Premiere 2012

In mass production will come not only presented in Tokyo Motor Show N Concept 4 and Concept electric car EV-STER, writes the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport, quoting Chief Executive Officer Honda Takanobu Ito (Takanobu Ito). It is reported that rear-drive roadster on batteries may appear in showrooms as early as next year. With him on the market can get a version with a traditional gasoline engine. All other details are not disclosed.

Most likely, the petrol model will be presented a hybrid system that is gathered from the internal combustion engine and electric motor. In its ... Read more »

After languishing in obscurity prolonged, Chevrolet Impala lineup in 2013 a step closer to his own debut. Paparazzi managed to catch the camera lens prototype of the car, passing the tests.

Auto, collected over a large platform Epsilon 2, underwent a sizable update Impala. Future models will be equipped with either a six-cylinder 3.6-liter, or just presented a two-liter four-cylinder by GM turbocharged engine producing 270 horsepower.

The car is also found big changes: it was at times more plush than the boasts of the current model. However, this is not the only mater ... Read more »

Swedish carmaker Volvo has recently published the first teaser image of its new five-door hatchback, which the company predicts a competitor BMW 1-Series and Audi A3.

Up to this point the prototype that was spotted undergoing test trials in severe winter conditions, was known as V30, but after publishing a picture executive director of Volvo, Stefan Jacoby, said that the car will officially be called V40.

Jacobi also said that the V40 will replace him are two models: S40 and V50. Alone is not clear: the company will deal with C30, whether it will be replaced or perman ... Read more »

The new generation of cars BMW M3 a couple of times it was noticed paparazzi passing tests on the Nürburgring. However, the guys from BMW that was not enough, so they decide to go to his new car straight into the city.

New spy shots showing more updated details that could not be considered at the last count, even buying the windows and a special software for it. Despite the fact that the M3 is still a respectable camouflage, underneath you can see those notes of design that make the car more aggressive and sporty: the broad wings, large ducts.

The BMW also added large ... Read more »

Over the past few months, the Bavarian automaker BMW has presented several of its models a new line of "M3 Frozen" - M3 Frozen Black Edition, as well as the M3 "Frozen Silver" Competition Edition. And now, the company intends to bring happiness to a segment of another model.

The car will be offered with a dual-clutch transmission, as well as modifications of the Service Competition Package, which includes underestimated by 10 millimeters suspension, alloy wheels, as well as modified control program stability.

In addition, the model will also receive devyatnadtsatidyuy ... Read more »

Earlier this year, Danish automaker introduced the car Savage Rivale Roadyacht GTS, stating that this is the final version of the concept, after which the public will see at once production version.

And the company has remained true to his word, announcing a demonstration of the car at one of the top automotive events of 2012, which will take place in the Middle East. However, not one Savage Rivale Roadyacht GTS debuted in 2012. At the moment, the company develops and convertible version of the supercar.

Orders for future convertible already open and three people were ... Read more »

Today, Volvo has released an official image of a compact hatchback next generation. Because the Swedish car maker had made no official statements, we have virtually no information about this model. However, as reported by Dutch Autoblog resource quoting the head of Volvo Stefan Jacoby (Stefan Jacoby), 5-door model will be called V40 (not V30, as previously assumed), and the world premiere of the car will be held at the Geneva Motor Show in March next year.

Hatchback Volvo V40, which will compete with five-door BMW 1-Series and Audi A3 Sportback, will serve as a basis for the three ... Read more »

Has long been known that the German automaker BMW has decided to abandon the name "3-series" of its coupe and convertible. Instead, they will be called "4-series." In the network appeared long shots sedan 4-series, but only recently has been seen passing tests convertible.

On the spy pictures you can see that the car will receive the same rigid folding roof that the current 3-series convertible. Auto appears immediately after the debut of the compartment. Future convertible will use the same range of engines that the 3-Series sedan, that is, four-and six-cylinder petrol and diesel ... Read more »

Pretty sad when a small car like the North American Auto Show event overshadowed by the value of international shows like the exhibition in Geneva. However, it has its own board: to compete in size and scale it can only auto show in Frankfurt.

But it's not about that, nor of the other. Automakers quietly share information about its future updates that will be presented in Geneva, despite the fact that up to her for three months. One of these was the automakers Aston Martin, which, according to the resource GTSpirit, preparing to introduce a version of the roadster vaunted V12 Vant ... Read more »

The automaker Lotus is trying hard, to keep up with a plan conceived by the release of five new models over the next five years. He tries so hard to decide what time to move away from a sports car in favor of urban compacts.

At present the company is developing a car that rivals in predicting Aston Martin Cygnet. Kid-Lotus will create a parent company Proton, and will be available later in 2014. The decision to create a city car based on the fact that Lotus feels uncomfortable in the company of colleagues Mini, BMW and Audi, who have long settled in the compact segment, which yiel ... Read more »

The last few months on the Internet there is a lot of information on the new generation Mercedes-Benz SL, and the World Wide Web has got a brochure showing the appearance of novelty, forced the Germans to talk about preparing for the show car's all.

As expected, the main novelty of the new SL will be that the car will be the first Mercedes-Benz, which will use super lightweight aluminum chassis. Depending on the version, the coming generation of coupe-cabriolet can be either 125 or 140 pounds lighter predecessor. Not the last role was played and how connections and panel details. ... Read more »

The hybrid sports coupe Honda CR-Z in the Type-R version has not yet been confirmed, but it did not stop designer Jon Daniel (Daniel Youn) of PS-Garage studio to create render a car that could easily go into production, if also wished the Japanese company Honda.

The basis of Daniel took the concept of Honda CR-Z Hybrid R Performance Development, presented at last year's show SEMA. So far, the only officially confirmed that the hot version of the hybrid model is a British CR-Z iCF from Mugen, under the hood which is a 1.5-liter supercharged engine with 175 hp

Home sale ... Read more »

According to the German automaker Audi, Q7 SUV next generation will be more economical than the current model. However, before the car will appear to the public, Audi will introduce a new engine for this SUV.

The first information about this engine says that it will be a fuel economy of 16 km / liter instead of 10 km / l of the current top model. The new three-liter TDI has a capacity of 204 horsepower. Equipped with a similar engine Audi Q7 can be dispersed to "hundred" for 9.1 seconds. Maximum speed of 203 km / h.

The new engine can be installed on the model of the ... Read more »

This may sound a little unlikely, but the automaker Bugatti has announced the release of a special version of the car Veyron Super Sport, which in itself is already a "special edition".

It is unlikely? However, the way it is: The car, dubbed "Edition Merveilleux", was created by special request of a resident of China who is hiding under an assumed alias Simon. Specifications of the new cars so far carefully concealed under a veil of secrecy. We can only observe one feature of the new car Simon: he is himself an unpainted carbon-fiber bodywork.

In addition, the company ... Read more »

The automaker Mini has announced its willingness to present the very strong variation of their model Countryman in March of the coming year, at the Geneva Motor Show. At the moment the car passes all the tests related to Austria, from which came fresh spy shots.

The new John Cooper Works Countryman will be based on the present, the most powerful models - Cooper S, which is equipped with 177-horsepower 1.6-liter turbocharged engine. But be that as it may, but final figures will be substantially increased performance, achieving first "hundred" in 7 seconds instead of 7.6.

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