Tuesday, May 1, 2012

New Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet Priced from £29,310 in the UK


Volkswagen has announced UK pricing for its new Golf GTI Cabriolet that starts at £29,310 OTR for the manual gearbox model and rises to £30,610 for the DSG dual-clutch transmission version.

The first convertible in the Golf GTI's long history is available for order now from Volkswagen's UK dealerships, with the first deliveries due in July.

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New Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet Priced from £29,310 in the UK


Volkswagen has announced UK pricing for its new Golf GTI Cabriolet that starts at £29,310 OTR for the manual gearbox model and rises to £30,610 for the DSG dual-clutch transmission version.

The first convertible in the Golf GTI's long history is available for order now from Volkswagen's UK dealerships, with the first deliveries due in July.

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How Not to Transfer an Expensive Excavator on Sea


Some Greenlanders found a rather innovative but very costly way to create an artificial reef under the sea while attempting to transfer a brand new Manitou excavator to a nearby island on a barge pulled by a tugboat.

Evidently, there was some sort of miscalculation of the weight or the placement of the heavy machine and as a result, the excavator fell into the water. You can watch the video right past the break.

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How Not to Transfer an Expensive Excavator on Sea


Some Greenlanders found a rather innovative but very costly way to create an artificial reef under the sea while attempting to transfer a brand new Manitou excavator to a nearby island on a barge pulled by a tugboat.

Evidently, there was some sort of miscalculation of the weight or the placement of the heavy machine and as a result, the excavator fell into the water. You can watch the video right past the break.

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Prindiville Imagines Tuning the One-Off Lamborghini Aventador J Speedster


We would like to believe that the last thing going through the mind of the person who has or will acquire the one-off, €2.1 million Aventador J are 24 inch rims and carbon fiber spoilers, but for the sake of conversation and some crafty marketing to reach the masses, UK design house Prindiville has released a theoretical tune for Sant'Agata's speedster.

Prindiville's imaginary (i.e. photoshop) creation builds on the limited production design and performance package it offers for the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 coupé, of which only eight examples will be produced.

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Prindiville Imagines Tuning the One-Off Lamborghini Aventador J Speedster


We would like to believe that the last thing going through the mind of the person who has or will acquire the one-off, €2.1 million Aventador J are 24 inch rims and carbon fiber spoilers, but for the sake of conversation and some crafty marketing to reach the masses, UK design house Prindiville has released a theoretical tune for Sant'Agata's speedster.

Prindiville's imaginary (i.e. photoshop) creation builds on the limited production design and performance package it offers for the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 coupé, of which only eight examples will be produced.

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Subaru BRZ Coupe Prices Starting from £24,995 in Britain


The Subaru BRZ sports coupe will go on sale in the UK this summer with on-the-road prices ranging from £24,995 to £27,995, the same as its Toyota GT 86 alter ego.

There's a choice of two trim grades, SE and SE LUX, and two six-speed transmissions, a standard manual or for £1,500 more, an automatic with paddle shifters. All BRZ's are powered by the same 2.0-liter flat-four.

Subaru also plans to offer a cheaper and more basic S model based on the JDM BRZ RA in 2013.

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