
The Honda Pilot is among an elite group of sport utility vehicles that helped elevate the “crossover” segment in the last decade by introducing a combination of smooth ride comfort, accommodating interior packaging and overall efficiency that traditional SUVs lacked. The Pilot’s unit body construction and fully independent suspension helped transform the SUV segment by enhancing ride quality, earning top crash safety ratings, creating...

Daewoo Veritas available now with a six-speed automatic transmission and 3.6-liter SIDI engine, which is available in the Veritas for the first time. The Veritas also features Active Select and Sport Shift. Active Select gives the driver the choice of shifting gears automatically or manually, which enables customized driving. Sport Shift enables more powerful and spirited driving. With this new powertrain combo Daewoo Veritas achieves excellent...

Honda has announced that the Honda S2000 Ultimate Edition will go on sale from March 2009 in Europe. This limited edition has been produced to mark the end of production for the award winning sports car. The Ultimate Edition retains its highly acclaimed 2.0 litre 9000 rpm VTEC engine and combines it with a Grand Prix White body and graphite coloured alloy wheels. The shade of the paint evokes the colour first used on Honda’s 1964 F1 car and...

Toyota has partnered with the Surfrider Foundation to create a specially modified Camry Hybrid fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG). The Toyota Surfrider Camry Hybrid CNG is powered by a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder engine with Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive® Gasoline fuel system replaced by CNG system. The CNG system was built by Metal Crafters of Fountain Valley, Calif. To convert the stock Camry Hybrid to a CNG vehicle, the gasoline fuel system was...

Lamborghini delivered the last of its 20, one million euro plus taxes, Reventón cars to a British customer of the official Midlands dealer, Lamborghini Birmingham. “Our client was understandably delighted,” said Lamborghini Birmingham sales manager Dominic Mulvey, who accompanied his client to Lamborghini’s Sant’Agata-based factory near Bologna. “Lamborghini’s President and CEO, Stephan Winkelmann, personally presented the Reventón...

The recently-launched Handling GTE option for the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is now also available as a Ferrari Genuine Accessories package for dealer fitment, with two options available according to the customer’s specific requirements and age of vehicle. For cars built before the 2008 model year, Ferrari offers aesthetics, exhaust, and handling kits for a combined total of £17,213 (excl. VAT). Add £2,700 to the pricetag for post-2009 model...

G-POWER M6 Hurricane CS is based on the currently most exclusive model in the BMW product range, the BMW M6. The G-POWER M6 Hurricane CS powered by a V10 SK III RS twin-supercharger engine with 750 hp / 552 kW, available between 7,500 and 8,000 rpm. The engine delivers its peak torque of 800 Nm at 5,000 rpm, which enabled the G-POWER world record car to achieve a top speed of 367,4 km/h. The BMW G-POWER M6 HURRICANE CS comes with multipart widebody...

Arden is expanding its exclusive range of accessories for the Jaguar XJ 358. From now on there is a modern front-end conversion and a sporty-elegant rear diffuser available. The new front look is given a sporty touch by two spoiler lips installed at the side under the fog lights, but is dominated by the LED daytime running lights shining brightly in the air inlets. These lights bracket the newly designed central stainless steel grille, which is made...

The biggest changes in the new Volvo C30 R-Design, which make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, are actually hidden beneath the skin. The chassis of the 2010 Volvo C30 R-Design is 10 millimeters lower and the steering of the car has been tuned to be more precise. The 2010 Volvo C30 R-Design also comes with stiffer springs, dampers and roll-bars. The new Volvo C30 R-Design is also equipped with five-spoke Cratus wheels, just like the rest of...

The most important technical asset shared by both petrol engines is Twin Turbo technology exclusive to BMW in conjunction with High Precision Injection. Featuring these sophisticated systems, both drive units achieve a level of power and torque natural-aspiration engines would only be able to offer on much larger engine displacement and with an inevitable increase in weight. Displacing 4.4 litres, the eight-cylinder power unit featured in the new...