Volkswagen introduces the Italian market’s renewed bus T5 version 4Motion, which for the first time can match the all-wheel drive and automatic transmission. The models Caravelle, Transporter, Multivan and California can then count on 4-wheel drive combined with 2-liter TDI engines BITD 180 hp and 140 hp, available with manual or 6 speed, only about 180 hp, with a 7-speed dual-clutch DSG.
The four wheel drive system uses the new clutch plates Haldex4 electronically controlled, which compared all’Haldex2 works quite differently: the oil pressure that determines the distribution of torque to the rear wheels is now run by an electric pump that feeds oil tank with a pressure of 30 bar
Bentley has announced the price for the UK market the new Mulsanne, equivalent to 220,000 British pounds. At current exchange rates, the price is around € 243,000, but wait until the official price for the Italian market, as the current Arnage range is located on the wire of the 300,000 €.
Bentley has already received much interest in the new car, with bookings bode well for a flattering sales success: the first deliveries will take place in the spring of 2010 has already come forward leaks about future versions of coupes and convertibles. The Mulsanne presented at Frankfurt Motor Show features a 6.75-liter V8 from 512 hp and 1020 Nm of peak torque, coupled to an automatic transmission to 8 reports.
Months now I write often dense for Rapide, the highly attractive 4thesio model that will launch the British marque Aston Martin. It is high time and the Aston Martin gives the official figures of its new model in advertising.
Looking at the Rapide in front of you will find that something reminds you. And not without justification and an almost unchanged the front comes from the equally formidable DB9.
To attract a much wider clientele, Volkswagen has decided to marry two segments namely holders SUVs and sports cars. Called Concept T, the prototype is powered by a V6 3.2 241 hp relayed transmission 4Motion permanently associated with an automatic transmission. As for performance, the concept T reaches 100 kph in 6.9 seconds and its speed is limited to 230 km / h. This concept holds for ingenuity with windows that slide at the opening of doors, a sunroof “T-bar” with the parties before that can be withdrawn and a chest panel retractable seat belts to 5 points and display Head-up data. Aesthetically, the Concept T displays similarities with the Concept R and the Golf GTI both unveiled in Frankfurt.
Munich, 23 November 2009 - The new BMW 5 Series, on 20 March 2010 stands at the dealer, comes the popular Bayer, the upper middle class already in its sixth generation. 1962 BMW launched the “New Class”, 1972 came with the 520, the first car with the new nomenclature - the “5″ stands for the series, the “20″ for the Zweilitermotor. With the new model, which will celebrate at the Geneva Motor Show in early March 2010 world premiere, we had already been up close and first contact: BMW Project House in Munich, the birthplace, so to speak, we could make the first detailed seating test.
To paraphrase a slogan from another automaker, the S40 is not your college professor’s Volvo. No boxy, unstylish station wagons here. Volvo’s looks have vastly improved in recent years, and though far from the sexiest or most daring designs on the road, the new Volvos are contemporary, good-looking vehicles.
The Volvo S40 sedan, the automaker’s entry into the compact luxury segment, is no exception to this design philosophy. It has an aggressive sporty look, with flowing lines and an overall softer shape than past Volvos.
New exterior features on the S40 include include an integrated front spoiler, a restyled rear panel, dual headlamps and wider fenders to cover the new wider track of the car. Volvo also offers five new colors for the 2001 S40.
Scene One: We’re racking up triple-digit speeds in the latest vehicle from Porsche of Germany while running lickety-split on the 2.3-mile curlicue track tucked into rolling hills at the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala.
Enormous speed-rated tires for all four wheels claw the asphalt to render uncanny stick-it-down traction as we steer the car down the right-left-right cha-cha-cha of Barber’s tricky corkscrew chicane.
A funny thing happens to anyone who sits in the driver?s seat and takes the wheel of a Porsche. Any Porsche.
A smile starts to crease your face; your right hand immediately reaches for the gear lever, while the other tenderly caresses the steering wheel. Suddenly, the bright lights of Hollywood and a 24 hour stretch at LeMans aren?t so far removed from reality.
With open air freedom and a large interior, Eclipse Spyder is an answer for sports car owners with more than one friend - Good value and sleek design completes the package.
Mitsubishi is using the ad campaign, “Wake up and drive” to tout its cars to enthusiasts. In their lineup of cars and Sport Utility Vehicles, the Eclipse Spyder GT represents the pinnacle of its current sports car efforts.
Well past the morning rush, traffic flows at a brisk clip along the I-35 expressway as we head north out of San Antonio on a course that will eventually reach Fredericksburg, but not before meandering through the Texas Hill Country.
Objective of this jaunt is to assess the poise and capability of a new subcompact sedan promoted as the bottom-dollar car in the country.
Out of the box with no frills attached, the Rio sedan by Kia of Korea carries a bottom-line price of $8,595. Tack on the unavoidable delivery fee of $450 and the figure bumps to $9,000 plus change.
Then add air conditioning and an audio package, the two options that would be difficult to do without in any car, and still the price seems sparse at $10,115.
