Archive for March, 2007

BMW 4WD Models To Get Dynamic Performance Control

Germany — BMW is preparing to upgrade all of its four-wheel-drive models with an advanced new torque-vectoring system aimed at improving on-road agility. Called Dynamic Performance Control, the new system was developed with German engineering specialist ZF. It’s based around BMW’s four-wheel-drive xDrive arrangement but adds a series of additional electromagnetic clutches in a modified […]

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

BMW unveils India assembly plant

German carmaker BMW has unveiled its first assembly plant in Chennai, India’s fourth largest city.
Local assembly of the 3-series and 5-series should help BMW avoid a 60% import duty and other taxes that make cars shipped from abroad prohibitively expensive.
Even so, BMW expects to remain a niche high-end player in a market dominated by small […]

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Honda Civic: Honda Adds New Type R

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced the release of the all-new Civic Type R, a pure sports edition of the Civic with further enhanced driving performance. The new Civic Type R will go on sale throughout Japan on Friday, March 30.
This new Civic Type R was developed to make the driver feel at one with the […]

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

2002 Toyota Tundra

Comfort
Air Conditioning (AC), Cruise Control, Power Seat(s), Power Locks, Power Steering, Power Windows, Tilt Steering Wheel, Power Mirrors, Tinted Windows.
Sound System
AM/FM Stereo, CD Player.
Safety
Anti-locking Brakes (ABS).

Exterior (other)
Alloy Wheels.
Additional information:
2002 Toyota Tundra SR5 V8 4WD. New tires, GEMTOP cap, rhinoliner bed protection, seat covers, and Thule rack system. Excellent condition, well maintained. More photos available […]

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Honda CBR600

Honda’s evergreen favourite the CBR600 is 20 years old this year! The latest CBR600RR-7 is the latest in a long line of CBRs, stretching back to the first CBR600FH, which was launched way back in 1987.
Back then the CBR600 boasted around 80 brake horsepower and a top speed of around 140mph, it was a revolution […]

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

New Car: 2007 Honda CR-V

2007 Honda CR-V LX 4WD 5-Spd AT

The 2007 Honda CR-V is a 4-door, 5-passenger sport-utility, available in 8 trims, ranging from the LX 2WD 5-Spd AT to the EX-L 4WD 5-Spd AT w/ Navigation System.
Upon introduction, the LX 2WD 5-Spd AT is equipped with a standard 2.4-liter, I4, 166-horsepower engine that achieves 23-mpg in the […]

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

New Car: 2007 Jeep Compass

2007 Jeep Compass Sport 4X4

The 2007 Jeep Compass is a 4-door, 5-passenger sport-utility, available in 4 trims, ranging from the Sport 4X2 to the Limited 4X4.
Upon introduction, the Sport 4X2 is equipped with a standard 2.4-liter, I4, 172-horsepower engine that achieves 26-mpg in the city and 30-mpg on the highway. The Limited 4X4 is equipped […]

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

2007 GMC Yukon Denali

The 2007 GMC Yukon Denali is a 4-door, up to 8-passenger luxury sport-utility, available in one trim only, the All-Wheel Drive.
Upon introduction, the Yukon Denali is equipped with a standard 6.2-liter, V8, 380-horsepower engine that achieves 13-mpg in the city and 19-mpg on the highway. A 6-speed automatic transmission with overdrive is standard.
Standard Engine:
6.2L V8, […]

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

2007 Mercedes-Benz C280 Avantgarde 4MATIC

Mercedes-Benz and its C-Class can trace their roots way back to 1886. This was the year that Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz literally invented the automobile albeit separately. Mr Benz had acquired a vast amount of wealth thanks to the two-stroke gas engine he had developed in 1879/80. So much so, that from 1883 on, […]

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

8300-RPM V8 for new BMW M3

BMW has announced that their new M3 sports coupe will be powered by the first-ever V8 for the model.
Performance reigns supreme for the new four-litre mill which starts life in the same plant that builds the German automakers F1 engines. It revs to 8300 RPM while delivering 420 horsepower and 295 lb.-ft of torque. The […]

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007