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Aston Martin Vanquish Volante – The Ultimate Volante
Aston Martin unveils the Vanquish Volante – a stunning new luxury sports car that brings the thrill of open top motoring to the super GT class.
Benefitting from all of the technical, engineering and design advances present in the Vanquish coupe, the new Volante enhances the driving experience through the option of exciting convertible driving.
CAPTIVA LIFETEST #1 READY FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Chevrolet Captiva becomes the stage of the craziest indoor, moving micro-ping pong competition of all time. Can you host a ping pong world championship in the back of a car?
The Chevrolet Captiva is a mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) developed by GM Daewoo (now GM Korea), the South Korean subsidiary of General Motors (GM), and sold under the Chevrolet brand. The Captiva utilises the GM Theta platform and derives from the Chevrolet S3X concept car revealed in 2004. The Theta platform also underpins the Opel Antara, the Captiva’s mechanical derivative also built by Daewoo. Sold internationally as the “Chevrolet Captiva”, South Korean-market cars were badged Daewoo Winstorm up until 2011, when the international name was adopted. Australasian-specification models are badged Holden Captiva.
CAPTIVA LIFETEST #2 READY FOR MAD FRISBEE DOGS
Can you imagine something faster, more agile and reactive than a dog chasing a frisbee? YouTube Masters of Fun, Woki Toki, wanted to see how the new Chevrolet Captiva would do challenging a mad frisbee dog at its own game.
A revised Captiva range was released in the second quarter of 2011. The facelifted Captiva features a new front fascia reminiscent to that of the Chevrolet Aveo (T300). Other noticeable cosmetic differences comprise LED turn signals on the door-mounted mirrors, redesigned wheels and revised side air vents. A retuned suspension, four new engines and two new transmissions will also feature.
Punish or Reward your car owning friends with The Armor All Viking Facebook application
The Armor All Viking is paying a visit to car owners up and down the country. Following on from their TV spot at Armor All has created a fun and humorous Facebook app at that let’s people punish or reward their friends for the way they take care of their car.
For those friends that don’t take good care of their car, this app lets you create a custom video where the Armor All Viking pays them a little visit and repossesses their car. And, those friends that do look after their vehicle are rewarded.
The Real Thing
THE REAL THING is a short documentary about custom hot rod builder BODIE STROUD and his re-imagining of a classic Mustang by way of an extremely rare and powerful motor built specifically for legendary racer Mario Andretti’s 1969 Can Am series race car.
The film follows the complex and creative build from its early stages, through its initial test drive all the way to an unveiling at the SEMA Car Show in Las Vegas where Bodie comes face to face with Mario Andretti himself.
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Following in the footsteps of its big brother, the 5 Series GT, the 3 Series GT has added a third body style option to a car range that until now has only comprised a saloon and an estate, or touring model.
If you get a tape measure out you’ll find that the new GT is 200mm longer even than the 3 Series Touring, despite looking more like a sort of inflated hatchback.
It’s only 75mm shorter than a 5 Series. Most of that length is hidden in the wheelbase with a 110mm increase, but there’s no hiding the extra 90mm that has slotted into the rear overhang. It, along with an 81mm overall height increase, gives the GT a visual balance weighted heavily towards the rear — a matter of taste but usually a trait of prestige cars.
This clip shows the BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo including driving scenes.
