Hamann Tackles BMW 6-Series Facelift
July 10th, 2008 in Advanced Autozone, BMW | No Comments »
July 10th, 2008 in Advanced Autozone, Jeep | No Comments »

The final production version of Jeep’s J8 military vehicle was revealed at the “Euro Jeep Camp 2008”, a customer event that took place in Northern Germany this week. Jeep had shown a pre-production version of the Wrangler Unlimited based J8 at the DSEi military trade show in the UK last September. Powered by a 2.8-litre four-pot turbo-diesel engine that produces 150Hp and 400 Nm (295 lb.-ft.) of torque, the J8 is designed to meet the needs of both non-government organisations and government agencies.
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July 9th, 2008 in Advanced Auto NEWS, Tesla | No Comments »

Tesla Motors has hired one of Detroit’s sharpest engineers to spearhead development of the four-door electric sedan it says will be rolling off an assembly line by the end of 2010.
The Northern California-based automotive upstart has found in Mike Donoughe a seasoned hand who knows how to build cars, and by naming him VP of manufacturing and engineering, shows that it wants to dominate the emerging premium-EV market. Donoughe, 49, has spent the past 24 years at Chrysler, where among other things he led the top-secret “Project D” charged with creating a car that might save the troubled company. Analysts said his depth of experience and contacts within the industry will be invaluable to Tesla as it develops the $70,000 sedan it’s calling “Model S.”
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July 9th, 2008 in Advanced Autozone, Mitsubishi | No Comments »

What most of us know as the new Lancer Ralliart will be sold in Japan under the name Galant Fortis Ralliart.
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July 9th, 2008 in Advanced Autozone, BMW | No Comments »

Being the only (european) compact car with rear wheel drive, the BMW 1 Serie has a exceptional position within this car segment. And as coupé version this bavarian “corner eater” is the real kicker. KW automotive now offers ist well known coilover suspensions for this attractive two-door car to provide it with an even better handling quality. The KW coilovers are available as variant V1 in versions „basic“ and stainless steel “inox-line” technology. Variants V2 and V3 are available in „inox-line“ technology exclusively.
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