Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Compact crossover Citroen DS4
The detailed information on a novelty still is not disclosed. On preliminary data, compact crossover Citroen DS4 will be constructed on a platform of hatchback С4 of following generation which debuts in the autumn of current year, possibly, on a motor show in Paris. The batch production of such car is planned to adjust by 2011.Hatchback Citroen С3
Car DS3 constructed on units of hatchback С3 became the first model from "bonus" series DS. The car debut has taken place in September of last year at an exhibition in Frankfurt. Sports crossover DS5 becomes one more model from this scale. Such car will be constructed on the basis of Citroen С5 and begins to be equipped with a hybrid power-plant. Concern Citroen assume, that DS5 becomes competitor BMW X6.
Concept car «5 by Peugeot»
The dimensional length of a prototype makes 4860 mm, width — 1880 mm, the wheel base is equal to 2815 mm, and the weight of the car at completely filled fuel tank reaches 1880 kgs. The all-wheel drive concept car "5 by Peugeot" will be equipped with the hybrid power-plant combining the 165-strong diesel engine in volume two litres and the 38-strong electromotor, located on a back axis.According to company Peugeot, the average expense of fuel of a novelty makes 3,8 litres on hundred kilometres of run, and level of emissions CO2 is equal to 99 grammes on kilometre. The Concept car on small speeds can move exclusively on electrodraught. The stock of a course of the car at present is not informed.
Roadster Peugeot SR1
As it was informed earlier, on a motor show in Geneva the debut of one more concept car Peugeot — roadster SR1 will take place. The Overall objective of this car also is demonstration of how the design of cars of this mark in the future will develop. Besides, concept car SR1, somewhat, is also the ideological successor of model Peugеоt 407 with a body "coupe".
Opel Corsa VS Fiat Punto
Opel Corsa and Fiat Punto have started to compete even before official start. Actually, for manufacture of cars of their company use the same platform which also is suitable for manufacture Alfa Romeo MiTo and Peugeot Bipper.The matter is that the platform created in common by companies General Motors and Fiat, has been sold for release of cars to companies Alfa Romeo, Abarth, Citroën, Peugeot, Opel/Vauxhall and most Fiat. But, despite a considerable quantity of competitors, Corsa nevertheless could get the status of the most popular model created on the basis of the given design, and to achieve 30% of a segment from all sales of company Opel/Vauxhall.
New Interior Opel Corsa
The assortment of engines consisting of five petrol power units in volume from 1 to 1,6 litre and three diesel engines, has been reconsidered to achieve on purpose reduction of consumption of fuel and emissions in atmosphere CO2. In total new motors have allowed to improve profitability on 13%.
Sports division Opel OPC (Opel Perfomance Center) has developed some innovations with which help it was possible to improve comfort and controllability for the car. Official start of the car and more detailed data will appear the next months.
Hybrid car by Hyundai
About a novelty while that in a car design modern workings out of concern BASF will be used is known only, including innovative easy materials of furnish and solar panels. At car creation in company Hyundai tried to lower as much as possible weight of the car and to achieve the best profitability. Under assumptions of some foreign editions, the concept car i-flow can be equipped by a hybrid power-plant.New sedan Hyundai i-flow
When serial version Hyundai i-flow will appear on the conveyor, yet is not informed.Saturday, February 13, 2010
Crossover DS4 by C-Sportlounge
The novelty created on motives of conceptual car C-Sportlounge presented five years ago, will be constructed on the basis of hatchback Citroen C4 of following generation, whose premiere will take place in the autumn of this year. In a series compact crossover DS4 will be started not earlier than next year.The first car from "bonus" ruler DS — DS3 — has been shown for the first time in September, 2009 on a motor show in Frankfurt. The car is constructed on the modernised platform of model C3 and it is offered in the European market with two diesel engines power of 90 and 110HP, and also with 95, 120 and 150-strong petrol engines.
Sport crossover Citroen С5
The sports crossover created on the basis of model Citroen С5 becomes the following model of series DS. As it was informed earlier the car it will be created in stylistics of concept car Hypnos and the diesel engine-hybrid begins to be equipped with a power-plant. As specify in Citroen, competitor DS5 becomes BMW X6.Friday, February 12, 2010
Long VW Touareg
At present it is known, that new VW Touareg on 40 mm became longer (its dimensional length has grown to 4758 mm) and on 20 mm below the predecessor, but thus weighs on 208 kgs less. In Europe the off-road car of the second generation will be originally accessible with three power-plants on a choice. These are two diesel motors — volume 3,0 both 4,2 litres and power of 237 and 335HP accordingly, and also the hybrid power-plant combining the 3,3-l engine with a mechanical supercharger (329HP) and the 46-strong electromotor.Total return of this unit makes 374HP, and from 0 to 100 km/h hybrid Touareg is dispersed for 6,5 sec. Only on electrodraught such car can move on speeds to 45 km/h.
Interior VW Touareg
All-wheel drive transmission VW Touareg essentially has not changed is still constant full drive with differential Torsen. However lowering transfer and blocking of the central and back interwheel differential will be accessible now only at the order of an additional package of options in which 8-step "automatic machine" change on 6-step, with other transfer numbers. In the same package the system of circular review Area View will be accessible.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
Arrogant Chinese plans
Such results it is planned to achieve within the limits of the plan of improvement of an unprofitable brand. We will notice, that on sale Volvo the branch department of Chinese holding Geely Automobile and concern Ford plan to finish definitive end of the transaction in May of current year.About Zhejiang Geely Holdings
Under not confirmed information, 51% of actives Volvo it will be sold for 1,5-2 billion dollars. We will remind, that in 2009 corporation Geely has made 321,000 cars, that on 45% more than year before. Thus, purchase Volvo will allow Geely more than twice to increase the capacity. In plans Geely by 2015 to sell to 2 million cars a year.
The European governmental stimulation
The gain is in many respects caused by action of programs of stimulation of sales financed by the European governments that has led to increase of demand in the basic markets of Europe. Besides, a little panic reduction of drains undertaken by leading motor-car manufacturers, «by inertia» has led to reduction of the commodity stocks, which companies have started to fill up now to the necessary level.Autoconcern Renault and Romanian affiliated company Dacia became the champion in December. Good results also have shown Peugeot, Citroen and Lamborghini. According to JD Power, these motor-car manufacturers have increased manufacture in percentage by three-value figures.
The huge gain has given Dacia updated Logan, and also an exit on the market of model Sandero. As a result the ex-Romanian brand in December has increased manufacture of inexpensive cars by 487% — to 26,851 units. And here Opel, Chevrolet, Saab and Honda last month 2009 have received release falling for 19 or more percent.
Volkswagen — the European automobile leader
For 12 months the manufacture total amount has decreased for 17,7% and has made 15,251,224 units. These data include factories in Western and the Eastern Europe, and also in Russia and to Turkey. Last year in comparison with 2008 considerably increase manufacture could Renault, Dacia, Jaguar and Land Rover. Thus release of the British off-road cars has grown at once for 20,6% — to 107,910 units. Concern Volkswagen became the unconditional leader of annual manufacture — in the sum in 2009 3,346,223 cars have been made.A number of brands have become successful on separate models. For example, at Mercedes release E-class and fantastic jump — almost three times has grown, has shown crossover GLK.
In total for a year in Europe 15,251,254 cars, that on 17,7% more low, than year before (18,520,697 units) have been made. However December acceleration can be the proof of that the worst times for the European motor-car manufacturers already behind.
Compact car Renault Wind
The dimensional length of compact roadster Renault Wind makes 3830 mm, that on 230 mm more than at hatchback Twingo. The novelty is equipped by a metal roof which rises from a compartment in a back part of a body for 12 sec.
Roadster Renault Wind
It is expected, that to dealers in Europe the novelty will arrive in June of this year. In the Great Britain the prices for the car will begin from 17,000 pounds sterling.
Audi Sportback Concept
Cars BMW of 7-Series participated in winter test drive along with two copies Audi A7 and Mercedes E-class. Probably, thus engineers Audi try to compare the technological advantages to innovations of competitors.Four-seater sedan Audi A7, according to all available information, will receive wide scale of engines, including the petrol 3-l motor power of 225HP and diesel engine V8 with the twisting moment of an order of 800Nm. It is supposed to equip the car with several kinds of transmissions — a six-step mechanical transmission, an eight-high-speed automatic transmission and a seven-step transmission with two couplings.
Sedan Audi A7 will present in Geneva
Audi A7, whose design will be as much as possible approached to concept car Sportback Concept which has been shown for the first time in January of last year in Detroit, model Debut, possibly will go on sale in the summer under the price about $80,000, will take place on a forthcoming motor show in Geneva which will begin the work in the beginning of next month.
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept
As informs edition Inside Line referring to own source, now a brand management solves, what circulation to make the given car. At present in BMW count the maximum volume of manufacture at a rate of 5-10,000 cars.According to source Inside Line, the power-plant of a prototype and a car lump in 1360 kgs remain invariable and in serial to a sport penalty. In company BMW also have noticed, that tests of first running prototypes Vision EfficientDynamics will begin this summer in the south of France.
Concept car BMW Vision
Conceptual sportcar with the landing formula 2+2 it is constructed on the aluminium chassis and it is equipped by a 356-strong hybrid power-plant consisting from 1,5-l of a turbodiesel by power of 163HP, two electromotors (on one on each axis) and the robotised transmission with two couplings. From 0 to 100 km/h the prototype is capable to be dispersed for 4,8 sec. The maximum speed of the car is limited by electronics on a mark of 250 km/h.Diesel engine BMW Vision EfficientDynamics is put into operation only when the charge reaches lithium-polymeric of accumulators of a minimum level. Batteries from the usual house electrosocket (220 volt) can be charged for 2,5 hours.
Limited version Peugeot 207 S16
The car which has received in the name additional index S16, will make in the limited circulation in 250 copies. The novelty has received the aerodynamic weather-cloth of a body including a forward and back spoiler, overlays on body thresholds, and a back bumper which is only imitation.Also special version Peugeot 207 will include stickers on a body, 17-inch wheel disks, a mesh air inlet in the forward bumper, the blacked out glasses and the special tablet in salon with the engraved autograph of the race driver.
Technical characteristics of special version Peugeot 207
The technical stuffing of the special version of a hatchback 207 will not undergo to any modernisation. The car will be offered with the 1,6-l petrol engine power of 120HP. According to Peugeot, with 0 to 100 km/h the car is dispersed for 10,7 sec. The maximum speed — 201 km/h.The novelty will be on sale only in the Great Britain. Cost of special version Peugeot 207 — 14,695 pounds sterling.
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