31 May, 2008

Toyota Prius sales reach One-million

After more than a decade on the market, Toyota says it has sold its one-millionth Prius hybrid car.

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New VW Jetta Review a la Wings of Desire

On the off chance you're really into cars and obscure foreign movies, this is pretty funny.

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Subaru releases Impreza WRC2008 ahead of launch at Acropolis

Next week’s Acropolis Rally in Greece will be the first event in the 2008 WRC season to feature Subaru’s new rally car. The Impreza Rally WRC2008 car was originally previewed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, but Subaru has yet to announce the final specifications of its new rally rocket. Obviously, Prodrive has had its hand in developing

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Ford Mustangs : The owners of Mustangs

Owning a Ford Mustangs is like owning a piece of history in the automobile world. Considered as the one of the most successful car in the industry since it was first created in 1964, it still remains in production today having several revisions since its original.

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A Prototype Sky-Car from the 1960's

In 1960, helicopter pioneer Frank Piasecki successfully test drove his Piasecki VZ-8P Sky-Car (aka the "flying jeep") for the very first time—and True magazine was there.

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2008 Scion XB

After being introduced just four years ago, the boxy Scion xB has been totally redesigned for 2008. Scion says that owners wanted their xBs to be bigger. Since it takes three years to produce a new car, the requests to expand the box must have started coming early.

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1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Most Expensive Car Ever!

How much would you pay for the car of your dreams? Well, the official record for the highest price anyone ever paid for any car anywhere was just recently set when a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT short-wheelbase California got hammered down at auction for €7,040,000. Converted to 'merican dollars, that's about $10,976,000. That is a lot of money.

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27 May, 2008

Top 10 Fastest Fictional Cars

Here is a list of pictures, descriptions, and other info of the top 10 fastest fake cars that we have all seen in movies, shows, and other places

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MERCEDES-BENZ vs. BMW -- Which ROADSTER is for YOU?

I've heard the debate FOR YEARS! You're a fan of either MERCEDES-BENZ and BMW! If you love one of these, you don't change-over to the other side ... E-V-E-R! Now I attest to this debate as you see I've become a MERCEDES-BENZ supporter since I purchased my SLK-230 KOMPRESSOR ROADSTER some 6 years ago! I love this sexy car!

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Porsche Baby Cayenne Spied!

Porsche's upcoming 'baby' Cayenne has been spotted near Germany's famed Nurburgring bringing an end to rumours about the Stuttgart-based manufacturer working on such a car.

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Road Test | 2008 Lexus LX570

2008 Lexus LX570 Road test review, prices and specs of new car in Dubai, UAE and Middle East.

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Arden Jaguar XF AJ 21

Those Germans are at it again. Arden famous for turning Jags into super cars are about to launch their first XF project codenamed XF AJ 21. The new Arden Jaguar will feature many enhancements including a new grill, wheels, suspension and engine. No real specs or pricing information has been released on the Arden Jaguar but you can be reassured it

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The All New Maxima

Forums are fast becoming the bane of automakers that've spent a lot of time, energy and money coordinating a newe New York Auto Show, but forum car's debut. Nissan was hoping to debut the all-new 2009 Maxima tomorrow during th Supernissans.net has burst this carmaker's bubble a bit early. Six pics of the new 2009 Nissan Maxima were posted.

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Toyota Plans Plug-In Hybrid before 2010. New Lexus Hybrid...

Toyota announced Monday that they are pushing their engineers to develop a plug-in hybrid vehicle using lithium-ion batteries before 2010. It appears they are looking to beat GM to the market, which plans to release the Chevy Volt in 2010. Toyota also once again confirmed that is planning to develop a new hybrid car for its Lexus division.

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Top 11 Best New Car Incentives

As gas prices hit an all time high with oil now hitting $126 a barrel, automakers are having a hard time moving cars out of the showrooms. With sales down 2.5% last year to 16.1 million cars sold, automakers are now offering incentives that have never been seen before by the industry.

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20 May, 2008

50 most memorable movie cars:

Over at RottenTomatoes, they put together a list of the 50 most memorable movie cars. They have everything from “Elenor” in the original “Gone in 60 seconds” to the 1970 Dodge Charger from “The Fast and the Furious” to my personal favorite, the 1950 Merc that “Marrion Cobretti” drove in “Cobra”, (one of my favorite movies of all time).

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2008 BMW M3 Arrives

The much awaited 2008 BMW M3 is now available in the UAE and Middle East in Sedan and Convertible variants. Featuring a V8 as against the 6-cylinder power plant in its previous version, the M3 cars will be available across BMW showrooms starting this month.

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No More BMW X6

Chances are that if you have seen the new BMW X6, you already have an opinion about its swooping lines and “coupe” like prowess. BMW refers to the X6 as a Sports Activity Coupe but I must disagree with automakers of late referring to 4 door cars or SUV’s as coupes. Regardless of my core beliefs of what a coupe is

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Importfest 2008 - Modified Car Photos and Model Pics

Importfest 2008 will be hitting Downsview Park this weekend in Toronto and it looks like its going to be a beautiful weekend for participants and photographers at the outdoor event!

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New Hatchback Model From "Nissan"

At last here is the name presented - "NISSAN"I'm sure many people out their also put possitively hands-on Nissan.The name reflect its Count, Luxury & Trust!So not to wait more, by 2010 we will have a new car segment from Nissan on roads......

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Kia Koup Car Concept....290HP

This is it, the best-looking product ever put forward by Kia - the KOUP. Although just a concept vehicle, it's passionate products like this that drive brands by first injecting attention and then hopefully enhancing overall sales.

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18 May, 2008

BMW E36 Convertible Photoshoot

Mark has made a photo shoot session for his BMW E36 convertible 325i. He was so kind to send me the photos and I really like this car very much, especially with such a great background. Take a look, I hope you like it as much as I do

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2011 VW Passat

New generation Volkswagen Passat will be shown in the 2011-2012 year.Volkswagen Passat is one of the most popular cars in Europe. For the first time ....

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The 20 Craziest Car Collector Stories of All Time

Bizarre automotive stories surface from time to time and the best ones just never seem to die. Thanks to the Internet, they keep rolling around the world, to be discovered by a new generation. These will likely ring some bells – maybe your grandfather told them to you?

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17 May, 2008

Volvo's 2020 vision: The injury-proof car

The destruction of the orange sedan with its slapdash paintwork may have been intentional but it was far from wanton. It was all part of Volvo's bid to create an injury-proof car by 2020.

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2009 Suzuki SX4 Will Have Navigation System Standard

Suzuki has announced that the 2009 SX4, at a base price of less than $16,000, will have a fully integrated, Garmin-supplied OEM navigation system as standard equipment. The Suzuki SX4 also offers AWD at a very low price point, and this combined with the navigation system will guarantee that many more shoppers will give the car a long, hard look.

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2008 SAAB 9-3

"SAAB," is an acronym for "Svenska Aeroplan AktieBolaget," which is Swedish for "Swedish Aircraft Company”. Established in 1937 – with roots hearkening back to 1911 Saab has endured several mergers and re-organizations, and to create a modern car brand that competes on style, performance and luxury.

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Chrysler PT Cruiser

When a well-thought-out design taken the form of luxury, produced a car worthy of universal admiration. So get Chrysler PT Cruiser. Its solid bodywork has become synonymous with security. Its extravagant design has fans all over the world and introduced to the fashion style neo-retro.

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Ford F650 By Geiger Cars

Geiger Cars, run under the sharp tutelage of Karl Geiger, is well known for its imported American cars that it tunes to customer satisfaction. All the way in Munich,

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Honda Racer

Honda is announcing the arrival of the Honda Racer™, a much-anticipated 1/64th scale Hot Wheels® car designed by Honda R&D Americas, Inc., in Torrance. The Honda model, along with designs from five additional automakers, were selected as part of the Hot WheelsDesigner's Challenge™ as a way to celebrate the die-cast brand's 40th anniversary. The Hon

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Top 13 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars

Small cars like these have scored big among buyers looking for a way to control rising gas prices; over the last year, the average cost of a gallon has risen more than 60 cents.

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CCXR- Bio Fuel Powered Sports Car - TFOT

The elite Swedish sports car manufacturer Koenigsegg has created a new bio-fuel powered sports car named CCXR.

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03 May, 2008

2008 Jaguar XJ Super V8 scores 5.9 out of 10

Motorguru.com is known to be give some of the toughest review scores to cars. This time it was the turn of the 2008 Jaguar XJ Super V8 as seen in this video.

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Porsche Gemballa Mirage GT Spotted in Canada [6 Photos]

Getting closer to it at the light I suddenly realized (heart starting to beat faster) that it was a Porsche Gemballa Mirage GT!!!!! HOLY SHIT!! I still have a grin on my face after watching and listening to that car go from 0-100mph not ONCE but TWICE!!!!

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Audi Q5 is now official

German automobile giants Audi revealed their all new Audi Q5 in the Beijing Motor Show last week. The car is an upgraded version of the company’s famous Quattro all-wheel-drive system.

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BMW M5 on 21" AM Forged Wheels Rims

The new BMW M5 is the king of the four-door sports saloon. With gobs of torque and horsepower to spare, the M5 will make any sports car look slow. One of the best things about the new BMW M5 is that the car is much more tuner friendly in terms of the space it has under the fender, as this BMW M5 demonstrates with 21" custom AM Forged Virtuoso wheel

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2009 Corvette ZR1-Here it comes!

Corvette is the American sports car. Through the years it has been through countless design changes and the evolution of its performance; and it has managed to consistently capture the hearts of car lovers around the world...

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2008 Dodge Challenger review;MotorTrend, will it surive?

Is it too late for retro throw back cars?

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Motive Versus: 2008 Alpina B7 versus Audi S8

BMW has cut Alpina imports off at 750 units total and Audi delivers less than 1000 S8s to U.S. dealerships each year. Lamborghini sold more cars here last year — 1001 to be exact.

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