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Cadillac known for its luxury vehicles and cars and by mentioning ‘Cadillac’, one could immediately have ‘high quality’ in minds for this is what Cadillac cars are.
A car which combines the highest dynamics with unmatched driving capabilities. It was supposed to be a street-legal car and ready for racing it on the track as well. Last but not least, Mr. Gumpert wanted it to offer the best value for money you could get among the super sports cars.
You could sense the awe in the room when Olivier Boulay held forth on how he and his team designed the Maybach (Mercedes Benz) for DaimlerChrysler. The cars that cost around Rs 2 crore each and compete with the top-range Bentleys and Rolls-Royces.
Audi^s stylish A4 Cabriolet range is to be revamped in time for summer 2006, with the S4 Quattro headlining the range.
Alongside the likes of Stirling Moss and Mike Hawthorn, Paddy Hopkirk has become one of Britain^s revered competitive drivers, following his daring rallying successes at the wheel of the Mini Cooper. The Cooper^s rallying pedigree has made it into classic motoring folklore, and while its successor may not have the rallying pedigree of British Leyland^s 1960s Mini, the latest Mini Cooper S retains the charm and sporting prowess of the original.
General Motors has formally announced its new Hydra-matic 6L80 transmission — a high-torque-capacity gearbox designed for use in such high-performance, rear- and four-wheel-drive vehicles as the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette, the 2006 Cadillac STS-V and XLR-V, and the 2007 GMC Yukon Denali.
An estimated 423 U.S. traffic deaths have been avoided in the last decade because daytime running lamps are standard on virtually all General Motors’ vehicles.
The new M Roadster - the high-performance two seater is reborn. With 343hp equating to 106hp per litre, zero to 62mph acceleration of 5.0 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 155mph, the new M Roadster is set to re-write the rulebook for performance, agility and dynamism.
Audi is harnessing the power plant of sister company Lamborghini, tapping Lambo^s Gallardo supercar to power the new Audi S8 quattro. Audi^s flagship performance sedan will debut this month at the international auto show here.
Despite a low-key press conference, Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. stole some of the hometown thunder here with a radical new concept crossover vehicle.
In a bid to make its natural-gas-powered Civic GX more convenient for buyers, Honda said Tuesday it will throw in a free home-refueling appliance for 48 months. The incentive is available only for customers in Southern California^s South Coast Air Quality Management District.
The Nissan Skyline is perhaps one of the world^s best-known sport coupes, with its distinctive styling and success on the global motorsport scene. The latest Nissan sport coupe, the GT-R, is due to go into production in 2007, and receives its global premiere (in the form of the GT-R PROTO) at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show later this month, highlighting the company^s advances in the 23 years since the loss of the Datsun name.
The annual Tokyo Motor Show provides one of the best insights into the latest advances in automotive thinking. Famous for the clutch of concept cars exhibited each year, the Japanese designers go head-to-head to produce the most outlandish and fascinating machines. While Nissan, Toyota and Honda may be names synonymous with radical concept car design, those at Suzuki are not far behind, with an exciting array of concept machines at this year^s Tokyo show.
Don^t expect the upcoming Optima to be too much like the current Sonata, as Kia plans on continuing the differentiation between its vehicles and that of parent company Hyundai.
Lamborghini is readying a major expansion of its product range as the Italian supercar maker draws even closer to German parent Audi.
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