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Main > Car Makers News > BMW > BMW 3-series design study We’re used to seeing concept design studies for exotics like Ferrari and Lamborghini, and even a Corvette every now and then, but it’s not often that we come across designs for more mundane models such as the BMW 3-series sedan. The design seen here is the creation of Coventry design school graduate Benedetto Bordone and previews a possible future design direction for the BMW brand. The design features its own unique complex surface language and was created by Bordone as a realistic direction for... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-26 14:49:07 Article Views Rating: 199 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > BMW tops quality survey, Hummer comes second Luxury brands have once again dominated an annual U.S. vehicle quality survey conducted by Californian research company Strategic Vision Inc. However, in a surprise result Hummer came second. The results also showed that overall quality in the industry had actually dropped for the first time in four years. Volkswagen Group, which includes the likes of Audi and Bentley, topped the results for a corporation with a total quality index score of 892 out of 1,000 possible points. GM finished second as a... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-29 04:22:51 Article Views Rating: 171 Main > Car Makers News > Bugatti > Bugatti confirms open-top Veyron Targa Bugatti’s widely renowned Veyron will be getting a Targa variant next year, according to a source at parent company Volkswagen. The news confirms what we had speculated almost a year ago, and the fact that a former Bugatti executive has spoken out lends a good deal of credibility to the claim - not to mention that Bugatti’s communication chief, Georges Keller, has also confirmed the convertible Veyron is in the works. According to the exec, the targa option was the only one available to... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-14 17:41:32 Article Views Rating: 639 Main > Car Makers News > Other > CAFE to cost Japan half what it will cost Detroit The cost of the United States’ new CAFE regulations has been widely speculated - and the figures are generally expected to be high - but the first real calculations of what impact the legislation will have on the industry are beginning to be developed. One analyst firm things the American Big Three will end up paying at least twice what Japan’s three largest auto makers will have to pay to comply with the standards. The cost of meeting the goals, which require makers to average 31.6mpg... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-26 14:49:02 Article Views Rating: 112 Main > Car Makers News > Caterham > Caterham releases teaser for new Superlight R500 British niche sports car company Caterham has released a teaser image for a new version of its iconic roadster dubbed the Superlight R500. Details are scarce but expect the car to feature a modified Ford four-cylinder engine and a kerb weight of less than 500kg. Although we doubt the new Superlight R500 will be as potent as the 500hp 2.4L V8 model pictured in the gallery below, even with a modest 250hp the R500 should be able to sprint from 0-60mph in about 3.5 seconds and reach a top speed in excess of... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-08 20:40:29 Article Views Rating: 663 Main > Car Makers News > Caterham > Caterham releases teaser for new Superlight R500 British niche sports car company Caterham has released a teaser image for a new version of its iconic roadster dubbed the Superlight R500. Details are scarce but expect the car to feature a modified Ford four-cylinder engine and a kerb weight of less than 500kg. Although we doubt the new Superlight R500 will be as potent as the 500hp 2.4L V8 model pictured in the gallery below, even with a modest 250hp the R500 should be able to sprint from 0-60mph in about 3.5 seconds and reach a top speed in excess of... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-09 05:44:06 Article Views Rating: 326 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Changan V802 Concept headed for Beijing Motor Show Chinese car designers are rarely lauded for their efforts, mostly because of the country’s reputation for ‘borrowing’ designs from other brands, but a number of local carmakers are helping to turn around the bad rep with several interesting concepts planned for this month’s Beijing Motor Show. We’ve already seen Geely’s sporty GT concept, a new coupe with swooping lines and a very original front grille that looks both svelte and alluring. Now we have a preview of Changan Auto’s V802... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-10 06:00:59 Article Views Rating: 108 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Changan V802 Concept headed for Beijing Motor Show Chinese car designers are rarely lauded for their efforts, mostly because of the country’s reputation for ‘borrowing’ designs from other brands, but a number of local carmakers are helping to turn around the bad rep with several interesting concepts planned for this month’s Beijing Motor Show. We’ve already seen Geely’s sporty GT concept, a new coupe with swooping lines and a very original front grille that looks both svelte and alluring. Now we have a preview of Changan Auto’s V802... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-10 08:50:13 Article Views Rating: 129 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler announces 2% price rise Due to take effect as of Monday, June 16, Chrysler has told its dealers most new production of the current 2008 models and next year’s 2009 models will face a 2% price rise in the U.S. Increased prices on the raw materials used to build its cars are the driving force behind the rise. Chrysler isn’t alone in its response to the rising commodities prices. Toyota has already announced a similar price rise, and Honda and GM are considering doing the same. It’s a simple business measure to... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-14 06:15:24 Article Views Rating: 190 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler asks public to help design future cars Chrysler announced today that it’s recruiting members of the public for its new ‘Customer Advisory Board’, an online forum where individuals can voice their ideas about what they want to see in a new car. Anyone can join the forum, including consumers who have never previously owned a Chrysler product. The idea of a forum, rather than using expensive and time-consuming focus groups, has been a long time coming considering the amount of free ideas and feedback Chrysler could gain with... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:30:59 Article Views Rating: 222 |
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