Eight cars might not sound a lot, but at a cost of £115,000+ each, which is the equivalent of around $200,500 or €148,000 with the current exchange rates, it is somewhat surprising that that Caterham managed to sell all RS Levante supercars in a relatively short period of time. The most powerful production Caterham ever which is being hand-built by Hertfordshire-based RS Performance in association with Caterham Cars, packs a 500+bhp 2.4-liter supercharged V8 engine, housed in a modified version of the lightweight Caterham SV chassis.
For the first time in more than a year, the price of a barrel of oil slipped on Thursday, October 16, 2008, below $70 US. In New York, crude oil features for November fell as much as 8 percent or to put that in dollars, $5.97, to $68.57 a barrel before closing at $69.85. Oil prices have been rapidly declining since spiking at an alarming $147 a barrel in July, 2008, when there were widespread fears that prices could go over $200 a barrel.
However, it seems that the economic downturn on both sides of the Atlantic has evidently put the brakes on the ‘oil-rally’. Our question to our international readership (sic..) is whether or not you’ve seen prices going significantly down at the petrol pump, and if so, how much do you pay now? Have your say in the comment section.
Skoda’s UK arm announced today that it has made the Fabia Sport edition a tad sportier by lowering its suspension by 15mm. Unfortunately the modification will see an increase of £290 per vehicle with the new prices applicable to orders placed from 1 October. The Sport edition is available with two petrol engines, 70HP 1.2L (£10,880) and 105HP 1.6L (£12,035) and two diesel units, 80HP 1.4L (£12,340) and 105HP 1.9L (£13,025). All Sport editions boast 16-inch alloys and a subtle bodykit as standard.
Volkswagen of UK has announced prices for its sixth generation Golf ahead of the car’s arriving in the British market in January. The base model starts from £13,150 which is the equivalent of $22,700 or €16,900 with the current exchange rates. That will get you into an entry-level S three-door model with a puny 1.4-litre 80 PS engine. Prices rise to £20,980 for the range-topping GT five-door with 2.0-litre TDI 140 PS and six-speed DSG gearbox.
Skoda has just made its compact-sized MPV more alluring for UK customers by adding £1,500 worth of additional equipment to the Roomster ‘2′ completely free of charge. Additional features include panoramic sunroof, acoustic rear parking sensors, metallic paint, sunset glass and electric rear windows. The Roomster 2, priced from £11,630 OTR, comes equipped with 15” alloy wheels, air conditioning, electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors, electric front windows, remote central locking, curtain airbags and a trip computer as standard.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ UK department has released prices and specs for the new Caddy Sportline and Caddy Maxi Sportline models that were first announced last month. The top-of-the-range Caddys are offered with a 140HP 2.0-liter diesel engine mated to a six-speed gearbox with the Sportline sprinting from 0 to 62 mph (100km/h) in 10.1 sec and the Maxi Sportline in 10.5 sec. Both variants feature a top speed of 116 mph or 187 km/h.
Following the X-Bow’s market launch this summer and its race debut at the European GT4 Sports Light series where it claimed the top three spots at the end of the 18-round championship, KTM announced the release of a the X-Bow Race, a fully FIA homologated GT4 Sports Light racing car. Drawing on experience from the X-Bow’s first season of professional motorsport in Europe, the new Race model features more than 30 modified or new components compared with the standard, road-legal version of the mid-engined sports car.
In 2009 Toyota releases the Yaris five-door liftback, a sort of sportsback for the young masses. Before that SEMA 2009 is seeing the first incarnation of its “street” version, the Yaris Five-Door Tailback concept. Presented in a green hue with gold metal flake pain, the car embraces things like wide body kit, widened front and rear fender flairs, 11-inch wide wheels, a custom hood and newly designed rear spoiler.
All very interesting, but not so much as the automated rear suicide doors and the horizontal rear split tailgate that makes it look like a truck load gate. As a young attraction the car features all things entertainment, things like a Pioneer audio visual system that displays a number of digital gauges and plays content through the integrated iPod.
Yaris Five-Door Tailback concept runs on compressed natural gas (CNG) system which allows the driver the option of switching to that fuel source at will.
Source: Toyota
