Zenvo ST1 – new Danish car is designed to express the extreme power and performance of the car. A brand new supercar from a brand new manufacturer that will join the ranks of the automotive world’s elite should it make its production date of early next year. The name of a new brand supercar including the following components: S in the Zenvo ST1 name stands for Supercharger, T for Turbo while 1 is the model number.

The 2010 Zenvo ST1 comes with a 7.0-litre V8 engine that delivers 1,104 HP and 1430 Nm of torque. Six-speed manual gearbox designed to handle the immense amount of power.

Technical Specifications

• Max. power: 1104 hp (810 kW) at 6900 rpm
• Max. torque: 1430Nm at 4500 rpm
• Top speed: 375 km/h (electronically controlled)
• Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 3.0 s
• Dimension
  • Overall length: 4665 mm
  • Overall width, without mirrors: 2041 mm
  • Overall height: 1198 mm
  • Wheelbase: 3055 mm
  • Weight: 1376 kg
  • Headroom front: 1002 mm
  • Legroom front: 1104 mm
  • Shoulderroom front: 1398 mm
  • Cargo volume: 130 l
  • Fuel tank volume: 69 l

The ST1 even though so powerful, is very drivable. It retains the unique feeling of driving a hand built supercar while still delivering the needs of modern motoring and safety. The car is 100% built in Denmark.

About Zenvo Automotive

Zenvo Automotive is the company behind the first ever build Danish supercar. The company is located in Denmark 45 min. drive from the capital Copenhagen. Zenvo Automotive was founded with only one goal in mind – to produce unique hand built supercars. The research and development for the first prototype started in 2004. Zenvo Automotive will start a series production of the car, named the Zenvo ST1. It will be a limited edition with only 15 cars to be built.

 

Audi RS5 – new car model, which has been launched at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September 2009. One of our most anticipated new cars has sportier look of the new body adds significantly to the already good looking Audi coupé.

Audi RS5 keeps improving the high-revving V-8. The front of this new car model look likes to the same design as the TT-RS, the back reminds of another iconic coupe; the Maserati Gran Turismo.

Audi’s 4.2-liter V-8 makes 450 hp at 8250 rpm, and maximum torque is 317 lb-ft, available between 4000 and 6000 rpm. The characteristics of this model are the following: hand-built engine is direct-injected and closely related to the 420-hp V-8 which powers the R8 supercar. Top speed is electronically governed at 155 mph or 174 mph. The RS5’s standard all-wheel-drive system sends 60 percent of the power to the rear under normal conditions, but the new, self-locking crown gear differential can shift up to 70 percent of the power forward or 85 percent to the rear if necessary. The torque-vectoring rear differential is an option that adds considerable weight, but works beautifully.

The Audi RS5 sits 0.8 inch lower than the A5, and 19-inch wheels are standard. Five-spoke, 20-inch wheels are optional, as are carbon-ceramic brakes. The rear spoiler, which automatically deploys at 75 mph and retracts at 50, is exclusive to the RS5.

Audi will decide to bring it to the U.S.—especially since the S5 coupe will eventually lose its V-8 in favor of the more efficient but less emotional supercharged V-6 that powers the S4 and the S5 convertible.

New sporty coupe shows that Audi is not only capable of creating sleek and sexy saloons, but also incredibly aggressive, fast and furious coupes as well. The 2011 Audi RS5 is sculpted with sport-appeal inside and out – from the ultra supportive race-style front seats to the spoiler and winglet-laden front fascia – this Audi means business.

 

“Our exciting new Ford Figo shows how serious we are about India. It reflects our commitment to compete with great products in all segments of this car market. We are confident the Ford Figo will be a product that Indian consumers really want and value.”

Mr Alan Mulally

President and CEO of Ford Motor

General Description

Ford Motor has launched its all new hatchback, Ford Figo in India. Its look is so elegant and modish. Studying its interior and exterior features and other advanced features, anyone can be sure that it is a good start. Ford Motor has already started the advertisement campaign and promotion activity of the new Ford Figo.

Ford Figo is now available in the showrooms. The bookings of the car started in March 2010

Engine Power

Ford Figo is available in both petrol and diesel models. The diesel engine will be the same 1.4 Duratorq 68bhp motor that is the same power for the other Ford cars. The petrol engine produces 71PS highest power at 6,250 rpm with a highest torque of 102Nm at 4,00rpm. The diesel engine generates 69PS highest power at 4,000rpm and 160Nm highest torque at 2,000rpm.

Color
Ford Figo gives a fine opportunity to potential owner of the car to choose one color out of seven. The colors are: Diamond White, Panther Black, Moon Dust Silver, Squeeze (greenish color), Colorado Red, Sea Grey and Metallic Chill.

Safety and Comfort Features

Ford Figo has highly developed safety features like:

• Anti lock Brake System (ABS)
• Electronic Brake-Force Distribution (EBD)

• Dual front airbags
• Seatbelt warning indicator
• AC with heater
• Integrated MP3 player with Bluetooth connectivity
• Height adjustable driver seat
• Programmable remote locking system
• Flip-fold down rear seat

Stereo and Accessories

Ford Figo comprises CD/MP3 player and Radio. This audio system is not the most advanced model, but it can easily satisfy the customer needs. Phone Interface through Bluetooth is also available. Ford Figo is equipped with air conditioner and AC vents. However, rear AC vents are not provided. After paying extra bucks the system is coupled with a heater system. Ford Figo’s wheel size is 14 inch and the tyre size is 175/65 R14. The wheel appearance also aims to enhance the look.

Ford Motor has launched its new car model Ford Figo as a part of Fords ‘One Vision’, ‘One Team’ and ‘One World’ project.

 

The new partnership between Tesla Motors and Toyota intends to make electric cars at the auto plant in Northern California. The new collaboration will be based on the development of electric vehicles, parts, production systems and engineering support.

Toyota is going to purchase the $50 million of Tesla’s common stock. Tesla has purchased the former NUMMI factory in Fremont, California that used to produce the Toyota Corolla and Tacoma.

The two companies announced that they expect to create thousands of job places. The plant has the capability of employing up to 10,000 employees. The factory is capable of producing half a million vehicles per year or approximately 1 percent of total worldwide car production.

The factory is located in the city of Fremont near Northern California’s Silicon Valley, very close to the Tesla’s Palo Alto headquarters. The location means Tesla can hire best-in-class engineers in Silicon Valley. The short distance also ensures a feedback between engineering, manufacturing and other divisions within the company.

“Toyota is a company founded on innovation, quality, and commitment to sustainable mobility. It is an honor and a powerful endorsement of our technology that Toyota would choose to invest in and partner with Tesla,” said Tesla CEO and co-founder Elon Musk.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger also spoke at the press conference and thanked the companies for bringing their business to the state. Schwarzenegger said: “This all happened because we created tax incentives for this company and this partnership“.

“The Bentley is not just about money, it is also about taste”"

Bentley is expanding its list of ultra-high-performance Continental models for the 2011 model year. At the 2010 New York Auto Show the exotic British brand showed off the Continental Supersports Convertible.

Bentley keeps the Supersports separate from its “mainstream” Continental GT and GT Speed coupes and convertibles. The Supersports, Built with a nod toward the brand’s storied racing heritage, is the most powerful Bentley ever. It’s powered by a 621-horsepower version of the Continental GT’s turbocharged W12 engine. The engine can run on gasoline, E85 ethanol-blended fuel, or a combination of both. The only transmission is a 6-speed automatic. Bentley clocks its 0-60-mph acceleration time around 4.0 seconds or less.

While the Supersports Coupe seats 2, the 2011 convertible will seat 4 and use a power soft top. The convertible will have a performance suspension and expensive carbon-ceramic brake rotors like the coupe. Bentley engineers strip out equipment such as power seats in order to help keep the car’s weight down. Features not skimped on include a navigation system and leather and metal trim covering most every touchable surface.

Exact pricing was not announced at show time, be ready that the 2011 Continental Supersports Convertible to cost considerably more than the $267,000 Coupe.

The Supersports Convertible seems a bit unfocused. The fact that it’s a 4-passenger model is puzzling, and the lack of a solid roof will almost certainly compromise its handling. The only way we’ll know for sure if these issues are real demerits is to spend time behind the wheel.

 

Not so much a name as a philosophy

It is said that in lieu of developing a next-gen Maybach, the company merely crafts an even more luxurious variant of the next-gen S-class similar to what Daimler used to do with the special stretched Pullman models.

Reports of Maybach’s demise may have been slightly exaggerated, anyway. The ultra-premium Daimler brand has released updated versions of its range, which is essentially the same vehicle with different configurations.

Only few revisions can be seen inside the car- new leather seating highlighted with piping containing Swarovski Crystallized Elements, while the perfume atomizer (previously offered only on the Zeppelin model) is available across the board. Designers have hallowed the entire portfolio with a revised large chrome grille, which flows into a revised hood stamping with stronger lines, tail lights and door mirrors, which also reduce wind noise for a quieter ride – these features can be mentioned as the main exterior benefits of the new Maybach. Beneath the new hood Daimler has optimized the V12 engine for marginally reduced emissions and fuel consumption, and while the standard engine stays pegged at 542 horsepower, the S version gets an 18-horse boost to 630.

A rumor says the facelift of 2010 Maybach will have its public premiere at the Beijing auto show this year. Nevertheless, the 2010 Maybach facelift engine will be modified to comply with the Euro V emissions standards. This indicates it will be more economical and will produce less CO2.

 

“Chevy Volt is not a plug-in hybrid, but rather it is an extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV)”
Bob Lutz

Chevrolet Volt 2011 – is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle which will be produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors and expected to be launched in November 2010 as a 2011 model. General Motors is determined to sell an E-REV before anyone else.

Larry Burns, GM vice president for R&D told Car and Driver magazine: “Toyota creamed us on the Prius. It won’t happen again.” Among the GM’s “green car” promises, Volt 2010 is a grudge-match challenge to Toyota. The 2011 Chevrolet Volt will differ markedly from the Prius and other gasoline/electric hybrids.

The Chevrolet Volt is a four-seat, four-door “series plug-in hybrid” hatchback with a plug-in battery pack that can power the car’s 149-horsepower (111-kilowatt) electric motor by itself for up to 40 miles.

Standard features such as a fixed glass sunroof, a trip computer, full power accessories, keyless ignition, dual-zone climate control, a leather-wrapped tilt steering wheel, leather upholstery, heated front seats, a split-folding rear seatback, cruise control, Bluetooth, the OnStar telecommunications service, a back-up camera and a CD stereo with a video display, an auxiliary audio jack, a built-in hard drive and a USB port are included. A hard-drive-based navigation system is optional.

Volt’s driving force system will be based on GM’s new Voltec (formerly known as E-Flex) electric automobile platform. It is significantly different from GM’s earlier BAS Hybrid and Two-Mode Hybrid systems.

With fully charged batteries, enough electrical energy will be stored to power the Volt up to 40 miles (64 km). This distance is capable of satisfying the daily commute for 75% of Americans, whose commute is on average 33 miles (53 km). More than 40 miles (64 km), a small 4-cylinder gasoline inside combustion engine creates electricity on-board using a 53 kW (71 hp) generator to extend the Volt’s range to more than 300 miles (483 km). The electrical power from the generator is sent primarily to the electric motor, with the excess going to the batteries, depending on the state of charge (SOC) of the battery pack and the power demanded at the wheels. The distribution is controlled by the electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle.

The first pre-production test car based on the full Volt design was built in June 2009 in Warren, Michigan and by October 2009, 80 Volts had been built and are being tested under various conditions. On March 31, 2010 the first factory-built Volt was produced at the Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant in order to test the production line and for quality control purposes.

Safety features on the 2011 Chevy Volt include antilock brakes, stability control, front side airbags and full-length side curtain airbags.

The Volt may also become the platform for several GM cars.

 

Ferrari F450 – an entirely new sport car, in style. It has a sharp and aggressive appearance. The F450 will be significantly lighter than the F430, aiding not only speeding up and handling, but also fuel economy.

The engine will be mated to a higher-performance version of the 7-speed twin-clutch gearbox. The Italian manufacturer will replace the current 4.3 liter V8 engine (of the F430 model) with a larger 4.5 liter V8. This is what will drive the name change from F430 to F450. The larger engine is expected to have a minimum of 500 horsepower. The Italian sports and racing car manufacturer is planning on increasing the fuel efficiency and lowering the carbon emissions of the new model.

The extra possibility of this new model is turbocharging. Ferrari brass have recently admitted that smaller-displacement, direct-injection turbocharged engines will be the future models.

With the launching of new Ferrari 450 model, the company will not wholly change its commercial corporate color from Red to Green. Still, it will be interesting to see how Ferrari integrates some of the ecology-friendly technology into the new model while delivering more power to stay ahead of the market competition.

The new Ferrari F450 is expected to unveil at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September and planning to go on sale in the US in the middle of 2010. The F450 will be the replacement for the F430. So much excitement! But now reports coming out of Maranello suggest that the car’s unveiling is pushed back until December, in Los Angeles Autoshow.

 

“It is a long-held dream of mine to launch a range of high performance sports cars

that set new standards in the industry,”

Ron Dennis

Executive chairman of McLaren Automotive, 15% owner of the McLaren Group.

McLaren Automotive Groups glances to the future with a new range of revolutionary and innovative sports cars. McLaren MP4-12C is a sport car from a range of high performance cars from McLaren Automotive. This 12C model and future models from this range of performance are considered to be the world’s best sports cars.

The McLaren MP4-12C features an innovative carbon fiber framework structure – the Carbon MonoCell. This means that McLaren can launch into the market with a greater performance than the competitors. The 12C MonoCell weighs less than 80 kg. Carbon fibre contributes to the car’s low overall weight and it forms the structural basis for the whole car. The advantages of this technology are light weight, high torsional rigidity and a very strong safety cell.

The McLaren 12C brings new standards in handling, ride and outright performance, also in safety, economy and practicality in competitive auto sector.

The McLaren MP4-12C is a high performance two-seat mid-engine model in the center of the sports car market segment. This car price can be compared to the prices of such cars as the Ferrari 458, Lamborghini Gallardo, Porsche 911 Turbo, Bentley Continental GT and Aston Martin DB9.

The 12C is pure McLaren, and will be produced by McLaren in the UK. It goes on sale in early 2011. The super sport car will be available in a broad range of exterior and interior colors and configurations. Indeed, the 12C offers performance and technology that places the car in the top of world’s most expensive and sophisticated super cars.

The auto market opportunity for McLaren is targeted. McLaren divides the market into segments that include both more comfort–orientated GT cars (gran turismo: a high-performance luxury sports car with a hard fixed roof, designed for covering long distances) and the uncompromising super cars for road use.

McLaren MP4-12C – what does the  name suggest?

•    MP4 – McLaren Project 4 (Ron Dennis’ Project 4 organization with McLaren)

•    12 – McLaren’s internal Vehicle Performance Index through which it rates key performance criteria. It combines power, weight, emissions, and aerodynamic efficiency.

•    C – Carbon, accenting the unique application of carbon fibre technology to the future range of McLaren sports cars: Carbon MonoCell

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The new Jaguar XJ brings a sophisticated luxury style to the car industry. The remarkable design, performance and engineering of the new XJ, give it a little timid look.  New Jaguar XJ combines receptive, sporting dynamics with the refined, supple ride.

New Jaguar XJ is a sample of modern automotive style. The brand new Jaguar XJ structure –was enhanced by the use of advanced materials to provide increased strength, improved safety performance and excellence.

The new Jaguar XJ is elegant and efficient. Jaguar XJ is the most aerodynamic, it offers the choice of four powerful engines, smooth powertrain that uses the latest technologies to offer the special mixture of performance and class-leading efficiency. This powerful 5.0-liter supercharged AJ-V8 Gen III 510p will head the line-up, with 0-60mph time of 4.7 seconds (0-100 km / h in 4.9 seconds), 470p 385PS supercharged V8 and also naturally aspirated gasoline available, depending on the market. It shares the drag coefficient of 0.29 with the sedan, Jaguar XF, making them more aerodynamic Jaguars ever.
The new Jaguar XJ model is specified with heated and cooled front and rear seats, with the option of heating or cooling the squab only or the entire seat. The multi-adjustable seats also have the option of a seat massage function and an adjustable squab bolster system.

Jaguar XJ makes every journey a special occasion both for the driver and passengers. The comfort and support of the sculpted seats, the style and quality of the interior furnishings and the outstanding audio system: every detail has been thoroughly developed to create a truly unique experience for autofans!

 

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