In 2013 company Porsche will present the first copies of the hybrid supercar of Porsche 918 Spyder.
Hybrid Spyder by Porsche
The prototype of supercar has been presented in March on the Geneva autoshow. The car has been equipped by a hybrid power-plant which combined the 500-strong 3,4-litre atmospheric 8-cylinder engine, two electromotors the general capacity of 218HP, the complete set of special accumulators and a 7-step gear box with two clutches.
The hybrid supercar Porsche 918 Spyder can finish the well-known Northern hinge strain of a Nurnburgring faster, than coupe Carrera GT, less than for 7 min 30 sec. Thus average fuel consumption of the car does not exceed 3,1 litres on 100 kilometres of run, and level of blowouts CO2 — 70 grammes/km.
1st Real Test Drive of Porsche 918 Spyder
The project of Porsche 918 Spyder has been approved by company management in the middle of current year, however then exact terms of occurrence of the car on the conveyor were not called. As of July the number of potential buyers of this model, according to some information, exceeded 2,000 persons. The main competitors of the given model: Porsche Cayenne 2011 and Porsche 911 Turbo.
Swiss tuning studio Fab Design on a motor show in Geneva has presented for the first time the modifed version of four-door coupe Porsche Panamera Turbo.
Porsche Panamera by Fab Design
Experts Fab Design specialising usually on operational development of lineup Mercedes-Benz, have changed to the predilections, "having charged" Porsche Panamera. On a four-door coupe there was a new forward bumper with the expanded apertures for air fence, a forward spoiler, a carbon cowl, an aerodynamical bumper. Porsche Panamera have lowered a suspension bracket on 20 mm and "have changed" in 22-inch carbon wheel disks.
The standard 500-strong petrol engine in studio Fab Design forced to 700HP. According to some information, with the modernised 4,8-l installation time of dispersal to 100 km for 3 sec, and the maximum speed exceeds 320 km/h. In total Swiss studio plans to make 15 copies of the given model.
SEAT announced the plans concerning sports hatchback Ibiza FR which is going to complete with a new turbo-engine, that, certainly, only will even more warm up sports image of the car.
SEAT Ibiza for the Great Britain
Since March in the market there will be right-hand drive updating SEAT Ibiza FR TDI which will be intended for realisation in the Great Britain, with the new diesel engine. It is a question of a 2-l turbo-engine, 143HP developing power and 320Nm of the twisting moment.
In the Great Britain cost SEAT Ibiza FR TDI begins from $26,700.
Company McLaren Automotive has officially presented the road supercar MP4-12C which earlier known under code designation P11 and is the first car of firm since legendary F1.
The car name consists of several parts: index MP4 designates chassis by "Formula-1" of a McLaren team, since 1981; figure 12 — the internal rating of the company showing a parity of parametres own superpenalty with competitors; letter C — designates that in a model design carbon is applied. On it informs the British edition Car.
McLaren MP4-12C has received the carbon chassis to which aluminium and special plastic body panels fasten. In a motor compartment of a novelty the eight-cylinder 3,8-litre engine with a corner of a camber of cylinders of 90 degrees and two turbines is established. Its capacity makes about 600HP, and the maximum twisting moment is equal 595Nm (80 which percent well already about 2000 rpm).
The motor begins to be aggregated with seven-step robotised transmission Graziano with two "wet" clutches and possibility of a choice of drives underwheel petals. According to preliminary data, with 0 to 100 km/h supercar McLaren will be dispersed approximately for 3 seconds. The maximum speed of the car will make 320 km/h.
Besides, the novelty has received an active rear spoiler which can act in a role of an air brake, the adjustable absorbers supervised by electronics, a full set of modern systems of active and passive safety, carbon-ceramic brake plates (will be offered as an option), wheel disks specially developed for the supercar with tyre covers Pirelli and doors opening upwards in style of cars Lamborghini.
Also driver McLaren MP4-12C can choose one of three modes of behaviour of the car, each of which in a complex changes reaction to pressing of a pedal of gas, sensitivity of a steering, adjustment of system of stabilisation, speed of a gear shift and ruggedness of a suspender.
On sale supercar McLaren MP4-12C which is planned to exhaust in the limited circulation in one thousand copies, will appear not earlier than 2011. The car will arrive on the markets of the USA, Great Britain, Germany, Europe, and also the Near East. In Great Britain car cost will make about 160,000 pounds sterling, and the novelty with Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Gallardo and Aston Martin DB9 will compete.
Let's notice that company McLaren Automotive plans also include working out of two more models. One them them will make competition Porsche, and another will compete with BMW Z4 and Nissan 370Z.
Studio Sportec presented a package of completion of the engine "Stage One" for new Audi TT RS.
Engineers of studio have reprogrammed the electronic block of management of the 2.5-litre five-cylinder motor and increase of power about 340HP to 405HP, the twisting moment, accordingly, with 450Nm/1600rpm to 544Nm/2650rpm have achieved.
With such parametres the car surpasses previous generation BMW M5 (E39) and is comparable with Porsche Panamera S. To 100 km/h Audi TT RS from Sportec it is dispersed for 4,2 seconds
In the Great Britain cost of the given package will make £1200.
On September automobile show in Frankfurt company Porsche plans to present the racing version updated a sportcar 911 GT3 RS — Cup.
In a following season such car will take part in seven cups Porsche, including GT3 Challenges, Porsche-Mobil1-Supercup and Porsche Carrera in Germany, Asia, Japan and Italy.
In comparison with track Porsche 911 GT3 RS racing updating has received expanded on 44mm in a back part a body, the "underestimated" forward spoiler which settles down now on 15mm more low and increases clamping force on a forward axis, and also a back rear wing from faster 911 GT3 Cup S, intended for races of series FIA GT3 which width has increased with 1,46 to 1,7 metres.
The novelty, which weight makes 1200 kgs, also has received 18-inch wheel disks, racing final system, forward and back stabilizers of cross-section stability and carbon-ceramic brake disks which in comparison with the pig-iron composit brake disks used in cup Porsche Carrera, it is easier on 20kgs.
In a motor coupe of a racing car the 3,8-litre six-cylinder engine "is hidden" by power of 450HP which works together with a six-step transmission. Dynamic characteristics Porsche 911 GT3 Cup are not specified yet.
Novelty sales will begin in the end of October of current year. The prices for a racing car in Europe will begin from 149,850 euros.
Company Maserati has officially presented the open version of compartment GranTurismo which has received name GranCabrio and is equipped by a soft developing roof. The world premiere of the car will take place in the beginning of September on automobile show in Frankfurt.
For increase in rigidity the body of open updating has been strengthened, because of what the weight of a cabriolet has increased from 1880 kgs (at version GranTurismo S) to approximately two tons. In connection with these dynamic characteristics of a cabriolet will be little bit worse, than at coupe. Official data to 100 km/h and yet are not informed the maximum speed on time of dispersal of the car, however it is supposed, that to 96 km/h the novelty can be accelerated for 5,5 seconds, and the maximum speed will make about 290 km/h (on 5 km/h less, than at GranTurismo).
In motor compartment Maserati GranCabrio the eight-cylinder 4,7-litre engine "is hidden" by power of 440HP To be aggregated the motor begins with the six-high-speed robotised transmission MC-Shift, capable to switch transfer for 100 milliseconds.
Sales of open version GranTurismo will begin in the European car market in March, 2010. Cabriolet cost, according to sources Autocar in company Maserati, will be approximately for 15 percent above, than at a compartment, the prices on which in Europe begin from 121 thousand 260 euros.
Prototypes Cayenne of the second generation were shone time and again before objectives of espionage cameras.
The debut all is closer, on sale the car should appear in May of next year.
At the same time future Porsche Cayenne it will appear more compactly present and according to a plan of engineers Porsche is more sports by sight. The wheel base will be truncated on 40mm (to 2815), and the height will decrease for 20mm (to 1690). However appearance of the car will not undergo revolutionary changes. But an interior, according to the same sources, will execute in the spirit of last model Porsche — hatchback Panamera.
As to motors in a system there are base atmospheric engines V6 3.6 and V8 4.8 which, however, become more powerful (from 330 to 400 h.p.) and is more economic. The 240-strong turbodiesel and the hybrid version which while exists only as conceptual working out anywhere will not get to. Updating Cayenne S will receive 420-strong V8 4.8, and Turbo — 500HP.
At last, an off-road car will complete with "robot" PDK with two couplings. We all it will see personally or on one of American the motor-show in the winter, or in Geneva in the spring of 2010.
On Wednesday company Audi has extended the first official photo-tizer and some information on the new model — A5 Sportback which representatives of DM name "a five-door coupe".
The car will appear in the European market on sale in September of current year and becomes the third updating in the "fifth" family, having joined to a coupe and a cabriolet.
Originally for model A5 Sportback it will be offered two petrol engines — a two-litre turbo-motor by power of 211 h.p. and 265-strong "six" in volume of 3,2 litres which becomes accessible to the car together with firm system of a full drive quattro. In a ruler of diesel engines there will be units in volume 2,0, 2,7 and 3,0 litres power 170 (350 Nm), 190 (400 Nm) and 240 (500 Nm) h.p. accordingly.
According to representatives Audi, after a while after the beginning of sales of "a five-door coupe" in scale there will be versions with less powerful motors. Which — it is not specified, however, under assumptions of some foreign editions, in a ruler the company will add 1,8 and 2,0-litre petrol engines TFSI power of 160 and 180 h.p. accordingly.
In Germany the prices on Audi A5 Sportback will begin from 36 thousand euro (for the version with a two-litre diesel engine and six-step "mechanics"). More accessible updatings of the car will appear in the middle of 2010.
Tuning studio Edo Competition has presented a unique variant of Italian a superpenalty under name Ferrari Enzo XX.
Power of standard 650-strong engine V12 have increased to 800 h.p., having approached Ferrari Enzo on the dynamic indicators to supercar Bugatti Veyron which is equipped by the motor power of 1001 h.p. As a result of Ferrari Enzo XX about 100 km/h of all for 3,2 seconds, the maximum speed — 390 km/h are dispersed.
Tuning studio ABT Sportline has presented the version of cabriolet Audi A5 — AS5, with the changed design and the strengthened power.
The sports car has received four variants of completion, depending on the engine. Thanks to chip-tuning power of 2,0-litre motor TFSI have increased to 275HP (in the standard version — 180 or 211HP), and power of a 2,7-litre turbo-diesel of the engine with 190 to 230HP For a 3.0-litre turbodiesel is offered by 2 variants of "prorolling": with "reinsertion" power increases with 240 to 282HP, and after turbo-supercharger installation — to 310HP (610Nm). The car equip with brake mechanisms ABT or ABT Sports and new final system.
The forward bumper enters into a new aerodynamic weather-cloth with a firm lattice of a radiator, thresholds and a back bumper with the built in branch pipes of inlet system. Also the tuner offers complete sets of 19 and 20-inch disks.
The novelty is constructed on platform Peugeot 308, but thus, outwardly the car is more similar to other "four-unit" model of the company — a crossover 3008.
At length of 4,53 m and height of 1,64 metres Peugeot 308 can take aboard to seven passengers.
The third row of seats hides under a floor, forming with the combined armchairs of an average number an equal platform. If to combine a back of a forward passenger armchair in salon it is possible to transport «large-sized cargoes» almost three-metre length. Peugeot 5008 it will be accessible and in a 5-seater variant. In this case instead of the third row of seats the buyer will receive additional 60-litre "luggage carrier".
The list of engines of a novelty includes petrol motors 1.6 power of 120 and 150HP, and also turbodiesels in volume of 1,6 and 2,0 litres developing from 110 to 163HP.
Concern BMW has developed new package M Sport for petrol turbo-models X6 xDrive35i and xDrive50i.
Unlike the majority of other M-packages consisting in basic from the aerodynamic and decorative elements, improvements of a suspension bracket, disks and tyres, the novelty gives to the car still the big power. M Sport version X6 xDrive35i is equipped with the modernised 3-litre six-cylinder engine with a turbo-supercharging with the general fuel highway, power of 326HP — on 20HP is more powerful than the standard version. The twisting moment — 450Nm.
New BMW X6
X6 xDrive50i has received the 4,4-litre eight-cylinder engine with a turbo-supercharging power of 446HP instead of usual 408.
Also package M Sport Package for X6 includes the complete set for the case, 20-inch disks and sports furnish of an interior.
Swiss tuning studio Sportec has presented the new program of completions for 480-strong sport car Porsche 911 Turbo.
At the expense of practically full modernisation of the 3,6-litre six-cylinder engine, many details in which have been replaced with titanic analogues, power of the motor has increased to 858HP, and the maximum twisting moment has increased to 870Nm. On it informs edition Motor Trend.
The weight all-wheel drive tuning a supercar which has received an aerodynamic weather-cloth and new panels of a body, makes 1345 kgs, and the relation of power to weight is equaled to 637HP on ton. According to results of tests by company Sportec, from zero to 100 km/h tuning Porsche 911 Turbo it is capable to be dispersed for 3 seconds, and to 300 km/h — for 18,9 seconds. The maximum speed — 380 km/h.
It is necessary to notice, that the program of completions also includes installation of an active suspension bracket, more powerful of brake mechanisms with ceramic disks, a skeleton of safety and 20-inch shod wheel disks.
