The local police of the municipality of Martorell (Barcelona) is ready to catch all the bad guys around: they just received three SEAT Toledo, each equipped with a 105 hp 1.9 TDi engine and state-of-the-art police security technology. Local police forces are well equipped with SEAT vehicles. In addition to the units provided to the Martorell force, added to the fleet of 100 Toledo currently used by the Barcelona City Police (Guardia Urbana), SEAT is also present in other Barcelona (...)
Meridian, the world's finest high-end audio and video manufacturer, in cooperation with Ferrari has developed the ultimate all-in-one digital sound system. The price for this beauty is $2,995.00. The Meridian F80 incorporates a CD/DVD player, AM/FM and DAB radio, and is compatible with any type of MP3 player including the iPod. The high-performance device distills more than three decades of Meridian's award-winning audio know-how and passion for music into a single, elegant package. The (...)
Maserati is working on a new smaller sports coupe that will have enough power to compete with Porsche models. Set to be released in the next 18-36 months, the future model will be based on a cut-down version of the GT platform and be a strict two-seater. Maserati will develop both coupe and roadster version in an attempt to boost annual sales to between 15 and 18,000 units per year. It will probably be priced between €80-100,000. Under the hood Maserati will place both Maserati's 4.2 and (...)
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BMW released today the first promotional video of the 2009 7-Series. Called "New Era", the commercial promotes a world where all barriers are up and all the lights are green for the new 2009 BMW 7 Series. The new BMW 7 Series is entering the market with a V8 and a straight-six gasoline engine both featuring Twin Turbo technology and direct fuel injection (High Precision Injection) as well as the first representative of a new generation of six-cylinder diesel engines. (...)
Lotus will unveil at the British Motor Show the Eco Elise technology demonstrator, a new project that project promotes a different perspective on “green”, one which does not revolve solely around tailpipe CO2. The Eco Elise features sustainable materials, hemp, eco wool and sisal have been developed for body panels and trim and, combined with hi-tech water based paint solutions. A green gear change display has been integrated into the dashboard to promote greener driving as well as a (...)
The Mitsubishi Concept cX made its world debut last year at the Frankfurt Motor Show. At that time the company announced the concept is the preview version of a future model. Today Mitsubishi confirmed this model is the future baby Outlander that will be launched in 2009. The Concept cX is powered by a 1.8-litre Clean Diesel DOHC 16 valve 4 cylinder engine that delivers 100 kW (136 ps) @ 4,000 rpm and 280 Nm @ 2,000 rpm. It features a variable geometry (VG) turbocharger – to generate (...)
Ultima GTR has already impressive performances: 0-60mph in just 2.6 seconds, a standing quarter mile time of 9.9secs @ 143mph, 0-100mph-0 in just 9.4 seconds. And now Ultima wants their car to have a Nurburgring lap time below 6mins 55secs. The road tired 231mph Ultima which was driven to the circuit, was on target during public testing to create history by recording a sub 7 minutes lap of the Ring thereby setting a new outright road car lap record, but unfortunately severe rain on the (...)
BMW will bring 500 electric Mini to California: 490 of the Minis will be leased to selected customers in California and 10 will be used as show cars. The electric cars will be built at the Mini factory in Oxford, England, without engines, gearboxes or fuel tanks, then shipped to Munich, Germany, where they are being fitted with electric powertrains. Painted silver and with yellow roofs, the electric Mini are part of a new division called Project i established by the automaker to develop (...)
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Audi reported that the company sold 516,000 cars worldwide between January and June, meaning an increase with 1.4 percent compared with the first six months of 2007 and also the best first half-year in company history. Audi also expects 2008 to be the year when they will achieve record sales of more than one million cars for the first time in the history. In the first six months, Audi sales increased in particular in Asia-Pacific: from January to June, Audi sold around 78,900 cars here, (...)
Even if Ferrari has just revealed the new California, the company is busy working on a new model. And even if we do not know what that model can be, here are the first spy shots of a mystery mule. So what are the possibilities? Well, it might be the hybrid model that Ferrari announced for 2015, but very unlikely. So the only plausible possibilities are: the next generation F430 or a powertrain mule for the Enzo successor. Spy photographer declared: “We where overtaken by a strange looking (...)
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No really? It sounds strange and unbelievable, but according to CarMagazine it might happen! X-BOW seems to be just the beginning for KTM; the company is now readying a slew of new low-cost, eco models – including a cleaner, cheaper 4x4 and a choice of city cars aimed at developing countries and Europe alike. The future "SUV" is internally know as the New Haflinger and is a kind of sophisticated quad bike, which does equally well on and off-road. According to those familiar (...)
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What will the name of the future Lotus sports car is still a big mystery, and according to Lotus company it will stay that way until the car will make its official debut at the London Motor Show. One of the possibilities is "Ethos", but a company insiders said this is not the strongest contender. The car will definitely have a name beginning with “E”, and it won’t share its name with any previous Lotus model. One thing is for sure: it will not be called Esprit, as (...)
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Mitsubishi added today a new version to the Galiart line-up: the Galant Fortis Ralliart, a premium sporty sedan that will go on sale at affiliated dealership throughout Japan today. It is powered by an intercooler-turbocharged 4B11-type 2.0-liter 16-valve DOHC MIVEC high-performance engine that delivers 177 kW (240 PS) / 6000 rpm and 343 Nm (35.0 kg-m) / 3000 rpm. The car features a unique front bumper designed to reduce air resistance. Increasing the size of the “jet-fighter” grille, an (...)
Producătorul italian de automobile Fiat şi constructorul auto german BMW vor colabora pentru realizarea unei platforme tehnice comune pentru maşinile de clasă mică, primele automobile construite pe aceasta urmând să fie noua generaţie a modelului Grande Punto şi a treia generaţie a Mini. Ambele maşini urmează să fie lansate după 2010, scrie Automotive News Europe. Cei doi producători auto iau în calcul de asemenea o eventuală colaborare pentru producerea de motoare diesel şi pe benzină, mai scrie (...)
Francezii de la Citroen vor prezenta in aceasta toamna la Paris monovolumul C3 Picasso si il vor lansa in Romania in a doua parte a anului viitor, au spus pentru Hotnews.ro reprezentantii companiei. Modelul va fi produs in Slovacia si va dispune de patru versiuni de motorizare. Masina are 4,08 metri lungime si dispune de doua motoare pe benzina, VTi 95 CP si VTi 120 CP, carora li se alatura doua motoare diesel: HDi 90 si HDi 110 FAP. Nivelul emisiilor de CO2 este mentinut la un nivel (...)
Here's the first production version unit of the Morgan Aeromax. It is powered by a 4.4 liter V8 engine that delivers more than 320 hp and a torque of 330 lb/ft of at 3600 rpm. The Morgan Aeromax makes the 0 to 60 mph print in 4.5 seconds and hits a top speed of 160 mph. .
GM already announced that the production version of the Volt electric car will be revealed in 2010. Until then, a showroom-ready model of the heavily touted electric car in will be presented in September. But if you want to see the Volt in action you will have the chance in the the action movie "Transformers 2," scheduled for release next summer. Volt will be the second Chevrolet model to be featured in the movie. GM is designing the Volt to run for 40 miles on a lithium-ion battery pack (...)
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Fuel efficiency is a very big problems in our days, and engines like the V8 or the V6 are not the best in this area. This is why, starting 2010, when the redesigned Santa Fe will be launched, it will also be offered with a 2.4-liter four-cylinder power plant. The DOHC inline-4 engine, code-named Theta, debuted this year in the 2009 Hyundai Sonata sedan, where it makes 175 hp and 168 lbs-ft of torque. The engine is will be available with a six-speed automatic transmission. In a Sonata with (...)
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Nissan UK added a new special editions for the Navara pick-up. Called X-Back, the special edition is priced at £23,795. The X-BACK offers SUV levels of comfort, refinement and performance while still offering ‘go anywhere, do anything' qualities. There's ample room for five plus one of the largest load beds in its class. The potent 2.5-liter four-cylinder turbo diesel engine punches out 171 PS and an awesome 403Nm of torque at 2,000 rpm, yet it remains economical, achieving 28.8mpg on the (...)
BMW will unveil the next generation X3 in 2010. It will compete with the Audi Q5 and the future Mercedes GLK. To be built on the same 3-Series platform like the current model (but stretched and widened to help differentiate it from the 3-series wagon), the 2010 X3 will get an all-new exterior and new engines under the hood. Under the hood we will see the same engine range with just a few exceptions. It is expected that the 2.5i version to be dropped just because 160 hp won't be enough for (...)
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