Guys from Edmunds Insideline and their colleagues from Motor Trend were invited by Mitsubishi to get a first taste of the high-performance Lancer Evolution X. Both journalists tend to agree that while the new EVO is a better car overall, it looks like the X has lost part of its hard-core, rally-style persona in Mitsubishi???s quest to broaden its audience.
2009 Dodge Challenger
The 2009 Dodge Challenger prototype was spied on public roads in camo. While most of the car is black, a deep red is visible peeking out at the edges of the camo. The 2009 Dodge Challenger will make a debut at the Chicago Auto Show in February.
Fake Ferrari
Agents of the Italian financial police have found out in Rome fake Ferrari F355 GTS. The sport car was made so skilfully, what even experts not at once have defined a fake. The body, marks of the engine, internal furniture and all labels did not differ from the original. However it has been established, that this F355 GTS never assembled at a Ferrari’s Maranello factory. Only detailed analysis has revealed a fake. In opinion of experts, the car has been created at factory Pontiac. Now inspectors investigate how this Ferrari “was born”.
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Such fakes are used to conjure cheap travel deals. Having such beautiful rental cars can make your vacations even more memorable. The national car rental sticks to buiks and old models. This fake ferrari is offered by hertz car rental though.
Welcome to Roumania!
Welcome to Roumania, poor east-european republic.
The Soviet VAZ 2106 sedan, upgraded to convertible.
Homemade vehicle.
2009 Acura TSX
The 2009 Acura TSX was snapshoted in camo outside of a Honda facility in the U.S. The new Acura TSX will take on a more aggressive look, taking design cues from the SPORTS 4 concept car.
An improved 2.4L i-VTEC 4 cylinder motor will go into the base model with an expected 20-30 horsepower bump. The entry level model will sport either a 6 speed manual, or 5 speed auto, and will be front wheel drive.
A hotter Type-S model should also appear with around 260hp coming from an tuned version of the 2.3L turbocharged engine. The sportier model will feature a 6 speed auto/manual DSG gearbox, and is expected to feature Honda’s Super Handling All Wheel Drive system.
The 2009 Acura TSX expected towards to dealerships the end of 2008.
2009 Seat Ibiza
Look at the spy shots of new Seat???s Ibiza hatch. The Seat???s test mule was caught on night roads. The 2009 Seat Ibiza will be introduced at the Geneva Motor Show next March. As for the engine range, VW is preparing a new generation of 1.2-litre turbocharged engines which will substitute the current 1.4-litre normally aspirated petrol units in late 2008 or early 2009. At a later date Seat will enhance the range with the sporty versions, ???FR??? (1.4-litre turbo, 150Hp), and the ???Cupra???(1,8-liter turbo, 170+Hp).
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
Mitsubishi has released a new images of its 10th generation Lancer Evolution. The official debut will make at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Show at the end of October. The EVO X???s new 2.0-liter turbo engine delivers 276 HP at 6.500 rpm and a maximum torque figure of 422 Nm (311 lb.ft) at 3.500 rpm. The new EVO X will cost $26,100 ??? 32,600 or ???18,300 – 23,000. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X will be launched towards the end of November. Sales of the EVO X in Europe, USA and the rest of the world will begin in mid 2008.
Unattended Cars
An unattended crane (Kraz – ukrainian automaker) crushed a few parked cars in Russia. Kraz is good “compact city” car. I love Ukrainian Kraz! 🙂
2008 Opel Corsa GSi
Opel has released a new images of its new Corsa GSi The new Opel’s GSi was announced at the Geneva Auto Show last March. The Corsa GSi is fitted with a detuned version of the Corsa OPC???s 1.6-litre turbo engine that producing 150 Hp (OPC: 192Hp). The GSi starts from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 8,1 sec with a top speed of 210 km/h (131 mph).The Opel Corsa GSi will compete in the European entry-level GTi segment that includes cars like the Peugeot 207 GTi & Mitsubishi Colt CZT.
