Ferrari SA Aperta – 599 Roadster is exhibited at the Paris Motor Show. The car is built specially for celebrating Pininfarina’s 80th anniversary.
It is powered by a monster – 6.0 liter V12 with 670PS (493kW) and 620Nm (457lb-ft) of torque. Besides the massive weight – 1705kg, it accelerates from 0-100km/h in 3.6 seconds and the top speed is 325km/h (202mph).
The production will be limited to 80 units. (more…)
MINI Countryman WRC debuted at the Paris Motor show, yesterday. The car is not created just for fun, but it will marks its entry into WRC and will compete in the World Rally Championship next year -2011.
MINI Countryman WRC is powered by 1.6 liter turbocharged engine. The development of the car started back in 2009 and it recently began its race-conditions testing at the Prodrive rally track.
Dr. Wolfgang Armbrecht, brand management chief at MINI comments: “The interest in motorsport among the present generation of MINI customers is massive. (more…)
The lastest fashion is creating four-door coupe cars and Lotus stuned everybody at the Paris Motor Show by revealing Eterne.
The car is based on 2014 Elite, which means that it is powered by 5.0 liter V8 with 620PS and 720Nm. Furthermore, the company will provide a hybrid variant, which will use KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System).
Lotus Eterne is planned to go on sale in 2015, priced at £120 000. (more…)
Renault Zoe is exhibited at the Paris Motor Show. It is a Clio-sized car, which show the brand new identity of Renault, including the new front-end signature. ZOE is created specially to test the electric power system, which features fully-integrated battery and compact motor. It is B-segment car, which means that ZOE has spacious interior, a lot of luggage compartment, nice and easy handling and last, but not least – look from the feature. (more…)
Tomorrow, Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris is about to open its doors for the petrol heads, which are about to get amazed by the Bentley’s all-new, reshaped, high-end ride – 2011 Continental GT. Benefiting from even more sculpted, masculine and sharp styling than its predecessor, the new GT will hit the marque’s showrooms from the first quarter of 2011. (more…)
Toyota Verso S is presented by the company at the Motor Show in Paris. In fact, the car is „grew-up iQ”, but still it is less than 4 metres and the wheelbase is too short – 2550mm.The mini-MPV offers a lot of space for passengers as well as luggage compartment. The load space is superb – 1388 liters and the one-touch flat-folding 60:40 rear seats are really useful.
The interior features a two-tier dashboard, brushed metal trim and 6.1” Touch screen Multimedia System. (more…)
Along with the presentation of its all-new, incredibly shaped 2012 Range Rover Evoque at the Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris, Land Rover, the famous high-end SUVs maker has also confirmed officially the rumors for a five-door version of the luxury compact crossover. (more…)
Ford released full details about 2011 Focus, after their unveiled Focus ST Concept. The most disappointing thing is that, the company doesn’t plan to build 3-door variant.
“Having taken the decision to adopt such a sleek, coupé-like design for the five-door hatchback, there was little space in the line-up for a three-door version. The three-model Focus range (sedan, hatchback, and wagon) provides the ideal blend of sporty, dynamic looks and every-day practicality.”, (more…)
ROUSH Performance has finally took off the curtains of its all-new, top-performance 2011 ROUSH 5XR Mustang. The undoubtedly exclusive ROUSH pony conversion is based upon the 2011 Ford Mustang GT and its all-new 5.0-liter V8 Coyote power unit, which in this case produces the amazing 525 horsepower and 465 lb-ft of maximum torque instead of the stock 412 horsepower and 390 lb-ft torque. (more…)
Citroen has announced the debut of a slightly restyled version of its spacious family car C5 at the Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris. Fitted with upgrades in both, vision and technology, the 2011 Citroen C5 will be available at the brand’s dealerships across Europe from the fourth-quarter of this year. (more…)
HR1 Concept is the car, which is Peugeot presented at the Paris Motor Show. The concept is combination of city run-around, coupe and SUV. It features electric scissor doors, a double bubble roof, and LED lighting units, of course.
The interior is as stunning as the exterior, it includes head-up display, ‘stowaway’ rear seats, and an innovative movement recognition system.
HR1 Concept is powered by 110 hp (82kW) 1.2 liter three-cylinder petrol engine and 37hp (28kW) electric motor. (more…)
Almost every company released a concept car and Skoda has announced theirs Octavia Green E Line. The car used as a platform is Octavia Combi, but with some modifications like earl white paint, aerodynamic wheels, and a glossy black roof with integrated photovoltaic panels.
The interior is practically the same, but with revised display which shows vehicle information – output, power consumption, battery charge and the remaining range. (more…)