‘”>Other ( 1 ) Carbon E7 purpose built police car Carbon Motors is a car manufacturing company that seems to have taken the job of making the perfect police car into their own hands. After they made extensive research including talking with all kinds of law enforcement people they started building the first purpose built police car: the Carbon E7. The Carbon E7 has a 3.0 liter I-6 Forced Induction CI engine developing 300 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque. It has a top speed of 155 mph and 60 mph comes in 6.5 seconds. (Continuation content ‘Carbon E7 purpose built police car’…)

‘”>Other ( 1 ) LOTUS Exige Sport 240 LOTUS Australia has released the details of its new LOTUS Exige Sport 240. The LOTUS Exige Sport 240 is equipped with a 1.8 liter supercharged intercooled four-cylinder engine that produces 240 hp and 230 Nm of torque. The LOTUS Exige Sport 240 has a driver-adjustable stand-alone traction control system similar to those used in F1 racing cars. The LOTUS Exige Sport 240 will be presented for the first time in public at the Sydney Motor Show. Lotus Press Release: LOTUS EXIGE SPORT 240 – AUSTRALIAN DESIGN, F1 TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY DEBUT Special Edition Exige with extra power and F1-style traction control Lotus Australia has announced the fastest, most-desirable and exclusively tuned Lotus Exige to ever go on sale in Australia, the Lotus Exige Sport 240. (Continuation content ‘LOTUS Exige Sport 240′…)

‘”>Other ( 1 ) Toyota RAV4 Cross Sport Toyota will bring a new small car concept at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The new small car concept will be accompanied by two new Toyota Yaris models, the Toyota RAV4 Cross Sport and an enhanced Toyota Land Cruiser. Toyota Press Release: Toyota to showcase innovation at 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show - World-premiere of a radical new small car concept - 10 years of Hybrid Synergy Drive - Two new Yaris models - New RAV4 Cross Sport - More specifications for the legendary Land Cruiser At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Toyota will also unveil a new small car concept in a revolutionary design. (Continuation content ‘Toyota RAV4 Cross Sport’…)

‘”>Other ( 1 ) 2007 BRABUS Smart ForTwo Price DaimlerChrysler Press Release: From 16 490 EUR: New smart fortwo BRABUS: 30 percent more power with fuel consumption of just 5.2 litres/100 km Stuttgart – Sporty and exclusive: The BRABUS models of the new smart fortwo will soon be taking to the road. With a reengineered 72 kW/98 bhp three cylinder turbo engine the smart fortwo BRABUS and the smart fortwo BRABUS Xclusive have 30 percent more power than before and still boast low fuel consumption. The sporty two-seater accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 9.9 seconds and reaches a top speed of 155 km/h. (Continuation content ’smart fortwo BRABUS Xclusive Coupe and Cabrio Price’…)

By MIKE CORDER, Associated Press Writer

August 26, 2007

ZOLDER, Belgium (AP) — Jan Heylen finished 13th at his home Champ Car Grand Prix. The number was fitting for a race that seemed jinxed from the outset for the Belgian driver.

His first trip to the Zolder track Friday lasted just seconds before his Conquest Racing car was badly damaged in a four-car crash caused by English driver Dan Clarke.

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‘”>Other ( 1 ) Peugeot 308 Hybride HDi Peugeot will present a new hybrid model at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, the Peugeot 308 Hybride HDi. As a hybrid the Peugeot 308 Hybride HDi has two engines, one of them being electric. What sets the Peugeot 308 Hybride HDi apart from other hybrids is that it has not a second petrol engine, but a diesel one. The Peugeot 308 Hybride HDi has a 1.6-liters 110 hp diesel engine and a 20 hp electric engine. The Peugeot 308 Hybride HDi only needs about 3.4 liters of diesel to go 100 km.

‘”>Other ( 1 ) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X brochure leaked We just really have to learn Japanese. The official, and unfortunate in Japanese, brochure of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X has leaked over the internet. A lucky member of the Lancer Register forum got his hands on the brochure and has published some scanned pages of it. We’re still in luck though. The performance figures are in European numbers and here they are: - Power: 206 kW (280 ps - around 276 hp) at 6500 rpm - max torque: 422 Nm (43.0 kgm) at 3500 rpm Does anyone speak Japanese? We would really like to translate this Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X brochure. (Continuation content ‘Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X brochure leaked’…)

‘”>Other ( 1 ) 2009 Dodge Journey Dodge released the details of its new crossover, the 2009 Dodge Journey. The 2009 Dodge Journey will make its first public appearance at the 2007 International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt. In United States and Canada the 2009 Dodge Journey will be equipped with a 3.5-liter V-6 engine. In other countries the 2009 Dodge Journey will be equipped with a 2.4-liter four-cylinder World Engine or a Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) 2.7-liter V-6 engine that runs on E85. (Continuation content ‘2009 Dodge Journey’…)

Davis reveals Villeneuve Cup plans

By Diego Mejia Saturday, August 25th 2007, 20:12 GMT

NASCAR team owner Bill Davis has confirmed that Jacques Villeneuve will be one of his squad’s Nextel Cup drivers next year and could already enter a Nextel Cup race this season.

Villeneuve announced yesterday that he will be testing a Toyota Tundra NASCAR truck at Chicagoland on Monday for Bill Davis Racing.

And Davis himself revealed today in an exclusive interview with autosport.com that the Canadian will be making his NASCAR debut on 22 September at Las Vegas in the Craftsman Truck Series.

Davis said he has signed Villeneuve on a long-term contract after making contact with him a couple of weeks ago.

And he now confirms that former Formula One world champion will also take part in seven Craftsman races this season, to get him ready for a possible Nextel Cup debut at the end of the year.

“He’ll be testing the next two, three weeks and his first truck race will be at Las Vegas in about three or four weeks,” Davis told autosport.com.

“Then he runs seven truck races, and one ARCA race at Talladega for sure.

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Exclusive interview with Bill Davis

By Diego Mejia Saturday, August 25th 2007, 20:02 GMT

Q: How did this all came about with Jacques?

BDR team principal, Bill Davis: “We just had understood in the rumour mill that he had interest and wanted to come check out NASCAR and we just reached out to these people, made a call and got everything going.”

Q: When did you first talk to them?

Davis: “A couple of months ago.”

Q: What’s the timetable you’ve set for Jacques?

Davis: “He’ll be testing the next two, three weeks and his first truck race will be at Las Vegas in about three or four weeks.

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