Friday, July 25, 2008 | Categories | Peugeot, Peugeot 308, Renderings In its latest issue, French car magazine “Auto Plus” has a rendering of the Peugeot 3008 4x4 that’s expected to be introduced into the market sometime in 2009. The compact sized 3008 minivan will be based on the platform and mechanics of the Citroen C4 Picasso MPV and apart from the front-wheel-drive versions, Peugeot will also offer a 4x4 variant. As you can see in the... Read Full Story

Friday, July 25, 2008 | Categories | BMW, BMW Concepts, Renderings Don’t you just hate it when designers create something different or plain ugly with the sole purpose of standing out of the crowd without taking aesthetics and beauty into account? Because that seems to be the case with these renderings from the design students at Turin-based IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) that took part in a project to create a BMW of 2015 that was... Read Full Story

Friday, July 25, 2008 | Categories | 2008 Paris Show, Kia, Kia Soul In addition to a set of pictures that were released earlier this month, Kia has now revealed three more photos of its forthcoming Soul crossover, this time in a color that the Koreans call “Vanilla Shake”. The new subcompact crossover will make its worldwide debut at the Paris Auto Show in October with European sales beginning in February 2009. According to Kia, the and... Read Full Story

Friday, July 25, 2008 | Categories | Ecology, Hybrids, Saturn, Saturn Vue If anything else, we have to hand it to GM for at least trying to create a variety of products that confront the energy problems and the changing market. Aside from the Chevy Volt that we hear about every two or three days (…), GM is also working on another plug-in hybrid vehicle that has been approved for production and is undergoing early program development stages... Read Full Story

Friday, July 25, 2008 | Categories | BMW, BMW 7-Series, Renderings Those folks at BMW are such teasers; just a few weeks after they unveiled the first photos of the all-new 2009 7-Series, the Bavarian carmaker released a set of sketches depicting various design propositions for their flagship sedan. These sketches show that BMW’s design team was actually working on a look much closer to the CS Concept. In the end of course BMW chose a less... Read Full Story

Friday, July 25, 2008 | Categories | Racing, Various Living in and need a place to drive your new Ferrari Enzo or Porsche 911 GT3 RS? Not a problem as car aficionados with hefty bank accounts will be pleased to learn that a new race track has opened up in , N.Y. The Monticello Motor Club (MMC) that features a 4.1-mile professional-grade race track is located just 90 miles from . So what’s the catch? Well, if you have enough money to buy an... Read Full Story

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Friday, July 25, 2008 | Categories | Nissan, Nissan GT-R, Renderings While pipe-dreaming never hurt anyone, we really doubt that Nissan will ever seriously consider adding a convertible version to its highly acclaimed GT-R sportscar. Plus, Nissan can hardly satisfy the demand for the GT-R Coupe, let alone add another version of the car to its production line. Having said that, this photoshoped GT-R Convertible that was created by a Dutch... Read Full Story

Friday, July 25, 2008 | Categories | Ecology, Range Rover, Various, Video In 2006, Ryan Mickle bought a $60,000+ Range Rover Sport mainly due a huge tax write off for heavy SUVs –or at least he says, to use for a short commute and weekly trips with friends. Two years later and having moved back to , Ryan decided that he didn’t need a car anymore. But while most people would just put the Range Rover up for sale, “environmentally-conscious... Read Full Story

Friday, July 25, 2008 | Categories | ABT, Tuning, VW, VW Passat VW Group tuning specialist ABT has launched the first wave of products for the new Volkswagen Passat CC. Though ABT’s visual package is still pending, the based tuner offers power upgrades for both the 1.8 TSI (from 160 to 200 Hp) and 2.0 TSI (from 200 to 240 Hp) petrol engines. In the forthcoming weeks, ABT will also offer a power kit for the 2.0 TDI diesel engines, upgrading... Read Full Story