Esure Car: 2009

Lotus Elise Amazing Price and Specs

The Lotus Elise is a two-seater with rear-wheel-drive mid-engine roadster conceived in early 1994 and published in September 1996 by the English manufacturer Lotus Cars. The car has a hand on her hull in fiberglass and extruded aluminum chassis with a binder a rigid platform for the suspension, the burden of costs of production and maintenance to a minimum. The Roadster is capable of speeds up to 240 km / h (150 mph). The Elise is the name of "Elisa" Romano Artioli his niece, the chairman of the Lotus car at the time of launch.
Lotus Elise

Lotus Elise

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Lotus Europa Pictures and Review

In 2005, Lotus has the pictures for a new type of car called GT Lotus Europa SA was officially launched at the Geneva Motor Show, the 2006th Lotus Europa S production started in July 2006. The engine is a 2.0-liter turbo delivers 200 hp (197 kW hp/147) at 5400 rpm, with maximum torque of 272 Nm (200 ft lbf) at 5400 rpm. Delivery of 0-60 km / h in 5.6 seconds (0-100km / h in 5.8 sec.) With a maximum speed of 143 mph (230 km / h). Lotus has no plans to EsportMaßnahmen in relation to the states as well as Europe before 2008. Although the Dodge manufacturer is developing an electric vehicle in Europe, known as the "Circuit de Dodge, which is responsible for the release in the United States of 2010.
Lotus Europa

Lotus Europa

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Audi TT Roadster Images and Specs

In 2008, the first Audi to offer diesel version of the Audi TT Quattro model in coupe and roadster, the market.
Audi TT Roadster

Audi TT Roadster

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Corvette c6 Pictures and Info 2010

Chevrolet Corvette C6 is the sixth generation of the Chevrolet Corvette sports car. Introduced in 2005, is the first, the exposed headlamps C1-generation Corvette, the 1962.
Corvette c6

Corvette c6

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Skoda Roomster Great For Work

The Škoda Roomster is a recreational vehicle by the car manufacturer Skoda Auto Czech. A model of production in March 2006 at the Salon de l'Auto in Geneva, with sales starting in June and "in the Škoda factory in Kvasiny. A panel van version is in practice.
Skoda Roomster

Skoda Roomster

The Roomster is based on the concept car with the same name, originally in September 2003 showed the Auto Show in Frankfurt. The concept was légèrementcourt (4055 mm to 4205 mm) than the model producciónpero has a wheelbase (2710 mm to 2617 mm), and only one door on the passenger side, later by two swings doors.

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i reports 4,000 scrap car trades in UK, reveals some surprises

Governments all over the world have introduced Cash-For-Clunkers-style programs that are nothing if not controversial. While the stated intent of each of these schemes is to increase new car sales and remove older, dirtier and less fuel efficient vehicles from the road, some powerful organizations have voiced concerns that untold numbers of classic machinery may be lost forever for no good reason. Could it be that both sides are right? New car buyers in the UK are reportedly flocking to Hyundai dealers in droves with a bevy of older vehicles in tow. According to Tony Whitehorn, Hyundai UK’s managing director:

“For many [the scrappage scheme] is an opportunity to buy their first ever new car, and is enormously exciting. Some people look a little embarrassed when they turn up at a showroom with an old car which is literally falling to pieces but we’re happy to take anything as long as it meets the government’s criteria. Other buyers have taken the decision to wave goodbye to cars which have been in the family for a generation, but their sadness soon disappears when they get into their new Hyundai.”

So, just what kinds of cars are being traded in? The Korean automaker reports that both a Jaguar XJ-S and XJ6 have both been scrapped, as have 34 BMWs, 22 Audis and 32 vehicles from Mercedes-Benz. Six Mazda MX-5’s, seven MGFs, a 1966 Austin 1100 and a 1968 Morris Minor were also sent to the great scrapheap in the sky along with at least one Citroen that lost a wheel on the way to the dealership.

[Source: The Green Car Website | Photo: Matt and Kim Rudge]

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The Ride - BMW F 800 GS takes on the RawHyde Adventure Rider Challenge

BMW F 800 GS - Click above for high-res image gallery

Since its introduction back in 2004, the R 1200 GS has been BMW’s best selling motorcycle, and for good reason. Time and again, the big bike has proven itself surprisingly capable of traversing the gnarliest of terrain in the hands of riders all around the world. The German motorcycle maker invented the adventure touring category when it introduced the R 80 G/S way back in 1980, and since then, almost all of BMW’s GS series of bikes have featured the brand’s signature twin-cylinder horizontally-opposed boxer engine.

Lately, though, a new contender from BMW’s own paddocks has entered the fray using the brand’s more recent 800cc parallel-twin engine design, and we wanted to see how it compared to the R 1200 GS that we reviewed back in February. To that end, we jumped at the chance to ride the new F 800 GS at the RawHyde Adventures Rider Challenge in Castaic, California. Throughout the event, we also had access to the 1200, allowing us to ride the two adventure bikes back-to-back over similar terrain. Wanna know how they compare? Read on.

Gallery: Review: BMW F 800 GS

The Ride - BMW F 800 GS takes on the RawHyde Adventure Rider Challenge

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Kia Soul’ster headed for production

One of the reasons automakers build concept vehicles is to gauge the public’s reaction to a new design. Apparently, the Kia Soul’ster garnered enough goodwill and interest after its debut at the Detroit Auto Show the Korean automaker is strongly considering putting the canvas-roofed Soul-amino into production. Previously, Kia’s Alex Fedorak said the Tonka-mobile was created “in a fashion that was production-capable.”

According to Kia-World, though the automaker isn’t officially saying the Soul’ster will be mass produced, unnamed Korean magazines are reporting it’s looking good and that a decision is on the way in short order. If there’s any truth to the rumors, we can expect to see the little subcompact pick’em-up truck on American roads in the second half of 2010.

Kia Soul’ster

Kia Soul’ster headed for production

Gallery: Kia Soul’ster Concept

Kia Soul’ster headed for production

[Source: Kia-World]

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Hummer reportedly purchased by Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer

According to sources at The New York Times, General Motors‘ Hummer division has been sold to a machinery company in western China. That company, Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company Ltd., presently doesn’t build automobiles, it is known for making construction and maintenance equipment, but more recently it has segued into heavy-duty trucks.

The NYT says that the memorandum of understanding between GM and Sichuan Tengzhong needs to be signed off on by Beijing officials, as the government has the discretion to veto any purchases of overseas firms by a Chinese company, particularly those transactions valued over $100 million. Hummer’s final price

[Source: The New York Times]

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Sneak Peek: Forza Motorsport 3

We visited the official unveiling of Forza Motorsport 3, Microsoft’s latest racing title for the XBox, at the E3 expo. With graphics playing on numerous flat screens that, to borrow the phrase, moved the game on, and with the backing of an Audi partnership and a gleaming red R8 V10 on a plinth among the crowd, everyone involved was bullish enough on FM3 to make an actual bull think “Better watch out for those guys…” In fact, said Dan Greenwalt, the lead developer at Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios, said “We already made the best racing game the last time, with Forza Motorsport 2.” Forza Motorsport 3, he said, signaled that “We were out to make the best game.”