Pac Man Car

Whoa check out this cool Pac-Man car! A fan in America modified his old car with symbols and colors from the popular arcade game. Painted in the classic red-yellow color scheme and featuring symbols from Pac-Man on the bonnet, wheels and side-doors, the Mr. Pac-Man Car has to be the coolest vehicle inspired by the ’80s video-game.

 

 

 

 

The owner of the Pac-Man-mobile has not yet been identified, but with the buzz his ride has created on the internet, he’s sure to become a local celebrity very soon. The photos of his amazing car were taken by Da Nes.

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Entry-level Porsche is main precedence

Porsche has moved a step closer to producing its own version of the Volkswagen Bluesport concept, according to reports.

The VW Bluesport is a two-seater, mid-engined roadster which is powered by a 2.0 litre diesel engine. VW unveiled it at the Detroit motorshow earlier - this as a sports car designed with current emissions and budget-sensitive times firmly in mind.

Wolfgang Duerheimer, head of development at Porsche, said that creating a model “significantly cheaper than” than the Boxster was the top priority for the firm.

Volkswagen boss, Martin Winterkorn has already said he wants to create a Porsche model smaller than the Boxster and this is tipped to be its own variant of the Bluesport. Winterkorn has also said previously he wanted Porsche to sell 150,000 units "in the foreseeable future, say 2012 or 2013", with an additional version of the Panamera and a smaller SUV to the Cayenne is tipped for production, however, reports suggest once VW take over Porsche, both the 4dr sedan and large SUV will be axed.

UK becomes Mazdas largest European market (UK)

The UK has become the biggest market for Mazdas in Europe. The manufacturer shifted a record 11,372 cars in September, an increase of 8.3% or 900 units, over the previous highest month in March 2008.

It was also the single biggest month for Mazda since its arrival in the UK in the early 1960s. The Mazda2 was easily the biggest selling car in the Mazda range, with 4,824 units leaving the dealerships.

“This has been a difficult year for the industry,” said Jeremy Thomson, Managing Director Mazda UK. “However, we have seen our retail share increase through the year, and this is the real test of popularity rather than just simple volume.

“To put the September sales achievement into perspective it is just 4,488 sales short of the full year volume in 2001 when we took over the business.”

New car sales soar (UK)

UK car sales have risen again, with scrappage and soaring demand for 59-plate cars driving a dramatic increase in the number of registrations in September. July saw the first increase at 2.4%, August saw an increase of 6% and last month saw car sales rise by 11.4%.

Figures reveal that 367,929 new cars were registered in Britain last month. That's an 11.4% increase over the same period last year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

The SMMT says that scrappage-scheme buyers accounted for 77,000 car sales in September, but figures also revealed that sales to businesses and large fleets are still declining.

Hyundai and Kia continue to be the big winners with the scrappage scheme. Hyundai enjoyed its best ever month in September, selling 11,000 cars - 8,300 of them under the scheme. The company reports that it still has 10,000 orders for its i10 city car outstanding. The firm has sold over 40,000 vehicles but is constantly running out of stock. Sales have sky-rocketed by 69% compared to 2008. Kia registered 9,700 cars, with 5,130 of them qualifying for the scrappage rebate, and reports that demand for its Picanto remains strong.

Alfa Romeo, Seat and Nissan sales were up 148%, 38% & 30% respectively. Alfa sales soared due to the launch of the MiTo hatchback. Jeep, Mercedes and Audi sales plunged 15%, 14% & 8% year-on-year. The Fiesta has sold more than 50,000 units since it's launch in October 2008.

SMMT chief executive Paul Everitt said: 'Market conditions remain challenging, with demand being underpinned by the extremely successful scrappage incentive scheme.'

“The extension of the scheme will help to sustain demand through the latter part of this year and into 2010. This will allow economic recovery to strengthen and safeguard valuable industrial capability.”

The top 10 best-sellers in September:

1) Ford Fiesta – 22,635

2) Vauxhall Corsa – 16,379

3) Ford Focus – 13,622

4) Vauxhall Astra – 13,190

5) Volkswagen Golf – 11,787

6) Peugeot 207 – 9,161

7) Mini – 8,634

8) BMW 3 Series – 7,465

9) Toyota Yaris – 6,896

10) BMW 1 Series – 6,671

Worst performers in September:

1) Cadillac - 86.89%

2) Daihatsu - 73.63%

3) Saab - 50.00%

4) Lotus - 38.64%

5) Bentley - 35.29%

Mainland Europe sales also shoot-up -

France and Italy both saw sharp rises in year-on-year new car sales in September, but sales fell 15% year-on-year in Sweden where no scheme exists.

French sales were up 14.1% on last year’s levels. Carmakers' association CCFA said: “The scrapping scheme benefited all carmakers that have entry-level or compact models; this range now accounts for one in two car sales in France.” The French scrappage scheme will continue into 2011 as a gradual phase out to lessen the impact its withdrawal will have on the market.

Spanish sales were up 18% year-on-year in September, although September 2008 was a very poor month in the country for sales.

Germany also saw an increase in its new car sales in September, despite the end of its scrappage scheme. The VDIK association of foreign automakers said sales rose between 20 and 25% year-on-year last month. It also raised its forecast for the full year to 3.7 million units from its previous outlook of 3.45 million. In 2008, new registrations stood at 3.1 million.

Italian sales figures are expected to be announced. Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi has pledged to extend his country’s scrappage scheme beyond the end of the year should there be sufficient demand.

Infiniti M35 Hybrid due in 2011 (UK)

This is the hybrid version of the new Infiniti M35. The M35 is the firm's first hybrid and could pave the way for the technology to be used across the range.

Power comes from a 3.5 litre V6 and the hybrid system has been developed entirely in-house. It uses a novel twin-clutch arrangement with the first clutch installed between the electric motor and the engine. All the components power a single propshaft to the rear differential, helping to give the car a “consistent feel” under all conditions.

The electric motor boosts the V6 in “power assist” mode when maximum acceleration is required, and also works as a generator. It both charges the battery in the normal way and recovers energy otherwise lost during deceleration and braking. The M35 Hybrid can also run solely on its electric motor in certain driving conditions. The battery pack is a “laminated” lithium-ion (Li-ion) unit that Infiniti says offers twice the power of a nickel metal hydride battery of the same dimensions. Lamination is used to enhance the pack’s cooling performance, giving improved reliability.

No performance or economy figures have been disclosed but expect a large improvement on the 26.7mpg combined currently claimed for the Infiniti G37 saloon.

Hybrid technology could “potentially” find its way into other Infiniti models, said a company source, although it is likely this would be in the next-generation models. The M35 Hybrid will arrive in the UK mid-2011.

Ford Fiesta due in December (U.S)

Ford will launch the U.S Fiesta at the Los Angeles motorshow in December. The U.S firm launched the ‘Fiesta Movement’ earlier this year, which saw 100 Euro-spec range-topping Fiestas being given to people to blog about their experiences and drum up interest in the car. Due to the amount of publicity, Ford has 100,000 test drives prepeared for when the car goes on sale in Spring 2010 as a 2011 model.

Sam De La Garza, Ford Fiesta marketing manager, said: “This is the perfect time to show the North American Fiesta”.

“The Fiesta Movement will have wrapped up, and after hearing so much about this car leading up to the reveal, everyone will finally get to see what we are so excited about.”

2009 BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept Pictures

2009 BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Pictures

2009 BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Pictures

2009 BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Pictures

2009 BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Pictures

2009 BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Pictures

2010 Lotus Elise Club Racer Pictures

2010 Lotus Elise Club Racer (yellow)

2010 Lotus Elise Club Racer (sky blue)

2010 Lotus Elise Club Racer Pictures

Lotus has unveiled the Special Edition Lotus Elise Club Racer which is based upon the 134 hp Elise S and goes on sale on 15th September 2009.Lotus Making its debut at the I.A.A. in Frankfurt 2009, the Special Edition Lotus Elise Club Racer introduces new and exclusive colour schemes, bespoke interior and lightweight components all in a world class, high performance and low emission sports car.

Seat Ibiza most unreliable supermini (UK)

The Honda Jazz is the most reliable supermini on sale, while an incredible 48% of Seat Ibizas suffer faults, according to Warranty Direct. Warranty Direct based its findings on the results of its 50,000 UK policies that cover cars between the ages of 4-7 years old. The firm discovered that just 10% of Jazzes suffered a problem.

In second place was the Toyota's Yaris (13% incident of fault) followed by the Ford Fiesta, with 17% of all cars covered by the warranty provider suffering a failure.

Worst for reliability was the Seat Ibiza with 48% suffering a fault, 40% of which was suspension related. The Spanish car maker has yet to issue a statement but has already responded by carrying out an investigation into the warranty firm's claims. An insider has said that close attention will be paid to the sample size of the study.

As well as listing the average failure rate, Warranty Direct also listed the average cost of repair for a failure as being £208.99 in the supermini class. The third place Fiesta did well, costing less than half the average to fix at just £91.

Volvo C30 & C70 facelift pricing announced (UK)

Volvo has announced the new C30 range will kick off from £14,495 for the 1.6S - £1,000 cheaper than the '09 MY C30 entry-level 1.6 S, while the convertible C70 starts from £25,995 - with a £700 increase excluding the flagship model. The 1.6 SE and 1.6 R-Design have gone up by £750 to £16,245, the mid-ranking 2.0D SE has increased by £515 to 18,095 and the range-topping T5 R-Design now costs £20,235 - a £250 increase.

The C30 will be available in either S, SE, SE Lux and R-Design trims with the choice of six engines, including the efficient 108bhp 1.6 litre diesel that, thanks to the firm's DRIVe technology and the addition of stop/start, emits 99g/km CO2. Entry-level S trim includes electronic climate control, leather steering wheel & gearknob and alloy wheels.

The bigger C70 is available in just the S, SE and SE Lux trims with the choice of two diesels and two petrols. The base S comes with climate control, 16" wheels, cruise control and a premium sound system.

The £700 increase takes the cost of the entry-level 2.0D S to £25,995 and the best-selling D5 SE to £29,995. The price of the range-topping diesel D5 SE Lux Premium has increased by only £50, while the T5 SE Lux Premium is now £33,595 - £280 cheaper than the '09 MY C70.

Both revised Volvos go on sale in January 2010.

2110-The Roadster Sport Pictures

2010-The Roadster Sport starts at $128,500 in the United States and €112,000 (excluding VAT) in Europe. The Roadster Sport does 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, compared with 3.9 seconds for the standard Roadster. It comes with a hand-wound stator and increased winding density for lower resistance and higher peak torque. In addition to Yokohama's Ultra High Performance tyres, the Roadster Sport has improved suspension with adjustable dampers and anti-roll bars that will be tuned to the driver's preference.Finally this car is very impressive.

Cool Cars - The Black Collection

Each week we features cool cars of a certain color. This week we showcase cool cars in black....