Archive for December, 2007

2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG

Waiting for us on the cobblestone center court of AMG headquarters in the Stuttgart suburb of Affalterbach is a gunmetal gray Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG. Like its two direct competitors, the Audi RS4 and the BMW M3, the new top-of-the-line C-class is powered by a V-8. And like the formula favored by those cars, the […]

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

LEAKED:Mazda Furai Concept

“Zoom-Zoom” philosophy goes on race track with Mazda’s new concept car. It is back to the future as Mazda wants to give a reminder of its overall win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991. Some official photos have leaked just two weeks before Detroit Motor Show 2008, where the Furai Concept […]

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Same Small-Car Stew, Stirred and Reheated

WHETHER you’ve been bad or good, I can tell you what you’re not getting this Christmas: a new Focus from Ford’s European workshop.
CALLING CARDS Sync reads messages and manages MP3 players, above. Nonfunctional fender vent, right, is an affectation.
The Focus that Americans are receiving definitely beats a fruitcake. But it is a warmed-over version of […]

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

XF Magazine Goes iPhone

Two famous brands have joined forces to create the world’s first broadband multimedia magazine specifically for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Jaguar announced the launch of the Jaguar XF iPhone Magazine, which is the first one of its kind in the automotive industry. If you own an iPhone or an iPod Touch you can access […]

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Don’t forget Daddy: 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG

Mercedes recently rolled out a facelift for the SLK-Class roadster, along with a few mechanical changes to the line-up’s supercharged four-cylinder and 3.5-liter V6. But while the spec sheet for top-of-the-line SLK 55 AMG carries on largely unchanged, the 2008 model has also been treated to a few cosmetic changes.
The first thing to go when […]

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

$2 Million Supercar Chooses Suppliers

Plans of producing world’s most expensive car continue with selecting suppliers. for exmaple, the $2 million supercar DiMora Natalia SLS 2 is the first automobile in the world to choose “HeatFlexx” heated frameless windshield wiper which will be standard equipment. The electrically-heated “HeatFlexx” windshield wiper was introduced at the SEMA and AAPEX auto shows and […]

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

How to Choose the Right Insurance Company

If you’ve read our “10 Steps to Buying Insurance” article, you should have a pretty good idea of how much car insurance to buy and how to find a low-cost policy. But how do you make sure that the company you sign on with is going to be reliable? When we say “reliable,” we’re talking […]

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007