Video Of The Week is our new segment, where we will feature a video we find on the internet that no one should miss. In this segment, we see two retards inaccurately reported as in Yemen go dune-bashing with a Toyota pickup, with hilarious results.
Seat is a major player in European touring car racing, and their motorsports division has come up with a driverless system to race their car for them. Unbelievable stuff.
Caterham quietly launched the classical Superlight R400 last week. Featuring a more rigid frame and a 2.0-litre Ford Duratec four-cylinder tuned in-house by Caterham Motorsport, the car has 210 hp on tap. But it only weighs 526 kg, or about the weight of two wrestlers, and can do 0-to-100 kph in 4 seconds.Â
Two long-anticipated Japanese cars will debut at the 2007 New York Auto Show. One is the 325 hp Infiniti G37 Coupe and the other is the Subaru Impreza WRX hatchback. And we’ve got our hands on real photos of both the upcoming cars.Â
With the current Toyota Land Cruiser running with only minor updates since 1997, it is a well-known fact that the next one is coming soon. The new generation model will reach many Asian markets in late 2007 as a 2008 model, and in further markets in the middle of 2008 as a 2009 model. We’ve compiled every bit of info on this loved/hated legend.
For your reference, here is a list of cars that have hit showrooms in
the past few months in this region.
Barely a day after Honda announced the Civic Type-R sedan for the Japanese market, their tuning arm, Mugen, has announced their own variation to the Type-R.
Ford announced that the mighty King of the Road Shelby GT500KR will return in the spring of 2008, in time to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original. Only 1,000 of these special Mustangs will be built.
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Nissan if officially introducing the Nismo version of the 350Z on American shores by July. The car features numerous upgrades though the 306 hp 3.5-litre V6 remains the same.
The Hummer H3 has always been criticised for its weak inline-5 engine. But the General is set to change that with the launch of the 2008 H3 Alpha, packing a 5.3-litre V8 under the hood.