Monday, May 31, 2010
2011 Citroen DS
The return of the DS is one of the more anticipated events at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, where the manufacturer Citroën is planning a slew of DS cars, mainly to rival the Audi.
The release of the 2011 Citroen DS is in line with the company’s 90th anniversary celebration this month.
The DS brings back memories way back 1950 when the name was first used until the 1970’s. The DS3 is set to be unveiled by early 2010, roomier that the C4, it’s a mix of a sedan and a hatchback. Direct rivals in style and class are the Audi A3 and the Alfa Romeo 149. Then here comes the DS4, a bit bigger than the DS3, after which the launch of the DS5 set against luxury vehicles such as the Mercedes-Benz E-class, BMW 5 Series and the A6/ A7 Audi.
This sets the stage for the company’s push to become a French luxury brand by utilizing its experience of 90 years of quality, excellence and innovation in the car manufacturing industry. And as the demand for smaller cars arises Citroën is poised to establish itself as “want” rather than “need” item, making it a must have accessory for the select few
The release of the 2011 Citroen DS is in line with the company’s 90th anniversary celebration this month.
The DS brings back memories way back 1950 when the name was first used until the 1970’s. The DS3 is set to be unveiled by early 2010, roomier that the C4, it’s a mix of a sedan and a hatchback. Direct rivals in style and class are the Audi A3 and the Alfa Romeo 149. Then here comes the DS4, a bit bigger than the DS3, after which the launch of the DS5 set against luxury vehicles such as the Mercedes-Benz E-class, BMW 5 Series and the A6/ A7 Audi.
This sets the stage for the company’s push to become a French luxury brand by utilizing its experience of 90 years of quality, excellence and innovation in the car manufacturing industry. And as the demand for smaller cars arises Citroën is poised to establish itself as “want” rather than “need” item, making it a must have accessory for the select few
Label:
2011 Citroen DS
2011 Ford Focus RS
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQL9j0QGRP_okhyphenhyphenxfAJTLbmI3RRrhQ2jPO79vZ8QEYr9QapUFCFSk7uFZNXYR5zN8kZ3AA5OItYSZ4PEGtyAR3AWGR-aXOZmjYZiBgFty0ElSe-rdjIbVkNmvtWjpnbD1bR6D-3Mze4M/s400/Ford-Focus-RS-Mountune-0.jpg)
The engine modifications include a larger intercooler, a larger air filters, an improved fuel pump, along with an improved calibration system.
2011 Ford Focus RS changes to the engine under "MP350" package similar to those developed for the new model limited edition Focus RS500 sold just hours after it revealed.
As with RS500, increases the Ford Focus RS upgrade performance 2.5-liter turbo gasoline inline-five peak power of 305HP 350HP, while torque increases 20 Nm to 460 Nm. Changes include a larger intercooler, bigger air filter, larger diameter exhaust downpipes and upgraded fuel pump, along with updated software calibration. Not surprisingly, believes MP350 package does not affect the standard Ford warranty.
Only one performance kit, the package is not RS500 3M matte film, but it would not be a problem for owners of RS is looking for a hot hatch looks to mimic.
2011 Ford Focus RS changes to the engine under "MP350" package similar to those developed for the new model limited edition Focus RS500 sold just hours after it revealed.
As with RS500, increases the Ford Focus RS upgrade performance 2.5-liter turbo gasoline inline-five peak power of 305HP 350HP, while torque increases 20 Nm to 460 Nm. Changes include a larger intercooler, bigger air filter, larger diameter exhaust downpipes and upgraded fuel pump, along with updated software calibration. Not surprisingly, believes MP350 package does not affect the standard Ford warranty.
Only one performance kit, the package is not RS500 3M matte film, but it would not be a problem for owners of RS is looking for a hot hatch looks to mimic.
Label:
2011 Ford Focus RS
Volvo C30 STCC
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsCP83BLY1dKszM3mOmLGMkGxRee1S5Ew_o2sHdhSyvvSr2QsBaVUalug8fxckPPUuS7P-iXVn2JV0qQXUZx7sC3aHLBEmLM7emjswkbbj9l4EYPTOrkwRC6KzPG8NUnvXMUzncz4qAQ/s400/Volvo-C30-Racer-STCC-001.jpg)
Volvo will enter the Swedish Touring Championship STCC (Swedish Touring Car Championship) with a C30 model driven by Robert Dahlgren. The pilot said that the 2010 Volvo C30 STCC model is faster than driving in his life.
The 2010 Volvo C30 STCC model is based on the facelift version of the Volvo C30, but will have an improved rear suspension, a modified engine and some improved aerodynamics.
The 2010 Volvo C30 STCC model is based on the facelift version of the Volvo C30, but will have an improved rear suspension, a modified engine and some improved aerodynamics.
Label:
Volvo C30 STCC
Kia Soul Hamsters return (U.S)
The new advertising campaign for the 2010 Kia Soul will be top-heavy with hamsters. The South Korean carmaker is even rolling out a line of "Hamstar" clothing for followers of the cuddly creatures.
Kia said the clothing, which is featured in the advertising, will "soon be available for purchase by fans at http://www.hamstarclothing.com/."
"Given the success and popularity of the hamsters in the initial Soul launch with a spot that won Nielsen's Automotive Ad of the Year, it made sense to bring them back for a new campaign," said Michael Sprague, Kia Motors America vice president of marketing. "The newest experience is rich with details in the hamster world."
The full commercial can be seen here.
Press Release:
Kia Motors America (KMA) officially released a new advertising campaign, titled “This or That,” for the 2010 Kia Soul. “This or That” is the rebirth of the initial Kia Soul award winning advertising campaign created by David & Goliath, KMA’s advertising agency of record, and brings back the loveable Hamsters due to popular demand. Soul is a unique and highly personalizable urban passenger vehicle and the new spot builds on its creative theme in the style of a music video set to the classic hip hop track “The Choice is Yours” by notable 90’s hip hop group Black Sheep. The new campaign launches today on cable TV networks Comedy Central, Fuse, MTV, MTV2 and Spike and runs through July. Beginning 28th May it will appear in movie theaters across the country as well as have a presence online at Pandora, Facebook, Social Vibe’s PetVille, KMA’s Kia.com. and a YouTube contest.
“Given the success and popularity of the hamsters in the initial Soul launch with a spot that won Nielsen’s Automotive Ad of the Year, it made sense to bring them back for a new campaign,” said Michael Sprague, vice president, marketing of KMA. “We know the Soul target audience is digitally savvy and that they viewed the first commercial multiple times online, so the newest experience is rich with details in the hamster world and integrated Soul content for them to discover during repeat viewings.”
“Hamstar™” logoed clothing, as seen in the spot, will soon be available for purchase by fans at www.hamstarclothing.com (check soon for details).
Cruising through an urban landscape behind the wheel of an Alien Green Kia Soul, the hamsters in “This or That” cleverly compare Soul’s unique styling and plethora of personalizable creature comforts to other boxy rides – represented by toasters, washing machines and cardboard boxes – while rapping the title song’s lyrics, “You can get with this, or you can get with that.”
A recipient of “Best Family Cars for 2010” by Edmunds.com and Parents Magazine, “Best Hatchback of 2010” by Cars.com, “2010 Top Cars for Families” by Motherproof.com, and 2010 “Top 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000” from Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com, Soul is available in four trims, Soul, Soul+, Soul! (exclaim) and Soul sport, as well as four special editions, including the recently unveiled special-edition Ghost Soul. Other special-edition Soul vehicles include Ignition Soul, Denim Soul and Shadow Dragon Soul. Pricing for the versatile five-door begins under $14,000.
Soul stands out from the crowd with modern, unique styling aimed toward the young and young-at-heart and offers a unique combination of style, value and personalization options. An available Audio Upgrade Package includes speaker lights that can pulse to the beat of the music or add mood lighting to the interior cabin, enhancing the overall personal lounge feeling. The Soul+ offers funky black cloth seats with “glowing” Soul logo inserts while the Soul! trim comes with a distinctive sand-black interior with houndstooth-patterned inserts, and the Soul sport presents a bold red-black interior trim with red-trimmed cloth seats and metal-finish interior accents.
Kia said the clothing, which is featured in the advertising, will "soon be available for purchase by fans at http://www.hamstarclothing.com/."
The ad campaign likens the Soul to other "boxy rides — represented by toasters, washing machines and cardboard boxes," said Kia Motors America in a statement. The hamsters also rap the title song's lyrics, "You can get with this, or you can get with that."
The full commercial can be seen here.
Press Release:
Kia Motors America (KMA) officially released a new advertising campaign, titled “This or That,” for the 2010 Kia Soul. “This or That” is the rebirth of the initial Kia Soul award winning advertising campaign created by David & Goliath, KMA’s advertising agency of record, and brings back the loveable Hamsters due to popular demand. Soul is a unique and highly personalizable urban passenger vehicle and the new spot builds on its creative theme in the style of a music video set to the classic hip hop track “The Choice is Yours” by notable 90’s hip hop group Black Sheep. The new campaign launches today on cable TV networks Comedy Central, Fuse, MTV, MTV2 and Spike and runs through July. Beginning 28th May it will appear in movie theaters across the country as well as have a presence online at Pandora, Facebook, Social Vibe’s PetVille, KMA’s Kia.com. and a YouTube contest.
“Given the success and popularity of the hamsters in the initial Soul launch with a spot that won Nielsen’s Automotive Ad of the Year, it made sense to bring them back for a new campaign,” said Michael Sprague, vice president, marketing of KMA. “We know the Soul target audience is digitally savvy and that they viewed the first commercial multiple times online, so the newest experience is rich with details in the hamster world and integrated Soul content for them to discover during repeat viewings.”
“Hamstar™” logoed clothing, as seen in the spot, will soon be available for purchase by fans at www.hamstarclothing.com (check soon for details).
Cruising through an urban landscape behind the wheel of an Alien Green Kia Soul, the hamsters in “This or That” cleverly compare Soul’s unique styling and plethora of personalizable creature comforts to other boxy rides – represented by toasters, washing machines and cardboard boxes – while rapping the title song’s lyrics, “You can get with this, or you can get with that.”
A recipient of “Best Family Cars for 2010” by Edmunds.com and Parents Magazine, “Best Hatchback of 2010” by Cars.com, “2010 Top Cars for Families” by Motherproof.com, and 2010 “Top 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000” from Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com, Soul is available in four trims, Soul, Soul+, Soul! (exclaim) and Soul sport, as well as four special editions, including the recently unveiled special-edition Ghost Soul. Other special-edition Soul vehicles include Ignition Soul, Denim Soul and Shadow Dragon Soul. Pricing for the versatile five-door begins under $14,000.
Soul stands out from the crowd with modern, unique styling aimed toward the young and young-at-heart and offers a unique combination of style, value and personalization options. An available Audio Upgrade Package includes speaker lights that can pulse to the beat of the music or add mood lighting to the interior cabin, enhancing the overall personal lounge feeling. The Soul+ offers funky black cloth seats with “glowing” Soul logo inserts while the Soul! trim comes with a distinctive sand-black interior with houndstooth-patterned inserts, and the Soul sport presents a bold red-black interior trim with red-trimmed cloth seats and metal-finish interior accents.
2011 Bentley Mulsanne
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/Sol_riNTmGI/AAAAAAAB9aY/NT8EpB3uDbE/s400/2011-Bentley-Mulsanne-0.jpg)
The new luxury Bentley, who self proclaims at the top of the luxury car (and not wrong a lot) made its official debut at the Pebble Beach Concours in 2009, attracting the attention of viewers who watched his presentation. The 2011 Bentley Mulsanne, which was named after the famous curve of 90 degrees from Le Mans, will be officially launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2009, but that did not prevent people from Bentley dazzle people at Pebble Beach with an advance Cars Royce Phantom competitor.
The 2011 Bentley Mulsanne has a V8 engine that generates an output of 513 hp and is associated with an eight-speed box. The price will be lower than that of the Maybach 57 and Rolls Royce Phantom.
The 2011 Bentley Mulsanne has a V8 engine that generates an output of 513 hp and is associated with an eight-speed box. The price will be lower than that of the Maybach 57 and Rolls Royce Phantom.
Label:
2011 Bentley Mulsanne
Bugatti 16C Galibier Car
Best review, detail specification new sport luxury car design prototype Bugatti 16C Galibier High-Powered Sedan pictures gallery. The exclusive car designs technology W16-powered sedan currently under development. The car company manufacturer of the fastest car on the face of the earth, the Bugatti Veyron, are now willing to craft from the fastest saloon of all those have been sold, the Bugatti 16C Galibier. You could say that this car is a modern interpretation of the Bugatti Type 57 of the 30’s, which by then had a name which referred to the Galibier four-door sedan. For the time being is in its prototype stage and are still responsible for Bugatti sought the views of the media and customers to evaluate the possibility of building it. Has not been discussed so much of its mechanics, but what is certain is who would be the Bugatti Veyron W16 for close to 1000 horsepower of this and certainly exceeds the 370 km / h. One of the most curious details we have at the top of the hood, which is divided into two parts as in the old Bugatti.
Label:
Review Bugatti 16C Galibier
Vauxhall/Opel Calibra to make a comeback?
Ever since Vauxhall/Opel pulled the covers off the sleek GTC Concept back in 2007, there have been rumours circulating on the Internet and the media about a production version of the study that would essentially replace the Calibra of the 1990s.
A report claims that the four seater coupe is still under consideration but if it gets the go-ahead, it could go on sale as early as 2013, which sounds believable given that the car would be a coupe version of the Vauxhall/Opel Insignia/Buick Regal.
It is said that in order for GM to start making a profit off the Calibra's descendant, Vauxhall/Opel will need to build a minimum of 30,000 units a year, and that's where Buick comes in...
"We would feel a lot more confident about some of these projects if Buick, Chevrolet in North and South America and Saab were sharing volumes and risk," an unnamed GM Europe source said. Since Saab is no longer a part of GM, it’s easy to presume that this statement has been made either in the beginning of 2010 or last year...
If GM does give the go ahead for the Insignia coupe project, chances are that it will be sold Stateside.
A report claims that the four seater coupe is still under consideration but if it gets the go-ahead, it could go on sale as early as 2013, which sounds believable given that the car would be a coupe version of the Vauxhall/Opel Insignia/Buick Regal.
It is said that in order for GM to start making a profit off the Calibra's descendant, Vauxhall/Opel will need to build a minimum of 30,000 units a year, and that's where Buick comes in...
"We would feel a lot more confident about some of these projects if Buick, Chevrolet in North and South America and Saab were sharing volumes and risk," an unnamed GM Europe source said. Since Saab is no longer a part of GM, it’s easy to presume that this statement has been made either in the beginning of 2010 or last year...
If GM does give the go ahead for the Insignia coupe project, chances are that it will be sold Stateside.
Ford F-150 SVT Raptor proves popular (U.S)
The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor with the optional 6.2 litre V8 is shifting like there’s no tomorrow, with 3,000 orders already booked for the $41,995 pick-up.
The V8, taken from those used in Ford's Super Duties, has a unique cam profile to help get extra power for the Raptor. The final result is 411bhp and 434 lb-ft of torque.
Ford is likely to see orders inflating once the SuperCrew arrives in 2011.
The V8, taken from those used in Ford's Super Duties, has a unique cam profile to help get extra power for the Raptor. The final result is 411bhp and 434 lb-ft of torque.
SVT chief functional engineer, Kerry Baldori explains, "We spent a lot of time developing our desert durability test so that it's very close to replicating the Baja 1000. Desert testing proved to be a very quick way to learn about the reliability of the truck and it put another level of extreme loads on the engine that our normal durability testing doesn't cover."
Ford is likely to see orders inflating once the SuperCrew arrives in 2011.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)