The Peugeot 5008, after the Peugeot 3008 crossover, is Peugeot’s second new product offering in the large M1 vehicle segment. This compact five to seven seater people carrier offers a number of significant benefits that will enhance and strengthen Peugeot’s presence in the family car market. After the Peugeot 308 SW and the recent 3008 crossover, the Peugeot 5008, with a length of 4.53 m and a height of 1.64 m, is a natural extension to Peugeot’s current offerings in the M1 segment.

The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is Ferrari’s latest front-engine, rear-wheel-drive 12-cylinder exotic sports car. It gets its name from a combination of its engine displacement of 5,999cc, “Gran Turismo Berlinetta,” which is Italian for “grand touring hardtop” and Fiorano, Ferrari’s test track in Fiorano Modenese, Italy.

The 599 GTB Fiorano debuted for the 2007 model year. Powered by a retuned version of the V12 engine found in the F1-inspired Ferrari Enzo road car, the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano produces a dizzying 612 horsepower and 448 pound-feet of torque. With a curb weight of 3,722 pounds, that gives the 599 GTB a stunning weight-to-power ratio of 6.1 pounds per hp. Ferrari claims the car can go from zero to 60 mph in less than 3.7 seconds, with a top speed of around 205 mph.

If you’re looking to buy a new Honda Civic, this UK owner’s review and road test will prove helpful. It reviews a Honda Civic 2.2 CTDi Diesel ES specification car, covering all aspects of buying a new or used Honda Civic with some useful before you buy tips from UK Honda dealers.

The new Euro Honda Civic is an sporty car with beautiful lines and a radically different shape from the previous Civic, aimed at increasing the car’s appeal to a younger clientele. The all new design has considerable Italian influence as the Japanese designer spent time in Italy formulating a truly unique and beautiful concept car. To complement the range, the new Honda Civic type R is now launched offering exhilarating performance and superb handling. The new model Civic Type R is equipped with a 204BHP 2.0 litre i-VTEC engine, capable of 0 – 60mph in 6.4 seconds and a maximum speed of 146mph.

TOYOTA has launched a new vehicle which combines the slickness of a sports car with a petrol-electric hybrid engine.

The car manufacturer launched its Future Toyota Hybrid Sports (FT-HS) concept today, and said the vehicle would provide both ultra high performance and ultra low fuel use and emissions.

Toyota’s manager of product development Doug Soden said the new vehicle showed that hybrids could be made not only for the masses but from a sports perspective as well.

“There is a stronger need for hybrid vehicles to be on the market, or much more fuel efficient vehicles,” Mr Soden said.

“Whichever way you look at it, whether it is a petrol-electric or hydrogen-electric, there needs to be that hybrid interface.”

Produced by Toyota’s research and design team in California, the FT-HS mates an electric motor to a 3.5-litre petrol engine. Toyota says its front engine, rear drive layout provides optimum performance, reaching speeds of 100 km/h in around four seconds.

“What we’re able to do is use a smaller capacity engine in conjunction with the hybrid transmission and electric motor … (and) give the same performance as a vehicle with a … larger engine,” Mr Soden said.

Bearing a resemblance to Kitt from the sci-fi TV series Knight Rider, Toyota design manager Nicolas Hogios said the car was a “mind-blowing design”.

“It’s very edgy … a portal or a vision into the future for Toyota design.”

Toyota corporate manager Greg Gardner said the FT-HS showed hybrid vehicles didn’t need to be boring and conservative.

“As well as environmental benefits, they could also be fun to drive,” Mr Gardner said.

He said there could be a day when a hybrid vehicle sporting a lightweight design was taking the track in a Formula One race.

“Particularly with European customers being very aware of the environment, a hybrid race car is the way to go. We’ve had the (hybrid) Supra win a 24-hour race in Japan, so we can just transfer that technology across to F1,” Mr Gardner said.

The car will be on display at the Melbourne International Motor Show from this Friday.

However, those planning to head to their local car yard to pick up the vehicle, will have to wait a little while.

“This is really a concept car, so we’ll judge reaction to that,” Mr Gardner said.

“Toyota can turn a car around pretty quickly, so for this kind of vehicle we are looking four to five years down the track.”

Mr Soden said there would be a day when fully electric vehicles had mass appeal, but it still might be some time away.

“There is a market in the future for pure electric vehicles. However, their usability is going to be quite limited from the distance you can travel, and from the infrastructure which you have to put in place in order to have a powerpoint to recharge the vehicle wherever you are,” Mr Soden said.

“In the end, it will happen though, especially for metropolitan short distance driving.”

According to several sources across the web Ford is indeed developing an all-new 32 valve 5.0L V8 engine with the code name ‘Coyote’ for a return in the 2011 Mustang GT and 2011 Ford F-150. The all-new 5.0L V8 powerplant is said to have 400 horsepower and 400 ft-lbs of torque. The new 5.0L V8 has been rumored for quite sometime and comes as no surprise to Mustang fans who knew Ford would have to do something to keep up with the new Challenger SRT8 and 2010 Camaro SS.

Ford has made no official announcement on the new 5.0L V8 as we expect it to stay that way until sometime in 2010. With the refreshed 2010 Mustang GT coming with the 4.6L V8 in a few months Ford would not want to hinder sales of their new pony car by releasing info on the new 5.0L V8.

Julien’s Auctions – which has previously dealt in The Beatles memorabilia – is hosting a seven-day Californian extravaganza in April auctioning off sculptures, art, games and cars from “the life and career of Michael Jackson”. A career which has seen him become one of the world’s most famous people.

Michael Jackson started out as the youngest member of the Jackson 5 – a five-piece family band managed by their father.

Marking himself from his brothers using his incredible singing voice, Michael Jackson quickly became the star attraction, and soon began forging out his super-successful solo career.

So this is obviously all fake, this could be a glimpse to the future. It would e cool to completely control a car with joystick and nothing else.

Modernization of sports cars has been unstoppable. The concept of the sports car generated by Enzo Ferrari’s in 1929 was the beginning of the sports car industry. He was the one that lead the way for other car manufacturers to follow the design of the Ferrari sports car.

The great designs of the Ferrari are well known for their car racing success and the Ferrari is the most extravagant and successful racing team in the history of Formula One racing. Ferrari has produced cars that have fascinated the world with their versions of the sports car and have promoted drivers like Michael Schumacher and Alberto Ascari in the world-wide sport of car racing.

The F430 is the flagship of Ferrari. This sports car is a muscular two-seat coupe, which was reengineered last year. It has became the most sought after car this year because of its great performance and affordable price of $161,000 which is considerably lower in price then most cars in its class.