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- Ford Kuga Coupe in the works?
- Luca di Montezemolo’s Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano up for auction
- New Porsche Panamera promotional video released
- Top Gear is back with Season 13 and The Stig is finally “unveiled”!
- Spied: Volkswagen Phaeton facelift
- Ford and GM tease each other on Twitter
- 700 hp Ford Mustang GT by Randall Reed Ford
| Posted: 22 Jun 2009 05:12 PM PDT  If these rumors are true, I think we’re looking at one of the coolest cars ever to leave a production line. I’ve already said several times in the past that the Ford Kuga is definitely one of the best looking small SUVs out there and if a coupe version that looks like this will ever go into production, I think I’ll be their first customer. According to Auto Express, Ford is currently considering the Kuga coupe, especially after the BMW X6 showed that a combination between an SUV and a coupe is a great recipe for success. However, the Kuga won’t go anywhere near the X6 in what concerns its pricing or running costs and that’s what makes me almost sure it will be a big hit. Auto Express also reports that the car will probably not get four wheel drive, in order to achieve better fuel economy and emissions figures and under the bonnet we’ll get the same range of EcoBoost petrol engines from the upcoming Focus and a range of diesel powerplants, including a range-topping 197 hp 2.0 liter unit. So, when will we see this car making its debut. Well, it seems that after Ford will launch the new Focus and C-MAX next year, there’s a high probability the Kuga Coupe will be unveiled sometime in 2011. [Source: Auto Express] Post published on Rpmgo.com Related posts:
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| Luca di Montezemolo’s Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano up for auction Posted: 22 Jun 2009 04:53 PM PDT  Ferrari’s Chairman, Luca di Montezemolo, is putting his own 599 GTB Fiorano up for auction, in order to try and raise additional funds to sponsor young researchers working on projects dedicated to technological innovation. Not sure what exactly does that mean, but just because we see “sponsor young researchers” we respect Ferrari and its chairman very much. Also, this is the first time Ferrari organizes an official online auction for one of its vehicles. The car is powered by the 6.0 liter V12 and features red Rosso Monza paint finish, carbon-ceramic brake system with aluminium calipers, 20 inch monolithic wheels and it only has 5,776 km on the odometer. The car has a charcoal leather interior trim with dark grey carpeting and stitching, carbon-fiber inserts in the driver area and the door panels. The auction’s winner will be handed the car in Maranello, together with a certificate of authenticity engraved with di Montezemolo’s signature. [Source: Ferrari / Via Autoblog] Post published on Rpmgo.com Luca di Montezemolo’s Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano up for auction Related posts:
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| New Porsche Panamera promotional video released Posted: 22 Jun 2009 04:23 PM PDT Porsche has just released a new promotional video for their latest car, the Panamera four-door coupe. We’re not such big fans of what we’ve seen so far related to the Panamera, but somehow we’ve got a feeling this is will be a great vehicle. And this video, which tries to highlight some of the car’s features only strengthens this belief. Enjoy! [Source: Porsche] Post published on Rpmgo.com New Porsche Panamera promotional video released Related posts:
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| Top Gear is back with Season 13 and The Stig is finally “unveiled”! Posted: 22 Jun 2009 02:37 PM PDT  After we’ve waited for so long, our favorite TV show is finally back with Season 13 and Jeremy, James and Richard have prepared quite a thrilling season from what we saw in the trailer and in the first episode. The show started with Jeremy reading a letter from a fan, which asked them what would Top Gear have been like if they were making it 60 years ago. And the answer was pretty simple. Exactly the same. So, the guys started their regular challenge, this time racing in the best transportation 1949 had to offer. After a short draw, Richard got the Vincent Black Shadow motorcycle (the fastest motorcycle at that time), James got the Jaguar XK120 (the fastest car in production at that time) and Jeremy got…a steam locomotive. So, who won the 400 miles race? We’re not gonna spoil it so we’re gonna let you find out for yourselves. After that, we had the news, where the guys barely talked about cars but they were pretty funny. After the news, we say Jeremy taking the Lotus Evora out for a spin on the Top Gear track and he was really impressed with it. And then we had the highlight of last night’s episode and that was the unveiling of The Stig. A question which has haunted millions of people finally got its answer: I’m really curious to see the next episodes because this part has definitely put more mistery around The Stig than cleared it. I’m sure there are a lot of people out there (including me) who don’t buy this Michael Schumacher=The Stig thing. It looked staged (very well, but still staged) and it makes no sense in Top Gear unveiling the secret that has been one of the show’s greatest parts throughout the years. Who knows, maybe there’ll be one Stig unveiled per episode from now on, just to play with us. On the other hand, there’s also the option of Top Gear knowing no one will believe Schumi’s the Stig, which will make him the perfect Stig. Who knows…what do you think?
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| Spied: Volkswagen Phaeton facelift Posted: 22 Jun 2009 02:01 PM PDT  I’m really excited to see VW is really trying hard with the Phaeton, because I think it’s a great car, but on the other hand I don’t understand why they keep making it, when the group has the Audi A8 to fight the other luxury limousines like the Mercedes Benz S Class, the BMW 7 Series or the Lexus LS. I mean, ever since it was introduced back in 2002, the Phaeton was seen as a great car, but with small odds against its rivals, especially because of its lacking “brand cachet”. And that’s exactly what happened, poor sales forcing VW to drop it from its US range at the end of 2006. Though the car received a facelift in 2007 which managed to boost sales a little bit, nothing really changed, the Phaeton still being seen as one of VW’s failures. But this brand new set of spy photographs shows that the German carmaker is determined to not leave the Phaeton ‘go silently into the night’ and is preparing another facelift. VW has confirmed in the past that it plans on bringing back the car to the US and even though people kinda doubted that, it looks like their plans are pretty serious. There are no official details on the facelift so far, but rumor has it that we might see a few new engines available for the Phaeton, including Audi’s V12 TDI and quite possibly a hybrid. We’ll let you know more once we have it and meanwhile you can check more spy shots on Worldcarfans. [Source: World Car Fans] Post published on Rpmgo.com Spied: Volkswagen Phaeton facelift Related posts:
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| Ford and GM tease each other on Twitter Posted: 22 Jun 2009 01:26 PM PDT  This morning I was trying to catch up with what some of the stuff I missed last week on Twitter and I came across this pretty funny repliy exchange between GM’s official Twitter stream (@gmblogs), GM’s director of social media (@cbarger) and Ford’s head of social media (@ScottMonty). It all started when GM announced CEO Fritz Henderson’s live Twitter session last Tuesday. After the announcement, Scott Monty was a little ironic, welcoming Henderson and also making a hidden refference to Alan Mulally’s “debut” on Twitter, which took place last December:  And here’s GM’s reply, which basically says “PWND!”:  Christopher Barger (@cbarger), GM’s director of social media also replied:  Scott’s reaction to both replies was pretty fair-play (at least we didn’t sense any irony there):  Anyway, despite the irony in these tweets, it’s really amazing to see high executives like Henderson and Mulally taking interest in social media and spending time connecting with ‘regular’ people. Good job and we hope you’ll keep it up! Oh, and by the way, if you’re on Twitter, don’t forget to follow us @rpmgo (we’ve just hit 700 followers) and @vladbalan. Post published on Rpmgo.com Ford and GM tease each other on Twitter Related posts:
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| 700 hp Ford Mustang GT by Randall Reed Ford Posted: 22 Jun 2009 11:55 AM PDT  Randall Reed Ford is a network of Ford dealerships based in Texas and even though the offer of tuning programs for the new Ford Mustang is not small, they’ve decided to work on their own special edition of the Mustang. Developed in cooperation with Artisan Performance, the car we’re talking about is called the Reed Speed SSE and its highlight is definitely the power output, which goes up to 700 hp. Upgrades include a modified engnie with forged rods, new pistons, Total Seal rings and a twin turbo pack, plus new 20-inch wheels, a better looking two-tone painted body kit which also widens the track by 1.5 inches up front and 3 inches at the rear and 14-inch brake rotors with six-piston calibers. The Reed Speed SSE will be offered with a manual gearbox and will be available through Randall Reed stores and select dealerships across the country. No word exactly when will this happen or what will be the car’s pricing, but they definitely got us excited about this, so stay tuned for updates. [Source: Autoblog] Post published on Rpmgo.com 700 hp Ford Mustang GT by Randall Reed Ford Related posts:
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