Kudos: 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe Is Playboy's Car of the Year
NEW YORK ” The 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe, with a 330-horsepower inline-6 and a six-speed, is Playboy magazine's 2007 Hottest Car of the Year. The lineup of top automotive picks by the magazine will be featured in the January issue. Other winners include the Volkswagen Eos, which earned honors as the "best two-way player" for its folding metal top that opens and closes at the touch of a button. The Porsche 911 Turbo, with a 0-60-mph time of 3.7 seconds, was named "best sports coupe," and the redesigned Cadillac Escalade, with a 403-hp 6.2-liter V8, scored as "best SUV." The Ford Shelby GT500 was named "best bang for your buck" and the Toyota Tundra was picked as "best pickup." The team of automotive writers at Playboy also selected the Saturn Sky Red Line as the "best roadster." What this means to you: An interesting list from an interesting source.
Speedster arrested
JOHANNESBURG: Metro Police arrested a 31-year-old Gauteng man for travelling at 210 km/h in his BMW Z4 on the N14 between Krugersdorp and Pretoria yesterday.
Sen Supt Wayne Minnaar said the Metro Police would apply to have the car forfeited to the force.
Will the 2010 Audi R4 steal customers from the R8?
This year Audi has launched the new TT and the R8 supercar, but this are not all the goodies coming from Audi. In 2010 will be launched a new sport car, as a main competitor for the 2009 BMW Z4 and its M-badged variants. The R4 will be built together with another company from the Volkswagen Group, probably Seat. Read Article .
3 purses stolen at Pines gas station
While a woman pumped gas into her 2006 Honda CRV at the Amoco ACA station at 12500 Pines Blvd. between 12:40 and 12:50 p.m. Nov. 7, someone opened the unlocked passenger door and stole her purse from the seat.
The black purse, valued at $350, contained $300 in cash and other items.
During the same time period, a burglar entered an unlocked Chrysler Sebring convertible at a pump and stole a black purse valued at $150. It contained $100 in cash and identification documents.
Both victims described a white Dodge Magnum occupied by two men.
Between noon and 12:15 p.m. Nov. 14, while a woman entered the station to get a receipt, someone opened the unlocked door of her 2006 Lexus GX470 and stole her Louis Vuitton purse.
The purse and its contents were valued at $100.
Autos Insider Sneak Peek
Chrysler wants to stretch out the life cycle of its current Dodge Dakota pickup. So the U.S. arm of DaimlerChrysler AG will give the midsize Dakota an extensive face-lift for model year 2008, prior to a full redesign in 2012. The Dodge brand continues to evolve a new family face, with the '08 Dakota drawing styling inspiration, including the brand's signature cross-bar grille from the Nitro and the Charger. Dodge will start building the Dakota in fall 2007.
Paul Lienert
Z One to Want
What's that, Bunky? You say you have a hankering for an exciting ride -- but can't quite gather enough coin for a Cayman or a 'Vette?
Well, Bunky, I have a deal for you. In fact, when it comes to high-performance sports cars, it's probably the best buy on the planet.
In Web traffic tallies, intruders can say you visited them
The disappearing act came when Nielsen/NetRatings, a leading company in measuring Internet traffic, sharply cut its previously reported statistics for the financial Web site Entrepreneur.com to 2 million unique visitors in April, from 7.6 million.
Why the change? For millions of Web surfers, Entrepreneur.com visited them — and not the other way around, the measurement company said.
As computer users visited other sites, new browser windows popped up containing articles from Entrepreneur.com, according to Scott Ross, senior product manager for Nielsen/NetRatings.
Pop-up windows appear all over the Internet, including the Web site of The New York Times. But they are typically used as advertising to pitch a product or a service.
Caliber leads Euro-invasion
BELVIDERE, Ill. - The "Anything But Cute" Dodge Caliber is not just DaimlerChrysler's attempt to reinvent itself in the small-car market in the United States. It's the lead car in the company's attempt to introduce Dodge to the world.
Since making its debut on U.S. dealer lots early this year, salespeople have sold 75,791 of the aggressive-looking, sporty coupe/SUVs. Those are solid numbers, especially considering the car didn't make it to all lots until March. Still, the Caliber's numbers are behind the 110,370 Dodge Neons sold through the first 10 months of 2005.
Prince of Persia Rival Swords
The Prince of Persia makes his way home to Babylon, bearing with him Kaileena, the enigmatic Empress of Time, and unspeakable scars from the Island of Time. But instead of the peace he longs for, he finds his kingdom ravaged by war and Kaileena the target of a brutal plot. When she is kidnapped, the Prince tracks her to the Palace - only to see her murdered by a powerful enemy. Her death unleashes the Sands of Time, which strike the Prince and threaten to destroy everything he holds dear. Cast to the streets, hunted as a fugitive, the Prince soon discovers that the Sands have tainted him, too. They have given rise to a deadly Dark Prince, whose spirit gradually possesses him. Game features include: • Play and master two distinct characters: Wield the powers and weapons of two master warriors with different combat styles, attitudes and histories.
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