Depending on where you are, you might like to call it a cabriolet, but the newly unveiled 2012 BMW 650i has some exciting guts. The new 650i boasts the automaker’s twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 sending 400 horsepower (peaking at 6,400 rpm) and 450 pound-feet of torque (from 1,750 to 4,500 rpm) through an eight speed automatic or six-speed manual.
Power is of course sent to the rear, giving you a a 0-60 mph time of 4.9 seconds and a limited top speed of 155 mph.
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Launched only just last month, the Samsung YP-U6 falls into the new generation of Samsung’s affordable, basic audio player line up. This isn’t to say its featureless. Its predecessor, the U5 did rather well in many reviews as it was designed perfectly as a mini mp3 player for going to the gym, which made it a perfect alternative for the more pricey iPod Shuffle.
ASUS and Lambo have recently worked together to start the engines on their latest newly designed lappie – the ASUS-Lamborghini Eee PC VX6 ultraportable 12.1” notebook weighs only 1.5kg, co-designed by Lamborghini and inspired by the superstar Murcielago LP640 Roadster.
Late last year we covered briefly that Ferrari was to launch its own Ferrari themepark – Ferrari World quite possibly the only true haven for petrolheads, adrenaline junkies and theme park fans. Just opened yesterday, Ferrari World has been dubbed the next best thing to sitting in an actual Ferrari F1 racer, which I’m sorry to say many of us won’t have the opportunity to in our lifetime.
You’re not looking at any ordinary set of 2.0 multimedia speakers, the recently launched Creative Inspire T12 is affordable yet bluetooth equipped and aspires to be a unique set of 2.0, one which has been designed like no other.
While I personally believe Steve Jobs has entered the new 11″ MacBook Air into the dying market of netbooks, he has however, created a Mac netbook like no other. With the new MacBook Air just as thin but even more lightweight (2.3 pounds), it will be an attractive netbook hard to beat.
Unveiled at Sydney’s Australian International Motor Show, the Lexus CT 200h F Sport has a revised body kit, up-sized alloys, tinted glass, specific dashboard and door panel trim, a thicker steering wheel, and new sporty pedals.
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