News for 27/01/2012

Ram has announced that they will introduce the top of the range model the Laramie Limited at the Chicago Auto Show.
It will be available as 1500, 2500 and 3500 and will feature a chrome grille, bumpers painted in body-color, and chrome detailing.
The 1500 rides on 20-inch forged aluminum wheels while the other variants ride on 17-inch polished aluminum wheels.
On the inside you get a luxurious finish with premium leather seats, Piano Black trim and chrome accents.
You also get a leather-wrapped steering wheel, ambient lighting, special sill plates, unique floor-mats and a refreshed instrument cluster which should resemble a "gentleman's watch".

Again a Super Bowl clip reached the big public, Audi showed its cinematic talents and blinks to the Twilight Saga with this new video-clip.
There are also some pieces of film from Audi's previous flaunts in the Super Bowl video-world.
Check it out!!!

One of the most beloved supercars these day died today.
This Pagani Zonda F owned by one of the top execs at Dolce & Gabbana Hong Kong lost control and hit a tree and a traffic-light.
Luckily nobody was injured except for the orange beauty on the picture.
Reports indicate that the car is total loss :(

Renault is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Alpine A110 this year, and because of that occasion the French car-maker will introduce a special model.
Not much info is provided but the design chief of Renault Laurenz Van Den Acker told Autocar "it would be remiss not to do something" to celebrate the original model.
The model will most likely remain just a concept but Renault's Marketing Chief Steve Norman said in a recent interview
"We have to ask: ‘Is there room in today's car market to build something that could be compared to a Porsche?"

And altough this is not confirmed yet but well we do remember something about an Alpine project right?
Maybe there is a connection between this statement of Renault and Koscheck and his people?
Untill there is any confirmation on email we will however take this as speculation, more to follow soon about this and altough we are not really a huge Renault fans this sounds as music in our ears to be honest :-)
Let's hope this isn't just show and no go!
We do however have some renderings below of what a suspected Renault Alpine for the modern world could look like.

And this week we can provide your eyes with the most beautiful woman of the Qatar Motor Show.
I assume you don't need much explanation on this topic ;-)

You can imagine that Rhys Millen doesn't go on vacation without his trusty Hyundai Veloster rally car.
And when you got such a vehicle why would take that electric golf-cart then?
You just use the Veloster as a transportation-system :-)
The clip shows us what's the fastest way to get down the hill..
And how hard can it be to score a hole in one with a rally car?

A student from the Netherlands that was doing an internship at a local car-magazine had only 3 days to do but managed to end with a blast literally.
He lost control over the brand-new Nissan 370Z, hit a tree and then crashed into a fence.
Judging by the pictures the whole front end en left side are totaled unfortunately.
Doesn't look to good on your summary.

In late 2011 Mazda showed its Mazda Takeri Concept
However some spy photographers were able to catch a mule for the next gen Mazda6.
The mule is based on the next gen platform but still has a chopped body of the current gen mazda6,
Mazda stated that the next gen mazda6 will not in any way have something in common with the current mazda6 and will contain the company`s new SkyActiv technologies beside a new six speed gearbox.
The next Mazda6 will also be the first Mazda equipped with regenerative braking.
This system converts kinetic energy into electricity during braking and stores it in capacitors for use later in powering electrical equipment such as the air conditioning, lighting, and audio system
We expect to see the Mazda6 sedan at the Paris Motorshow later this year,.

The answer is quite clear, Take an old tractor frame and mount your TopFuel drag engine on it.
Adjust some suspension and wheels and take it to the nearest mountain with snow and let it run.
Beasty?
Naahhhhh just a quiker way than the slow elevator up the hill!!