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More Powerful Mercedes S500 But More Efficient, is it Possible?

The well-known brand, seated above the Hoesbach city limits and near Aschaffenburg, VAETH automobile engine techniques company has taken another challenge, this time with a Mercedes-Benz vehicle, that is indeed an E 500 model. The VAETH team will upgrade the V8 engine, with a special tuning kit, named V50RS. The kit comes with individual engine electronics and fine tune tweaks, VAETH intercooler and VAETH axle back exhaust system. You wonder what the result is? The vehicle is now capable of 830 Nm of torque, that produces 550 hp (404kW) with a maximum speed of 300 km/h (185 mph). Impressive, isn’t it?

The exhaust system, made of stainless steel comes with two oval pipes, each with size of 115×85 mm. Furthermore, the upgrade has and additional option of adding a rear diffuser and sight carbon. The AIRMATIC sports chassis, which is included in the standard pack, helps reducing the time of damping sessions.

Let’s talk about the brakes. In fact, it is a matter of taste if you need the high-performance brake system. The Benz vehicle is geared with 390 mm brake discs on the front axle with a 6-position brake bodies with a heavy-duty brake pads set. Furthermore, the measure range of the wheels is from 8.5 to 11.0×20 inches. And there are optional rims stars in different colors. Sweet.

And for a finish, the vehicle comes with an especially equipped with a trunk spoiler lip of carbon-fiber material.

And of course, even the most unsatisfied customer can find more accessories like carbon-fiber made interior, Alcantara headlining , sporty steering wheel, aluminum pedal and numerous more tweaks and gadgets.

Source: VAETH

June 1, 2015

BMW Reveals Z4 Facelift and You Will Not Expect to See This

2016 BMW Z4 Facelift has just been revealed with an abundant set of pictures, which you can view in details in the gallery below. What was surprisingly stunning was that the Bavarian company did not release any press release with the images. And there was no reason for doing so.

And here is what we didn’t expect: the 2016 BMW Z4 does not include any changes but one – a new exterior paint scheme in its color range. Called Estoril Blue, this exterior color is very special, because (if you are a BMW fan you should know) it is offered for exclusive models only. Take for instance the M-Series.

In addition, the Estoril Blue is available for the Z4 for the very first time, which makes it a very strange fact. In my opinion, at least.

Everything else in the car is staying the same. That’s not something to worry about, because the Z4 Roadster offers the ultimate driving experience. It was designed to make every single drive an indulgence.

Its unique design features stunning hardtop and elongated hood that combined with the capability of the car, create unique open-top experience. In the range are featured powerful engine options, but the mightiest one is the four-cylinder TwinPower Turbo.

It displaces just 2.0 liters, but still has the power to generate 240 hp (176 kW) and 352 Nm (260 lb-ft) of torque at just 1250 rpm. The potent thrust kicks in right from the start and continues all the way up to 4800 rpm.

What is more, the sDrive rear-wheel drive system allows for a perfect 50/50 weight distribution, meaning that the car delivers power more precisely.

The Estoril Blue Z4 will be available to order from the next month and will be only an option for the Z4 equipped with the M Sport Package.

Source: BMW

June 1, 2015

This Three-Door Audi A3 is Sportier but More Comfortable than Ever

I love when great work is combined with exceptional photography. As I was starring at this picture I actually noticed that it is something I could talk about. As you can see this unique Audi A3 looks so athletic and have this masculine appearance. The reason for this is the work of the tuners at ap Sportfahrwerke.

The car is actually one of those who you can usually see rolling on the city streets of Europe, because of its small dimensions, efficiency and performance capability. This is one of the best marketed models Audi has produced up to date and in my opinion it will continue to do so.

The range of the A3 engines include the top 2.0 liter TFSI producing 300 hp (221 kW) and 380 Nm (280 lb-ft) of torque and sprinting from 0 to 100 in 4.9 seconds on its way to a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), the 1.4 TFSI ultra pumping out 140 hp (110 kW) and the 1.6 TDI with 110 hp (81 kW). The power units are available in all four body versions of the A3-line: the three door model, five door Sportback, Sedan and Cabriolet.

There is even an A3 Clubposrt Quattro Concept, powered by the 2.5 liter five-cylinder TFSI engine with the astonishing 525 hp (386 kW) and 600Nm (442 lb-ft) of torque. It can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds and has a top speed of 310 km/h (193 mph).

But what could the specialists at ap Sportfahrwerke do for this unstoppable car. Obviously they took its three-door variant and made it even sportier by bringing it closer to the ground. They have done this via in-house made suspension springs and coilovers.

The coilover kit takes care for an increased driving behavior, while the suspension kit delivers an adjustable lowering of up to 60 millimeter at the front axle and 55 millimeter at the rear axle. The result is that after these minimal changes, the A3 responds even more direct to steering movements. And despite the sporty lowering, the car attains its sufficient comfort.

Source: ap Sportfahrwerke

June 1, 2015

Skoda Improves Rapid Spaceback Range

Skoda announced some changes made in the Rapid Spaceback range. The goal was to create the best possible version of the car, which will also satisfy customer’s needs in terms of versatility of equipment. There are three trim levels, which will make sure that this aim is accomplished.

As mentioned, the changes are featured across the whole new range. With its exceptional style and practicality, Rapid Spaceback is now going to be offered in three trim levels: S, SE Tech and SE Sport.

The range of engines that Skoda is offering are 1.2 TSI and 1.4 TDI both delivering 90PS and available for the S trim. The 1.2 TSI versions is pumping out 90PS or 110 PS as well as the 1.4 TSI and 1.4 TDI with 125 PS and 90 PS, respectively, and the 1.6 TDI with 115 PS, for the SE Tech trim. At last the 1.2 TSI with 110 PS, 1.4 TSI with 125 PS and 1.4 TDI and 1.6 TDI producing 90 PS and 115 PS, respectively, in the SE Sport trim.

The good news is that all-turbocharged engines in the line-up can be mated to one of the best transmissions in Skoda’s history: the DSG. It will take care for the good outputs and the low CO2 emissions, which start from as little as 94g/km.

There are no words on the exact new features throughout the equipment, but we entirely believe Skoda, when it says that three trim grades include exceptionally abundant equipment levels.

Note: Pictures in the gallery below depict the 2014 model year range.

Source: Skoda

June 1, 2015

Chevrolet Z06 Will be Driven By Mark Reuss At the Detroit Grand Prix

Mark Reuss, the top product development executive ant General Motors and a motorsport maniac will drive the special Corvette Z06 this weekend for the special Chevrolet Dual in Detroit .

There will be two races, that will take place May 30-31 with a length of only 2.5 miles with a strat from Chevy’s Detroit headquarters.

Reuss, who is also a vice president of the Global Product Development and Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, is also a well-known racing fan. He is also a certified pool test driver in North Course of the Nürburgring track in Germany. And furthermore, he is the creator of the GM Performance Division in 2001, when he looked over the GM cars and their production. In fact, he was responsible for the production of Chevrolett SS and Cadillac V-Series models.

The Corvette Z06, on the other hand, is a similar model to the vehicle, that Jeff Gordon raced in NASCAR last week in Indianapolis 500. The vehicle includes an Arctic White exterior and Adrenaline Red interior, that comes with a special package of graphics and safety strobe lights. The machine produces a total of 650 supercharged hp (477kW) and comes with a seven-speed manual transmission and a special track-capable chassis system.

Source: Chevrolet

May 30, 2015

2015 Toyota AYGO x-cite is Ready To Excite Europe!

Since the day, that it was launched, the latest AYGO became one of the most popular A-segment contenders, that was sold with more than 70,000 units through Europe. With its well-known design and the extensive customization tweaks, along with the engineering improvements, the AYGO is made with fun in mind. And now, Toyota team is ready for the next step: the team introduced the AYGO x-cute, that brings even more tweaks, add-ons and options. Let’s check it out!

The latest edition comes with a redesigned Cyan Splash exterior with piano black details and graphics, while the front fender and side mirrors are finished in Bold Black. Furthermore, the vehicle brings and stylish 15-inch five-spoke alloy wheels with Glossy Black finish. An one more suprice: the latest x-cite will be available with a bi-tone1 option, which adds blackened roof and A-pillars for even better looks.

The interior is shaped with the Cyan Splash finish concept, that is precisely mixed with Bold Black components, like the instrument panel and the centre console. Some additional components include the “Toyota Safety Sence”, which is a special set of additional safety features, especially designed prevent collisions in complex road situations.

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Furthermore, a Pre-Collision System watches for other vehicles in front and activates special mechanisms, that prevent the risk of hitting cars from behind. The PSC also can activate additional emergency brake, that delivers extra stopping force, if the driver couldn’t react on time. It is good to hear, that vehicle brands focus more and more on the safety system in their vehicles.

There is also a special Lane Departure Alert (LDA) system, incorporated in the latest Toyota vehicle, that monitors lane markings and reminds the driver to get back in the line.

And when we talk about systems, let us tell you a bit about the drivetrain system. The 2015 AYGO comes with a 3-cylinder 1.0-Liter VVT-i petrol engine, that Euro 6 compliant. Furthermore, the engine provides a class-leading fuel efficiency with only 88 g/km emissions. The vehicle is geared with x-shift automated manual transmission.

The 2015 AYGO x-cite is expected to be available for sale in June 2015

Source: Toyota

May 30, 2015

Vauxhall and Josh Stika Collaborated To Create Incredible Piece of Art

The well-known British artist Josh Stika revealed his latest artwork concept, that include collaboration with Vauxhall Motors. After numerous shows and numerous hours of work, the British artist comes back to the Shoreditch streets with incredible idea to demonstrate.

His latest work includes a graphic swirl on a wall of Sclater Street near Brick Lane, which stretches onto Vauxhall DAM ROCK AIR vehicle, which creates an incredible optical illusion, only witnessed from certain points.

The collaboration between Stika and Vauxhall Motors really demonstrates the talent of the artist. He really can create an incredible masterpiece and he shows it one more time with the special project and fresh idea of a car and a wall. Incredible. Stika uses his style of graphics and typography to paint the wall and car, which is the secret, behind the incredible optical illusion.

The wonderful piece of art will remain on Sclater Street, between Brick Lane and Boxpark until 30th May 2015. It is really a beautiful piece of art, that everyone must see with his own eyes. As some anonymous street artist have written once upon a time, “The earth without “art” is just “eh””. Think about it.

The ADAM ROCKS AIR is an ultimate mini-crossover and comes with starting price of $ 22,908

Source: Vauxhall

May 29, 2015

2015 Concours of Elegance Continues to Bring Pleasure for the Eyes of Every Auto Maniac!

Concours of Elegance revealed some legendary vehicle models, that were set on stage in the 2015 event, that include a 1905 Star Gordon Bennett racer to the 2015 Touring Superleggera Berlinetta Lusso.

The Concours itself started in 2012 with the idea to show the world’s finest vehicles ath the Windsor Castle. Since the first Concours, it moved to St James’s Palace and Hampton Court Palace, before heading to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh for this year’s event.

And for 2015 the event demonstrated some really impressive vehicles. Let’s start with the elders. The 1905 Star shows one of the earliest models on display, that was originally created to represent Britain at the Gordon Bennett Cup. The vehicle comes with a 10-liter engine and a top speed of 100 km/h (62 mph), which was a really impressive achievement for engineers from that era.

Further, the 1939 Delahaye Type 165 Figoni et Laschi comes to remind, that it was one of the most impressive vehicles back in the 1930s. In fact, it is still impressive and today, isn’t it? It was first displayed at 1939 World’s Fair in NY and only six of these 12-cylinder models were created and the model, showed at the 2015 Concours of Elegance is the most beautiful of all six vehicles.

The next beauty is the 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spider. In fact, this is the one of only ten ever produced. It was designed to kickstart the 275 GTB/4 sales in America and it became one of the most sought-after Ferrari models.

The Concours continues with the 1979 BMW M1 and the 1995 Ferrari F40 LM, before showing the youngest model at the show this year, the 2015 Touring Superleggera Berlinetta Lusso, which is a Ferrari F12 influenced hand-crafted coupe with a production of only five vehicles. Impressive, isn’t it?

The Concours really shows some wonderful and truly beautiful vehicles, that bring pleasure of just watching them. We hope, that everyone, who is interested in such cars have the chance to be an owner of such beauties!

Source: Concours of Elegance 2015

May 29, 2015

Ford Brand Comes with Honorable Idea for Saving the Environment

Ford brand offers customers access to the patents of electricity-driven vehicles. Doing so, the team hopes, that this will accelerate the research and development of environmentally friendly vehicles. As you might know, back in 2014 Ford filed about 400 patents, which is more than 20 per cent of the patents, that the company ever filed.

In fact, Ford Motor Company is leader in the development of hybrid and electricity-driven vehicles, that include the models Focus Electric, Fusion Hybrid, Fusion Energi plug-in and many, many more. And to be precise, Ford brand has about 650 electrified vehicle patents and about a thousand pending patent applications on vehicle technologies.

In order to access Ford’s patents, interested companies can contact brand’s technology commercialization and licensing office or the people at AuthoHarvest. In fact, AutoHarvest allows its members to showcase different capabilities and gadgets, then connect with inventors to discuss and develop business and development plans.

Furthermore, Ford is interested in develop even more ideas, that are innovative and environmentally friendly. The brand has hired 200 vehicle engineers, that will start their work for the brand in the new and fresh Ford facility – the Ford Engineering Laboratories. Did you know, that this was the home of Henry Ford’s first labs in Dearborn?

We continue to hear more and more so good news from different automobile brands, that makes us only happy. The idea for showing patents is really a honorable one, and shows, that Ford managers do not think only for developing high-quality vehicles, but they thing for even bigger goals: saving our home, the planet Earth.

Source: Ford

May 29, 2015

Why this Jaguar F-Type Convertible in More Dynamic Than the Others

I am very keen on Jaguars. Who’s with e in this? Well, this time I am going to tell you the story of this F-Type Convertible, which has received some special attention from the specialists at KW Automotive. Yes, this means better handling and driving dynamics (if that’s possible) for this Jaguar. The classic design of the car has been inspired by the legendary models in company’s line-up.

The engine range of this unique (in my opinion) car features two units, the 3.0 liter V6 with two output variants of 340HP (250 kW) and 380HP (280 kW), and the highly acclaimed 5.0-litre V8 boasting 495HP (364 kW) and 625Nm (463 lb-ft) of torque.

The 340HP V6 version accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.3 seconds and has a top speed of 260 km/h (161 mph), while the 380HP model covers this sprint in 4.9 seconds on its way to a Vmax of 275 km/h (171 mph). The V8 is even more capable, it reaches the 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds and its top speed is electronically limited at 300 km/h (186 mph).

These numbers basically showed KW Automotive specialists that the Jaguar needed better suspension. Therefore they have developed new coilover kits for the model which feature independent compression and rebound damping adjustment.

Precisely, for this Jaguar F-Type convertible they have added the stainless steel KW Variant 3 coilover suspension kit, which not only increases driving dynamics, but also allows for continuously adjustable lowering of up to 35 mm.

Height-adjustable spring kit is also an option hear. Unlike other conventional lowering springs, this KW kit allows individual lowering from 5 to 25 mm on the front axle and from 10 to 30 mm on the rear axle. So this means enough free spring travel available for the F-Type’s sporty behavior.

Source: KW Automotive

May 29, 2015

Have You Seen the R90CK livery for Nissan GT-R LM NISMO Competing at the Le Mans? [VIDEO]

Nissan has just revealed its car for the Le Mans series, the GT-R NISMO which will carry the No.21 and a very special livery. The latter is inspired by the iconic R90CK model, which 25 years ago ensured a pole position for Nissan with its stunning 3:27.020 lap of the Le Mans circuit. Behind the steering wheel was Mark Blundell.

Now, the No.21 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO will be the third LM P1 car that will be raced by current Super GT Champion Tsugio Matsuda and two winners of GT Academy, Lucas Ordonez and Mark Shulzhitskiy.

In addition, the No.24 Nissan R90CK, which will appear at Le Mans in a special parade in order to celebrate anniversary of the emblematic lap. Well, the 1100 hp car may not achieve the 366 km/h (227 mph) speed as it did in 1990 but it will most certainly attract everyone’s admirations.

On Sunday is the official Le Mans test day, when the three Nissan GT-R LM NISMOs will be on track. This means that for the trio it will be the first time on the track and the first time running along with all of the other Le Mans entrants.

Ten laps are mandatory runs during the test day. And during testing, rookies will all drive a Ginetta-Nissan LM P3 car that will be taking part in the test. Once they finish with the laps, the car will be handed to Nick McMillen, who is 2013 GT Academy USA winner. The second LMP3 car will also be on track with Olympic gold medalist Sir Chris Hoy.

Don’t forget to check out the video below, which shows the building of the GT-R Nismo timelapse and how the livery reveal.

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Video Source: YouTube

Source: Nissan

May 29, 2015

Eibach Refreshes the Mazda2

Eibach Mazda2 Front View Minor changes to a car can make a huge difference. This is obviously the motto of the specialists at Eibach, who once again has given their best to bring out the best possible outcome. Under their attention this time is the latest generation supermini Mazda2. The vehicle is so cute that last year it has received the renowned Red Dot Award for its sporty design.

The latter is based on Mazda’s energetic “KODO – Soul of Motion” design strategy. The five-door hatch is fitted with the SKYACTIV technology, including the Active Driving Display and a human-machine interface.

There are exactly four engines in the range of our favorite mini, with an output ranging from 75 hp to 115 hp. With sporting chassis and untamable character, this car was just destined to feel the magic of the tuning world.

Eibach decided to make two things for the Mazda2. The first was to give it new Pro-Kit performance springs, and the second – to add pro-spacers. Starting with the springs, they improve the centre of gravity of the vehicle, by lowering it. This also provides more fun on the road and at the same time improves car’s energetic character.

On the other hand, the Pro-Spacer wheel spacers are made of aluminum and make perfect company to the springs. They also complete the Mazda2’s look and handling.

Source: Eibach

May 29, 2015

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