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With hatchback body, this prototype called Number 9, anticipate what will be the new design language of the DS line. It has a gasoline engine and an electric 225 horsepower 70.

Luxury, size, elegance and ecology are the keys to the Citroen produced their latest prototype, Number 9, which is entering a new design expression of what would be his top line of sports cars, the DS9. Incidentally, this new profile and pictures on the front, sides and back may also reach the other cars of the portfolio. The prototype measures 4.9 meters long, 1.9 wide and 1.3 high, making it longer and wider, but lower than the sedan Citroen C6. Its wheelbase is 3 meters, so we assume that its interior space is huge. Read more…

Just as it did with the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford with the Mustang, was now the turn for this sport that comes with the latest materials technology, a stylish interior and a huge engine. Although the Dodge Viper was not born in the age of muscle cars and performance lines have always made this super sports an icon in the industry.

Born in 1991 to oppose the Chevrolet Corvette and participated in his first sketches the famous Carroll Shelby and the vehicle were four generations until the July 1, 2010 was adjourned its production with a special edition that was limited to 50 units. However, almost two years after his premature end Dodge decided to revive it and instructed his divition of sports cars SRT presenting its fifth generation in the Hall of New York. Mounted on a two-seater coupe body lines are new and very aggressive and has a sportier profile which improved its aerodynamics. Is new the new air intake that looks the hood, lights Led typical day, the front and rear bumpers stops. However, it retains the exhausts on the sides, roof and cab bulky delayed the original model. By using carbon and aluminum in its body, were subtracted from 45 kilograms of weight and chassis is now 50 percent stiffer than its predecessor. Read more…

Although changes are not very deep, the version that will debut at the Salon in New York this week shows slight aesthetic tweaks and more efficient alternatives in their engine.

It is about the auto show in New York, then open its doors from 6 to 15 April, and begin to get all the new developments in automotive. One of the first manufacturers unveiled their latest innovations was its compact SUV BMW X1, which is releasing a slight aesthetic touch to update this truck in this competitive segment. Both internally and externally the changes that will present the brand are not very deep and, indeed, should be observed carefully throughout the body to identify the details that do not break with the basic line which opened in 2009. Read more…

Is a unique model that the famous singer configured to your liking on the platform of 458 Italy but with 8-cylinder engine in V and a style that was made in honor of the 70512BB.

British singer Eric Clapton, who has one of the most valuable collections of cars and shocking the world, was the Italian manufacturer and exclusive version of the Ferrari 458 Italy. This version was requested by the singer two years ago and asked about the ‘Italia’ was made a tribute to one of their cars, the 512 BB in the 70′s. Read more…

I8 Spyder is the third ‘plug’ signature produced in less than one year. Done on the coupe platform i8, has twice the power and aesthetic changes that gave greater sportsmanship.

The BMW i8 Spyder is the third prototype electric car that has the German mark in less than a year after the simultaneous release of their two cars ‘plug’, the i3 and i8, both in project format. This new car is made on the basis of sports i8, born in coupe body, but now you made some cosmetic touches on the sides, then, of course, the elimination of the roof that is precisely the name Spyder. Read more…

With a design inspired by the car’s hero comics, the brand will celebrate 50 years of being founded. As a tribute, the car will be named after its founder Ferruccio Lamborghini. In October next year Lamborghini will turn 50 years old, and already started the task of giving free rein to the imagination to create the sports prototype that will commemorate this Golden Anniversary.

The Italian automaker, founded in 1963 by Ferruccio Lamborghini, ready to present all the details this innovative and futuristic design that keeps the lines with which the mark has been characterized over time and inherits the name of its founder to pay a tribute. Read more…

The 2013 edition of the GLK SUV comes with a ‘face lift’ that takes away some of its rustic and gives greater elegance, fluidity and dynamism. Launches a new range of engines as well.

Four years after its world premiere, Mercedes decided to renew the smallest of their trucks and give it a new look, give it a complete set of security assistance and a wide range of powerful and economical engines. If you start with the heart that one can say that the new GLK has a wide range to move. It has 143 horsepower diesel engines and power consumption of less than two gallons per 100 or the 220 CDI 170 hp with AWD or trasera. Read more…

The new Shelby 1000 will be one of the new Hall of New York. Be available in two versions: the city of 950 horses and 1,100 for the circuit. The engine is a 5.4-liter V8.

Carroll Shelby, the U.S. coach specializing in Ford cars Mustang, anticipated the Hall of New York and unveiled its radical new version of the Mustang Shelby GT500 1000hp that call will come in two versions: the street, which will provide 950 horsepower, and the race will come to 1,100. This powerful new sports car was modified on the same chassis, body and 5.4-liter V8 engine of the Mustang, but basic changes in its operation as a new crankshaft, new rods and pistons, modified exhaust, total replacement of the turbocharger modifications in the hood and suspension. Read more…

The hybrid model Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, was modified to provide 87 grams per kilometer, or 11 less than its predecessor, and a fuel consumption of less than one gallon per 100 km.

Ford made a change in the hybrid model Fiesta ECOnetic and got approved in this compact figure of 87 grams per kilometer, making a reduction, just as in the fuel consumption of 3.3 liters per 100 kilometers, which means less than a gallon of gasoline, since this measure is equivalent to 3.6 liters of this fuel. Read more…

The E-RA has set up a speed of 252.09 km/h world record. It is the highest ever measured speed of electric cars on an ice surface.

The measurement took place on 17 March 2012 on the frozen lake in Finland Ukonjarvi place. The 449 hp sports car was the necessary grip through-tipped spikes Nokian “Hakkapeliitta 7″ winter tires 225/40 R18. At the wheel of the car sat Janne Laitinen, the test driver of the Finnish Pneuherstellers. The electric car E-RA (Electric Raceabout), in collaboration with Nokian and the Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences developed. Read more…