Mercedes benz A 250 sport on the road

The A 250 is powered by a direct injected, turbocharged 2.0 litre petrol inline-four, producing 155kW of power and 350Nm of torque.It’s a ripper of an engine and, thanks to the deletion of the centre silencer, sounds rorty. Peak torque arrives early, and there’s loads of pulling power below 2500rpm.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

All New Mazda 6 Coupe

The next-generation Mazda6 sedan is scheduled to be released in January 2013; the coupe version, if produced, will go on sale a year later in 2014. Aside from having two fewer doors, the Mazda 6 Coupe will essentially the same as its sedan counterpart, utilizing the same SkyActiv engines and transmissions. Mazda is looking to move the 6 nameplate up-market with the latest iteration of the car, and that will be reflected in the coupe's intended...

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Preve R3 sepang

Proton’s R3 motorsports division wheeled out their newly prepared Preve race car for its first public appearance.Though the race car was used to offer taxi rides for VIPs at PGMC, the R3 team utilised the opportunity to give it some development mileage before its competition debut at the upcoming Sepang 1000km endurance race in December. According to R3, the Preve race car utilises the same 1.6-litre IAFM race-tuned engine that is used in their...

Monday, October 15, 2012

Toyota’s FT-86 II concept sports car

Toyota had stated that Scion would get its own version of the Toyota’s FT-86 II concept sports car, which was unveiled in Geneva earlier this year. The Japanese car-maker used this year’s New York Auto Show to debut the Scion FRS concept, and it should look quite familiar. “FR-S” stands for “front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sport”. Under the hood is a naturally aspirated 2.0-liter Boxer flat-four mated to either a six-speed manual or automatic...

Friday, October 5, 2012

Audi Sport Quattro Concept 2015

 Audi’s short-wheelbase Sport Quattro, based on the first generation Audi Quattro, has become the stuff of legend. Originally developed for Group B rallying, the Sport Quattro also saw limited production in road-going trim.Equipped with a 2.1-liter five cylinder turbocharged engine, production Sport Quattros produced some 302 horsepower. To save weight, the bodies were made of a carbon-kevlar blend, which guaranteed impressive performance...