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We’ve shown you a X5 plated in gold, if you aren’t aware. If you want loads of bling and you’ve ended up buying the wrong car, in this case a BMW X5, worry no more. A Chinese company helps the frustrated/unsatisfied people by plating their car bumper-to-bumper. A car of a size of the X5 takes about $3,000 and looking at the outcome, it is worth every penny. The idea behind plating [...]

Nope, not by using your handbrake. We introduce the American creation “Vehicle Arrestor.” A more apt name would have been “Vehicle Shredder.” If you were driving in hell, this is how a roadblock will be. What “Vehicle Arrestor” does is it prevents vehicles from entering your premises. By vehicles we don’t mean hatchbacks or armored sedans. We mean vehicles [...]

We’ve discussed about the low-cost MPV Dacia’ building on the Logan platform for 2012. Shown here is a sketch of the vehicle codenamed J92 measuring 4.5 meters long and come with the Renault-Nissan group’ 1.5-liter, 85bhp diesel engine. For self-drive some markets, offerings will include creature comforts and automatic transmission. The 7 seat MPV almost everyone calls as “Popster” [...]

Unveiled at the Paris Motor Show back in 2008, the Chevrolet Cruze, based on the 300 Series platform, is assembled in nine locations penetrating more than 60 countries under different brands and names (Holden Cruze in Australia, Daewoo Lacetti Premiere in Korea, etc) over the last couple of years. The Cruze is the global Optra/Lacetti replacement which comes with interior styling inspired by the Camaro. [...]

On independent occasions, BMW has unveiled special editions for the Chinese and Korean market. In Korea - The BMW 7 Series Korean Art Edition unveiled recently tries capturing Korean culture on Korea’ favorite business limousine. It has an interior adorned with “Najeon Chilgi,” traditional lacquerware inlaid with mother of pearl. The interior was executed by master Shon Dae-hyeon who is considered [...]

German Car Blog writes that the next-generation Audi Q7 could be up to 400kg lighter than the current model reflecting on better fuel economy, easier handling and acceleration. To help them go light-weight, the next generation Q7 could migrate to the MLB platform that underpins almost the entire Audi range including the A4, A5, A6, A7, A8 and Q5. At the moment, the Q7 uses the PL71 platform jointly [...]

The excitement of the first ever F1 Indian Grand Prix is almost palpable. But much before that, news comes in from ESPN that the tourism ministry of Goa has been contacted for a ‘Monaco styled’ F1 circuit. Goa Tourism director Swapnil Naik - Yes, we have been approached for a F1 circuit in Goa. We have decided to go ahead with it. We are looking first at our own properties which were acquired by [...]

Dartz Prombron has managed to make the world’s first SUV which is built by woman only for woman. Yes, this SUV, named LP4, will only be driven by ladies – like Princess Regina Abdurazakova from Kazakhstan to be precise. Considering the fact that this car will be driven by royalty, certainly Dartz Prombron L4P is bullet proof. To make parking easier for the female species, this SUV has a shortened [...]

Volkswagen will follow the trend set by other foreign manufacturers like Mercedes Benz, Audi, BMW and Volvo by introducing the long wheelbase version of the B7 Passat in China later this year. Remember that Volkswagen, under a different joint venture is selling the NMS model which is a bigger Passat designed for Canadian and American markets. ChinaCarTimes reports that the Passat B7L (L stands for [...]

The phenomenon of people plating their rides with gold is increasingly observed these days. If the already fierce X5 M with 555hp and a 0-60mph time of 5.5 seconds was not enough to capture by-stander attention, the gold plating certainly will. There is huge mystery surrounding the habit of certain people inclined to coat their rides with gold, but with 555hp at their disposal, the kick will be in [...]