Golfer Wins BMW i8 With Hole-In-One

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English golfing professional James Heath earned more than just the accolades of his peers with a hole-in-one at the BMW International Open in Germany. Heath’s hole-in-one earned him a BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, one of the few i8s still left available in the world.
Heath made the ace shot on the 16th hole, and while he finished in a tie for 45th place, the $135,000 BMW i8 put him right up there with the tournament’s biggest winners. The last time the 30-year old got a hole-in-one, he got a pat on the back and that was it, but at the big BMW tournament, he drove away in style (and with a huge grin on his face).
Fabrizio Zanotti ended up winning the tournament, and a check for 333,000 euro, or about $455,000, so he could buy himself a BMW i8 or two for himself…except that the initial production allotment of i8s is supposedly already spoken for. All the money in the world can’t buy a car that isn’t available, and it looks like Heath’s hole-in-one really paid off, literally and figuratively.


Source: Gas 2.

Cadillac Has A Lot To Learn From Tesla

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In a recent interview with AdAge, Cadillac CMO Uwe Eillinghaus remains unapologetic regarding the controversial “Poolside” commercial starring the Cadillac ELR. And while he’s also an admitted proponent of vehicle electrification it’ll take a lot more than than a tarted-up Chevy Volt and a controversial commercial for Cadillac to compete with Tesla.
On Tesla, Ellinghaus said;
“Tesla teaches us a message: If you offer cars with an electric drive-train that have superb driving characteristics and a beautiful [interior], they find customers. What doesn’t work is to position a car for people who are tree-huggers and green-wash an entire brand.”
Gee, you mean all it takes to find customers is to build a great car? YOU DON’T SAY!
While I don’t necessarily disagree with Ellinghaus’s sentiment, though he seems to be missing a major point. The Tesla Model S appeals to both treehuggers and luxury car buyers, which is what has made it such a huge success. The polarizing “Poolside” commercial did the ELR no favors with the green crowd, espousing the virtues of hard workwhile deriding Europeans for taking a month off from work each year. As though spending quality time with your family is somehow wrong.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is ready to offer free Supercharging stations powered by the sun to Tesla customers. That’s value and environmentalism, a one-two punch that has put Tesla on top in very short order. Tesla didn’t “greenwash” its entire brand, and neither is BMW by offering the i3 and i8 electric vehicles. Offering one hybrid does not a green brand make.
With less than 300 Cadillac ELRs sold through the end of May, Tesla has little to worry about from Uwe and the Cadillac brand, at least for now. While some ELR owners seem happy with their Chevy Volt-based hybrids, many dealerships are having to offer huge discounts to move the ELR off of lots. The ELR will not compete with the Tesla Model S in its current form.
The next-generation ELR, however, could prove to be a viable Tesla competitor if rumors of more range and more room are true. But this brings me to my next point; Cadillac is a brand obsessed with copying the success of other brands, and not just Tesla.
The Cadillac ATS was built to compete directly with the BMW 3-Series, even going so far as to do much of its testing on Germany’s Nurburgring. The Cadillac ELR was priced to compete with the Tesla Model S, even though it’s in no way a comparable car. How about an idea that is unique Cadillac, instead of a poorly-conceived (though well-executed) copy?
If Ellinghaus wants to embrace conservatism and relentless work ethic, then by all means that’s what Cadillac should do. But if they want to go after the Tesla crowd, they’ll need to temper their rhetoric with some good old fashioned tree-hugging. The reason the Tesla Model S is so appealing is that it’s a great car that also happens to be green, and Tesla anchors the Model S on both fronts. The Cadillac ELR is an OK car with green credentials that are never even mentioned. The only thing the two have in common is a price point, and nearly every publication agrees that the ELR is overpriced by tens of thousands of dollars.
I do think Cadillac can build a Tesla Model S competitor, but it will have to be a purpose-built electric or hybrid car, and not a thrice-worked-over Chevy Cruze.



Source: Cadillac/GM

Harley-Davidson LiveWire To Star In Next Avengers Movie

Harley LIveWire

The ink is barely dry on the announcement of the Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle, but already Road & Track is reporting that the LiveWire will have a starring role in the new Avengers movie next summer. Filming is underway in Seoul, Korea at this very moment and observers report seeing a stunt double for actress Scarlett Johannson riding a wicked looking black and red Harley LiveWire on the set.
Even though the announcement of Harley’s new electric bike just happened earlier this week, it is not unusual for companies to arrange product placement opportunities for new models well before the general public is aware of them. And while it’s unlikely the LiveWire will launch as a production model in its current guise, it seems like the Milwaukee motorcycle maker is committing to an electric model.
Look for a major promotional campaign from Harley and the studio leading up to the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015. Harley also plans a nationwide tour for the LiveWire in the coming months to get reaction from Harley fans. Some of that feedback may influence any future EVs from Harley.
The only way I could be more excited about for the next Avengers movie would be if Diana Rigg were appearing as Emma Peel in a cameo role.



Source: Gas 2.

Blast From the Past - A Steam-Powered Chevy Chevelle


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The recent obsession with alternative fuels is nothing new, and can actually be traced back to America’s first fuel crisis in the early 1970s. Automakers saw this problem coming, but were still poorly prepared to respond to a jump in gas prices at a time when most cars averaged, at best, 10 MPG. This led so some far-out solutions and ideas, almost none of which made it past the pen-and-paper phase.
However, in 1969 GM commissioned Bill Besler to build a steam-powered Chevy Chevelle…and he did, sawing a 305 V8 in half and stuffing a steam setup under the hood. The engine was converted into a double-acting piston valve setup based on the 1920 Dober concept (explained in this video by Jay Leno) but only produced about 55 horsepower, as the small boiler was also stuck under the hood. Besides being underpowered and lacking air conditioning though, the test car rain admirably, racking up some 5,000 test miles before being donated to Harrah’s car museum in Las Vegas.

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The Chevelle SE-124 was built as a cost of between $100,000 and $125,000 at a time when the top-of-the-line Chevelle SS with the 396 V8 could be had for around $5,000. In other words, like many alternatives, it just wasn’t affordable enough to be practical yet. The two-minute warm-up procedure was also inconvenient compared to conventional gas engines, making it a non-starter even if it was affordable.
Not that that has discouraged other automakers or entrepreneurs from attempting to make steam power viable. The Cyclone Power steam engine has made great progress in recent years, and the long-standing speed record for a steam-powered car was finally beaten. As for the Chevelle SE-124? It supposedly still runs, and may even get a bigger boiler for more power and driving range one of these days. It may not technically qualify as a piece of steampunk, but it’d make a great end-of-the-world ride, that much is for sure. There was also a Pontiac Grand Prix called the SE-101 commissioned with a 160 horsepower steam engine, but the setup weighed in at a tremendous 450 pounds heavier than the V8 engine, and with half the horsepower. Suffice to say, it was a non-starter.
As far as the viability of steam power is concerned though, I think it’s better as a conversation starter than a replacement for petrol.

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Source | Images: KimmelSteam

Audi A3 e-tron Priced at $51,500 in Europe

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The first road going Audi plug-in hybrid, the A3 Sportback e-tron, will be released in Europe this winter at a price of €37,900, or about $51,500.
The A3 e-tron combines a 1.4 liter gasoline engine with an electric motor for a total of 204 hp and 258 lb/ft of torque. 0 to 60 MPH comes up in 7.6 seconds on the way to a top speed of 138 mph, and power is transmitted to the front wheels via an Audi DSG paddle shifted unit called the e-S tronic. (Where do manufacturers come up with these bizarro names?) The car is expected to be capable of driving about 20 miles on electric power only using its 8.8 kWh lithium-ion battery.
Audi has put extra engineering resources into the powertrain for hybrid duty. To deal with the stresses of stop/start technology, the 1.4-liter engine uses coated pistons and bearings to ensure it is protected even when called into action from cold, while the electric motor is liquid cooled to protect against overheating.
The A3 e-tron should be hitting American shores sometime in the middle of next year after its European launch, and should proceed a long list of electrified Audi vehicles. What Audi will get the e-tron treatment next?


Source: Gas 2.

Plug-in Pickup: the Chevy Watt Daydream

Chevy Watt Hybrid Truck

Bob Lutz has gone on record as saying the Chevy Volt should have been a pickup, and he takes every chance he can get to talk up his latest venture, plug-in hybrid pickup builder VIA Motors. Eventually, somebody will build a plug-in hybrid pickup, but what would such a truck be called?
Well some dreamers over at the GM-Volt forums have come up what they’re calling the Chevy Watt, a Chevy Colorado pickup with the drivetrain of the Volt plug-in hybrid. I’d buy it in a heartbeat, as long as the price was right.
After all, think of all the advantages to a plug-in hybrid pickup, and I don’t just mean fuel economy (which would be stellar, mind you). The proposed Chevy Colorado-based Watt could serve as an on-site power generator, running things like air compressors and flood lights without the need for long and dangerous extension cords. Even with an electric range of just 20 miles, fleet operators would see fuel savings on the scale of thousands of dollars every year, per vehicle, assuming average gas mileage in the mid-30s.
Unfortunately, the American pickup market is dominated by conservative suits who don’t want to rile up their bread-and-butter basket of status quo buyers. Sure, Ford is building an aluminum F-150, and Ram now offers 28 MPG diesel engine. But to many pickup buyers and enthusiasts, “hybrid” is a dirty word they want nothing to do with. So for now, the only dealership we’ll find the Chevy Watt at is in our dreams.
Will GM continue to lead the plug-in charge and be the first to market with a plug-in pickup, or will another (possibly foreign?) automaker swoop in and steal their thunder?

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Originally published on EVObsession.

Nissan GT-R Nismo UK first drive review



Thunderous new version of Nissan GT-R is, ride quality apart, everything you’d expect it to be, and then some

What is it?

Where do you start when trying to describe a car like the new £125,000, 591bhp Nissan GT-R Nismo? I mean it does so many things that can fry your mind – metaphorically, mathematically and physically, often all at the same time – that you can’t help but be overwhelmed by it, at least to begin with at any rate.
And perhaps the most amazing thing of all about the genuinely amazing new GT-R Nismo is that, fundamentally, it’s based on a car that’s now seven summers old. The original GT-R was launched in 2007. I remember, because I went to Japan to drive it. I also remember flying back to the UK with the outer edges of my imagination in tatters about what it could do.
But this new Nismo version is something else again. Dynamically it represents not just a small step but a leap forwards in every direction, and having driven it on both road and track in the UK, I’m struggling once again to get my head around how it can do what it does.
So what’s new about it? Lots. The 3.8-litre V6 twin-turbo engine is basically an extensive chipping job with some upgrades to the key bits of the internals to prevent it from trying to eat itself on high boost. Power rises to 591bhp, torque to 481lb ft, both of which represent fairly slight increases given the £47k price hike compared with the standard 542bhp GT-R.
But the engine is not where the time and money was spent in creating the Nismo GT-R. Instead the car’s engineers focused on improving the bits they knew would make the biggest difference at their holy grail: the Nürburgring. And to make the Nismo GT-R as fast as it could be around the Nordschleife they centred on the suspension, the four wheel-drive system, the tyres and, most of all, on the aerodynamics.
As such, the Nismo has all the usual suspension upgrades you’d expect; stiffer springs, bigger (but lighter because they are hollow) anti-roll bars, ultra trick adjustable Bilstein dampers and a set of phenomenally sticky tyres that were developed bespoke for the car by Dunlop. Even when cold you can tell just from the tread pattern that the Nismo’s tyres are a bit naughty, but get some heat into them and then give them a prod and they feel as soft as a Haribo on a hot summer’s day. Which equals grip, basically, and lots of it.
But what’s made arguably even more difference, certainly to the way the car drives, are the alterations in geometry to both the front (double wishbone) and rear (multi-link) suspension. New links for the wishbones at the front and modifications to the hubs front and rear have, in conjunction with a slightly stiffer bodyshell thanks to new bonding tenchiques compared with the standard car, enabled the Nismo’s engineers to set the car up in a much more aggressive way. We’ll come to the results in a moment.
You can see the new body parts with your own eyes, and whether you like what they do for the GT-R’s appearance or not is, of course, entirely subjective (I personally think it looks fantastic, though I’m not sure what the neighbours would think with one of these things parked on the drive). But what you can’t possibly appreciate until you drive it is how much extra downforce the Nismo’s various new skirts and spoilers help to produce.
Nissan claims as much as an extra 100kg above 100mph; whatever the number and whatever the speed required to generate it, you can feel the thing squeezing itself into the ground, feeling more in control of itself, through pretty much any corner taken at more than 60mph.

What is it like?

Maybe the biggest difference of all in the way the Nismo drives compared with the standard GT-R, is the way it turns in to a corner. Whatever they’ve done to the suspension, especially at the rear you suspect, really does work. You can tell the car has been set up to go round a track as fast as possible because the moment you even think about aiming the nose towards a corner apex, it slices straight into it, and the tail obeys with such immediacy that, sometimes, it even feels like it might get away from you.
At best it feels neutral, at worst a touch oversteery, and at no point – seemingly – does it want to understeer. Anywhere. And on a track that’s precisely how you’d want it to be to get the best out of the stopwatch. Hence the reason Nismo claims – and there’s a video to prove it etc – the car has lapped the Nurburgring in 7min 08sec. On standard tyres, albeit with it the slightly lighter but no more powerful Track Pack option in situ.
Around Cadwell Park the Nismo GT-R still felt big in every way imaginable – it still weighs over 1700kg, after all – but it also felt agile and alive in a way that the standard car no longer does, not compared with the front line competitors at this kind of money, at any rate.
It felt sensational, to be honest, with more of everything everywhere – more straight line performance, more brakes, better turn in precision, more grip; lots more grip. And I climbed out after a day at the wheel grinning from ear to ear, heart thumping, eyes bulging, brain frazzled but also glad that both car and driver were still in one piece. That’s the kind of raw, seductive, unhinged range of thrills that this car can produce on a circuit like Cadwell Park. And you can’t help but be blown away by it as a result.
But on the road, well, that’s another matter entirely – because on the road it now feels at best hyper-sensitive, at worst neurotic. The steering is constantly fidgeting on anything other than glass smooth roads, and is far heaver than normal. And the ride quality has gone from bad to non-existent, even with the electronic dampers set to Comfort. As a result I’d say the Nismo GT-R has become a toy to use only sunny days, and on very smooth roads.
Like a Lotus Exige only more so in some respects, it’s become a car that you’d endure only on the way to a track day, not one you could put up with in everyday use. Which is a shame because the standard GT-R always appealed because it was one of the most usable supercars money could buy.

Should I buy one?

In other areas the Nismo’s price is actually quite hard to justify, most notably inside where it now feels genuinely dated, despite the various new bits of carbon fibre here and there and a pair of seats that offer even more support. But for the 100 or so people who will buy a Nismo GT-R in the UK over the next couple of years, none of this will matter very much.
They won’t care about the bad bits, because the good bits will be the only bits that matter. And there are plenty of good things abut the Nimo GT-R, the fact that it can lap the Nürburgring in a thoroughly ridiculous 7min 08sec being but one of them.
Nissan GT-R Nismo
Price £125,000; 0-62mph 2.6sec; Top speed 193mph; Economy 24mpg (combined); Co2 275g/km; Kerbweight 1720kg; Engine type V6, 3799cc, twin-turbocharged, petrol; Installation Front, longitudinal, 4WD;Power 591bhp at 6800rpm; Torque 481lb ft; Gearbox 6-speed dual-clutch auto

Will There Be Enough Batteries For Tomorrow’s Cars?


Lithium Ion Battery

The age of  hybrid and electric automobiles is truly upon us, with more than 100,000 such cars added to American roads just last year. In 2013, worldwide capacity for automotive lithium-ion batteries stood at 4,400 megawatt-hours. By 2020, production could increase by more than ten times that amount to over 49,000 megawatt-hours,  according to a report from Navigant Research.
Says David Alexander, senior research analyst at Navigant:
“Li-ion technology continues to improve, as increased energy densities translate into smaller and lighter battery packs with more power. At the same time, leading battery cell manufacturers have built new factories utilizing the latest production techniques, including greater automation and faster throughput. This will lead to a reduction in the cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) over the next few years, provided that volumes continue to increase.”
Those rosy predictions aside, demand for electric cars is exploding and the batteries they require are typically bigger and more powerful – up to 80 kWh – than those found in plug-in hybrids, where 4 to 16 kWh batteries are the norm. Will there be enough batteries for everybody? And who will produce them?
Once Tesla’s gigafactory gets up and running, it should be able to manufacture a half million units a year – enough for about 50% of the anticipated worldwide demand in 2020. With the value of the total battery market approaching $25 billion annually by then, plenty of other companies will be vying for that business as well, which means supply should be more than adequate for industry needs in the near term.
But that leaves two questions unanswered. What about technological change in battery technology? And how does the world recycle all those lithium-ion batteries?
One answer may be the cotton battery, which is more environmentally friendly, charges 20 times faster and runs cooler than lithium-ion batteries. Plenty of other research programs around the world are going flat out to develop new battery technology as well. Will the Tesla gigafactory be able to keep pace with changes in the field?  Or will it wind up building batteries that nobody wants?
No one knows the answers at this time. But with $25 billion a year at stake, we can be sure that the pursuit of that market will be intensely competitive. Check back with me in 5 years. Chances are the solutions of the future haven’t even been thought of yet.


Source: Gas2

New Nissan Super car 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Concept

New Nissan Super car 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Concept

New Nissan Super car 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Concept


Nissan back has super sports sedan concept car is Nissan Vision Grand Tourismo is becoming the next generation of Grand Tourismo. As we were reports of Netcarshow.com below.
New Nissan Super car 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Concept
Nissan lifted the virtual covers off the Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo, a vision of what a high performance Nissan could look like in the future. It was created through close collaboration with the creators of Gran Turismo®, Polyphony Digital Inc., the legendary PlayStation® driving franchise.

Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo began life as dream project for Nissan designers who were given free rein to create their dream supercar for their own Gran Turismo fantasy garage.

New Nissan Super car 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Concept

Created by a team of young designers at Nissan Design Europe, in London, England, the model was considered to have so much potential that it has benefited from input from an advanced engineering team based at Nissan Technical Centre in Atsugi, Japan.

As a result, Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo gives hints as to how a supercar of the future might look.

In July 2014, automotive enthusiasts will be able to discover that performance first-hand when it becomes available to download in Gran Turismo®6, just as they did with the Nissan GT-R and Skylines from earlier episodes of the historic franchise. That performance heritage and commitment to delivering excitement for enthusiasts is why there are Nissan vehicles in the franchise.

But as a specialist in automotive design in three-dimensions, Nissan believes that the real-world is ready for the Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo.
New Nissan Super car 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Concept

New Nissan Super car 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Concept

New Nissan Super car 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Concept


New Nissan Super car 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Concept

Unfortunately, Ferrari Enzo abandoned in china

Unfortunately, Ferrari Enzo abandoned in china

 

Unfortunately, Ferrari Enzo abandoned in china

As a legendary figure of the iconic supercar 'Prancing Horse' from Italy, Enzo Ferrari was impressed very exclusive because of the amount of production only 400 units throughout history, in addition to the historical value and the selling price is exorbitant.

Because of the scarcity of supercars which became the forerunner of modern technology throughout the product super Ferrari, once even had preached a millionaire who intend to exchange private island. All the things that he did for one unit can propose and rare Enzo Ferrari who value their used cars are still expensive.
For a fan of the 'Prancing Horse', let alone driving an Enzo, was able to see it once in a lifetime in itself is a tremendous thing. But it seems it does not apply to the owner of the black Ferrari Enzo is informed domiciled in China.

Unfortunately, Ferrari Enzo abandoned in china

Unfortunately, Ferrari Enzo abandoned in china


According to information compiled by autogespot (24/06), mounts super carrier nan name of the legendary founder of the Ferrari that should stored in the garage neat and clean even seen 'stalled' or dormant, gathering dust.

Whether it was abandoned by the owner of the car or there are other reasons that make up the iconic Ferrari wrapped in a layer of dust. Clearly, the appearance of Enzo Ferrari figure in this kind of condition is certainly very unfortunate.

Unfortunately, Ferrari Enzo abandoned in china

2015 Cool New Mazda RX-8

2015 Cool New Mazda RX-8

Cool New Mazda RX-8

The existence of the Wankel rotary engine Mazda RX-8 belongs indeed been a legend in the automotive world. However, because the case exhaust emissions and less environmentally friendly, these technologies must stop circulating.

2015 Cool New Mazda RX-8

Cool New Mazda RX-8

However, the legend is not going to disappear just like that buffeted era. In fact in the year 2014, the Mazda has announced that it will give birth to a rotary Wankel more powerful but minimal fuel consumption and low emissions of course. The technology will be applied, according to news reported by carscoops, Saturday (21/06), will marry the new power rotary Wankel with SKYACTIV greatness.

2015 Cool New Mazda RX-8

Not only will the more powerful with support anyarnya kitchen runway, dressing and physical touch was expected to be more radical but still has a light weight. Photos uploaded by carscoops rendering below is a prediction of the legendary RX-8 that will be reborn.

From this figure, it is clear that nearly the entire body has been transformed. Part perwajahan increasingly grim with the latest grille design that characterizes the current Mazda

Radamel Falcao being caught Supercar rental

Radamel Falcao being caught Supercar rental

Radamel Falcao being caught Supercar rental

Gridiron star, Radamel Falcao is well known as a very aggressive performance in the round leather processing. Not useless if he earned the nickname 'El Tgre' or 'King of the European League', because of their roles in the world of football.

Radamel Falcao being caught Supercar rental

Due to injury he experienced, he was forced to be absent from the universe of the FIFA World Cup 2014 to support his country, Colombia. In the middle of the conditions are a little empty with the match schedule, he turns photographers caught renting a luxury car.

It sounds very strange if a class player he had to rent a supercar. Though he could have been able to buy their own. However, that fact is actually happening.

Radamel Falcao being caught Supercar rental
Falcao is being rented out supercar from a luxury car rental service named Lou La Vie, Miami. Do not want the wrong choice, according to news reported by autoevolution, the car is the Lamborghini Aventador apparently his choice. The tastes were fit for a reliable player class itself.

The new Audi A8 L PI with v6 engine

The new Audi A8 L PI with v6 engine

The new Audi A8 L PI with v6 engine

The New AudiA8 L (PI) has a lightweight V6 engine that has been redesigned. This lightweight engine technology brings the best that can be provided by the vehicle in its class luxury salon. Smoothness, refinement and steady acceleration provide a special experience in its class.

Standard luxury sedan, the most conspicuous forces in lightweight construction-axle chassis (wheelbase) in the Audi A8 L 3.0 TFSI quattro weighs only 1,880 kg or lightest among the competitors in class 4-wheel drive cars (all-wheel drive). Another major factor is the body itself. A special order, named the Audi Space Frame (ASF) made entirely from aluminum and weighs only 231 kg.

The new Audi A8 L PI with v6 engine Dynamic Design

The new Audi A8 L PI with v6 engine

Also looks different impression of dynamic design The Audi A8 L New (PI) which is more expressive. Withdrawn from the bonnet (engine hood), flows down touching the single-frame grille of his, as well as the shape of the front bumper gives the impression that the car more character. Headlights are also not spared from the refinement because it has been presented Matrix LED lighting technology innovation is typical of Audi. As a result, the high beam mode (high-beam) which consists of 25 species of small lights that each individual user can be set as required

The new Audi A8 L PI with v6 engine

The above makes the lighting system can be adapted to the vehicle from the opposite direction which can lead to the illumination light reflected glare which is very precise at the same time still be able to illuminate the other way.

The New AudiA8 L PI also comes with a more luxurious version or type of Luxury. This type of answer consumer demand for premium cars with premium features most captivating.

Consumers are also spoiled by the 12 car color choices, namely Brilliant Black, Havana Black, Phantom Black, Ibis White, Glacier White, Silver, Silver Curve, Moonsoon Grey, Ooloong Grey, Brown Argus, Moonlight Blue, Daytona Grey and 6 interior color choices, namely Black, Grey, Beige Atlas Velvet Beige, Nougat Brown, and Nutmeg Brown.

PT Garuda Mataram Motor also offers Audi Warranty and Free service for three (3) years or the equivalent of 90,000 km (including service and spare parts) in all Audi dealership.

2014 Toyota FT1 back

2014 Toyota FT1 back

2014 Toyota FT1 back

Anybody remember this sweet-faced sports car? He is one of Toyota's latest sports car concept which was recently busy talking about because it is believed as a manifestation of the next generation Toyota Supra later.

2014 Toyota FT1 back

The figure of the future concept of the latest Japanese giant dropout factory is named Toyota FT1 and introduced at the Detroit International Motor Show 2014 in January. A few months out of the public eye, suddenly he was seen by the event CarNinja in Cars and Irvine recently.

As the name suggests, 'Future Toyota-1' concept is designed with a futuristic aura of a very viscous fluid on the exterior side wrapped in seductive red color. Smooth curved body lines in the whole body not just be the spice that makes it more unsightly, but also able to maximize the 'airflow' well.

2014 Toyota FT1 back

Complements and adds to the beauty of the dynamics of the outer side of the car, the presence of inlets, ducts and vents which keeps the water temperature remains optimal and retractable rear wing mounts to control downforce design alloy results 2000GT, Selica, MR2 and Supra Scion FR-S's.

Info about the performance is still very limited, there is only news that he will carry the 'high-technology and high performance internal combustion engines' is still a secret.

Lamborghini $ 7.5 million high achieving

Lamborghini $ 7.5 million high achieving

Lamborghini $ 7.5 million high achieving

Story "model car (LP700-4 Lamborghini Aventador) Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4" would be the most expensive in the world probably, that is for auction in Dubai. Topic of this kind It is Dubai to after all. Company made ​​this the "RGE bar toggle pen engineering" is pleased to announce the model car decorated with jewel in the past.

"This RGE bar toggle pen engineering" was created this time, model car of Lamborghini LP700-4 Aventador. The size of 1/8 scale of the actual vehicle, the body of carbon fiber, has been wrapping the sheet of gold of 1/1, 000mm thin. I am finished with 25kg in the end. Headlights, is covered with diamond further. In addition, it is decorated with large carat gem of the interior, gold and platinum are also used to the wheel. In addition, stiffness for V-12 cylinder engine of LP700-4 to have been beautifully reproduced.

Lamborghini $ 7.5 million high achieving

Plan of one as long as I produce so far, people who have have a model car of interest LP700-4 Lamborghini Aventador of this gold is expected to buyer decide for auction. $ 7.5 million starting price at the auction, (approximately 750 million yen). It's the amount of money that she can buy 20 or more units of the actual vehicle Aventador. Of the sales, It seems to be expected to be donated to charity $ 650,000 (approximately 65 million yen).

... Wait Choto! The successful bidder, such as plates and showcase of bulletproof glass equipment, Lamborghini logo that was made ​​of gold, platinum, jewelry was in what will also be handed Now is. (Ooh)

But you I thought after all, and A, only talk of decorations. There is continued. It seems to produce the real thing what.

F12 TRS Transformation of Ferrari F12 Berlinetta


F12 TRS Transformation of Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

F12 TRS Transformation of Ferrari F12 Berlinetta  

What you see above is a leaked image of the two one-off Ferrari's latest results of the Special Projects currently being undertaken by the automaker with the nickname 'Prancing Horse' is.

According to information from Jalopnik (17/06), mounts seductive exotic striped body and face with a targa roof super 'malignant' is expected to carry the Ferrari F12 name TRS.

F12 TRS Transformation of Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

As seen, he was rumored as a manifestation of the recent transformation of the F12 Berlinetta, which is still a secret either specifications or its existence.


F12 TRS Transformation of Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

Still from the same alert, to have the only Ferrari F12 TRS in this world you have to prepare a budget that can be used to purchase multiple units LaFerrari, ie U.S. $ 4.2 million.

Lambo Aventador 2014 World Cup Specials

Lambo Aventador 2014 World Cup Specials

Lambo Aventador 2014 World Cup Specials

The drums kick-off a new global football will be beaten some more time. But rumble arena football world is already so pronounced until the work of the hands of automotive enthusiasts the world.
Lambo Aventador 2014 World Cup Specials
Look at the Lamborghini Aventador on this one. The faces of the world famous players, Lionel Messi (Argentina)), Mesut Ozil (Germany), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Luis Suarez (Uruguay), Ian Vertoghen (Belgium) and Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands), Such Aventador meets the huddled body.


Lambo Aventador 2014 World Cup Specials
Lambo Aventador 2014 World Cup Specials
According to the news being delivered by carbuzz some time ago, these cars are owned by Yianni Charalambous who submit all modifications to the cultivation of Yiannimize-Refined.


Super expensive cars of the stars of football in World Cup 2014

Super expensive cars of the stars of football in 2015

Super expensive cars of the stars of football in World Cup 2014

2014 World Cup in Brazil will be attended by the best footballer. Some of them love the automotive world. But during his visit to Brazil, it is difficult for them to drive a car favorite.

The stars will impound favorite car at home or daycare a safe vehicle. Car roughly what the star is chosen.

Cristiano Ronaldo for example. Real Madrid star earns 288 thousand pounds per week. As of dozens of cars ranging from sports cars to luxury graced his garage. With exorbitant salaries would not be hard for Ronaldo to buy luxury cars and super.

In addition to the existing Portuguese footballer Argentine Lionel Messi who loves expensive cars. With the second-highest salary, car Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale he seems very easy to get.

Now anyone with a World Cup star's most expensive car. Here it is the summary.

 1. Ronaldo

Super expensive cars of the stars of football in 2015


CR7 has Aventador Lamborghini LP 700-4. Super car is equipped with a V12 engine with a capacity of 6.5 liters and has 700 horsepower. The car can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in just 2.9 seconds.

The price of the car is U.S. $ 450,000.

2. Lionel Messi

Super expensive cars of the stars of football in 2015

Messi is equally sporty with CR7. For selection of cars, the Argentine star Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale select.

The sports car's 4.7-liter V8 engine backed crouching behind the hood. Tersebu machine capable of throwing power 460 hp and torque of 53.0 kgm. This car could run up to a maximum speed of 300 km / hour and run from 0-100 km / h in 4.7 seconds /

In addition to the car, the man from Argentina's also got some collection of cars such as the Ferrari 360 Spider, Dodge Charger SRT8, and the Audi Q7. Messi chose the Audi Q7 choice is reasonable.

3. Wayne Rooney

Super expensive cars of the stars of football in 2015


Sports cars Aston Martin Vanquish be best tuganggangan Rooney. In the UK, the car was very expensive.

Vanquish is reinforced with a capacity of 5935 cc V12 engine. This engine produces power up to 573 horsepower at 6,750 rpm and maximum torque of 620 Nm at 5,500 rpm.

From 0-100 km per hour a car could run in 4.1 seconds and achieve a maximum speed 295km/h which is still less rapidly than the DBS.

4. Samuel Eto'o
Super expensive cars of the stars of football in 2015


Eto eccentric enough to ride everyday choices. Is the Maybach 57 S Coupe Xanatec expensive. Maybach 57 S Coupe Xanatec one of the most luxurious cars Eto. In addition to the car, Eto also claimed to have a lot of other sports cars.

5. Neymar
Super expensive cars of the stars of football in 2015


Barcelona star chose the Audi R8 GT. About 1 month duration at least expensive car will temporarily grounded.

The car is capable of reaching a maximum speed of up to 320 km / h. Price right to redeem the sport Mobli for Neymar.