Seat unveils electro reflective exterior
Seat, the innovative brand of VW, revealed today something unique. We don’t know exactly if this is a trick due to April Fool’s day, but according to the Spanish manufacturer an elite team of technicians working at the company developed a special paint which constantly adapts to mimic the car’s surroundings.Unfortunately this can’t be catalogated as a great invention because cars wearing this technology will be hard to see in traffic. An interesting question would be: will the car ever be...

Shell and Virent searching for the miracle formula
According to Reuters, Royal Dutch Shell and US bioscience firm Virent Energy Systems, are to research a gasoline alternative from non-food crops. The aim is to reduce CO2 emissions without increasing food prices.Shell said that unlike ethanol, the fuel it aims to develop with Virent will be able to run in existing vehicles without the need to modify their engines. Current gasoline engines can usually only run on small amounts of ethanol blended with gasoline, typically 5%. Much higher percentages can be...

Smart Fortwo by Renntech
RENNTECH’s 722 tuning package for the Mercedes SLR McLaren supercar has been generating a lot of attention recently, as has RENNTECH’s appointment as the American agent for the Mercedes-Benz McLaren 722GT club racer and SLR.Club Trophy USA series. Building on these runaway successes, RENNTECH has released details of an exciting new project called the 7.22. Based on the new Smart ForTwo, the 7.22 is powered by two 2 1000cc, 3 cyl. Smart engines, each mated to its own 5-speed, automated...

This week in brief
Here are the top 10 most important news of the week:Volkswagen Golf VI GTI renderings Volkswagen Golf VI GTI renderings Picture Gallery Kia KEE_wii Concept 2008 Kia KEE_wii Concept Picture Gallery Pontiac G8 GXP Coupe in the next three years Pontiac G8 GXP Coupe in the next three years Picture Gallery Lamborghini Ferruccio Concept Lamborghini Ferruccio Concept Picture Gallery Mercedes C63 AMG US pricing announced Mercedes C63 AMG US pricing announced Picture Gallery 2009 Seat Ibiza 2009 Seat Ibiza...

Unreal: Max Wants a Meeting of the FIA – His “Privacy” Has Been Invaded
According to Autoweek.com, FIA president Max Mosley has called for a meeting of the FIA general assembly in extraordinary session.Why? "The full membership of the FIA will be invited to attend the meeting at which the widespread publicity following an apparently illegal invasion of the FIA president’s privacy will be discussed. It is anticipated that the meeting will take place in Paris. It will be held on the earliest practicable date. No further comments will be made by the FIA regarding the...

Vw's new four-door to be called CC
Volkswagen revealed the Passat CC four-door coupe in January at the Detroit Auto Show. Although it is based on the Passat, the German manufacturer took the decision to rename the vehicle from the Passat CC to the CC.This decision was taken in order to separate the CC from the Passat and to create a new class, as Mercedes did with the CLS four-door coupe. Set to be launched in early 2009, the new Volkswagen CC will be powered by a 2.0 liter turbo diesel engine capable of delivering 200 hp and a 3.6 liter...