Monthly Archives: June 2007
- June 21, 2007
- Arab Cars 2010 – The New middle east
- June 19, 2007
- Audi RS4 not being cancelled
You can start the presses again. It was all a big misunderstanding. Autocar said that even though Audi hadn’t admitted it, the RS4 sedan had ceased production. Don’t know where their source came from, but Winding Road’s source, from Audi Communications in the US, calms all of our nerves with a hearty “Have No Fear.”
Even [...]
- June 19, 2007
- VIDEO: Supercar road test
The lads at Autocar magazine really do have one of the best jobs in the world. They recently put together a “test” comparing some of the fastest cars in the world, including the Bugatti Veyron. Other cars include the brand new Lambo Gallardo Superleggera, Audi R8, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and the Aston Martin DB9 [...]
- June 19, 2007
- Japan: Mazda releases MPV Bright Stylish M’z Custom
Here in the States, if you want a people-mover from Mazda, you need to go the crossover route and pick up either the CX-7 or CX-9, or you can go for a compact minivan in the spiffy-looking Mazda5. In Japan, however, the MPV lives on, and it’s a lot nicer than any of the editions [...]
- June 14, 2007
- KAPOW! Caped Crusader Camaro packs a visual punch
Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder, and any automotive passion is usually OK in our books, but this is pushing things a bit, even for us. Someone took a perfectly nice Camaro SS and added a bunch of Batman adoration to create this Batmaro, a.k.a. the Caped Crusader Camaro, complete with an [...]
- June 14, 2007
- Hyundai’s first consumer hybrid destined for Korea in ’09
Hyundai’s initial foray into the consumer hybrid marketplace won’t take place here in the US, nor will it use the gasoline/electric config that’s become synonymous with the term, from a consumer’s standpoint. Hyundai will introduce the car, a version of the Avante (Elantra here) in Korea sometime in 2009.
Instead of gasoline/electric, the Avante Hybrid will [...]
- June 14, 2007
- Bentley Brooklands: Year 1 allotment sold out (officially)
This may be the least-surprising item in today’s news. It was reported before, but now we have it from the horse’s mouth: first-year production of Bentley’s limited-run Brooklands mega-coupé is officially sold out. The car is totally handcrafted, and its long, chop-top-looking profile actually begins its life as the body of an Azure convertible, to [...]
- June 14, 2007
- Livio De Marchi: King of the wooden cars
We’ve had a few wood-themed posts here of late, but the work of Italian artist Livio De Marchi is in a class all its own. He’s worked with many materials, but has settled on wood now, making everything from lifelike clothing (remarkable to look at, really) to the the reason you see him here today [...]
- June 14, 2007
- Audi Tower to be unveiled at LeMans
Not many automakers have accomplished as much as Audi at LeMans. Though it only began competing at LeMans in 1999, the automaker has achieved six overall victories from its eight starts, including the first ever win for a diesel-powered car with its R10 last year. This Saturday before the start of the 75th running of [...]
- June 14, 2007
- VIDEO: Bugatti Veyron’s W16 engine being milled
If you’re the type who gets excited at the thought of viewing an engine block being machined out of a solid piece of metal, then get ready to indulge all your fantasies with a look at the Bugatti Veyron’s mighty W16 being carved up by a computer-controlled milling machine. Inch by inch, the tiny spindle [...]
