Alfa Romeo still planning flagship sedan based on Chrysler 300
Alfa Romeo still planning flagship sedan based on Chrysler 300
Possible 169 model will be a rear-wheel drive four-door sedan

Alfa Romeo is still planning a flagship rear-wheel drive sedan but has junked plans for a large SUV, according to a report by British magazine Autocar.
Spyker Introduces Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85
Spyker Introduces Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85
Audi 4.2 V8 used for 400bhp

Spyker is still trying to crack the nod of those who consider rare supercars to be named things like TVR or Pagani. Now the Dutch firm is coming a step closer to that dream by releasing the Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85. Quite a mouthful, I know, and perhaps not the best route to this dream, nevertheless, here it is, a roadgoing version of their GT2 Le Mans racing car.
Spyker D8 Peking-to-Paris Spied Ready for Frankfurt
Spyker D8 Peking-to-Paris Spied Ready for Frankfurt
Set to adopt GM's 556hp 6.2-liter V8?

Spyker's long awaited D8 Peking-to-Paris has been spied ahead of a possible Frankfurt debut.
Saab Wind Down Resumes as New Photo of 9-5 Wagon Surface
Saab Wind Down Resumes as New Photo of 9-5 Wagon Surface
A week ago we told you about a Photoshop contest held by AutoWeek.nl, with submitters sending in their renditions of the next Saab 9-5 SportCombi wagon. Although one of the drawings was mistakenly identified by a Swedish news outlet as an internal sketch from the automaker, another site is saying the rendering is very close to the real thing.
Spyker Pitches Final Bid for Saab - Divulges Product Plan
Spyker Pitches Final Bid for Saab - Divulges Product Plan
Third bid by Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker will be submitted before a January 7 deadline set by GM
Spyker Trading Suspended Ahead of Pending Announcement
Spyker Trading Suspended Ahead of Pending Announcement
Trading in shares of Spyker Cars on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange were suspended today in advance of an announcement regarding the company's attempted purchase of Saab. The price was frozed at ˆ3.91, nearly an 82% increase since trading ended last Friday.
Ecclestone, Genii, pull out of Saab bidding race
Ecclestone, Genii, pull out of Saab bidding race
Bernie Ecclestone and Genii Capital have pulled out of the running to buy the beleaguered Swedish carmaker Saab.
GM Reaches Agreement to Sell Saab to Spyker
GM Reaches Agreement to Sell Saab to Spyker
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DETROIT - General Motors and Spyker Cars NV today confirmed that they have reached a binding agreement on the purchase of Saab Automobile AB.
Saab Deal Details
Saab Deal Details
Spyker will give $74 million in cash to General Motors by mid-July in exchange for ownership of Saab. GM will continue to hold $326 million in preferred shares of the Swedish automaker.
Zagato sold to Spyker owner
Zagato sold to Spyker owner
Does having Zagato, Spyker and Bowler Off Road under one roof mean new vehicles are coming? Details inside.
U.S. private equity firm buys Spyker cars
U.S. private equity firm buys Spyker cars
North Street Capital will buy the specialty Dutch automaker from Swedish Automobile, which also owns Saab
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2005 Saturn VUE Details
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Here is a short description of greatest series production cars of last time.
The first member of rate is Astrum Meera is a new concept proposal conceived.
Design of car possesses several features that tap into the role of safety, sustainability and practicality. The exhaust of the car has built-in sensors whose purpose is to track the level of CO2 emissions, alerting the driver when they exceed the normal limit. The wheel rims work through magnetic levitation, like train wheels, making the car lighter and faster. The car's side mirrors retract within its body when parked, and they roll out as soon as the engine starts. They each have a build-in camera system, allowing driver to clearly see outside from inside the vehicle with ease.
New concept sport car from German car producer E-Wolf. E-Wolf unveils an EV supercar that’s so sporty. With a top speed of 155 miles per hour and a 0-60 acceleration that clocks in under four seconds, it has the performance to match its Italian playboy good looks, and its all-wheel drive, where each wheel is powered by an independent electric motor, should be able to keep all 2,000 pounds of it on the road. The Ford F650 is a super truck, appeared in 2000. The F650 is designed as a heavy hauler and is often used for towing or as a small dump truck. It is humongous! Its weight is about 160 tons, height is 3.5 meters – like a one-floor house! But then again, with a price tag of $60,000 up to infinity, it’s not like the standard home owner will possess one anyway.
Spyker Cars adopts new 'Swedish' name
Dutch automaker will rename itself Swedish Automobile NV as part of its deal with a Chinese investor
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Car News Test DrivesBefore you and me see new models of cars or modifications of old one, they pass through the stricked control in laboratories, garages, on streets and platforms. Everything thing is called test drives. There cars are tested on a great number of points – power, safety, control, easiness of driving, protect from damages and other features. Tests can be made not only for the whole car, but for its separate parts also – wheels, air bags, hardness of base, suitiness of wheels to the type of road, protect from temperature and many others. For each, even smallest detail, scientists have couple of test.
In special laboratories techniques create situations and observe how car will show itself. How will these situations will influence passengers and driver.
It helps producers to identify all problems and disadvantages due to correct them before mass production. In case of low quality test drives, innocent people can be harmed.
While cars are tested instead of passengers, soft manikins are used. Numerous appliances are based on them, and at the moment of artificial crash it will memorize the force of hit, speed, possible damage on other characteristics, needed to be clarified.
When parts are tested they may be separated from the car structure or be on their place. These test also show what material is better to be used on this or those detail, how long will it serve and how it should be treated.
Kia Rio B-Spec First Drive
As I came up fast over the crest just before the sharp right-hander, I felt the race car begin to understeer away from me. "No worries," I thought, forgetting what exactly I was driving, "I'll just get on the power and get it straightened out." A tank-slapper later I was facing the other direction on the edge of the grass. I had just spun out on my first lap ever in a race car. A front-drive Kia Rio B-Spec race car, at that.