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| Bang & Olufsen teams up with Mercedes-AMG Posted: 08 Aug 2008 02:20 AM CDT  This new partnership between AMG and B&O has made quite a few people in both companies smile. On the AMG side, Chairman of the Management Board, Volker Mornhinweg stated that “Mercedes-AMG represents high performance and exclusivity. The same is true of Bang & Olufsen's in-car sound systems. Jointly, we are therefore able to meet Mercedes-AMG customers' expectations to sound systems.”. On the B&O side, President and CEO of the company, Karl Kristian Hvidt Nielsen also stated that previous experience with Audi will be developed even more by this new partnership, “The agreement enables Bang & Olufsen to further utilize the expertise and processes we have built up in order to meet the requirements of the automotive industry, and, of course, Mercedes-AMG is also an interesting partner for Bang & Olufsen because the cars are sold across the world.”. This comes as great news for future Mercedes drivers as the regular sound system in the cars wasn’t really that good, at higher volume, the sound becoming really distorted.
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| Possible Golf VI GTI and GTI-R specs ? Posted: 08 Aug 2008 02:11 AM CDT  A major change will consist in the replacement of the old R32, the V6 powering it has been sliced due to the stricter EU regulations. In an effort to satisfy the power-hungry clients, VW will release a new version, called GTI-R which will feature AWD and will be powered by the 2.0 litre TFSI from the Audi S3. A GTI concept is expected to appear this fall at the Paris Motor Show, and clients will be able to purchase it in spring 2009.
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| Look who’s got a new Smart car Posted: 07 Aug 2008 11:35 AM CDT  Well, I bet you said many times that the Smart is a small car. Too small for you. That you’d like to be an ecological angel, but there is not enough room in the car. From today, you have no more excuses. Guess who bought a Smart car ? Shaquille O’Neal just got himself a Smart Convertible. Since the guy is 7 feet and one inch, or 2.16 m tall, the only version that would fit him is the convertible one. So there you have it. No more excuses for you not to save the planet. Check out one more photo after the jump.  Source: The Dirty (Via Carscoop  |
| Posted: 07 Aug 2008 08:16 AM CDT  With VW’s Golf VI almost out, Opel can’t afford wasting any time with their new Opel Astra. And here are a couple of spy photos, taken by one of Autojunk’s readers, on the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We can see a prototype of the new Astra, which looks like it will follow the Insignia design line which means more curved lines and a more sporty look. Built on GM’s Delta platform, the new Astra will be offered in three and five-door version, station wagon, sedan and cabriolet. Pictured here we’ve got a five door version. Under the bonnet, Opel will offer the same engine range, plus a new 1.4 litre turbocharged that will produce between 120 and 140 hp and 175 to 200 Nm of torque. Rumors say that the engine will offer an 8% improvement in fuel consumption The new Opel Astra will make its debut at next year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, sales will start soon after and it will be available in the US as a Saturn and in Australia as a Holden. Check out one more photo after the jump.  Source Autojunk.nl (Via Carscoop)  |
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