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Peugeot 5008 announced
The Peugeot 5008, a new MPV developed on the 3008 Crossover platform was announced today by the French automaker with its world debut schedulled for September at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Offering a 2+3+2 seat configuration the Peugeot 5008 will be able to comfortably accommodate seven passengers and a maximum loading capacity of 2506 litres if the third and second row of seats are folded. Powering the new Peugeot 5008 will be the same range of engines found on the 3008 Crossover, meaning two 1.6 litre units running on petrol and four that use diesel that are either 1.6 or 2.0 litre in capacity. These engines will offer reduced full consumption and power that ranges from 120…
Aston Martin V12 Vantage vs Porsche GT2
Want to know how the new 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage performs ? how about a drag race against the 2008 Porsche GT2 ?. The guys from Autocar will answer these question through their latest review video. The 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage comes with a DBS-sourced V12 engine that packs 510 hp at 6500 rpm and 420 lb-ft of torque at 5750 rpm with 4.1 seconds needed to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph. The 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage top speed is 190 mph. As for the 2008 Porsche GT2, the Twin-Turbo Flat-6 engine from under its skin is able to develop 530 bhp at 6500 rpm and 505 lb-ft of torque between 2200 and 4500 rpm, with the 0 to 60 mpg sprint covered in 3.6 seconds. Top speed for the 2008…
BMW X5 buried in Turkish beach sand
It seems like this Turkish dirver behind the wheel of he’s BMW X5 seen in the video below wanted to explore the romantic scenery at one of Istanbul’s beaches and probably impress he’s female passenger. Nothing wrong so far, except the fact that when driven into the water, with nothing but wet sand to hold as grip for your all-wheel drive BMW X5, some “minor” problems appear, as not many vehicles will “perform” too well in this type of conditions. The final images picture a BMW X5 buried in Turkish beach sand and a crowd that was probably wondering “what exactly was that guy thinking?” after a few failed attempts to bring the car on dry land. Watch the BMW X5 buried in Turkish beach sand video after the jump…
G-POWER BMW M3 Tornado
After 9 month of hard work, German tuner G-POWER has completed their latest project revealing official photos and details with the 2009 G-POWER BMW M3 Tornado. As the company mentioned, the key element on the 2009 G-POWER BMW M3 Tornado is its newly developed supercharger that offers a relative 0,3 bar boost, using gentle soft charging, enabling the vehicle’s V8 engine to output 500 hp and 480 Nm of torque instead of 420 hp and 400 Nm packed by the stock M3 Coupe. Other performance figures regarding the 2009 G-POWER BMW M3 Tornado and achieved through its 6-speed manual gearbox, indicate a top speed of 320 Km/h while accelerating from 0 to 200 Km/h takes only 13.5 seconds…
Citroen DS INSIDE interior
Citroen has revealed a new set of images revealing the interior of their latest Citroen DS Inside Concept. The car is intended as a platform for the new DS line with the DS3 model to enter the market as a competitor to MINI. By the looks of it the little sporty Citroen DS Inside is all about quality, that will appeal to fun loving young buyers and we hope many features seen on the DS Inside Concept will make it on to production vehicles. The Citroen DS Inside Concept was introduced at Geneva’s Motor Show this year and even though not to many technical details were made public, we can now view the vehicle’s haute-couture styled cabin with various black chrome touches and luxury watch bracelet inspired seats…
Hamann Rolls Royce Phantom and Drophead Coupe
The tuning specialists from Hamann have introduced the Hamann Rolls Royce Phantom and Drophead Coupe today, along with photos and details of their new additions to the company’s line of tuned vehicles. The Hamann Rolls Royce Phantom and Drophead Coupe feature a slightly modified exterior aspect, mostly due to the 23 inch cross-spoke-design black rims. As for the interior the Hamann Rolls Royce Phantom and Drophead Coupe offers a new instrumental dial, the new sport steering wheel covered in alcantara leather including the Hamann emblem, as well as an exclusive floormat set and aluminium pedals. Performance mods received by the Hamann Rolls Royce Phantom and Drophead Coupe…
Mercedes Mountain Bike and Racing Bike
Mercedes has just released photos and details with their new collection of exclusive bikes. Besides the Mercedes Mountain Bike and Racing Bike the company introduced its new Fitness and Trekking Bikes. The Mercedes Mountain Bike price is 3999 Euros and will get built in 100 units that will feature top-class components like SRAM X.9/X.0 27-speed gears, Truvativ NOIR carbon-fibre pedals, Avid Elixier CR disc brakes and a set of DT Swiss X 1800 wheels. The Mercedes Racing Bike price is 1000 Euros more than the Mountain Bike and besides the fact that it weights only 6.9 kg it also offers extreme quality through its high-end carbon-fibre frame, Carbotec monocoque carbon-fibre…
BMW M3 Edition Models
BMW announced that a new version of the company’s M3 model will enter the market in July this year. The BMW M3 Edition Models will have the BMW M3 Coupe as the starting platform and will come with a series of aesthetic improvements and a 10 mm lowered suspension. The overall appearance of the BMW M3 Edition Models will express exclusivity through elements like dark-eloxy plated front grille, side sills, mirror covers and exhaust pipes that match the 19 inch double-spoke design black alloys. Inside the BMW M3 Edition Models, colors for surfaces on the centre armrest, door armrests, center console, seats and various other accents will vary in accordance with one of the four…
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport first review video
The following video is the first review so far of the new 1.4 million Euros Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport. It was done by the guys from Car Magazine and offers driving scenes taken around the French Riviera including sound produced by the 8.0 litre 16 cylinders monster packing 987 horsepower. Comparing to the hard-top version, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport can only achieve the maximum top speed of 407 Km/h only with its top on, otherwise it will “only” go as fast as 360 Km/h. The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport was officially unveied at the Pebble Beach Concourse d’Elegance in 2008 and only a limited edition of 150 units will be produced. Wach the first Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport…
Ford Focus RS vs Renault Megane R26.R
The latest video coming from the guys at Drivers Republic presents two Hot Hatches battling on the Silversone circuit : the Ford Focus RS vs Renault Megane R26.R. The Ford Focus RS is powered by a turbocharged Duratec 2.5-litre, 5-cylinder engine that packs 301 bhp at 6500 rpm and 324 lb-ft (440Nm) of torque between 2300 and 4500 rpm. Also the 2009 Ford Focus RS specs indicate a top speed of 260 km/h (164 mph) with 5.9 seconds needed to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph). The Renault Megane R26.R extracts power from a 2.0 litre 4-cylinder unit that is able to develop 227 bhp at 5500 rpm and 229 lb-ft of torque. As for the Renault Megane R26.R specification, performance figures indicate a 6 seconds sprint time form 0 to 100 Km/h (62 mph) and a top …