Luxury Cars

Already announced that an electric supercar Audi e-Tron, which was presented at the exhibition in Frankfurt will go into mass production in 2012. But the German company decided to show us yet another concept with that name. As implied by its name, e-Tron Detroit, it debuted at the exhibition launch yesterday in the American city. The electric car with dimensions 3 920 mm length, 1 780 mm width and 1 220 mm height, which means that its dimensions are much more compact than those of the first concept. The weight of e-Tron 1 350 kg or 250 kilograms with objectives. lower than that debuted on the Frankfurt e-Tron, which is due in addition to its small size and extremely lightweight body and structure achieved through the use of composite materials such as aluminum, carbon fiber and fiberglass. Audi e-Tron Detroit is different from the previous concept and the number of motors. Unlike the first in which were four, the new prototype has only two, with a total power 204k.s. and have 2 maximum torque 650Nm. allowing the car to accelerate from 0-100 km/h for 5.9 sec while the maximum speed limit is again at about 200 kilometers per hour

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McLaren MP4-12C

It is hardly accidental that the new McLaren supercar to appear online at the same time Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Both cars “divided” legacy of current SLR and went on his way. McLaren by their model are eager to be a worthy rival to the established supercar like Ferrari 458, Lamborghini Gallardo and Aston Martin DB9. First impressions of the MP4-12C are pretty good - classic sports car, although it is much more conventional design than many rivals. This is due to the idea of its principal designer, Frank Stephenson, supercar that one must have a design that is over time, “not to wear” over the years and remains attractive, without extravagance, which in time may seem ridiculous. In design is betting mainly on aerodynamics. The car is low, a shorter and narrower than all its rivals. The chassis of the MP4-12C can be called special. This is not only due to the fact that it is made of carbon. Unlike most of the chassis are assembled from several major parts of the McLaren chassis is a whole made a special technology which was developed by the company five years. The process is called “Monocell”. According to people at McLaren, this technology could revolutionize the entire production of automobiles.

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The Sport Classic model 911 new special edition of the Porsche, which will be available for a range of automotive enthusiasts. By creating this model of Porsche returned to their traditions in the production of series, including a limited number of cars. Sport Classic car 911 will be presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It will be manufactured only 250 pieces. The sport model is equipped with rear-wheel drive, which is used for the Carrera S. Body is wider. For the front apron of the car has a new special package called the Sport Design. Germany’s is equipped with new front and rear spoiler, which has a design reminiscent of the Carrera RS 70’s. The engine of the Porsche 911 Sport Classic e 3.8-liter and is equipped with a system for direct fuel injection. Power the car has 408 hp. Sport Classic 911 is equipped with six-speed transmission with ceramic composite brakes Porsche - PCCB. They perfectly match the car’s sporty appearance. The model is equipped with sport suspension, which reduces its height by 20 mm. There are 19-inch wheels and black rims.

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During the time, Audi had as a producer of both the daily and sports cars which are winners of awards in order championship rallies. Despite the excellent quality of the company was continually criticised that something is missing models Audi RS4, Audi A8 and S8. Now in the new R8 is concentrated all the know-how of Audi. Three years after the designing and building of Audi Le Mans quattro, Audi R8 the serial version was shown for the first time the World Auto Exhibition in Paris. Audi R8 aesthetic violate current trends of the company. It is showing and creating some lines of older prototypes, especially those of Audi Quattro Spyder and Le Mans. The first being seen in the Audi R8, are extremely aggressive forms. Immediately noticeable is that designers are not using the uniform other models already in front mask, and thus give a unique species. Logo also is not front and a lid. As in the A5, and the R8 are used diod projectors. R8 has 12 diodes to signal lights, but this will be the first car equipped with electrical producing diodes providing all lighting functions. This innovation is expected to affect the design of the lower classes in the coming years.

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 On the recently launched automotive show in Shanghai BMW surprised everybody by presenting the new design project - the prototype Concept CS. This is super-luxury sedan with 4 doors and 4 seats in the cabin. According to sources from the company this prototype shows what will be the appearance of BMW’s next leader car. There is also information that its serial production will start soon. According to statements by representatives of BMW, the car is a combination of sports and luxury car. With this model the company is about to enter a market spot, which is not presented before.

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