OTO WALLPAPER: March 2008

Monday, March 31, 2008

Gigantic 65,000 Sq.Ft. BMW “M” Billboard in Russia with Full Size Cars

Located somewhere in the center of Moscow City in Russia, this humongous billboard that advertises BMW’s sporty “M” models, covers an area of approximately 65,000 square feet or about 6,000 square meters. The billboard is so big that BMW has actually placed life-size versions of its “M” car range on it! –More pics after the jump

Via: Englishrussia

Gigantic 65,000 Sq.Ft. BMW “M” Billboard in Russia with Full Size Cars

Via: Englishrussia

Mazda’s Domestic Production Surpasses 1 Million Units in Fiscal Year 2007

Today, Mazda announced that production in Japan during fiscal year 2007 has exceeded one million units, marking the Japanese carmaker’s highest domestic production volume in 15 years since 1992. Masaharu Yamaki, senior managing executive officer in charge of production and business logistics, said:

“We want to thank all of our valued customers across the globe who have supported Mazda and helped us break the previous 15 year-old production record. Producing over one million vehicles in Japan during the first year of our new mid-term plan, the Mazda Advancement Plan, is extremely significant. This achievement shows we are on track to reach the targets set out in the plan. We will strive to maintain this momentum and drive Mazda’s growth forward.”

Mazda’s Domestic Production Surpasses 1 Million Units in Fiscal Year 2007

New Audi TT with 160Hp 1.8 TFSI Engine

Along with the TTS (2.0-liter, 272 Hp) and the TT 2.0 TDi (2.0-liter turbo diesel, 170Hp) that were presented earlier this year, yet another newcomer has been added to Audi’s sports car family: the TT 1.8 TFSI that is equipped with the VW Group’s 1.8-liter turbocharged engine that has an output of 160 hp and reaches 250 Nm (184.39 lb-ft) of torque between 1,500 and 4,500 rpm.

Available in both coupe and roadster forms, the TT Coupe 1.8 TFSi sprints from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 7.2 seconds while according to Audi, it features an average fuel consumption of just 6.7 liters per 100 km (35.11 mpg). The new basic version of the TT family will make its official debut at the Leipzig Auto Show in Germany in April, with sales in Europe following shortly after.

New Audi TT with 160Hp 1.8 TFSI Engine

Mitsubishi Fits Outlander with EVO X’s Twin-Clutch SST Transmission

Mitsubishi has revealed that the Outlander SUV will be offered in Europe with the Lancer Evolution X’s Twin Clutch SST. The new 6-speed dual-clutch automated manual gearbox offers faster gear shifts along with lower fuel consumption and emissions versus manual transmissions.

Further specification details are still to be announced, but the European Outlander Twin-Clutch SST models will come complete with paddle shifters, dual mode (Normal/Sport) and Hill Start Assist functions. The Outlander Twin Clutch SST will first be displayed at the Paris Motor Show in early October 2008, before a retail launch during the first quarter of 2009. No word yet on when Mitsubishi will start offering the US Spec Outlander with the dual-clutch transmission.

Mitsubishi Fits Outlander with EVO X’s Twin-Clutch SST Transmission

Face-Off: The Mazda GT-R R35, the Pontiac 135i Coupe and More

Last night as we were watching the movie Face Off with John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, we had an epiphany; what if we could do the same thing with cars? Sort of like how Conan O’Brian merges photographs of stars to see what their children would look like. But for our purposes, let’s say that someone took a BMW 135i Coupe and swapped its face with a Pontiac G8; how would this Bavarian-American tranny look like –probably more attractive than a cross between Martha Stewart and Michael Jackson, but that’s totally irrelevant. See what we came up by following the jump. -Continued