Saturday, February 25, 2012
Volvo V40 Hatchback for India
The V40 is rumored to measure 4,500 mm or about 177-inches in length, making it only 20 mm or 0.77-inches shorter than the V50 station wagon, which it will most likely replace when it arrives in the market later this year. Volvo might also develop additional body styles for its C30 and the S40 in the near future. Volvo has plans to bring this car to the Indian market by next year via the CBU route and is expected to cost about Rs. 25 lakhs.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Bugatti's world most powerful roadster in Geneva motor show
The Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse is essentially an open-top version of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, which currently holds the world speed record for a production car at 268.8 mph (431 km/h).
For the new roadster, Bugatti's engineers have upped the power of the current open-top Grand Sport, which boasts 1,001-horsepower and torque of 1,250 Nm, to 1,200-horsepower and a maximum torque of 1,500 Nm for the Vitesse. The power increase of the vehicle's 16-cylinder engine comes courtesy of four enlarged turbochargers and intercoolers, with the chassis modified to support the power increase.
Bugatti hasn't revealed pricing for the new car, but don't go expecting much change from US$2 million.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Horex V6 motorcycle Production start
One of the sensations of recent times in motorcycling circles was the first showing of the VR6 Horex Roadster,
with its extraordinary 200 bhp, narrow-angle, V6 supercharged engine.
The name Horex is well known in Germany for its motorcycles, and the
resurrection of the name is now almost complete with series production
set to begin.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Ssangyong XIV-2 convertible crossover concept
The only numbers available for the XIV-2 are the length (4,166 mm/164 in), width (1,820 mm/71.6 in), height (1,566 mm/61.7 in) and wheelbase (2,600 mm/102.4 in).
Monday, February 13, 2012
Kia unveils the bulldog-like 4WD Track'ster concept
This bulldog definitely has the bark to match the bite. Kia upped the power of the Track'ster by 66 percent over the Soul. The concept uses a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine to deliver up to 250 horses (253 PS). It's equipped with a four-wheel-drive system and six-speed manual transmission.
The Track'ster definitely appears more aggressive and 'bulldogish' than the Soul that inspired it. It has a more muscular profile, and its front fascia is defined by new elements like big, round driving lights, a lower intake grill, and carbon fiber accents. The concept sits on 19-inch custom-built HRE-K1 monoblock billet performance wheels rolled in Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 high-performance tires.
GM's Mokka compact SUV will be availbale in the showrooms this year
The Mokka will be available in either front- or four-wheel drive, with a
pick of three engines - a 115 bhp 1.6-litre, a turbo 140 bhp 1.4-litre
or a turbo 1.7-litre CDTI diesel with 130 bhp and oodles of torque, the
latter two with either six-speed manual or six-speed auto transmissions.
The Mokka will feature class-first lighting technologies in the form of
its Advanced Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL+) and High Beam Assist
(HBA), plus a new generation of the Opel/Vauxhall front camera system,
which by virtue of image processing adds Lane Departure Warning (LDW),
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) and second generation Traffic Sign
Recognition.
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