The most successful Skoda model, the Octavia will be presented at the Paris Auto Show with mild facelift, similar to the Fabia and Superb, next to Greenline and Sportline models.
Skoda did not revealed any details about the new model, just that the design will be the same as the one found in the Fabia, Roomster and Superb. It was about time considering the the best sold model in the line-up is kind of oldish.
The Greenline models will include a eco-friendly Fabia with a CO2 emission of just 109 g CO2/km and Superb with 136 g CO2/km.
Back in January Ferrari unveiled the 612 Scaglietti One to One at the Geneva Motor Show. This new personalization program allows every client to fully personalize the car. The program has now also been extended to the 599 GTB.
So, after making a short visit to a dedicated Atelier in Maranelloyou will be able to create your own truly bespoke car. The company will offer a vast range of special content to choose from, including specially trained consultants.
The official debut will be made at the Paris Auto Show.
One of the Porsche’s highlights at the Paris Auto Show will be the Cayman S Sport, a special edition created to celebrate its 60th birthday.
The Cayman S Sport production will be limited to 700 units. The customer has the choice of six special non-metallic colors, including the green and orange featured on the latest 911 GT3 RS.
More importantly, 3.4-liter six-cylinder boxer engine gets a bump to 303 hp (up from 295) thanks to a new exhaust system. The S Sport also gets Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) featured, the body of the car is lowered by ten millimeters, and five-millimetre spacer rings are placed behind the 19-inch-SportDesign wheels, which should enhance appearance and driving dynamics.
Autocar got its hands on a design of the new sketch Lamborghini Estoque right from Lambo’s Centro Stile design studio. So whatever we see from the Italian supercar maker next month in Paris will likely look a lot like the car above.
According to Autocar, the sedan is more than just a concept. In fact, it has been designed to comply with crash regulations and pedestrian protection law. As suspected earlier, this Lambo for the family will likely be based on the aluminum chassis of the Audi A8. The Estoque will likely be powered by a version of the Gallardo’s V10 engine (mounted in front of the driver but likely behind the rear wheels.)
The name Estoque still stays close to Lamborghini’s bull theme for car names - it short sword used by a matador to kill the bull at the end of a bullfight.
Renault will unveil at the Paris Auto Show the Kangoo "be bop". This is the production car based on the Compact Concept from last year’s Frankfurt Auto Show. The new model is being offered in two-tone color scheme and exclusive interior appointments.
The Kangoo be bop is powered by a choice of two diesels: a 85hp dCi and a 100hp dCi which comes with a particulate filter and drives through a six-speed gearbox. There is also a 105 hp 1.6 16V gasoline unit.
This seems to be Renault’s take on the "urban vehicle". It is the kind of car that is supposed to maximize space without looking like box on wheels. It wants to be sporty and it want to be a van; the question is does it do either well? So is this one of those car that make you happy Renault doesn’t sell to the U.S. anymore, or is this the ultimate surf wagon?
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Lamborghini revealed today the fourth teaser of its mystery concept that will debut at the Paris Auto Show. First believed to be called Urus, and now Estoque, the new concept will preview a four-door luxury sedan that will compete with Aston Martin Rapide and Porsche Panamera.
Official unveiling will be made on October 1st.
The Paris Auto Show is just a few days away, but this doesn’t mean we can’t get information and images about what we will see there. Although we got to see the first official image earlier this month, here are some new pics of the facelifted 2009 Mazda MX-5.
The facelift features only minor changes: new grille, restyled bumper, new fog light inserts and headlights. Nothing impressive under the hood either: the engine line-up remains unchanged: there will be the 126 hp 1.8-liter (Europe only) or the 160 hp 2.0-liter. The engines will be mated to a six-speed manual transmission.
It won’t be 2012 until there will be an all-new MX-5, which company executives promise will have "more balls".
More pics after the jump.
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After revealing the sixth teaser image of the GT Concept today, Citroen revealed the first video teaser of the concept (and we really hope the next time we see it, it will be the whole car.)
Maybe someday we’ll be able to teach Citroen a lesson that they can’t keep treating us like this, but until then, the video is pretty cool.
At the Paris Auto Show, Ford will take the wrapping off its latest package for its Kuga crossover. Called the Individual, the package was inspired by the Iosis X Concept first shown in Paris two years ago.
Taking full advantage of the ’kinetic’ shapes of the Kuga’s interior, the Ford Individual Design team has developed a completely new color scheme, and combined it with premium quality materials, with contrasting colors and textures.
Although the Kuga is currently only available in Europe, this is likely to be one of the cars Ford will start to sell in the U.S. as part of its vehicle downsizing program.
Ok, enough is enough already! Citroen revealed today the sixth teaser of the GT Concept that will be revealed at the Paris Auto Show.
Once again, the GT Concept was created in cooperation with Sony subsidiary Polypony Digital and will be featured in the Playstation3 GranTurismo Prologue5. This new teaser reveals the front grille with the massive spoiler and air intakes. This also gives a slightly better idea of the car’s silhouette.
It’s a cool looking car, we got the point! C’mon Citroen, release some technical details!
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