Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Etc. , Europe , Technology , Specialty , Electric , Luxury We have good news for you if you’re missing the Tesla Roadster already. German manufacturer PG has unveiled the company’s new Elektrus, a Lotus-based sports EV with some very wild styling.
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PG Elektrus is yet another crack at electrifying a Lotus Elise
Filed under: Budget , Etc. , Europe , Hatchback , Volkswagen Volkswagen has unveiled the new production model five-door Up! after patent drawings of the vehicle made their way to the web. The newest member to the Volkswagen small-car line is expected to land on dealer lots in Germany by early March, with availability opening up to the rest of Europe by summer. The vehicle will launch with the exact same engines and external dimensions as its three-door brethren
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Official: Volkswagen reveals production five-door Up!
Filed under: Aftermarket , Performance , Hatchback , Ferrari There are drawbacks to every kind of alternative to burning fossil fuels in our cars. Electric cars don’t have enough range.Hybrids are burdened with what essentially boils down to two parallel powertrains. Hydrogen is limited to where it is available.
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Report: Ferrari FF converted to run on bio-ethanol packs 875 hp
Filed under: Aftermarket , Convertible , Performance , Mercedes-Benz , Tokyo Auto Salon There are hundreds of aftermarket tuners out there, but few hold the type of street cred that does Veilside. Long known for making Japan’s greatest sportscars even greater, Veilside has now turned its attention to the Mercedes-Benz SL . Not the newest one, mind you, because it’s not out yet. Instead, Veilside has taken to the Tokyo Auto Salon to unveil a conversion kit that turns the outgoing SL into something closer to the top-of-the-line SL65 AMG Black Series .
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Official: Veilside bets on Black with Mercedes SL body kit
Filed under: Aftermarket , Convertible , Performance , Mercedes-Benz , Tokyo Auto Salon There are hundreds of aftermarket tuners out there, but few hold the type of street cred that does Veilside. Long known for making Japan’s greatest sportscars even greater, Veilside has now turned its attention to the Mercedes-Benz SL . Not the newest one, mind you, because it’s not out yet.
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Official: Veilside bets on Black with Mercedes SL body kit
For less than €1500 Norwegian firm Customized.no offers a bio-ethanol E85 conversion that can transform your 651 bhp (485 kW / 660 PS) V12 powered all-wheel drive Ferrari supercar into a bona fide 875 bhp (652 kW / 887 PS) hyper car.
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Ferrari FF with bio-ethanol E85 conversion produces 875bhp