Ford Announces Focus RS Performance Model For 2009

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Ford of Europe is confirming its plan to deliver an exciting all-new, high performance Focus RS model for launch in 2009. A design image released by the company today hints at the exciting direction the new model is taking.

The new Focus RS will be based on the dynamic new Focus ST. It will be developed by Ford Team RS, a specialist team led by Jost Capito who, as previously announced, is being appointed to the new role as Vehicle Line Director for Ford of Europe Performance Vehicles from Jan. 1, 2008.

“With two consecutive Manufacturers’ World Rally Championship titles under our belt, the time is right to create a new Focus RS,” said John Fleming, Ford of Europe’s President and CEO. “With the Fiesta and Focus ST models, Jost and his team have proved already that they can deliver exciting and practical performance road cars. The success of these models, combined with Jost’s experience in motorsport and Ford of Europe’s positive business results, mean that we now have a credible business case for a no-compromise Focus RS roadcar for more enthusiastic drivers.”

The basic concept for a new Focus RS has been under development within Ford Team RS under Capito’s leadership for some months already. Now that the programme has been given the “green light,” Capito and his team will be concentrating fully on this programme.

“We have reviewed our technical options and worked closely with the Design team on how the car might look, and I’m very excited by the results,” said Capito. “Now with the programme going ahead, the hard work really starts as the small team working on the project takes the car from prototype to production.”

Ford of Europe will not reveal any of the technical details of the new Focus RS until closer to launch in 2009. The company plans to show a concept version of the car publicly for the first time in mid-2008.

Puma Roma 68
Many sneaker companies have turned to past releases from many ages ago for inspiration of present models including Puma who will be re-releasing the original Roma 68.
Roma 68 features suede and an overall simple and casual, look, which is anything but a bad thing. The Puma Roma68 will be releasing at Hanon Shop next month. If you want to buy this model in Romania you should do it online on Eastbay and if you need more detailed information we recommend Adidasi Noi .


Nokia 888 Mobile Phone
A personal mobile communication device which lets you be free and fun. It is light, and cool and most important You can change the form of the body and the color. And you can do the same by sending an e-motion to your friend. The bracelet-like 888 is envisioned to use a liquid battery, feature speech recognition, a flexible touch screen, and a touch sensitive body cover. You can put it into your pocket, or put on your wrist when you want to make a video call on the go, you can roll it and make it smaller. If you want to talk like a normal telephone, there you have your telephone shape. More about this concept on Informatii Telefoane. I hope to see this phone by the end of this year but I'm not holding my breath. If you are in Romania and you want to buy cheap phones we recommend 123gsm.ro and Marketgsm.ro

The Most Expensive Cars of 2007

Yes that’s right; the €1 million (approx $1.48 million with the current exchange rate) Lamborghini Reventon didn’t even come close to making it in Business Week’s list of the 15 most expensive cars sold in 2007. Heck, the least expensive car in the magazine’s list, the 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Corto, was sold in June this year for nearly double the price of a Reventon, at $2.8 million! The honor for the most expensive car sold in 2007 falls to a 1962 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Testa Rossa which changed hands in May for a record $9.3 million, making it the most expensive Ferrari ever sold. Ferrari’s seemed quite popular this year as eight models are included in the “top 15”.

The 15 Most Expensive Cars of 2007

$9.3 million - 1962 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM

$5.7 million - 1953 Ferrari 340/375 MM

$5.5 million - 1966 Shelby Cobra

$4,950,000 - 1959 Ferrari 250 GT

$4,510,000 - 1931 Bentley 4_-Liter

$4,455,000 - 1959 Ferrari 250 GT

$4,400,000 - 1935 Duesenberg SJ

$3,740,000 - 1933 Delage D8S

$3,564,000 - 1970 Ferrari 512S

$3,520,000 - 1884 DeDion, Bouton et Trepardoux

$3,267,000 - 1966 Ferrari 206 SP Dino

$3,118,500 - 1953 Ferrari 340 MM

$2,970,000 - 1912 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Double Pullman

$2,821,500 - 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competizione

$2,819,000 - 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Corto

Via: Business Week , Image: Sports Car Market

Rudy Giuliani A NASCAR Fan?

Republican presidential hopeful, former N.Y. Mayor Rudy Giuliani, center,walks with his wife Judith, right, and Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, left, prior to the start of the Ford 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series auto race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

17 Most Bizarre Statues in The World

1.In front of the Ernst & Young building (Los Angeles)

2.Optimus Prime (Southern China)

3.The "Magic tap" (found in "Aqualand" of Cadiz, Spain), which appears to float in the sky with an endless supply of water. Actually, there is a pipe hidden in the stream of water that holds the whole structure.

4.A Mona Lisa made of computer chips (ASUS headquarters)

5.(Prague)

6.Baseball Man

7.(Oslo, Norway)

8.Santa Fe, New Mexico

9.(Potsdam, Germany)

10."Iron Lady", in front of the building Regentes (Netherlands)

11.(Salt Lake City)

12.(Singapore)

13.Keukenhof (Lisse, Holland)

14.In front of the Bukcheon Museum (Seoul, Korea)

15.A contemporary representation of Charles La Trobe in central Melbourne (This temporary installation was removed at the end of June 2006 and has been acquired by La Trobe University).

16.London Ink

17.A life-like statue of a man swimming through the grass on the South Bank of the River Thames is unveiled.