Archive for July, 2009

Suzuki releases two limited edition Swifts

July 31, 2009

Suzuki is offering customers the choice of more style and value ? or increased safety ? with the addition of two limited edition versions of the award-winning Swift.

First up in the Junior World Rally Championship inspired Swift RE4 which comes with an additional $5500 of extra features.
Included in the Swift RE4 pack are [...]

BMW to showcase green sports car in Frankfurt

July 31, 2009

BMW has today confirmed earlier reports that it will use Frankfurt Motor Show to unveil its high-efficiency sports car concept.

Though very few details are known, with BMW managing to keep things well under wraps, there is sufficient rumour to suggest the car could be based on the now defunct M1 Homage concept car that [...]

July 31, 2009

General Motors Company, in its final round of senior executive shake-ups following its July 10 exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, has named the outgoing GM Holden president and managing director, Mark Reuss, as vice president of global vehicle engineering.

The very senior post for Mr Reuss, 45, means he will replace GM veterans Jim Queen, [...]

Mercedes-Benz E-Class released in Australia

July 25, 2009

The all-new, ninth-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan and coupe have arrived in Australia.

A key fixture in the Mercedes-Benz catalogue for more than 60 years now the new model’s arrival sees a variety of innovative technologies to the segment offering customers the latest in safety, comfort, and driving performance.
The sedan is joined by a two-door [...]

2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS spy pics

July 25, 2009

The tin-topped SLS coupé  ? of which official pictures have just leaked ? is expected to be introduced at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, with a limited run of sales for a period of two years.

However, here?s the first shots ever of the soft-top variant of the SLS. Unlike the upcoming coupé?s gullwing doors, [...]

GM takes clean sweep of management

July 25, 2009

General Motors Company, the US government controlled company that has taken over the ?good’ parts of GM, has swept the broom through senior management, announcing major changes in more than 20 senior roles.

Most significant, and interestingly indicating a trend for moving senior GM Europe staff back to the US before that business is sold [...]

KTM X-Bow receives power upgrade kit

July 24, 2009

KTM X-Bow owners wishing to take the extraordinary performance of their ?ready-to-race? sportscar to the next level can now benefit from a significant power upgrade.

Developed by engine tuning experts ABT Sportsline, the upgrade will raise the already-potent X-Bow?s peak power to an impressive 223.5kW (from 179kW in standard tune) and boost torque to a [...]

Suzuki SX4 dominates Pikes Peak

July 24, 2009

Suzuki rally legend Nobuhiro ?Monster? Tajima has upheld his reputation as King of the Mountain after dominating the field at the world famous Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in Colorado.

Tajima won the event convincingly for the fourth successive year, finishing more than a minute ahead of his closest rivals which included two-time WRC winner Marcus [...]

Porsche merged into Volkswagen

July 24, 2009

German sports car maker, Porsche, will be merged into the Volkswagen group of companies following an all-night board meeting that sealed the fate of the company.

Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech tightened his grip over Porsche on Thursday after the company?s chief executive was ousted following a power struggle to keep Porsche independent.
Porsche’s board, of [...]

July 20, 2009

Mazda, keen to join the hybrid vehicle onslaught, will join forces with Toyota in securing the required techonology.

In much the same way Nissan licensed its early hybrid technology from Toyota, Mazda will now follow a similar tack according to a report published in Nikkei business daily.
It is reported that Toyota will supply Mazda [...]