Archive for June, 2007

June 18, 2007
Filed Under (Car Tuning) by Miki on 18-06-2007
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The latest project of the tuner is a kit for BMW 3 Cabrio, which includes body-kit and engine development. The basic car was 335i with supercharged 306-hp engine. The car got more aggressive appearance due to the exclusive body-kit (front and rear bumpers).

Another peculiar feature is the rims - 20-inch with front 245/30 and rear 295/25 tires. Moreover the car got a more hard suspension and sport braking system.

Beside the petrol variant AS Schnitzer offers 330d development program. You can get extra 34 hp (265 hp).

As for the interior, the designers offers a great number of material including leather, carbon and alu.

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BMW has Announced Sport-Kit “M” for X5

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June 17, 2007
Filed Under (Spy Photos) by Miki on 17-06-2007
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Again auto spies showed a car to the audience before the official premiere - the French magazine L’Auto-Journal procured the photos of Citroen C5 somewhere. 3 months ahead of the official premiere of the car in Frankfurt the novelty is available for public view. Moreover, the car in the shots is without any camouflage.

According to the shots, the new C5 is a combination of best and most popular features from the other company’s models. From the front end it resembles C4 Picasso - by the shape of the lights and the radiator grille. From the rear end - C6 - by concave rear wind shield and slanting roof.

Moreover C5 is likely to be a high-tech Citroen. The central console will feature not less than 3 displays, and the steering wheel will be equipped with lots of buttons. And, of course, the renowned hydro suspension will crown the car’s high-tech features list.

And one more thing - the new C5 has almost the same shape of the front lights, anti-fog lights, rear lights and handles on the inner side of the doors - the French…They can’t help creating everything perfectly beautiful.

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Citroen C5 Spy Shots

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6-Wheel Citroen C-Crosser Concept

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June 14, 2007
Filed Under (Concepts, New Car Models) by Miki on 14-06-2007
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Not later than in September 2007 the might be the debut of the first supercar by Lexus - Lexus LF-A. At the moment almost serial LF-A is undergoing road tests at Nurnburgring. Simultaneously with LF-A Honda NSX of the second generation is undergoing road tests - these two cars are the main competitors on the market.

LF-A concept was unveiled two years ago in Detroit. The design of the novelty was created by the main designer of Lexus Wahei Hirai and was kept into the company’s L-Finesse line. The 2-seat car is equipped with V10 with 500 hp. The max speed of the vehicle is 320 kmph and the 0-100 acceleration takes around 4 seconds. The car was built using the materials and technologies that are used by Toyota’s Formula-1 cars: in particular body parts.

The main competitors of the novelty are Ferrari F430, Lamborghini Gallardo, Porsche 911 Turbo, Aston Martin DB9 and, as was mentioned before, Honda NSX.

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Lexus IS-F Spy Photos

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