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DS Brand Will Demonstrate New and Classic Models at 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed

DS Automobile brand celebrates its 60th anniversary of the firs DS model from 1955 with a demonstrations of numerous vehicles from that era. Furthermore, 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed’s visitors will be invited to take a look into the DS universe of automobiles with the chance to experience what it feels like to drive such a vehicle. In fact, customers will even have the chance to try out the latest DS 5, which is considered as one of the best vehicles in brand’s history.

The show will also witness the special Divina DS concept vehicle, that was unveiled at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, that demonstrates incredible style and looks and striking graphics. Furthermore, visitors will have the chance to experience “Drive Moments” in the DS zone.

The flagship of the range, the latest DS 5 will also take place at the show to demonstrate its redesigned front end, the “DS wings” design, the special Ailine leather and the finest components, that took part in shaping the wonderful and trustworthy design. In fact, the DS 5 will be offered to drivers to try it out on the well-known Goodwood Hillclimb.

Furthermore, the DS 4 has also received numerous add-ons and upgrades, including the highly-efficient Euro 6 engine and expanded gamma of colors. And meanwhile the DS 3 is now available with a special six-speed automatic transmission, that ensures smooth gear changes and better overall driving experience. In fact, there will be some highly popular DS 3 vehicles at the show: DS 3 DSport
THP 165, DS 3 DSport Cabrio THP 165 and the limited edition DS 3 Cabrio Racing

Source: DS

June 16, 2015

2016 Jaguar XJ Lineup Demonstrates How a Luxury Vehicle Looks Like

2016 Jaguar XJ now comes with all-aluminum luxury saloon and numerous more premium goodies. Like the LED headlights and the overall stunning looks. Furthermore, materials such the semi-aniline leather and the inlay veneers bring that cozy and luxurious feel inside the cabin. Furthermore, combining the traditional craftsmanship with the latest word of the technology, the vehicle comes not only with great looks and comfortable cabin, but also with incredible pieces of technology. For example the infotainment system. The InControl Touch Pro system grants customers with maybe one of the best navigation systems today. Other wonderful gadget is the audio system: a 1,300W Meridian Digital Unit, that ensures the highest quality of music, combined with the highest quality components.

But the cosmetic add-ons are not the only ones, when it comes to the latest XJ model. Now the driving experience is even better, because of the V6 diesel engine, that offers higher amounts of power and torque and lower consumption and CO2 emissions. Furthermore, the electric-powered steering system defends the well-known Jaguar reputation, when it comes to agility and responsiveness.

The interior cines with fully redesigned grille, that is now larger, while the chrome bladers in the outboard air intakers bring that confident and yet stylish look. The LED headlights are further enhanced with a special system, that provides a color temperature, closer to that of daylight, which means improved visibility and driving comfort. And yes, they save more energy. In fact, the special “J-Blade” daytime lights are interesting addition to the XJ series, as they improve visibility and the light itself changes colors, when the direction indicator is opened. Sweet, huh?

The interior has also deserved its attention. The portfolio now gains quilted soft-leather seats with diamond stitching and figured ebony veneer. Furthermore, the Autobiography model is now available with long-wheelbase body, and 20″ Maroa wheels. The inside of the machine is covered with unique leather seats and contrasting stitching, rich oak inlay veneer and illuminated stainless steel treadplates and air vents. The rear seat place is actually filled with individual seats, that come with massage function and of course an entertainment system with two 10.2-inch HD screens.

The XJ range will offer XJ Luxury, XJ Premium Luxury, XJ Portfolio, XJ R-Sport, XJR, XJ Autobiography. Furthermore, the different models will be geared with different powereplants: 300 hp (220 kW) 3.0-Liter V6 diesel automatic, 340 hp (250 kW) 3.0-litre V6 petrol automatic; 550hp (404kW) 5.0-litre V8 petrol automatic.

All the vehicles from the XJ lineup are manufactured at Jaguar Land Rover’s Castle Bromwich Plant.

So, what do you think about the latest XJ models?

Source: Jaguar

June 16, 2015

Renault Reveals Details and Pricing for the Best Clio So Far!

Renault revealed pricing and details for the highly-anticipated Clio RenaultSport 220 Trophy model, that is now sort of the leader of the whole Clio range. In fact, the vehicle was one of the main attractions of the 2015 Geneva Motor Show.

The vehicle will make its debut in UK at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and will offer 220 hp (161 kW) and will attract customers with its wonderful performance, handling, stability, style and equipment. In fact, the orders in UK have already begun.

Along with the wonderful price the vehicle comes with the latest EU6-compliant engines, that feature the special Start&Stop function. Torque, economy and CO2 emissions have also improved starts.

As said above, the Clio RenaultSport 220 Trophy is a special model and it is maybe the best Clio model ever released. The vehicle comes with wonderful turbocharger and redesigned mapping, that boosts the overall power output of the 1.6-Liter direct-injection turbo powerplant with 20 hp and 20 Nm for a total of 220 hp and 260 Nm. There is also and even additional 20Nm available with the “Torque Boost” option, available in fourth and fifth gears.

The sporty vehicle also comes and with a special Efficient Dual Clutch (EDC) transmission, which has been further revised in order to bring even better performance: now it allows 50 per cent faster gear shifts and even greater flexibility in Sport mode. But the gearbox is not only thing, that had its attention. the steering wheel is mounted with special paddles, that ensure 30 per cent shorter movement, which provides even better and faster responce.

And as I mentioned modes, the car comes with three of them: Normal, Sport and Race. In fact the Stop&Start system is turned off for Sport and Race modes. Another interesting fact is that in Race mode the gearchange is manually-operated only and it will not go to the next gear only by itself. The vehicle relies on you!

Prices start from $ 35,000.

Source: Renault

June 15, 2015

M-Sport Will Launch a Special Ford Model for the New England Forest Rally

Full squad of Ford rally cars will be delivered by Ken Block in partnership with M-Sport and Team O’Neil. The vehicles will be competing in New England Forest Rally the upcoming month. In fact, one of the most interesting model of them all will be the speical M-Sport Ford Fiesta R5.

In fact, the Fiesta R5 will be driven by Ramana Lagemann, along with his trusty friend and co-driver Nathalie Richard from Canada.

Furthermore, Brendan Reeves and Anthony McLoughlin from Australia will also be joining in the campaign with the M-Sport Fiesta R2, geared with three-cylinder EcoBoost turbocharged engine. In fact, the Fiesta Trophy competitor Max Vatanem took a class win with the same car at the World Rally Championship in Portugal last month.

The R5 comes with 2000cc engine, that is a latest generation unit of Ford’s EcoBoost technology. The machine was developed in-house by M-Sport especially for rally championships, including Rally America, where FIA homologation is not required.

Furthermore, a former factory Subaru driver, Lagemann has retired from being a regular figure on the4 Rally America series. But now he is a contender for numerous more things. Whatever appears and sounds enough interesting for him. As you might remember, he appeared last month at the Olympus Rally, where he dominated the track with a BMW M3 and along with the co-driver Chrissie Beavis.

The New England Forest Rally is the 6th round in 2015 Rally America National Championship. The Subaru Rally duo David Higgins and Craig Drew have already marked five wins since the start of the race. Now, there are three more rounds remaining in the championship and we all impatiently await for the winner!

For further information stay with us!

Source: Ford

June 15, 2015

Porsche Won the 2015 Le Mans Race After 17 Years of Absence!

Porsche has won the legendary Le Mans 24-Hours race for 2015 season. And now they are back since their last victory back in 1998. The drivers in the victorious Porsche #19 were indeed the Formula 1 celebrity Nico Hülkenberg, Nick Tendy and Earl Bamber. They demonstrated the best time in the 395 laps and were able to finish first among all other competitors.

The #19, that started from the third position achieved some incredible positions throughout the night time and scored some incredible results with Hülkenberg and Tandy. In fact, they managed to get onto the first positions after some technical issues made the vehicle get out of the road for some time.

But after the issues Bamber got behind the wheel and managed to get rid of Audi drivers in the early hours of the day, after Audi drivers had to make numerous stops. This allowed Porsche team to get a sort of double victory, after #17 finished at second place.

In fact, last on the hall of fame stepped the Audi #7 drivers, who battled with Porsche #19 throughout the night, but some technical difficulties made them stop for revisions, which is the reason why Audi pilots had to step on the third position.

In fact, Audi #8 crossed the finish line on fourth position, while Porsche #18 made it on the fifth position and after that Toyota #2, Audi #9 and Toyota #1 followed.

We all hope, that this is only the start of a great occasions for celebrations for Porsche team!

Source: Porsche

June 15, 2015

2015 Toyota Prius V Hybrid: With Great Comfort Comes and Great Performance

2015 Toyota Prius V Hybrid seven-seater comes with fresh looks, more comfort and improved performance. There are two models in the lineup, that will bring incredible safety features and hi-tech gadgets like the Lane Departure Alert and the upgraded Pre-Crash Safety System. Furthermore the Prius V Hybrid will demonstrate and wonderful stability with the adjusted suspension system and damping force. But let’s check out what else the model has to offer.

Exterior

The exterior updates of the Prius V shows some elegance and confidence, thanks to Toyota’s latest design concept trends. The vehicle comes with revised front-end features like redesigned upper-grille, more prominent Toyota badge and vertical LED running laps. In fact, the slim headlapms give that distinctive and sharp appearance, that everyone would love, while the gloss black lower grille adopts the well-known Toyota signature trapezoidal shape.

On the other hand, the rear of the vehicle comes with wonderful lamp design and wonderful license-plate trim, redesigned bumper and integrated diffuser.

Furthermore, both the Prius V and Prius V i-Tech include seven airbags, stability and traction control, climate-control air conditioning, rear camera, heads-up display, 16-inch alloy wheel, hill-start assist control, electric vehicle mode and touch-tracer steering-wheel controls

Drivetrain System

Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain comes with a 1.8-Liter Atkinson cycle petrol engine and a speicla 60kW electric motor, that together with the petrol powerplant produces a total of 100 kW. Furthermore, the power of both motors is blended with a special transmission, that helps for the fuel economy, which is incredible: 4.4 liters/100 km (62 miles) and CO2 emissions of 101g/km

Interior

The interior of the latest Prius is greatly redesigned and refreshed and now comes with fluorescent display centre console, multimedia-information display, new steering wheel and seat trims. Some of the visual upgrades include chrome-plated doors, dark silver finish and the slim-line vents of the center console come with chrome finish for even more sophisticated appearance.

And there is also a special “eco-judge” system, that helps the driver to achieve the optimal performance-economics ratio. How cool is that?

Source: Toyota

June 15, 2015

Alpine Celebration Concept Is Here! We All Wonder What it Has to Offer.

Alpine Celebration is an unique and stylish vehicle, which was released as part of the 60th anniversary of the brand, founded by Jean Rédélé. The surprising comeback is here on the eve of the 82rd edition of the world’s toughest race Le Mans 24-Hours!

The race itself attracts more than 250,000 motor racing fans, which makes it one of the most popular and most anticipated event in the motor sport world. As you know, the event blends sports, human abilities and technology since 1923. And now there are more than 80 million TV viewers from nearly 200 countries and about 3 million followers of the website and the social media.

And this is why Alpine’s unveiling needs to be classy and worthy for all the fans of the event.

The vehicle’s idea is influenced by all the Alpine’s motorsport heritage. The Celebration model is a stylish two-seater coupe, that demonstrates some elegant lines with deep blue color scheme. In fact, this is the same blue painting, that had and the Alpine prototypes, that won the race back in 2013.

The Alpine Celebration manages to remind everyone the wonderful style of Alpines, but at the same time adds and some modern features, that make it really elegant. In fact, the low profile, sloping, creased bonnet, sculpted sides and distinctive rear window are clearly inspired by models line the A110.

As we all can see, the beauty and style of the Celebration model rely on the simplicity. The vehicle demonstrates a lot of things about brand’s heritage. It comes with familiar style, but somehow twisted with a modern manner. The carbon details underline the high-tech components of the car, while the front spoiler, the side sill and the rear air intakes demonstrate confidence and determination.

The seemingly floating spoiler expresses strength and confidence, while the sharp lines and the mirrors tell a story of dynamics and flexibility. And of course, there is the well-known Alpine arrowed “A”, visible on the air intake grille, sides and roof.

With incredible style and significance, the Alpine Celebration has really a lot to demonstrate.

Source: Alpine

June 15, 2015

Aston Martin Racing is the Current Leader in Both Classes at 2015 Le Mans 24-Hours

We already told you about the numerous preparations, that Aston Martin did before the start of 2015 Le Mans 24-Hours. The team really had lots of things to improve and engineers worked hard for incredible amount of time until the last minute before the race. And as always, good work and well-made preparations pay well at the end.

Now, at the halfway mark on the track of world’s toughest race, Aston Martin Racing team is leading in both GTE classes. Let’s see what happened.

Vehicle #99 Hanergy-liveried Vantage GTE went in for a wheel-to-wheel fight with #64 Corvette at the front of the GTE PRO class, while #98 Gulf-Livered vehicle leads the GTE AM class with the incredible one-minute gap.

Furthermore #95 Vantage GTE made it on sixth position in GTE PRO, after it spent some time in the pits and the #96 Vantage lost some precious time due to an incident and finished in 12th position in GTE AM.

Sadly, along with the good results by Aston Martin Team, there is also a disappointment. #97 Vantage GTE had some serious technical issues, that caused it to finish on second place in GTE PRO.

And here we remind you the 2015 Le Mans 24-hour Aston Martin vehicles and their drivers:

#99 – Fernando Rees, Alex MacDowall, Richie Stanaway
#98 – Pedro Lamy, Paul Dalla Lana, Mathias Lauda
#97 – Darren Turner, Stefan Mücke, Rob Bell
#96 – Stuart Hall, Francesco Castellacci, Roald Goethe
#95 – Marco Sørensen, Nicki Thiim, Christoffer Nygaard

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Source: Aston Martin

June 14, 2015

Aston-Martin Team is Ready for 2015 Le Mans Race!

Aston Martin Racing has qualified for the 2015 Le Mans 24-hours race with the #99 and #98 V8 Vantage GTE models. With this year’s participation in world’s toughest race, two things impressed us: the colorful and art-influenced Vantage and the “rookie” Richie Stanaway (NZ), who will race at the famous race for the first time. But the impressive thing, that the “new guy” managed to impress all of us with the fastest lap and putting the #99 on pole.

Stanaway himself says, that this was the start they were looking for, but there is still a lot of work. Furthermore, he ensures us, that the car feels great and he feels in top form, so he confidently awaits the race on Saturday.

But the young racer is not the only one, who took pole position for Saturday’s race. In GTE Am class Pedro Lamy (PT) set the fastest time with #98 Vantage GTE and he will start from the third place in the GT race.

Furthermore, the #97 Aston-Martin vehicle will also start from third in PRO class, while #95 Young Driv4er AMR will start from fifth position. #96 Gulf Racing will start from 12th place in GTE AM class.

Source: Aston-Martin

June 12, 2015

BRABUS Reveals 900HP Mercedes-Maybach S500

BRABUS demonstrates its latest gem, that is indeed a Mercedes-Maybach, that produces the stunning 900 hp (662 kW) and 1,500 Nm. The top speed is 350 km/h (215 mph). But this is not all. As every other BRABUS masterpiece, this vehicle also comes with elegant design, luxurious additions and numerous more small tweaks and improvements.

Drivetrain System

The vehicle comes with a 12-cyliner twin-turbo engine, that produces a total of 530 hp (390 kW), which is sort of not enough for the tuning team, that made something about it. Engineers tweaked the powerplant, so now it produces some titanic power, measured atof 662 kW / 900 hp and 1,500 Nm. And despite the weight of nearly 3 tons, the incredible vehicle demonstrates some incredible performance and speed: it flashes from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 3.7 seconds. Impressive, isn’t it?

Furthermore, the engineer magicians at BRABUS included programmed mapping for the injection, boost pressure control and some coordination tweaks to ensure not only power but precision and compliance with all the strict EURO VI emission standards.

Exterior

The elegant BRABUS vehicle is with 21 centimeters longer than the usual length of a S-class vehicle and offers further aerodynamic upgrades. The vehicle also includes special radiator grille and special LED daytime running lights.

The front bumper adds even more style and confidence of the vehicle, while the integrated spoiler brings some optimization on the front axle at high speeds, which means better stability and control.

The rear of course comes with a special bumper, that continues the stylish affair. The exhaust system is also redesigned and now comes with a special feature for lower noise. Furthermore, the driver can choose between Coming Home mode or the Sport mode.

And of course, to finish the beautiful looks, BRABUS included and specialMonoblock “PLATINUM EDITION” 21-inch forged wheels.

Interior

Customizing the interior is another feature, that BRABUS team takes seriously. The brand includes high-quality leather interiors, tailored by the requests of every single owner. The choices include enormous gamma of colors, Leather and Alcantara fabrics. Of course there is a lot of carbon-fiber elements, as well wooden components.

As always BRABUS team demonstrated how a wonderful vehicle can become a piece of art.

Source: Brabus

June 12, 2015

2016 Fiat 500X Will be Even Cooler and Sweeter With all the Special Mopar Components!

2016 Fiat 500X is here to offer numerous tweaks and changes, to ensure every customer will drive “his” car. And now the well-known Mopar brand delivers more than 100 different accessories to ensure even higher levels of modification. Let’s see what is going on here.

The iconic Italian style, beauty and performance now can be further boosted with numerous Mopar products, that will ensure, that the 2016 Fiat 500X will look even more beautiful and will also bring incredible amount of flexibility, performance and dynamics. Here we will show you only some of the parts, that are especially crafted for the Italian sweety:

Graphic Packages: there are a total of 14 exterior graphic packs, that include the Special Edition “Rebel”, which includes red hood, roof and spoiler graphics and bodysite graphichs.

Wheels: Customers will have the pleasure to choose among three different styles of 18-inch wheels with more options coming our way in July. Sweet.

Racks and carriers: the Mopar guys know, that there is a lot to be carried, including snowboards, bikes, skies and who knows what more, so they offer racks and carriers, that will help you get the three bikes, the seven ski pack and the eight snowboards on every journey!

Katzkin seats: there are special premium leather seats, especially designed for the 2016 Fiat 500X. The bad news is that they will come in July. But don’t worry. While you wait, you can customize the other parts of the vehicle

Cargo: there are numerous different cargo accessories as telescopic bar, collapsible crate, cargo trays and numerous more.

Mopar Electronic Vehicle Tracking System (EVTS): There is also a special GPS system, that helps not only with directions, but also in a case of stolen vehicle. There are also additional security features.

Cat-back exhaust: If customers are not satisfied with the amount of power, they can add even more with a special system, that brings extra horsepower and boosts the torque. There is also a special bonus: an aggressive tone, when you hit the gas pedal. How cool is that?

Mopar Web: the Mopar Web Wi-Fi pack enables the 500X to browce the internet in an easy and safe way. Spare tire kit: the special kit adds a mounted spare tire, jack and jack tool, screwdriver and some other gadgets, to ensure safe and ensured drive.

Of course, this is not all, but only some of the components, that Mopar created for the 2016 500X. So, tell me, which combination you preffer?

Source: Mopar

June 12, 2015

2016 Ford GT Supercar Revealed! To compete in LM GTE Pro Class [VIDEO]

Ford will return to Le Mans in 2016 with a special Ford GT supercar and will compete in LM GTE Pro class. Furthermore, the Ford team will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Ford’s victory back in 1966.

And back in our time, the 2016 GT model will demonstrate incredible aerodynamics, lightweight construction and a special twin-turbocharged Ford EcoBoost V6 engine. But not just any EcoBoost engine. This is the most powerful EcoBoost powerplant ever created.

In fact, the supercar is based on the Ford GT model, that was unveiled this year in January. Both vehicles will be ready for the track in 2016 to celebrate the race, that witnessed the three GT cars place on 1st, 2nd and 3rd place back in 1966 on Le Mans race. As you may know, Ford repeated the victory in 1967, 1968 and 1969.

Furthermore, Ford Performance team plans to deliver more than 12 performance vehicles by 2020, which will mark numerous speed innovations, performance and engineer wonders. In fact, the performance segments is an expanding business for Ford, that brings everything, that customers would want: wonderful performance, leading technologies and of course high chances for success on the track. The Performance line includesFord GT, Focus RS, F-150 Raptor, Shelby GT350 and Shelby GT350R, Focus ST and Fiesta ST models.

The 2016 GT vehicle itself features numerous innovations, as a incredible aerodynamics, that deliver outstanding level of downforce, lightweight carbon-fiber elements, that provide more dynamics on the track and of course numerous tweaks and revisions on the engine, that comes with more power and more efficiency.

In fact, there are some companies, that join forces with Ford in this project. They areMultimatic Motorsports, Roush Yates Engines, Castrol, Michelin, Forza Motorsport, Sparco, Brembo and CGRFS. Every brand has left its mark on the 2016 GT. For example, the design test are made by Ford and Multimatic, while CGRFS provided input into the process. Roush Yates supported the creation of the 3.5-Liter EcoBoost V6 engine.

With such brands, cooperating in the creation process, Ford GT will have some real chances to repeat the historic events of 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969 at the world’s toughest race!

https://youtu.be/nVa4mlFZEmM

Source: Ford

June 12, 2015

Author: Georgi Boychev

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