Archive for January, 2011
HRE Performance Wheels now in Europe
Monday, January 31st, 2011 | Car News | Comments Off
American manufacturer of custom wheels HRE Performance Wheels has announced the opening of a European division in Stuttgart, Germany, to distribute their products in the European Union, North Africa and several ex-USSR countries, including Russia.
BMW brings the 4-cylinder engine back to North America in 2011
Sunday, January 30th, 2011 | Car News | Comments Off
We all knew it was coming, so it’s not breaking news. BMW will offer a 4-cylinder engine in their North-American product line-up for the first time in over 10 years.
TechArt GrandGT gets carbon treatment
Sunday, January 30th, 2011 | Car News | Comments Off
TechArt, which specializes in Porsche vehicle tuning, released details about their new Carbon Styling Kits for the GrandGT.
Volvo to drop over 50% of its lineup
Friday, January 28th, 2011 | Car News | Comments Off
Doug Speck, Volvo’s director of operations in the U.S., has gone on record that the Swedish manufacturer will axe over half of its models because of a continuous drop in sales.
Volkswagen XL1 confirmed for production
Friday, January 28th, 2011 | Car News | Comments Off
Earlier this week, we reported a story about the Volkswagen XL1, a plug-in hybrid concept that burns as little as 0.9 litre of fuel per 100 kilometres.
Top 5 must see videos of the week
Friday, January 28th, 2011 | Car News | Comments Off
26 women measuring at least five feet tall managed to enter the cockpit of a MINI for five seconds to set a new Guinness record. Find out how they managed to accomplish this!
Need some help with parking?
Friday, January 28th, 2011 | Car News | Comments Off
If you drive a car, odds are you’ve come across a driver trying vainly to fit into a parking spot and blocking your way. Each time, you think that driver could use a helping hand.
Find out which vehicles have inspired the original Transformers Autobots
Friday, January 28th, 2011 | Car News | Comments Off
If you were a fan of Transformers comics of the ’80s, this little story will surely make your day. As you probably know, each character was inspired by a vehicle that was on our roads at some point… or almost did.
Chrysler 300/200 and Lancia Thema / Flavia: a family resemblance?
Friday, January 28th, 2011 | Car News | Comments Off
With Sergio Marchionne responsible of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Lancia , it is expected that these brands of vehicles will somehow look alike. We were recently able to witness this with the Fiat Freemont, a Dodge Journey disguised for the European market.
A glimpse of the smart fortwo+2 before the official unveiling
Friday, January 28th, 2011 | Car News | Comments Off
Daimler and the Renault-Nissan alliance are currently working on a bigger variant of the next-generation fortwo, the fortwo+2, set to go on sale in early 2012. We were able to learn a little more about it, thanks to the images released of a clay model built on a 1:4 scale.
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