize Your Smart-ForTwo
Customize your Smart ForTwo with Germany's Timo Wuerz design. Smart has gone wild this time in collaborating with Timo Wuerz to design new foil stickers for their Smart ForTwo. Various patterns and design were made for Smart ForTwo enthusiasts including stars, flowers, skylines and even birds wing. The stickers and interior design custom options, design by artist Timo Wuerz in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz Accessories GmbH to provide an attractive contrast to the other body panels.

Apr 2, 2010

Formula-1 New York GrandPrix?

Ecclestone Keen On Bringing F1 To New York
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone are keen on bringing back the Formula 1 to the United States and revealed that negotiations are underway to bring a grand prix to the New York area. Rather than running through the streets of Manhattan as had previously been rumored, Ecclestone's plan calls for the race to take place on the opposite side of the Hudson River in New Jersey. The plan, according to Ecclestone, could come to fruition as soon as 2012.

Apr 1, 2010

New Release - Ford Focus RS500

2011 Ford Focus RS500

 Ford has just unveiled the new 2011 Ford Focus RS500 last week. The RS500 was design based on the latest Focus RS and will be like it's predecessor, limited to 500-units and only available in 20countries in Europe. This good looking All-Wheel-Drive monster will be making it's first debut at the Leipzig Motor-Show on the April 9th.


2010 Sepang Formula-1

Sepang Formula-1 Trophy
 Looking good. The 2010 Sepang Formula 1 Grand Prix trophy, designed by Royal Selangor, (Malaysia's pewter). The trophy was design and sculptured, inspired by the checkered flag and speed movement. Let's see who is going to win this year Sepang F1 Grand Prix.


via: MalaysianGp-RoyalSelangor