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2009 Volkswagen Tiguan - Automotive Clip 2008-06-20 03:49:00 2009 Volkswagen
Tiguan
By the time the Tiguan, VW's small crossover that'll hit the U.S. in summer 2008, begins rolling off its Wolfsburg assembly line, it'll have undergone extensive testing in myriad terrains, climates, and elevations. It's a sport/utility after all, not to mention the Touareg's little brother, so much of its allure will be its perceived ruggedness; thus, testing in extreme Read more:Automotive
2009 Volkswagen Scirocco Hatchback - Automotive Clip 2008-06-20 03:25:00 2009 Volkswagen
Scirocco Hatchback
Volkswagen has officials unveiled its Scirocco hatchback, which goes on sale in Europe.
“In the Scirocco we will be bringing the kind of sports car into the showroom that people dream of. Yet it is a dream that an exceptionally large number of car drivers will be able to afford — despite all of the high-end technologies we have implemented,” CEO Dr. Martin Read more:Automotive
2009 Mazda6 - Automotif Clip 2008-06-19 12:16:00 2009 Mazda
6
Mazda has released the first photos and initial details on the new 2009 Mazda6. Designed specifically for North America, the car shares many cues with the Japanese and European-market cars, which hit the scene over the last year. The car Americans and Canadians will drive is, in fact, bigger than its overseas counterparts. Visually, the front and rear fascias differ from the Japanese
2009 Mazda3 Axela - Automotive Clip 2008-06-19 11:41:00 2009 Mazda
3 Axela
Mazda Axela revision details had been released by Mazda. Mazda Axela is known as Mazda3 in non-Japanese markets. All models of 2009 Mazda3 Axela including the four-door 2009 Mazda3 Axela, five-door 2009 Mazda3 Axela and Mazdaspeed Axela featuring fresh improvements.
Press Release
Refined Mazda Axela Goes on Sale in Japan
Mazda Motor Corporation has released updated versions of Read more:Automotive
Ford Fiesta vs Honda Fit - Automotive Clip 2008-06-19 11:00:00 Ford Fiesta
vs Honda
Fit
The conventional wisdom is hatchbacks don't sell in America. Ford marketing boss Jim Farley doesn't believe in conventional wisdom. He plans to bring the hatchback version of the new Fiesta small car to the states to sell alongside the four door model that was earlier approved for Stateside consumption. And why not? Honda's Fit has been proving the conventional wisdom Read more:Automotive
, Ford Fiesta
Terrafugia Flaying Car 2008-06-19 03:16:00 Terrafugia Flaying Car Automotive Clip
Running on unleaded petrol and cramming 30 miles to the gallon, it's also more fuel efficient than an average people carrier, so it'll pay for itself eventually, sort of. Dubbed the Transition, the car-come-plane will fold its wings up at the touch of a button, and flying at 120mph in the excitingly-named "power cruise" mode, it'll pull a range of 5
Honda's Combined Braking System - Automotive Clip 2008-06-17 00:59:00 June 11, 2008 Motorcycle 'driver aid' technology is becoming more and more prevalent; the 2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R, for example, features a primitive traction/stability control system Advanced-Car-Seats , and the latest Yamaha R1 and R6 engines feature 'fly by wire' throttles, in which an ECU interprets and moderates throttle inputs before they reach the engine. Anti-lock braking is beginning to Read more:Automotive
, Honda
, Combined
, System
Can-Am Spyder Roadster - Automotive Clip 2008-06-17 00:39:00 It combines the open air exhilaration of two-wheeled transport with the stability of four, but it's not a motorbike and it's not a convertible sportscar. In fact, direct comparisons with anything else on the highway are largely useless because there's simply nothing out there like the Can-Am SpyderRoadster
.Around a decade since BRP first began to explore the idea for totally a new breed of Read more:Automotive
2009 Skoda Fabia Super 2000 - Automotive Clip 2008-06-16 04:22:00 2009 SkodaFabiaSuper
2000
It wouldn’t surprise me one bit if the Skoda Fabia
becomes the best selling Skoda car in Australia, when it finally gets here.
The new Fabia is a great looking small car. Very chic and very Euro and perfect for these high priced petrol times. But that’s not quite what the rally master was driving.
For all you tarmac only followers, Super 2000 is the class in the Wor Read more:Automotive
2009 Subaru Impreza Coupé - Automotive Clip 2008-06-16 04:09:00 2009 SubaruImpreza
Coupé
It's the most stylish Subaru ever! And this striking Impreza coupé will go into production in 2010.
Joining the recently launched hatch-back model, it will allow the Japanese company to tackle the BMW 3-Series Coupé and Nissan 350Z head-on, as well as reach out to new customers.
The car has been developed as part of a joint venture with Subaru owner Toyota – the pro Read more:Automotive
, Subaru Impreza
2009 Volvo XC60 - Automotive Clip 2008-06-16 03:47:00 2009 Volvo XC60
Here are the first pictures of one of this year's most exciting new car models - the new Volvo XC60! "It's not only the safest Volvo ever. If you ask me, it's also the most stunning. Not a bad combination, is it?" says Volvo Cars President and CEO Fredrik Arp. The new XC60 has its premiere showing at the international car show in Geneva on March 4 and the first cars wil Read more:Automotive
2009 Volvo S40 - Automotive Clip 2008-06-16 03:32:00 2009 Volvo S40
German magazine AutoZeitung has published illustrations of what the next 2009 Volvo S40 could look like. There have been rumors that Volvo may kill the S60 model. If that happens the S40 could move slightly upmarket to fill the void left by the S60. This means the car could grow a few inches also. If this happens, the car could switch platforms Read more:Automotive
Concept car - Mazda “crosswinds” - Automotive Clip 2008-06-16 03:14:00 Mazda will present an all-new show car at this year’s Moscow International Automobile Salon. The concept is a sporty, compact crossover SUV designed especially for the Russian market. The Moscow show car is the latest concept to be developed using the new design direction called Nagare - following in the footsteps of Nagare, Ryuga, Hakaze, Taiki and Furai. Nagare, which means “ Read more:Automotive
, Mazda
, Concept
Toyota Yaris 2008 - Automotive Clip 2008-06-15 11:07:00 Toyota Yaris 2008
The subcompact economy class has traditionally been characterized by products that could be summed up in a single word: cheap. As in, cheap price, cheap design, cheap materials and cheap construction. And while that's still true in a relative sense, today's highly competitive marketplace has forced the low end of the automotive spectrum to evolve along with the rest of the Read more:Automotive
, Toyota
2009 Pontiac G8 GXP - Autoclip 2008-06-15 10:44:00 2009 Pontiac
G8 GXP - Autoclip
Pontiac's growing GXP lineup has just gained a flagship. The enthusiast division will show a higher-performing G8 at the 2008 New York auto show.
The baddest Holden-turned-Pontiac gets GM's 6.2-liter LS3 small-block V-8, producing 402 hp and 402 lb-ft of torque - 41 hp and 17 lb-ft more than the L76-powered G8 GT. Pontiac predicts a 0-to-60-mph time of 4.7 seconds,
2010 Pontiac G8 Sport Truck - Autoclip 2008-06-15 10:30:00 2010 Pontiac
G8 Sport Truck
More than twenty years after the death of Chevrolet's famous El Camino, General Motors is giving Americans another chance to own a new car-based pickup. But like Pontiac's defunct GTO, this icon returns with a bit of an Australian accent. And it won't get the El Camino badge.
Previewed at the 2008 New York auto show, the 2010 Pontiac G8 sport truck is essentially a
Test Drive Honda CBR1000RR - Autoclip 2008-06-15 02:34:00 Honda’s top-dog sport bike has undergone a fierce protein diet for 2008. Its engineers trimmed weight, added horsepower and wrapped it all around an aggressive new design. Clad with shorter overhangs and cleaner lines, the flagship liter bike’s mass is also more centralized for nimbler handling. We tested the CBR1000RR at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and its blistering performance made us nearly Read more:Honda
, Test Drive
Test Drive Ducati 848 - Autoclip 2008-06-15 02:29:00 If Ducati
's awesome 1098 is just too much motorcycle—and let's be clear, 160 hp is a bit too much for the average rider—its saner sibling might be the perfect choice. Hiding an 849cc L-twin beneath the same sexy bodywork as its more powerful stablemate, the 848 takes many of the 1098's personality traits and tones them down a notch. The dry clutch, for instance, has been ditched for a more Read more:Test Drive
Aptera Electric Vehicle - Autoclip 2008-06-15 02:15:00 The Aptera was designed from the ground up as an electric vehicle, and later as an extended range electric vehicle. After building the proof-of-concept Mk-0, we hired the automotive design firm, 'eleven', to help us further develop the concept vehicle. The 'eleven' team, led by Jason Hill and Nathan Armstrong, made great strides in the development of the Aptera's body styling, interior design, Read more:Electric
, Vehicle
The VentureOne a revolutionary 3-wheel - Autoclip 2008-06-15 01:54:00 Introducing the VentureOne
, a revolutionary 3-wheel
, tilting, plug-in Hybrid vehicle. This unique 2-passenger flex-fuel Hybrid vehicle is projected to achieve 100 miles per gallon, accelerate from 0-60 in about 7 seconds, and with a top speed of over 100 mph.
And if that weren’t enough, imagine combining the performance feel of a sports car with the agility of a motorcycle. It adds up to an
ICON A5 Folding Plane Looks Like Sportscar - Autoclip 2008-06-15 01:45:00 A California startup revealed an aircraft on Wednesday evening built for an increasingly popular new kind of pilot—the weekend aviator with a jones for expensive toys.
Loaded with features like folding wings (so you can keep it in your garage) and seat belt-like parachutes (so you can ease the whole thing down to the ground), ICON Aircraft’s new light sport airplane (LSA), dubbed the A5, migh Read more:Folding
, Plane
, Looks
Volkswagen Jetta - Autoclip 2008-06-15 01:32:00 Volkswagen of America announced today that two of its models, the Volkswagen Jetta and GTI, have each received a 2008 AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Award (VSA). AutoPacific's VSA is an industry benchmark for objectively measuring how satisfied an owner is with their new vehicle.
"We are thrilled that two of our models were recognized by AutoPacific and our consumers," said Mark Barne Read more:Volkswagen
2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback - Autoclip 2008-06-15 00:18:00 We were introduced to the Lancer
Prototype-S at the 2008 Geneva show. There was no need to guess what the S stood for, as Mitsubishi
was upfront about the production Sportback that would follow.
Two versions of the five-door hatchback will be launched initially in Europe. The base Lancer Sportback will be powered by a choice of 1.5- and 1.8-liter gasoline engines, or a 2.0-liter turbodiesel - Read more:Mitsubishi Lancer
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe - Automotive Clip 2008-07-03 09:18:00 2010 HyundaiGenesisCoupe
Hyundai's second rear-wheel drive performance car306 horsepower (est.)from enhanced 3.8-liter V6 from Genesis sedanStd. 212 horsepower (est.) turbocharged, intercooled inline four cylinderGenesis Coupe arrives in the spring of 2009 as a 2010 modelFollowing the introduction earlier this year of the rear-wheel drive Genesis sport sedan, Genesis Coupe is Hyundai's most Read more:Automotive
2009 Hyundai Elantra Facelift Sedan - Automotive Clip 2008-07-03 08:36:00 2009 Hyundai
Elantra Facelift Sedan
Hyundai has announced the facelifted Hyundai Elantra Sedan at the Beijing Motor Show last month, and here is the new face of Hyundai Elantra facelift Sedan. Its face now features a wider grille flanked by larger headlights, and a new lower air intake has also been reshaped.
Hyundai used 2008 Beijing Auto Show to officially release it’s slightly refreshened 4 Read more:Automotive
Hyundai HED-5 Concept Cars - Automotive Clip 2008-07-03 08:06:00 Hyundai HED-5 Concept
Cars - Automotive
Clip
HED-5 concept: six-seater with advanced materials and versatilityWorld premiere of a range of Eco-Dynamic vehiclesWorld premiere of the new MatrixStar attraction will be the HED-5, a six seat MPV that promises a new level of versatility combined with exceptional fuel economy. The revolutionary materials and construction techniques have been developed Read more:Hyundai
2010 Mazda RX-7 - Automotive Clip 2008-06-30 11:48:00 2010 Mazda
RX-7
After being rumored off and on for the past five years, a new Mazda RX-7 looks to be on the way at last. Not much is known about it right now, as development has reportedly just begun, but sources predict a calendar-2010 debut, perhaps as an early 2011 model. By that time, Mazda's RX-8 will be seven years old and ready for retirement, hence speculation that the next RX-7 will Read more:Automotive
2010 Toyota Supra - Automotive Clip 2008-06-30 10:43:00 2010 Toyota
Supra
Gossips love concept vehicles, especially those that seem to belong in showrooms already. Take the Toyota FT-HS. Unveiled at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show as a "21st-century sports car," it reminded some of Toyota's well-liked Supra. And why not? It's another high-style sporty coupe with rear-wheel drive, a six-cylinder engine, and seating for four. Obviously, a new Supra Read more:Automotive
2009 Cadillac XLR - Automotive Clip 2008-06-30 07:13:00 2009 Cadillac
XLR
Wallpaper Download
The 2009 XLR is Cadillac's flagship vehicle. This luxurious high-performance two-seat roadster shares the same platform as the Corvette. The Cadillac XLR features a magnetic-fluid-based real-time damping suspension that continually adapts to different road conditions. It's propelled by a 320 horsepower 4.6-liter Read more:Automotive