It has been exactly 50 years since the first MINI was introduced to the public on August 26, 1959. To celebrate MINI’s birthday, BMW has unveiled this sporty MINI Coupé Concept.
Limited to two seats, the car is designed to accommodate even the most powerful engine currently available in the MINI – and with the 1.6-litre twin-scroll turbocharged power unit, MINI Coupé promises to offer truly outstanding performance.
On 8/27/2009
On 8/22/2009
Porsche Panamera: "
by Tamara Warren
Porsche's new four-door Zentrum made for a flash of contemporary zing in contrast to the vintage cars on display at the Pebble Beach Concourse D'elegance earlier this month. As the feature marquee at the annual classic car show, car enthusiasts could test drive the new 2010 Porsche Panamera, the German automaker’s only four-door sedan.
Porsche design chief Michael Mauer explained that, unlike most cars on the market today, he hand-sculpted the Panamera. “The surface treatment of Porsche is hard to do on the computer, because the surface is concave. I need a physical clay model,” Mauer said. “The car is wide and low, which is perfect for design. We have more dramatic proportions than the 911.” With three models ranging from the powerful 400 hp S to the 500 hp Turbo, the Panamera’s confident performance caused quite a stir among the 1,000 invited Pebble Beach attendees.
Making the Zentrum experience more inventive than that average test drive, guests were treated to an in-depth two-hour custom process. Working with on-hand consultants to choose from 40 fittings, the event mimics the level of personal attention Porsche is implementing at its headquarters and dealerships.
The base price on the Panamera comes in at $89,800, the 4S at $93,800 and the Turbo goes for $132,600, arriving in dealerships this October.
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On 8/16/2009
Filed under: VW /福斯, 掀背車, 法蘭克福車展, 小鋼砲, 偽裝間諜照
第六代VW（褔斯）Golf即將於8月底在台灣上市銷售，而 Golf車系中的性能版R20測試車近日也再度曝光了，這款目標直指Ford（褔特）Focus RS的R20將擁有超過260hp的馬力，並取代R32成為六代Golf的性能一哥。Golf R20搭載修改後的Golf GTI上的EA113 2.0升直噴引擎，這具引擎的最大馬力將比台灣現行R32的250hp還大上10～20hp左右，但同樣都會採用四輪傳動設計，其0～100km/h加速可在6秒內完成，最高極速為250km/h。
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On 8/14/2009
本田宗一郎的夢想國度：Honda Collection Hall: "
趁著K-Tai 7小時耐久賽的週五練習賽與週日決賽之間的一天空檔，一筆殺跑去參觀（或者該說是朝聖）了位於茂木賽車場裡的Honda博物館（Honda Collection Hall，嚴格講起來應該稱為Honda車輛收藏館）。裡面的珍藏，從Honda一開始生產的兩輪、直到四輪車輛，當然也不能缺少馬達類機具與Honda最引以為傲的競技車輛等，從這裡你可以看到Honda一路成長的歷程與其核心價值。
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