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The new and Great Racing Car was introduced to the Frankfurt Motor Show. The car is introduce by two great persons Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg. The new C-Class DTM AMG racer will have to live up to both of those men on the racetrack, while also carrying on an impressive history set forth by Mercedes DTM cars of the past.
2012 Mercedes-Benz image
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Mazda debut Mazda3 today at 2011 New York Motor Show. They expand SkyActive Engine technology with Mazda3 model with revised look and will be available in both hatchback and sedan versions. The new 2012 Mazda3 SkyActive Engine will be a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine. The SkyActive 2.0-liter four-cylinder produces 155 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque, compared to 148 hp and 135 lb-ft of the current MZR 2.0-liter engine found on the 2010 Mazda3. The engine is mated to a standard SKYACTIV-MT six-speed manual transmission or optional SKYACTIV-Drive six-speed automatic transmission.
The 2012 Mazda3 sedan can get an EPA rating of 40 mpg on the highway, which is approximately 21-percent improvement over the current MZR 2.0-liter engine and while city driving fuel economy is rated at 28 mpg.
Gallery: 2012 Mazda3 Picture Gallery. |
2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse SE model will be available on all trim levels of GS, GS Sport and GT. It includes a few measly improvements such as “SE” decals, black side mirrors and 18-inch dark finish alloy wheels. Two engine options available with the 2012 Eclipse SE 162-hp 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine for the GS/GS Sport models 265-hp 3.8-liter V6 engine for the GT model.
Gallery: 2012 Mitsubhishi Eclipse SE Image Gallery. |
Hyundai debut fourth generation 2012 Hyundai Accent at the New York Auto Show. 2012 Hyundai Accent offerred in both sedan and five-door body styles, the subcompact promises best-in-class power and fuel economy.
2012 Hyundai Accent vehicle has been completely redesigned, with new technology and more safety features (six airbags and standard VSM, ESC, TCS, ABS, BA and EBD)
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Nissan has revealed another new prototype concept for the 2011 Shanghai Motor Show, and it is called the Compact Sports Concept. According to detail provided Compact Sports Concept measures at only about 151 inches long and 57 inches tall. Its exterior design a cross between the Micra GTI model and the Nissan Leaf. As a result, the Nissan Compact Sports Concept is a bit too cute for a guy’s taste. As for the interior, it features red lighting accents and mesh cloth to enhance the sportiness.
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GTA Motor has just rolled out its brand-new supercar, the V10-powered, 820-horsepower Spano here at the Geneva Motor Show. The car has a carbon fiber-kevlar composite and aluminum chassis, and will be limited to a run of 99 examples worldwide.
With all that power and very little weight, the Spano makes it to 60 mph in under three seconds, and GTA says it will top out at 217 mph. The car carries massive 380 mm (nearly 15-inch) six-piston caliper AP Racing disc brakes with ABS, and the brakes sap off speed with the help of a ridiculous wide set of Pirelli PZero Rosso 330s (19- and 20-inches wide, respectively).2012 GTA Spano - Geneva Auto Show
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Porsche makes some amazingly capable and exciting machines. The German speedmeisters at Ruf are fans of those cars, but they like to take them, lock them in their insane asylum factory and release them back into the world as roadgoing rocketships. The company's latest creation, unveiled on the 2011 Geneva Motor Show floor, is the Ruf Rt 12 R.
Based on the (quite pedestrian by comparison) Porsche 911 Turbo, the Ruf Rt 12 R begins life with the stock 3.8-liter twin-turbo flat-six engine. That unit is good for 500 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque (516 lb-ft with the overboost function). After Ruf gets its mitts on the powerplant, output swells to 730 hp and 693 lb-ft of torque. The engine is paired to Porsche's six-speed manual transmission and all-wheel-drive system. And if you're a rich lunatic,
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Italian design studio Bertone came to the 2011 Geneva Motor Show with the B99 concept, a design study for a prospective Jaguar rival to the likes of the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. The sleek show car fostered rumors that perhaps Jaguar itself, which has been considering a successor to the discontinued X-Type, had commissioned Bertone to design the purple machine that graced the Geneva stage. According to new reports, however, Bertone was apparently on its own with this one.
Speaking with Jaguar's global brand director Adrian Hallmark, Automotive News reports that the British automaker is passing on the concept car. "We appreciate the fact that Jaguar is interesting enough for people to do a concept around," says Hallmark. "It is just not for us."Jaguar B99 Concept Car - Side Viewcomplete story |
A European extravagasm like the Geneva Motor Show always holds its share of oddities, be they electric beach buggies or luxury cars swathed in Pepto Bismol. They don't usually come from a company like Ferrari, but this year the Maranello automaker joined the off-beat path with the new FF. It's a pure Ferrari thoroughbred, but its shape is vastly different from anything we've seen from the brand thus far.
The Ferrari Four is a four-wheel-drive, four-seat shooting brake that claims new territory for the Prancing Horse marque. Up until now, we've seen it in red and in beige (and from limited angles), but the good folks at Pininfarina also displayed one in white, which we've captured from every angle for your viewing pleasure. We'll tell you this much: it doesn't look any less odd in person, but to re
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