Archive for October, 2006

Sport Car: Ford Shelby GT500 Debuts as NASCAR Pace Car

Ford has let a few cats out of the bag recently with three new NASCAR pace cars being unveiled to pace three Ford Championship weekend races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Ford Edge, the Ford F-150 FX2 Sport, and of course, the Ford Shelby GT500 are all poised to take the track and set the pace […]

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

New GM world car model launched in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Thursday, the General Motor’s (GM) stylish new Chevrolet Captiva made its debut at the Hanoi Daewoo hotel.
Chevrolet Captiva is a sport utility vehicle (SUV) with the sporty design and comfort of a passenger car. The style has a powerful, best-in-class 2.4 DOHC 16 valve gasoline engine of 136 horsepower and was […]

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

Car Review: 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT

If we’re being pedantic, the 2007 Eclipse Spyder GT is not really a spyder at all: according to the strict definition, the two prerequisites of automotive arachnids are a midmounted engine and rear-wheel drive. The Eclipse fails on both scores, but we’re not ones to split hairs.
Whatever it is, the Eclipse GT cuts a dash […]

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

New Car Review: 2007 Nissan Sentra SL

SPECIFICATIONS
Model: 2007 Nissan Sentra SL
Engine: 2.0-liter DOHC I-4
Horsepower/Torque: 140 hp @ 5100 rpm/147 lb.-ft. @ 4800 rpm
Transmission: CVT
Wheelbase: 105.7 in.
Length x Width x Height: 179.8 x 70.5 x 59.5 in.
Tires: 16-inch
Cargo volume: 13.1 cu. ft.
Economy: 29 mpg city/36 mpg highway
Price: $18,400 (base)
The Good News – The new Sentra is bigger than the car it replaces, […]

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

Car Audio System: Smooth, but punchy ride given

TOYOTA’S recent introduction of the new Avensis as a replacement for the successful Toyota Camry range, also sees the new model being styled in Europe and manufactured in both petrol and diesel versions in the United Kingdom.
This week TygerBurger Motoring had the opportunity of road testing the new top of the range Toyota Avensis D-4D […]

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

Audi airs new TT

The second generation Audi TT Roadster has broken cover, concealing new advances in construction and suspension technology beneath a subtle but reworking of the styling.
To minimise impact on the weight savings made through the new construction technology, the new TT Roadster retains a cloth hood - electrohydraulically powered in both versions – which is both […]

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

2007 Dodge Nitro

Based on the Jeep Liberty but more aggressively styled, the Nitro is Dodge’s entry in the midsize SUV field
The new Dodge Nitro is only the latest work of a company famous for producing 4×4s, but it will still take its place in the firm’s history books. It’s the firm’s first ever mid-size SUV, and the […]

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

Juan Pablo Montoya: NASCAR Driver

Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to a special edition of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series teleconference. We’re hosting it today from the series final test at Homestead-Miami Speedway. We’re incorporating media via phone and at the infield media center. The first 15 minutes of this will be in English, the second 15 minutes will be in […]

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

Sport Car: TVR production will NOT remain in England

Sport car company TVR has announced that it is to cease production in the UK with 250 staff losing their jobs at its Blackpool factory.
Back in June, TVR confirmed that although they would be closing their Bispham factory in Blackpool, they had plans to operate from a brand new international headquarters in Lancaster, where management […]

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

Hyundai’s Hot New Cars

Despite soaring safety ratings, the Korean automaker’s sales have suffered and hopes new more-refined models will give it a lift.
South Korean automaker Hyundai is turning the page on its most recent and highly successful chapter of history in the U.S. and is opening a new one.
This January at the North American International Auto Show in […]

Thursday, October 19th, 2006