2012 Golf Cabriolet will have its official debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.
Golf VI Cabriolet features including a new rear end styling, a more sloped front windshield and a lower profile roof line. Actually, it looks awesome compared to the standard 5-door model.
The safety is at high level, too. Golf VI Cabriolet boasts automatically deploying roll-over bar, side head and thorax airbags and a knee airbag for the driver. (more…)
Aston Martin Cygnet is actually a Toyota iQ, but twice expensive. However, the tuning specialists Project Kahn are developing a special refining program for the small city car.
The details are limited, but Project Kahn Aston Martin Cygnet will boast a premium interior and leather upholstery.
The car will be power by 1.33 liter Dual VVT-i petrol engine with 98PS (72 kW) and 123Nm (91 lb-ft). (more…)
STaSIS now offers a tuning program for Audi S4. There are two choices for the owners of the sports saloons – Touring Edition and Challenge Edition.
STaSIS Audi S4 Touring Edition comes with 410BHP and 500Nm (370 lb-ft), a new exhaust system, bigger brakes with high-performance street pads, stainless steel lines and 20” wheels. Touring Edition also features lowered suspension ( 1 inch ), an anti-roll bar kit and matched bushings and bump stops. (more…)
With the world premiere of the BMW Concept ActiveE at the beginning of 2010, just a year after presenting the MINI E, the BMW Group underscored the rapid and consistent continuation of its intensive research and development activities in the field of electric mobility. This concept has now become perceptible and tangible reality in the form of the BMW ActiveE.
Novitec Rosso has revealed a tuning program for Ferrari 458 Italia. The car is currently in preparation for 2011 Geneva Motor Show.
The performance package includes a new carbon-fiber airbox, a high-performance exhaust system made from nickel-chromium-based superalloy Inconel, which is 21 kg (46 lbs) less than the original. There are also a sport exhaust manifolds, sport catalysts and a rear muffler with (more…)
Another surprise for the Geneva Motor Show and a nice one. Wiesmann will introduce the Spyder Concept.
The manufacturer didn’t release any other information, but the statement is “powerful, ultra-light and purist”.
“We want to test the marketability of such cars in Geneva. The feedback of customers, partners and experts has high influence on the consideration of advancing the Spyder model.”, commented Friedhelm Wiesmann.
Probably, the new model will go on sale in the beginning of 2012.
There is a new automaker on the horizon – Imperia Automobiles. Besides the interesting name, the company makes an interesting car – Imperia GP. Actually, the Imperia brand had its growth between 1900 and 1950, but now they are ready with a new retro styled model.
Imperia GP follows the lines of a Wiesmann or Morgan and features hybrid technology. (more…)
Here is an interesting test made by Top Gear. You can watch the latest BMW M3 E92 against Audi RS5. Both are sport coupes suitable for everyday drive or time attack on race tracks.
BMW M3 E92 is powered by high-revving 4.0 litre V8 with 420PS (309 kW) at 8300RPM and 400m (295 lb-ft) at 3900RPM. The engine is mated either with 6-speed manual or SMG III dual-clutch gearbox. (more…)
2011 AC Cobra will actually hit the market. The roadster will has its debut at the Geneva auto Show this March.
It is company’s 110th birthday, which will be marked by the new vehicle. This is the sixth generation of this model and features a Corvette V8 engine developing 430HP.
The price will be 109 000 EUR.
AC cars are now available from three distinguished car producers in Europe and the US who are producing top quality AC-badged cars. (more…)
BMW M5 G-POWER HURRICANE RS Touring is powered by twin-supercharged V10 with 750PS (551 kW). It is built for one and only reason to be the fastest estate car on the planet and it did it – 360 km/h. This is enough to beat the existing record of 344.2 km/h set by MTM Audi RS6 R from 2009.
Here is the video, where HURRICANE RS Touring does 224 mph.
The staggering results are thanks to a number of upgrades. (more…)
Juliani Automobili from Milan has introduced a new super car – Juliani Veela.
It is powered by a 6.2 liter direct-injected V8 with 520PS at 6300RPM mated to a 6-speed manual gerbox. The power is transmitted to the road throug a GT2 3.64 LSD (limited slip differential) at the rear wheels. For extreme performance, Veela features a launch control system. (more…)
TechArt has finally released a tuning package for Porsche Cayenne II Turbo. The tuning company offers both – performance and styling packages. Of course, the tuned SAV will be presented at the 2011 Geneva Motorshow.
TECHART power kit TA 058/T1 boosts the mighty twin-turbo V8 to the whopping 560PS (412 kW) and 780Nm (578 lb-ft), instead of factory’s 500PS and 700Nm. The new power reflects to the acceleration and top speed – 0 to 100 km/h in 4.4 seconds, to 200 km/h in 15.8 seconds and Vmax – 287 km/h. (more…)