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New generation Nissan Fuga will debut at Tokyo Motor show

The new Fuga is a direct successor of the Nissan's first generation Fuga luxury sedan, delivered outstanding performance, comfort and interior quality. The all-new Nissan Fuga will be available in the Japanese showrooms this autumn. 2009 Nissan Fuga is full of innovative and new technological features, which deliver

nissan land glider – car or a motorcycle?

Nissan Land Glider – car or a motorcycle?

The latest concept from Nissan has the futuristic name – Land Glider. The vehicle delivers all new driving experience. It is a two-seater, cocoon-like structure powered by two zero emission electric motors. Land Glider is targeted at city dwellers of all generations. The cockpit is specially designed to protect the passengers and also to hold the occupants firmly in place, when the vehicle is cornering at angles. Land Glider has the ability to lean in corners in order to turn sharply at nearly any speed. The veh

GReddy X-Gen Street Genesis Coupe revealed

Another ultimate vehicle revealed ahead of the next month’s SEMA Show in the Las Vegas. The GReddy X-Gen Street Genesis Coupe is a tuned with specially manufactured high-performance parts Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Designed to fulfil even the greatest demands of the race enthusiasts, the modified Genesis Coupe’s special Greddy parts are planned to be released as a production kit available everywhere. The new Greddy tuning kit not only increses the performance of the engine, but also improves the handling and braking

lumma design refined the porsche's ultimate panamera

LUMMA Design refined the Porsche's ultimate Panamera

The latest creation from Lumma Design is called CLR 700 GT. The sporty refined vehicle is based on the extremely beautiful Porsche Panamera. The tuning includes wide body kit consisting of a completely new front part with huge air inlets, a Cup spoiler splitter as well as a distinctive front hood full Carbon with ai

2010 HPE700 Camaro first real photos

Hennessey Performance Engineering revealed some of the first real photos of its 2010 HPE700 Camaro with the ultimate Cam-Aero body. Considered as one of the most significant cars that Hennessey has built in the last 18 years, the 2010 HPE700 Camaro will be manufactured in limited number of only 24 cars per year. The limited production Camaro is powered by the Corvette ZR1’s supercharged LS9 engine and produces the amazing 755 hp. According to Hennessey Performance Engineering’s schedule, t

bmw c1-e concept – the safety is a top priority

BMW C1-E Concept – the safety is a top priority

BMW are famous not only with making perfect cars, but they also proved that they can develop and sell very good motorcycles. Recently the 1,000,000th BMW motorcycle with Integral ABS, a BMW K 1300 R, left the production line in Berlin-Spandau. The active and passive safety always have been one of the priorities, whenever BMW develop a motorcycle. A huge variety of active safety features have been developed and integrated in BMW bikes since 2005. The list includes: RDC Tyre Pressure Control, ASC Anti-Slip Control

2010 Honda Accord Crosstour offers space innovations

The all-new 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour is reshaped and more aerodynamic version of the famous Accord sedan. With its sleek new exterior vision, the new Accord Crosstour will also feature a new and more versatile, upscale 5-passenger interior with an innovative rear storage area, a standard 3.5-liter i-VTEC V-6 engine

toyota to unveil its new ft-86 sports car concept at tokyo motor show

Toyota to unveil its new FT-86 sports car concept at Tokyo Motor Show

At the 41st Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota is about to showcase for the first time its latest sports car concept, which is built on the principles: great to own and fun to drive. The new FT-86 sports car concept excels with its rear-wheel drive configuration, compact dimensions, low centre of gravity and lightweight construction. Under the hood of the striking concept is placed a 2.0-litre environmental friendly boxer engine with performance propert

toyota ft-ev ii concept – a smaller than the iq ev

Toyota FT-EV II concept – a smaller than the iQ EV

For the 41st Tokyo motor show, Toyota will debut two striking concepts, one of them is the FT-EV II compact electric vehicle. Designed to meet the requirements of a true urban vehicle, the new FT-EV II’s body is even more compact than that of the Toyota iQ, but still with room for four seats on board. An innovative

Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano China Limited Edition

The limited edition of 599 GTB Fiorano will be auctioned on the 3rd of November at a special Gala Auction Event hosted by Ferrari in Beijing. The exterior of Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano China Limited Edition is inspired from Ge Kiln porcelain of the Song Dynasty. The Chinese artist Lu Hao used a “cracked” glaze pattern, which is elegantly coloured. This pattern symbolizes the qualities of a true gentleman. Only a few hundred pieces of Ge Kiln porcelain exist today, all of which are priceless treasures. Fiorano China

Ford Focus RS goes beyond 38MPG

Ford Focus RS is a really an exceptional car. It combines good driving experience, satisfying comfort and sporty performance. Here are some figures: 2.5 litre turbocharged petrol engine with 305 hp and 440 Nm, 0 to 100km/h in 6.0 seconds and top speed of 163mph. To these figures Focus RS is adding an extraordinary low fuel consumption - 30.1mpg, which is equal to 7.8l/100km. The car covered 360 miles with just nine gallons of fuel. During the test drive behind the wheel was automotive writer

The new Gullwing in the Mercedes-Benz Museum

The new Gullwing from Mercedes-Benz was recently presented at the IAA Frankfurt 2009. Now the car will be shown at the MB Museum between the 6th and 16th of October this year. This will be an emotional experience for the visitors, said Michael Bock Managing Director of Mercedes-Benz Museum GmbH. Under the hood of the SLS monster is installed the famous 6.2 litre V8 engine from AMG. It delivers 571hp and a monster torque of 650N/m. The SLS is boosted to a 100km/h in 3.8 seconds, really an amazing achievement for