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Lotus Cars is a British car company that manufactures racing and sports cars. Recently, Lotus Cars released the new 2012 Exige with a new 3.5-liter V6 engine.

Since December 2010, the European market has not seen any Exige models on sale due to the falling out of its 1.8-liter V4 engine at the emissions tests. The car industry believes that Lotus Cars CEO, Dany Bahar, is currently improving the Lotus’ present line up before the 2013 models, starting with the much awaited Esprit model, roll in.

The redesigned front of the 2012 Exige is so evident. According to Donato Coco, head of Lotus’ design, the overall layout of the current Lotus models appear to be “too weak.” Coco aims to give the new models a bolder, meaner look through the inspirations he got from the new sports cars featured on the Paris’ motor show last year.

Bahar said in a statement that the Exige, Evora, and Elise models will all get over 150 enhancements including tweaks in the quality of the cars’ interiors.

Enthusiasts and car experts alike agree that the inclusion of a V6 engine to the Evora and Exige models will open new opportunities for Lotus with its sports coupe models. The new V6 engine comes with two power output options, 276bhp and 345bhp, along with an automatic transmission.

We are still waiting for official word when and where the brand new 2012 Lotus Exige with its V6 engine will make its first official debut to the automotive world.

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There have been a lot of talk about a Porsche concept car model that will rival the 3-door Range Rover Evoque. Now that we have seen the recently leaked renderings of the rumored Porsche model, things just got more interesting.

According to sources, the Porsche Cajun will be patterned after the Audi Q5 SUV and is expected to debut two years from now. There’s also talk that a 3-door coupe model of Cajun is already in production.

Based on the leaked design renderings, the Cajun coupe reeks strongly of the Porsche 911 model. The raised ride height shown in the Cajun rendering suggests that the 3-door coupe version will definitely look distinguished from the 5-door version. The Cajun’s interior will get some snazzy climate control features, an instrument pack, and an auxiliary gear switch to set it apart from the Audi Q5 SUV.

Under the hood, the Cajun will ride with Audi engines that have been fine-tuned to fit a Porsche in a four-wheel drive platform. The engine would most probably be a V-4 or V-6 in both petrol and diesel.
The Porsche Cajun will be the German automaker’s fifth product lineup. The new model is expected to help Porsche reach the target annual sales of 150,000 cars. The production of the Porsche Cajun in the Leipzig facility will create more jobs in their facility located in Germany, a total of 1000 jobs at the most. At present, the Volkswagen facility in Hannover district is in charge of the Panamera body’s construction and paint finish.

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BMW recently released a video that hints of a concept car using the ConnectedDrive technology which will most likely be unveiled during the motorshow in Geneva.As you can see, what we get are cool lighted lines trying to tickle your imagination to figure out the shape of something. We might be seeing a new concept car that will show off the ConnectedDrive technology of BMW.

We cannot expect a BMW 7 series beefed up with some new technologies, it will most likely be a concept with technology features that can be appplied across the BMW lineup.

On the Future Lab of BMW, the car manufacturer hints of excellent features for driving safety, convenience, and infotainment. ConnectedDrive gives you a BMW with all the possible technology that you can only dream of now. You will have a bumch of applications for navigation, parking assistance, vehicle management, internet connection, entertainment, telephoney, emergency provisions and the list goes on.

The basis of the technology is the goal of providing networked mobility to keep up with the evolving society and improve driving pleasure. This conecctivity can give drivers and passengers in a BMW access to Google services, find their way using BMW routes, or maybe call for assistance during an emergency.

Imagine while on the road, you are booking for a concert, buying a book on Amazon or finding great buys on eBay. If you beemer gets stolen, you can actually be connected with your car and get help from the Tracking Center of BMW and monitor the signal of your car.

It may sound like an ad, but imagine the BMW possibilities.

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Ford recently unveiled the new 2011 Explorer through the social networking site Facebook six months prior to its official rollout to dealerships this winter.

The carmaker also confirmed that the new Ford Explorer will have two engine options. Consumers can choose a 2.0L 4-cylinder EcoBoost giving out 237 horsepower and has a torque of 250 pound feet or they can go for the V6 3.0L powerplant that blasts out 290 hp and a 255 lb-ft torque. Both of these engines will be coupled with 6-speed automatic transmissions. The 2011 Explorer will also boasts of excellent fuel economy according to Ford insiders.

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Morgan is scheduled to launch its EvaGT coupe during the Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach this coming August.

The new coupe will be following the lines of the aluminum chassis of the Aero Supersport but it will be taking the form similar to the GT3 racer of the firm. The EvaGT hits the scale at 1250 kilograms with its aluminum panels for its body all crafted by hand.

The EvaGT will be fitted with a twin-turbocharged 3.0L straight six powerplant sourced from BMW that gives out 306 bhp and an impressive torque of 295 lb-ft.

The new 2+2 Coupe can go from 0 to 62 miles per hour in a matter of 4.5 seconds. Its top speed is pegged at 170 mph. Morgan is also claiming that the EvaGT has a fuel mileage of 40mpg with a carbon dioxide emission of around 200g per kilometer.

The engine of the car is coupled with either a six speed automatic or manual gearbox which can send all the power to its rear wheels. The ride is kept smooth by independent suspension in every corner.

We can expect all the details to be revealed during its official debut come August 15 in California.

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Now – The Fiat Punto Evo is a car that is supposed to look almost like a Maserati in a hatchback form, however – the Italian automaker actually updated the Fiat Punto Evo and they wanted it to be a surprise for the public.  To me – this is exactly the makeover that was needed, for it will definitely put Fiat back on the map.

Visually, the Fiat Punto Evo has all sorts of new things!  New bumpers, new lights front and rear, a brand new grille and a handful of little and modern touches that truly does make this beautiful car look amazing and feel very – very good. 

Although, the Fiat Punto Evo hardly ranks among the many European hatchbacks, I think that this little car is definitely on its way of making it in the rankings!

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Finally, it has been confirmed that while there are going to be some stand-alone dealerships, Buick and GMC are not going to be apart of that particular crowd.  Most of the time, GMC is only known for their trucks and while GM should not exactly keep this particular brand around – they want to and they are going to team it up with Buick.  Every dealership you see come October, 2010 is going to be Buick-GMC, no more stand-alone.

Personally, I think this is the smartest thing that they can do.  Consolidating every dealership is smart, hell, from a customer’s point of view, they should be able to go to one place to buy everything and that is just the way it should be … while logically, I know that is not going to happen, if GM has a bunch of brands under their wing, just smush them together and the customers will be happy.

On a side note – you want anymore Pontiacs, you better get your butt in gear because the prices have been slashed and they are selling!

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Dunkel industries are a company that I have never … ever heard of.  In all my years of blogging for cars, I do not think that they have ever crossed my mind but now – they are certainly crossing my head.  This is a truck … an RV that tops all RVs.  This is the Luxury 4×4 that is not only in charge of every lane that it happens to be in, but this is an RV that is serious.  You want bigger, you want better?  This is the friggin’ truck for you!

This is a truck that is so big that half of the time you can not get into it!  This is one true off-road vehicle and to be honest, that is exactly what they created it for.  Dunkel is under the impression that there is no trail that this particular ORV can not handle and that is why they wanted it so big and fierce!

So if you – if you are looking for a truck that is going to handle everything you throw at it.  This is the truck for you, I can promise you that!

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You want some interesting car news?  Try an entire 32-Valve, DOHC V8 engine that is built completely out of legos.  For those of you that seriously have a lot of free time on their hands and are looking for something to fill that free time, by all means, drag out those legos that you have stored away somewhere and certainly brush up on your engine skills and build yourself one of these incredible motors completely out of legos!

This is a dude that has created a working – yes, a ‘working’ Lego V8 engine.  All of the details are absolutely breathtaking and when you see it in action?  The pistons pump, the valves open and close, the rocker arms rock and the fly wheel spins … all of this made out of legos, that is crazy!

If you want to get famous in the car work, this is definitely the way to do it people because this is really friggin’ awesome!

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We all know that the Gemballa brand is one brand that is known for taking the Porsche’s latest model and turning it into something different and unique – that is definitely what they have done here with the Gemballa Mistrale.  This beautiful car is something that has come out of the all new Porsche Panamera and this particular body kit looks awesome to me.  Sport cars are the wave of the future it seems like and the Gemballa Mistrale is absolutely no exception to that rule.

It seems that the hood on the Gemballa Mistrale is somewhat matching to the Porsche version and while there are some differences, there are not a whole lot … seriously.  Every time that Porsche comes out with a new car – the Gemballa Mistrale is going to do the same thing it seems like.

The Gemballa Mistrale does look good though … you have to admit that – right?  I mean seriously, it’s beautiful!

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