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Tuned performance Porche 911 Turbo from Vorsteiner

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Tuning firm from Vorsteiner (California, the USA), specializing on operational development Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Porsche, have presented a new aerodynamic package for sport car Porsche 911 Turbo (997) which has given to the car more aggressive character.

The tuning package under name V-RT practically completely consists from carbon details. In a front part sport penalty Porsche 911 Turbo (997) there was a new bumper with the increased air intakes and additional optics, and also the bottom spoiler. According to the manufacturers, the new bumper is a little bit easier, than what instal on the standard car. In a “fodder” part of model also there was a modernised bumper with more dimensional lateral vent holes serving for cooling интеркулера. Has not done without installation and carbon choke tube with the built in four branch pipes of an exhaust system. In a bodi-whale tuners have engaged exclusive light-alloy wheels dimension of 19 and 20 inches.

Price of Tesla Model S

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Company Tesla Motor which for the first time has declared by creation high-speed electropenalty, named cost of the new, more “budgetary” model which debut display else only should take place within the next few days, and sales and at all will begin at all next year.

The premiere of sedan Model S will take place on March, 26th current year, and in sale Tesla Model S will arrive in the end of 2011, but the price of the car is known already today. Electromobile cost in a base complete set will make $57,400, and taking into account the tax discount at purchase of ecologically pure car $49,900 will turn out.
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Thus, sedan Tesla will manage to the buyer in the sum half conceding to cost of a roadster, the price on which begins from $109 thousand, перeдает Autonews. Moreover, Model S is much cheaper than the basic competitor - the hybrid sedan Fisker Karma which cost starts from $87,900.

According to company Tesla plans, originally Model S showed up in the markets of the USA and Europe and only then electromobiles will arrive to Asia.

Hybrid Koenigsegg Quant

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

To the message on the next working out hybrid a superpenalty today already hardly someone will be surprised. And here news about creation a sport penalty on “solar pull-rod” quite is worthy.

koenigsegg quantKnown company Koenigsegg presented in Geneva concept car Quant. Four-seater hybrid sports car is developed by concern in common with experts from company NLV Solar which is engaged in manufacture of the devices working on solar batteries. As they say in the press release, the concept car is not any fantastic working out, and quite real car. The model cruising range should make about 500 km then additional charge of batteries which will occupy about 20 minutes is necessary to Increase duration of a way will help a special covering of a body with photo-electric elements and system transforms to kinetic energy at braking. Power of Koenigsegg Quant will make 512 h.p., as much as possible twisting moment - 715 Nanometers. The power-plant weight is reached by 140 kg, weight of this car - 1780 kg. Rear-drive the car is capable to type first “hundred” for 5,2 sec, the maximum speed - about 275 km/hour. For safety of passengers and the driver electric Koenigsegg Quant six “clever” pillows of safety, electronic system of stabilisation, ABS and other technologies answer. The price and exact terms of manufacture of the car are not called

The future of Infiniti - Essence

Monday, March 16th, 2009

To celebrate the twentieth anniversary, and at the same time and to allow to glance in the near future, company Infiniti on the international motor show in Geneva has held official presentation of concept car Essence.

EssenceJudging by a concept, the future of Japanese company Infiniti promises to be very friendly in relation to environment. The car, which design had time to compare many with Fisker Karma, is completed with hybrid installation. It consists from familiar petrol 3.7 l of engine V6 power of 440 h.p. and an electric motor which has received the name 3D Motor. Power of last “cursor” makes 160 h.p., that is joint effort of motors - 600 h.p.

The electric motor scoops energy from the complete set lithium-ionic of the batteries located in a rear of a concept. Engines can work as in steam, and separately, is spoken in the press release. For example, in a city the car which has got to plugs begins to use only the electric power, and on free highway rear-wheel coupe Essence will involve for movement all of 660 h.p.

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