2009 Seat Ibiza first video
Seat revealed yesterday first images and information of the 2009 Ibiza. The new SEAT Ibiza will be making its debut motor show appearance in Madrid on May 22, 2008, after which it will receive its European market launch.Debuting with a range of potent, proven powerplants, the Ibiza five-door promises both strong performance and outstanding economy. Beneath the bonnet, this front-wheel drive motor will initially offer three petrol engine options: either a characterful 1.2-litre three cylinder 70 hp...

Parking tickets rise 100% every year in UK
Owning a car in the UK is getting every day more expensive, with the congestion charges and registration taxes getting higher and higher. But this doesn’t seem to end here for the English drivers since a new report shows that is becoming almost impossible to find free parking spaces. During the last 6 years there was registered a rise of 100% every year for a parking ticket.According the annual report delivered by the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, during 2006-2007 there were issued more than 3.5 million...

Jenna Jameson's Murcielago for sale
Who is Jenna Jameson? For those who don’t know her she is known as the "Queen of porn". And she is tired of her old supercar and she put it on sale on eBay.This Murcielago is a rare 6 speed, V12 6.2, factory chrome wheels, pearl yellow, factory yellow stiching, indash touch screen radio, aftermarket exhuast , front lift system and more. This car is beautiful and turns heads everywhere you go. It has an incredible sound and the power to match. It has just had a new kevlar clutch, flywheel, filters...

Mercedes SLR production ends in 2009
If a few hours ago we brought you a new rendering of the Mercedes SLC supercar that will replace the current SLR, we can now tell you that the production of the SLR McLaren, both coupe and roadster version, will end in 2009, only five years after its official debut.Production of the SLR rose in 2007; 275 were built last year, 14 more than in 2006. But that’s significantly down on Mercedes’ original estimates of 400-500 cars a year.The next step for McLaren is a new supercar codenamed P11, that will...

Bmw confirms tii models
BMW Serie 1 tii concept In a recent interview, Bmw chief Norbert Reithofer unveiled the fact that the Bavarian manufacturer’s tii models are on their way. The tii models are based on the Concept 1-Series tii that was unveiled last year at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. The concept points out the philosophy Bmw develops: performance kits for the 1-Series coupe and hatchback, an aero package, carbon fiber details, fatter wheels and tyres, sports and instruments.Bmw plans to apply the tii badge on other...

Carroll Shelby sued by Unique Performance customers
The liquidation of the Texan company, Unique Performance, brought nothing but trouble to Carroll Shelby, because he is now being sued by the former clients of the shady car customizer. Although his only involvement in the Unique Performance was to give the license for the use of the Shelby brand for some models the plaintiffs sustain that he is in fact guilty for their loss.There are around 140 people with claims who paid for the desired car but never got to see it. More than sixty-one cars were seized...

I Can Buy A Corvette for That!!!!!!
$48,000.That’s the price that TopSpeed.com reported, earlier today, will be the possible list for the Chevy Volt at its introduction.That’s above the sticker for a moderately well-equipped C6 Corvette. Hell, it’s above what you’ve gotta pay for a Cadillac DTS or a V-6 CTS or STS.About two weeks ago, when Bob Lutz was talking to the Volt acolytes at the New York Auto Show and told the assembled multitude that GM would lose money on every one of them, we put up a post suggesting that GM ought to...

OnStar announces Destination Download
OnStar today announced the introduction of two new navigational services to complement and enhance its existing Turn-by-Turn service, the most widely available navigation system on the market. These features solidify GM’s leadership in navigation with more vehicles on the road with embedded navigation systems and more options than any other automaker. The first new service is OnStar Destination Download, which enables OnStar subscribers with screen-based navigation systems to quickly input their...

JUN Veyron Top Speed Car - designed to hit 500 km/h!
A while ago the Ultimate Aero SSC smashed Bugatti’s Veyron world speed record for production cars. If the old record was 407 km/h, the Aero was able to hit a top seed of 411 km/h. Of course this made Bugatti angry! And until they will be able to come with something faster, the tuning companies are trying to come with an idea!We are talking in here about the first private tuning over a Veyron. The Jun Veyron now has a maximum power of 1413 hp!!! And is designed to hit a top speed of 500 km/h 310...

Knight Rider series to debut this fall
The Knight Rider TV-Movie pilot was a great success, so BC has greenlit the new Knight Rider as an ongoing series to debut this fall. It’s possible the show will be given a Friday night timeslot when NBC announces its fall schedule at their Upfront presentation this coming Wednesday.However, NBC is making it clear that the schedule they announce this week could very well change based on various factors, including how their pilots progress and what competition the other networks schedule – the...