Author: Georgi Boychev

  • Audi Demonstrates the 2016 Flagship A8 Model

    2016 Audi A8 SportComing with even more power and enhanced features, the 2016 Audi A8 L 4.OT Sport vehicle  is ready to rule the over streets. The Audi flagship sedan model offers upgraded 4.0T twin turbo V8 engine that is capable of producing a total of 450 hp (330 kW), while the exterior comes with more muscular front and more distinctive presence. So, let’s check out what this bad boy has to offer.

    The exterior, as you can see for yourself, offers a bit lower bumper and more sporty look, while the sides of the sedans enhance that aggressive affair. The new Audi A8 model also offers and 20-inch 5-double spoke wheels and two optional wheel styles.

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    On the other hand, the interior of the vehicle comes with enhanced comfort features. The standard Executive and Luxury packs offer 22-way Comfort front seats, covered with Valcona leather with diamond stitching. In fact, the front seats also include massage functions. I am not sure if this is a good idea, provided that this is a performance-oriented machine. However, it’s up to the driver how and when to use it. Further additions include panoramic sunroof and acoustic glazing on the windows.

    2016 Audi A8 Sport

    And the technological features include Audi Driver Assistance Functions suite that contains Pre Sence Rear, Audi Heat-Up Display, Adaptive Cruise Control and Stop&Go.

    Prices start from $90,500.

    So, what do you think of the latest A8 L 4.0T Sport?

    Source: Audi

  • Iconic Aston Martin Vehicles Will Search For Their New Owner

    1965 Aston Martin DB5James Bond and vehicle fans have numerous reasons to await the latest 007 movie, but let us give one more reason for celebration. Keno Brothers present their Rolling Sculpture Fine Automobile Auction on November 18-19, 2015 at the Skylight Carkson sq. in Soho, New York. What is special about this event, is that it will also include two iconic James Bond vehicles: the legendary 1965 Aston Martin DB5 and 1966 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage. Both vehicles are marked “Full Data Unlocked” which means that they will be shown with additional information, including videos, history, market trends and designer views.

    Both being a remarkable part of the Rolling Sculpture collection, the Aston Martin vehicles have a lot to demonstrate. And with their bespoke presence and story both vehicles can exceed a price up to $1,6 million.

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    Both Leslie and Leigh Keno have decades of experience and devoting to auction field and they do have that passion for fine automobiles. This is why they created the auction house that mates unique live auctions to incredible capabilities, provided by Proxibild, the most trustworthy Marketplace for buying and selling high value items.

    1966 Aston Martin DB6

    But let’s go back to the vintage vehicles. As you know, James Bond is famous mainly for two things: getting around beautiful ladies and driving fancy vehicles. These two Aston Martin machines really depict the spirit of the character and his devotion to high-quality gadgets. But along with the sweet classic models, the world’s most famous spy also loves to drive and some modern and distinctive machines. As is the latest Aston Martin James Bond Edition.

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    Beautiful women and fancy vehicles. That’s what we call a man with taste.

    Source: Keno Brothers Fine Automobile Auctions

  • McLaren Starts Training Program In Order Drivers Tame the P1 GTR Beast

    McLaren P1 GTR Programme The most exclusive McLaren owner experience has taken to the track for the first time at the Circuit de Catalunya , Spain. The debut of McLaren P1 Driver Programme witnessed seven examples of the track-only units. Furthermore, each owner tried out the most powerful McLaren vehicle so far, supported by a trustworthy pitcrew, around the home of Formula 1, Spain.

    McLaren P1 GTR Driver Programme is a special exclusive membership programme, offering special driver training, human performance and access to the unique McLaren racing simulator ahead of track activity. This programme is especially designed to prepare each driver physically and mentally in order to allow them to fully operate the 1000 hp (735 kW) McLaren P1 GTR. Each individual will be working with a special team from McLaren Special Operations in order to achieve high results and prepare to tame the one of a kind machine.

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    Also, there will be a dedicated team of driver coaches, lead personally by McLaren Automotive Chief Test Driver, Chris Goodwin. This highly experienced team will work with each individual driver in order to help them achieve best results possible. The importance of such a team was highlighted by two owners that proved extremely competitive after Bruno Senna, Driver Mentor set a benchmark laptime.

    McLaren P1 GTR Programme

    Definitely one of a kind chance for all the participants, isn’t it?

    Source: McLaren

  • Land Rover Releases Two Special Editions for the Discovery Lineup

    2016 Land Rover Discovery LandmarkLand Rover continues to widen its Discovery lineup and demonstrates two fresh and special editions: Landmark and Graphite. The restyled and distinctive exterior, along with the stylish interior contribute to that well-known Land Rover feel and pleasure of driving. The special editions definitely will enhance Discovery’s presence on the road and from the end of October all the fans will be able to order their unit, while we will see them on the road from January 2016 onwards.

    Land Rover Landmark

    The Landmark special model offers the special HSE derivative, extended list of features and enhanced premium and comfort feel.

    2016 Land Rover Discovery Landmark

    The exterior changes include the addition of full length roof rails in bright finish, black fencer vents, distinctive grille and mirror caps. The vehicle definitely looks massive and more aggressive than its predecessors and when the 20-inch 5-split spoke alloy wheels are added, the stylish, yet strong presence is completed.

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    Land Rover Graphite

    2016 Land Rover Discovery Graphite

    Discovery Graphite, on the other hand, is based on the successful Black Pack and offers modern and distinctive looks: the grey Graphite finish to the fender vents and grille, along with the sporty gloss black and light gray frame. All this blended with sweet grey details on the door hadles and the bonnet and tailgate. The Graphite model exclusively come with 19-inch 7-split spoke alloy wheels in gloss dark gray. In fact, the customers can choose between nine body colors and three interior schemes. Sweet, right?

    2016 Land Rover Discovery Graphite

    So,  what do you think about the new special editions?

    Source: Land Rover

  • Mopar Shows Details of Vehicles That Will Participate at the SEMA Show

    Mopar Dodge ChallengerMopar finally gives us a glimpse of what will be Mopar-modified vehicles that are scheduled to be demonstrated at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show, November 306 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

    What we see is a mix of concepts and production units that Mopar team decided to modify in one way or another. There would be Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, RAM and FIAT vehicles which will proudly show their improvements. There are almost 20 cars, along with numerous Mopar parts and accessories that will be part of Mopar SEMA exhibit.

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    As you know, Mopar was launched back in 1937 and produced mainly antifreeze products, but later, in the 60’s the brand’s popularity elated as quickly as the muscle cars gained high speed. Today Mopar brand is FCA’s service and produces special parts and customer-care activities. It distributes more than 500,000 accessories around 150 markets around the world. Mopar parts are created and crafted by the same people who authorize specifications for FCA vehicles. With this said, you should know that this brand knows how it’s done and what a high-quality components looks like.

    Mopar RAM 1500 Rebel

    Source: Mopar

     

  • Petty’s Garage Shows Why Their Latest Mustang is Named King

    Ford Mustang King EditionBringing the tremendous 727 horsepower, the sweet Petty’s Garage 2016 Mustang GT King Edition is here to demonstrate why it earned that nickname. As you might know, Petty’s Garage is the in-house speed shop of NASCAR legend Richard Petty and now he and his crew return with the limited edition of the heavily modified Mustang GT.

    This sweetie comes in three editions and exact numbers: 243 King models, 43 King Premier and 14 King Premier Convertibles.

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    So, what makes them so special besides being limited? First of all, the drivetrain system. Petty’s Garage enhances the Ford Performance stock 5.0-liter V8 engine. The additions are 235 hp (172 kW) that result on total of 670 hp (492 kW), custom engine calibration, cold-air intake and MagnaFlow exhaust.  Furthermore Petty’s engineers added extreme-duty TrakPak Ford Performance halfshafts, three-way adjustable front and rear sway bars and a rear axle upgrade.

    And in addition to the performance-oriented additions, the crew also included custom rear diffuser with Richard Petty-designed central exhaust, shift know, sill plates, floor mats and of course, the King signs on a special dash plate.

    Ford Mustang King Edition

    In fact, the King Premier edition comes with HRE/Petty’s Garage wheels and a special brake modification that includes a total of six-piston front brakes and four-piston rears and custom leather interior. The vehicle also comes with custom tri-color stripe package that includes blue, red and white stripes. There are also optional fine-tunings for the wheel bushing, coil-over racing suspension and the supercharged engine.

    Prices for the King Editions start from $67, 495.

    Source: Ford

  • The All-Seeing Toyota Sahara Is Here To Enhance Your Driving Experience

    2015 Toyota Land Cruiser Sahara Toyota has released a special and unusual “all-seeing” LandCruiser 200  Series Sahara. What makes it special, compared to its stock brothers is indeed the incorporated camera applications that make it easier to perform manoeuvres from off-road to parking situations. Good thing is that drivers now can obtain a panoramic view around the Sahara via four cameras, geared in front, on the back and on the side mirrors. In fact, the front camera can rotate and can display enlarged images that would definitely be in use for the driver.

    And as a true Toyota vehicle, the Sahara also adopts and advanced safety features as pre-collision system, dynamic radar cruise control, lane-departure alert and blind-sport monitor with rear cross-traffic alert. In addition, the vehicle comes with a total of seven airbags, active traction control, multi-terrain anti-skid brakes, hill-start assist and emergency brake signal.

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    But what about the engine? This sweetheart is geared with either 4,5-liter twin-turbo diesel or the 4,6-liter petrol unit. And of course, both are redesigned to meet all Euro 5 requirements and to deliver even better fuel efficiency.

    The diesel unit provides a total of 272 hp (200 kW) and 650 Nm of torque. It offers consumption, measured at just 9,5 liters/100 km and CO2 emissions of 250 grams/liter. On the other hand, the petrol engine comes with 308 hp (227 kW) and 439Nm. It delivers 13,4 liters/100km fuel consumption and 309 g/km of CO2 emissions.

    2015 Toyota Land Cruiser Sahara

    And let’s take a look on the style. All models are restyled and come with more aggressive stance, sweet new grille, headlamps, bumper and fenders. And on top of all, there are two additional colors: Copper Brown and Onyx Blue.

    Furthermore, the model will be offered with a total of five trims: diesel-only GX, petrol or diesel GXL, VX and Sahara. All the trims come with special electronically controlled six-speed automatic transmission. Every trim level comes with some additions and exclusive features.

    2015 Toyota Land Cruiser Sahara

    Powerful, versatile and safe. It looks like Toyota team brings even better and better contemporary solutions for customers and fans.

    Source: Toyota

  • Toyota Celebrates a Special Anniversary with a Special Concept

    Toyota Tacoma Back to the Future ConceptToyota celebrates October 21, 2015. As you might know, this is the date that first introduced Back to the Future Part II with the recreation of Marty McFly’s dream car. And now, by using the 2016 Toyota Tacoma that was recently unveiled and went on sale in September, fans in Los Angeles, New York and Dallas will have the chance to see the truck in major tourist destinations.

    Toyota Tacoma Back to the Future Concept

    And ensuring that 2016 Tacoma will looks like a modern-day version of the well-known classic from the movie, Toyota team made some tweaks and modification here and there.

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    Now the sweetie is covered with special 1985 Toyota Truck Exterior Paint, Off-road Suspension, Toyota Racing Wheels, BFGGoodrich Tires, custom front and rear bumpers as well a custom light bar. It also comes with special “D-4S” fuel injection badging, tailgate with the iconic Toyota logo, especially made vintage design and of course, special mud flaps.

    Toyota Tacoma Back to the Future Concept

    Iconic in every aspect, the movie is without doubt favorite one to generations of viewers. And now it regained one more time its popularity due to it reached the “future” of 2015. And now it is time to see how many things the movie has forseen back in 1985 about 2015. So, what do you think? How much is the movie sci-fi and how much did it manage to guess?

    Source: Toyota

  • Audi RS 6 Avant and RS 7 Performance Beasts are Almost Here!

    Audi RS 6 Avant PerformanceAudi RS 6 Avant performance and Audi RS 7 Sportback performance are the two new vehicles which will demonstrate that a vehicle can not only be high-performance-oriented, but also efficient. How you ask? Let’s find out.

    First of all, both vehicles are geared with 4.0 TSI units that provide the stunning 605 hp (445 kW) and up to 750 Nm. But this stunning power doesn’t ultimately mean that the vehicles are not efficient. The fuel consumption remains unchanged at 9,5 and 9,6 per 100 kilometers and the CO2 emissions are estimated 223 and 221 per kilometer. How cool is that?

    2016 Audi RS 7 Sportback Performance

    The RS 6 Avant Performance  and the RS 7 Sportback Performance need just 12.1 seconds to go from 0 to 200 km/h (123 mph) and in addition, the optional Dynamic pack enhances the top speed from 250 to 280 and 305 km/h (155 to 174 and 189 mph).

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    The power units are paired to eight-speed tiptronic gearbox, which is especially designed to enhance the sporty spirit of the vehicles and now the drive can choose between modes D and S that bring further dynamics and pleasure of driving. And let’s not forget that both vehicles are geared with integrated damping control and sporty RS suspension. This combination ensures fast response, stability and reliability on the road.

    2016 Audi RS 7 Sportback Performance  03

    On the other hand, the engineering team has comprehensively restyled the exterior of the cars. Now the design strikes with new sporty bumpers, heavily reshaped diffuser insert, glossy black honeycomb grille and flared side sills. The RS Performance exterior finishes the sporty affair with Ascari Blue Metallic as an optional finish. The RS Performance models also come with stylish 21-inch cast alluminum wheels and 275/30 tires. Furthermore, the four internally ventilated brake disks offer and that sweet weight-saving wave design.

    Audi RS 6 Avant Performance

    This sporty, yet elegant affair continues and into the interior of the RS Performance sport cars. Both models are geared with sport seats with pronounced side bolsters and integrated head restraints. Audi also offers the seats in color combination of black and blue. And along the hi-tech units, the interior proudly presents its stylish and sophisticated details, carbon materials and metal features.

    2016 Audi RS 7 Sportback Performance

    Both RS 6 Avant and RS 7 Sportsback will be available for order in November.

    Source: Audi

  • Volvo Brand is About to Unveil the Time Machine Concept Car

    Volvo Time Machine ConceptVolvo Cars plans to announce the concept of “Time Machine” on November 18, 2015 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. This machine will be compatitble with brand’s latest technology of Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) that will be part of the standard equipment for the 2016 Volvo XC90 and numerous future brand models.

    Furthermore, the concept has been tweaked and restyled over the past several years at the Volvo Monitoring and Concept Center in Camarillo, California. The team has widely searched for a proper “time” concept and it looks like they have finally found it. The machine will feature next-gen hardware and software tweaks, all result of intensive and profound research on the future of automobile world.

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    Furthermore, Volvo will show a total of 14 new models over the next three years which are based on the recently created Scalable Product Architecture and Compact Modular Architecture. All these vehicles and the incorporated technologies will adapt more easily to individual, market and societal situations and needs. And as you might already know, Volvo brand has already showed three distinctive concept vehicles and different variations to the SPA technology based on XC90 earlier this year.

    It looks like Volvo team stays strongly motivated to bring numerous and distinctive new models, contemporary solutions and next-gen technologies. And it seems that the brand confidently walks towards the target to reduce death and injuries, caused by car accidents to 0%.

    Source: Volvo

  • 2015 ŠKODA Citigo Black Edition And Its Sweet Offerings

    2015 ŠKODA Citigo Black EditionŠKODA will incorporate its style and spirit with the demonstration of the Citigo Black Edition. The vehicle will feature neat exterior and interior styling and that remarkable ŠKODA price-to-quality ratio.

    It is available in three- and five-door trims and will be powered by a 1.0-Liter MPI 60hp (44 kW) unit. Furthermore, it will come with Deep Black or Candy White exterior finish and 15-inch Black Auriga alloy wheels. And let’s not forget the Sunset glass for the rear windows and the body-colored door mirrors. Yes, definitely this compact sweetie comes with that distinctive road appearance. But what else?

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    The Citigo Black Edition will also offer and ŠKODA’s innovative Portable Infotainment Device, which provides passengers with wide range of features, including satellite navigation, hads-free Bluetooth connection and of course, a contemporary multimedia player. Black Edition will also demonstrate a manual air-conditioning as a standard feature, along with Citigo Entertainment pack. It alone offers four additional loudspeakers and a multimedia holder. And let’s not forget that the Electric front windows and the height-adjustable driver seat complete the whole Cigigo Black affair.

    2015 ŠKODA Citigo Black Edition

    The vehicle is already available for order and ŠKODA Financial Service offers and some sweet and flexible payment options.

    Sweet and flexible. What do you think about the latest Black Edition?

    2015 ŠKODA Citigo Black Edition

    Source: ŠKODA

  • Caravelle Generation Six: a Legend Reborn

    2015 Caravelle Generation SixVolkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched a unique edition of the well-known Caravelle people carrier to honor its iconic predecessor. The modern vehicle comes with red and white two-tone exterior color scheme and has that visual stand-out, while the inside is geared with numerous inserts on the dashboard and distinctive interior components. The Caravelle Generation Six is already available to order from the Volkswagen Van Centres.

    The contemporary design is inspired by the well-known two-tone pattern from the iconic 1960’s model and along it the special edition offers and some modern driving experience. The Special Edition features and 18-inch DISC alloy wheels, LED head- and taillights, front fog lights and chrome details. And being now a modern vehicle, the Special Edition also offers and contemporary driving experience with the Euro 6 BlueMotion Technology engines: the vehicle is offered with either EU6 2.0-liter 150 hp (110 kW) or 204 hp (150 kW) TDI, paired to a 7-speed DSG gearbox.

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    But let’s get back to the interior. Generation Six’s seats are wrapped with Alacantara leather with textile floor mats. The leather also covers the multi-function steering wheel. The vehicle looks like gives vast amounts of space and comfort. The equipment further includes Adaptive Cruise Control, Front Assist, Discover Media Infotainment with DAB and Bluetooth as a standard. And let’s not forget the vital 3-zone Climatronic air conditioner that ensures that everyone in the vehicle will feel comfortable and fresh.

    Prices for the Caravelle Generation Six start from $65,832.

    Source: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles