year after Spyker first announced that the Spyker C8 Laviolette had been chosen for a pivotal role in Basic Instinct 2, driven by the film's protagonist Catherine Trammell (Sharon Stone), it is now announcing that it will produce a unique Limited Edition series of the C8 Laviolette as used for this movie.
>> moreBosch is supplying the gasoline direct injection equipment for the 2.0-liter turbocharged engine in the new Audi TT. The combination of direct injection and turbocharging turns the engine into a high-torque, high-revving power pack.
>> more[PIC=689:left]Twin-turbo technology for the 3 Series
>> more[PIC=687:left]Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage and DB9 have taken first and third places in a high profile poll of automotive design professionals. In their recent readership survey, readers of website Car Design News voted the Aston Martin V8 Vantage their favourite current production car design, with the Aston Martin DB9 in third place. The poll for Car Design News, a leading online source of information for the automotive design industry, brought over 1000 responses, the majority from working automotive designers and students of car design
>> more[PIC=685:left]Banbury based supercar manufacturer, Ascari, continues to rack up the accolades with the company’s 500bhp KZ1 claiming top spot in Evo magazine’s Fast Club 2006 shootout
>> more[PIC=679:left]New York - Scion, from Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., unveiled the all-new FUSE Sports Coupe Concept vehicle at a press conference today at the 2006 New York Auto International Show.
>> moreSpecialty automobile manufacturer, Saleen,(www.saleen.com) expands its product lineup and celebrates legendary racecar driver, Parnelli Jones, by announcing the Saleen / Parnelli Jones Limited Edition Mustang.
>> more[PIC=671:left]In a throwback to the famed Shelby GT350H "Rent-A-Racer" program from the 1960s, Ford Motor Company, Shelby Automobiles and The Hertz Corporation are partnering to produce a special run of performance-modified Ford Mustang GTs – designated Shelby GT-H, for "Hertz" – that will be available for rent later this spring exclusively through Hertz. Approximately 500 units will be available through the Hertz Fun Collection at select airport locations Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon and Washington
>> more[PIC=666:left]Two racing icons will unite when Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour de France winner, drives the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 pace car to lead the field to the start of the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 28, 2006. For a record 17th time, a Chevy will pace the race, and it’s the eighth time for a Corvette to be leading the pack
>> more[PIC=660:left]Marking a historical achievement in the evolution of automobile manufacturing in Thailand and the advancement of lightweight composite material manufacturing, Cobra International Co., Ltd. and Kevin Gallahan, today announced the start of production of the Cobra Limited Edition, Arbitrage GT. A lightweight component sports car made almost entirely of carbon fiber
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