Monthly Archives: February 2008
- February 28, 2008
- Morgan AeroMax, Retro but Modern
Morgan AeroMax coupe, was first presented in 2006 during the International Motor Show in Geneva as a custom built car but today I’ve heard that they are going to produce 100 units.
Our friends from WorldCarFans say that this is a love-it or hate-it design, but I have to disagree. How can you not love it?
Under [...]
- February 28, 2008
- Infiniti EX37: The Most Powerful Compact Crossover
EX37 is the newest addition to the Infiniti range that every new car buyer that needs the style of a coupe mixed with the versatility of a four-wheel drive crossover should pick.
At least this is what the press release says no matter if more and more people become aware of environmental problems a 3.7 liter [...]
- February 28, 2008
- BMW to sell engines and transmissions to Fiat and GM
To be honest I was expecting something like that to happen sooner or later. Financial Times Deutschland announced today that BMW is in talks with General Motors and Fiat to sell them engines and transmissions, but none of the three cared to give an official comment.
The main reason why I was expecting it to happen [...]
- February 28, 2008
- RHD ’08 Cadillac CTS Goes on Sale in the UK
Cadillac is enhancing its UK range with the addition of a right-hand-drive version of the 2008 STS.
The American carmaker’s flagship model will be available in the British market with a 315 Hp 3.6-liter V6 and a 330 Hp 4.6 V8 engine.
Prices for the 2008 Cadillac STS start at £33,995 or approx $67,750 for the basic [...]
- February 24, 2008
- Geneva ’08 Preview: Alfa Romeo debuting updated Brera and Spider
Alfa fans have been a bit disappointed that the Italian automaker reportedly decided to push back the debut of the highly anticipated upcoming Junior model past the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, and Bertone’s unveiling of the BAT 11 concept remains up in the air, but just the same, Alfa Romeo will have plenty to show [...]
- February 24, 2008
- Loremo plans E-Loremo Electric Car
German car start-up Loremo made a big splash back in 2006 with the unveiling of their ultra-efficient 157MPG Diesel powered car called Loremo.
Now the company says that along side the Diesel Loremo they also will release an electric Loremo dubbed E-Loremo at launch in 2010.
The E-Loremo would feature a 20KW electric engine which would [...]
- February 23, 2008
- Dacia Confirms First SUV in History
Dacia officials just announced today that they are preparing for the first SUV in their history to compete with Korean rivals Hyundai Tucson or Kia Sportage, with price its main argument.
Jaques Daniel with Dacia said that the company will release the SUV by the end of 2009 and it will be built on the Logan [...]
- February 23, 2008
- Geneva 08: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics X5
International Motor Show in Geneva this year is going to be big. Very big, because there are so many announcements with lots of new models coming up.
That’s the case with this BMW twin-turbo diesel hybrid X5 that uses the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept technology.
The engine is a 2.0 liter four cylinder diesel that sports 204hp and [...]
- February 22, 2008
- Maybach Puts $1.35 Million Landaulet into Production
In a surprise move, Maybach announced today that the Landaulet Concept we saw at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show in January has received the green light to enter production with the first customer vehicles due to leave Maybach Manufaktur in autumn 2008.
Based on the Maybach 62S Limo, the Landaulet features a black soft top that [...]
- February 21, 2008
- Kicherer tuned a Mercedes ML420 CDI
Now that we’ve seen Vath tuning a Mercedes CL 65 AMG it’s time for Kicherer to give us some goodies on a Mercedes ML420 CDI.
The new kit features a 56hp increase up to 360 hp and 200Nm more torque up to 900Nm and has a high speed of 280km/h. This baby does 0-100km/h in just [...]
