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Thursday, July 23, 2009

The Audi TT is a highly entertaining package -- good looks, great personality, terrific cabin feel, solid handling and a good price. Yet with the TTS here and the TT-RS on the way (well, not for us Americans, but...), the TT becomes something like The Girl Next Door who you just found out has two hotter siblings. That doesn't mean you have to stop loving The Girl Next Door... but you're eyes may have a tendency to wander. Autoblog spent a week with the middle sister who was out to steal our hearts with an upgraded turbocharged engine, brilliant all-wheel drive and a flamboyant paint job.

Choosing the S version of any Audi is like ordering a large combo meal – it avails you of more of everything. Your grand hunger for speed, handling and details is meant to be sated by more horses, a better suspension and sharpened bodywork. The TTS addresses this under the hood by adding dollop of forced-induction goodness to the already turbocharged 2.0T FSI engine, juicing its numbers by 65 hp and 51 lb-ft of torque over the base TT for a total of 265 hp @ 6,000 RPM and 258 lb-ft @ 2,500 RPM. The 3.2-liter V6 TT is also down, by 15 hp and 22 lb-ft. Outside, the TT S lords its burliness over both its staid siblings with an angrier front fascia, rear skirts and rocker panels, chrome mirror accents and 18-inch split-spoke wheels.

If all of that proves insufficient, you can dress the car in Solar Orange, or, as we preferred to call it, Orange Julius. And there's nothing wrong with that... if that's what you like.

We're still not sure which came first: the Metrosexual or the TT.

But the performance – and color – issues aren't the only hurdles for the TTS to overcome. The initials "TT" don't merely serve as a model name, they are a way of life. TT, which stands for Tourist Trophy, is a holophrastic moniker that describes a car as well as its buyers, much the same way as "M3" and "Lexus". Just like the chicken and the egg conundrum, we're still not sure which came first: the Metrosexual or the TT. That means that anything wearing a TT badge needs to stand for something, and stand for it well.

Starting from the outside, one of the endearing qualities of the TT family is the perfect mix of spatial contradictions. We think of it as a small car, which lends itself to the idea of being a sports car. Yet it isn't that small – it's two feet longer than a MINI and 18 inches shorter than a G37 Coupe. Open the door and the cabin appears half buried in the ground, and small to boot. In truth, the car is no hassle to get into, and the cabin feel is just the right kind of enveloping: well and truly roomy yet still cozy, even intimate. The seats carry you far in comfort. The controls are merely a thought and a modest reach away.

The ergonomics, knobs and switches in the current TT don't make the same impact as those that sprang on scene in The Cabin, but they too are mindlessly simple to employ – save the MMI's handling of iPod tracks. When you flip through a folder, it lists the track's number, not the name, and although we're intimately familiar with the contents of our iPod, we have no idea which song is #86 and which one is #8624. That shortcoming has been addressed in the latest version of MMI and earlier versions can be upgraded, but still...

Cargo space is also laudable, especially when we fall back into that small car feeling. On a run to the airport, the hatch area had room for a large carry on bag, a larger suitcase, a backpack and a laundry bag, and there was still room. And we hadn't got to the back "seats" yet. The surrounding quotes are necessary because the TT S doesn't have thrones for rear passengers – it has a leather-trimmed parcel shelf that resemble seats. Forget about putting people back there. No, really, just fuggetaboutit.

The TTS, like any middle sister, faces a difficult life.

We admit it's taken us a while to adore the styling of the new TT over its predecessor. The original Bauhaus version was a stylistic knockout, but we've come to appreciate this new version as it's just too easy, too simple, too inviting and too relaxing to run at high speeds. For some reason, every TT we've piloted finds its sweet spot at 80 mph. In our hands, that's the car's groove, and when it's there it sings. Do anything less and it feels like driving though treacle.

It was the stretches we spent getting to 80 that made us go "Hmph." The TTS, like any middle sister, faces a difficult life: it can't outdo its more expensive supermodel TT-RS sibling, but it has to be sufficiently more impressive than its younger, less experienced sister. And as we said, those other "lower" versions are terrific little cars.

The accelerating experience quickly demonstrated the difficulty of the challenge. The single, more powerful turbo on this car's 2.0-liter four-cylinder comes equipped with gobs of lag. Be anything less than bad-cop-coercive with the accelerator, and you feel like the engine and turbo are deciding among themselves when they're going to hand over the power. Stoplight dashes are dispatched with ease as the turbo quickly kicks in when you floor it from a standstill. But when on the roll, if you goose the throttle, the TTS doesn't try downshifting or laying on the turbo first; it tries to pull itself up with torque. Frankly, there just isn't enough of it. If you're on the roll at 40 and know you're going to want to get to 80 with quickness, you might want to call ahead and make a reservation for some boost.

The palliative for this condition is Sport mode. Contrary to all the cars with utterly useless Sport modes, we'd go so far as to say that to really enjoy the TTS you need to flick the proverbial switch. The fact-acting DSG drops down a gear or two and instead of having boost delivered like a pizza, in thirty minutes or less, you get what you want with microwaved quickness. Get things above 2,000 rpm and it gets good; get up above 3,000 and it's as sweet as you like. Blast offs at any speed are not only fun, they're fun to listen to. First gear is left behind after a couple of feet, and you get right into the thrill of the engine revs, turbo and DSG acting in triple-time sequence: rev - chuff - shift, rev - chuff - shift, repeat.

Nevertheless, as with nearly all remedies, there is a side effect: in Sport the TTS is noisome, a tad frenzied. You won't notice when you're flogging the sucker, but on the urban cycle there isn't much to distract you from the din. When the car downshifts in Sport and revs are given a workout, the car tends to buck when raising the stakes from fourth to third. The only way to dispense all that is to put the car back in Drive, and that means a return to leisurely going – or a brutally firm right foot.

Pick your speed, your turn-in point and attack the apex. There's nothing more to do.

Traverse that hurdle – say, by punishing the car in the canyons – and the dynamic experience is demonstrably more polished than the base TT. The regular TT needs to get settled into a turning stance before you tackle a corner; you pick your speed, dial in some steering, let the car settle, then really turn in and get to work on the accelerator. Not so with the TTS, which, with its lighter, firmer aluminum suspension is always in its turning stance. Pick your speed and your turn-in point and attack the apex. Nothing more to do. Even chicanes and quick changes of direction won't unsettle it.

What can unsettle it, just a by a tiny fraction, is not being mindful with braking. The brakes are superb and easy to modulate, but when the going gets thick they have a tendency to unceremoniously clamp down, upsetting stability. The TTS is 3,252 pounds, but that welcome svelteness for flickability and on the top speed run – the car gets to 60 in 4.9 – turns into a little dancing number when hard on the anchors over uneven roads. On nasty roads, the car can be downright skittish, but isn't always. It would rather not deal with bumps through turns, but it doesn't mind them. Even with all that, the TTS is still a sight better than the non S versions. These were things we simply learned to adjust to and deal with, not things that kept us from refilling the tank to go on another run to the Hall of the Mountain Kings.

It was at this point we realized this hotter sister still hadn't convinced us to leave The Girl Next Door, the regular old TT we fell in love with first. Then we found out what the TTS costs: Our kitted-out Orange Julius will come home with you for $52,075. The base price is $45,500, with things like navigation, the Premium Plus package and the Silk nappa leather package making the difference.

Audi has filled the TTS with the details it's known for: terrifically cross-stitched leather interior, a hood latch that's the wonderfully easy to find and use, knobs on the steering wheel that save us from having to figure out buttons, MMI, fantastic sound, a tactile bounty, that cabin, the new skirts and the chrome tips, and just the look of the damned thing. But... most of those features are on the regular TT. A TT 2.0T FSI starts at $35,200. Try as we might – and we don't feel we have a reason to try that hard – we can't find it in our hearts or in the seats of our pants to show up with $10,300 to add an S to that name. And if the TTS is $45,500 to start, we shudder at the coming MSRP of the TT-RS, which sounds sure to force a supermodel budget upon you for its supermodel looks.

On the other side, compare the TTS to a Cayman and it's hard to go the way of the Porsche. The Cayman starts at $50,300, and by the time Porsche and its relentless options list have beat you down you're going to be well and truly over that number. What's more, the Cayman is slower than the TTS to 60 mph by over half a second. To match the Audi, you'll need to throw your checkbook on top of the Cayman S, with its 4.9-second sprint to 60, and then you can keep that "60" theme going with the Cayman S gut-punch purchase price of $60,200. Sure, dynamically you're going to give up some tenths to the Cayman S if you're in the TTS, but even if you left the Porsche dealership in that mid-engined hotrod for MSRP, there are a lot of things you could to a TTS with the $8,000 you saved by going for the Tourist Trophy.

As for us, well, we'd still go with the regular old TT – maybe splurge on the 3.2-liter if it had been a good bonus year. The middle sister is hot and all, but The Girl Next Door, so wonderful in her own honest way, remains just too good to walk away from.

[Source: Autoblog]

Audi R8 V10 to start at $146,000*

Although we haven't gotten the chance to drive it yet (we will be soon), Audi has plunked a price tag on its 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro – better known as the V-10 R8. The mid-engined ten-cylinder wundercar will start at $146,000 for manual gearbox models, while the R Tronic commands $155,100 (*both are subject to a $1,200 destination charge).

Those two extra cylinders command a premium of nearly $32,000 over the 2010 R8 4.2 FSI, which runs just $114,200 by comparison (R tronic? $123,300) – the same price as it did for 2009. The V10 does grant the owner a further 105 extra horsepower and 74 pound-feet of torque, but that's still quite a hike.

Audi says the delivery of the first two examples of the 525-horsepower coupe have just been delivered to charity auction winners, one of whom paid $500,000 for the privilege.

We adore the eminently usable eight-cylinder R8, and hear very promising things about the new V10 model, but we'll have to hold off until we get the chance to sample the 5.2 to see if it's really worth the extra scratch. Here's hoping.

[Source: Audi]

PRESS RELEASE:

Audi announces U.S. 2010 model-year prices for its Audi R8 sports cars, including the V10-powered R8 5.2 FSI quattro

- Base MSRP on the all-new Audi R8 V10 model starts at $146,000
- Strong interest in the Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro drives early shipment to certified Audi R8 dealerships this week
- MSRP on the V8-powered Audi R8 4.2 FSI quattro models remain unchanged from 2009 model-year pricing

HERNDON, Va., Jul 23, 2009 - Audi today announced that the U.S. manufacturer's suggested retail price for the highly anticipated 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro V10 sports car will start at $146,000, with shipments to authorized Audi R8 dealerships across the country beginning this week.

Audi said the MSRP for the 2010 Audi R8 4.2 FSI quattro will start at $114,200, unchanged from the base prices for 2009 models:

2010 R8 5.2 FSI® quattro® (V10) pricing (excluding $1,200 destination charge, taxes, title, options and dealer charges):

R8 5.2 FSI quattro coupe (manual) $146,000
R8 5.2 FSI quattro coupe (R tronic) $155,100

2010 R8 4.2 FSI® quattro® (V8) pricing (excluding $1,200 destination charge, taxes, title, options and dealer charges):
R8 4.2 FSI quattro coupe (manual) $114,200
R8 4.2 FSI quattro coupe (R tronic) $123,300

The addition of the R8 V10 adds new levels of power to a sports car already renowned for delivering premium comfort uncommon in its class without performance compromises. The 10-cylinder 525 hp engine is the same power plant found in the R8 LMS GT3 racecar and is capable of delivering breathtaking performance. The Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro delivers 391 lb-ft of torque and achieves a 0-60 mph time of just 3.7 seconds.

Anticipation has been building for the U.S. introduction of the R8 V10. Today, the first two 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro models available in the U.S. were delivered to the two winning bidders from the 2009 Boca Raton Concours d' Elegance charity auction held in February to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County, Fla. The two winning bids raised a combined $850,000 for the charity, with the top bidder paying a record $500,000 for the new 2010 R8 V10, the highest amount ever paid for a new Audi vehicle in the U.S.

Since its U.S. launch in September 2007, demand has remained strong for the V8-powered R8 4.2 FSI quattro featuring 420 hp and 317 lb-ft of torque. The hand-assembled R8 V10, developed by the Audi high-performance division, quattro GmbH, receives unique exterior features as standard equipment. Chief among these: innovative full-LED headlights, a world's first. The Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro also receives new 19-inch Y-design forged aluminum alloy wheels with summer performance tires, sideblades with larger air intakes, front grille with chrome-optic accents, unique rocker panel shaping, dual oval rear exhaust tips, "V10" front fender badges and instrument cluster labeling, unique front and rear sections along with a larger rear diffuser all finished in high-gloss black.

Other R8 5.2 FSI quattro standard equipment highlights include rear-biased quattro all-wheel drive, Audi magnetic ride, Audi Navigation plus with 3D graphics and real time traffic, 465-watt Bang & Olufsen Sound System®, 6-disc CD changer, Bluetooth® telephone preparation, SIRIUS satellite radio®, Audi parking system plus with rearview camera and 10-way power heated sport seats. Sepang Blue pearl effect will be offered as an optional R8 V10 exclusive exterior color.

"The R8 is a proven worldwide success story for Audi," said Johan de Nysschen, President, Audi of America. "The positive effects of the vehicle on dealers, customers, and Audi fans alike have exceeded all expectations. The addition of the V10-powered R8 5.2 FSI quattro adds further equity into the already sought-after R8 nameplate and the Audi brand."

The R8 is one of four Audi models currently built with the revolutionary ASF® chassis, a technology that Audi has mastered in more than a decade of experience. ASF is customized by model, including its application with the A8 and TT Coupe and Roadster models. The framework of an ASF body consists of extruded aluminum sections and pressure castings. The aluminum chassis and sheet metal are just as strong as steel, but lighter to boost performance and efficiency. This frame carries the sheet aluminum elements, for example the roof panel, which are rigidly connected to it and help to withstand loads on the body. The elements of ASF are varied in shape and cross-section, depending on the tasks they have to perform. Like the bones of a human skeleton, they combine optimal function with low weight. The ASF application on the Audi R8 offers extremely high torsional rigidity, light weight and high strength for optimal performance characteristics.

All R8 models are produced in Neckarsulm, Baden Württemberg, Germany along with the aluminum A8 model. Audi is continuing to shape the future in lightweight design and elsewhere too. Inaugurated in 1994, the Aluminum and Lightweight Design Center in Neckarsulm, Germany employs more than 120 specialists to work on new joining techniques, body structures, materials and construction techniques. They also look into the use of high-strength and ultra-high-strength grades of steel. In the area of fiber composites, Audi also acts as an innovative pioneer and trend-setter by leveraging its significant racetrack experience and success to test advanced compenent concepts under extreme conditions prior to implementation on its road vehicles.

Audi expects to release 2010 pricing and model year changes for the remainder of its lineup within the next few weeks.

ABOUT AUDI OF AMERICA

Audi of America Inc. and its 270 dealers offer a full line of German-engineered luxury vehicles. The Audi line up is one of the freshest in the industry with 23 models, including 12 models launched during model years 2008 and 2009. Audi is among the most successful brands globally. In selling one million vehicles worldwide in 2008, AUDI AG recorded its 13th consecutive record year for sales and profits. Visit www.audiusanews.com for more information regarding Audi vehicle and business issues.

Infiniti to virtually preview next-generation M sedan at Pebble Beach

Used to be if an automaker wanted to unveil a new product, the car in question had to, you know... actually be there. But Infiniti will take advantage of new technologies to bridge the gap between virtual and reality at the upcoming Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, where it intends to give the public a preview of its next-generation M sedan.

Rather than rolling in the car itself, Infiniti will use "virtual video mapping" to project the car's details onto a clay model that will give the effect of seeing the car in the flesh in advance of the production model's anticipated debut in December. The public will be able to watch the event from home as well thanks to a a webcast on Infiniti's website, giving Nissan's luxury division all the exposure without the frantic preparation.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Honda fast-tracking updates to improve Insight?

It looks like Honda may be responding quickly to early criticism of its new Insight hybrid. Recent reviews of the Insight have been particularly harsh, especially when compared to the new Prius. Despite Honda's claims that the Insight is not a direct competitor to the Prius, AutoCar claims Honda engineers are working hard to get closer to the Toyota's mileage. It's not clear how close they can get without some significant changes to the powertrain -- something that could take considerable time and expenditure.

While Toyota clearly has bragging rights in terms of efficiency, one of the primary criticisms of the Honda has been its ride and handling. The Insight works well enough on smooth roads, but is less behaved over rougher pavement. Changes to the suspension could be accomplished pretty quickly and even rolled out as a running change.

[Source: AutoCar]

1st Annual American Muscle Charity Car Show Sunday July 19th, 2009

Most car shows involve an hour of frantic polishing, followed by an hour of aimlessly walking the lot to check out the competition, and then finally, a good nap. But with 150 of the sweetest ‘Stangs ever to hit the road stationed door to door and bumper to bumper on every corner of the lot surrounded by more than a dozen top Mustang brands, each ready and eager to talk parts and performance, the 1st Annual AmericanMuscle Car Show and Charity Event was already set to be something different. Then add in a circling helicopter taking photos from 1,000 feet, a free dyno running from dawn ‘til dusk, free food and drink for all registered cars, more free stuff than you can carry in a mid-size sports coupe, and a slew of über-hot AmericanMuscle Girls strolling the lot, showing off their own fox bodies. Now that’s a car show.

Of course the central point of the July 19th event was the Best in Show competition. AmericanMuscle judges walked the lot all day long meticulously examining every show candidate. In the end, it was Tony Massimano’s fully-custom ’69 Mach 1 that took top prize. Here’s a list of the rest of the winners:

Rick Bauman: President’s Choice Award: Torch Red ’05 GT

Tommy Lee: Best ’05 to 2010 Mustang: Black ’06 GT500 Convertible

Mike Baer: Best ’99 to ’04 Mustang: ’04 MystiChrome Cobra Convertible

Donnie Huth: Best ’94 to ’98 Mustang: ’97 Cobra

Rick Nagle: Best ’79 to ’93 Mustang: ’93 GT

In a day full of highlights, more than 1,000 showed up to walk and talk Mustangs, and show their support for Homes for Our Troops, a charity that buys or builds homes for disabled veterans. The goal for the day was to raise $5,000 for those that given more than we could ask while defending our freedom. But, when the day was done, and the money was counted, AmericanMuscle wrote a check for $8015 to its favorite charity. Adding to this number, the Garden State Region Mustang Club made an additional donation of $850, and an anonymous AmericanMuscle supplier also kicked in a check for $500, bringing the total donation to $9,365—a good day indeed.

For more information, plus lots of photos and video on the 1st Annual AmericanMuscle Car Show and Charity Event please visit: http://blog.americanmuscle.com/

2010 Transformers Special Edition Chevy Camaro unveiled

Today at Comic-Con, General Motors officially announced the 2010 Chevy Camaro Transformers Special Edition. The $995 appearance package can be applied to LT (V6) and SS-trim Camaros in Rally Yellow with or without the optional RS package. So, whadda ya get for the dough? It's very straightforward:

* Autobot insignia fender badges and wheel caps
* An embroidered Autobot insignia on the center console
* Gloss-black rally stripes with Transformers logos
* Transformers-logo doorsill plates

If you were hoping for more, such as the Z/28 fascia and hood, the storm drain-sized exhaust outlets used on Bumblebee in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, or, say, an actual robot mode, you're outta luck. There are no performance upgrades, either -- you'll simply have to make do with the 304, 400, or 426 horsepower that comes standard, depending on which base config you select. If you desperately want your own Bumblebee but are turned off by the whole Transformers brand-mania thing, you can still do the obvious thing and order up a regular Rally Yellow car and simply add plain black rally stripes for $470. We'd do that.

[Source: General Motors]

Studio ABT has developed tuning for Audi A5

Tuning studio ABT Sportline has presented the version of cabriolet Audi A5 — AS5, with the changed design and the strengthened power.

The sports car has received four variants of completion, depending on the engine. Thanks to chip-tuning power of 2,0-litre motor TFSI have increased to 275HP (in the standard version — 180 or 211HP), and power of a 2,7-litre turbo-diesel of the engine with 190 to 230HP For a 3.0-litre turbodiesel is offered by 2 variants of "prorolling": with "reinsertion" power increases with 240 to 282HP, and after turbo-supercharger installation — to 310HP (610Nm). The car equip with brake mechanisms ABT or ABT Sports and new final system.

The forward bumper enters into a new aerodynamic weather-cloth with a firm lattice of a radiator, thresholds and a back bumper with the built in branch pipes of inlet system. Also the tuner offers complete sets of 19 and 20-inch disks.

Peugeot 5008 — a large-sized hybrid

The novelty is constructed on platform Peugeot 308, but thus, outwardly the car is more similar to other "four-unit" model of the company — a crossover 3008.

At length of 4,53 m and height of 1,64 metres Peugeot 308 can take aboard to seven passengers.

The third row of seats hides under a floor, forming with the combined armchairs of an average number an equal platform. If to combine a back of a forward passenger armchair in salon it is possible to transport «large-sized cargoes» almost three-metre length. Peugeot 5008 it will be accessible and in a 5-seater variant. In this case instead of the third row of seats the buyer will receive additional 60-litre "luggage carrier".

The list of engines of a novelty includes petrol motors 1.6 power of 120 and 150HP, and also turbodiesels in volume of 1,6 and 2,0 litres developing from 110 to 163HP.

Ghost has ceased to be a Phantom

Company Rolls-Royce has published specifications and cost of new model Ghost which will be shown for the first time in Frankfurt.

Under a cowl at the car 563-strong 6,6-litre turbo-engine V12 hides. To 100 km/h Ghost it's dispersed for 4,7 seconds and the maximum speed is limited 248 km/h. The car is equipped by a new eight-step automatic transmission.

Cost Ghost, without taxes and delivery, will make 165 thousand pounds sterling. Together with additional expenses the price will rise to 190 thousand pounds sterling. Car delivery across Europe will begin in the end of this year, and to the USA and Asia — spring of the following, writes magazine Car.

Studio Sportec has presented version VW Golf — Sportec SC 200

Volkswagen Golf

Swiss tuning studio Sportec has presented version Volkswagen Golf of new generation — Sportec SC 200 — on the basis of updating 1.4 TSI. The twisting moment — 240 Nm modernised the 1,4-litre 160-strong engine having increased power to 200 h.p., and twisting moment — to 300 Nm. Dispersal to 100 km/h for 6,8 seconds instead of former 8,2. To 180 km/h the car is dispersed for 3.2 seconds faster, than factory updating, writes RSTcars.

The car is equipped by more "sonorous" final system, a sports suspension bracket and the improved brake mechanisms.

In struggle for absorption Porsche concern Volkswagen has won

Porsche vs Volkswagen

In struggle for absorption of company Porsche concern Volkswagen has won. According to the edition, at initial stage VW buys 49,9% of actives of company Porsche, other packages will be got later.

The manufacturer of the sports cars who have appeared in a difficult financial position, will receive from VW €8 billion that will allow to pay off with debts.

Collage by: autoblog.com

HS Motorsport has presented powerful version Volkswagen Scirocco

Volkswagen Scirocco

German tuning studio HS Motorsport has presented special version Volkswagen Scirocco under name Remis.

Volkswagen Scirocco by HS Motorsport

This car will be made by the limited circulation. Remis it is constructed on the basis of standard Scirocco, equipped with the two-litre engine of 200HP. Engineers HS Motorsport have worked as power over the model motor therefore has appeared two units power of 290 and 320HP.

Tuning version VW Remis

Besides, Remis has received a sports exhaust system, brakes Brembo and 20-inch wheel disks of black colour with rubber Vredestein of dimension 245/30 ZR20. Forward and back bumpers of model are executed from hydrocarbonic plastic. Body Remis is painted in white colour, and a roof — in black. In car salon «hide» sports sitting Recaro.

Rolls-Royce will equip with an "intellectual" pneumatic suspension bracket

The new model of company Rolls-Royce — sedan Ghost — begins to be equipped with an "intellectual" pneumatic suspension bracket which will work together with adaptive shock-absorbers with electronic control.

Suspension bracket work will be supervised by the computer which can read out each 2,5 milliseconds the information from special gauges on each shock-absorber, arranging their work under concrete road conditions. Thus in Rolls-Royce have noticed, that sensor controls of a pneumatic suspension bracket are so sensitive, that are capable to define moving of the person on the one hand a back row of armchairs on another. Besides, for simplification of planting in the car or journey, for example, "lying policemen" the road gleam of a sedan can decrease or increase by 25 millimetres.

As it was informed earlier, appearance of a novelty will be created in style of the conceptual car 200EX, for the first time presented in March on automobile show in Geneva, and sedan Ghost will borrow a platform at BMW 7-Series Long. Under a cowl of the most tiny model Rolls-Royce (Ghost almost on 44 centimetres is shorter Phantom) there will be a 6,6-litre 12-cylinder turbo-engine power of 544 horsepowers. To be aggregated the motor begins with an eight-step automatic transmission of company ZF. It's expected, that the world premiere of serial sedan Rolls-Royce Ghost will take place in September of current year on automobile show in Frankfurt.

BMW S.X. Concept Study for a Sportier 6-Series

The arguable administration of best BMWs back the aboriginal Bangle-butted 7-Series bankrupt awning in the aurora of the new millennium has resulted in abounding absolute architecture studies for abundant Bavarian models from abecedarian and able artists alike. The S.X. apparent actuality is a angle for the next-generation BMW 6-Series that was created by Iulian Bumbu, a alum of the Transportation Architecture Course at the Scuola Politecnica di Architecture (SPD) in Milan, Italy.

While application the appropriate flame-surfacing administration accent of all avant-garde BMW's, Bumbu's booty on the new 6-Series Auto does abroad with the Bangle-Butt while the low roofline accumulated with the continued wheelbase and abbreviate overhangs action the auto a added activating stance.

We're not too addicted of the Aston-Martin-esque front-end architecture but overall, it's bigger attractive than the accepted 6er whichever way you booty it.

Via: diseno-art

Audi A1 Mini three doors version

Belgian circadian bi-weekly Le Soir, Alfons Dintner, arch of Audi's Brussels plant, accepted that the branch will alpha alternation assembly of the new Audi A1 mini in October. Dinter said that the German automaker will abutting the bulb in August for bristles weeks in adjustment to adapt for assembly of the A1 which will activate to access at Audi's European showrooms in the alpha of 2010.

According to Dinter, the A1 will initially be accessible as a three-door archetypal with the five-door Sportback adaptation afterward anon after.

The Ingolstadt-based automaker previewed the A1 mini with the 2007 Metroproject Quattro (3d) abstraction and added afresh with the A1 Sportback Concept that was apparent in Paris aftermost year.

The assembly archetypal will abide abutting to the two concepts, aloof don't apprehend to see capacity such as the frameless doors or the aggressively styled bumpers. In agnate fashion, the concepts autogenous architecture will be bass bottomward a cleft or two .

Longer and added than a Mini, Audi's exceptional supermini will be offered with a bulk of 4-cylinder agent and gasoline powertrains with absolute bang including the VW Group's latest 1.2-liter and 1.4-liter TSI petrols. Audi is said to be additionally because a soft-top cabriolet adaptation while a hot S1 with abutting to 200HP should be advised a given.

2009 Gemballa Mirage GT REVIEW

the car only limited to 5 pieces all over the world. it will conquer the motor sports hearts of its future owners in supersonic speed. Based on the Porsche Carrera GT the specialists from Leonberg near Stuttgart present an extremely attractive version of the MIRAGE GT. The eye-catching main evolutionary characteristic is the GEMBALLA body element production in carbon fibre. But that is not all: ultra-light aerodynamics components which have been optimised in the wind tunnel and a power engine with powerful 670 hp top performance render an impressive top speed of 335 km/h. A ground-breaking, hydraulic, height-adjustable coilover kit is especially adjusted to the GEMBALLA wheel-tyre combination GT SPORT Forged and this interplay provides perfect road handling. And also the interior is upgraded from the floor room to the roof lining. Perfectly processed and stylishly arranged leather and carbon turn every Mirage GT cockpit into an exclusive unique masterpiece.

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