Pajero renewed

Mitsubishi Pajero, or Montero as it is labelled in Spanish-speaking countries (without going into details on why...) will get a long overdue diesel engine upgrade in the 2010 year models coming to your dealer soon.

Instead of the pretty slow and fuel inefficient 3,2 liter 170hp engine Mitsubishi have increased the horsepower to 200 and decreased the fuel consumption, from 10.6 l/100km to 9,6 l/100km, breaking that psychologically important 10 l barrier! Finally the Pajero is catching up to its peers, the Nissan Patrol and Toyota Landcruiser, in terms of fuel efficiency. And in terms of power, not to mention value for money, it looks like it's going to give them a really hard time.

Have fun in Italy!

If you're heading for Italy this summer, and if you pack extremely light, you might just want to visit hertz.com and book a Lotus Elise to take you through this beautiful country. The Elise will be part of Hertz's Fun Collection, and I do hope we'll also see it at our local Hertz some time soon. Would be fun to take one for a spin or two over a weekend.

Photo: The Pug Father

A work of art

This has got to be the most perfect car interior ever manufactured. A work of art, quite simply. Yes, it's the new Porsche Panamera, and never have i wanted a Porsche more. I just want to squeeze that sculptured steering wheel firmly, and caress the gearshift lever gently, and press some of those buttons every once in a while. I feel like a child again in a presence of such beauty. There are only two drawbacks: I'm not really comfortable with the rear of the car (but that may grow on me though), and fuel consumption is a killer (well, considering the performance it isn't really bad, but it's not really good either). Give me a plug-in hybrid Panamera, or preferably one that doesn't run on fossile fuel (hey, if Bentley and Koenigsegg can do it, so should Porsche!) and we're talking!


The pics are courtesy of Car Body Design.