After weeks of pointless teaser images to rile up naive automotive writers, the 2010 Jaguar XJ has finally been officially unveiled in a worldwide broadcast. Just like the midsize XF before it, the all-new fullsize XJ is a complete departure from the traditional Jaguar designs of old.
In a blast from the recent past, BMW tuner G-Power has turned its attention to the previous-generation BMW M3 E46, offering a supercharger for the old model that makes it powerful enough to challenge the new M3.
There are various reports of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS prototypes roaming the streets of Dubai, undergoing hot-weather testing. Our occasional photographer, Faisal Khatib, managed to snap a few “spy” photos of the camouflaged CLS, if only with a camera phone.
The 1975 Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9 is from those times when the German company’s cars were legendary, both in performance and reliability. German tuner Lorinser was also active back then, modifying the W116-series Benz and creating even more rare cars in the process. Lorinser themselves have now put up one of their originals for sale.
If you happen to own an aging Volkswagen Bora, you can be proud of the fact that your car looks better than the puffy VW Jetta that replaced it. Still, between regular trips to the garage and frequent stints broken down on the side of the road, you may have felt like improving the looks of your infectious ride. Catering to such VW faithfuls, tuner JMS has unveiled a body kit for the discontinued VW Bora, last seen in 2004.
The Pagani supercar range is now being extended with a Roadster version of the Zonda Cinque. It will have a limited production run of only five pieces, just like the Cinque coupé.
We skipped all the useless “teasers” that BMW kept releasing for the 2010 X1 crossover and waited for the full details to come out. And the details did leak out.
The 2010 Jaguar XKR ‘Goodwood Special’ has been developed as a one-off to “explore the harder side of the XKR’s character and allow the engineering team to explore some performance boundaries.” It is named after a British automotive festival.
Valentino Balboni, a Lamborghini test driver known only to Top Gear nerds, now has a model named after him. Automobili Lamborghini has just unveiled the Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni. It also happens to be the first rear-wheel-drive Gallardo.
The Peugeot 207, which isn’t making any waves in the UAE against the cheaper 206, has been refreshed for the 2010 model year with a mild facelift and more standard features.