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  • Renault Megane GT and GT Line

    Renault Megane GT and GT Line have been recently unveiled at the Geneva Motorshow in March. These two sport versions are available across all of the Megane models – Hatchback, Coupe, Sport Tourer and Coupe-Cabriolet. The sales will start in June 2010.

    GT Line is an option package for Megane Dynamique versions. They include specific chassis and are powered by economical and ecological engines.

    The sportier GT pack is available with the 2.0Tce 180hp and 2.0 dCi 160hp power units. It features sporty exterior and interior details and finely-tuned chassis.

    Renault Twingo, Clio and Laguna already have GT versions and the success in Europe is huge – more than 10 000 cars have been sold. (more…)

  • 2011 Renault Megane GT UK Price

    Megane Coupe-Cabriolet GTDeveloped by Renaultsport, the GT range adds a further dash of excitement to the Megane line-up.  Available for the Hatch, Coupe, Sport Tourer and Coupe-Cabriolet versions of New Megane, this new specification includes a sports chassis setting, new GT-design front and rear bumpers, 18-inch wheels, Renaultsport 250-specification seats with specific GT upholstery and additional lateral support, Renaultsport 250-style steering wheel, aluminium pedal set and a dark charcoal interior trim with polished carbon highlights, rear parking sensors and bespoke badging on the grille and boot lid. (more…)

  • GQbyCITROEN Concept Car

    Citroen and GQ have revealed a unique and exciting automotive project – the GQbyCITROEN.

    The GQbyCITROEN is a concept car born through a unique partnership between the UK’s market-leading quality men’s monthly and a team of Citroen designers, collaborating to create the ultimate gentleman’s drive.  This is the first time a British magazine has collaborated with a car company in this way.

    Responding to a brief by GQ’s editor, Dylan Jones, Citroen’s team, headed by British designer – and the man responsible for the new Citroen DS3 – Mark Lloyd, took a new look at the GT theme and integrated it with a typical Citroen design approach bringing GQbyCITROEN from design outline to concept reality.

    GQbyCITROEN combines classically sophisticated features and contemporary styling with a sculpted front end, rounded rear, strong body contours and sleek concave rear windscreen – a signature Citroen design.

    The car’s cabin is accessed by rear coach doors and reveals a spacious, comfortable and futuristic cabin. Completing the car’s bespoke styling, the interior detailing and upholstery selections were provided by Patrick Grant, the Creative Director of prestigious Savile Row tailors, E.Tautz, who commented: “Savile Row is all about balance and Tautz’s simple military inspired interior is the perfect counterpoint to the Gallic flair of the exterior.”

    Dylan Jones commented: “I wanted something practical, something cool, and something idiosyncratic – i.e. something surprising that didn’t just look like a concept car.  The GQ car needed to have the ‘want’ factor, but it also needed to look, feel and ‘drive’ like the sort of car no sane man could choose to ignore.  We think it looks very very special.”

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    Dynamic performance and environmental responsibility were also key requirements for the project. The GQbyCITROEN concept car is powered by a plug-in Hybrid with a 1,598cc, 4-cylinder direct injection petrol engine offering a sporty 0-60mph time of just 4.5seconds, an electronically limited top speed of 155mph and CO2 emissions of just 80g/km.

    Mark Lloyd, Chief Designer of Citroen’s International Projects added: “Where this car works so well with GQ is that it fits with the current attitudes of conspicuous consumption. It is understated rather than in-your-face and sleek rather than too macho. With the skills of a Savile Row tailor on the car’s interior we have also achieved that bespoke, fitted feel, both inside and out.

    “For me, the car that has always represented the pinnacle of automotive excellence and refinement is the GT – the Grand Tourer. It is not the all-out sports car, rather it is something gentlemanly, it has performance and it is for travelling, not racing. We wanted to create something that, like GQ, was aspirational, but also retained the classic automotive ideals. We didn’t want a car for the mass market. We wanted a car for GQ.’”

  • Infiniti EX30d GT first pictures released

    Infiniti today releases the first photographs of its new compact diesel crossover, a dynamic all-wheel driver with the power and torque to take on anything in its class.

    The EX30d from Europe’s newest luxury automotive brand offers hushed high performance in league with lower CO2 emissions and fuel consumption thanks to a bespoke V6 diesel engine that fulfils every requirement of Infiniti’s Inspired Performance creed.

    The piezo-injection 3.0-litre V6 delivers 238 PS (235 bhp) with a class-best 550 Nm (406 lb ft) of torque. With standard 7-speed automatic transmission, the EX30d despatches 0-62 mph in just 7.9 seconds. But performance is defined more by the massive torque output, greater even than Infiniti’s storming 5.0-litre petrol V8. With the pulling power peaking at just 1750 rpm, the EX30d is as effortless as it is muscular. (more…)

  • Infiniti enhances its G line-up for 2010

    Infiniti GAn enhanced interior offering more of what Infiniti does best – distinctiveness, craftsmanship, functionality – is the main change for the luxury brand’s sporting two-door cars, the G Coupé and G Convertible, for Model Year 2010. The move brings the V6-powered performance cars into line with the third G Line member, the saloon, which, it has already been confirmed, benefits from the same package of interior revisions for 2010 as well as exterior enhancements.  In addition, Infiniti has introduced a new all-inclusive specification called Premium for the G and G Coupé in response to customer demand.

    The new interior look centres on a redesigned console, based on that of the EX and FX crossovers. The revised console builds on Infiniti’s individual interior character, with its emphasis on natural materials and Japanese craftsmanship, while retaining all the ergonomic excellence of before. (more…)

  • Peugeot 308 CC Gets Six Appeal

    The Peugeot 308 CC now has extra six appeal with the introduction of a new 1.6 litre 156 bhp Euro 5 THP turbo-charged petrol engine and a new 6-speed automatic gearbox.

    Positioned as the flagship of the 308 CC petrol range the new 308 CC THP 156 automatic sees the introduction of a new “AT6” 6-speed automatic gearbox, further strengthening the vehicle’s image as a distinctive and dynamic vehicle.

    The new “AT6” automatic gearbox has been developed by “Aisin AW” to specifications defined by the PSA Peugeot Citroën group. Close in engineering terms to the “AM6” (fitted to the group’s most powerful HDi diesel engines – V6 HDi, 2.2 litre and 2.0 litre HDi), this new gearbox is designed to withstand a maximum torque of 300 Nm (450 Nm for the AM6). (more…)

  • Porsche 911 Sport Classic will be limited to 250 cars worldwide

    Porsche will run an exclusive small production of 911 Sport Classic. Only 250 Porsche fans will enjoy the extraordinary car, because that is the official number of the cars, which will be released at the market.

    The design is typicall about a Porsche car. This is one of the very few automobile companies, which didn’t spoil the original look of their cars over the decades and it is a complete science to know every single model and to make the difference between them, that is why the fans love Porsches. The limited edition 911 Sport Classic follow the history line and it is based on the 911 Carrera S. (more…)

  • Renault Launches Laguna 2010 Range

    Continuing its inexorable product offensive, Renault has now released UK pricing for the new Laguna 2010 range, ranging from £16,795 to £25,650.

    Featuring a new ‘GT’ sport look for the core-selling versions in the Hatch and Sport Tourer ranges, Laguna 2010 also introduces several new equipment features and ten eco² versions. Emphasising the increasing growth of Renault’s eco² programme, all eligible versions of Laguna 2010 will feature its badging, as well as the label as part of their full model name. (more…)

  • Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S

    The new Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S sets another milestone in the high performance luxury saloon segment. Conceived and developed as “a real driving machine in the guise of a luxury saloon”, the Quattroporte Sport GT S is the ultimate expression of Maserati’s sportiness in the Quattroporte range. (more…)

  • Volkswagen Scirocco GT TDI 170PS

    The new performance diesel variant of the Scirocco GT equipped with a 2.0-litre TDI 170PS engine is now available to order. Combining effortless acceleration, made possible by 258 lbs ft of torque delivered from 1,750 rpm, and the ability to return 53.3 mpg on the combined cycle, the new model mixes style, economy and sharp dynamics. (more…)

  • Renault Announces UK Pricing For Clio 2009 Range

    Following Clio 2009 range’s world debut alongside New Scénic range, New Mégane Sport Tourer and New Mégane Renaultsport 250 at the Geneva motor show last month, UK pricing has now been released for the new 3- and 5-door, and Sport Tourer versions.

    Featuring refreshed styling and two new versions – TomTom Edition and GT – the new line-up is available to order now and arrives in showrooms on 15th May 2009. (more…)

  • Ferrari 250 GT Coupe Pinin Farina restored by Ferrari Classiche

    Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Pininfarina The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este celebrated its 80th anniversary this year, once again attracting 50 stunning cars built between the 1920s and 1970s to the grounds of the eponymous Lake Como villa. All of the cars shown were of enormous historical value and either in pristine condition or restored. (more…)