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Rising gas prices threaten old gas pumps
2008-05-12 23:58:00 Well, this one’s interesting and I’m sure no one would’ve thought of that. At the rate the gas price is rising in the US, it will probably soon hit the $4 per gallon mark and this is a serious threat to thousands of gas station owners. The reason? Well, old gas pumps can only register ... More About: Pumps , Gas Prices , Prices
First photo of Alfa Romeo MI.To?s interior
2008-05-12 22:07:00 The Alfa Romeo Mi.To continues the Italian offensive against Mini, started by the Fiat 500, which we tested last week. We’ve seen the car many times before, but here is the first photo of the car’s interior, which was published by AutoWeek.nl. As you’d expected, being an Alfa, the interior is very sporty, with carbon-fiber ... More About: Photo , Interior
Cadillac CTS-V rocks on the Ring; under 8 minutes lap
2008-05-12 21:59:00 We’ve said it many times before: the Cadillac CTS-V is awesome! And not only it looks great, but it seems it’s going to be one great high performance car. Though we don’t really know the exact car specs, GM announced today that an unmodified version of the CTS-V completed a lap at Nurburgring in 7 ... More About: Ring , Minutes , Rocks
Last available Lamborghini Reventon arrives in Las Vegas
2008-05-12 19:41:00 Everyone agrees that the Lamborghini Reventon is one of the coolest cars ever made. Presented last year at the Frankfurt show, the car was produced in a limited run of only 20 units, plus another two units, which will be kept by Lamborghini. Of these 20 units, 19 are already sold and the last available ... More About: Las Vegas , Vegas , Lamborghini Reventon
The first photos of the production Fisker Karma
2008-05-12 18:20:00 Though Fisker has some legal problems, the Fisker Karma is one of the most promising cars out there. Still, after it made its world debut at the Detorit Motor Show, back in January, there haven’t been any updates lately. So Fisker released these first photos of the production version being tested. We don’t have any ... More About: Photos , Hybrid , Production , Fisker Karma
US cities with the worst pain at the pump
2008-05-10 18:18:00 Forbes.com took United States’ 50 largest metro areas and looked at congestion, fuel costs, use of mass transit and carpools and commuting distances to determine which were the most affected by rising gasoline prices and calculate how much commuters pay each day to get to and from work. All fuel costs reflect May 1 prices. The ... More About: Cities , Pain , Pump
Nick Hogan sentenced to 8 months in jail
2008-05-10 18:02:00 A judge in Clearwater, Florida sentenced 17 year old Nick Bollea, Hulk Hogan ’s son, to eight months in jail for reckless driving. He will be on five years’ probation and lose his driving privileges for three years. Last August, Nick Bollea was involved in a very serious car accident. Authorities determined that Hogan jr. was racing ... More About: Jail , Nick Hogan , Sentenced
Video: Danica Patrick hits crewman at Indianapolis 500
2008-05-10 17:44:00 Yesterday, in the practice day at Indianapolis 500, Andretti Green Racing’s Danica Patrick was involved in a very nasty accident at the pit stops. While getting back to the pits, she ran into Dale Coyne Racing’s chief mechanic, Charles Buckman. The accident wasn’t Patick’s fault, as Buckman was talking with someone from the Andretti team ... More About: Video , Hits
Fiat 500 and more Auto Unleashed news
2008-05-09 16:44:00 Yesterday, I had the chance to drive the new Fiat 500 and I must say it’s quite a cool car. I’ll write a post with all my impressions, next week. Meanwhile, you can check out the photo gallery, here. Also, next week, we’ll post the Audi A4 review. Though we drove the car back in March, ... More About: News , Auto , Fiat 500
Baby Porsche Cayenne spied
2008-05-09 16:14:00 With all major German car companies launching their small SUVs, Porsche couldn’t afford to stay behind, so here are the latest spy shots of the upcoming baby Cayenne , scheduled to make debut in 2010. Codenamed Roxster (and we really hope they’ll change that), the car will try to match the Cayenne’s success, which revived Porsche ... More About: Baby , Porsche Cayenne
Video: Dodge Challenger SRT8 vs Ford Mustang Bullitt
2008-05-09 15:14:00 InsideLine brought together two of the coolest cars America makes right now, the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 and the 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt. The Challenger marks the re-birth of a great classic American muscle car, while the Bullitt is seen by many as the best edition of the 2005 Ford Mustang (and trust us, we’ve ... More About: Video
2009 Mazda 6 pricing announced
2008-05-09 15:07:00 Scheduled to hit US showrooms late this summer, the 2009 Mazda 6 will have a price tag starting at $19,850. For this money, you’ll get the entry level Mazda6 i SV powered by the 170 hp 2.5 liter 4-cylinder engine. The same engine is available for the Mazda6 i Sport and i Touring, which will ...
How many cars can you fit on a cargo ship?
2008-05-08 19:22:00 We don’t know where this photo was taken, but talking about space management, one thing’s for sure, the space on that ship was really used to the max. Just take a look at those cars in the center of the image. That’s impressive! We’re also not sure if this photo is for real and wasn’t ... More About: Cars , Cargo , Ship
Facelifted Mercedes Benz SL by Brabus
2008-05-08 17:36:00 Probably everyone knows who Brabus is and what it does. It’s that German tuner which transforms Mercedes cars into expensive beasts. And here is their latest creation, the tuning program for the recently introduced Mercedes Benz SL facelift. As expected, the performance figures are impressive. The car is powered by the 730hp 6.3-liter twin-turbo V12 ... More About: Mercedes-Benz
BMW 1 Series Cabrio tuning by AC Schnitzer
2008-05-08 14:27:00 After the ACS1 program for the BMW 1 Series Coupe, the German tuner AC Schnitzer couldn’t miss the cabrio, so yesteday they’ve presented their tuning program for the BMW 1 Series Cabrio . The body kit includes a less rounded front skirt with diagonal grille insert, new rear skirt lip and diffuser, plus 17, 18 or ... More About: Tuning
Audi to build electric car in 5 to 10 years
2008-05-07 15:33:00 In an interview published Sunday, Rupert Stadler, Audi ’s Chairman told Welt am Sonntag that Audi is planning on releasing an electric car within 10 years. Without providing additional details, Stadler said: “Electric cars offer great opportunities, which we have already seized on”. Asked if was not lagging domestic rivals Mercedes and BMW in the development ... More About: Years , Build , Electric Car
New Mercedes Benz SL500 tuning program by Carlsson
2008-05-07 15:15:00 The German tuner Carlsson presented their latest creation, the Carlsson CK50 tuning program for the new Mercedes Benz SL500. By installing a new electronic control unit (ECU), the 5.5 liter V8 engine now produces 435 hp / 320 kW at 6,000 rpm and 600 Nm of torque, 53 hp more than the factory version (388 ... More About: Mercedes Benz , Mercedes-Benz , Tuning , Program
Ford Mondeo Titanium X added to UK range
2008-05-07 15:01:00 Ford announced the Ford Mondeo Titanium X, which will be the new top of the line of the Mondeo range in the United Kingdom. The Titanium X will have new exterior features, such as new side skirts, bi-xenon headlights, twin chromed exhaust pipes and new 18-inch alloy wheels. On the interior, the car will have ... More About: Ford , Range
Morgan raises £75,000 for injured employee
2008-05-07 14:35:00 In 2006, Thom Donaldson, joined Morgan Motor Company as an apprentice in the trim department. Short time after, he was involved in a work accident which left him with limited movement and strapped to a wheelchair. However, Morgan decided that 2007 would be Thom’s year and made all efforts to raise money for him to ... More About: Employee , Injured
Hamann Sportivo tuning based on the Fiat 500
2008-05-07 14:17:00 The German tuner Hamann is known best for its tuning programs for BMW cars, so this comes somehow as a surprise. Because their latest creation is a tuning package for the Fiat 500 but it looks like Hamann didn’t take it really serious, because the program doesn’t match the cool BMW programs the German company ... More About: Tuning , Fiat 500
Mercedes Benz S Class modified by ART
2008-05-06 16:26:00 From the Bugatti Veyron, we really haven’t seen a two-tone painted car that looks good, but this Mercedes Benz S Class is quite amazing. “Responsible” for this creation is the German company ART Tuning. Besides the great paint, the car features a new body kit, which includes new front spoiler, side skirts, rear skirt with ... More About: Mercedes Benz , Mercedes-Benz
NCE takes down Toyota Prius? top
2008-05-06 15:57:00 Though successful, the Toyota Prius is not the best looking car out there and we’re sure the last you’d expect was a convertible version of the car. However, Newport Convertible Engineering?s (NCE) thought that all those environment lovers out there driving a Prius would like to feel a little more freedom and decided to take ... More About: Toyota Prius
Audi A4 Tuning by Rieger
2008-05-06 15:33:00 The new Audi A4 is one great car and we’re sure tuners all over the world will turn their attention towards Audi’s new car and Rieger is on the first tuning companies to present a program for the Audi A4 3.0 TDI. The package includes a body kit featuring a redesigned rear bumper with integrated ... More About: Tuning
Audi Q5 S Line announced
2008-05-05 21:17:00 After last month the Audi Q5 made its world debut at the Beijing Auto Show, yesterday Audi revealed the S Line version of the crossover which, in our opinion will be a tough competitor in the market, alongside the BMW X3 and the Mercedes Benz GLK. The S Line version will be sportier and it will ...
Beijing Auto Show: HongQi SUV Concept
2008-04-22 18:11:00 HongQi (Chinese for Red Flag) is the premiere division of Chines car maker FAW Groups and at the Beijing Auto Show presented this quite interesting concept, the HongQi SUV Concept . It’s quite surprising for a Chinese producer to come up with such a great looking concept, however, considering that the production version won’t be available ...
Buick Invicta Concept debuts at Beijing
2008-04-22 16:09:00 Besides the new Audi Q5, the Beijing Auto Show marked another world premiere, the Buick Invicta Concept . The four-door midsize sedan previews Buick’s design direction for world?s biggest markets, the US and China. Based on the Riviera concept, the Invicta features modern and sleek proportions and the exterior lines “flow uninterrupted around the vehicle. For example, ...
Audi Q5 makes world debut
2008-04-22 14:09:00 Last weekend, at the Bejing Auto Show, the new Audi Q5 made its world debut. The new crossover from Audi will have a tough competition, in a market where Mercedes Benz also presented the new GLK and the BMW already has the X3. However, Audi made the Q5 sportier than the competition, the car measuring ... More About: World , Debut
Funny BMW M5 ad
2008-04-21 17:05:00 We’re sure you all know the BMW M5 is one of the world’s most powerful sedans and one of the most interesting cars out there. But we’re definitely sure you didn’t expect this! So, all you M5 owners out there, you’d better watch your dogs carefully! Bookmark, E-mail or Share More About: Funny
Auto Unleashed back from the break
2008-04-21 16:58:00 It’s been a few days since our last post, and we’d like to apologize for the break, but we had some personal problems over here and couldn’t keep up with all that’s happened in the auto industry. But now we’re back and we’ll try to present you everything we missed in the last days, because ... More About: Break , Auto , Back
2009 Honda Pilot officially announced
More articles from this author:2008-04-16 19:10:00 In a press release made today, Honda announced their new SUV, the 2009 Honda Pilot , after a few days ago we showed you photos of the car caught in Detroit without any camo. The new SUV from Honda is powered by Honda’s 3.5 liter V6 engine which develops 250 hp and 253 lb-ft of torque ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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