Published June 30, 2008
in SEAT.
Complete press release after the jump more images. Great looking car! 7-speed DSG, TDI and get this… its more lightweight with a more rigid body! Something a lot of other manufacturers should think about.
Sporty and full of emotion
- New sportier coupé body
- New seven-speed DSG gearbox for the first time in this segment
- Five stars after stringent Euro NCAP testing
The new Ibiza SportCoupé raises the bar of sportiness on SEAT’s newest model, combining impressive, vanguard exterior design with exceptional dynamic qualities and a wide range of engine options, which now includes the efficient 80 hp 1.4 and 90 hp 1.9 diesel versions. In addition, with a seven-speed DSG transmission making its debut in this segment, the Ibiza range now features a technical innovation that provides it with greater response and excellent driving comfort. Continue reading ‘The new SEAT Ibiza SportCoupé’
Dindo Capello will return to the American Le Mans Series with the two-time LMP1 champion teaming with fellow Italian Emanuele Pirro at Lime Rock Park for next week’s American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix. The July 12 race will be Capello’s first in the Series since taking P1 honors (and third overall) for Audi at Sebring. Continue reading ‘ALMS: Dindo Capello returns to Lime Rock’
Hope someone out there gets to visit Stanley!
The winner of the Grand Challenge for autonomous automobiles returns to San Jose, California, where it was originally developed
Grand Challenge 2005The penultimate stop in the Touareg Stanley’s international exhibition tour is The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. The prototype will be on display there from 20 June to 18 July 2008. It was here in the Silicon Valley region near San Francisco that the Stanley project was originally born. Continue reading ‘The Volkswagen Touareg Stanley on display in Silicon Valley’
GIAC and VF-Engineering. We run both and you should too! 
GIAC tuned Regal Autosport RSS GTI takes the title of Fastest MK5 at GTI international 2008!
GIAC would like to congratulate Regal Autosport and VF-Engineering for taking top honors at the 2008 GTI International Sprint Competition in Leicestershire, England. Regal brought out their in-house Mk5 GTI equipped with the VF-Engineering/GIAC RSS turbo upgrade for some friendly competition in front of a gathering of enthusiasts. Continue reading ‘Fastest MK5 at GTI international 2008′
