BMW Video from the 2006 Paris Show

See the new 3 Series Coupe, the facelifted X3 and the M6 Cabriolet in BMW's -mediocre, to be honest, stand at Paris.

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Honda Civic Type R Sedan 220Hp+ : Official car for the F1 Japan GP, production begins in 2007

Don't you just love white Type R's, even if it's a 4door version ? Before you run to your local dealer though learn that, for now, the pictured Civic Type R Sedan is a prototype which will be used as the official car for the 2006 F1 Japan Gran Prix -to be held at the Suzuka Circuit on October 6-8. But luckily for us, not for long as Honda revealed that a production model will go on sale in Japan in spring 2007. That means that the 4door Civic Type R will probably find its way into Europe latter in the same year.

As for the car, according to Honda, besides it's hefty bodykit that includes a rear wing tha could put a WRX to shame and it's sport suspension, the 4door Civic Type R is fitted with a tuned version of the 3door Type R's 2.0 i-VTEC engine with an output in excess of 220 Hp (from 201 Hp). via: Jalopnik

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2007 Ford Mondeo Update : To be revealed in the UEFA Champions League final, plus new info on engines

During the Paris Show I talked to a few Ford PR's who informed me among other things, that the product version of the Mondeo concept will be officially revealed to the public during the 2007 UEFA Champions League soccer final match in Athens, Greece on the 23rd of May 2007.

Of course we've already seen how the production vehicle will look like through a dozen or so pics from the "fake" model that will play in the James Bond movie -click here to see a large-sized gallery: Carscoop.

Another interesting thing I learnt was that, besides its new, Kinetic themed design, the Mondeo will be the first model in Ford's future Euro line-up that will feature a new generation of engines, starting up with a brand new 1,6 litre 4cylinder petrol motor that will produce about 125 to 130 Hp. According to Ford personnel, the company has just started pumping money into the engineering department as it doesn't want to be left behind in this area.

Don't forget, Ford is probably one of the few remaining companies in Europe that hasn't announced (yet) any future plans for Turbo engines.

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Alfa Romeo 8c Competizione Driving Video

Now tell me, how can you avoid falling in love with something like this? Sometimes, words can't even start to describe a man's passion... Unfortunately though, Alfa seems to think that it should only please our eye's for now, so there's no Italian V8 symphony going on here. To make it up I added Adriano Celentano's classic, "24.000 Baci" song. Hope you agree with my choice. PS: Check out the original Alfa Romeo 8c bellow that was shown in Paris

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Audi R8 Driving & Paris Show Presentation Videos

Without doubt, Audi's first ever supercar "stole" the hearts of a lot of people in Paris with it's futuristic styling -and not only. But enough with the pictures, now it's time to see the R8 in live action thanks to Audi and it's new promo video that includes driving & beauty shots. After you get your V8 "dose" check out the following video from Audi's R8 presentation in Paris.

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Paris Show Aftermath - Femme Fatal Part 2

Ok, I finally got around sorting out the pics so here it is: the second part of Paris Show “fatal female” collection. In case any of you missed the first set of pics, get your Paris model "dose" by clicking here : Carscoop

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2007 Ford Mondeo - New set of pictures

Just got my hands on a bunch of new 2007 Ford Mondeo pictures including some straight from the James Bond Casino Royal movie set that will open in cinemas worldwide on November 17.

According to Ford, although 007 (played by Daniel Craig) will use an Aston Martin as his personal vehicle, the new Mondeo will be the first car to appear in the film as Bond drive's to a hotel after arriving in the Bahamas on the trail of a terrorist cell.

The Mondeo featured in the movie is a specially-built 5-door example Ford's upcoming mid-size sedan, fitted with a sports bodykit. But despite its near to production looks, this is not a real car: it's a look-alike (drivable though), made from wood and fiberglass!

It was constructed by hand at Ford of Europe's Design Studio in Cologne, Germany, in January, 2006 and it was then shipped under great secrecy to the filming location in the Bahamas, where the short driving sequence was filmed.

"The new Mondeo was essentially still on the drawing board when we were asked to supply the vehicle for filming in February 2006," said Martin Smith, Ford of Europe's Executive Director for Design. "As volume production for the car doesn't start until the second quarter of 2007, we had to create a one-off, driveable model based around a design studio property!"

"This team normally builds the clay and fiberglass models of all of our future products, so they are used to demanding timeframes and making full-scale models look like real vehicles," Smith added.

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