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SEAT reveals Ibiza SportCoupé
SEAT has revealed its new Ibiza SportCoupé. With two fewer doors and an even more svelte shape than its five-door supermini sibling, the sassy SportCoupé is tailored very clearly towards drivers keen to mix fun and functionality with a head-turning shape. The SportCoupé’s bespoke silhouette – at 1,428 mm it is 17 mm lower than the five-door with a markedly different and more aggressive design treatment throughout – signals the sporting intenti... [more]
Breckland Technology unveils two-seat V8 soft top Beira
Breckland Technology will remove the wraps from its exclusive two-seat V8 soft top, the Beira, at London Motorexpo. The Beira is a hand-built, two-seat roadster, based on proven GM architecture and powered by GM’s LS2, 6-litre V8 engine, tuned to produce just a whisper short of 400bhp. At some 1,400kg, the Beira’s power-to-weight ratio ensures performance, with the promise of a sub-five second sprint to 100kph, coupled with tremendous torque a... [more]
Aston Martin enhances V8 Vantage
Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage is to receive significant technical enhancements. While the distinctive shape of the V8 Vantage is retained, the car benefits from a number of technical changes which include significantly up-rated engine performance from a new 4.7 litre power unit in both Coupe and Roadster variants. Other changes include revised dynamics to take full advantage of increased power and torque availability, improved Sportshift™ transmissio... [more]
Mazda launches Three-Door and Diesel Mazda2 models
One of the keys to Mazda’s growth in Europe has been a strategy of expanding the line-up with exciting vehicles that appeal to an ever-wider group of customers. In less than two years, Mazda has introduced several vehicles, like the high-performance Mazda3 MPS, the power retractable hardtop MX-5 Roadster Coupe and the sports crossover SUV Mazda CX-7. This strategy is now set to continue with the European launch of the first three-door Mazda2. ... [more]
Renault unveils Laguna Coupé at Cannes Film Festival
Renault chose the most glamorous weekend in Europe’s social calendar to take the wraps off of the Laguna Coupé at the Cannes Film Festival and Monaco Grand Prix. Laguna Coupé benefits from an Active Drive chassis equipped with four-wheel steering and the two new V6 powerplants which have been introduced at the same time on this model. The brand new V6 dCi delivers 235hp, while the new 3.5-litre petrol-powered V6 offers 240hp. Saturday, 24 ... [more]
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Coupe car in the news
Car show (The Morning Sun)Larry Sprigges, from Oswego, brought his 1963 Ford Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe to the Rollin’ Nostalgia Car Show at Don Gutteridge Sports Complex Friday afternoon. |
2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class (The Car Connection)2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-CLASS STYLING | [8 out of 10] Edmunds: "Redesigned dashboard with its cleaner layout and higher-quality interior" Car and Driver: "Arguably one of the best-looking two-seaters on the road" ForbesAutos: "Goes from a small and sleek coupe to an open-topped roadster in seconds" In 2005, Mercedes-Benz set out to ... |
Mercedes CLC 220 (Independent)This week, our panel of readers tests Mercedes' three-door CLC. That's a new model name, but the car itself is largely carried over from the Sport Coupé model of the last-generation C-Class. The main change is that Mercedes has grafted what looks like the nose of the new C-Class on to the front of the old car, and a good job it has done too. |
2007 Hyundai Tiburon SE from North America - Comments (Carsurvey.org)"Best buy for an economy sport coupe!" What things have gone wrong with the car? |
JANICE ANN ROWE: A hobby with lots of get-up-and-go (The Lufkin Daily News)Charles Young is living his hobby to the fullest. About three years ago, he purchased a 1930 Model A Ford Deluxe Coupe in Bryan. He has worked on restoring the mechanical parts and said that he would not be afraid to drive it to Houston, but he would have to go about 40 miles per hour. The Model A has no power brakes, steering or air conditioning. Charles drives it several times a week. It has a ... |
Mitsubishi to commence built-up car sales in Korea (Automotive Business Review)Mitsubishi Motors has announced that, as one of the key elements of its strategy for the Asian region in fiscal 2008, it is to enter the built-up car sales business in Korea, working through its sole distributor in that country, MMSK. |
Business briefs (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)Kruse International's annual fall auction will include Benito Mussolini's personal 1937 Alfa Romeo coupe. The car was one of the favorites of Mussolini, the fascist dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943, who was assassinated during World War II. The auction will be Aug. 28-Sept. 2, starting at 10 a.m. daily. |
Vauxhall Insignia on view at the British International Motor Show (carpages)The Vauxhall Insignia will be showcased for the first time at the British International Motor Show (23rd July – 3rd August 2008). Both the four-door saloon and five-door hatchback Insignia body styles boast a flowing, muscular, yet elegant silhouette with a coupé roofline. |
2008 Pontiac G6 Coupe (The Car Connection)2008 PONTIAC G6 COUPE STYLING | [8 out of 10] Kelley Blue Book: "Sporty sheetmetal is devoid of tacked-on plastics" ConsumerGuide: "Controls are easy to reach and use" Cars.com: "Contains sporty controls and racing-style gauges with red LED backlighting" One of the biggest criticisms of Pontiac's old Grand Am was its bland, ... |
Smart Vendor car vending machine in Japan (Environmental News Network)Holding a full-size Smart Car, the faux vending machine has two choices (coupe and cabrio), and a convenient slot to insert the amount you need (about $20k). Of course, this is a concept only, but is a nice extension of their already creative vending machine idea that fits right into the Japanese love for instant gratification on-the-go. Besides, could you do this with any other car without it ... |
