joi, 29 mai 2008

BMW M1 Production Set for the Green Light?

It wouldn’t take many people long to convince us here at the WCF office to vote for the M1 Homage Concept to be put into production. Lets face it, the Bavarian manufacturer is well placed to create a more than adequate replacement to the legendary M1. Take a look at the superb M3 as an [...]
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MTM Audi S5 GT Supercharged

The production Audi S5 draws its power from its 4.2L V8 FSI engine producing 349 horsepower and 440Nm of torque, but clearly this is not enough in the eyes of Audi tuner MTM. Their new tuning package bursts the power banks of this baby increasing total output to 505 horsepower (equates to 120 hp per [...]
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Volkswagen Working on High-Performance Energy Storage

Announced today, Volkswagen Group have entered into a dynamic partnership with Sanyo to develop extremely efficient high-performance storage systems based on lithium-ion technology. The effort will look to build on existing technology to create zero-emissions electrical powered cars and will look to utilize energy recovery which is normally lost with Braking being one of the [...]
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New Hartge Body Kit for BMW X5

German BMW specialist tuner Hartge has revealed a new body kit for the E70 BMW X5. Although the front lower fascia/spoiler looks a bit muscular, the package as a whole is pretty sweet. Kit details as follows: Front fascia/spoiler (includes wheel arch extensions - not possible with M Aerodynamic package) Rear skirt (includes wheel arch extensions - [...]
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New Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Video

With the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione finally reaching their final destinations at 500 parking spots around the world at the absolute most, Alfa has found the time to release a new video of their range-topping sports car. The 450 hp Alfa sports car is named both after the legendary 8-cylinder sports cars from the ’30s and [...]
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marți, 27 mai 2008

Ford Kuga Commercial Makes CL Debut

Chelsea FC was not the only one to make their Champions League final (Europe’s Super Bowl) debut at last nights match in Moscow, Russia. The all new Ford Kuga made its TV commercial debut, watched by an estimated 15 million people in the UK alone, during half time of the Manchester United vs Chelsea match-up [...]
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VW Passat R36 Styling Study in Worthersee

Enough fresh metal to make any major international motor show blush, VW has amazed the crowd at this year’s GTI meet at Wörthersee Austria today with the Audi TT Clubsport Quattro, Golf GTI Performance Concept, Audi A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro and the Scirocco GT24 race car as the finale. Also presented, the Passat R36 Variant Styling [...]
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