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MISS TUNING Calendar 2011 - Kristin Zippel

Fast cars and beautiful women – the heaven for every man. This is the time of the year, when the next Miss Tuning calendar has arrived.2010 Miss Tuning is the gorgeous 27 year-old Kristin Zippel from Mering in the German state of Bavaria. She will be on the pictures that will go into the 2011 Miss Tuning calendar. Kristin won the Miss Tuning contest last May at the World Bodensee Tuning event in Friedrichshafen, Germany.The photographer is Max Steam, who shoot in the Great Lakes region of North America, so the car

toyota to reveal its ft-86g sports concept at aims 2010

Toyota to reveal its FT-86G Sports Concept at AIMS 2010

At the upcoming Australian International Motor Show 2010 that opens its doors this Friday in Sydney, Toyota is about to celebrate the international debut of its latest ultra-sports masterpiece, the Toyota FT-86G Sports Concept. At first rumored to be only for the Japanese market, the Toyota FT-86G Sports Concept is

Audi TT RS DTM - A chance to get back to German Touring Car Championships

Audi TT RS DTM will be run by Raeder Motorsport in two test races this month. There is a chance for the company to come back to the German Touring Car Championships. The car is developed in partnership with Audi's Technical Development and Quattro divisions. It is powered by the well-known 2.5 liter turbocharged TFSI engine, but a little upgraded with some parts from the Audi R8 LMS. Audi TT RS will be running in the SP 4T class at the E

Perodua Myvi SE and Myvi Sport - EU5 compliance

Perodua Myvi SE and Myvi Sport have achieved Euro 5 compliance for both manual and automatic versions. Both variants have the same high specification as the existing Myvi with air conditioning, four electric windows, electric door mirrors, central locking, power steering, an integrated radio/CD player and much more all as standard, but include some new features. The Myvi Sports includes a stylish body kit consisting of front, side and rear skirts including imitation quad exhausts. Colour matched side moulding

Peugeot offers the 1.6-liter THP 200 on 308 CC

Peugeot has announced that its sporty 308 CC is now available with the brand’s new 1.6-liter THP 200 horsepower power unit that was recently premiered on the RCZ Coupe and 308 GTi models. Fitted with the new plant, Peugeot is aimed at offering Touring Car experience to the brand’s convertible lovers. The fresh Peugeot 308 coupe-convertible made its premiere in 2009, but its tempting appearance and now new engine, the cabriolet with retractable hardtop estimates sports environmentally-friendly dynamism and excell

Citroen showcases Survolt Art Car by Francoise Nielly

For the new season of its international exhibition at C_42, Citroen is ready to amaze its fans and visitors with the presentation of the Survolt Concept Art Car, an exciting, exotic and extraordinary version of the all-electric masterpiece, born from the collaboration between the French automaker and Francoise Nielly,

Nissan reveals the first sketch of its next-gen Versa

Nissan has released the first official sketch image of its next-generation Versa compact ride, showcasing completely new exterior styling. Scheduled for market launch in 2011, the all-new Versa is likely to celebrate its grand premiere at the forthcoming Los Angeles Motor Show. On the sketch, the all-new Versa (also

nissan gt-r alpha 10 by ams performance - 1/4 mile in 9.33s - 153mph

Nissan GT-R Alpha 10 by AMS Performance - 1/4 mile in 9.33s - 153mph

AMS Performance installed its Alpha 10 performance package on a Nissan GT-R and the results are amazing.  They have broken their own ¼ record with the monster vechicle. Almost everything in and outside the engine is upgraded, but this is the price for 1 100hp. Finally, they routed all that power through an Alpha 10 transmission.Nissan GT-R Alpha 10 did ¼ mile in 9.33 seconds at 153mph. This is 0.56 seconds better than the run from March of this y

peugeot rcz asphalt limited-edition

Peugeot RCZ Asphalt limited-edition

Peugeot has revealed the first official studio images of its freshly customized RCZ Coupe dubbed Peugeot RCZ Asphalt. Revealed exclusively few days ago in Paris at the Mondial de l'Automobile 2010, the sporty Peugeot sports flawless exterior shade – asphalt-like matt black body color, sleek 10-spoke 19-inch lightweight alloys wrapped in high-performance Continental tires, as well as special ‘Asphalt’ badging. Although the Lion-based automaker is still keeping the detailed specs in secret, we

Holden to reveal Barina Spark in Sydney

At the upcoming Australian International Motorshow that will take place in Sydney next week, Holden will showcase its all-new, small urban ride 2011 Holden Barina Spark. The athletic-styled Barina Spark will be available in two grades - CD and CDX, both fitted with a 1.2 litre DOHC four-cylinder powerplant mated to a five-speed manual transmission, and delivering the amazing figure of 5.6 litres/100 km fuel consumption. Engineered according the latest styling cues of GM, the 2011 Holden Barin

Honda showcases enhanced Civic for MY2011

Honda has revealed that its sharp-shaped head-turner, Civic has received a variety of cosmetic improvements for model year 2011. According to the renowned Japanese automaker, the enhanced 2011 Civic will come at ‘no extra cost to the customer.’ On its exterior styling, the 2011 Honda Civic will features a new front grille inspired by the iconic ‘Type R’ model, new sets of sleek lightweight alloys, as well as a new, dynamic exterior finish - Ionized Bronze that will be available across the whole Civic range. E

ssc ultimate aero ii - more pictures

SSC Ultimate Aero II - more pictures

Which is the fastest car in the world? Every kid knows that – Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, but there is a new pretendent for the title.SSC Ultimate Aero II is powered by 6.8 liter twin-turbo V8 with 1 350bhp (1 007kW). Because of the incredibly low weight of the car, which is created mainly from carbon fiber – 1 179 kg (2 600 lb), it will be able to reach the theoretical 443 km/h (275 mph). The acceleration from 0 to 60 mph is not so interesting – 2.8 seconds. The price will be less than a millio