Archive for the ‘European Cars’ Category
Monday, September 8th, 2008

If you still want a Porsche Cayenne, even after the never-ending sea of Cayennes crowding American streets, this new variation may be your ticket to exclusivity. Based on the rally special of the same name, the 2010 Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia will go on sale in early 2009. (more…)
Tags: 2010 porsche cayenne s transsyberia
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Renault has revealed a hot new version of their Twingo supermini. Powered by a 133 hp 1.6L four-banger, the Renault Twingo Renault-Sport may have a geeky name, but it is big on heart. (more…)
Tags: renault twingo renault sport, rs
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Italian car-design firm Pininfarina has taken a Rolls Royce Drophead Coupe and created the one-off Pininfarina Hyperion. This coach-built convertible was unveiled at Pebble Beach this month. (more…)
Tags: pininfarina hyperion, rolls royce
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008

The open-air Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport has been fully unveiled at the 2008 Pebble Beach auto show. It features a removable transparent polycarbonate hard-top roof. (more…)
Tags: Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Ferrari has chosen the Fiat 500 as its courtesy car for local customers in Europe. About 200 special Fiat 500s have been manufactured exclusively for Ferrari. (more…)
Tags: ferrari courtesy car, fiat 500
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Monday, August 4th, 2008

Early images of the new-generation 2009 VW Golf has surfaced on the web, ahead of its official launch this week. (more…)
Tags: vw golf mkvi
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Porsche released details about new variants for their latest 911. The 911 Targa 4 and the 911 Targa 4S, so named due to their glass tops and standard all-wheel-drive, will hit showroom in October this year. (more…)
Tags: 2009 porsche 911 targa
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

This French Renault Megane R26.R is a track-ready version of the Megane hatchback. The R26.R will only be available in Europe, and it uses weight-savings to become the quickest front-driver to lap the Nurburgring. (more…)
Tags: renault megane r26.r
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008

The SLR McLaren is being discontinued soon, as AMG and McLaren branch off to make brand new supercars of their own. To give the aging SLR a final farewell, an SLR Speedster is being developed. The funny part is, these “spy photos” were deliberately leaked by Mercedes-Benz themselves. (more…)
Tags: mercedes benz slr speedster, spy photos
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Friday, July 11th, 2008

While the overdone SLR McLaren is finally going out of production, Mercedes-Benz is putting out the SL65 AMG Black Edition to take its place for a while. Powered by a twin-turbo 6.0L V12, it is one serious performance machine, even with an automatic transmission. (more…)
Tags: 2009 mercedes-benz sl65 amg, black edition
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008

The BMW 3-Series sedan has been facelifted mildly for 2009, if you can even notice what has been changed. These are first images of the car, and it is set to launch at the Paris Auto Show. It looks like engines will remain the same, although there are rumors of a dual-clutch gearbox, like in the M3. (more…)
Tags: 2009 bmw 3-series sedan
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Friday, July 4th, 2008

Euro-based tuner Project Kahn has come up with the ‘Black Edition’ kit for the Bentley Continental GT. It has an eight-piece body consisting of a three piece rear valance, two side skirts, a two piece front valance and a rear trunk spoiler. Optional are seriously-cool 22-inch wheels. (more…)
Tags: bentley continental gt, project kahn
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Images of the redesigned 2009 BMW 7-Series have hit the web before its upcoming official launch. The new model looks strikingly better than the outgoing one. (more…)
Tags: 2009 bmw 7-series
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

BMW allowed their designers to create the oddest possible concept car, and they came up with the GINA Light Visionary Model. GINA stands for “Geometry and Functions in ‘N’ Adaptations” and the car’s single most interesting feature is its outer skin, which is made entirely out of textile fabric, pulled tightly around a frame of metal parts and carbon-fiber wires. The best part of this BMW Z4 imposter is that it can change shape. (more…)
Tags: bmw, concept, GINA
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

The rumors of a baby Phantom are true. Rolls Royce just sent us this preliminary design sketch of a new model, dubbed the RR4, to be slotted in under the Phantom. (more…)
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

These are early photos inadvertently released by Ferrari of their new “baby” model that is due to be unveiled in the coming weeks. It is suggested that the car will most likely be called the Ferrari California, although earlier reports suggested an F149 model designation. (more…)
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Joining the ranks of Saleen, SSC, Koenigsegg and Ultima is an unknown Swiss manufacturer called Weber Sportcars, claiming to have built the world’s fastest street-legal car. It is called the “WEBER SPORTCARS faster one”. (more…)
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Sunday, April 27th, 2008

BMW displayed a new design study of their old M1 supercar at the Concorso d’Eleganza supercar show at Villa d’Este. The BMW M1 was in production from 1978 to 1981, with a 273 hp 3.5L I6 engine, created as a road-going version of the M1 racecar. Since then, BMW hasn’t had a true supercar in their line-up. (more…)
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008

The entry-level Audi Q5, designed to go against the BMW X3 and the Mercedes-Benz GLK-class, has been unveiled at the Auto China show in Beijing. While it brings nothing new to the compact-CUV segment, initial unconfirmed reports suggest it will be built in China. (more…)
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Friday, April 18th, 2008

The awesome new Opel Insignia sedan is all set to replace the aging Vectra in Europe by this summer. This new model has to be the most stunning interpretation of a midsize sedan yet. (more…)
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