Land Rover Defender 2007 pictures

*UPDATE: FOR OFFICIAL PICTURES AND INFO, CKICKE HERE: 2007 LAND ROVER DEFENDERAs reported earlier this year (click here: 2007 Defender), Land Rover is planning to update its nearly immortal Defender which has been in production with various upgrades since 1948 -talk about British infatuation with the past� These phone cell pictures taken from Land Rover's Solihull factory in Birmingham give a first glimpse of the 2007 Defender which according to Land Rover, is going to on sale next spring. While its seems that the exterior remains practically the same as there are only minor changes -check out the side gills, the interior gets a more serious...

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2007 Audi S3 quattro Unveiled

UPDATE - September 4th: 2007 Audi S3 VideoWell, it seems that we don�t have to wait till the middle of the week as i said yesterday (click here: Carscoop) to see the 2007 Audi S3 quattro . Thanks to my friends over at Autoblog.it, we�ve got the first official picture of the 260 Hp S3, as they managed to find the front page of a Spanish magazine with the car upfront. Apart from the 260 Hp 2.0 TFSI engine, the S3s exterior looks seem a bit subtle as designers avoided to give it a more mucho look. The main differences between the S3 and the A3 S Line versions concern the mask and the slightly changed air vents in the bumper. Maybe that was intentional...

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BMW opens mobile-phone portal

Beginning today, Bimmer fans will have their own BMW mobile site located at the address: www.bmw.mobi. This mobile portal offers product information on all BMW models. Additionally, users can download for free a large selection of background pictures, ring tones and videos. Further services which will include a technique encyclopedia or a mobile dealer search are to be included in the near future according to BMW. Although www.bmw.mobi is currently available only in two languages (German and English), gradually, locally adapted language versions in the international BMW markets will follow. Technorati Tags: BMW, mobile+phones, sites, press+release,...

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Top Gear test 3 of the fastest Euro MPV's

Ford S-MAX 2.5 Turbo 220 Hp vs Mercedes-Benz B200 Turbo 193 Hp vs Opel Zafira OPC 2.0 Turbo 240 Hp Your in the mid 30s or 40s, and your family needs dictate that you should find a car with space and versatility but you still can't get over that beloved GTi you drove a few years ago ? Well in Europe, car manufactures seem to have found the perfect solution for thiose special needs: Boxy an spacious MPV's that promise to satisfy not only all your family needs but also your personal ones. Top Gear gets together three MPVs that hide under their hood high-output Turbocharged engines and tries to find out if they truly fulfill their dual characteristics. Technorati Tags: Top+Gear, Ford+S-MAX, Mercedes-Benz+B200T, Opel+Zafira+OPC, Vauxhall+Zafira+VXR, video, clip, autos, auto+news, automobile,...

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Porsche Cayenne Turbo S Vroom-Vroom Commercial

I leave this commercial uncommented. Just take a look at the previous post by clicking here: Greenpeace anti SUV Add Technorati Tags: Porsche+Cayenne+Turbo+S, commercial, TV+add, video, clip, autos, auto+news, automobile, automotive, cars ...

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Greenpeace anti-SUV humourous Commercial

Greenpeace released this anti-SUV commercial at the British International Motor Show. Its shows how people will treat (according of course to Greenpeace) a coworker who lives in a city and owns an SUV (in the video, the guy has a Toyota Land Cruiser). Kind off far fetched if you ask me. Ok, SUVs waste gas, take up space and have no place in a city, but spitting in the mans coffee ? Jeez�.See the video below. After the jump, read Greenpeace's comments What does your car say about you? "This week while we bake in soaring temperatures, thousands will flock to the British International Motor Show to see the launch of the first right-hand drive Hummer and other gas guzzling luxuries. Based on a war fighting assault vehicle, the Hummer�s size and fuel consumption will make it a deadly addition...

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2007 Audi S3 quattro to be unveiled this week

UPDATED: August 1st, First official pictures & specifications unveiled, to read more click here: 2007 Audi S3 UPDATE - September4th: 2007 Audi S3 Video Inside info: Thanks to a tip I got, I learned that Audi is going to unveil its long awaited sport version of the A3 in the middle of the week. The S3 quattro will be equipped with VW Group's most powerful version of its 2.0 TFSI engine up to date, producing 260 Hp. Power will be driven to all wheels either through a 6speed manual or through VW Group's renowned 6speed double clutch semi-auto gearbox. Technorati Tags: Audi+S3, 2007, specifications, autos, auto+news, automobile, automotive,...

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Elegantlty-spooky: Binz Mercedes-Benz CLS Hearse edition

Now, however much of a fan of Mercedes-Benz you are, this is one heck of a Benz that you never-ever wish to be seen in: the Binz CLS Hearse edition. German based Binz, a well known rebuilder of Mercedes Limos seems to have married the elegant style of the CLS with a you know what� Come to think about it, this could be the ultimate vehicle for the Adams family second cousins from the far away heights of Deutschland country... Technorati Tags: Binz, Mercedes-Benz+CLS, hearse, autos, auto+news, automobile, automotive, cars, official, pictures, ima...

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2007 Mini Cooper & Cooper S officially unveiled

New 1.6 120 Hp & 1.6 Twin Scroll Turbo 175 Hp engines, 60 mm Longer, New Underbody, Sales start in October 2006 After more than 800,000 units sold worldwide, BMW decided that it was time to change its hugely successful Mini. Although the 2007 model is scheduled to be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in September (with sales starting in Europe in October), the Bavarian company gave a handful of journalists the chance to get a taste of their new Mini by organizing a mini presentation in Europe which included driving the car. Luckily for us, Mini gave out a dozen or so, slightly camouflaged pictures. According to BMW-Mini press release,...

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Rinspeed amphibian vehicle sets new record on sea (VIDEO)

Big Boss of Swiss car design company Rinspeed, Frank Rinderknecht, put himself in the Guinness Book of Records as he crossed the English Channel in a selfdesigned amphibious vehicle called Splash �wonder why�. Rinderknecht set a new world record for crossing the Channel -193 minutes and 47 seconds. "It was like a giant slalom on an alpine mogul piste. The only difference was that it was not flexible poles we had to get round but enormous tankers and container vessels," said Rinderknecht The Rinspeed "Splash" - a concept amphibious vehicle that was unveiled in the Geneva Motor Show in 2004, skims over the water on extendable wings like a hydrofoil. Packed with a 140 Hp, 750 ccm two cylinder, 4 stroke Weber Motor engine, the Splash can go up to 80 km/h in the sea, but at that speed even...

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Jeep Compass Funny "Bobbleheads" TV Adds

Jeep came out with new series of TV adds to promote their 2007 Compass, the company's first try at the compact SUV market. All four 30 second TV Spots star Thunderbird styled puppet dolls with bouncing-heads (aka bobbleheads) , that even include a dog. Nice, but I don't think much of the music background, sounds kind of creepy in my opinion. The multimillion-dollar campaign for the Compass, targets young buyers, aged 22-30, are single, college educated, city-dwelling, and with an average income of around $40,000. Phil Bounce Gear Monday Technorati Tags: Jeep+Compass, funny, humor, videos, clips, TV, adds, autos, auto+news, automobile, cars, automotive,...

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Fiat 500 or Trepiuno Concept...

A lot of sites referred that the car shown in these pictures was the production version of Fiat�s Trepiuno Concept, the 500. But a more thorough check shows that this in fact is the Trepuino and not the 500. Beside the fact that the word �Trepiuno� is written in the license plate, a closer look at the interior unveils a prototype cabin (check out the gear lever and the centre console) while the glass roof is something that doesn�t seem fit for a car that intends to be cheap. It should be noted that the pictures were taken during a fair or show in Poland (the Panda Sport was unveiled to the public for the first time at the same place) Technorati...

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Video clip of Honda's new light jet, the HondaJet

As I wrote before (click here to read more: HondaJet), Honda announced today that their going in the light jet business with the all new "Hondajet". Click on the following video to watch the flying Honda in real life action. Technorati Tags: Honda, HondaJet, Piper, Video, clip, aircraft, airplane, light+jet, aviation, autos, auto+news, automobile, cars, automotive, images, pictures, official, press+rele...

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Honda begins sales of the "HondaJet"

Honda seems to want to put some of that high revving V-TEC magic into the skies as the Japanese announced that their innovative HondaJet will enter the growing light jet market, with the process of accepting sales orders in the U.S. in fall 2006. Toward this goal, Honda will establish a new U.S. company to hold FAA type certification and production certification. Honda�s goal is to complete type certification in about 3-4 years, followed by the start of production in the U.S. Basic Design Specifications Seating 2 crew + 5 pass/ers or 1 pilot + 6 pass/ers Maximum Speed 778 km/hr (420 knots) ...

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New Porsche 911 GT3 RSR race car makes circuit debut

The Manthey Racing team from Germany will run two brand new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR race cars in the 24 hour race at Spa in Belgium on 29 July. Porsche developed the near-standard racing sportscar based on the road-going 911 GT3 RS. Over the 2006/07 winter, 35 units of the new racing sportscar (not approved for road use) will initially be built. PRESS RELEASE: Porsche decided to build the new GT3 RSR after analysing the relevant A.C.O. and FIA regulations in a specification which allows a minimum weight of 1,225kg (predecessor: 1,125kg) and permits the tyre width to be increased by two inches to 14 inches. Thirty-five kilogrammes of the required...

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Dodge's European Funny TV Adds "RamRash"

Dodge has high hopes for its newly born European career which started this summer. The American company has created a series of 6 funny TV adds all of which share the theme "Recognize the Signs". See in following videos how Dodge plans to lure the Europeans in their "net".The Field Reporter The Waiter The Dancing Club The Battering The Wedding Bump in the Head Technorati Tags: Dodge, RamRash, commercials, videos, clips, TV, adds, Signs, autos, auto+news, automobile, cars, automotive, funny, hu...

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Mazda MX-5 / Miata Roadster Coupe Promotional TV add

You saw the pictures, now its time to see Mazda's 2007 MX-5 / Miata Roadster Coupe in a real life promotional video. Technorati Tags: Mazda+MX-5, Miata, Roadster+Coupe, videos, clips, TV, adds, autos, auto+news, automobile, cars, automotive,...

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Could this be the 2007 Citroen C4 Picasso?

Found this one on e-bay, a 1/43 scale model that want's us to believe it's the real thing �the 2007 Citroen C4 Picasso MPV that is scheduled to be unveiled in Paris in September. Although the car seems a tad different than the various scoops have suggested it to be, I have to say that this chinese made 1/43 model doesn't look anything out of the ordinary so it may very well be giving us a glimpse of the real production model. Technorati Tags: Citroen+C4+Picasso, MPV, 2007, model, scale, autos, auto+news, automobile, cars, automotive, Paris+Motor+S...

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2007 Volvo C30 Promotional Video

The Swedes didn�t let time go by as a day after the press release came out, the first promotional videos emerged on the internet. To read the official press release and see the first pictures check out this previous post: 2007 Volvo C30. Technorati Tags: Volvo+C30, 2007, video, clip, autos, auto+news, automobile, cars, automotive, Paris+Motor+S...

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Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG Official Picture Leaks

The guy�s over at emercedebenz blog managed to obtain the first official picture of the almighty, 2007 CL 63 AMG which will probably wear the normally aspirated 514 Hp 6,3 litre V8 engine (from CLS 63 AMG). Check out the 6.3 Litre badge on the car�s wing -click pic to enlarge. More info and specs coming soon.via: emercedesbenz Technorati Tags: Mercedes-Benz+CL+63+AMG, 2007, autos, auto+news, automobile, cars, automotive, images, pictures...

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Hyundai Unveils facelifted Coupe / Tiburon

Well what have we here ? Oh my God, the facelifted Tiburon �aka� Coupe in Europe ! Nothing much to say as the Korean coupe has only subtle changes in it�s front and rear end. By the way, leaving aside the fact that the car�s design remains awfully blunt, doesn�t the front end remind you of Ford�s �famous� Cougar Coupe�? Hey, maybe they wanted to differ the Tiburon�s �aka� Coupe design from its new English stable mate, the �.XK Press Release: Hyundai Motor Co. today unveiled it�s updated Tiburon Coupe at the Guangzhou Motor Show. Featuring a subtle redesign of the front and rear with an emphasis on new optical elements, the new Tiburon retains...

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"Sex In The City" star Kim Cattrall promotes Nissan's Tiida

Nissan released three new TV adds to promote their new compact hatchback, the Tiida in the Australian & New Zealand markets. All three TV adds star Kim Cattrall, best known for her role as the super-sex-driven, Samantha Jones in the television series, "Sex in the City". In the TV adds, Cattrall leaves several innuendos like "Mmmh! Oh yeah!" as she drives past a Drive carefully, hump warning sign� Don't think much about the car, but Cattrall surely gives us a few "humps"� Technorati Tags: TV+Add, Commercial, Nissan+Tiida, Sex+In+The+City, Kim+Cattrall, autos, auto+news, automobile, cars, automotive, funny, humor, Australia, New+Zeal...

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2007 Volvo C30 Official Press Release

Premium Hatchback, 4 Individual seats, 4.25 m Length, S40 / V50 based, 109 Hp 1.6 petrol, 180 Hp 5cylinder D5 Turbo Diesel & 220 Hp 2.5 T5 Turbo engines A few days after the first photographs of Volvo�s 2007 C30 leaked on the internet, the Swedes came out officially presenting their all new premium hatchback which will rival cars like the Audi A3, BMW 1 Series, VW Golf etc. The stylish C30 will be available in Europe in December with fourengines, a basic 100 Hp 1.6 petrol & 109 Hp 1.6 diesel, a 180 Hp 5cylinder Turbo diesel and a 220 Hp 2.5 Turbo petrol (the same as the European Ford Focus ST). Officially, the Swedish premium hatchback...

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