The IPAD is now making its way into BMW and Mercedes Benz. Those large tablet computers have officially made their way into the cars of both manufacturers above with slightly bad (read; ugly) looking docking pods at the headrests of the front seats of their cars.
Unlike those LCD/TFT screens you see built in the head rests, these are too large and no way integrated into the car
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Sebastian Vettel finally wins something after dominating qualifiying and sometimes in the races itself but failing to capitalize on it. He came out first in Suzuka, Japan at last weekend
From the video above, it appears that the 2012 Honda Civic is ready for unveiling at any time soon.
Car magazine's Middle East outpost caught the latest version of the popular 4 door sedan undergoing desert testing, basically devoid of camouflage. The design of the new model doesn
Remember the Jaguat C-X75 concept displayed at the recent Paris Motorshow ? If you dream of owning a unit, your dream might be coming true as Jaguar is considering producing the supercar.
Details are limited, but sources have told AutoCar that the company is studying the feasibility of building 1,000 to 2,000 C-X75s a year. However, the decision really comes down to whether or not Jaguar can create the concept's turbine engines.
In an interview, Tony Harper, whom is Jaguar's head of adva
Honda has introduced the Japan domestic market version of its new Fit (Jazz in Singapore) Hybrid alongside wth the regular Fit model, which benefits from a minor cosmetic update with equipment upgrades for the 2011 model year.
The company's head of domestic sales, Hiroshi Kobayashi said Honda has already received 10,000 orders for the Fit Hybrid, which was given its world premiere at the recent Paris Motor Show. The newly-added Fit Hybrid will be offered locally at the starting price of 1.59
Borneo Motors (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Inchcape Motors Pte Ltd, recently launched the New 2011 Corolla Altis 1.6-Litre with Dual VVT-i.
With over 37 million units sold in 143 countries, the world's No. 1 has just got better with enhanced performance, better fuel efficiency and a new bold and stylish look. Together with improved levels of cabin comfort , quietness and engineered with Toyota's DNA of quality, durability and reliability, the new Corolla Altis promises a superior dri
You've all seen how car manufacturers do teaser shots before the launch of a new model where they sort of drape some kind of cloth over the entire car leaving just the headlights visible in a cloud of darkness, giving you the sense of irritation and urge to find out more about how the car looks. And when its finally revealed, sometimes it just doesn't look as good as it did in your head. Apart from that, there are always spy photographers who stalk new models as if they were Hollywood paparazzi,
Four years after it hit the market, Volkswagen is giving the Eos coupe-cabriolet its first cosmetic makeover. The facelifted model, which will have its world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show in late November, goes on sale in January 2011.
The exterior restyling brings the Eos in line with VW's latest models such as the new Touareg, Passat B7 and Jetta. At the front, there's a new upper grille which is now completely separated from the lower. The headlamps now incorporate the horse-shoe
MG Rover's old Longbridge car plant is set to comeback in a big way when Shanghai Automotice (SAIC) / MG begins building its first all new car in 15 years at the end of the year. The plant will start producing the MG6 mid-size model from knocked-down kits imported from China, preceding the UK relaunch of MG as a "value brand" in 2011.
The all new car will be available initially as a five-door fastback, with a four-door saloon to follow later on. The automaker optimistically told the Financia
The Audi TT RS is finally getting the VW Group's S tronic, 7-speed DSG gearbox.
Audi has announced that the dual-clutch transmission will be available in the TT RS, both in the coupe and roadster variants, as of this month. The DSG gearbox promises to deliver improved fuel economy as the seventh gear comes with a long ratio to reduce engine speed with offers tons of torque on hand to keep the TT RS moving.
The TT RS comes with a direct-injection, 2.5 liter, 5-cylinder turbocharged engin
Now that Lotus have announced their latest, if not greatest models I have noticed that all of the look strikingly similar to one another. Is it just me?
I don't think so. I think you readers would too. What I do know is that I wrote about the Elite, mentioning that it looked Maserati-ish and it had a touch of the recently departed Toyota Celica from some angles. The thing was at that point of time, Lotus only released details on that one car. Now that it has announced the new Elise, Esprit,
MTM has unveiled their new tuning program for the Audi TT-RS.
For a whopping USD $19,810, the company equips the 2.5-liter TFSI engine with revised ECU, a MTM turbocharger and a new exhaust system. Thanks to these modifications, output climbs from 335 hp to 465 hp. This enables the car to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 3.9 seconds, before hitting a top speed of 312 km/h. This is improvement of 0.7 seconds and 62 km/h over the standard factory TT RS.
By coughing out an additional USD $13,6
Sunday Times journalist Gavin Conway has set a world record by driving a Volkswagen Passat 1,531 miles (2464 km) on a single tank of fuel from Maidstone, England to Calais.
The Passat was fitted with VW's1.6 TDI (105 PS/ 250Nm) diesel engine with BlueMotion technology that includes a stop/start system for improved fuel-economy. The car on test was a standard production model with no modifications made.
Conway used exactly 77.25 liters of diesel fuel on the drive which translate to a fuel
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-Uwe Gemballa, founder of Gemballa Automobiletechnik, poses with the Porsche Gemballa Avalanche GTR-650 EVO (997 Turbo) during its South East Asia launch in Singapore, July 31, 2008.
Another photo unveiling at the Paris Motor Show was the Range Rover Evoque in 5 door form. The car, which somehow looks like an enlarged Mini Countryman to me was officially confirmed by Land Rover at the official preview of the 3 door Evoque and after a photograph of it was leaked on the internet. This was amid a seemingly never ending glamorous previews, launchings and unveils of Lamborghinis, Lotuses, Jaguars and so many more.
The Evoque 5 door will have the same engine specs of the 3 doo
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Following the recent launch of the face-lifted 2010 QASHQAI, the dynamic mid-size crossover has now expanded its offer with a seven-seat version, called QASHQAI+2. Building on the original QASHQAI
Ford introduced its rally dedicated Fiesta RS WRC at the Paris Auto Show.
Built around a 1.6-liter EcoBoost turbocharged four-cylinder engine, the Fiesta RS WRC likely milks something north of 400 horsepower from its tiny displacement, though Ford hasn't announced the official output specs. The jump to the smaller engine is driven by the WRC's adoption of Super 2000 rules for 2011, which mandates a maximum displacement of 1.6 liters. Design by Ford of Europe with help from rally partner M-Sp
Although ZOE sounds like COE, they are entirely different. One is a piece of paper while the other is an electric vehicle in the making.
Following last year's ZOE Z.E. coupe, Renault took the opportunity at the Paris Show to show off the ZOE, which presents a more realistic look at the production version that will be available in 2012. Wearing Renault's newest face, it may also preview the next Clio as well.
Similar in size to the Clio, this little electric automobile gets some high-end
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In compliance with the new Euro 5 emissions regulation Mercedes-Benz have announced a total of four new diesel and petrol engines for the Mercedes Benz S class. Out of the four, three are usual type of engines you see in a Mercedes S class
Lotus surprised us by unveiling the 2015 Elise at the Paris Motor Show.
Available as a coupe and roadster (the Exige name will apparently be dropped), the new Elise features shark-inspired styling, floating taillights, and a variety of carbon fiber components. Furthermore, thanks to a longer extruded aluminum chassis, entry and egress should be vastly improved.
Power is provided by a supercharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine which produces around 320 hp. Paired to a robotized manual tran
