Andrei Ursu
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Baby Hummer Got Some Vitamins
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / For 2008, Hummer has made a few interesting changes to the H3 range. Until now, the baby american SUV could only be equipped with a 3.7 liter L5 petrol engine, but after the unveiling at this year's Geneva Auto Show, a new powerplant will be ...
Pick-ups Raise Safety Concerns
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / Euro NCAP Euro NCAP have started to test Pickups for the first time, adding a new category to their strict crash test target , as these vehicles are now being used not only for commercial purposes but also as family and recreational cars. Why now? ...
Hundreds of Mustangs Back to the Stables
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / The NHTSA (National Traffic and Highway Safety Administration) has just discovered a potential problem concerning the passenger airbag found on some Mustang models, so, if you own a 2005-2008 version, then you should check your mail box as Ford mig...
Baby Fiat Makes Parents Proud
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / After making its first steps in July last year, the Baby Fiat 500 proved to be a big success for the Italian automaker which had financial problems before it unveiled this model.The demand for the trendy mini car has reached such a high level that ...
Mercedes thinks Blue is Green at Geneva
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / This year's obvious trend among car manufacturers is green technology and Mercedes wanted a piece of this "nature coloured" pie, at the Geneva Auto Show. On that ocassion, the German manufacturer will present three new additions for ...
Audi Q7 Gets a sporty V12
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / After making its debut on the Q7 V12 TDI and R8 V12 TDI concepts at the Detroit Auto Show in september 2007, the most powerful diesel engine from Audi will finally be introduced on the production Q7, at the Geneva Auto Show . Although most people...
Audi In Love with V12
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / Audi continues the V12 TDI saga for the Geneva Auto Show. After the production Q7 V12 TDI and the Q7 Coastline Concept, the stars smiled for the exotic R8 sport car which got the monstrous diesel power plant. Although Audi has already presented a ...
Scirocco Legend is Reborn
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / It was 34 years ago, at the Geneva auto show that a legend was born, the Volkswagen Scirocco. Today, the show must go on. If the original model was intended to be a sports car for the masses, easy to drive and to repair, based on the platform of th...
The 5-star Minicar
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / Anticipated by the iQ Concept presented at Frankfurt last year, the new city minicar from Toyota family is set to be a revolutionary solution for urban traffic. Even if it can be properly described by the adjective "mini", the main novelt...
Baby Bull is Not a Baby Anymore
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / More power and more muscle. It's the new receipt for the Baby Lambo, the most successful model in the entire history of the Italian manufacturer. Just like its bigger brother, the Murcielago, it went to the gym and got stronger. Under the nam...
Ford put America on wheels
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / Ford Motor Company has a special cake this year, with 100 candles. A century ago, the most successful model of the company and maybe the most important car in history, the Model T, known as "the car that put America on wheels", was...
The Golf Made of River Grass and Bamboo
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / Volkswagen considered "green" was perfect for its Golf and used the scene of the Geneva Auto Show to present their planet-saving alternative, under the shape of the Golf TDI Hybrid. The German engineers decided it was time for an alliance...
Volvo XC60 For Sleepy Heads
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / It seems that Volvo has found a new gadget for all those distracted city commuters that just cannot keep their eyes on the road and collide into cars at traffic lights. The new Volvo XC 60 features as standard a collision avoidance system that will...
Veyron Is not a 'Serial Killer'
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / Even if a car signed Bugatti is a dream for many, according to the latest news from the company, it seems that 220 lucky mil(bil)ionaires have already ordered a Veyron and other 132 are now enjoying the exclusivity and the force of the 1001 Hp supe...
Alfa Romeo reveals Mi.To
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / After several months of rumors, spy shots and speculation about the smallest Alfa Romeo model, the wait just came to an end as today, the Italian automaker just published official information and pictures of the junior of the range. Although Alfa i...
2008 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S on steroids
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / A teaspoon with 50 horsepower and a pinch of 70 Nm of torque are the latest additions to the recipe of the Cayenne Turbo found by German engineers. Adding a new dish to the menu of the SUV market under the name of Porsche Ca...
Mercedes SLK got a new tuning package
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / An outrageous top speed of 305 km/h in a roadster.This is the ultimate proposal from German tuner Brabus, who has recently released a complete tuning package for the freshly face lifted Mercedes SLK. The mind-blowing speed can be accomplished thank...
New Bora reached China
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / In a race to conquer new markets and reduce costs, all major car manufacturers head towards China, just as Germany's Volkswagen did when they opened a joint venture company called FAW Volkswagen. As expected, it didn't take long for...
Lavida Volkswagen outside Germany
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / The name derives from the Spanish language and symbolizes zest for life, hope and passion. This is Lavida, newly presented at the Auto China 2008 Show, the first Volkswagen model ever to be entirely developed outside developed outside Germany.Chara...
Premier Body Kit for old Gallardo
22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / While most tuning companies focus their attention on new models, Premier 4509 chose the first generation Lamborghini Gallardo for their latest design experiment. Although the Gallardo is out of production, as the new LP560-4 just debute...