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Nissan played a new game at NAIAS when it revealed its concept car the URGE, with the standard driving features such as anti-lock brakes and an added bonus: the Xbox 360. When parked, drivers can play various games using the car’s own steering wheel, gas pedal and brake pedal while viewing the game on a flip-down seven-inch LCD screen. The Xbox includes Project Gotham Racing 3 (PGR-3), which allows drivers to virtually zoom through five universal locations: Manhattan, London, Las Vegas, Tokyo and the Nurburgring test track in Germany.

Mazda unveiled its Kabura concept car at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit which opened to the media on January 8. The Mazda Kabura is a compact coupe that is designed to be sporty yet functional. “Kabura” is a Japanese term taken from “Kabura-ya”, an arrow that makes a sound when fired and was used to signal the start of a battle.

BMW has announced the specification for the long-awaited Z4M.

The new model takes the 343 bhp engine from the outgoing M3, which provides zero to 62mph acceleration of 5.0 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 155mph. It also has unique steering (hydraulic rather than the standard car’s electro-mechanical) and conventional tyres rather than run flats. These are intriguing developments as road testers have criticised both features of the standard car – it seems BMW Motorsport agrees.

At the same time, the standard car is being given a very mild facelift and a new 3.0 engine producing 265 bhp, badged si. There are also two modified versions of the 2.5 litre engine: the 2.5 si produces 218 bhp and the 2.5 i produces 177 bhp.

Source: Reuters UK

Turn your Mustang into the king of the road using Ford Racing Performance Part’s new line of Mustang ‘Performance Packs’ being introduced at the 2005 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Mustang was the talk the show last year, and that will only continue with these new speed parts developed by Ford Racing.

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Phil Cooper, one of K&N’s UK supported racers has scooped both the British Autograss Championship class nine title and the prestigious overall title. Driving the 300bhp Lexus touring car engined special, the 20 year old beat off strong opposition from over 500 competitors to snatch the title by one point in the final race of a long season. This adds to his 2003 B.A.S. class nine, 2005 North of England, 2005 MAP Open, 2005 Dash for Cash, 2005 Yorkshire Open and 2005 Evesham Open titles.

A grand total of 51 wins from 70 starts and a further 10 podium finishes ensured a great season for the team. Phil stated he was delighted to win the title despite some setbacks earlier in the year as he thanked all his sponsors especially K&N!

K&N has just made available the 63 series AirCharger kit for 4.7L 2005 Dodge Dakota Part# 63-1546). 63 Series Intake Kits or AirCharger Intakes are built for many different vehicles and represent a dramatic improvement over a K&N O/E replacement filter alone. These intakes use only non-metallic rotationally molded tubes that can reduce intake air temperature and decrease intake sound over a metal tube. Restriction can exist BETWEEN an air filter and the engine reducing the benefit of a K&N Air Filter. The weakest link in the airflow “chain” robs a vehicle of its natural horsepower. Often that weak point is the factory air path leading to the Engine. K&N Air Intake Kits virtually eliminate air path restriction by replacing the air filter and the entire air path to the engine. The aerodynamically engineered tube drives a massive amount of air into an engine, which translates into POWER. 63 Series Intake Kits are not legal for street use in some U.S. states.

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