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Beijing 2008 preview: Brilliance BS2 The Brilliance BS2 was shown at last year’s Frankfurt auto show, but it was unclear at the time what plans the company had for the car - partly due to indecipherable press materials. Now pictures of the production variant have leaked onto the web ahead of what is likely to be the official reveal at the Beijing Motor Show. According to denizens of the Dutch AutoWeek forums, the car, sold in China as the Zhonghua FRV, will be coming to Europe. Powered by a 1.6L 79kW 107hp four-cylinder diesel, the... Article added: 2008-03-28 05:33:27 Article Views Rating: 143
Video: GM preps performance accessories for Camaro More clues about the upcoming Camaro have emerged, this time from GM’s Global Accessories Design Manager Larry Sully who gives us a sneak peak at some of the performance accessories planned for the muscle car in this latest clip. High-res spy shots from earlier this week led to fears the Camaro will look a little dull but as Sully points out there will be a range of new ground effects body parts, spoilers, custom grilles and oversized wheels to dress up the basic production car. [source] Article added: 2008-03-27 08:53:11 Article Views Rating: 112
Pioneer Suspension smooths out the sinkholes, supposedly The ads that get your lasting attention are the ones that make you respond. And we have no doubt that's exactly what you'd do if while cruising down the boulevard you happened upon what looked like an impact crater. When Pioneer Suspension wanted to show off the extraordinary smoothness of its ride, it placed images of holes on the road, which prompted folks to slow down and then... they didn't feel them. A few yards up the road they found out why: because that's what a Pioneer Suspension feels like... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:10 Article Views Rating: 153
Mosler announces MT900 Challenge spec race series in Europe Click above for a high res image of the MT900 GT3 car Mosler Automotive, which has had tremendous success in the last few years of GT racing in Europe, has announced a new race series specifically for MT900 race car owners. The spec series will tag along with the Dutch Supercar Series and have 11 different events throughout Europe in 2008. In conjunction with the announcement of the new series, Mosler also launched a new model called the MT900 Challenge. Similar to Mosler's GT3 car, the Challenge... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:10 Article Views Rating: 132
Hot Oil: SEAT offers limited-edition Leon FR550 TDI While it sister company Audi continues to forge ahead in Le Mans-class racing under diesel power, the SEAT division is likewise launching an assault on the British Touring Car Championship with an oil-burning Leon TDI. The Spanish automaker is also launching a special edition Leon for the road to coincide with its competition counterpart's race debut.Mechanically, the limited-edition Leon FR550 is largely the same as the standard FR – one rung down on the SEAT performance ladder from the... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:10 Article Views Rating: 134
Stolen donut van chased by cops, LOTS of cops Whatever you do,kids, do not steal a donut truck and try to drive that bad boy through Tama County, Iowa. They will make it positively rain police on you. Frank Alvarado found this out the hard way when he stole a donut van from a Donut Delite driver on his rounds, and ended up on a five-and-a-half-hour run from the law.Alvarado stole the van from Rock Island Hospital in Illinois, and then took off into Iowa, getting to Tama County before he was spotted. Before he could say "Sprinkles!", the donut thief... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:10 Article Views Rating: 122
3 days, 3,000 miles, 1 GT-R: Inside Line's Godzilla road trip Photo courtesy of Inside LineAccording to our friends at Inside Line, there are seven U.S.-spec Nissan GT-Rs in the country at this moment. They have secured one of them, a white pre-production car handed over by Nissan's engineering team. That's it above with IL's 308 long-termer. With editors Scott Oldham and Ed Hellwig at the wheel, that car will get driven 3,000 miles over the next three days, and they're going to share the wealth! For added coolness, they'll bring the whip to a few selected Inside... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:10 Article Views Rating: 133
KTM GT4 X-Bow ready for race day Click above for a high-res gallery of the KTM GT4 X-BowIn just under a month, KTM will be campaigning two race-prepped versions of the X-Bow in the FIA GT4 European Cup Sports Light class, and the purveyor of our newest track tool obsession has finally released images of its race-ready X-Bow. As detailed before, the GT4 version only receives a few modifications for track duty, including a steel rollover bar that replaces the production model's aluminum units, some added zylon fibers to cope with road... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:10 Article Views Rating: 140
GM Europe reveals Corvette Competition to kick off racing season Click above for high-res gallery of the Corvette CompetitionThe Chevy Corvette trails only the Ford Mustang in number of special editions offered from the factory and by third-party tuners. Aside from the Z06 and ZR1, GM has also offered Vette-o-philes the Victory Edition Euro only, 427 Limited Edition Z06, the Ron Fellows ALMS GT1 Champion Corvette Z06, and many Indy 500 Pace Car special editions over the years. And that's just from the factory. Check out Callaway and Lingenfelter for an even longer... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:10 Article Views Rating: 138
Strike may shut first GM car plant General Motors Corp., with light-truck output slowed by a strike at a supplier, may shut its first car assembly plant by April 4, a union chief said. The American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. walkout threatens to deprive GM's Lordstown, Ohio, factory of a brake part, which would halt work on the Chevrolet Cobalt, said Jim Graham, president of United Auto Workers Local 1112. Such a shutdown would escalate the strike's effect on GM, the world's largest automaker. The 29-day walkout so far has... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:09 Article Views Rating: 157 |
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