Posts Tagged ‘carbon fiber hood’

Official Kia Forte brochure leaked

Monday, August 25th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Kia ForteThe Kia Forte has been caught out again, this time in more press photos and the official Korean-market brochure. The 2009 Spectra replacement is a looker... even if it borrows some of those looks from other vehicles. Regardless, those shapely front fe......

Hyundai releases teaser of extra large Equus sedan

Monday, August 18th, 2008
Until now, we've had to be content with only spy shots of Hyundai's Equus replacement, usually in heavy camouflage. But now we're treated to the image you see above, though the camo has been replaced with heavy shadows and a glaring spotlight.Don't bother taking it into Photoshop to bring out more d......

Rendered or official? 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Friday, August 15th, 2008
Autobild is hardly a bastion of integrity on newsstands in Germany, so its cover story proclaiming it has "Exclusive Photos" of the new Mercedes-Benz E-class "without camouflage" needs to be taken with the appropriate grains of salt. However, based on the various reports we've seen over the past yea......

Spy Shots: Nissan 370Z shows off its redesigned rump

Friday, August 15th, 2008
A forum member at VWVortex caught a mildly disguised Nissan 370Z on the freeway, and the two shots give us clearer glimpse of what to expect when the new Z debuts in Los Angeles this November.It's been widely reported that the 2010 370Z will be shortened by four inches and will ride on a slightly wi......

Spy Shots: 2010 Chevy Equinox

Monday, August 11th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Chevy Equinox.The stealthy lensmen at KGP have caught the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox making the rounds at General Motors' internal testing facility, and they've provided us with a better glimpse of Chevy's new crossover, beyond the low-res image that appear......

Weekend Photo Fun: Adventures in re-branding

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Click image to enlarge and see the front view, tooIdentity crisis? Repressed brand allegiance? People who intentionally rebrand their rides have reasons all their own. Take this pickup I encounted on my drive home yesterday. Maybe the giant bowtie on the tailgate is trying to compensate for somethin......

Officially Official: Ford debuts all-new Ka

Friday, August 1st, 2008
Click above to view high-res gallery of the 2009 Ford KaSure, you've these pics before (though not in high-res), but Ford has now officially revealed its all-new Ka that will be the automaker's big debut at the 2008 Paris Motor Show in October this year. Unfortunately, they neglected to release any ......

Spy Shots: Honda’s hybrid Prius-fighter caught

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of Honda's new hybrid.Honda's oft-discussed, yet never spied Prius-fighter has been caught by the merry minions at KGP. A parade of three cars were shot in the desert, including the prototype you see above, a facelifted Civic Hybrid and the new model's arch rival, ......

BMW working on M3 CSL with 470 hp

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 BMW M3.The rumormongers at AutoZeitung are reporting that BMW plans to unveil a stripped-out, track-ready M3 at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The E90-based M3 CSL will use many of the same tricks BMW employed on the E46 model in an effort to shave the ......

VIDEO: E92 BMW M3 racer rolls out to the track

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Click above to watch the E92 M3 race car in actionThe previous generation M3 had a short but dominant history in the American Le Mans Series. Competing in the 2001 season with a 4.0-liter V8, the M3 GTR decimated the GT (now GT2) class. Porsche cried foul, citing a lack of an "authentic" V8-powered......