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Upcoming Alfa Giulietta Cloverleaf Will Get 4C's Engine Tune

Upcoming Alfa Giulietta Cloverleaf Will Get 4C's Engine Tune

No manual will be offered

Alfa Romeo will give the next Giulietta Cloverleaf/Quadrifoglio Verde a boost by using the 240hp tune of the 1750cc four-cylinder engine from the 4C. It only represents a 5hp boost over the current top Giulietta, but it will also get the six-speed...
25.10.2013 | 3796 views | 0 comments
Mercedes Launching GLA with Edition 1 Exclusive Interior

Mercedes Launching GLA with Edition 1 Exclusive Interior

It goes on sale in March 2014

Mercedes has found success by launching special editions of its new cars as soon as it is released with the Edition 1 versions. There is no reason to give up on a good idea, and Mercedes is following the same path with the GLA-Class Edition 1 in M...
25.10.2013 | 9086 views | 0 comments
BMW Launches 2 Series Coupe with 220i, 220d and M235i

BMW Launches 2 Series Coupe with 220i, 220d and M235i

Sales will begin in March

BMW is serious about differentiating its brand with coupes and convertibles using even numbers and odd numbers for sedans and wagons. The 4 Series already launched earlier in the year, and now BMW is adding the 2 Series Coupe to replace the previo...
25.10.2013 | 7884 views | 0 comments
Weekend Motorsports Preview: Formula 1 is Back

Weekend Motorsports Preview: Formula 1 is Back

Race from F1, NASCAR, V8 Supercars and the WRC

This weekend does not offer the prototype racing of last weekend, but it does have the return of Formula 1 for its 16th race of the year. It will be one to watch with the possibility of Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel scoring their respective champi...
25.10.2013 | 871 views | 0 comments
Mercedes CLA-Class Will Get Wagon Variant in 2015

Mercedes CLA-Class Will Get Wagon Variant in 2015

It may not be sold in North America

Mercedes’ compact models have been a huge success, and it has chosen that a wagon version of the CLA-Class will be the first car of its second wave of compacts. It will likely be called the CLA Shooting Brake to have a connection to the larg...
24.10.2013 | 4755 views | 0 comments
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe on Track for Production

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe on Track for Production

The concept was close to the production version, especially the exterior

Mercedes is making no secret that the Concept S-Class Coupe from the Frankfurt Motor Show is on the way. In fact, Mercedes design boss Jan Kaul says that the concept is “very close to the production version.” The concept was finished t...
23.10.2013 | 990 views | 0 comments
Latest Round of Euro NCAP Tests Yield All 5-Stars

Latest Round of Euro NCAP Tests Yield All 5-Stars

The vehicles include the Cherokee, SX4, 2008 and CLA

The latest round of the Euro NCAP's testing yielded five-star ratings for all of the car's tested. The Jeep Cherokee, Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class, Peugeot 2008 and Suzuki SX4 were the cars whose safety was testes. The Cherokee got a 92...
23.10.2013 | 1373 views | 0 comments
Michelin Working with Nissan to Develop Bespoke Tires for ZEOD RC

Michelin Working with Nissan to Develop Bespoke Tires for ZEOD RC

The tires are half the width of normal front tires but have to perform as well

Nissan is deep in development of its ZEOD RC experimental race car for the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is collaborating with Michelin to create the tires specifically for the car. The tires on the ZEOD RC are 10cm wide, half as wide as the fr...
23.10.2013 | 5235 views | 0 comments
Sydney Police Get Porsche Panamera 4S Donated to Them

Sydney Police Get Porsche Panamera 4S Donated to Them

It will be used in the patrol car fleet

Earlier this year all of the cool police cars were coming from Dubai, but the Australian police in Sydney are not taking it lying down. It has just added a 2014 Porsche Panamera 4S to its patrol car fleet. The car was a donation from the Porsc...
23.10.2013 | 5743 views | 0 comments
Opel Takes Diesel Speed Record with Astra 2.0 CDTI

Opel Takes Diesel Speed Record with Astra 2.0 CDTI

It ran the cars over 24 hours at the Millbrook Proving Grounds

The Opel Astra has been certified as the world’s fastest diesel car, well kind of. Opel brought two Astras to the Millbrook Proving Grounds in Bedford, England, on October 5 and ran them for 24 hours around the oval. Over the course of the d...
23.10.2013 | 6336 views | 0 comments

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