Limited Edition of Steve McQueen Mustang
Creating a famous movie car that is based on the limited edition Ford Mustang might not be something really new. However now, Gateway Classic Mustang is trying to take a rather different approach. The company which is originated from St. Louis has now partnered with Steve McQueen Estate in order to produce the modern rendition of 1968 Ford Mustang which is shown in the movie Bullitt.
Each of the car will begin as a standard ’67 or ’68 Mustang fastback that is fitted with the 450 horsepower V8 engine, Keisler five speed transmission, Baer brakes, BF Goodrich tires, and the American Racing wheels, while the suspension also has some overwork in it with and adjustable coilovers in the front and rear side.
Gateway Classic Mustang is claiming that they are now taking their orders for the Limited Edition Steve McQueen Mustang. Although there is still no word at all on the pricing, you can see the ‘limited edition’ tag on this car which is indicated that it won’t be cheap. But judging from the picture above, I think the car will be worth every penny that you spend.
Limited Edition of Steve McQueen Mustang is a post from: Automotive News and Review
New Saab 9-3 Will Use New Modular Platform
Autocar is reporting that Saab is trying to be more modular. Saab seems like staying away from their plan to significantly update their previous plan to bring the modified version of Epsilon I from General Motors’ architecture to fulfill their strategy of clean sheet design.
Autocar said that they get this information from their sources inside Saab’s headquarters who said that the engineers there are now whittling away for a versatile platform which is later will be the basis of their car from the 9-2 model to the lengthy 9-7 and anything between it. Yes, it will include the 9-5, 9-4x, and 9-3 model which is already confirmed for production. The rumored 9-1 model seems like also using different structure.
Those stuffs sounds pretty good, but it is actually against every previous rumors circulating about Saab’s plans. Previously, the CEO of Saab, Victor Muller, said the successor of 9-3 model will be based on the highly changed Epsilon I from General Motors, so they will claim the chassis to be their own property. However, 9-3 is including in Saab’s funded business plan, so I don’t think that this Swedish automaker will added their budget to develop that all new platform.
New Saab 9-3 Will Use New Modular Platform is a post from: Automotive News and Review
Video of BMW i3 On Drift
BMW i3 was doing its cold weather testing in Sweden, and now the video of that icy testing has been circulated on the internet. The video will show you when this full electric city car with a rear wheel drive platform and penchant doing some drift action. However, the testing on this video is still the early testing, while the production phase for this i3 is expected to be on 2013.
The electric powertrain is mounted at the rear side of this car, providing 150 horsepower to the driver. This small BMW car might give you a lot of fun when driving it and also environmentally friendly mode of transportation at the same time. Unfortunately, we can’t expect a wider range for this antics vehicle.
This BMW i3′s body is created from an aluminum to cover the carbon fiber reinforced plastic in the passenger section. Moreover, the car will be considered as a premium micro vehicle when it comes to the showrooms. To realize that ‘premium’ tag on this car, the pricing will be $ 40,000 more when it reach the market. See the video by yourself on YouTube here.
Video of BMW i3 On Drift is a post from: Automotive News and Review
Third Party App On Tesla’s Touchscreen
We can say that Tesla Model S is the most anticipated electric car which will be coming out in a very short time. Everyone can’t wait to see on what will this Model S bring, and whether it will be worth the wait or not. Recently, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk said in Cleantech Forum at San Fransisco that the Model S will bring third party apps and text to speech feature. Those information is confirming some previous rumors as well.
Elon Musk also told to the audience that they want every people to develop some car specific applications for this Tesla’s latest model. “The text to speech technology will address some issues related to the driver distraction,” said Musk.
For your information, there is a confirmation that the Tesla Model S will bring a 17 inch touchscreen. So, everyone must be waiting on this third party ap ideas from Elon Musk. While everyone is trying to make a third party apps for almost everything, I think it is not surprising that Tesla doing this. Anyway, it will surely makes the Model S more convincing and people will be more excited on this car.
Third Party App On Tesla’s Touchscreen is a post from: Automotive News and Review
This is the Good Looking Lexus LX 570
This year, Toyota will again putting their full backing behind the Lexus LX 570 from JTGrey Racing. This team seems to be able to repeat their success in 2011 SCORE Stock Full Championship just like last year, when their driver Joe Bacal is succeed to piloted a very similar LX 570 model for the overall championship.
If you take a look at the LX 570 picture above, you will realize that you can turn anything into a SCORE truck, and voila, you will get 100 percent cooler car. This LX car seems to have permanently done with its Whole Foods duty and soccer practice. Now, the car will bring a healthy lift with 37 inch rollers to keep its body above the ground.
Last Year, Joe Bacal is driving the 5.7 liter of V8 powered Lexus car for the team’s victory at the Las Vegas 300, San Felipe 250, and Baja 1000 Races, as well as in the second place in Baja 500. The 2011 Season for Bacal has been started last weekend at the SCORE Mastercraft San Felipe 250, but Bacal finished outside the points. The next race will be taken at Baja 500 from June 3-5.
This is the Good Looking Lexus LX 570 is a post from: Automotive News and Review