Hyundai Company Showed a Big Station Wagon

Hyundai company extended the first official photos of universal i40 — the car of a D-segment which in the European car market replaces old Sonata and will be presented in March on Motor Show in Geneva.

Hyundai i40 (universal)

As informed into the official press release, this model is "the first car of South Korean mark in a D-segment which has been created specially for the European car market with scale of power-plants, the equipment and all car technologies answering to tastes of Europeans".

The design of a new Hyundai is executed in a new corporate style of mark with a trapezoid radiator enclosure and the extended headlights of head light coming far on front fenders. The volume of a luggage compartment at the universal makes 553 litres at the hoisted rear seats, and at combined the free space increases to 1,790 litres.

The novelty will be offered with wide scale of petrol and diesel motors, including the new 1,7-litre motor on "heavy fuel". More detailed information about a ruler of power-plants yet is not informed. Besides, Hyundai i40, predictably, receives two petrol motors — 1.6 and 2.0 (with a turbo-supercharging) capacity of 140 and 177HP accordingly.

In Europe the list of the standard equipment of model i40 will include system of the prevention of involuntary traverse of a continuous line of a marking, and also an audiosystem with possibility of connection of external devices through Bluetooth. Among options — xenon headlights and a glass roof.

The Impact of the Utility Truck on Commercial Vehicles

Does your current job require that you travel from one location or jobsite to another with all kinds of equipment to perform your services? If so, having an organized system by which you can securely store your tools in your vehicle without constantly digging around for them or fearing that something gets lost is of the utmost importance. Thankfully, there is a specific type of vehicle that was designed specifically to solve these problems, the utility truck.

The origins of the utility truck come from the Australian State of Victoria in the 1930’s. Allegedly, a farmer’s wife wrote to the Ford manufacturing plant and inquired as to why the company had not invented a vehicle that could simultaneously be used to haul the family to church on Sunday, while transporting the pigs to market on Monday. Part of her inspiration had to do with the fact that at that time, the Australian banks would provide loans for farming vehicles, but not passenger vehicles. Thankfully the good people at Ford liked the idea, and the first Utility Truck was born.

Today you can find utility trucks for sale at new and used automobile dealerships throughout the United States and the entire world. Who uses these trucks today? All kinds of people use them. For example, if you worked as a cable installer burying fiber optic cables into the ground, you might need a truck with extra towing capacity to lug around your heavy machinery, as well as storage space for all of your cable. Voila – the utility truck solves both of these needs.

Alternatively, a plumber typically has to carry all kinds of equipment, whether it is wrenches, elbow joints, piping, a plumbing ‘snake’, and other tools. Specially designed utility trucks come with lockable storage containers mounted onto the sides of the vehicle that are perfect for storing all of this various equipment. Today the utility truck has expanded from the original Aussie ‘Ute’ to take on many forms. It is the prototype for the modern parcel van, single or dual rear wheel utility truck, contractor flatbed, service truck, and a whole host of other vehicles that are used for commercial use today.

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In Detroit have shown new Audi A8

On the largest North American motor show starting in Detroit company Audi has shown to general public new generation of flagman model A8. We will remind, that earlier a novelty already showed within the limits of the closed display in Miami but then admire on A8 the elite could only.

New Audi A8 in Detroit

Originally Audi A8 it will be equipped 6 and 8-cylinder turbodiesels in volume of 3,0 and 4,2 litres with power of 247 and 345HP accordingly, and also 4,2-l petrol V8 power of 366HP. As transmission the new automatic 8-step transmission of company ZF will act.

Also it is necessary to note occurrence of new generation of system MMI, system of balancing of energy of braking, and also the modernised system of a full drive quattro and chassis Audi Drive Select including a dynamic steering and electronic adjustment of rigidity of shock-absorbers.

Technical characteristics Audi A8

In the equipment list there will be new antiemergency system Pre Sense, adaptive cruise-control, the chamber of night vision, system of recognition of pedestrians, and also the newest headlights of head light executed on light-emitting diode technology.

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BMW M3 Thunderstorm

German tuning studio ATT "has pumped over" cabriolet BMW M3. Let's remind, the serial version of model is equipped with the 4-litre 8-cylinder engine power of 420HP, however this power insufficient has seemed to tuners and forced the motor.

Cabriolet BMW M3

At the expense of installation of the compressor and a new exhaust system, and also completion of block ECU masters ATT managed to "squeeze out" of the factory unit additional 80HP. Thus now power of the engine makes 500HP.

BMW M3 by ATT

Motor speeding up will manage to owners of cabriolet BMW M3 in 11,749 euros.

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BMW has informed cost of hybrid ActiveHybrid 7

The Bavarian concern BMW which has presented at the stand in Los Angeles where the international motor show has opened, the whole galaxy of hybrid cars, named cost of model ActiveHybrid 7.

Hybrid sedan BMW ActiveHybrid 7

Cost BMW ActiveHybrid 7 in base equipment makes $103,125, and a sedan with the extended wheel base which will arrive on the market in the spring of 2011, $107,025 will cost. BMW equipped a hybrid sedan of 7-Series with technology "Start/Stop", system of recuperative braking and the li-ionic battery.

New BMW ActiveHybrid 7

Hybrid sedan BMW ActiveHybrid 7 is constructed on the basis of model of 7-Series of last generation. The car is completed by an electric motor and petrol engine V8 with two turbines. Total power of a hybrid power-plant which works together with an 8-high-speed automatic transmission, reaches 455HP that the Maximum speed — 250 km/h allows model to be dispersed to 100 km/h for 5 seconds.

Outwardly ActiveHybrid from the usual version differs exclusive colour of an ex-terrier, and also logos ActiveHybrid.

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Audi has presented new sedan A8

On Monday in the USA the world premiere of sedan Audi A8 of new generation has taken place. This car hardly became larger than the predecessor (the car on 75 mm more long, on 55 mm is wider and on 16 mm more low), and a body executed from aluminium, — for 24% is more rigid.

New sedan Audi A8

Besides, all versions A8 already in "base" will receive all-wheel drive transmission quattro with interaxal differential Torsen. Occurrence of more accessible engines and powerful versions V10 and W12 is expected within next one and a half years.

The new sedan will be equipped with the whole set of new systems of safety and entertainments. In particular, the car will receive system Pre Sense which can not only prepare the driver and the passenger for inevitable collision, closing windows and pulling seat belts but also to supervise space round the car, warning collisions on small speeds and arrivals behind. Besides, A8 will receive system of night vision, system of recognition of pedestrians, adaptive cruise-control, light-emitting diode headlights of head light and so on.

Audi A8 new generation

On sale Audi A8 of new generation will appear in March, 2010. The base car with a 3-l diesel engine in Europe will cost about 59,000 euro, and the version with petrol V8 will manage approximately in 65,000 euro.

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Gemballa has presented new Porsche Cayenne

Tuning company Gemballa has presented the new version of off-road car Porsche Cayenne.

GT 750 Aero 3 Sport Exclusive

The tuning package under name GT 750 Aero 3 Sport Exclusive included complex operational development of technical characteristics and design.

The Pearl-white car equip with a 750-strong turbo-engine, the twisting moment — 1050Nm. Dispersal to 100 km/h of all for 4,4 seconds, and the maximum speed reaches 300 km/h.
The off-road car has received an aerodynamic bumper and a sports exhaust system. In a pneumatic suspension bracket have built in the electronic module, allowing to reduce a road gleam.

Also Porsche Cayenne have equipped with wheel disks Gemballa Racing and have finished brake system. And in red salon there were individual armchairs behind, the multimedia centre and set of carbon applications.

Off-road Porsche Gemballa

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Updated BMW 6th series will show in September

In the autumn in the European shows-rumah of the Bavarian mark there will be new "six" which will differ richer equipment in a base complete set.

As writes edition Аutocar, a number of engines of model remains invariable, however, now each updating can be ordered in complete sets SE, Sport and M Sport.

The navigating system, professional radio, communicative technology BMW ConnectedDrive are registered in base equipment of the car, Bluetooth and function of management by a voice.

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Rubber firm Kumho has developed an off-road car

South Korean company Kumho has presented the project of own off-road car received name Fortis and equipped with an electric power-plant.

As they say in the official press release, appearance of the car has been developed by designer Kumho and the former employee of the Turin design centre of Italian concern Fiat — Rob Dolton.

Bumpers, doors, a cowl, lobbies wings and a back part of a body of the car are made of the processed rubber, and movement an off-road car is carried out at the expense of four electric motors by power of 100 horsepowers everyone which are located in wheels. Energy electromotors receive lithium-ionic of the accumulators located under a floor in the central part of the car from the complete set.

Plans of manufacture of own off-road cars at company Kumho are not present.

The car has been created for demonstration of experimental tyre covers, drawing of a protector at which can change at will of the driver, button pressing in salon. For the best coupling with a covering on impassability the central part of a protector will fall slightly, opening metal "teeth". On an asphalt covering thorns to hide back.