Jaguar will bring in a new high functioning 3.0-litre diesel model to its XF range which will be the ‘most advanced, powerful and well-organized Jaguar diesel ever’.
The XF Diesel S delivers 271bhp and a 443lb-ft of torque and is worthy of 0-60mph in 5.9 seconds and good for a top speed of 155mph. It’s sparing too and will bring back an average of 42.0mpg - 12% better than the current 2.7-litre V6 diesel engine on offer in the XF. The new engine lets out just 179g/km of carbon dioxide - a 10% improvement- and is 33% more powerful, with 61% more torque at 1500rpm than the 2.7-litre unit.
It comes with 19″ wheels, an aerodynamic boot lid spoiler and ‘S’ budging.
Also a 237bhp version of the new 3.0-litre which develops 16% more power and a 15% step-up in torque over the 2.7-litre diesel. It will take the XF from 60mph in 6.7 seconds and all the way to a top speed of 149mph. It’ll return 42.0mpg and emit 179g/km of carbon dioxide.
The new engine will have a parallel sequential turbocharger system - the 1st of its type to be equipped to a V-engine. The twin-turbochargers work consecutively to give additional punch at higher engine speeds.
Honda’s keeping a tight rein on the 2009 Insight hybrid, due to officially drop for the U.S. market in two weeks at the North American International Auto Show . (Honda has cancelled its press conference at the show, but the Insight will still be displayed.)That hasn’t stopped the folks at the Temple of VTEC and Carscoop from getting leaked scans of a Japanese-market brochure, revealing the new Insight’s front, rear and interior details.
Judging by the pictures, the interior is largely unchanged from the Insight Concept that debuted in Paris.
The brochure also shows images of the Japanese-market Insight Modulo, a sportier version of the hybrid featuring a body kit, auxiliary lighting and larger wheels.
According to the scans, the Insight will be available in three trim levels in Japan. There’s also a set of specifications copied below from the “Insightman” website, but they’re unverified.
The Hyundai i20 will come back with more of its original value after 3 years than the Ford Fiesta, Toyota Yaris, Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Corsa, says CAP.
Motor industry analysts CAP describes that an entry-level i20 5-door Classic is still worth 47% of its list price even after 3 years and 30,000-miles – 5% points more than the equal Fiesta and 12 more than a Corsa or Clio.
The i20 1.4 CRDi Comfort 3-door - set in motion in April - is anticipated to perform even better with 49% maintained value over the same time and mileage.
Better-quality equipment levels and the five-year warranty offered by the Hyundai are the main reasons for the i20’s high residual values.
An electric car which can be re-energized by bench-pressing has been projected by a student at Coventry University.
The GYM Car Concept, projected by Da Feng, is conservatively motivated along the road by a motor, but the driver can park and use the inherent exercise paraphernalia to help recharge the batteries.
The exercise gear admits a inherent step machine, rower, bench-press and pull-up weights; the steering wheel, sliding driver’s seat and armrests all adjust into exercise equipment.
The car is a single-seater and is been stimulated by WWII fighter aircraft.
Maserati will be bringing out its new Quattroporte Sport GT S at the Detroit Motor Show next month. This is to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Italian car maker’s first Indianapolis 500 win.
The new Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S is a doped-up version of the Quattroporte S, contributing more power, better managing capabilities as well as a sportier look.
Power is raised from 425bhp to 433bhp and Maserati has also fine-tuned the gearshift software to bear faster changes. Firmer springs that let down the ride height and a sporty exhaust are also let in the updated Quattroporte.
The exterior four-door torero comes in a new black grille with concave vertical fins, novel headlights that has a metallic titanium finish, body-colored door handles and black twin oval exhaust pipes.
The interior consists of sports seats with perforated Alcantara and leather covering and extra titanium-colored trim.
Prices for Seat’s all-new Exeo saloon start from £17,740 and goes on till £21,340. The car is to go on sale in the UK in April.
The Exeo will be accessible in S, SE, Sport and range-topping SE Lux trim levels, with an original option of 3 engines.
Power plants come in with a brace of general rail turbo diesels giving 141bhp or 168bhp, and a 198bhp turbocharged petrol. They are all matched to a 6-speed manual gearbox.
When launching, the new Seat saloon’s 0-62 mph times range from 9.2 seconds through to 8.4 seconds to 7.3 seconds for the 197bhp TSI petrol-powered version. Maximal speeds are 133mph, 142mph and 149mph respectively. Betting on engine, the Exeo is capable of up to 51.4 mpg and gives out 143g/km of carbon dioxide.
Instrumentation includes USB connections, cruise organizes, steering wheel-mounted audio controls, double zone climate control and alloy wheels. Front fog lamps, electrically adaptable and heated door mirrors, electric windows all round and color-coded door handles and mirrors are also standard on every Exeo.
It also offers rear parking sensors, automatic lights and wipers, auto-dimming rear view mirror, leather steering wheel and gear knob and sound-deadening windscreen.
Snow tires, are also known as “winter tires” or even”ice tires,”. These tires have been anticipated and made-up specifically to perform well under winter environment. Snow tires are distinct to other tires in both their tread and the brand of rubber that they are made of. The rubber employed to produce snow tires is flabbier than tires that are used in summer environment. The softer rubber clasps ice and snow better than other tires.
The softness of these tires is not perfect for summer months, but, in moderate to high temperatures, snow tires will rapidly wear out.
The tread on snow tires is also much diverse than the tread on other types of tires.Snow tires have more ruts than most others. Like the soft rubber, these ruts also help the tires to grasp snowy and icy roads.
Nissan is now offering cheaper versions of its seven-seat Qashqai+2. 1.6-litre petrol and 1.5-litre diesel engines join the 2.0-litre units already on sale and prices start from £15,495 for the 1.6 Visia petrol and £16,995 for the 1.5dCi Visia diesel.
The 1.6 (115bhp) petrol engine delivers 108mpg and 0-62mph in 12.9 seconds, and returns 40.4mpg and 165g/km of carbon dioxide (tax band D). The diesel (103bhp) does 0-62mph in 13.3 seconds, 49.6mpg and 149g/km (tax band C).
Entry-level Visia specification includes a fixed glass roof with powered sunshade, air conditioning, electric windows, Bluetooth hands-free phone kit, six airbags, a CD player, active front headrests and 16″ alloy wheels.
Acenta versions add 17″ alloys, a centre rear armrest, different trim and upholstery options, a six-CD auto-changer, climate control, cruise control, rear parking sensors and automatic windscreen wipers and headlamps.
Top-level Tekna models have leather upholstery, keyless entry, xenon headlamps and an auto-dimming interior mirrors. But stability control is only an option.
London, Dec 23 (ANI): Car giant Volvo is set to reveal its first ever “accident-proof car”, which will drive itself in traffic by using radar to control the distance.
The Volvo S60 will be unveiled with automatic brakes at the next month’s Detroit motor show. It will go on the market in 2010.
“This technology helps us take a crucial step towards our long-term vision of designing cars that should not crash,” the Telegraph quoted Thomas Broberg, the company’s safety specialist as saying.
“Our aim for 2020 is that no one should be killed or injured in a Volvo car,” he added.
The car can stop itself upon sensing that a collision is about to happen either a car or a pedestrian, even when traveling at low speeds.
It will feature a sophisticated cruise control system designed to automatically maintain a safe distance from the car in front.
It works with the help of a radar unit fitted in the car’s grille, which not only detects what is in front of the vehicle, but how fast it is moving.
When the car believes that there is an imminent threat of a collision, a light flashes on a windscreen display in front of the driver at the same time along with an audible warning, the brakes are applied automatically.
A Turin design agency has restyled the Mercedes-Benz SL - and turned it into a coupe.
It is on display as part of the Turin World Design Capital 2008 event and it transforms the German roadster into an elegant Italian GT.
Created in partnership with the Instituto di Arte Applicata e Design it may only be a 1:4-scale model at present but it could be developed into a fully-functional prototype.
The design team was led by Alfredo Stola, working mostly with IAAD student Piotr Degler Jablonski. They claim that the car would be every bit as reliable and refined as a mainstream series-production SL. It could be cheaper than the other SL hard-top, the SL 65 AMG Black Series, too.
Honda’s keeping a tight rein on the 
