Bugatti in August of this year on auto show Pebble Beach Concourse d’Elegance has presented to the automobile public the special magnificent version of model Veyron - 16.4 Grand Sport.
About that cost Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport will exceed the price list on the serial version a superpenalty, did not cause doubts, but the motor-car manufacturer has held back what sum should be laid out to the potential buyer for this model. Now in the company were defined with car cost. Bugatti suggests to get model Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport which sales start in March of the next year, for $2 million Having let out only 150 cars, 50 from them will be sold to current owners of other models of Bugatti.
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In a global network there were first images Volkswagen Golf GTI of the sixth generation which will be presented in the beginning of October on the international motor show in Paris.
Sales Volkswagen Golf GTI will begin not earlier than spring of next year, therefore on the Parisian motor show German concern, most likely, will present the concept car which, possibly, will differ not too from the serial version.
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The management of the Bavarian autoconcern has publicly confirmed the information that in the company working out “mega-city car” is conducted, equipped with the traditional, supereconomic power unit which will work together with the electric motor.
As the head of German concern BMW Norbert Rajthofer has declared in interview to newspaper German Die Zeit (Norbert Reithofer), it will be “the car with absolutely new design”, intended for specific conditions of megacities.
Hybrid compact car from BMW will appear in the market not earlier than 2015.
Meanwhile, scarcity of the information leaves a wide field for every possible forecasts. So, there is opened a question, whether will equip the future car with the parallel hybrid installation similar to those that has Chevrolet Volt, or is simple two separate engines as in recently announced electric Smart ForTwo from Daimler AG, writes Autoua. It is quite probable, that the revival minipenalty BMW Isetta making a part of the program “Project i” within the limits of declared before cooperation between a German motor-car manufacturer and Italian concern Fiat is meant.
Release of the small car with a hybrid drive gear only for inhabitants of large cities would help to avoid the superfluous problems, repenting image of the company as manufacturer of cars of a premium-class, and simultaneously to involve new buyers for whom it is equally important both luxury, and ecological compatibility of model.
Let’s remind, that two months ago the head of the company already told about company plans on working out of new hybrid units.
The German motorcar giant of a Mercedes-Benz prepares new four-seater model with opened astride base С-Class. Two door car will receive identification mark CLR and will be equipped by classical folding top to keep the price for a cabriolet in comprehensible borders.
In spite of the fact that any official statements it is not made yet, the new cabriolet as pictures testify, is as like as two peas similar to a sedan. It concerns both an interior, and car technical characteristics.
From engines three diesel engines - four-cylinder CDI with powers in 170 h.p. or 204 h.p., and also 3.0 l 272-strong “cursor” V6 are accessible, informs MotorAuthority. Admirers of petrol power units will be content either 170-strong, or 220-strong 3.0 l with engine V6, or 272 - 306-strong 3.5 l the unit combined with transmission 7G-Tronic. AMG the version is equipped well-known 6.2 l with engine V8.
Release of new cabriolet Mercedes CLR is planned for 2010, and its estimated cost will make an order €35 thousand
One of these days Chevrolet has presented the first details new concept car Orlando which official debut will take place on a motor show in Paris in October, 2008.
Orlando is family wagon which distinctive features it is possible to name sports design and nice enough interface.
Under messages of site Leftlanenews, the novelty will be made on the basis of Delta2 recently presented compact sedan Chevrolet Cruze and the penalty, and family will incorporate versatile attributes both sports. Thus Orlando will add in dimensions and becomes the owner of more cool functions, than Cruze.
Under a car cowl 2.0 l a 150-strong turbodiesel of last generation developing a twisting moment in 320 Nanometers that does the power unit both powerful, and economic will compactly take places.
The present generation of sedan Lexus IS, whose sales have begun in 2005, thanking the politician of the company - to “freshen” models each 3-4 years - will find some new strokes in model of the sample of 2009 which will concern external and internal design, and also car suspension brackets.
Ex-terrier will change recently developed 17-mm and 18-mm disks, the forward and back bumpers, the modified lattice of a radiator and lateral mirrors with the built in rotary signals.
Changes in a car interior will mention only central console and collapsible headrests of back armchairs.
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