Apr 13, 2010

Volkswagen will use the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2010) which will be held in Beijing China International Exhibition Center from April 25 – May 2, 2010, exposing to the Chinese audience Phaeton sedan in facelift surgery. It will take new design philosophy as well as new engines. In the middle of this month, Volkswagen will exhibit at the Beijing Motor Show a new facelift surgery in range.This time it’s flagship Phaeton, who came to join the new design philosophy of the German manufacturer. The Reviewed model comes eight years after it was first launched in the premium limousines market and is designed to make a Phaeton a luxury sedan capable of displaying the brilliance of the first years of life. Production model for which Volkswagen has built a new factory in Dresden, will take front appearance found on all copies of the German manufacturer, with a prominent grille with a discreet rear spoiler and bonnet contour perfectly aligned optical blocks. Will not miss any LED lights daytime running technology likely to be laid down in the case of taillights. Under the hood will find the new standard VW engines recently introduced in the Leipzig – Auto Mobil International, and the Q7 SUV. We refer here to both versions of the V6 petrol 3.0 TFSI, which come with direct injection and energy recovery system resulted from braking. The basic unit replaces the old 3.6-liter V6 FSI and promises 272 horsepower and 400 Nm, while the stronger version replaces the old 4.2-liter V8 FSI and guarantees 333 horses, with a torque of 440 Nm, felt...

Feb 28, 2010

FlexFuel technology for all the cars from Continental. Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible is the fastest and most powerful ever built by Bentley Convertible – acceleration 0 to 100km / h is done in only 4.2 and the maximum speed reached is 325km / h. It is also the fastest four-seat convertible in the world! Continental Supersports is the ultimate convertible from the Brithis car manufacturer, offering the quintessential driving experience typical of Bentley. The convertible from Continental has vigorous lines that reflect the personality wich harmoniously combines functionality and elegance of the principle of four seats.Including the innovative technology as standard, the FlexFuel for the range of Continental 2011 Bentley reaffirms the constant care that it shows for the environment, materialized in the manufacturer’s commitment that by 2012 all cars will run with biofuel. Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible strengthens supercar range after the introduction in 2009 of the convertible version of Continental Supersports. The new model Supersports Convertible is equipped with the same W12 engine with double charge to ensure a power of 630 hp, making it the fastest and most powerful ever built by Bentley convertible. The name “Supersports” is inspired by the 1925 model Bentley Supersports, a racing version of the legendary Bentley 3-liter, which generate an output of 84 hp in an era in which ordinary vehicles did not exceed 15 hp. Also, model 1925 series was the first car that reached speeds of 160 km / h, an incredible performance...

Feb 25, 2010

The first pictures and information of the new generation Porsche Cayenne started today on the Internet. Porsche SUV comes with a new design, somewhat controversial, and a hybrid version, identical to that of the VW Touareg. Although Porsche doesn’t want to reveal any photos and information of the new generation Cayenne, spoil the surprise of the Germans was a series of images posted online. SUV manufacturer in Stuttgart over traditional lines Porsche in the front but take a strange back with new lines and a roof that descends slowly from the first generation. New Porsche Cayenne Like its predecessor, the new Cayenne platform borrows Touareg brother of concern but calling and a number of mechanical components of recent Panamera. Although increased in size to 40 mm, the new generation of luxury SUV’s manages to be easy as 200 kg than the old Cayenne. Under the hood of the new product will be Porsche drive V6 3.6-liter and 300 horsepower, introduced last week and the Panamera, but a diesel, all V6, made in Volkswagen, which delivers 240 horsepower. Those who want more power can choose the version of the Cayenne S 400-horsepower V8 squeezed out of 4.8 liters, or for the Cayenne Turbo, supercharged animated version of this engine. It will not be forgotten or hybrid version, which, like Touareg, will benefit from the services of a V6 petrol units of 3.3 liter TSI and 333 horsepower, helped by an electric motor, which promises 47-horsepower. More information about Porsche SUV will be unveiled in the Geneva Motor Show next week, following the production to start this...

Feb 23, 2010

German tuner Mansory will reveal the Geneva Motor Show own interpretation of model luxury Rolls Royce Ghost. Youngest British brand enjoyed over 720 horses and 1,000 Nm. The smallest member of the family Rolls Royce looks forward soon and the first tuning package. Fresh launching Ghost received “care” of the British company Mansory, which will exhibit the final result in the Geneva Motor Show. Until then, fans of eccentric personalization will be forced to settle with just a series of images digitally processed and a preliminary set of data. Mansory thought the program requires radical change engine sedan, which reaches to deliver up to 720 horsepower and 1020 Nm, in conditions which put the tray standard version only 570 horsepower and 780 Nm. Drivers tuner had to recalibrate the ECU system, to replace the turbo and install sports catalysts. Generous resources can print performance sports sedan model UK: sprint from 0 to 100 km/h is done in just 4.4 seconds and top speed stops at 310 km/h. At the outside, Ghost of the Mansory’s take two colors a little strange for a luxury vehicle, namely a blue combined with gold. Sporty appearance is shaped by the aerodynamic kit, which includes side sills, a rear deflector, extensions to front and the rear spoiler, a discreet rear spoiler mounted on the trunk lid and 22-inch wheels, painted the same yellow unmistakable. Inside, the interior is customized with several types of leather, carbon fiber, bamboo and other carefully polished wood or aluminum. The sports steering wheel and illuminated thresholds complete list of details...

Feb 23, 2010

Not just for James Bond and Miss Moneypenny: the Aston Martin Rapide, with its four doors it’s a real Porsche Panamera fright. Fast, beautiful and desirable – for four long years were to the fans of the Aston Martin Rapide to wait for the implementation of the Detroit study from 2006 onwards. Late March/early April, the time has come. Aston Martin Rapide is finally here The young class of four-door coupe has a new flagship: finally, an Aston Martin, with space for four – well, two plus two. For, unlike competitors such as Maserati Quattroporte, Mercedes CLS and Porsche Panamera particularly drawn to the magnificent Aston Martin offers in the second row if necessary space for two grown women or narrow their own offspring. Business partners, or even the parents will be expected of the narrow single seats in the second row at most a short trip to the nearest tennis court. Aston Martin chief Ulrich Bez: “We also offer rear sports seats. This is a completely different driving experience than on a bench.” Since that is entering and exiting on the climb. The reason for the manageable space is the sexy shoulder and the clear-cut roof construct of the 5.02-meter-long Aston Martin Rapide. One did not know better – the Briton would be a normal sports coupe with a long wheelbase, flat roofline and two doors. It is sharper cut than all its competitors. Aston Martin Rapide Specs Although Aston Martin Rapide provides the first model since the polarizing Lagonda four doors and four seats, are other values in the foreground. Thus he not only looks beguilingly...