Posts Tagged ‘panache’
Friday, October 19th, 2007
click above for more high-res images of the Mugen InspireWhen it's time for Bruce Wayne to hang up the bat costume and settle down with a wife and kids, he'll need a car with more rear-seat leg room than the Tumbler. We suggest he take the Mugen Inspire for a test drive (with Morgan Freeman riding s......
Tags: Accord, aluminum wheels, anchors, baby seat, bat costume, better breathing, dark knight, good measure, high res images, honda, honda accord, HondaAccord, inspire, latch, leg room, little ones, morgan freeman, mugen, mugen accord, mugen honda accord, mugen inspire, MugenAccord, MugenHondaAccord, MugenInspire, panache, rear apron, rear seat, rear spoiler, riding shotgun, sills, tumbler
Posted in Aftermarket, Sedans/Saloons, Tuners, honda, japan | No Comments »
Monday, June 11th, 2007
For us car nuts, driving an exotic car for the first time is a lot like hitting a walk-off home run to win the big game. We're full of adrenaline and all we want to do is slam the accelerator until the tach is bouncing off the rev limiter. For the wealthy, fast cars are the norm, and they treat thei......
Tags: 911s, Adrenaline, big game, bmw, bugatti, bugatti veyron, car nuts, car owners, cobalt, crash rate, exotic car, exotic cars, fast cars, ferrari, grabs, institute of advanced motorists, maximum safety, mental aspect, mercedes, panache, porsche, rev limiter, supercars, tach, truth about cars, veyron
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Saturday, April 7th, 2007
As of right now, VW has a very incomplete US lineup that consists of a bunch of Jetta-sized models, the midsize Passat and the big and heavy Toureg. Volkswagen is trying to rectify that situation with the forthcoming Tiguan, which in concept form is a CRV-fighting crossover with some panache.Motor ......
Tags: american consumers, approach angle, crossover, crv, degree approach, dusty conditions, early edition, edition models, haldex, lb ft, market 1, motor trend, motortrend, panache, pretensions, six speed, sized models, southwest africa, tiguan, turbocharged, turbocharger, volkeswagen, vw, vw tiguan, yanks
Posted in Crossovers/CUVs, driving, volkswagen | No Comments »
Monday, September 11th, 2006
The Jalopanese folk have just posted pics and info of last of three vehicle Ford previewed for the media today, the 3dCarbon Fusion. Though it's basically just a six-piece body kit for the Fusion, the look is sharp and, like the F-150 FX2 Sport Extreme reminded us of the SVT Lightning, the 3DCarbon ......
Tags: 3dcarbon, air dam, body kit, BodyKit, brembo brake calipers, chrome bars, drilled rotors, ford fusion, fusion, fx2, lincoln mkz, MKX, old photos, panache, rear deck spoiler, SEMA, silly graphics, sport extreme, svt contour, svt lightning, SvtContour, tuned, tuner, upper deck, urethane
Posted in Aftermarket, SEMA, Sedans/Saloons, ford | No Comments »
Monday, July 3rd, 2006
UPDATE: Chevy released a video promoting the new Aveo which tracks two PR-infused 20-somethings as they travel to Lollapalooza. Cringe factor is HIGH, watch at your own risk.During a webcast that will begin shortly, Chevy GM Ed Peper will officially launch the new 2007 Chevy Aveo sedan for the US ma......
Tags: 2007 aveo, 2007 aveo sedan, 2007 chevy aveo, 2007 chevy aveo sedan, 2007Aveo, 2007AveoSedan, 2007ChevyAveo, 2007ChevyAveoSedan, available space, aveo, aveo sedan, AveoSedan, bodystyle, chevrolet aveo, ChevroletAveo, chevy aveo, ChevyAveo, fuel economy, gauge cluster, imitation wood, inlays, lb ft, leatherette, panache, peper, rear seat, restyle, sea of grey, side airbag, storage areas, variable geometry, vw audi
Posted in Economy, Sedans/Saloons, chevrolet | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006
This dates back to February, so it's technically old news, but we never covered it here directly (our buds at Autoblog en Espanol, on the other hand, did).How can we not take a moment to admire the oddity (for us North American folks, I mean) that is the Chrysler 300C SRT8 Touring? You all know from......
Tags: 300c touring, american markets, business suit, candy ass, chrysler 300, chrysler 300c srt8, Chrysler 300C SRT8 Touring, chrysler 300c touring, chrysler group, Chrysler SRT8, Chrysler300cSrt8Touring, Chrysler300cTouring, ChryslerSrt8, dodge magnum, flipside, graz austria, head full of steam, hemi, international markets, linebacker, magnum srt8, oddity, panache, photo fun, pretty pictures, rear wheel drive, srt, srt8
Posted in Etc., Euro, Wagons/Estates, chrysler, daimlerchrysler | No Comments »
