Automobiles Review

Author: Victor Ivanov

  • HERO 100 – A hundred marathons in 100 days with Jeep

    Mike Buss will take the challenge of his life – Hero 100 consisting of 100 marathons in 100 days. Mr. Buss is a former soldier, whose moto is „Beyond Impossible”. The challenge will take place in 19 cities and it will be from the 16 June to the 23 September. The award is £10 000, which the soldier plans to leave money to Help For Heroes organisation.

    2010 Jeep Wrangler will be transporting Mike throughout the whole Hero 100 Challenge, which will include the Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Lynham and will culminate at the Leisure Industry Week at the NEC Birmingham – 23 September. (more…)

  • Skoda Superb Estate named Best Car in its Class

    Skoda Superb Estate grabbed another award at the Practical Caravan Towcar Awards 2010. The Superb Estate 2.0 TDI CR 170 SE was named best car in the 1575-1724kg class. There is no doubt, that Superb is a perfect automobile with so many awards.

    The Practical Caravan awards, backed by What Car? and The Camping and Caravanning Club, are based on vigorous and thorough towcar assessment.  Each car is tested by a panel of six judges for its towing ability, buying and owning costs, drive quality when not towing and practicality. (more…)

  • Renault Modus is named Best Small MPV in Green Car Awards

    Renault Modus is the winner in the Environmental Transport Association’s „Green Car Awards” for the third year in a row. The vehicle received the „Small MPV” award.

    More than 5 000 cars have been examined by the Environmental Transport Association, which are currently on sale in Bratain. Further tests of their power, emissions, fuel efficiency and even the amount of noise they produce to create the definitive guide to buying the greenest vehicle.

    Car Buyers’ Guide was firstly published in 1995 by the ETA on request of  its growing membership. (more…)

  • 2011 Range Rover will probably be the best SUV on the market

    2011 Range Rover comes with a new V8 diesel engine fitted with 8-speed transmission. The big SUV also has two significant Terrain Response® upgrades and slight external styling enhancements. The vehicle will go on sale in late September this year.

    Phil Popham, Land Rover managing director comments: “The 2011 Range Rover retains its position as one of the world’s most complete luxury vehicles. Its combination of reduced CO2 emissions and superior engine performance continue to make it a clear industry benchmark. And with the introduction of our all-new ‘super diesel’, we see the Range Rover delivering over 30mpg for the first time,” (more…)

  • 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe won Best Value 4×4 of the Year award

    2010 Hyundai Santa Fe wins a prestigious award for towing capabilities. The position of the SUV is further enhanced with this award and it is a popular choice for British buyers. The family 4×4 is named as the „Best Value 4×4 of the Year” by a panel of judges from the Caravan and Camping Club and from magazines What Car? and Practical Caravan.

    “The Santa Fe thoroughly deserves its award as the best value 4×4. You know the Santa Fe is a good towcar after just a few miles, but it’s easy to miss just how good until you consider the price.”, said What Car?’s Editor-in-Chief, Steve Fowler. (more…)

  • 2011 Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer – full details

    2011 Astra Sports Tourer is almost here. The vehicle will make its official debut at this year’s Paris Motor Show in September and hit UK showrooms by the end of 2010.

    The Sports Tourer will boost the model range of the new Astra, which has now sold over 28 000 units in the UK since its launch in December 2009.

    The Astra Sports Tourer and hatchback version will be among the first Vauxhall models to adopt Start/Stop technology, which significantly reduce emissions and fuel consumption. (more…)

  • The Spirra – Korean super sports car

    South Korea is getting ready to introduce their first super sports car. The project will be released nine years after the Proto Motors PS-II prototype was first revealed to the press. The market introduction  is planned for the summer of 2010.

    The car is powered by a 2.7 liter V6 engine from a Hyundai , which deliver 175 ps and 245 Nm of torque at 6000 rpm. The second version of this engine features turbocharger and it is boosted to 330 ps and 471 Nm of torque. The third option is 400 PS and peak torque of 490 Nm of torque, thanks to a huge turbocharger.

    The top-of-range features two turbo-chargers and power of 500PS and 539 Nm. Combined with 6 speed manual gearbox, the car catapults itself to a 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds and top speed is 310 km/h. (more…)

  • 2012 Vauxhall Ampera will cover up to 350 miles on electricity

    Vauxhall Ampera E-REV will make the longest journey by an electric car on British roads. The vehicle is going to try to cover 170 miles from in Luton, Bedfordshire to its passenger car plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

    “It’s quite poignant that Luton, our home for the last 105 years, should mark the starting point of not just this historic journey, but also the future of E-REV vehicles in the UK. In the last century, Vauxhall has pioneered innovation and technology for mainstream car buyers, and this commitment will continue with the Ampera. (more…)

  • 2011 Volkswagen Touareg price list

    Recently, Volkswagen has announced the price list for 2011 Touareg and now it is available to order in UK. The first deliveries will start in October this year. Prices start at £38 225 for the SE 3.0-litre TDI 240 PS, while the Hybrid model, which goes on sale next month, costs £54 995.

    The new VW Touareg is a bit larger than its predecessor – totally 40mm in length and wheelbase, but the vehicle weighs over 200kg less, so the result is 20 per cent more efficiency. (more…)

  • Closer look on the 2011 Volkswagen CrossPolo

    Further details about 2011 CrossPolo are now reveled. The first pictures of the vehicle emerged several months ago with scant information, now we can have a closer look to the five-door hatch with SUV looks.

    The petrol engine range includes puany 1.2 litre with 69hp, more powerful 1.4 litre delivering 84hp and top of range 1.2TSI, which develops satisfying 104hp. There are also three TDI engines starting with 1.6 litre with 74hp, then 89hp and the nicely powered 104hp version. (more…)

  • Triple win for Audi R15 TDI at the 24h Le Mans

    Audi made it! They achieved huge victory at 24h Le Mans placing three R15 TDI cars on the first three places. This is the ninth victory of Audi, so they equalized Ferrari’s position in the roll of honor in the French endurance classic.

    Chairman Rupert Stadler said: “Everyone at Audi can be proud of this historic exploit. Reliability, efficiency and sustainability are particularly important topics for car manufacturers today. And these are exactly the areas in which we have demonstrated our expertise this weekend,”. (more…)

  • Revised diesel and petrol engines for the new Porsche Cayenne

    Porsche Cayenne Recently, Porsche has announced that two six-cylinder models Cayenne and Cayenne Diesel will go in production and now they are available for sale. Now, the company is starting deliveries of highly anticipated SUVs. Both vehicles offer highly comfortable sportiness and superior offroad driving qualities with truly outstanding efficiency on average fuel consumption of less than 10 ltr/ 100 kilometres or better than 28.3 mpg.

    Cayenne is equipped with Tiptronic S – automatic transmission, which offers extraordinary fuel consumption – 9.9 ltr/ 100km (28.5mpg). (more…)