Rolls-Royce to show off customizations‎ in Paris‎

If you like your bling with an extra side of bling, line up at the Rolls-Royce stand at the Paris Auto Show next week.

The automaker will be showing off five personalized Rolls vehicles with unique colors and interiors.

The extended wheelbase Phantom will come in gunmetal metallic (the Grey Poupon of gray) with a "sunrise" leather interior.

Rolls-Royce wants you to know that despite its success with the "more approachable" Ghost (MSRP: $245,000), they haven't lowered the luxury bar or gone downmarket.

"Ghost is a more approachable "Rolls-Royce" that is bringing an entirely new type of customer to the Rolls-Royce brand," said CEO Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes said in a press statement. "But in Paris we are also demonstrating how we continue to strengthen our position as the pinnacle luxury brand, thanks to the enduring appeal of Phantom family and the depth of our bespoke personalization service."

To prove its point, the company will display a handful of commissioned Rolls-Royces at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. On display will be a Phantom Extended Wheelbase, a Phantom Coupe, a Phantom Drophead Coupe, and two Ghosts that demonstrate the type of customization requests it regularly fields from its tony customer base.

The photos show the Phantom Extended Wheelbase's mother-of-pearl instrument dial centers, clock faces, and inlaid door trims, and personalized tread plates
The Paris Motor Show will be the place for Rolls Royce to showcase their extensive individualization programme. Apart from the customized look, the Phantom Extended Wheelbase will feature a seat piping, mother of pearl centres to white instrument dials, control dials and clock face, Rolls-Royce monogram embroidery in all head restraints and personalized tread plates inscribed with Mondial de l’Automobile Paris 2010.

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nissan juke sport cross

Nissan juke

Nissan juke the japanese automaker nissan has revealed the first official details on it 39 s latest crossover the juke a cuv that will be coming to america this fall before the

nissan juke: the japanese carmaker has just unveiled their new small crossover called nissan juke ahead of its official debut at the geneva auto show the man.

European motor news nissan juke unveiled ahead of geneva public covering the daily motor news from all of europe including the uk.

top speed see the all-new "nissan juke sport cross vehicle", where all-wheel drive agility and handling meets turbo charged performance available with 17" wheels and the choice of a cvt. All-new nissan juke nissan usa official site nissan will grow its crossover lineup this september with the addition of the juke, officials said on monday it is one of eight product launches the.

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Audi A7 hit the marketplace by 2011

The Audi Present A7 in 2010 , the new design , fast car and also beautiful , just Audi can make you happy .

We spotted the new Audi A7 an hour outside of Oslo, Norway. There were two of them - dressed in camo - in an entourage of several black cars with german registration plates. According to Audi Norway the car officially will be shown on the Moscow Car Show in august this year

Audi A7 confirmed for USA and maybe S8 but no A5 Sportback HQ

North American consumers should expect to see the Audi A7 hit the marketplace by 2011. The news comes from Johan de Nysschen, an Audi executive, who spoke with Autoblog last week.

Likewise, the executive sees the likelihood of the Audi S8 turning a profit in North America. "I think it's pretty safe to assume that an S model is in the wings," he told an Autoblog reporter.
"We always have a high-performance version. And that, of course, will be in the normal wheelbase version."

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Mazda CX-9 glance

Handling is a breeze as you conquer the most rugged roadways. The Tribute is a beauty to behold and a beast when you need to tame the terrain

The CX-9 breaks the rules beautifully to bring you a new and improved version of the crossover SUV.

According to the teaser release, the CX-9 "receives an exterior and interior facelift, added options and reinforced safety features, while further improving Zoom-Zoom driving characteristics."

We're not sure what that last part entails, but we'll be sure to get clarification when the 2010 CX-9 makes its debut at the 2009 New York Auto Show

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Ford Mondeo four-door variants

The new version of the Ford Mondeo four-door variants, five-door and station wagon will be presented at the Moscow Show in late August, about three years from the debut of the current generation. The news, as well as small cosmetic changes are the introduction of new engines and some modern technology.

Motors at the top. Daytime running lights and rear LED lights, new grille and other small details, but not limited to: the Mondeo is now proposing two new engines. First, the 2.0 EcoBoost petrol 240 hp, which complements the already known 203 hp version, and then the 2.2 TDCi 200 bhp, top of the range of diesel engines on the two 2.0 TDCi 115 and 163 hp. Most of the engine can match the dual-clutch Powershift gearbox with six speeds.

Assistants guide. Among the other news of the renewed Ford Mondeo, a choice some interesting features such as the system of double assignment of change lane (Lane Departure Warning), to alert the driver (Driver Alert) and the automatic adjustment of the beam (high beam car) . Moreover, as the S-Max and Galaxy, will be available a system for monitoring dead angle, the rear camera and speed limiter. The renewed Mondeo goes on sale in Europe from September

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Honda has finally revealed the production version of the Odyssey

After an initial presentation to last the Chicago Auto Show, Honda has finally revealed the production version of the Odyssey, the new minivan for eight seats. The car features several innovations in his fourth incarnation: his look has become much more aggressive and catchy, with a slightly lower and a much wider platform.

The interiors have been redesigned and will also include a new entertainment system with connectivity to high definition and split-screen view. Little is known, on the other hand, the engine, which according to rumors in the range should have at least 3.5 liter V6 petrol, which the Japanese consider the most efficient at their disposal. Honda promises a mileage of at least 8 miles per gallon in city and 11.9 km on the highway. These, however, are still preliminary data, which could still be changed before the official launch or some other official communication.

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Beijing: so will the future MG

Less and less British, more ... China. Even the MG TF, the last bastion of the historic British brand, it seems next to fold. Compared to the voices that were chased in recent months about a possible retirement of the spiders' (former) trademark octagon, owned by SAIC, now the story seems to acquire greater substance.

We will know something more next April 25, the date of opening of the exhibition in Beijing. For the occasion, the Group noted that Chinese MG (and Rover) announced the presentation of a family of concepts that seem destined to take place over ten years of TF.

Have in common the theme of the project X210, and the basic features: compact size of sports cars, for two and a mid-engined, declined in coupe and spider.

Their names will be a revival of traditional MG. This will, in fact, the Midget, a spider with a canvas roof; the TF, a coupe-cabriolet is equipped with a roof structure similar to that recently proposed by Renault Wind, and the GT, a coupe shapes that recall , albeit distantly, some sporting a European production (Porsche Cayman, Audi TT).


As for the mechanics, which will be shared between the three versions in the coming days you will know if it is a direct derivation of the TF (the usual 1.8 DOHC 16-valve 135 hp with manual five-speed) or there will be more news tidbits.

According to the organization in fact too many blue cars circulating in Russia, and most of the time ignoring the traffic to the detriment of common drivers (in Italy CONI has proposed a cut for economic reasons). The protest action is the distribution of leaflets and stickers in more trafficked areas, accompanied by slogans such as "The servant of the people take off the sirens!" or "Megalki (flashing blue in Russian) are a disgrace for Russia."

In parallel, the Far send a letter to the institutions to demand the abolition of flashing for passenger cars supplied to the state structures, cars that are not clearly identifiable as belonging to officials of different ministries.


The protest in question stems from the widespread discontent among motorists for the sudden roadblocks and security risks whenever there is the passage of the blue car. According to Russian newspaper Vedomosti that in November 2009 had already launched online hunting with illegal flashing Megalka News website, the list of state structures that are entitled to the blue car in December 2006 amounted to 977 in Russia. Of these, at least on paper, 50 belong to the entourage of the President and 230 secret service (FSB).

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