Auto News archives

Rolls-Royce Ghost at Frankfurt Motor Show

When people talk about automobile luxury, they mean Rolls-Royce. These handbuilt cars are just perfect, attention is paid to every single detail. From the optional lambswool floor to the integrated in front doors Teflon-coated umbrellas. The new Rolls-Royce Ghost will be powered by 6.6 litre V12 engine developing 563hp and the incredible 780N/m of torque. The classic discipline 0-60mph is achieved in just 4.7 seconds and the top speed is 155mph (electronically limited). Fuel consumption is 13.6l/100km and the em

hyundai ix-metro concept at frankfurt

Hyundai ix-Metro concept at Frankfurt

Hyundai ix-Metro concept is an all-new Hybrid Electric CUV for the European sub-B segment which promises CO2 emissions of just 80g/km. The ix-Metro Hybrid Electric CUV will debut in Frankfurt at the central stage of Hyundai’s specially created - Blue Drive Zone. The ix-Metro is the fifth in a series of concept cars to be created by the Global Design Team in Namyang Korea. The small crossover concept car carries the new ‘fluidic sculpture’ design language of the Hyundai brand. This future

VW reveals BLUEMOTION range at Frankfurt Motor Show

Production versions of three new highly-efficient additions to the BlueMotion range have been unveiled ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show. All engines from this range are common rail diesel powered with incredible low fuel consumption and emissions under 115g/km of CO2. The new Polo, Golf and Passat BlueMotion models

2010 Ford C-MAX will hit Frankfurt

All-new Ford C-MAX is going to hit the forthcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. The new C-MAX’s design is based on the stunning Ford iosis MAX concept car unveiled at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, with its vision and dynamism the all-new Ford C-MAX brings new levels of style and desirability to the compact multi-activity vehicle (MAV) market. 2010 Ford C-MAX features the 'kinetic design' styling language which adopts to the MAV more dynamic passenger-car look. The new Ford C-MAX will host a whol

Gordon Murray Design introduce T.25 City Car

Gordon Murray Design’s T.25 City Car is not only designed around a central driving position but an MPV package offering 6 internal layouts within the same vehicle, each layout being easily achieved within 30 seconds. The T.25 City Car has been packaged to accept three 95th percentile occupants and the central driving position has been named ‘iCentre®’, although the actual concept dates back to 1966 when Gordon Murray first came up with the idea during his Mechanical Engineering studies at Durban Institute of Tec

2010 VENOM GT - amazing numbers started already

After the announcement of the 2010 Venom GT supercar’s debut information, pricing and specifications, from Hennessey Performance Engineering are now showing us some computational fluid dynamics (CFD) images of the car. As we can see from the graphics below, the adjustable rear wing on the Venom GT also acts as an air brake. The CFD calculations shows that the Hennessey Venom will generate up to 1.5 negative g's under deceleration. So this air brake combined with the HPE carbon ceramic brake system should make f

Lotus Elise Club Racer - a stunning combination of performance, efficiency and style

Making its debut at the I.A.A. in Frankfurt 2009, the Special Edition Lotus Elise Club Racer introduces new and exclusive colour schemes, bespoke interior and lightweight components all in a world class, high performance and low emission sportscar. The CO2 is only 179 g/km and combined with the performance – 0-100km/h in just 6.1 seconds and fuel consumption as low as 7.6L/100km the small car becomes extraordinary good. Lotus has taken four

BMW X6 Hamman Tycoon Evo

Hamman took care about the big SAC (Sports Activity Coupe) – BMW X6. It perfectly styled from every single point of view. Complete new body kit specially designed for improving the road behavior and performance. They also offer performance kits and noble accessories to make the picture complete. Already for the eights time, HAMANN-Motorsport presents its exclusive refining program at the Frankfurt Motor Show. In hall 5.0, exhibition stand B.32, the renowned BMW specialist and tuner of the

Chevy Camaro KW Edition

Chevrolet Camaro became a legend since 60s and 70s. The new camaro 5th generation is a typical American sports car - aggressive front with a long hood to hold the enormous engines. This Camaro comes with 3.6 litre V6 engine with 300hp and 370N/m of torque and two 6.2 litre V8 engines.   The first V8 is LS3 with manual gearbox – it delivers  422hp and 533N/m of torque and the second V8 is L99 with automatic gearbox with “only” 400hp and 535 N/m of torque. Besides the big engines and the

bmw m3 supercharged by kneibler autotechnik

BMW M3 Supercharged by Kneibler Autotechnik

One of the best looking E46 M3 Coupe is from Kneibler Autotechnik. To be able to increase the performance of the high number of revolutions gearing up to 459 hp and 498 Nm, Kneibler Autotechnik offers a supercharger using a compressor kit and a charge air cooler with the adequate software optimization. The supercharger system on which the performance upgrade for the BMW M3 E46 is based on, has been installed by the company G-POWER. The featured supercharger is an ASA TurboMex. After this capacity cure the spo

novitec rosso ferarri 599 gtb

Novitec Rosso Ferarri 599 GTB

The perfomance kit from Novitec boosts the V12 engine in 599 GTB to 660hp, from the original 620hp. The power is increased by upgrading the ignition, injection and maximum engine speed to the amazing 8,550rpm. It results also on the top speed of the vehicle – 335km/h. The gear box is super fast F1 six speed with shift paddles on the steering wheel. They also worked on aerodinamics. The new front spoiler lip, rear wing and diffuser  were tested in the wind tunnel for perfect balance. There

2010 Dodge Caliber - more space and comfort

2010 Dodge Caliber is going to debut at the same place like the other new or facelifted vehicles in the last few weeks, the Frankfurt Motor Show. Typical for the 2010 Caliber is the all-new refined interior with more harmonious design aesthetic executed with premium materials and craftsmanship, the all-new designed instrument panel which features more integrated look, and the all-new Euro V capable engine with six-speed manual transmission that produces 120 kW (163 hp) and 320 Nm (236 lb.-ft.). This new engine comp