Thursday, November 27, 2008

Opel Insignia exterior design video

After the Opel Insignia has been announced as the Car of the Year 2009, Mark Adams, Vice President of Design for GM Europe, explains the exterior design of the Opel Insignia sedan which aims to be a combination between art and German precision. This video explaining its exterior design.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Lorinser Mercedes C350



Mercedes C350 comes with V6, that has a exellent sound at around 3000 rpm that’s just like a gathering of sonic fury. The german tuner Lorinser thought they could give it a facelift and they prepared a special styling kit and a slight power boost for the C350. The serial version has 272 HP and a torque of 350 Nm and after the engine cooling unit was modified, the team from Lorinser added 33 HP to this engine. For the car’s exterior, they installed a new front grill, new front and rear bumpers, side skirts, a racing car rear wing, new muffler tips and 19″ alloy rims.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Loder1899 Ford Focus ST




Loder1899 is a car tuning company from Germany that mostly modify cars made by Ford. Their latest project is based on Ford Focus ST. At the exterior they made a new body kit, put on it new 20″ alloy rims, a new exhaust system and a new, lower suspension system. They also upgraded the car’s engine cooling unit so the 2.5L engine can develop 270 HP. The car can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 6.5 seconds and it could reach a top speed of 250 km/h.

Friday, November 21, 2008

Fiat Grande Punto 1.6 Multijet 120hp


Fiat has launched in Italy the Fiat Grande Punto 1.6 Multijet 120hp. This Fiat have 120hp from it's 1598 cm3, 4-cylinder in-line, 16 valves engine. This motor outputs 120 hp at 3750 rpm and 320 Nm of torque at 1750 rpm. The Fiat Grande Punto 1.6 Multijet 120hp features a turbocharger with electronically controlled variable geometry which improves the power delivery and offers high torque at low engine speeds.
Grande Punto 1.6 Multijet needs 9.6 seconds to reach 100 km/h and has a top speed of 190 km/h. Price starts at 19,400 Euros for the three-door model and at 20,100 Euros for the five-door model.