Volkswagen has revealed its 2008 Volkswagen Tiguan SUV. The compact crossover will arrive at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Volkswagen will offer the SUV with turbocharged direct injection engines. This “high-performance turbocharging” significantly reduces fuel consumption and emissions, while delivering respectable performance.
Engine choices include a 140 and 170 horsepower diesels, plus 150, 170, and 200 hp gasoline [...]
Entries from June 2007
2008 Volkswagen Tiguan
June 28th, 2007 · No Comments
Porsche Panamera
June 25th, 2007 · No Comments
Spy photographer Herschel Brown, autoblog.com reader, snagged this green Panamera mule near Carson, CA. First impression: looks bigger. Porsche has done a good job of uglifying these Panamera mules from the B-pillar rearward in the hopes of keeping the car’s true shape a secret for as long as it can.
Chinese Brilliance BS6 crash test
June 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
The German Automobile Association ADAC was released results of a new tests for the China import. The result is catastrophic: the Brilliance BS6 sedan was completely destroyed. Only there were one of five stars with the crash according to the strict EuroNCAP rules. ???Only the LandWind was worse???, says General German Automobile Association speaker Maximilian [...]
Tags: China · Crash tests · Videos
2009 BMW 7-series
June 21st, 2007 · No Comments
The 2009 BMW’s 7-series test mule was caught in camo. A longer wheelbase, partnered with a wider track, will be utilized to keep with BMW’s handling ethos, while new engine choices, including a hybrid and twin-turbo V8 diesel will provide motivation. A new ZF eight-speed gearbox is almost certain, along with a revised iDrive system [...]
Tags: BMW · Sedans · Spy Shots
2008 Opel Vectra
June 20th, 2007 · No Comments
Early you already see new Opel Vectra pics in camo. Now you can see more pics, inside and out.
Engine options will include a 200bhp 2.7-liter V6 turbodiesel, a gas-powered 2.8-liter V6, and, for the first time, a 4WD version is in the cards. Inside, the car also gets a major revamp and upgrade.
In Britain, the [...]
Peugeot 307
June 20th, 2007 · No Comments
Great Australian commercial for Peugeot 307
Lexus LF-A
June 14th, 2007 · No Comments
Look at the first time snapshots of Lexus LF-A prototype without disguise. This front-engined supercar is supposed to be powered by a 500-horsepower V10, but may end up as an advanced high-performance hybrid. Lexus executives have hinted that the LF-A could be the next F model to join their new performance line-up alongside the [...]
Tags: Lexus · Sports · Spy Shots
Russian car posters
June 8th, 2007 · No Comments
Soviet cars on promotional posters. Look fondly.
Dodge Viper Destroyed
June 8th, 2007 · 2 Comments
This was a Dodge Viper in poor Russian city Kostroma. And it carried plates with ???666??? number. Some may not liked it too much considering it to be devil??™s breed.
Tags: Crashed cars · Dodge · Russia
2008 Audi RS4 Cabriolet
June 7th, 2007 · No Comments
Audi has unveiled its 2008 Audi RS4 Cabriolet. Approximately 300 of the limited-production RS 4 Cabriolets will be sold in the U.S. The RS 4 Cabriolet models will arrive in end of 2007.
The RS 4 Cabriolet shares the same high-revving 4.2 V8 FSI engine found in the RS 4 sedan. It produces 420 hp [...]
Tags: Audi · Convertibles