Sport-Wheels VW Golf VI R

German tuner Sport-Wheels has visually enhanced the VW Golf VI R offering a race look and a power boost to match its appearance.

Starting with the optical features the Sport-Wheels VW Golf VI R comes with 20 inch lightweight OZ-rims Ultraleggera HLT wrapped in high speed tires, race inspired graphics covering the sides, the front bonnet and the roof, and a hand made exhaust system that are 83 mm in diameter and are covered with carbon.

The standard 2.0-litre TSI engine with DSG transmission powering the Sport-Wheels VW Golf VI R features revised electronics that enable an increase from 270 HP and 350 Nm to 330 HP and 450 Nm of torque. This meant that a set of lower springs from KW was imposed enabling sharp handling and improved stability when cornering.

A Lotus sports car

The British sports car manufacturer will launch two special edition models, which are the Lotus Exige S RGB and the Lotus Elise SC RGB in celebration of Roger Becker's 44 years of service at the company.

The Lotus Elise SC RGB will come with a supercharged 1.8-litre 217 HP engine which will enable 0 to 62 mph acceleration in 4.3 seconds while the Lotus Exige S RGB will use a 257 HP, supercharged and intercooler 1.8-litre unit, which means it will sprint from 0 to 62 mph in 4.0 seconds.

Body colours available for the Lotus Elise SC RGB and the Lotus Exige S RGB are Aspen White, Starlight Black, Solar Yellow and Carbon Grey and each exemplar will also feature a numbered plaque with Roger Becker's signature.

Audi R15 TDI coming to Goodwood

The record victory at the 24-hour race at Le Mans with the highest average speed in the history of the discharged since 1923 endurance classic Audi celebrates the beginning of next week with his employees at locations in Neckarsulm and Ingolstadt.

On Monday (June 21) is the winning Le Mans team visited the plant in Neckarsulm. There, the 440-kW V10 TDI engine in the LMP1 sports car is built. Mike Rockenfeller, with 26 years of the latest Audi driver, who has celebrated a victory in Le Mans, will be driving the Audi R15 TDI with start number "9" on the plant site.

BMW M3 GT2 Art Car for Le Mans

In Paris revealed: Jeff Koons' BMW M3 GT2 Art Car for Le Mans

Jeff Koons unveiled in Paris at the Centre Pompidou, he designed the BMW M3 GT2 Art Car and signed. Also at the Centre Pompidou, one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world of modern and contemporary art, Roy Lichtenstein had in 1977 presented his kind car and given a Autoigramm.

17th BMW Art Car

BMW had announced in April that the 17 BMW Art Sport Car in the 24-hour race at Le Mans this year of 12 to 13 Takes place in June 2010, will participate.

Hyundai in New York 2010

New York 2010: Hyundai show

Hyundai is at the Auto Show in New York (until 11.04.2010) to be completely redesigned flagship in Equus. Under the hood of the luxury car sedan a 4.6-liter V8 is involved with 283 kW / 385 PS. A six-speed ZF automatic transmission accelerates the car in 6.4 seconds from zero to 96 km / h. Instead of a traditional manual to the buyer will receive an iPad with the necessary information.

Hyundai i30 and i30cw for the extended guarantee

Hyundai has extended the guarantee for the compact and the i30 wagon offshoot i30cw. All i30 from first registration date Receive April 2010 five years unlimited mileage guarantee on the vehicle and paint. In addition, all participating Hyundai dealer five free maintenance guarantee in the first five years. For i30 driver, this results in a saving of prices around 1500 €.

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First ride in the BMW X3: Bigger, faster, more economical

Larger, more dynamic and more comfortable than before coming in November, the new BMW X3 on the market. After only six years of construction takes the new generation against Audi Q5 and Mercedes GLK. The most dangerous opponent should it come from the ranks.

In terms of size and engine power

With the first generation of the BMW X3 was a lonely furrow for many years, before rejoining the competitors. More than 600 000 units sold speak for themselves. From the autumn, the success will continue. In the optic, the SUV-oriented newcomer significantly at the larger X5, more engines to the X3 X1 against shares with his little brother. That could turn out in the first few years as the strongest competitor. For many interested the cheaper compact SUV expected in terms of size and engine power range.

Drive report Audi Q5 3.0 TDI quattro: The Sovereign

No one would have thought that it would bring even a passenger car category for special honor, which had to miss her appearance really no one. Existed at all an anticipatory idea of how a car should be designed well in order to raise new demands? - Today is pointless to ask such a question. Finally, such a companion, garnished with a pale lump sum to the initials SUV, already a mass phenomenon in the street. They promote the virtues of which have - at once experienced - almost irresistible attraction.

What is "the boy" can probably

offer at least one SUV model, a sport utility vehicle, to some extent was a compulsory exercise for each brand. Audi offers two come with the Q5 and Q7's big brother. Given that stimulates curiosity, what "the boy" may well invest in the purchase of so much less money. As a rule of thumb, it commands the entrance of the Grand Prize the starting price by about 50 percent of the children.

Driving Report Citroën DS 3 THP 150

With the DS 3 Car, the French have aroused the beginning of the automotive world. When I recently visited a good friend who runs a workshop for many years and told him I would stand outside in the yard a Citroën, he waved wearily at first. When he stood in front of the car, a THP 150 combined with a white roof with black zebra pattern, he came from a surprise out more.

This little cart stirs emotions

The sleek design of the body, combined with eye-catching colors and a real interior with quality materials, make it not easy to remain objective in this DS 3rd For this little cart arouses emotions that are rare in this form for vehicles in this segment.

BMW twin test special

Spare a thought for the engineers at BMW. The 3-Series has been a huge sales hit, so how can they make it even more appealing?

With its classy saloon, sporty Coupé, elegant Convertible and practical Touring bodystyles, plus BMW’s clever EfficientDynamics hardware, there’s hardly a chink in its armour. Despite this, the firm has tweaked its Coupé and drop-top offerings to see off the latest competition. Do the changes improve matters?

Driving Report Toyota RAV4

From the outside, lifted the hood and under equipped with fuel efficient is the gently revamped Toyota RAV4 recently at the dealers. Die Preisliste startet bei 23 800 Euro. The price starts at € 23 800. Der günstigste Diesel ist ab 25 950 Euro zu haben. The cheapest diesel is 950 € to have, from the 25th Wer Allradantrieb will, muss in Kombination mit dem genannten Dieselmotor 27 650 Euro hinblättern. Those who want all-wheel drive must be combined with that diesel engine prices shell out € 27 650.

The new Toyota RAV4 Cars

Already at first sight the freshly modelled Japanese works pleasantly. The radiator grille fails now clearly more broadly than so far. More chrome and as soon as more salient fenders leave it more muskulöser to work. Also the Heckpartie was modified.

Driving report Mazda 3,2,2 MZR-CD

The metallic skin of the new Mazda3 was only easily smoothed with the Facelift taken place recently. But contrary to the optics under the hood of the Japanese Kompaktklässlers some did. Thus there is for example a further stage of development of the 2,2-Liter-Diesels, which brings it now on 136 kW/185 HP and which bread and butter car to strength-show off makes. In the price list of the Mazda car dealers the Fünftürer with the 2,2-MZR-CD-Antrieb is located starting from 27,890 euros.

Cosmetic work on the Mazda3

With the cosmetic work on the Mazda3 the designers took themselves good beauty surgeons to the model: With as inconspicuous Driving report rent a car Mazda 3,2,2 MZR-CD a changes as possible they tapered the compact one clearly, without really changing its appearance.

e-car-award 2010 for AUDI A1 e-tron

AUDI A1 e-tron
For the first time lent, goes " e-car-award " to the new AUDI A1 e-tron, which had its world premiere in Geneva. 36,212 readers of the technical periodical “AUTO TEST” selected the innovative mega town center Vehicle (MCV) with I/O impulse under 24 models to the winner. The Show car AUDI models introduced in Detroit e-tron came at place four.

Concept vehicle AUDI A1 e-tron

The concept vehicle AUDI A1 e-tron is not only compact and electrical, but in this configuration also a genuine representative of the Premiumklasse.

Mitsubishi offers as special model '' Motion to Colt " and '' Motion plus ''

Mitsubishi offers the Colt Cleartec as special model in the versions “Motion” and “Motion plus”. They offer a Preisvortil of to 2500 euros to the standard model in the equipment line Inform. The car prices begin with 12,190 euros.

Special models '' Motion " and '' Motion plus ''

The special models are available as three or five and have already in series among other things Zentralverriegelung with remote maintenance and air conditioning system inclusive coolable glove subject as well as electrically adjust and heatable outside mirrors.

Hyundai i20 with new 1,4-Liter-Diesel

Hyundai spendiert the i20 cars a new engine. The 1,4-Liter-Diesel price carries 66 KW/90 HP out and offers 220 Newtonmeters torque between 1750 revolutions in the minute and 2750 rpm. Thus the Hyundai i20 accelerates 1,4 CRDi in 13.5 seconds of zero on 100 km/h.

Hyundai car search with new 1,4-Liter-Diesel

The maximum speed amounts to 171 km/h. ( Hyundai Genesis Coupe )The European Union normal consumption is with 4,2 litres on 100 kilometers. That Hyundai i 20 cars correspond to CO2-Emissionen of 111 gram per kilometer.

Land Rover and Jaguar go on lock route

Land Rover and Jaguar go on lock route

Together Land Rover and Jaguar car models invented a new, ziegruppengerechte marketing measure for this year. Both marks go together on lock route. At altogether seven stations in Germany all new models of the British traditional brands are available for test trips.

Experience for the whole family

Pictorial manor-houses, culinary high points and a master program are to let the test trips become to an experience for the whole family.

Jaguar XJ: Lightweight construction sedan with heavy inheritance

As successors of a classical author the new Jaguar XJ car a heavy inheritance start. With completely changed Design the upper class sedan starts to 29. May on German Mark. The price pallet is enough from 76,900 euros for the 3,0-Liter-V6-Diesel to 133,900 euros for the 5,0-Liter-V8-Kompressor-Benziner.

A new Car Design

But in the traffic the new Jaguar is however hardly recognized as such. So strongly the Englishmen set on a new Design. From the front the mark symbol of the Jaguar XJ car prices remains hidden, only on the tail recognizes the viewer the robbery cat setting for leap, which belongs now to the possession of the Indian Magnaten Ratan Tata.  Instead the enormous radiator grille is noticeable. A-column far forward drew, in order to let the sedan measuring in the short version 5.12 meters work elongated. The tail column disappears as with one sends engine yacht. A lateral, deeply arranged Sicke is to stress the long-drawn-out silhouette still more.

Car in everyday: Hyundai i30

Car in everyday: Hyundai i30

The Hyundai i30 car is on its way in the particularly hard-fought VW-Golf-class environment in some of Citroën C4, Kia Cee'd sister model, Peugeot 308, Renault Megane and Toyota Auris. We have ridden the compact model of the Koreans now as middle-diesel five-door model with comfort features sample.

Outdoor & indoor

The extra for the European market developed in the Czech-made i30 goes from appearance before them quite pleasant. He seems well made, seems befitting for the lower middle class. In front is neat space available. Topic name is Rental Car in everyday life: Hyundai i30 as Hyundai Genesis Coupe in the rear is too narrow and the seats there could shaped, the better view to the rear. Thanks split folding rear seat to fit at first only 340 at the end even up to 1250 liters of luggage in the trunk. The clearly designed cockpit makes operation very easy.

Mitsubishi Lancer LPG remains free of charge

Mitsubishi has the special "Lancer LPG at no extra charge" by 30 June 2010 extended. When buying an immediately available or a Lancer Sportback Lancer sports sedan (from Inform), the customer receives an LPG system to include free installation. This gives customers an advantage of up to 2,500 € in prices.

Conversion

Renault Mégane Coupé can start new convertible in June

Pretty versatile! Renault sends the new coupe-cabriolet with us in June, the sixth member of his then already in the VW Golf-class environment in some of Citroën C4 Car or Peugeot 308 commonly located at entry-level Mégane compact series' prices from just under 000 to under 25 but over 33 000 Euro at the start.

With a new wind deflectors

Driving Report Citroen C6: an invitation to relax travel

Driving Report Citroën C6

50 years after the performance of the legendary Citroën DS 19, the "Goddess", "la déesse", as in French the letters DS articulated and tried to climb again in 2005 Citroën a place in the automotive Olympus. Similarly startling as it was then presented to the C6 with a unique design.

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New Citroen C4

New Citroen C4

With many of the ingredients, spices manufacturers Citroen C4 new, from modern assistance systems through to the massage seat. Also try the look with a new prescription from the French. The Gulf's opponents is not as extravagant as his predecessor.

"The main thing else"

"The main thing else was" always the recipe for success by Citroen Car. Unusual body, firmly standing steering wheel hub or instrument digital landscapes in the dash - the French have always had their own style and were in New Citroen C4 of these respects, quite beratungsresistent. The new C4 contrast continues a line that began with the C5, and was continued with the Citroen C3: less extravagance and more commercially available solutions.