Posts Tagged ‘x type’

VIDEO: See how OnStar’s Stolen Vehicle Slowdown works on the road

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Click the image above to view the videoNeedless to say, stealing cars is big business. If your vehicle becomes a target for thieves, there's a good chance it will be stripped of its parts and scrapped within days or even hours of being stolen. There are plenty of security options to locate your vehi......

First Drive: 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4

Friday, September 19th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4A 5.2-liter V10 with 560 horsepower, 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds, a top speed of over 200 mph and one of the most beautiful modern designs to ever come out of Italy. It's the new Gallardo LP560-4, and Lamborghini wants us to drive it. T......

Rent an R8 for $8,000 per day… not including the flight to Tokyo

Thursday, September 4th, 2008
The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong bought 13 Rolls-Royce Phantoms for shuttling guests around the city. The Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo has purchased just one car, and will leave the guest to drive himself. That car is an R8, finished in the hotel's trademark Brewster Green, with a gold Peninsula logo ou......

Kia Soul to come in a rainbow of colors

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Click above to see the Kia Soul in a kaleidoscope of colorsWe've seen plenty early pictures of the upcoming Kia Soul, but only a few in any of the available production colors. No longer. Kia-World has managed to snag what appears to be some leaked official shots of the upcoming mini 'ute in all its ......

Students propose Alfa 169 designs to Ramaciotti

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
Click to view the SPD Alfa 169 design proposals Alfa Romeo is hard at work on a replacement for the 166, the flagship sedan which debuted in 1998 and was discontinued last year. The students at the Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan, however, seem to have gotten fed up of waiting around for Alfa ......

GMC cutting next-gen Acadia and Lambda-based SUT?

Monday, June 30th, 2008
General Motor's "commercial grade" truck unit may be losing two of its planned products, leaving some to contemplate the future of the nameplate in general. It's too early to consider GMC dead, but with the apparent cancellation of the next-generation Acadia CUV as well as the planned unibody truck ......

Teddy bear nav system points way home

Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Most of us don't like to be yelled at while driving, but a company called IXs Rearch is betting that there must be some people out there who want a suitable replacement for the nagging spouse when they're in the car alone. The tech company has developed a high-tech teddy bear that can do everything ......

Mazdaspeed success proves you don’t need NASCAR, F1 to prove your worth

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Head out to any open track day and it's likely that you'll find more Mazda vehicles making the rounds on the tarmac than almost any other make. It's not rare to find out that at least one of the instructors doing a ride-along campaigns a Spec Miata, and during our last event, the same guy that flogg......

Jaguar drops X-Type from US lineup

Monday, August 6th, 2007
So anyway, that new 2009 Jaguar X-Type we showed you this morning -- the one currently being crucified in the comments? No need to worry: it's not coming here. On the same day it announced the updated version for the rest of the world, Jaguar has officially pulled the plug on the X-Type in the US. T......

Jaguar drops X-Type from US lineup

Monday, August 6th, 2007
So anyway, that new 2009 Jaguar X-Type we showed you this morning -- the one currently being crucified in the comments? No need to worry: it's not coming here. On the same day it announced the updated version for the rest of the world, Jaguar has officially pulled the plug on the X-Type in the US. T......