Car Blog | The automotive news blog - Car NewsThe Automotive news blog updated daily with german car news, modified car talk, F1 News, virtual rides, Zoopedup events and much more!Audi R8 GT3 unveiled- August 29, 2008 Call it a new car or not, Audi has made it official that their new Audi R8 GT3 that sports 550hp is going to be available to the market from autumn 2009. &8220;The R8 is the first production Audi bearing the name and genes of a successful racing sportscar and is therefore an excellent base from ...http://www.carblog.co.za/2008/08/29/audi-r8-gt3-unveiled/ Thats How You do a Proper Speed Block in China- August 29, 2008 Do you remember Johan and his problem with speed (or better said the lack of visible traffic enforcement) Like Johan, there are many of us that like to pedal to the metal. The first thing that came to my mind when seeing this picture was to thank God, that&8217;s not the way our authorities try to ...http://www.carblog.co.za/2008/08/29/thats-how-you-do-a-proper-speed-block-in-china/ Renault Revives Safrane- August 29, 2008 Introduced in 1992 instead of the famous Renault 25 and in operations till 2000, the French automakers decided to replace Safrane with the remarkable Vel Satis. But that didn&8217;t affect sales as they expected, so now the company is thinking of reviving it as a mid-size luxury sedan but the news aren&8217;t THAT great. Apparently the ...http://www.carblog.co.za/2008/08/29/renault-revives-safrane/ Heated Seats Affects Fertility- August 28, 2008 The best fertility for a man is when the scrotum temperature is lower by 1-2 degrees than the rest of the body, but why am I telling you guys about that. Because a recent study by German scientists from the University of Giessen revealed that heated seats may affect your fertility, and I&8217;m pretty sure ...http://www.carblog.co.za/2008/08/28/heated-seats-affects-fertility/ Nokia uses Fiat 500s fleet for promo tour- August 26, 2008 With all the fuzz around the new Fiat 500 that I totally adore, Nokia realized it would be a good marketing move to use a 72 superminis for their Nokia Connectors promo tour. How will they be used Nokia intends to send 250 young people on the UK streets, in parks, on the beaches or ...http://www.carblog.co.za/2008/08/26/nokia-uses-fiat-500s-fleet-for-promo-tour/ The Toyota Prius Id Drive- August 26, 2008 We all know what&8217;s the most successful hybrid of all times: Toyota Prius. But what we don&8217;t enjoy very much is that it has a boring design. Things changed when Claes Gustafson and the crew at Classes Garage got their hands on one and created what you can see below for a Swedish TV show. ...http://www.carblog.co.za/2008/08/26/the-toyota-prius-id-drive/ Mercedes Benz BLK - Small Crossover- August 26, 2008 I usually don&8217;t like to deal with rumors but that&8217;s a good rumor I plan to tell you about. Apparently there&8217;s a new small crossover in the works that the Germans from Mercedes Benz failed to tell us about. No we&8217;re not certain this is going to happen any time soon. Actually I only have ...http://www.carblog.co.za/2008/08/26/mercedes-benz-blk-small-crossover/ Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG (Evo Edition) by Kicherer- August 25, 2008 Germans know cars. And they know tuning, too. Kicherer is responsible for making one of the sportiest Mercedes Benz models, even more aggressive. How The new Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG Evo Edition features a tuning program that includes a carbon fiber body0-kit and some mechanical gigs that took the 6.2 liter V8 engine up to 560hp (425kW) ...http://www.carblog.co.za/2008/08/25/mercedes-benz-sl63-amg-evo-edition-by-kicherer/ 2009 Kia Forte- August 25, 2008 It&8217;s obvious that the South Koreans from Kia are doing their best to make it the right way. After the great success with Kia Ceed, the guys are going to release a new model dubbed the 2009 Kia Forte. Main focus is on fuel efficiency considering the high gas (oil) prices, but I&8217;ll have to be ...http://www.carblog.co.za/2008/08/25/2009-kia-forte/ |