Corvette on Water

Marine
Technology Incorporated has used one of the most popular US muscle cars
and reproduces it in the form of performance watercraft with over
1000kW at the pilot disposal courtesy of 2 turbocharged Mercury high
performance engines. Costing little over 1.6 million dollars this latest
water speedster has Corvette ZR1 inspired interior together with
gull-wing styled doors, premium sound

Jason Button to stay with McLaren

 


Formula
One driver Jason Button has signed what is currently described as Long
Term contract with his current Formula One team McLaren-Mercedes that
some say could last for as long as five years with some reports
suggesting the deal could be worth as much as 120 Million dollars. Jason
Button remains tight-lipped about the agreement stating only; “I have
made no secret about my ambition

Tom Tom Top Gear Edition

Latest
from portable satellite navigation provider Tom Tom has introduced Top
Gear Edition GO Live GPS navigation unit with Jeremy Clarkson voice-over
included in the package on top of Top Gear enhanced welcome and
shutdown themes, icons and POI. Ideal for those Top Gear faithfuls that
would like to stay tuned to Jeremy Clarkson even when driving. We assume
that Tom Tom will

Mazda RX8 Spirit R Edition

 

We
have previously covered a topic on Mazda’s decision to kill-off RX-8
line up by middle of 2012 and now it seems that Mazda is not entirely
finished with this nameplate following the introduction of 2012 Mazda
RX8 Spirit R Edition. Japan exclusive, the RX8 Spirit R Edition will be
limited to 1000 units only. 2012 Mazda RX8 Spirit R Edition is based on
Type RS and will offer a choice

Mercedes-Benz enters Fragrance market

 

Mercedes-Benz
has join the ranks to offer its own Fragrance product following the
introduction of Mercedes-Benz Men’s Perfume, After Shave and Shower Gel
that Mercedes-Benz says will be sold as over the counter merchandise
through selected outlets from early 2012. Whilst most popular names or
brands have done it before, Mercedes-Benz appointment of Olivier Cresp
of Firmenich to produce

World’s oldest car sells for cool 4.6Mil

 

Almost
130 years old, one of the surviving 1884 De Dion Bouton ET Trapardoux
Dos-A Dos steamer has recently sold for 4.62Mil by a family that owned
the vehicle for more than 80 years in its 127 years of existence. The
1884 De Dion Bouton ET Trapardoux Dos-A Dos has gone under the hummer at
none other than the Vintage Motor Cars at Hershey RM Auction in
Pennsylvania, US.  From the total

Range Rover to produce high performance Evoque version

 

Whilst
we await Evoque introduction Down Under, Range Rover is reportedly
toying around with high performance version following recently surfaced
high output Evoque concept that is said to be powered by almost 30% more
powerful 225kW 2.0L turbo four-cylinder engine. Unfortunately, and
apart from already available information we don’t have anything else to
report except that it’s now up

Ford Escape to offer four-cylinder power

 


Next
generation Ford Escape will no longer be equipped with six-cylinder
power following recent revelation of EcoBoost four-cylinder alternative
making its way into the next generation 2013 Ford Escape. According to
recent press release, there will be two four-cylinder EcoBoost engines
on offer consisting of 1.6L, 2.0L followed by 2.5L Ti VCT four-cylinder
engine. Ford claims all three

ZF 8-speed auto for Jeep Grand Cherokee

 

Jeep
will be introducing eight-speed automatic transmission to its Grand
Cherokee line-up following latest confirmation that the all new ZF
eight-speed transmission will be compatible with all currently available
engines right across the Cherokee range. Early speculations suggests
Jeep will introduce the latest in automatic transmission technology on
the upper spec V8 and Diesel models

No replacement for Volvo C70

 

Volvo
has decided to discontinue future production of C70 after announcing it
will no longer be replacing the current C70 model (convertible due for
replacement in 2013) with next generation line-up, further adding that
it plans to close the gates to the production facility in Uddevalla,
Sweden where the C70 is currently produced by 2013. This follows lower
than expected demand for the

Volkswagen Golf TDI fuel line problems

 

Whilst
we wait for confirmation if Volkswagen latest Fuel Line recall will
affect vehicles sold in Australia the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in US has issued a recall notice affecting over
170,000 VW 2010, 2011 and 2012 plated vehicles amidst recent revelation
of fuel line problems on VW TDI engines fitted to Volkswagen Golf, Jetta
and Audi A3. NHTSA has

Alfa Romeo 220kW 1.8L engine

 

Alfa
Romeo is reportedly working on entirely new four-cylinder engine to
power the future of Alfa-Romeo sports cars, starting with recently
introduced Alfa Romeo 4C.  According to recent press-release, Alfa Romeo
will be introducing high output 1.8L four-cylinder engine capable of
220kW delivery whilst meeting the Europe and US standard that Alfa hopes
to have introduced by 2013.
“This

BMW 5 series 30th anniversary

 

BMW
is celebrating 30th anniversary since the introduction of 5 series
variant under its nameplate following the release of 528i 30th
Anniversary Limited Edition in Japan. We assume that BMW will be rolling
out special 30th Anniversary models right across the globe through the
year with Japan to be the first on the list, but that will have to be
confirmed. For now, the special M Sport

Lexus launches Special Edition models

Not one but three Lexus models will benefit from Lexus Limited Special Edition and with that introducing elevated level of refinement on 2012 plated Lexus CT 200h, ES 350 and LS 460. First in line the CT 200h F Sport Edition will offer a choice of three exterior colours as part of the limited edition package that consists of Tungsten Pearl, Starfire Pearl and Nebula Grey Pearl with liquid

Tesla Model S – Breaking the five-second barrier

Tesla Motors is reportedly working on high performance all-electric Model S to break the five second 0-100km/h barrier with 4.5s to be its target as commented by Tesla CEO Elon Musk at recent press release in Fremont California. “That’s quicker than 911″ further adding “Not bad for an electric luxury sedan”, Elon Musk, CEO Tesla Motors. Furthermore, Tesla is promising extended range to

VELV Concept

Peugeot-Citroen group PSA post Frankfurt International Motor Show introduction of all electric VELV concept may have come as a surprise, but nevertheless its introduction demonstrates the importance of this relatively new segment, and in particular the introduction of VELV Concept, that can only be described as highly indicative of what can be expected in the near future from the French

Citroen AirCross

Citroen is introducing yet another “crossover SUV – small hatch” go-between following the Brazilian unveil of Citroen AirCross best described as a crossover step-up from Citroen C3 Picasso MPV. This latest from Citroen stable features higher ground clearance, 17″ alloys, revised front-end styling with LED running lights, new grille and bumper and modest interior changes that Citroen hopes