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Hallo new Ford Fiesta! Ford is not sitting back and letting the new Renault Clio and updated VW Polo steal the limelight in the small car segment. We have exclusive spy photos of a new Fiesta. The increasing competition in small hatch market has forced Ford to give its popular Fiesta, a new look and the facelifted car will be officially unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. However, this is no minor nip and tuck, and the 2006 Fiesta will not only feature a new face but it will get a complete new interior too. In terms of its exterior design Ford has made prominent changes to the Fiesta's front and rear end. The car's nose will feature new headlights and a redesigned grille to reflect that of the new Focus. At the rear there are revised taillights and a new bumper too. Fresh sideskirts and new alloy wheels complete the changes. The biggest changes to the car are reserved for the interior where Ford is giving the Fiesta's cabin a quality and image boost. Its interior architecture will reflect that of the Focus and in terms of fit and finish rumours have it that quality will be top notch. The engine range is set to stay the same but apparently all models will get an updated suspension setup. Ford will probably only launch the facelifted Fiesta locally in the first quarter of 2006.

Hyundai Motors unveiled its updated Click last week in South Korea. The car was previewed at a race-track event, before being officially unveiled on the 15th of July. Click (on export markets known as the Getz) was unveiled in May, 2002 and so far close to 550,000 were sold. Now here comes the New Click, basically an update of the previous one with new grille, slightly altered rear lamps. According to the official press release 1.4 and 1.6-liter engines will replace the 1.3- and 1.5-liter powertrains, but the fuel consumption will be aorund 9 per cent lower. New safety equipment includes active head restraint, while convenience features now include an audio systems with steering-wheel-control.

There for a plan to save MG the bankrupt car manufacturer it is worked rapidly. A completely new model range, a new management and a rich investor come at are appropriate. Bedrijvendoctor David James has saved the millennium Dome in London of a perdition. Datzelfde wants he will do with MG prevent that the English sport make of car in Chinese hands will fall. According to him it is the last of preserving chance for this English manufacturer still in United Kingdom. Three new models to clarify its plans he ' project has set up Kimber '. The project has been named after to Cecil Kimber, the oprichter of MG. With these plans David James want return to the past of the mark. There sport cars must become made, speed record is break and security must stand high in the standard. There is thought of three models of which on the photograph impressions to see being such as David James and its team which sees globally. THE MG TF will become gefacelift and are brought in limited edition on the market. In 2007, on the fair of Genève the première will be of two new models. The first is the MG Midget which falls in the class of the Mazda MX-5. The Second is purebred roadster such as the Honda S2000. In 2008, the Detroit engine show and the fair of Genève in the sign stand of a new top model of MG. The super sport car of MG will come in 2009, on the market as a competitor of Porsche, BMW and Merceces. He must will take it on against a car such as the Porsche Cayman S. the acceleratie of 0-100 km/h must be around the 5 seconden possible and the top speed must lie against 300 the km/h. Back to the USAS at the new MG must stand there much in the sign of the price. Thus the models must a good quality but and sport-loving performances guarantee or against a very sport-loving price. Strength must lie thus in the price/quality proportion tevens wants MG a comeback will make on the American market. First of all it mark must will prove in Europe legitimacy to have but afterwards can of the US be thought. Specialists The team to specialists is originating from several marks. This way people of lotus, jaguar, Cosworth, Rolls-Royce, mercedes mcLaren are and Bentley. Also ex-werknemers of MG rover sits in the team. With that have you enormous varied port folio to models. This way people at those to the cradle have have been stood of the jaguar s type, Rolls-Royce Phantom, lotus esprit and Chrysler Crossfire there. Enough experience in any case. Not only MG the venture healthy keep will be not only worked for the mark MG. All knowledge of the several employees will be also used to do design and development for third parties. Moreover might will be there also produced for third parties. This way can it mark remain in assessment and is it not only dependent of sales of MG. We must wait what will there happen..

Outwardly the Gallardo Pitòn will differ from the standard Gallardo, with the entire roof and spoiler section being finished in black, and the engine cover will be in glass. In line with this, the rear taillights will also be darkened. Six external colours will be available depending on the colour of the brake callipers. These colours are: Grigio Altair (grey callipers), Grigio Proteus (yellow callipers), Ballon White (grey callipers), Giallo Midas (yellow callipers), Arancio Borealis (grey callipers) and Verde Ithaca (grey callipers). The car will receive starfish Callisto alloy wheels (which will also feature on the Gallardo Spider) as standard fitted with Pirelli Corsa track tyres (although road tyres can also be ordered as a free option). The suspension will be lowered and stiffened and the gearbox will receive shorter ratios for faster acceleration. The back of the car will be fitted with an integrated camera on the rear spoiler to aide parking, projecting an image onto a 16:9 multimedia screen. Stainless steel kickplates engraved with the Gallardo Pitòn script and upgraded Perseus leather upholstery (optionally perforated) will increase the equipment level over the standard Gallardo. The bi-colour theme of the exterior will also continue inside with stitching, piping, carpet borders and leather inlays following the main exterior colour. To make the Pitòn even more unique, there is the possibility to engrave the name of the owner in the cars identification plate (not available with the optional Smokers Package). Performance of the Pitòn is breathtaking, with the 0-100 km/h dash coming up in 3.95 seconds. Top speed lies at 315 km/h. Despite being a sportier and faster version of the Gallardo, the Pitòn will be heavier than the standard coupé with a dry weight of 1,430 kg. Around 250 examples of the Gallardo Pitòn will be built and priced at around 10.5% higher than the standard Gallardo (around $200.000).

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rom some day it turns via email ennesima the chain of sant' Antonio. This time not draft of a case-human, but of the "Eolo" (in the photo), the pushed ecological car from a motor to compressed air. On "Quattroruote" of it we have spoken wide (on the issues of December 2001, you open them 2002 and January 2003), but the tam tam of these days it has brought back to the light this plan. Readers and navigators have sended some to us of the mail that they feed the new ecological debate: "It is hour to move waters on the case ' Eolo', the only car in a position to changing the world is for the wars, is for the atmosphere" says "Andre1999"; more detailed and complete than notes (not always impeccable) on the history of the plan "Eolo" the message that has been turned for information from "Texalco", in which it is concluded asserting that "it comes to think that the gigantic corporations of the oil do not want means that it renders the men independent" and still "... we make to turn these information!". Also to we of "Quattroruote" it would appeal to to be able to count on an car that has an impact acclimatizes them minimal, but we know that the ingenious plan "Eolo" will not be sure also to resolve the problem acclimatizes them. Here because we would not want that these mail became ennesima "the metropolitan legend" that rambles between cases email of migliaia of motorists. The innovative and economic "Eolo", intentional from the former engineer of Formula 1 Guy Black persons, has had some problems legacies to the costs of development of the prototypes: in the 2002 MDI (society that would have had to produce the ecological car) had already spold approximately 15 million euro in order producing to some exemplary-laboratory and some particular of reciprocation. But not only. On the issue of "Quattroruote" of you open them 2002 is one our small taken of contact with the "Eolo", on road: the result was a short way on an car that, not still put to point, was stopped after some minute because of one ice formation in the motor... We are not deceived with false hopes, for the moment. The times are not still mature in order to scream to the miracle, also because the last indiscretions on the "Eolo" speak about the possibility to insert one small unit to benzine in order to compress the air to the inside of bottles (with ability total of 100 liters) and to increase its autonomy, than to the beginning was of approximately 200 km or 10 hours He is verosimile to watch to the future being imagined a "hybrid Eolo", but to this point solution would not be more the single car to propose one of the sort: Honda and Toyota, from years, produce hybrid cars.

Motor de formula 1 pe un roadster? Oare ar fi posibil ca bmw sa faca asa ceva , sau va fi ca aceeasi chestie comerciala de pe m5.. motor inspirat cica din f1 BMW could be gearing up to launch a new flagship car – the Z9. These official renderings – created by BMW’s Californian styling studio – were released at the Los Angeles Auto Show at the beginning of January. Dubbed the California Spyder concept, BMW’s Designworks studio says the concept would have a folding carbonfibre roof and be powered by the ‘700bhp V10 engine that powers the BMW-Williams F1 car’. At first glance these sketches might look like a flight of conceptual fancy, but BMW bosses have already admitted that a flagship project is on the drawing board. It would almost certainly be powered by the M5’s V10 and could be based on a development of the Z8’s aluminium chassis. It’s likely that this is the supercar project that a senior BMW figure mentioned at a meeting of financial analysts last July. The official said that BMW was considering building such a car, and that it was closely monitoring the market and moves from rival car makers. When Autocar attempted to clarify the surprise comments, a senior BMW spokesman played down the possibility of an imminent launch. He hinted that the project could be rendered pointless by the arrival of the M6 and M6 CSL. The studio computer renderings pictured here show a big, elegant machine that takes the Z4’s ‘flame-surfaced’ looks and refines them considerably. The sketch that shows the Spyder with doors open reveals the folding hard-top under the boot lid. The smaller rendering shows how the car could look in coupé mode with the roof erec Parerea autocar: si parerea ams.de

Exclusive spy shots in this week's mag reveal the all-new Honda Civic's radical rear end for the first time. And the big news is that the hatchback has remained largely unchanged from the concept first displayed at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The mag's snapper caught the newcomer on test, but couldn't see the front, so we don't know if the car's other unusual feature - its bizarre clear plastic grille - will make it to the showroom. The revolutionary look is a stark departure from the current Civic's conservative shape, and was the winning design in an internal competition, set up between the manufacturer's European and Japanese styling teams. Bosses loved the result from the Far East division. With Honda keen to open order books for its new family hatchback as soon as possible, the production version of the Civic will make its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September The first UK-spec models will arrive soon after, with buyers taking delivery in November. At launch, the Civic will be available as a five-door only, although a three-door is coming next summer. The only other bodystyle expected in the UK will be the saloon, sold in hybrid IMA form exclusively. A range of class-leading engines for the hatchbacks includes the acclaimed 2.2-litre i-CTDi diesel first seen in the Accord, but technicians are also working on a new line-up of efficient petrol units. A Type R version, set to produce about 220bhp, will also appear to coincide with the launch of the three-door. This sporting flagship features plenty of chassis improvements to take on the Vauxhall Astra VXR, Ford Focus ST and Volkswagen Golf GTI. While the Type R will only be offered as a three-door, a 'warm' five-door is expected, too, and is likely to be called the Type S. Si cam asa arata conceptul prezentat la geneva anul acesta, care ne da indicii foarte precise despre cum va arata modelul european: Poza 1 Poza 2 Poza 3 Poza 4 Poza 5 Poza 6 Poza 7

The eighth-generation Honda Civic will be arriving shortly - right on schedule for its five-year cycle, and TCC spies caught them with just a piece or two of tape over the emblem and parts of the lights. Details on the upcoming changes to the Civic have been slow to come, but there is speculation of a new hybrid powertrain that will be more fuel-efficient than today's IMA system. As for the Civic Si, there's more power on tap and sharp new looks. Looking very much like the concept that we've seen at the Chicago Auto Show, Honda had stayed true to its concept styling with only a few minor production changes (including door handles and a huge exhaust tip). The Si will be powered by a 200-horsepower VTEC engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission and should be in dealerships in the fourth quarter of this year Honda Civic Si Poza 1 Poza 2 Honda civic 5 usi Poza 1 Poza 2

A visit to the Porsche factory by German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder this week could give the company an ideal opportunity to launch its fifth model, believed to be a four-door super-sedan called Panamera. Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking could bring forward the announcement to this week, according to the German Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper — he had been expected to wait until the Frankfurt Motor Show in September to disclose details of the car. However, ongoing talks with Porsche trade unions about job security could quash the early announcement plan. The emerging super-sedan sector combines virtues of a traditional sedan with a coupe. Mercedes-Benz's CLS model, a low-roof derivative of the company's E-Class, kick-started the sector. Volkswagen is believed to be looking at a similar car, based on the Passat, and VW could hold the key to the Porsche Panamera. Porsche sources suggest the car will be a second collaborative venture with Volkswagen. The Cayenne shares its platform and many mechanical parts with VW's Touareg; the Panamera — Porsche registered the name earlier this year — might in a similar way use the VW Phaeton luxury sedan platform, a move that would cut development costs significantly. The new model will join the Cayenne, 911, Boxster and Cayman ranges in the Porsche portfolio. What this means to you: The super-sedan sector is another kind of crossover — and judging by the positive response to the Mercedes CLS, it's a good idea. Porsche's Midas touch should mean it's on to another winner. cgi-uri mai recente aici

New Mercedes-Benz S Class Pricing Announced Maximum safety and exemplary comfort from EUR 70,760 The new Mercedes-Benz S-Class, available from Mercedes-Benz outlets and authorized dealerships in autumn 2005, will cost EUR 70,760 (ex-works) for the S 350 with V6 petrol engine (200 kW/272 hp), and EUR 89,668 (ex-works) for the S 500 V8 model (285 kW/388 hp). From Quarter 1, 2006, Mercedes-Benz will launch the S 320 CDI (173 kW/235 hp) as the perfect, albeit less powerful addition to the new S-Class. The new twelve-cylinder S 600 Saloon will also be launched in 2006. The new luxury Saloon will be launched with standard-fit high-tech innovations that deliver maximum safety and exemplary comfort no other car can match. These include the preventive PRE-SAFE® occupant protection system that Mercedes-Benz has refined further, the unique 7G-TRONIC seven-speed automatic transmission with DIRECT-SELECT gearshift and steering-wheel gearshift buttons as well as the sophisticated COMAND system featuring car radio, colour display, DVD player and port for computer memory cards (PCMCIA cards). The Mercedes-Benz AIRMATIC air suspension with Adaptive Damping System, that is also standard-fit on the new S-Class, helps deliver superb ride comfort. Automatic climate control, 17-inch light-alloy wheels, tyre pressure loss warning system, hydraulic boot lid closing function, doors that can be held at any point in the opening arc, electrically adjustable front seats with lumbar supports and adaptive brake light are also included in the impressive standard specification for the new Mercedes-Benz top-of-the-range model. The V8 S 500 Saloon (285 kW/388 hp) also comes as standard with leather upholstery, heated front seats, memory package for front seats, steering column and exterior mirrors, automatically dimming rear mirrors, infra-red reflecting heat-insulated glass and metallic paintwork. Both engine variants for the new S-Class are also available with a 130 millimetre longer wheelbase (3165 millimetres) as an option. The standard specification also includes leather upholstery, heated front and rear seats, electrically adjustable rear outer seats, electrically operated blind for the rear windows and tilting/sliding sunroof. The S 350 (200 kW/282 hp) long-wheelbase version will cost EUR 78,416 (ex-works), and the S 500 long-wheelbase version EUR 95,236 (ex-works).

At Ferrari at the moment it is tested with the challenge version of F430. In 2006, with this car raceklasse will be moved. In the year afterwards the Challenge Stradale, the street version of the raw raceauto appear. Just like at 360 the Modena, the challenge version of F430 is not only subject to a diet. Beside a barge weight the fast version also provide with more pk's. the first signs are to indicate that the capacity increases of the standard 490 pk to 525 pk; the weight goes with about 100 kilogrammes omlaag. The Challenge Stradale there in less than 4 seconden of 0 to 100 sprint and the top speed lies above 320 the km/u. For the extra capacity the spruitstuk are changed of 4,3-liter V8 and the injection system are adapted. It is considerably used there to bring about the weight saving, of carbon fibre, is there ceramic brake disks and the interieur is stripped. Also special sport Len must for less kilos care.

Honda Motor Co. has long maintained that it wouldn't develop a V8 production engine. But it now says it will develop a V10. Honda will install the powerful engine in a successor of the current NSX sports car, which is powered by a V6. Production of the current NSX will stop at the end of this year. The V10 will be more powerful than any other engine Honda has built for its production vehicles. The NSX successor will debut in "three to four years," says Takeo Fukui, Honda's president. He would not elaborate the plan. The new sports car will be sold worldwide. It isn't known if Honda plans to use the V10 in any other vehicles."What we're aiming at next is not a V8 but a V10," says Motoatsu Shiraishi, president of Honda R&D Co., Honda's engineering arm. "We've got to be the top of a top (group) in producing engines." Poza

Skoda revised its Octavia range late last year, but hot vRS versions of the new model have been slow to arrive. They'll be launched by the end of the year, however - probably at the Frankfurt show this autumn - and as seen in these pics, they'll come in Combi estate form as well as five-door hatchback bodystyles. The new vRS will feature the 200bhp turbocharged 2.0-litre engine, with FSI direct-injection technology, as in the Volkswagen Golf GTI. High-performance diesel vRS models, with the VW Group 160bhp 2.0 TDI engine - also to appear in the Golf GTI - are also on the way.

A year after the launching of new 911, Porsche bring out now four-wheel-operated the versions Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S. They go as on rails, but da's permanently no surprise. With superior tool: the nagelnieuwe 911 Carrera 4S that by the end of October in the showroom stands, climbs we the col the Turini, a boasted bergweg from the rally of Monte Carlo. With four wheel traction, 355 pk and boasted ingot-driven wraps up we this col entirely. If there are ` e'en car ` finished, then it this version of 911 is, however. The six barge is amazingly accurate and the precise doseermogelijkheid of the brakes are surprising. They slow down appalling good, but never too abrupt and too bijterig, in short very refined all. To persuade does the new Porsche above all by its unqualifiable good ingot-driven and its pasvorm; you the car attracts as a glove. Stylish & on serious stuurweggetejs reaches strongly these 911 entirely its right. You swing then of turning to turning. To put hoef you, he does not continue go by rail the Porsche always complete stably. _ a a beetje bijremmen here and there, but especially nice gasgeven, the 911 Carrera 4S be synoptic and confidence-building toy. Only at fel uitaccelereren from a complete slow hair peeling turning it has been just as done with the tractie. Some label 4S-versie thus as good 911 because rear wheel-operated the car hands in file dynamics with respect to 911, particularly because of four wheel traction. But it is on an empty stomach considered and remains this supersportwagen pur sang. Although the top version of four-wheel-operated is the versions of 997-gamma heus fast - your zit within 5 seconden on hundred and he has a top of 288 km/h - does not happen the car as onbehouwen. Far from that. This is a stylish, qualitatively hoogstaande krachtpatser from Germany. Onderstuur or overstuur the car hardly allows. The back then looks the drive system that breaks out the voorwielen seriously will participate with maximum forty percents of the bright power. With that the car draws itself in the straight track. Widely of achteren the news to these 911 is see hardly with the naked eye. The kont is 44 mm broader, rubber is that also and on the cap the type blade betrays ' Carrera 4 ' or ` Carrera 4S what kind of flesh we have in the tank. There at the front of the car extra air mouthful press betray that at these 911 what extra refrigeration is necessary - for the first differentieel. But are not themselves that in the car floor therefore immediately visible. Four wheel traction is ly effective. Viscokoppeling ensure the partitioning of the aandrijfkrachten between for - and rear axle. You have none look round there to, you must only give gas. By an extra strengthening under vooras and voordifferentieel has been four-wheel-operated 911 the Carrera fifty kilos heavier. Also the Porsche Stability management were adapted on these 4wd-versie. Among others the ABS were refined. If you release in the your 4S gas abruptly, the PSM recognise this as the voorbode of a need top and bring to the brake system in milliseconds already a beetje on very by stopping the speling between block-systems and disk in advance. A larger dia meter of the head brake cylinder and a tandem servo-brake must ensure that the heavier Carrera 4 net stands still as fast and safely as rear wheel-operated the broeders. top model 4S does with zescilinderboxer of 355 pk and 400, water-cooled to 3,8-liter opgeboorde, Nm. A strong machine, but he sounds what too records. Just as from 5,000 go for a ride you hear what violence. Tamer instap-Carrera 4 (3,6-liter, 325 pk, 0-100 in 5.1 s, top 280 km/h - hoezo tame?) misses extra acoustic sensation also that. Stiffly 911 very certain, especially in Sport-stand of the Porsche Active Suspension it has been four-wheel-operated management (option on the Carrera 4, standard on 4S). What costs that now? Still more 911-nieuws underway. Mid- we will send July with cabrio-versie of these Allrad-Elfer. This modern klassieker has still an unprecedented attraction. He is beautiful, powerful, timeless. Thereby you get unprecedentedly sound file dynamics. What costs that now entirely? ? 132,610 do the 4S costs have, the ordinary Carrera 4 rise? 117.875. Marginal comments: ceramic brake disks, the tyre pressure system of control, sport Chrono Paket plus, a multipurpose wheel wheel, electrically adjustable is based on with memory scores and even sport Len stands on the option list.

Based on the Pikes Peak quattro concept revealed at the 2003 Detroit Motor Show Audi finally gets into the SUV arena although quite late in the game. Already we have seen the seeds being planted for crossover type vehicles to takeover when the overindulgent SUV loses its spark. Described by Audi as a 7 passenger "full-fledged off-road vehicle", the Q7 will debut at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show in September and go on sale in early 2006. The Q7 will be no slouch in the powertrain department starting with the base 3.2 liter V6. The highlighted engines will be the 4.2 liter FSI V8 which is found in the new RS 4 super sports saloon producing 420 hp and 317 lbs/ft of torque however the Q7 torque will be available lower in the rev range to compensate for the larger mass of the vehicle, towing and off-road capabilities. Audi's German siblings Porsche and VW each have their own top-of-the-range super-utes with the Cayenne Turbo and Touareg W12 Sport. All three models share the same basic platform however the Q7 gets special treatment by receiving a segment busting top dog engine which will be no less than a 5.5L FSI V10 producing 550 hp and 413 lbs/ft of torque. Porsche's Cayenne Turbo with the Tequipment program engine upgrade "only" gives 500hp. Granted the Q7 will be larger in size but rumor has it that the Q7 makes up for it in weight savings. The Audi Q7 production will be in VW's Bratislava plant in Slovakia along side the Touareg and Cayenne Niste spyshoturi: Poza cu interiorul Mai multe poze aici

In curand va apare si succesorul modelului de succes de la peugeot , care a reusit sa bata renault-ul sau vw-ul in topul celui mai vandut model din europa.. Deocamdata doar niste spyshoturi si cgi-uri si inca niste cgi-uri Poza 1 Poza 2

Motor company Honda has announced plans to develop motorcycles powered by hydrogen fuel cells. By 2009, the company expects to be leasing fuel cell-powered motorcycles, and is also looking to boost the overall efficiency of its hybrid systems during that time by combining it with more efficient engines. Honda is also looking to maintain its position as a leader in the development of fuel cell technology in the coming years. News of the fuel cell motorcycles initiative came as the company announced its expectations for the coming months and years. Predicting growth of 23 per cent by 2006/2007, Honda suggested its annual car sales will reach four million units in that time. The firm is expecting a 1.8 per cent fall in its motorcycle segment this year, down to 10.295 million uniwhile, Harley-Davidson is rumored to be working on a device that will give a fuel-cell motorcycle its patented “potato-potato” exhaust note. Poza

At the end of 2006, the Freelander will be nine years old, a long life for a vehicle conceived in the dark days of British Aerospace’s ownership of Rover and Land Rover. Today’s Freelander is loosely based on the archaic Rover 200 platform. The new model will be a very different beast with a new platform, state-of-the-art powertrain, clean, crisp styling and, hopefully, unprecedented build quality thanks to a switch to Jaguar’s Halewood plant. The most noticeable change for the new Freelander is its chunkier proportions. The car sits on a much longer wheelbase and is wider, too. Overall length is very close to today’s 4.4m but, with the wheels pushed closer to the corners, insiders report that the car’s stance is much-improved. ‘Overall, the look is not quite as style-minded as the new Discovery,’ said a source familiar with the car. ‘We have to remember that most people come to the Freelander from cars, so we’re not trying to be a small Discovery.’ Key details like the one-bar grille and stepped roof will remain. Other important features are the absence of body cladding and a strong styling swage line along the car’s front wings, retaining the Freelander’s clean and classical styling. The beltline rises towards the rear haunches, like on many cars. Just a single bodystyle – a five-door hatchback – is currently being engineered. Low sales have killed the three-door soft-back model. Codenamed L359, that five-door will be based on a development of the new Focus platform. Known as EU CD, the same platform will underpin the replacement for the Volvo S60, XC60 soft-roader, Ford Galaxy and Ford soft-roader, dubbed MAC. Like on the Ford Focus/ Mazda 3/Volvo S40 project, the term ‘platform’ is really shorthand for a component set that each brand’s designers can delve into when creating their own distinct vehicle, providing commonality of parts hits around 40 per cent. Usually, the target is 60 per cent, but Land Rover’s specific engineering needs have reduced this figure. The new Freelander will stick with a car-derived four-wheel-drive system that eschews a separate low-range transfer gearbox, an omission that saves both weight and complexity. But this second-generation off-roader is expected to be more sophisticated than the current Freelander and is rumoured to include an optional limited-slip rear differential. Engines will be picked from within the Ford empire and tweaked for a torquey SUV application. Land Rover will be able to choose from three four-cylinder petrols: a 115bhp 1.6 litre, 130bhp 1.8 and 145bhp 2.0, which replace today’s single choice of a Rover-derived 1.8. The platform is engineered to take Volvo’s five-cylinder units across the engine bay, although Land Rover will prefer a Ford V6 petrol for the US market. Common-rail turbodiesels from the Ford/Peugeot ‘Lion’ family will replace the BMW 110bhp 2.0-litre unit. An entry-level 115bhp 1.8, mid-range 136bhp 2.0 and 173bhp 2.2-litre are all potential choices for Land Rover’s engineers. A version of the 2.7-litre V6 TD is also under consideration. The chief weakness of the current Freelander is its cabin quality, despite a clever revamp in 2003. Expect higher-grade plastics and fabrics to bring a more quality feel to the cabin. The design itself is understood to be a little less formal than the Range Rover’s and Discovery’s, in a bid to appeal to car buyers who have to be teased out of their hatchbacks and saloons. The Freelander will be pitched as one of the few junior SUVs with off-road ability, but Land Rover is also keen to stress its ability on Tarmac, where most will spend the majority of their time. The car-derived rack-and-pinion steering should make the new Freelander a sharper drive. And, although the exact suspension set-up is still secret, it is reasonable to assume that the EU CD platform’s suspension of front struts and rear multi-link will be heavily upgraded for 4x4 applications. New Freelander’s wider stance and revised four-wheel-drive system should bring welcome increases in grip, roll resistance and high-speed stability. And the new platform and powertrains should improve refinement at speed, the main weakness of today’s Freelander. ‘We might be sharing a platform, but this is a real Land Rover,’ said a senior source. ‘We have the freedom to do just about what we want.’ Sales kick off in late 2006 with prices from around £16,500

Exclusive images in this week's mag reveal Citroen's all-new Picasso compact MPV undergoing road-testing. Clearly sharing the double chevron nose with the rest of the firm's range, the people carrier is taller than the C4 on which it's based. Similar in profile to the original model, the new Picasso will get larger dimensions to boost cabin space. That should help challenge rivals such as Ford's Focus C-MAX, the Honda FR-V and upcoming Vauxhall Zafira for interior practicality. With the C4 awarded the full five stars in recent Euro NCAP crash testing, the new Picasso is almost certain to offer occupants and pedestrians similar class-leading protection. Citroen is also likely to experiment with flexible seating for seven, offering folding and removable rear chairs on the Picasso for the first time. Borrowing heavily from the hatchback, buyers will find an improved interior, featuring better quality materials and increased storage throughout. Innovations from the C4, including its fixed-hub steering wheel, lane departure warning system and laminated side glass, are also likely to appear. The current Picasso is based on the old Xsara hatchback, but the newcomer's C4 underpinnings should mean that the driving experience will be much improved. A wide range of en-gines will be offered from launch, with the only change to the current line-up being the replacement of the 1.8-litre petrol unit with the company's new 2.0-litre motor. The 90bhp HDi diesel is likely to remain the most popular choice with buyers. An official launch date has yet to be revealed by Citroen. niste cgi-uri Poza 1 Poza 2 plus spyshoturi

va fi greu pentru punto mai ales ca renault clio 3, e mai plin de inovatii ca niciodata, urmeaza sa apara peugeot 207, ford fiesta va primi un facelift.. stau si ma intreb de ce fiat-ul nu are succes, desi stilo a fost o masina destul de reusita

salutare tutoror.. Cum am ajuns aici? Pai mult timp m-am multumit numai sa va citesc, insa datorita unor conflicte cu unul din adminii de pe autoshow (spining) am hotarat ca acel forum nu mai este de mine.. Si cum cineva a fost omul potrivit la locul potrivit, iata-ma mutat pe acest forum.. unde cred eu ca voi activa mai mult in domeniul noutatilor auto.. Sper sa nu fie probleme(mai ales ca multe informatii sunt in engleza) si ca ne vom putea ajuta reciproc

da dar marca nu o duce deloc bine A avut pierderi peste pierderi, datorita faptului ca masina era prea scumpa pentru ceea ce oferea.. si pe langa spatiul interior (la care sunt multi care nu vor sa renunte) , era si consumul(care numai de buburuza nu era) plus asa cum mai ziceam pretul.. Nu degeaba se gandeau cei de la daimler-chrysler acu cateva luni sa o inchida..