HUMMER USA takes customisation one step further with the “HUMMER Colour Customization Campaign”. This campaign allows HUMMER buyers, especially women, to customize their HUMMER H3 to match their personality and attitude. With an option of ten spectacular custom colours including ‘tough cookie lilac’ and ‘side kick pink’, women can make their vehicles distinctive.

The unique exterior colour can also be carried onto the inside, with colour coded bucket seats and centre console to really make the custom H3 stand out. “When I first chose to change my car, I told my husband I wanted a pink HUMMER. Two weeks later I was the owner of this beautiful lilac model and I can’t stop flaunting it,” said Jane McMorrow.

An H3 with a custom colour paintjob is sure to attract attention and envious stares from onlookers but it’s not just about being flashy. Having just the right shade of colour makes the vehicle a valuable personal belonging and reflects on the owner’s colourful outlook of life. That’s why HUMMER gives women the option of mixing various available shades to come up with a totally new and unique shade.

Johnny Amiuoni, Marketing Manager for HUMMER at GM Middle East believes the campaign gives women freedom and power to create an H3 that reflects their uniqueness and beauty. South African HUMMERs come in a variety of colours and specification levels.

Hybrid cars are going to be the next best thing, or at least that’s what researchers say. With oil prices reaching record levels it’s really hard to drive a car that consumes 20-25 liters for every 100km.

The best selling hybrid, Toyota Prius has news for us. They’re going to change it and recent spy shots show a newly styled body. It’s longer, wider and has a larger boot, features better fuel economy and rumors say it won’t feature NiMh batteries anymore. But Li-ion, which are lighter and smaller, making it faster and more spacious.

The new Toyota Prius will be official in 2010 and some talk of a two-door coupe, a wagon or a commuter version to enrich the brand.

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Too bad this beast is not going to stay on the streets (it’s just a show car) because I’m betting my paycheck there would have been A LOT of people to pay for it. Dubbed the “Art of Speed” Hyundai Genesis Coupe it was built with help from the renowned Rhys Millen Racing (RMR) tuning company. What got out? See the picture.

It’s has a 2.0-liter DOHC four-cylinder engine with RMR turbo kit under the hood, and will be equipped with a heavy-duty HKS sequential transmission and a K&W coil over suspension to make the most of those little horses. Why are they building it? Just to tease? Apparently Hyundai needs to present it at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show, early November in Las Vegas.

“The focus will be on the engine and a radical body design to complement the factory body lines. We are going to transform the Genesis Coupe into an apex-carving machine with jaw-dropping looks. We think it has the possibility of being one of the coolest cars at the show,” said Rhys Millen, professional race driver and founder of RMR.

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To be honest I never liked Ford Ka. Not sure about you, but I always considered it extremely expensive for what you get. I don’t think it was a big success, but Ford has news. A new Ford Ka s going to be officially presented to the public at the 2008 edition of Paris Motor Show and we managed to get our hands on a leaked picture of it.

The new Ford Ka shares the same platform with Fiat 500, and is a little bit more attractive, but to be honest I don’t think those two can be compared. Produced in Tychy, Poland, it will most likely use the same 1.25-litre petrol engine or the 1.3-litre Multijet diesel as the Italian car, and rumors say that there will be a special suspension tuning. Can’t wait!

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Some lucky and smart people have caught a few glimpses of the new McLaren SLR Speedster riding the track in Nordschleife, Germany. There aren’t any tech details or at least we haven’t heard anything, but it is rumored that the new car will be lighter and more powerful than the SLR and the SLR Roadster. What we know for sure is that it should top at 220mph and that it will be unveiled at the end of this month. Here’s a small gallery and some pictures of the new McLaren SLR Speedster. I like it camouflaged, too, don’t you?

Tata is considering launching the Nano to the global market under the Fiat badge. Reasoning behind this is that Tata and Fiat already work together to distribute commercial trucks outside India and Tata believes the the Fiat badge might have more appeal to potential buyers from the Western market. It will initaially be launched with a 33bhp petrol engine but will eventually be followed by a 800cc twin-cylinder turbodiesel developed in Germany.

The Fast and Furious return for the fourth installment. To the delight of many, the stars of the original film will be making their return. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker team up yet again for the ultimate chapter of the Fast and Furious franchise. As usual they push the limits of what’s possible behind the wheel so expect pimped out rides and lots of screeching tyres in this high-octane action packed movie.

The film is due to be released next year.

Porsche has recently revealed their Targa version of the 911. Its techno upgrades as the rest of the 911′s include direct injection engines and PDK double clutch gearbox. It will be made available with a 3.6litre flat-six engine (Targa 4) with a max output of 345bhp and a top speed of 176mph and a 3.8litre (Targa 4S) with a max output of 385bhp reaching a top speed of 184mph.

The exterior of this glass roofed 911 includes LED daytime running lights, LED taillights and smaller fog lights. The focal point of this Porsche’s interior is the new Porsche Communication Management  3.0 (PCM 3.0) touch-screen which provides easy operation of the audio system as well as the HDD navigation system (optional). Other functions of PCM 3.0 include Blue-tooth connectivity, IPOD port, USB port, satellite radio and XM NavTraffic capability.

The 911 Targa goes on sale in the UK and USA this October.