Posts Tagged ‘insignia’
Click above for more "spy shots" of the Opel Insignia.The spy photo racket is big business, and GM's Opel division has been doing its best to keep prying lenses off its new Insignia model ahead of its debut at the London Motor Show this July. To stem the tide, Opel released a handful of "official" s......
Intelligent Design: The evolution of the car logo
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
Automotive logos, those quasi-interesting designs that adorn the front and back of nearly every vehicle in the road, are more than just haphazard enameled scribbles. If you ask the marketing team, they will correctly tell you that each automotive logo symbolizes the tradition, culture, and history ......
Audi prices TT-S for UK consumption
Saturday, December 8th, 2007
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Audi TTS Coupe and Roadster.Not that it makes a huge bit of difference here in the States, but Audi released the pricing for its TTS Coupe and Roadster for our friends abroad and it gives us some indication about what we can expect to pay when the duo of hot......
Next gen. Vauxhall Vectra to get AWD, twin-turbo V6
Saturday, September 15th, 2007
Here's what the Saturn Aura Red Line should be, courtesy of Vauxhall. The Vectra is being replaced by an Epsilon 2-based car called the Insignia. The Epsilon 2 will also serve as the basis for the second-generation Saturn Aura. That platform sharing will no doubt be good in workaday trim, but Vauxha......
Spy Shots: New Opel Vectra/Insignia interior shots
Friday, July 13th, 2007
The new Epsilon II based replacement for the Opel Vectra is now expected to make it's official debut at the Geneva Motor Show next March, and the first interior shots have now surfaced. A pretty much camo free prototype was nabbed while testing in Colorado and the photographer managed to get some sh......
eBay Find of the Day: “I don’t know what it is and I don’t care”
Thursday, April 19th, 2007
This is one cranky eBayer! The item description reads like a manifesto about the seller's annoyances with eBay's communication tools for prospective buyers and sellers. The multicolor text is a particularly nice touch, too; reminds us of "Web 0.5," back in the '90s. We do like how the unvarnished tr......
Peugeot 407 SW RC: rally flavor without the calories
Friday, October 13th, 2006
Peugeot is giving its staple 407 a bit of a rally edge. Unfortunately, this is a more "show" than "go" package, with modifications limited almost entirely to the cosmetic. But it does have a mean look to it, especially for a wagon.The 407 SW RC starts with the 407 sport-wagon and adds a bit of flair......