Posted in Automotive, Ford on Sep 27th, 2008
Rieger Tuning has been around for a while. Though a specialist in European brands of cars, recently they turned their efforts to something wearing a blue oval on it’s nose. Ford’s Mondeo has been a huge seller in Europe. It’s combination of refinement and value proved to tempting and the Europeans snapped them up […]
Posted in Automotive on Sep 27th, 2008
Acura is keen to reel in some enthusiasts with it’s newest TL. To really get an enthusiasts attention though, you’re gonna need to provide them with a manual transmission, period. So that’s exactly what Acura is doing. Recently, the company announced that it would be offering it’s uplevel all-wheel drive version of it’s newest TL […]
Posted in Automotive on Sep 27th, 2008
Paul Newman passed away recently after a long battle with lung cancer. He was best known for his riveting roles on the silver screen, and for being a very charitable man off it. His Newman’s Own line of products has been donating 100% of it’s profits to charity ever since it’s inception. But most noteworthy […]
Posted in Automotive, Sports cars, Volkswagen on Sep 26th, 2008
The GTI is a German icon. The car that really did bring performance to the masses has been a staple of Volkswagen’s lineup for over 30 years. With every generation, the GTI has grown larger and more powerful and now VW has just announced that their 6th generation “hot-hatch” is ready for public consumption. Recently […]
Posted in Automotive on Sep 22nd, 2008
The Gran Turismo game franchise is well established in the video game community. It is the standard by which all other car racing games are judged and measured. In fact, it’s become a household name and introduced many a budding car enthusiast to a myriad of awesome and expensive racing automobiles. It’s no wonder then, […]
Posted in Automotive, Luxury vehicles, Uncategorized on Sep 22nd, 2008
Ratan Tata, Tata Motors chaiman and CEO and the new owner of Jaguar and Land Rover, has confirmed that there will be no local assembly of any Jaguar or Land Rover models in India. For the moment, he adds, only imports from the U.K. will be considered for Indian markets. “There is no insistence from […]
Posted in Automotive, BMW, Hybrids on Sep 22nd, 2008
If there ever was a perfect case for the argument of forced competition, this is it. Just a few days after Mercedes-Benz announced that it was putting hybrid versions of it’s S-Class for sale BMW retaliated by announcing it too had a hybrid version of it’s newest flagship sedan in route to dealer showrooms. Dubbed […]
Posted in Automotive, Ford on Sep 22nd, 2008
Ford’s Taurus nameplate has a heavy history with the blue oval. When it first came out it was he best selling car in America, but in recent years it has fallen behind to a lot of it’s overseas competitors. A name change to Ford Five Hundred didn’t do much for sales and was thought by […]
Posted in Automotive, Luxury vehicles, Sports cars on Sep 22nd, 2008
A four door Lamborghini?! That’s what most fans of this iconic Italian mark are saying as the company prepares to reveal a car that is part of a strategy to keep Lambo profitable. Even though 99% of car enthusiasts love Lamborghini’s, 99% of car enthusiasts can’t afford one. It’s only common sense that 200mph, two […]
Posted in Automotive, Hybrids, Luxury vehicles, Mercedes Benz, Technology on Sep 22nd, 2008
Even though Mercedes-Benz make quite a few fantastic diesel engines, all of which get better economy than any hybrid, it is obvious that market pressure has forced this one out. I’m talking of course about Mercedes’ newest S-Class model, the S400 BlueHybrid. The S400 hybrid combines all the features of a conventional hybrid. A small(ish) […]
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