In our last few attempts to get advertising for this website, it was subtly hinted by some marketing reps that we are not very advertiser-friendly. This website certainly sucks more than Wheels when it comes to advertising priorities. Our site looks so bare without ads that I’ve decided to create my own ads, promoting various cars, all for free.
Volkswagen is recalling some 410,000 Passat sedans sold in the United States due to possible problems with heat shields and fuel line components. That includes every Passat sold in America from 1999 to 2005 model years. That has to be some kind of new recall record for a single model.
If you follow Japanese car culture, you’ll realise that their car “enthusiasts” have a penchant for massive ground-hugging body-kits and for using random English words on their aftermarket products. Bearing that in mind, a Japanese company called Premier4509 has unveiled a custom widebody kit for the Bentley Continental GT.
German Auto Zeitung magazine snagged some spy photos of the upcoming 2009 BMW 7-Series. The new model seems to be going back to basics in terms of design, and looks production-ready already.
The Seat Ibiza has received a major makeover for the 2009 model year, and will debut first in Europe. It continues to offer unique styling in a segment that has yet to make any inroads in the GCC.