Ferrari 250 GT LWB

The 250 GT California Spider shared its underpinnings with the 250 GTO race car. The body was hand beaten out of aluminium. The exterior styling was based on the Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series I which was designed by, none other than Pininfarina. You can spot the slight tweaks that have been made on the California Spider’s design. Inside, the 250 GT California Spider isn’t what you call luxurious. The interior stripped off any unnecessary stuff,...

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Toyota LandCruiser Prado

New South Wales’ Snowy Mountains played a role in the Australian beginnings of Toyota, and the Landcruiser, when construction company Thiess used second-generation 20 Series ’Cruisers as Snowy Scheme workhorses in the late 1950s. Four decades later the Toyota Prado arrived in Australia in its second generation, a slightly smaller version of the LandCruiser. Now in its fourth generation, the best-selling large SUV has just been treated to...

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GRAN TURISMO 6

You see that game on your shelf called Gran Turismo 5? Pick it up. Now drop it in the nearest bin and forget it ever happened. Gran Turismo 6 delivers the racer we always knew the PS3 and Polyphony were capable of. In fact, it’s so good that even its minor annoyances can’t hold it back from negating the generational divide and snatching back its title of ‘best console racing sim’, next-gen be damned. Even on hardware from 2006, GT6 manages native...

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Lexus RC

Lexus is planning to launch its new RC coupe by fall. Though the car looks extremely stylish from the exterior, what adds to the looks of the car is the special paint job of the RC coupe. The car is said to have gone through a paint job with the application of 4 base coats. With no less than 4 special coating that the car gets, RC coupe is bound to shine and stand out from the rest of the cars. The pictures of the car that are available on...

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BMW 5 Series Launched In India

It has been over three years since the sixth-generation of the BMW 5 Series was launched worldwide, including here in India. While the 5 Series has been popular, the company claiming to have sold over a million units, its competitors have been closing in.  Audi took the crown from BMW in the luxury car space at the end of  last month and Mercedes-Benz has been attacking the market with a slew of new launches. The announcement...

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BMW Z4

BMW's two seater sports car, the Z4, will be launched in it's all-new avatar on the 14th of November 2013. The new Z4 will feature minor updates to the sucessful two seater roadster with the aim to strengthen the aging platform's market relevance. With stunning GT looks featuring a long swooping bonnet and a short stubby tail, a metal folding roof that allows the driver the best of both worlds and a fantastic engine package under the bonnet,...

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bmw m1 hommage

It’s time for BMW to respond to the R8, SLS and 911 supercars topping the respective ranges Audi, Merc and Porsche. The August 2012 issue of CAR Magazine reveals how BMW is planning to revive the M1 supercar some time around 2016. The new BMW M1 will be considerably lighter, more powerful and more efficient than its current rivals, thanks to a combination of new tech and old-school low mass. Read on for the details of the first...

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2014 BMW X5

n fact, BMW shied away from the term SUV, instead minting a new phrase: Sports Activity Vehicle. As one might expect, the BMW-branded utility vehicle drove smaller than it was and offered excellent comfort. One could even have described it as sporty. And many did. Fast forward nearly a decade and a half and the these attributes continue to be emphasized on thethird generation X5. SAME OLD STYLE Judging from the exterior design, it’s...

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BMW 1-series launched at Rs 20.90 lakh

Sep 3, 2013 BMW has launched the new 1-series compact luxury hatchback at a starting price of Rs 20.90 lakh for the base petrol variant. The 118d base trim is priced at Rs 22.90 lakh, the 118d Sportline trim at Rs 25.90 lakh and the top-spec 118d Sportline Plus at Rs 29.90 lakh (ex-showroom, all India). The 1-series hatchback comes with two engine options, a 1.6-litre turbo petrol that puts out 136bhp and a 2.0-litre turbo diesel with a power...

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Armadillo-T

A group of researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has been working on a foldable, compact electric vehicle that can be utilized either as a personal car or part of the public transit system to connect major transportation routes within a city since 2011. After years of work, his research team introduced a prototype micro electric car called “Armadillo-T,” with a design that is based on the armadillol. In...

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Rolls-Royce Wraith

The new Rolls-Royce Wraith is exactly what a Rolls coupe should be - smooth, swift and refined Search the price lists for £235,000, 5.3-metre long coupes and you’ll find the Rolls-Royce Wraith is a unique proposition. Saloon cars of the Rolls-Royce Ghost’s stature are few and far between in the first instance. Coupes based on them, like the Wraith, fewer still. The Bentley Continental GT, you could argue, is on the same theme, only...

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Nissan Terrano diesel India

The Nissan Terrano is easily the most awaited of the rebadged vehicle from Renault/Nissan. So far we’ve seen Nissan launch the car first after which Renault makes some styling changes and adds a bit more kit to sell it as a more premium offering. The Terrano bucks that trend by being based on a Renault and also being more expensive. Exterior design At first glance a very untrained eye might not notice the Renault Duster that this Nissan is based...

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