Kamp-Lintfort styling specialist Prior Design has revealed its new program to suit the current Porsche Panamera.
Constructed from high quality Dura-Flex FRP (Fibre Reinforced Plastic), the PRIOR600 aero package comprises of a new front bumper with additional intakes and lower spoiler, a sculpted hood, side skirts, duckbill trunk spoiler and a ventilated rear bumper with integrated diffuser.
Pricing for the kit is €13,450 before painting and fitting.
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Following an initial positive reaction, Opel has seen a dramatic slump in sales of the Adam since its release at the beginning of the year.
The company had invested €8 million in its Eisenach plant in order to carry out the two-tone painting process on the baby citycar, and was even running the production line seven days a week, but not anymore. Just 41,000 units were sold from January to July, with August seeing a measly 1,226 departing from dealership forecourts. In response, the factory will only be producing Adams for three weeks in every month.
As much as we like the Adam, we’ve always thought that the base price of €11,500 was probably not low enough to convince Fiat 500 owners to make the switch, while models such as Volkswagen’s up! can be had for less than €10,000.
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Followers of Andreas Mikkelsen will know that this documentary was about to be released, and here it is.
Coming from a wealthy background, Mikkelsen clearly acknowledges that his privileged position allowed him more opportunities in his career, but the talent was there from the start. Having competed in slalom and giant slalom, he was a member of the national juniors’ alpine skiing team, before moving to motorcross in 2003 and 2004, he also represented his country.
By the age of seventeen he was competing in rallies in the United Kingdom, piloting a Ford Focus RS WRC, before making his World Rally Championship debut in 2006. Now strongly associated with Volkswagen Motorsport after switching from a Skoda Fabia S2000 – which gave him two IRC titles – to the new Polo R WRC, the 24-year-old Norwegian says he wants a WRC drivers’ title under his belt by the end of 2015.
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Just when you thought Porsche may have ran out of ways to celebrate fifty years of the 911 model, the company springs another surprise on us.
Taking seven generations of the 911, Porsche uses them as instruments to play a very special song. No prizes for guessing the tune, but who doesn’t like to watch a 911 video?
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AC Schnitzer has revealed its ACS4 program for the new BMW 4 Series Coupe model.
Visually, there’s a wide range of alloys in sizes from 18 to 20-inches, including the Type IV rims in silver, two-tone Type IV BiColor and Type VIII BiColor in black or silver. A sport spring kit lowers the suspension by 25 mm, while the coilover option is more expensive but fully adjustable.
On the inside, AC Schnitzer can supply owners with AC a sports steering wheel, velour floor mats, ‘Black Line’ aluminium iDrive cover and handbrake cover, an aluminium pedal set and interesting gearknob complete with digital gear readout.
Performance upgrades for the diesel-engined cars see output from the 420d from 137 kW (184 hp) to 163 kW (218 hp), while petrolheads are catered for with the 428i model jumping from 183 kW (245 hp) to 219 kW (294 hp) and the 435i going from 228 kW (306 hp) to 268 kW (360 hp). There’s also a sportier rear muffler with chrome ‘Racing’ tailpipes.
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Lamborghini has released a promotional video of its Gallardo LP570-4 Squadra Corse, called From the Track to the Road, highlighting the model’s pedigree.
Powered by a 5.2-litre V10 which sends 419 kW (570 hp) and 540 Nm of torque to all four wheels via a 6-speed robotized sequential system, the 1340 kg Squadra Corse cracks 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds, 200 km/h in 10.4 seconds and a reaches a 320 km/h (199 mph) top speed.
Interested parties will need to have at least $259,100 (€193,546) in their piggy banks – plus the $2,100 gas guzzler tax imposed on new cars that do not meet required fuel economy levels.
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