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If zooming fuel prices earlier this summer killed sales of pickups and SUVs, then the faltering economy and now the credit crisis have pretty much choked off sales of the remainder of the market. While August saw the pain spread to all major brands, save Infiniti, Mini, Nissan, Subaru, and VW, in September, every one of those holdouts found themselves underwater, too. The only nameplates to post gains in September were tiny niche players: Maserati (up 30%), Lotus (up by 3 cars - yes, 3), Lamborghini (by 2), and Rolls-Royce (by 1).
This is one hot supermini . The “ferrari” fiat 500 car and it does not get more exclusive than this .
Only 200 cars will be made and they are for the ferrari owners that want to keep the real super cars at home (or they are to busy for the ferrari madness). It is an alternative for the big red horses
Leather interiors , red paint and red all over the fiat 500 ferrari edition ” looks ” like a super mini but will not act like one .
Only a 1.4 l engine will be placed on it at 100bhp .
Who wants to bet it is already sold out ?
The electric Mini , a car that everyone expected for some time now in US
BMW will release 500 cars in California , 490 for sale and 10 for display in showrooms
The electric Mini is built in England at the Mini factory in Oxford but the engines and almost all mechanical parts are built in Germany (this is great)
To make the buyers feel even better the electric cars will be painted differently , they will have a yellow roof and silver body
I can say that these cars will sell in 1-2 days maximum in California , so if you want one keep an eye on the market
This is the Mini Crossman SUV and it will be revealed in Paris in October at the Paris Motor Show . After the Paris debut the new Crossman SUV will be ready for sale in 2009
This SUV will not be a hardcore off-road car , Mini is building this car to be agile and easy to drive as its small cars . Only light off-road capabilities for the Crossman engineers say
The new SUV will have a 1.6l petrol engine at 118bhp or the same engine turbocharged at 173bhp. A diesel version is expected also with manual or automatic six-speed gearboxes
It will be four-wheel drive and will have 5 doors and an overall family appearance
We are waiting for more details and you know it, the the price .
Latest photos of the new Ferrari California GT . The pictures show the retractable hardtop and the great color
It will have a 4.3 l V8 engine doing 460 hp at a 17.7 mpg fuel economy
The retractable hardtop is aluminium also the brakes are carbon-ceramic , the gearbox is a seven-speed double-clutch (a first for Ferrari) . We can already see that this is a high performance lightweight car that will also be comfortable
We have to speak about the 2+2 passenger layout and the feeling of space that you get inside
Yes the Mondeo Titanium X Sport or you might know it by ST ?
We almost thought it will never get built ..
The specs look great , a 2.2 diesel engine and a 2.5 l turbocharged petrol engine . 0-60 mph in 8.4 seconds at 173bph
Ford has built something we can call a Muscle Mondeo , muscle in all aspects , power and looks
As you can see it has more manly features , the chrome and aluminium in the right places , the racing attitude , the 18-inch alloy wheels and much much more.
Also not to forget the sports suspension and bi-xenon headlights .
What can we say ? A totally changed Mondeo – the Titanium X Sport version .
The price will be around £25,355
Jaguar is launching the F-Type .
It is designed to be cheaper than any Ferrari (at the same specs) – beautiful – powerfull and not that expensive.
The expected price is £70,000 , and there is only 1 problem. The F-Type will be launched in 2012 . It will be a luxury car , leather and wood will be combined with carbon fibre and aluminium – a great combination in the hands of Jaguar
The F-Type will come in the drop-top and coupe versions . Power ? the power will come from a 4.2 litre V8 engine also from a 5.0 litre supercharged V8 500bhp powerplant
The specs are almost perfect , the Jaguar F-Type will do the 0-60 mph sprint in 4.5 seconds . Top speed will be 155mph ( limited of course)
All we can do untill 2012 is to wait and look at the superb pictures
Volkswagen announces free service program for 2009 cars
The new free service program will be launched on the Tiguan , the new VW crossover and will include a free check at 6000 miles (or 90 days) . The Routan (minivan) will have the same setup , but enhanced : it will have a free check every 6000 miles up to the 36,000-mile mark .
On the rest of the cars the free maintenance will happen at 10,000, 20,000 and 30,000 miles
This goes to show how much Volkswagen trusts its cars .
It is called the Audi Q5 . Q7’s little brother , and at a first glance it looks great. It was designed to fight the BMW X3 and Land Rover Freelander 2 and it seems they have something to worry about , the audi quattro four-wheel-drive system is something they do now have
Audi Q5 measures 4,63 metres, it is longer than the 2 but in the boot area the Audi Q5 is between his rivals , it has a 540-litre boot smaller than the Freelander2(755l) but bigger than the BMW X3(480l) also it can triple if the rear seats are folded. Boot space increases to 1,560l
Audi says that the car is very safe to drive , also the driver can tune the suspension on the go
The engine comes in 3 versions :
The price will start from £30,000 for the entry level model , about the high end models we do not know anything yet. All models will have a quality interior , wood , aluminium ,chrome and leather.
The gearbox will be a conventional six-speed manual and a seven-speed twin-clutch S on the 2.0T FSI and the 3.0 TDI versions. They will make a great team with the all-wheel drive audi feature