Best Auto Information
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Oct
Posted: 12:56am, 31 October 2007
There’s something fishy about this ‘67 Mustang…Well spotted. This achingly beautiful Mustang was the most intriguing car on Ford’s SEMA show stand. The profile may look 1967 ‘Stang, but key panels – such as the bonnet and rear end – are an all-new design. For this car, called the Flashback, is […]
30
Oct
Bring on the bling.
In January, Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac buyers will be able to customize their full-sized trucks and SUVs with giant, flashy, 20- or 22-inch wheels bearing the DUB logo without leaving a GM showroom.
Late Monday, Oct. 29, at one of the first press events of the Specialty Equipment Market Association, or SEMA, show, […]
30
Oct
Oxnard, CA (October 30, 2007) - Pacific Coast Motorsports, a two-car team in the Champ Car World Series will be featured on the January 14, 2008 episode of The History Channel’s “Modern Marvels.”The episode which was filmed Monday at the team’s Oxnard, California headquarters will be titled “Carbon” and will prominently feature PCM’s DP01 Champ […]
30
Oct
Buick brings a trio of customized Enclave crossovers to this year’s SEMA show.
The Black Platinum edition, from Mitek Corp. of Phoenix, does away with the Enclave’s door handles. The doors open automatically with a button on the key fob. It rides on 20-inch wheels and packs a 4,900-watt audio system.
The Urban CEO edition was styled […]
30
Oct
It will be another two or three months before the Consumer Electronics Show comes to the Las Vegas Convention Center but the night before SEMA opened we got a mini-CES preview.
A show called AutoFocus 2007 crammed about 15 technology manufacturers into a dinky room at the MGM not big enough for the McGillicuddy Wedding. […]
30
Oct
For the next version of the sporty Chevrolet Cobalt SS, General Motors’ Performance Division is switching from supercharging to turbocharging for the 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.
The result: An extra 55 horsepower to 260 hp from the engine, which also benefits from an intercooler to help pack more air into the engine. That power flows through a […]
30
Oct
Nissans new ‘hero car’, the Nissan GT-R, will be available via Nissan High Performance Centers across Japan from December 6th 2007.
The GT-R looks like a right royal beast, bridging the gap between supercar and every day driver. The GT-Rs engine bay houses an all-new 3.8-litre twin turbo V6 “VR38″ engine, featuring plasma-sprayed bores and a […]
29
Oct
Posted: 11:45am, 29 October 2007
Lexus LF-A: the lowdownEarlier in the year we predicted Lexus would unveil its supercar, the LF-A, in production guise at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. It didn’t, preferring to show its silver concept car (inset above) for the umpteenth time. But even as officials in Japan unconvincingly denied all knowledge of […]
29
Oct
Posted: 10:55am, 25 October 2007
You’re not telling me that Mazda is about to launch a car with out-riggers and a freaky body, are you?Yes. And no. Mazda has played with its ‘nagare’ design concept over the course of 2007, with a steady stream of concept cars inspired by the natural rhythms of nature. Waves, winds, […]
29
Oct
Posted: 5:08pm, 26 October 2007
It looks quite small. Where will the Splash sit in Suzuki’s range?It’s a replacement for the unloved and unlovable Wagon R+ and built on the underpinnings of the current Swift. It’s the same size as the Swift but it’s been designed to appeal to a slightly more conservative (read older and […]