Oct 25, 2010

Paris Motor Show, which opened its gates this fall, revealed the intense struggle between two generations of vehicles. Many of the cars displayed in the exhibition will renew, in the following months, the European automobile market, while most of the electronic concepts will have to wait at least a year to find the right path to showrooms. The new car market in Europe is ready to be overwhelmed by a new generation of vehicles. We are thinking of cars which are more accessorized, full of electronic command and control systems, equipped with engines that produce low carbon dioxide emissions – satisfying the increasingly stringent regulations imposed by authorities all over Europe. If for a so-called ZEV (Zero Emissions Vehicle) the customers will have to wait a little bit more time, for a new classic motor car, which made its debut at one of the most prestigious auto exhibitions worldwide the dealers’ price lists will be revealed very soon. According to a spontaneous survey made...

Oct 22, 2010

On a market that is struggling not to fall, car manufacturers want to attract customers with new environmentally-friendly vehicles. It seems that they are not joking at all, as long as the electric concepts and hybrids did not “miss” Paris Motor Show 2010. “While others are just presenting their new hybrid generation, we have already sold 2.8 millions of cars featuring this technology. And the selling percentage has risen with 65%.” - Didier Leroy, president of Toyota Motor Europe, illustrates as suggestive as possible how bitter the battle is at Paris Motor Show 2010. Whether you think of Peugeot, Renault, Citroen, Saab, Honda, Mini, Seat, Audi or the exclusivist Lotus, Infiniti, Jaguar, Bentley or Ferrari – all of them have presented brands more “green” than ever and have repeated almost obsessively the slogan “driving is fun and environmentally responsible”. It is true that Toyota has been one step ahead of every brand at this point, but it also received a...

Oct 21, 2010

The brand that has captured the attention at Paris Motor Show 2010 is definitely Lotus and their concept supercars. But how many they have brought? Lotus presented at the Paris Motor Show an incredible amount of news. We speak of five totally new models. The “Dawn of a New Era” for the House of Hethel, announced for months by the CEO Dany Bahar, took in the French capital these awesome concepts –  the new Esprit, Elan, Elite, Elise and the most unusual: Eterne. All these models come into production and will be available, some with hybrid option with the KERS device, apart from the Lotus Elise that will be made a Mild Hybrid version. The most important is the Lotus Esprit of the third millennium, powered by the 5.0 liter V8 Toyota source from 620 bhp and 720 Nm of torque, paired with 7-speed DCT gearbox. This combination will allow the Lotus Esprit technique to achieve a top speed of 330 km/h, accelerating from 0 to 100 in 3.4 seconds. The new supercar Lotus Esprit...

Oct 20, 2010

This year, at Paris Motor Show, manufacturers have tried to do their best in displaying the most alluring images to their visitors. And I am not referring to cars, although they have brought the most visitors. Sexy, beautiful and voluptuous, the girls at Paris Motor Show 2010 have planned to make the audience feel better during the event, while admiring the attractive silhouettes… of the cars. The Paris Motor Show 2010 has it all, the beautiful women which represent the salt and pepper of such manifestations having no chance to skip the event. The ladies have played their role seriously, having the privilege of standing, for a few days, besides the latest models from Alfa Romeo, Lamborghini, Toyota, Citroen, Peugeot, Bentley, Mercedes and many other luxury brands. Here are pictures of the gorgeous girls at Paris Motor Show 2010. ...

Oct 20, 2010

We know that soap operas are not part of your daily schedule, but today we are going to talk a little bit about Mexico. Not about the amusing Mariachi or their spicy foods, but about the direct result of the fact that this nation has some strong DNA links with the Italians: a hysterical and maybe doubtful supercar. Thus, the Mexicans brought to Paris Motor Show 2010 their latest creation, Mastretta MXT. It is a two seats sport car which looks much alike Lotus. Mastretta manufacturers will create 150 units next year, although they hope they will be able to sell 500 cars annually. Mastretta is a company specialized in kit cars, meaning lightweight racing vehicles and powerful engines. This time they wish to enter on the powerful cars market with the new Mastretta MXT. It is a model announced earlier, but now is revealed in its final version, which will be put for sale starting with the first months of 2011. The name for Mastretta MXT comes from: MX-Mexico and T-for transverse...

Oct 20, 2010

Toyota has given up to the denomination of Yaris Verso, because at the Paris Motor Show 2010 they showed us the new small class MPV: Toyota Verso-S. On the Japanese market there has also appeared a Yaris big brother, named Ractis. It is practically the successor of Yaris Verso, a variant which has disappeared from the European automobile market for some time. However, at Paris Motor Show 2010, the Japanese have presented the world premiere of the new Toyota Verso-S model, a smaller brother of Verso monovolume (derived from the compact Auris vehicle) which aims to become a leader on the MPV small class market, of which we could mention Citroen C3 Picasso, Kia and Renault Modus Veng. Toyota Verso-S has been inspired by Toyota Yaris and has a length smaller than 4 meters, being shorter than most of its competitors. In terms of practicality, we will not be disappointed, the car presenting useful ideas for maximizing the interior space. Verso S has a storage space of 336 liters, which can...