2010 Lamborghini Supercar Cnossus Concept - Lamborghini Sports Car

This here is the Lamborghini Cnossus. The Lamborghini Cnossus Concept was designed by Russian student Victor Filipchenko with the help of his Portuguese colleague Nelson Simoes as part of their final thesis project at Italy’s Scuola Politecnica di Design.

2010 Lamborghini Supercar Cnossus Concept

Every Lambo needs a bull theme, and this supercar design study for a supercar concept named after the ancient Greek city of Cnossus (Knossus) on the island of Crete. The designers claim to have been inspired by the Lamborghini Countach, though it is evident that the edgy styling of the limited production Reventon special also played a role in the design of the Cnossus Concept.

 

Presenting a bold vision of what the firm’s future flagship could look like, the concept takes inspiration from Lamborghini models past and present, including the Countach and Reventón.

 

It boasts many classic cues such as telephone-dial wheels lifted from the Countach, scissor doors and gaping air intakes in front of the rear wheelarch. At the rear, the thin strip of LED lights with inverted arrows at the end is a clear nod towards the Reventón’s jet-fighter theme, while the diffuser looks more like something you’d find on a Le Mans prototype racer than a road car.

Kicherer foil-wraps Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, gives it 620 HP

The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is an attractive and classy high-performance aspirational vehicle. Naturally, the tuner parade will seek to make improvements, regardless of necessity. In lieu of a works AMG Black Series, Kicherer has elected to create its own "Black Edition."

The neo-Gullwing is wrapped in matte black foil and gets blacked-out badging and grillework, a lip spoiler, and tweaked rear bumper details. Oh, and let's not forget the black wheels that look as if they came off the rack at your local tire store. Awful. Still, we're sure the valets at the Mall of the Emirates will be ecstatic.

Under the skin, Kircherer re-flashes the Benz's ECU, then adds a new exhaust system and adjustable suspension. Power output is supposedly elevated to a brawny 620 horses. We'll take that extra muscle and leave the tediously predictable appearance mods to others. Kicherer's website doesn't have any pricing info posted yet (as if you care, anyway). It does have techno music, though. Fist pumps all around.


[Source: WCF via Carscoop]

Lamborghini builds 10,000th Gallardo

Italophiles, take note: Lamborghini has announced it's built the 10,000th Gallardo. Naturally, the supercar manufacturer is pleased with this performance, pointing out that the now ubiquitous Gallardo is officially the most successful model Lamborghini has ever created. Says Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini.:

The Lamborghini brand is extreme, uncompromising and Italian, and the Lamborghini Gallardo has played an exemplary role in defining and delivering our brand reputation into our worldwide markets. Today Lamborghini is represented in 45 countries by over 120 dealers, with the strength and presence of the Gallardo product playing a significant role in the growth and recognition of our brand.

We feel obligated to point out that such success in the marketplace is something of a double-edged sword for Lamborghini. One reason exotic machines from manufacturers like Lamborghini have been so revered in the past is due to their rarity and exclusivity. One the flip side, small-scale automakers simply cannot continue to compete on a global scale without runaway success stories like the Gallardo.

That said, feel free to click on past the break as Lamborghini recounts the history of its Gallardo and to find out where lucky number 10,000 is headed.

[Source: Lamborghini]

Lexus recalls HS250h over risk of excessive fuel leakage

Back in the 1970s, the Ford Pinto was the focus of many headlines due to a fuel tank issue which caused excessive amounts of gasoline to leak during a rear-end collision. Now, three decades later, Lexus is having a similar problem with its HS250h hybrid, and has filed a report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue a voluntary recall of these vehicles. Up to 17,000 of the luxury hybrids are affected.

In the case of the HS, excessive fuel leakage occurred during rear-end collisions at speeds of 50 miles per hour. We don't need to remind you about the dangers of excessive fuel spillage, but let's just say that the end result can be very, very bad.

As of this writing, Lexus has not advised NHTSA about what steps will be taken to fix the defective HS models.


[Source: Lexus]

ABT Treats New Audi A8 with 385-Diesel

A choice of 20- or 21-inch ABT CR alloy wheels wrapped in sport tires and an available matte black foil complete the upgrades to the AS8.



The new ABT AS8 – data and facts

ABT ENGINE TECHNOLOGY
Engine: 4.2 TDI, 4134 ccm capacity
Performance tuning: ABT Power
Performance: 385 HP/283 kW (standard: 350 HP/257 kW)

ABT AERODYNAMICS
ABT front wing
ABT side skirts
ABT rear wing (three-part)
ABT rear skirt with exhaust covers

ABT WHEEL TECHNOLOGY
ABT CR wheel in 20 and 21 inches
Available also as complete set of wheels with sports tires

Alfa Romeo with Disco Volante Sculpture

Designed by the Centro Stile Alfa Romeo with the accord of artisan Agostino Bonalumi, the carve is aggressive by the acclaimed Alfa Romeo 1900 Disco Volante (Flying Saucer).

As a badge of appreciation, Alfa Romeo had the names of all those who contributed in the conception accounting in a appropriate applique beneath the art piece. In addition, anybody will accept a 1/43 calibration archetypal of the sculpture.

Mercedes SLS AMG Kicherer Blacks Out

This actuality is the Mercedes SLS AMG Atramentous Edition by German affability close Kicherer. The adapted Gullwing archetypal gets a abounding anatomy matte atramentous antithesis blanket accumulated with some bright capacity such as the center-section of the awning and the new advanced and rear aprons. The German tuner additionally puts on a set of 20-inch blacked-out rims with a able lip.


Performance modifications accommodate a recalibrated ECU and a custom action bankrupt arrangement that advice access the front/mid army 6.3-liter V8's achievement from 571HP to 620HP, as able-bodied as an adjustable sports suspension.

2010 Toyota MR2 Gumpert Apollo

Gumpert Apollo replica that's based on a additional bearing Toyota MR2 (1990-1999) on eBay. While the aboriginal mid-engined Apollo supercar gets an Audi-sourced 4.2-liter, twin-turbo V8 with 650HP or an batty 800HP in Sport form, the Toyota-based replica makes do with a adapted adaptation of the Japanese sports car's four-cylinder turbo engine, with the agent claiming it yields "255 WHP at 15psi and 303 WHP at about 19psi" on the dyno. Hit the 'read more' button beneath for the abounding angel gallery.

2012 New VW Beetle Retro Design

This actuality architecture abstraction for a New Beetle MkII was bound by our Brazilian acquaintance Eduardo Oliveira, who you may bethink from antecedent concepts like the 2012 Jetta, Hyundai i30 Sedan and Ford Thunderbird CC. Unlike David Cordoso's futuristic-looking angle (see here) that we showed you aback in May, Oliveira's architecture for the New/New Beetle is far added retro.2012 New VW Beetle Retro Design

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2011 Ford Mondeo Facelift with 240HP 2.0 -liter EcoBoost and 200HP Diesel

New autogenous appearance accommodate the addition of LED address lights, a new accessory aeronautics arrangement and a Premium Sound Arrangement advantage which incorporates a 265-watt, eight-channel amplifier unit.



Under the bonnet, the afresh launched 203HP 2.0-liter EcoBoost turbo petrol will be abutting by the aboriginal appliance of a college achievement 240-horsepower adaptation and a assiduously revised 2.2-litre Duratorq TDCi agent engine.

Ford said that the 240HP adaptation of the 2.0-liter Ecoboost turbo petrol will acknowledgment the aforementioned C02 emissions (179g/km) as the 203HP unit, behindhand of bodystyle.

For the 2011MY, the revised 2.2-liter turbo agent assemblage boasts a 12 per cent ability access to 200-horsepower, authoritative it the best able Duratorq agent agent to date.

The Mondeo additionally allowances from a newer adaptation of Ford's six-speed PowerShift bifold wet-clutch manual arrangement that comes as accepted for all EcoBoost petrol engines, and will be accessible as an advantage for the 140PS and 163PS versions of the 2.0-litre Duratorq TDCi diesels.