Fiat UK Prices New Abarth 500C 140HP and Punto Evo 165HP

The new Abarth 500C will cost from £17,500 OTR and the Abarth Punto Evo from £16,500 OTR, Fiat's UK arm announced. Both models will make their UK public debuts at this weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed, before going on sale in Britain from Saturday 17 July.

The semi-convertible Abarth 500C is motivated by a 140HP 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which provides a top speed of 127mph and a 0-62mph (100km/h) time of 8.1 seconds, while returning 43mpg UK on the combined cycle.

The feisty city car is equipped with seven airbags, xenon headlights, TTC (torque transfer control), parking sensors, Blue&Me hands-free telecommunications system, leather steering wheel and 16-inch alloy wheels plus a six-speed automated manual gearbox with paddle shifters, as standard.

The facelifted Abarth Punto Evo is powered by a 165bhp 1.4-liter Turbo, which can accelerate the car from 0-62mph (100km/h) in 7.9 seconds, and on to a top speed of 132mph, while delivering more than 47mpg UK on the combined cycle.

Standard equipment includes six airbags, TTC, Eco Gear Shift Indicator (EGSI), performance sport switch, Start&Stop tech, 17-inch alloy wheels and Blue&Me hands-free telecommunications system.

2011 Steeda Sport Edition 5.0L Mustang [Video]

Steeda 2011 Ford Mustang 5.0 entry-level tuning package announced

The program has delivered several significant benefits including significantly improved handling, driving dynamics and overall vehicle performance. Yet the entry level Steeda 5.0L Mustang is priced under $40,000.

The vehicle also comes with improved handling and driving dynamics, thanks to the addition of a new hood and rear wing, a new set of sport springs, as well as 9.5x20-inch Spyder wheels wrapped in Nitto NT05 performance tires. There are also Sidewinder Graphics included in the package for a more unique look.

Steeda retrofitted with the 5.0-liter 4V Ti-VCT V8 aluminum block via a specially engineered Cold Air Intake (CAI) unit. The CAI combines a state-of-the-art SCT X3 Flash Programmer, which further improves theperformance output of 44 horsepower and 52 ft.lbs. to the factory 412 horses at 6,500 rpm and 390 lb.-ft. of peak torque at 4,250 rpm.






Press Release

2011 Steeda Sport Edition – Dare to be Different!

The 2011 Steeda Sport Edition 5.0L Mustang provides a distinctly different level of performance and at a price value that makes it an unbeatable deal in the performance vehicle market today. Priced at under $40,000, this performance machine takes a donor 2011 Mustang GT 5.0L and transforms it into a significantly improved handling stallion that provides improved driving dynamics and overall vehicle performance.Intended to be the entry level Steeda 5.0L Mustang, this Sport Performance Package provides the base key Steeda DNA elements with a dramatically improved power package that when combined together make it a true Steeda Mustang.

Special equipment on this entry level Steeda 5.0L Mustang includes the following performance parts:

• Steeda Sport Springs – for improved ride and handling
• Steeda Aerodynamic Hood – provides increased engine cooling
• Steeda Rear Aerodynamic Wing – increases rear downforce
• Steeda Sidewinder graphics – for that unique Steeda visual image
• Steeda Spyder Wheels 20x9.5 – lighter, stronger and more aggressive
• Nitto NT05 275/35/20 Performance Tires – for ultimate street/track grip

In addition, after retail delivery occurs, the retail customer will receive our unique Steeda Cold Air Intake and a SCT Xcal3 tuner loaded with our performance tune that will additionally increase the 5.0L output to 450 hp.

With dramatically increased power and dramatically improved handling and overall vehicle driving dynamics, the Steeda Sport edition builds on the 22 year heritage that Steeda Autosports has done upgrading the performance of America's original pony car – the Ford Mustang. Call the Steeda Autosports hotline on 954-960-0774 and talk to one of our highly experienced Performance Sales Associates for additional information on how you can make your 2011 5.0L Mustang into a Steeda Sport today!

2010 Status Design Studio SD SU35 Ferrari 430

SD SU35 from Status Design Studio for Ferrari 430. The company says their SD SU35 body kit gives the car a look that is superior to other design changes.

SD SU35 for Ferrari F430 includes the following exterior parts: All body of the car colored by hands in factory material PPG, 2 decorative lines in grey color with black edging through the roof and carbon hood of the car. Lines add sporty character to the car, Front Bumper from Scuderia model with integrated carbon spoiler, Back Bumper from Scuderia with diffuser in carbon, Carbon mirrors, Carbon Spoiler, Carbon hood, Sideskirts in Carbon, Wheels from Scuderia model, colored in dark-blue “titanic” with red line and Installed a new brake system with ceramic brake discs.

Power for the Ferrari 430 SD SU35 has been increased to 518-hp allowing a top speed of 202 mph. Status Design points out that with a Novitec Rosso supercharger, output can be increased to 690-hp.

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Tuning company "STATUS DESIGN" would like to present the new body-kit SD SU35 for Ferrari F430.

Original tuning-kit SD SU35 from STATUS DESIGN Studio for Ferrari F430 developed in the union of our designers and our client, who seek to realize their own creative ideas. The Name SD SU35 of the kit became a traditional analogy with military aircrafts; embody the power and the most advanced technology.

Ferrari became in Russia a symbol of exclusive design and displaying a bright character of the owner. Status design developed the Body kit, symbolically associated with the most modern Russian air fighter, worth in service in the Army and earned the good reputation all over the world.

SD SU35 from Status Design Studio for Ferrari F430 - is a bright Body Kit, which is require high technology skills and has no one looks like. While representing possibilities to the owner for creative implementation, since changes can be made for a specific appearance, which impress especially YOU.

SD SU35 for Ferrari F430

Exterior:

• All body of the car colored by hands in factory material PPG
• 2 decorative lines in grey color with black edging through the roof and carbon hood of the car. Lines add sporty character to the car
• Front Bumper from Scuderia model with integrated carbon spoiler
• Back Bumper from Scuderia with diffuser in carbon
• Carbon mirrors
• Carbon Spoiler
• Carbon hood
• Sideskirts in Carbon
• Wheels from Scuderia model, colored in dark-blue "titanic" with red line
• Installed a new brake system with ceramic brake discs

Power increase:

• Mounted sports exhaust system with sound regulation
• Set zero resistance filters
• Installed a new engine management software

As a result Ferrari SD SU35 525 h/p (use to be 490) and maximum speed increased to 325 km/h. Optionally could be set power increase kit - supercharging system from Novitec Rosso (till 700 h/p).

Fiat 500 Abarth Ferrari Dealers Edition to 264HP

This is what happens aback Abarth and Ferrari accomplish love. Yep, this is the affiliated baby of the two Fiat Group firms and it looks like a fighty abridged rocket.


Based on a 500 Abarth, the Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari packs a 1.4-litre turbo acquainted by engineers from both companies to blaze out added than 180bhp. Out back, there's a snarly bankrupt with capricious flappy valves to accomplish it complete as alienated as possible. The flappy affair continues inside, with some paddles to change gear.


And of course, it comes in Scuderia Red with argent stripes like the ones on an F430 Scud.

The official blurb claims it could be a advancement car for Ferrari owners, a bit like the Aston Martin Cygnet. And why not? Why accident your 458 Italia on wet and glace anchorage aback you could be throwing this affair around?

Now watch Jeremy batter the 500 Abarth:




Pogea Racing Fiat 500 Ferrari Dealers Edition Later this year in the United States, we’ll get to adore the bunched Fiat 500 auto from Italy – however, there is no chat yet whether we’ll anytime get a Fiat 500 Abarth. If that didn’t make

New Chevrolet Cruze CS Sport

New Chevrolet Cruze CS Sport- done their thrifty little sedans with a ambush bargain suspension, rear addle-brain and allegory wheels, beeline from the factory. The attending helps the car resemble the Silverline Cruze currently bashing about the British Touring Car Championship. We absolutely dig on the white 18-inch multi-spoke alloys. They attending appropriate at home on the dejected car in the high-res arcade apparent here, abnormally accustomed the added advancing attitude served up by the reworked suspension.

General Motors is calling the amalgamation the CS administration kit, and those absent a little added annoyance with their Cruze bigger get accessible to carapace out £1,595, or $2,410 at accepted barter rates. As the Cruze starts at about $15,500, that's a not bush bulk of dosh, but it additionally adds a acceptable bulk of attendance to the visuals and hopefully improves handling.

Range Rover's New Creative Design Victoria Beckham

Former pop brilliant Posh Spice, or as she is formally known, Victoria [David] Beckham, has begin a new job; she's been appointed artistic architecture controlling at Range Rover. The advertisement was fabricated bygone during the 40th altogether celebrations of the Range Rover brand, at The Orangery, Kensington Palace, area Land Rover alien its new Evoque 'baby' SUV.

In her new role, the pop singer-turned-fashion-designer will accommodate her contemporary ascribe on approaching appropriate copy Range Rover architecture projects, starting with a Appropriate Copy of the Evoque.

Speaking at Range Rover's 40th ceremony event, Victoria Beckham said: "This is a actual agitative collaboration. The archetypal British ancestry of Range Rover and the effortless style, affection and adorableness is article I absolutely adore and additionally what I achievement to accomplish with my own brand. I am honoured to booty on this role and be allotment of the artistic team."

R8 Spyder with 4.2-liter V8, U.S

The R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI archetypal rolls on 18-inch auto and comes with a accepted suspension. However, the V10 model's 19-inch alloys and alluring ride adaptive damping arrangement will be optionally available.

The German close did not broadcast any photos of the R8 Spyder 4.2 V8 FSI, but don't apprehend any noticable differences over the V10-powered archetypal featured in the angel arcade below.

The R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI quattro will be rolling into German showrooms in the third division of 2010 with a abject amount of €121,000 (approximately US$150,500), or €35,400 beneath than the V10-powered archetypal that starts from €156,400.

U.S. sales will alpha in the aboriginal division of 2011, with appraisement to be appear afterpiece to launch.