Monthly Archives: June 2008
- June 28, 2008
- Dragon Cars take Russia by storm
In Krasnoyarsk, Russia they are obsessed with creating dragon-cars these days. It became a real mania among some of the youngsters of this city.
You know how when a car has a real powerful engine we say it is a monster? Well, in the small town of Krasnoyarsk, Russia when they call a car a monster, [...]
- June 27, 2008
- 2009 Dodge Ram arriving with much more power
Sure, it’s not a great time to debut an all-new full-size pickup truck with sales falling fast courtesy of $4/gallon gas, but unlike Ford, which has delayed the release of its redesigned ‘09 F-150, the all-new 2009 Ram is coming despite fuel prices and market conditions.
Pickuptrucks.com reports that the new Dodge pickup will actually be [...]
- June 25, 2008
- Ferrari California’s fast-action retractable hard-top
If you’re on Ferrari’s mailing list for the new California, you might have seen a new email in your inbox today with a link to another chapter (literally) opening up on the vehicle’s dedicated website.
Today’s installment leads to a video of the California’s trick folding hard-top – another first for Ferrari (if you don’t count [...]
- June 24, 2008
- Lambo Reventon exhaust gets plasma-sprayed ceramic coating
Automotive news moves fast. Sometimes faster than a Lamborghini supercar, even. Take the Reventon, which by now seems like yesterday’s news.
But after being revealed back in October 2007, Lamborghini has yet to begin delivering the $1.5 million supercars to their 20 eagerly-awaiting buyers. We would hardly have noticed, waiting for news of one rapped around [...]
- June 23, 2008
- Lamborghini offering lifetime satellite radio subscriptions
Buy a Lamborghini and be prepared to shell out big bucks… not just for the initial purchase (or the more likely financing arrangement), but for operational costs throughout the lifetime of the vehicle.
Even before the warranty runs out, you’re looking at big figures for gas, new tires, the inevitable scraped chin spoiler…
At least Murcielago buyers [...]
- June 22, 2008
- Maserati GranTurismo S, in all its glory
The world was stunned when Maserati unveiled the GranTurismo at the 2007 Geneva show, but as beautiful as it is, critics said it wasn’t tough enough to take down the competition.
The folks from Modena were evidently listening, and one year later laid the beefed-up GranTurismo S on us, complete with 440-hp engine straight out of [...]
- June 22, 2008
- Camaro SS spied on set
Ladies and gentlemen, you are looking at your 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS. It wasn’t found on the set of Transformers2, but on location for a Christian Slater television show that’ll debut this Fall on NBC. It’s a very tastefully done brawn job.
The SS badge takes its place in the lower right corner of the grille, [...]
