This is how… I want to ride!

Aston Martin will be reworking on the looks of the Vantage and DB9 that will be due in 3 or 4 years time. The restyling will somehow stretch the life of the vehicles as the car manufacturer postponed plans to totally revamp the models due to financial issues. The basic dimensions of the DB9 and the Vantage though will be untouched.

According to an insider, Aston Martin will not be going to kick off things from scratch but make most of the excellent technology that they have in their disposal. The facelifts will be give the two models new styling for the exteriors and will also overhaul the interiors.

Aston Martin has not come up with a final design yet but they hint that the DB9 will take some inspiration from the One-77 limited series. The new DB9 will also take the flowing lines on the air vents on its side just like the Rapide and the Vantage look.

The carmaker is also set on reducing the weight of the two vehicles by using lightweight materials. The current model of the DB9 tips the scale at 1760 kilos. The British car marques plan to trim it down to about 1500 kg.

There will also be engine upgrades for the DB9 tagged as VH500 and the Vantage coined as VH600. The focus of the tweaks will be on the improvement of fuel efficiency and reducing the carbon dioxide emissions rather than jacking up the performance.

While you might want to haggle the best price, you might be able to find the best price via getting discounts and taking advantage of the incentives that many of the dealerships are offering up.  We all know that the automotive market is cut-throat and this can actually work to your advantage.

For example, if you are looking at a brand new car at one dealership and you are looking to invest in it but another dealership is having a sale on that model, why not go to that dealership?  There is nothing wrong with finding sales and incentives to help you get a cheap price!

The car market right now is a buyers market and it won’t be that way for too long, so make sure you take advantage of it!

Buying a car, especially your dream car is difficult – there are so many different things that you want to take into consideration and you certainly do not want to take the decision of purchasing a car lightly, especially if it is one car that you have been dreaming about forever now.  In this blog, we are going to truly talk about some of the top steps that you need to go through whenever you are purchasing a car.

The first thing that you are going to want to do whenever you are purchasing a car is make sure that you are haggling.  Haggling is definitely welcomed – not really but it is necessary – whenever you are purchasing a car.  You want to get the best price obviously.

In the next blog, we will talk about the incentives and rebates that the dealership might be offering up!

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What is one of the curviest, sleekest, hottest things to ever come out of Italy?

Sophia Loren, am I right?

Well, it is partly in homage to that beautifully aging siren of the stage and screen that Turin based automaker IDEA unveils the Sofia concept.

If the IDEA manufacturer seems at all familiar to you, by the way, you might remember them from their famed ERA concept.

The Sofia will definitely be giving that a run for its money.

Quoted as being completely Italian, so defined by its overall look, its entire shape, its feeling of elegance, and, of course, its name.

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I can’t quite say why, but I am having a serious Knight Rider moment right now.

And yes, although I hate to admit it, I am just about old enough to remember the Hoff’s original talking car.

(Incidentally, I also remember that K.I.T.T. was voiced by none other than the suave old dude who played Boy Meets World’s Mr. Feeney.)

Anyway. I get a Knight Rider kind of vibe from Citroen’s new concept, the Survolt. The French manufacturer has certainly given it a much needed, modern, ultra sleek twist, however.

Or maybe I am just a Francophone at heart, who simply happens to live in Boston.

So you have set yourself on a wiggle-room budget, now you want to make sure that you know exactly what you dream car is.  If you are a guy, most of the time, you know exactly what type of car you want and what type of car you have in mind, however … if you are still searching, make sure that you do your research.

To be perfectly honest, dream cars are hard to come by and typically, you can not find them new, unless you are the type of car buff that is in love with the newer cars versus the old.  That is why doing your research is so, so so important whenever you are purchasing a car.

Cars are a big deal, especially your dream car, so make sure that you follow these tips and tricks!

Buying your dream car is definitely something that a lot of people strive to do but did you know that there are steps that you can follow?  That is what we are going to talk about in the next couple blogs, how you can purchase your dream car and what the steps are that you can follow to ensure that you get your car!

One of the first things that you need to do is make sure that you have a budget.  While your dream car is probably going to be expensive, you want to make sure that you set yourself on a budget and be ready to walk away from the car … if it is too much out of your budget.

You always want to make sure that you leave yourself some wiggle room in your budget, because no one can stick directly to their budget when it comes to a car.

This is how I want to ride, I tell you what!

This picture is thanks to a leak that no one expected — especially not BMW. Part of their Mini division, I give you the Mini Countryman, a brand new crossover that will not be officially unveiled until Geneva’s upcoming motor show.

This is the very first model in the popular range of Minis that has not only four doors, but also all wheel drive. The idea is to offer much more freedom in terms of capability and space. Yet the brand has kept its design, not to mention all its premium qualities and its ease of handling.

It may not seem like a dream car, and yet there is something unquestionably luxurious and funky about the Mini brand.

Did you ever come across a car that just made you want to melt all over yourself as soon as you caught your first glimpse of it? Did you ever see a car and you just knew that if you got the opportunity to even just sit in the driver’s seat, you would become a puddle of goo as soon as you put the key in the ignition?

Well, I invite you to take a look at the Bertone Pandion concept. Do you need a moment? So do I. Take all the time you need; I will be waiting for you in the next paragraph.

Ready? Okay. I’m not sure I even need to say anything about this vehicle. What you are seeing is one of the very first pictures available of the Pandion concept by Stile Bertone.

Speed ratings are actually found on the sidewall of the tire in basically what you will come to know as the service description.  The letter following the two or even three digit numerical load index will actually dictate exactly what type of tire and what speed you can drive your car up to.

The table looks something like this:

S: 112 mph
T: 118 mph
H: 130 mph
V: 149 mph
W: 168 mph
Y: 186 mph

These are just a few of the letters that you can look for.  Generally speaking, the tires that are going to come on your cars and trucks are going to be ‘s’ or ‘t’ and race cars are generally going to have the other letters.  It all just depends.