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Entries from April 2008

Two KTM X-Bow cars, run by German racing specialists Reiter Engineering, score class wins in the new GT4 Sports Light series

April 21st, 2008 · No Comments · News Europe, Week-End Motorsports

Two KTM X-Bow cars, run by German racing specialists Reiter Engineering, score class wins in the new GT4 Sports Light series
Both cars finish ahead of immensely more powerful opposition in the GT4 European Cup
Excellent results of the KTM X-Bow car’s first competitive racing appearance are an emphatic confirmation of the concept behind KTM’s sportscar

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Pricing announced for new Acura TSX

April 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Business, News North America

Pricing announced for new Acura TSX
All-new 2009 TSX is larger, more agile and more powerful than before
with dynamic styling, enhanced performance and advanced technology

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The Norwegian electric car producer Think has reached across the Atlantic

April 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Environment, News North America, Technology

The Norwegian electric car producer Think has reached across the Atlantic and established TH!NK North America in partnership with the leading clean-tech investors RockPort Capital Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers. Its electric vehicle TH!NK city, the world’s only crash-tested and highway-certified electric vehicle, is emission free and 95% recyclable. It reaches a top [...]

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Subaru annnounces pricing for PZEV Legacy and Outback

April 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Business, News North America

Subaru annnounces pricing for PZEV Legacy and Outback
Partial Zero Emission Vehicles help reduce the impact of car ownership
- at zero increase in price

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Subaru announces pricing for new third-generation 2009 Forester

April 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Business, News North America

Subaru announces pricing for new third-generation 2009 Forester
All-new Forester offers more features and class-leading power - for less
money

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GM Family Drives Design and Technology at Auto China 2008

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Concepts, Design, Environment, Motorshow, News Asia

GM Family Drives Design and Technology at Auto China 2008
Beijing, China – General Motors Corp. and its Chinese joint ventures are highlighting their achievements in design and technology at Auto China 2008, this year’s leading auto show in China, which runs from April 20 through April 28 in Beijing.

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Automobili Lamborghini SpA confirms strategy for China

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Motorshow, News Asia, News Europe

Automobili Lamborghini SpA confirms strategy for China
Automobili Lamborghini President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann has confirmed the
importance placed by Lamborghini on the Chinese market, as the Italian super
sports car marque attends the Beijing Motor Show. “China provides an extremely
strong opportunity for market growth: we have an objective to triple our annual
sales in the region this year,” [...]

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Speed Racer actors at the Yokohama paddock during Long Beach Grand Prix

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments · News North America, Uncategorized

FULLERTON, Calif. (April 19, 2008) - Speed Racer actors Matthew Fox, Emile Hirsch, John Goodman, Christina Ricci and Susan Sarandon stopped by the Yokohama paddock at the Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix for  photo session with drivers Gerardo Bonilla and Ben Devlin and the Yokohama- and BP- sponsored Mazda LMP2 race car. Yokohama Tire is [...]

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The new Audi Q5: Sporty and versatile

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments · News Europe

The new Audi Q5: Sporty and versatile
* The performance SUV from Audi raises the bar
* Innovative technologies for dynamic driving excitement
* Spacious interior with a myriad of intelligent functions
The new Audi Q5 combines the dynamism of a sports sedan with highly variable interior and versatile options for leisure-time and family use. Strong and efficient engines, [...]

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Porsche reveals the new Cayenne Turbo S for the first time

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Motorshow, News Asia, News Europe

Porsche reveals the new Cayenne Turbo S for the first time
Stuttgart/Beijing. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has extended its
third model line by the addition of the top of the range Cayenne Turbo S.
The Turbo S, the most powerful Cayenne of them all, is driven by a 4.8
liter V8 engine with twin turbo forced [...]

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