Land Rover secured its positions in the prestigious Scottish Car of the Year Awards by participating with the Discovery Sport model. In fact, this sweetie was also named Best Diesel of 2015 and even claimed the Best Used Car award. All the awards were given by judges from the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers.
Discovery Sport has a fresh 2.0-liter four-cylinder Ingenium diesel power unit that is especially created to deliver class-leading torque and power output and incredible refinement with reduced CO2 emissions and lower fuel consumption, thanks to its lightweight construction and better engineering solutions. This EU6 compliant Ingenium unit is available with 150hp (110kW) and 180hp (132kW) variants.
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Furthermore, Discovery Sport is geared with a range of segment-leading safety technologies like pedestrian airbag, Autonomous Emergency Braking and expanded list of driver assistance features all of which contributed to earn the Five Starts Euro NCAP rating. Cool.
In fact, this year Land Rover Defender celebrates its 67th birthday and with the 2,000,000tn unit the brand has special plans. The lucky model will undergo comprehensive changes and will participate in a special event for funding charity organizations like the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Born Free Foundation.
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It is still fresh and new, but it has already a comprehensive upgrade: two 3-series LCI models are now geared with numerous additional features with the aid of tuning specialists AC Schnitzer. The engineering team has helped to improve the power units of the 316d and 335d to additional 139hp (102kW) for the 316d and 360hp (263kW) for the 335d model.
Land Rover Ambassador and polar explorer, Ben Saunders, decided to swap his shoes with winter tires for his Range Rover Sport SVR and to put this change to the test near the Arctic Circle. There is also a new film released by Land Rover that shows the journey of the famous adventurer from ice driving beginner to experienced professional in Sweden on a full-scale replica of the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit.
2016 Honda Pilot received the highest 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). But this is not all: 2016 Pilot also earned the TOP SAFETY PICK+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) when equipped with the optional crash prevention system, which makes it the first three-row SUV machine with such high achievements and ratings.
Along with the chip tuning, WIMMER Racing Sport Techniques also focuses its entire activity in delivering vehicle upgrades, fine-tuning and numerous improvements. The sporty exhaust system, which is of its own production, along with chassis techniques and sports brakes are what matters for the WIMMER engineers the most.
As we all know, the latest Clubman model took MINI brand to whole new level. The vehicle has a lot to offer, a lot to demonstrate and a lot to give to customers and fans. But the fun does not stop here. Mini experts from Maxi-Tuner have just demonstrated the MaxPower-performance upgrade program for the Cooper S Clubman model.
Downsizing, one of the most important feature and keyword when it comes to engine construction has been Karl-Otto Noelle’s passion for decades. Back in 1980s the started to improve the way of achieving maximum performance on small engine sizes with simultaneous turbo-charging. In later years, in the early 90s, he makes a noticeable achievement: Noelle is already the Alpina engine boss, thanks to the double forced ventilation, 360hp (264kW) and 520 Nm produced from the Alpina B10 Biturbo’s 3.4-liter unit, geared in BMW 5 series. So, let’s see what made this man special and what made this machine special.
Jeep officially announced plans to continue the successful affair of the well-known Cherokee range of 4×4 vehicles. Brand also released details about Cherokee “Night Eagle”.
Mazda geared the smooth and trustworthy 1.5-liter SKYACTIV-D diesel power unit to the Mazda3. Having made its debut in the all-new Mazda2 and Mazda CX-3 models, the 105hp (77kW) powerplant will significantly boost Mazda3’s performance and will also contribute to additional fuel efficiency.
Recently, the world of motorsport and automobile tuning witnessed the arrival of new terms and names: Liberty Walk, Rocket Bunny, Rauh-Welt Bergiff. This all means that there are numerous premium vehicles that receive even more interesting and exclusive tuning. For example, in Japan and US often there are conventions that are implemented by angle-grinder maiming of the vehicles, but it was about time someone prove the opposite. And this is indeed the Ingo Noak Tuning professionals from Far North of Germany.
Kia Motors today demonstrated the upgraded and restyled exterior of the Korean domestic market Cadenza (known as K7 in Korea). This vehicle proudly showed its new beautiful and functional design, along with some sweet additions. It will go on sale overseas in 2016. Recently, Kia team comes up with wonderful projects, solutions and ideas and we all hope that this tendency will not only remain, but will also improve for future models.
Rezvani today demonstrated the third variation to the Beast family. The new proud member is the performance-oriented Beast X: the most powerful and aggressive Beast produced so far. This sweetie will definitely dominate every track with its 700hp (514kW) of power output and the incorporated Borg Warner high-performance turbochargers, especially developed pistons and valves and the strengthened engine body. The performance is further enhanced by the lightweight carbon-fiber body and steel chassis, along with the rear-wheel drive system that keeps the vehicle focused and flexible.
