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15 May 2007 posted in China 8 views
'30 Chevy to make Peking to Paris run Click image for galleryThis year marks the 100th anniversary of the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge, an 8,000-mile road rally that takes participants from Beijing (née Peking) to the City of Li ...
Tags: cylinder engine, chevy, horsepower, 12 volt, flanks, fuel tank, peking to paris, road rally, 100th anniversary, bullrun, paris motor challenge, rensing, shapiro, paris run, chevrolet coupe, continental motor, country organization, vintage autos, supplemental fuel, city of lights
11 March 2007 posted in Spy Photos 3 views
SPY SHOTS - Hyundai Equus replacement sheds more camo Hyundai's working on a rear-wheel-drive successor to its home-market Equus luxury sedan. The car's expected to debut at the New York Auto Show in April, and these most recent spy shots show it with le ...
Tags: liter v8, horsepower, crown victoria, spy shots, rear wheel drive, roofline, camouflage, flanks, homage, v8s, new york auto, new york auto show, azera, hoot, car nuts, spiritual successor, line car, kink, hyundai equus, calibrations
8 January 2007 posted in Etc. 1 views
Ford, Lincoln and Mercury will be redesigned by 2010 In the interest of not going belly-up, Ford will be hard at work over the next three years to remake their entire Ford, Lincoln and Mercury fleet. We've got high hopes that the Bold Moves will start t ...
Tags: small cars, fuel cell, town car, lincoln mercury, current offerings, fords, automotive news, flanks, high hopes, focus ford, rhinoplasty, significant improvements, ford lincoln, bold moves, mercury fleet, sync system, bloodflow, bold lines, odd man, technology integration
27 November 2006 posted in Euro 5 views
Audi's SUV gets a makeover by PPI The Audi Q7 is the embodiment of being fashionably late, having arrived on the scene at the tail end of the SUV bubble looking like a million bucks. No doubt it will still win customers with its combi ...
Tags: liter v8, rear spoiler, front bumper, audis, alloy wheels, air suspension, million bucks, rear bumper, flanks, sills, air intakes, fog lamps, audi q7, audi a8, stainless steel exhaust, cutouts, german tuning, cosmetic enhancements, ppi, monster 600
26 October 2006 posted in Concept Cars 10 views
Hyundai Sonata SXi Concept could be in Oz in a year Click to enlargePresented to gauge interested in a possible sporty model, Hyundai unveiled its Sonata SXi concept in Sydney this week. Powered by the optional 3.3-liter V6 in stock form, the SXi featu ...
Tags: vw gti, liter v6, new wheels, body kit, calipers, red line, black leather, wheels and tires, hyundai sonata, sonata, decklid, rear bumper, flanks, lip spoiler, additional photos, source drive, subtle body, skirts, sporty model, sxi
14 September 2006 posted in Etc. 90 views
Whaaaa? BMW 770Li W12 A keen observer in the UK, sent the blokes over at PistonHeads the above pic of a BMW 7-Series with '770Li' badging and, even weirder, a 'W12' logo brandishing itself on the left corner of its pseudo- ...
Tags: bmw, 760li, bmws, car guy, trunk lid, beast, bmw 7 series, flanks, badges, barge, mom, alero, blokes, gonna hook, keen observer, double sided tape, machinist
4 August 2006 posted in Sports/GTs 6 views
'Esprit' badge will be revived on Lotus supercar Lotus CEO Mike Kimberley let slip in an interview with PistonHeads that the Hethel-based automaker would indeed be calling its upcoming mid-engine supercar the Esprit, a name that graced the flanks of ...
Tags: boss, sports car, automaker, supercar, lotus, flanks, pistonheads, mid engine, lotus esprit, lotus ceo, pr person
26 May 2006 posted in Coupes 9 views
Maserati drops $1.275 million MC12 Corsa in Madrid Maserati is augmenting its Ferrari Enzo-based MC12 GTI with a new Corsa variant. The triton brand plans to build just a dozen examples on a "build to order" basis, and doesn't expect to go through the ...
Tags: wheel, curb weight, ferrari, horsepower, ferrari enzo, enzo, price tag, maserati, wheel drive, gti, street car, flanks, drivetrain, luxurious interior, bugatti veyron, late night, triton, madrid, maser, mc12 corsa
18 May 2006 posted in Auction Action 7 views
eBay Find of the Day: 1955 Facel Vega FV-1 Esoteric and interesting automobiles trade hands via online auctions every day. Even still, this is the first time we can recall a Facel Vega FV-1 up for grabs. This rare mid-fifties V8-powered GT was ...
Tags: hemi, ebay, nameplate, flanks, sourced, pie in the sky, pricetag, 5 liters, online auctions, DeSoto, jaguar xk140, chevrolet bel air, ebay bidder, french origins, mid fifties, fireflite, facel vega, trade hands, matching numbers, fv
16 December 2005 posted in Car Buying 5 views
Video: Ford GT stolen in spectacular fashion from California dealer Gone in Sixty Seconds this isn't. According to KXTV Sacramento, some ambitiously persistent yet stupendously dimwitted car thieves are at large after stealing a red Ford GT in Manteca, California. App ...
Tags: supercar, lincoln navigator, ford gt, car thieves, manteca california, flanks, kxtv sacramento, red ford, spectacular fashion, key safe, drag strips, california dealer, double doors, sixty seconds, robbers, linoleum, battery charger, crooks, bandits, zeal
29 November 2005 posted in Economy 16 views
SEAT gets 700M Euro and new Altera FR in same day VW-owned SEAT is surely feeling the love today after two major announcements yesterday that bode well for the company's future. The Board of Directors of SEAT approved an investment yesterday of 700 m ...
Tags: moniker, new generation, wraps, world debut, show car, flanks, frankfurt motor, air intake, seat altea, prototype version, essen motor show, fourtitude, seat cars, principal features, floor model, red letters, 700m, production processes, altera, quality assurance
7 January 2005 posted in SUVs 12 views
Detroit Auto Show: Ford SYN-us Concept What happens when you combine a Brinks Truck with a padded cell? The Ford SYN-us. It gets my nod for the worst concept name so far, and until I see the Infiniti, the worst looking concept. The truck i ...
Tags: wheel, united states, ford, small car, nod, rear hatch, giant jump, bank vault, side glass, padded cell, widescreen tv, flanks, urban area, shutters, windshield, fiesta