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Detroit Autoshow 2012 – Honda NSX aka Acura

Jan — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:07:40 +0000

Visitors of the international exhibition in Detroit received the first possibility to get acquainted with a prototype of new generation of sporty coupe NSX.

Honda NSX concept coupe looks almost exact copy of model Acura from a film “Avengers”. The car is completed by petrol V-shaped “six” and hybrid system Sport Hybrid SH-AWD (Super Handling All Wheel Drive) which includes at once three electro motors. One power-plant with a zero exhaust is built in the robotized transmission with double clutch, other two engines are established on a front axle.

Characteristics all-wheel drive a super car are not informed, but, under the data available for mass-media, total capacity of all power units NSX is equal 400 h.p. the Car is dispersed to first “hundred” less than for 5 with, writes WCF.

Super car NSX of new generation it is planned to start in a batch production within three years at factory in the State of Ohio, the USA. The commodity variant of the car develops North American division of Honda. The estimated cost of the future contender of Nissan GT-R makes $100 000.

Meet Audi A1 Quattro

Jan — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:30:11 +0000

The German manufacturer officially presented today “a hot” variant of three-door hatchback A1, data on which working out appeared in the Network still two years ago. The sports variant city a compact penalty received Audi A1 Quattro name. The car, accessible it is exclusive in white colour Glacier White, it is possible to learn on aggressive design of a front part of a body, black glossy inserts, exclusive light-alloy disks, the rear light-emitting diode headlights, two branch pipes of an exhaust system and a rear wing on a roof edge.

In a car cabin the sports seats sheathed by skin Silk Nappa, pedals from the noncorrosive steel, new 3 positions steering-wheel, on sports manners truncated in the heel, an aluminium knob of the lever of a gear box and the modernized dashboard are established. The light-emitting diode latent illumination of an interior, bonus audio system Bose and navigating system MMI are engaged in the list of regular equipment of Audi A1 Quattro plus.

In movement the three-door hatchback results the 4-cylinder gasoline engine in volume of 2.0 liters. The power-plant possesses capacity of 256 h.p. and the maximum twisting moment of 350 Nanometers which is ready to do anything four wheels through a six-step mechanical gear box. Audi A1 Quattro is dispersed with 0 to 100 km/h for 5,7 with, maximum speed of the car is about 245 km/h.

Audi A1 Quattro looks down in sales in second half of next year in number of 333 cars.

Let’s remind that in the spring in Russia it will be possible to get five-door variant A1 Sportback and the new version A4 Allroad which cost has been sounded this week.

Volkswagen Passat CC Update

Jan — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:53:13 +0000

The four-door coupe of Volkswagen Passat CC received updating in the middle of life cycle and is going to prove to be to public within the limits of a showroom in Los Angeles which passes more close by the end of month.

Model 2013 changed front and rear bumper, received new bi-xenon and light-emitting diode optics, and the general style of the car is verified according to new design philosophy of mark.

From the technical point of view of changes a little: there was a monitoring system of “blind” zones and car deduction in the strip, massage function on a driver’s armchair. The car is still completed with engines 1.8 TSI (capacity of 152 h.p.), 2.0 TSI (200 h.p.) and the most powerful engine 3,6 l (300 h.p.).

The car appeared on sale of all one year ago and is aimed at a segment of the well-founded buyers getting such cars, as Audi A7 and Mercedes-Benz CLS550. Novelty sales in the house market begin winter of the next year. In Russia Passat CC appears a bit later.

Price of Electric Ford Focus is now public

Jan — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:50:05 +0000

In the USA started to sell Ford Focus Electric at the initial price from $39 995 that does the car by the competitor of Chevrolet Volt.

The first as declares Ford, the electro car has complete set. As an option only leather interior and on a choice two shades of a body is offered. Standard equipment includes system MyFord Touch, 17-inch aluminium disks and interior light. Also on Ford EV the rear-view camera with parking sensors, navigation system, Вluetooth, the monitoring system of stability and an audio system is established. Limited party Focus Electric at first will be accessible to inhabitants of California, New York and New Jersey. Next year the car start to sell on all country.

Nissan finished the extreme version of GT-R

Jan — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:45:01 +0000

Nissan company started to sell the racing version of super coupe GT-R in Japan. Soon the car enters the market of Great Britain then, it is not excluded, appears and in Europe. As informs online automotive website AutoExpress referring to Kazutoshi Mizuno which are project head GT-R from the very beginning of its working out, since 2007, in Great Britain the car can already appear in the nearest future. The price for the local market is already named also: 80 000 pounds sterling.

The buyer receives a new adjustable suspender, the complete set of rubber of type for this money «слик», “the facilitated” cabin with a safety framework. The motor, truth, remains standard: 3,8-litre V6 with a double turbo-supercharging.

That to whom the similar car seems too extreme, addresses special option Track pack for usual GT-R, engaging dismantle of rear seats, road tire covers, but with the improved coupling properties, and also regulated in hardly smaller limits a suspender.

It’s official – New Honda Civic

Jan — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:24:58 +0000

Honda company presented on car show in Frankfurt model Civic of following generation which will be offered now exclusively with a body a five-door hatchback». The cars overall length makes 4290 millimetres, width — 1770 millimetres, height — 1440 millimetres, and the wheelbase is equal to 2595 millimetres. Thus, than the car on 35 millimetres became longer, on 10 millimetres is wider and 20 millimetres below the predecessor, and its wheelbase became less on 40 millimetres. It is necessary to notice that in “Honda” decided not to use an independent rear suspension as at competitors, and to leave a beam. At the same time, representatives of the company assert that the beam has been essentially modernised.
The factor of aerodynamic resistance at hatchback Civic of new generation makes 0.26 that approximately for 10 percent it is better, than earlier. For example, for the best distribution of an air flow, over wheel arches small mouldings-spoilers are made and established special parts in a radiator enclosure, if necessary automatically closed.

As it was informed earlier, the novelty also received more rigid, than at the predecessor, a body, the greatest in a class volume of a luggage compartment and the most spacious interior.
In the European market of Honda Civic it will be offered with two petrol motors in volume of 1,4 and 1,8 litres, developing 100 and 142 horsepowers, and also with the updated 2,2-litre diesel engine capacity of 150 horsepowers (350 Nanometers). In comparison with the predecessor the unit on «heavy fuel» became ecology friendly — level of blowouts CO2 will be equal to 110 grammes on kilometre (on 25 grammes less). According to representatives of “Honda” to lower harmful blowouts it was possible at the expense of optimisation of process of circulation of oil, other materials of a design reducing a friction, and modernisation of aerodynamics of a body.

All engines are equipped with systems “start-stop”. «In base» all units can work together with a six-step mechanical gear box, and with the 1,8-litre motor it will be possible to order five-band “automatic machine”.
Hatchback sales in the European market start in the beginning of next year. It is expected that in the end of 2012 in scale Civic the version with a 1,6-litre diesel engine will be added, and appears and “charged” version Type-R even a bit later.

Audi R8 e-Tron

Jan — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:08:04 +0000

On the international showroom which has opened today in Frankfurt the German company of Audi presented a pre-series variant of sport car R8 e-Tron which reaches before show-rumov of dealers in second half of next year. Audi R8 e-Tron is an electric version German two-door super sports car model R8. The car is equipped at once by four motors with a zero exhaust which in the sum develop 313 h.p. and 4 500 Nanometers of a twisting moment. Feeds electric motors lithium-ionic the battery in capacity 53 kw/h. All-wheel drive “green” super car with 0 to 100 km/h shoots in 4,5 seconds with great speedup to 200 km/h. Without additional charge the maximum cruising range of Audi R8 e-Tron makes 250 km.

Outwardly electric variant of coupe R8 the bores which have appeared on a cowl distinguish from petrol analogue for ventilation of the motor compartment, modernised radiator and new carbon body elements.

Audi R8 mass production e-Tron begins next year.

One more exhibits of Audi with electric engines at an exhibition in Frankfurt are concept Urban Concept.