TomTom RIDER 2nd Edition Available now in the U.S market
Measuring 4.46 in x 3.79 in x 2.08 in and weighs at just 11 ounces, The RIDER 2 boasts a 3.5 inch (320×240 TFT color) touchscreen LCD and features an Integrated GPS receiver with 20 Channel all-in-view tracking, 32MB of RAM and 380MHz CPU. Its internal rechargeable lithium-polymer battery can last up to 5 hours.
Kenwood DPX-U77 Supreme Car Audio System
Movie Transformers OPTIMUS PRIME PROTOFORM
This is made for the collector in mind... while it can still be posed and transformed, it is not meant for your heavy playing. Great for the Transformers collector looking for a "show piece."
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Koenigsegg : "space" in the doldrums
Producer sportkarov Koenigsegg soon be a thing of the era. The Swedish company has suffered serious losses, it has owed its creditors 240,000 euros. Apparently, the use of space technologies in the construction of commercial vehicles was not profitable. To deny the unique Koenigsegg cars would be foolish, but not everyone is able and willing to purchase the "missiles" at least worth 458,000 euros.
Koenigsegg now in search of new investors to pay off its debts. A case can start a company much better. In 1993, the ambitious designer and businessman Christian von Kenigsegg decided to realize their dream-a perfect Bolide. Two years later, he and his team have succeeded. Pilot car had its designers not only success, and money to build Koenigsegg Automotive Ltd.
During its existence, the Swedish manufacturer managed to collect all three models - CC8S, CCR and CCX, but what! For example, the CCR has a capacity of 806 horsepower. This figure was even entered in the Guinness Book of Records as a "most powerful vehicle for public roads." Wales Maximum speed is 395 km / h. Not surprisingly, because when building materials, built by the Space Technology.
We hope that Koenigsegg still stands on its own feet, and all their dreams.
Happy Woodward! Chevy debuts 2008 HHR SS
The Woodward Dream Cruise is right around the corner on this Saturday, but Chevy is arriving early with its 2008 HHR SS model that's just been revealed. Of course, we knew an SS version of the HHR was percolating thanks to countless spy photos of development mules testing here and on the Nurburgring in Germany. Nevertheless, 260 horsepower in a tall wagon is pretty exciting, especially one that goes 0-60 in 6.3 seconds and covers the quarter-mile in 14.8 seconds at 98.5 mph.
Those ponies come from the same 2.0L turbocharged and intercooled direct inject Ecotec four-cylinder found in the Pontiac Solstice GXP and Saturn Sky Redline. Here it's mated to a GM Powertrain Sweden F35 five-speed manual transmission or 4T45 four-speed, the latter of which would be heresy to consider unless you fancy yourself a weenie. The FE5 sport suspension, as alluded to above, was tuned on the Ring in Germany and enables the HHR SS to achieve an impressive .86 g. Those 18-inch polished aluminum wheels shod in Michelin Pilot Sport P225/45R18 tires probably help, too.
The aero bits added do much to convince us the SS can hustle, and include new front and rear fascias, rocker moldings, body-colored bits, mesh grille and SS badging all over. Inside resides a pair of deep bucket sport seats with substantial bolsters, a boost gauge mounted on the A-pillar, smaller diameter steering wheel and a manual shifter mounted higher and farther forward.
Check out Chevy's many press releases on the 2008 HHR SS after the jump, and view 24 high-res pics of the vehicle in the gallery below.
Deal of the Week: 2007 Mitsubishi Endeavor
2007 Corvette Z06
[On the occasion of this year's Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit, we're catching up on the Detroit muscle we've driven in the past year. First up, the Corvette Z06.] It's a tricky day for the Corvette Z06. In its short life, Chevrolet's flagship Vette has topped more best-of lists than Arcade Fire, and won enough esteem to neutralize, or at least distract from, the inadequacies plaguing Chevy's '07 car line. But the Z06 is approaching a crossroads, and fast. Papa bowtie has already sent the lowliest of C6 Vettes to boot camp, and it's returned with Parris Island abs. And there's even greater mechanical violence in Detroit yet to be born.
Chevrolet's new LS3 V8, which powers the base 2008 Corvette, stacks three dozen horses atop the previous year's 400. That'll bring the entry point to 436 hp, should one choose the optional exhaust package -- and I certainly think one should. For historical context, that's 31 more than the last-gen Corvette Z06 got in 2004. Horsepower wars, indeed.
Topping the expanding Corvette line will be the SS model, expected by early next decade. Spied more frequently than Sasquatch, Carlos the Jackal and Britney's redneck hoo-ha combined, the "blue devil," as the prototype's been known, will be blown to the tune of 700 horsepower, or so the legend goes. Chevrolet's squeeze play means the Z06 might soon be its second banana. But what fine little banana it remains.
Little in the physical world, save a perfectly ripened Georgia peach or a first, frenzied roll in the hay, compares with putting foot to floor at 75 mph and watching numbers on the Z06's heads-up screen compound like the national debt clock. Perhaps base-jumping off Thomas Jefferson's Mount Rushmore schnoz might send a stouter charge through the adrenals, but the combination of that agreeable rumble from the engine room, the spectacular dash-top arithmetics and the sight of an overzealous RX-8 vanishing in the rear-view mirror releases more endorphins than a month at Six Flags.
There's also the matter of gas mileage. You've probably heard stories of how, glogging along in top gear, the 7.0-liter LS7's rev count drops to roughly the number of Starbucks outlets along the New Jersey Turnpike. That translates to a fantastical highway-mileage number - something like 26 mpg. Acts of hoonage at higher revs can easily reduce that figure by half, as we noted on a recent test drive, but in the age of the $54 fill-up, posting such a quantity on the sticker adds incalculable cachet.
Of course, the Z06 is not a perfect road car. For one thing, there's the firm suspension, which makes for crisp handling on smooth tarmac. Arrive too hot at a decreasing-radius off-ramp bend riddled with expansion joints or a mafia-approved paving job, however, and you could easily skip sideways into the hedgerows, or worse.
What's more, the Z06 has a fairly nasty, inherent craving to reverse its direction. This was once proved in flamboyant fashion by a guy with a wind-tunnel-tested haircut, who figured I - in a loaner Jag XKR - was being provocative at a stoplight (I was just enjoying the engine music). He loaded for elephant and fired a blast of torque that turned him about-face in the middle of a four-lane thoroughfare. (Psst, buddy; the traction control button is on the right.) The promise of a mid-engined Corvette has already churned through the rumor mill, and emerged debunked. That's not to say engineers haven't considered it, though to follow through would be to deviate awfully far from Harley Earl's script.
No Holds Barred: Lazareth Triazuma
1000 Dollars Cash Back on Chrysler Conquest TSI
$1.5m Lamborghini limited version is about to come
The speed demon Bugatti Veyron
Guys like fast cars and even faster women. There’s no denying either of those claims. And in the typical pissing contest that is top speed, there can be only one champion. Let us introduce you top the Bugatti Veyron. This bullet of a car is actually faster than an F1 race car. Not only that, but it has a radio, air conditioning and leather seats (optional of course). Oh, did we mention its top speed is 253 miles an hour? Strap yourself in and hang on.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4: The Facts
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| Type: | Quad-turbocharged W16 |
| Displacement cu in (cc) | 488 (7993) |
| Power bhp (kw) at RPM: | 1001 (736) / 6000 |
| Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: | 923 (1250) / 2200-5500 |
| Redline at RPM: | 6500 |
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| Brakes F/R | ABS, vented disc / vented disc |
| Tires F/R | 265-680 ZR500A – 365-710 R540A (PAX System) |
| Driveline: | All wheel drive |
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| Length x Width x Height in: | 174.2 x 77.9 x 47 |
| Weight lb (kg): | 4162 (1888) |
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| Acceleration 0-62 mph s: | 2.5 |
| Top speed mph (km/h) | 253 (407) |
| Fuel Economy EPA city/highway mpg (l/100 km) | n.a. (24.1) |
5 Sports Cars We'd Like to See as SUVs
To be honest, those two categories should never occupy the same sentence. Unless it’s something like “an SUV pulled out in front of a sports car today and was T-boned into oblivion.” Then OK, fine. Sports cars as sport utilities, though?
Dodge Viper
Ford GT
Limited my ass. Not when we get ahold of this bad boy. Take that “classic” branding and throw it out the window. With that you just might want to throw your sanity too, as if this was an SUV, God help us. Slap on some more racing stripes and soccer moms will be playing like they're in the Daytona 24-race on the way to Timmy’s recital. We’ll ditch the two seats for seven, but keep the V8, 550 hp, and 205 mph top speed, thank you very much.
Lamborghini Murciélago
Not to leave the Italians out of this silly game, we introduce the Murciélago. Just imagine a SUV with less-than-easy to use gull-wing doors. Sure, you'd need four of them, but who’s counting? To keep things status quo, the Lambo’s engine would remain a mid-engine ass-stomping V12. For fun, it would be smack dab in the center of the SUV, so the kiddies could roast marshmallows on it or burn their little fingers, whatever kids do with such things.
McLaren F1
Imagine the shock and awe McLaren would have if someone turned their precious “ultimate road car” into nothing more than a weekend warrior SUV. Again, two or four more doors would be in order, as would about six more seats. Don’t forget a place to put a grill, an ice chest and some lawn chairs. Maybe even a stroller. Again, we’d keep the engine and gold-foil heat shields, but instead of only making a paltry 100 limited-edition cars, we’d make millions.
Saleen S7
Touted as the first American “supercar,” this limited edition monster could easily be Frankenstein-ed into a SUV. As usual, the gull-wing doors would have to stay and be multiplied by a few. We’ll use the twin-turbo engine (750 hp) to cope with the extra weight of seats and an actual trunk. Strap some surfboards on the roof and head to the beach, you’ll be sure to both turn some heads and inspire their owners to scratch them quizzically.
Forbes published a list of cars from richest people in the world
William Gates III
1st place in the Forbes list of billionaires. own state-50 billion dollars
Car: Porsche 911 cabriolet, 1991; Porsche 959 coupe, 1988,
The founder of Microsoft and the richest man in the world, Bill Gates reaps two modest Porsche. Cabriolet 1991 Porsche 911 of Gates might have changed, especially since the company established in 2005 an updated version of the Porsche 997 model.
If Porsche 911 is a rather ordinary car, which can be found in the garage of a wealthy American, a failed middle-aged, the second Porsche 959 model Gates is truly rare car with its history. Total these machines were produced 230 pieces. And in the , the model Porsche quickly came under the ban because of the environmental standards and the low level of security. Back on American roads Porsche 959 can only after a special federal law, signed by Bill Clinton. There has been speculation that Bill Gates and Paul Allen specially developed computer program that proved the safety of the vehicle, thereby enabling legislation was passed. Perhaps talented programmers made several errors.
Warren Buffett
2nd place in the Forbes list of billionaires
Personal Status 42 billion
Car :
Why lucky and very wise investor Warren Buffett the world has chosen this car is difficult to say. Buffett could well buy something like the Ford Crown
Ingvar Kamprad
4th place in the Forbes list of billionaires own state-28 billion
Car: Volvo 240 GL, 1993.
Founder of IKEA, the richest people of
Paul Allen
6th place in the Forbes list of billionaires own state-22 billion
Cars: Porsche 959 coupe, 1988; Mazda Series pick-up truck in 1988.
Man, who founded with Bill Gates of Microsoft, prefers to spend time at sea on its 125-metrovoy yacht Octopus. But when things terrestrial, forces Allen to return, the land he moved to one of two cars that await him across the
Porsche 959 Allen took to Europe because, unlike Bill Gates, he did not wait for
Prince Alvalid Bin Talal Alsaud
8th place in the Forbes list of billionaires own state : $ 20 billion
Cars : Infiniti FX45, Hummer H1, Volvo XC90, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Daewoo Matiz.
Nephew of King of Saudi Arabia, Prince Alvalid with children accustomed to the best car in which he, in fact, is very careful, unlike money. Every new car he bought two copies, one he drove himself, and the second is to protect. The only two copies that look awkward in the collection of Prince Alvalida are two Daewoo Matiz car. In fact, is very simple-Prince for a large share of the company's shares Daewoo.
Michael Dell
12th on the Forbes list of billionaires own state-17.1 billion dollars
Cars : Porsche Boxster, 2004; Hummer H2 2005,
The king of personal computers, Michael Dell took an interest in technology since the earliest years. In 15 years, he broke his Papin brand new Apple II computer, just to see whether he can fix it. Have. Later in the 19 years Dell has established his own company to produce personal computers.
Dell Computer has become the most successful computer company in the world, allowing its founder to buy a couple of good cars. In Texas, where Dell built a villa for 10 million dollars, rain rather rare, so most of the time Dell gets in the open Porsche Boxster. The weather Dell drives a Hummer H2.
Lawrence Ellison
15th place in the Forbes list of billionaires own state-$ 16 billion
Car: Bentley Flying Spur, 2006; Bentley Continental GT
President and co-founder of Oracle, Larry Alison, unlike other kolleg-milliarderov not hesitate luxury. As fans travel, in each of the three elements, he always wants to be visible. On air he traveled on a jet "MiG", Ellison went into the sea on one of the world's largest yachts 138-metrovoy Rising Sun, and on the ground moves solely on Bentley cars. Machines that British brand Ellison provide the same pleasure whether he driving, or traveling as a passenger.
Jim Walton
17th place in the Forbes list of billionaires own state - 15.9 billion
Cars : Dodge Dakota pickup truck, in 2002; Acura Integra, 2000; Mitsubishi Montero Sport 1998; Chevrolet Silverado pick-up in 1999; Cadillac in 1959.
The younger son of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart supermarket chain, started his career in stores father : sweeper floor and rasstavlyal goods on the shelves. Today it in the family empire is more serious issues, and the time to choose a luxury car it is not. So for Walton car is really just a means of movement. A Cadillac in 1959, he seemed to have kept as their first car.
Alice Walton
20th place in the Forbes list of billionaires own state - 15.7 billion
Truck : Ford F-150 King Ranch, 2006
Another member of the clan Uoltonov, daughter of Wal-Mart founder Alice Walton has a very difficult relationship with the automobile. In 1989, he was behind the wheel of his Porsche, it had shot down the old woman who later died from his injuries. Another nine years later, Alice was fined nearly 1,000 dollars for driving drunk. Now Alice Walton lives on his ranch in Texas, where she moved to the strong pick-up Ford F-150 King Ranch.
Steven Balmer
24th place in the Forbes list of billionaire own state - 13.6 billion
car : Lincoln Continental, 1981
Another Microsoft billionaire, Steven Balmer was born in the "Road" City USA, Detroit. His father worked as a manager at the Ford plant. But a special love for cars Balmer not inherited. He still drives a 1981 Lincoln Continental release. Although the car will get than the Lincoln Town Car Warren Buffett, Continental is, of course, not Ferrari. But Balmer bright cars than not, his temperament crazy, and so makes it the most visible person in any place where it appears. It is known that during a presentation at Microsoft Japan Balmer hours shouted : "Windows, Windows, Windows", after which he was forced to do emergency surgery on voice command.
New Golf with a sexy - cute look
Photos of the presentation of the new Golf. As you car? 
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