Video footage of the next generation 2009 Golf GTI has recently emerged on YouTube. The clip itself is not the most inspiring video ever made, but fans of the iconic GTI will be welcome this footage all the same. For more on the new GTI read this previous AUSmotive article.
Month: October 2008
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BMW Concept X1 in video and pictures
“The BMW Concept X1 sets the standard for cool elegance, modern style, and variable function in the premium compact segment,” says Guenther Seemann, Managing Director of BMW Group Australia. Another day, another SUV with tenuous marketing justification. To be fair, this X1 looks a damn sight better than the hideous X6. Expect BMW to sell plenty of X1s and expect plenty to never see any dirt.
Pics and BMW Australia’s press release after the jump. Official Concept X1 microsite HERE.
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Paul Newman 1925-2008
You have probably already heard the sad news of Paul Newman‘s death from lung cancer last weekend. What you may not have realised is just what an all-round good bloke he seemed to be. We mainly know Newman from his movies and motor racing—and you may have even tried some of his Newman’s Own pasta sauces—but it is his work for charity that may well leave the biggest mark. This obituary by Dahlia Lithwick tells of Newman’s work with his Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. It is a most inspiring read.
Shortly before his death, Paul Newman took to the track one last time, driving his GT1 Corvette around Lime Rock. He lived an envious life—and he lived it well—in the true sense of the word.
The world is a poorer place for Paul Newman’s passing. May he rest in peace.
Source: autoblog; image: prorallypix