Chevrolet new concept car Mi-ray

Company South Korean design General Motors has developed to mark the centennial of Chevrolet new concept car Mi-ray. The machine will be officially presented at the Seoul Motor Show, which starts April 1. A distinctive feature of the Chevrolet Mi-ray - a mid-line-hybrid power plant. Consisting of two electric motors with 20 horsepower each, mounted on the front axle and petrol turbo, the complex is powered by a lithium-ion battery capacity of 1.6 kilowatt-hours. The car has the classic rear-wheel drive and robotized gearbox with two clutches. Naturally batteries can be recharged through the braking energy recovery system. Chevrolet Mi-ray has a rather impressive size. Length is 3,991 mm, width - 1865 mm, Height - 1100 mm and wheelbase of 2375 millimeters equals. The car is built around an aluminum chassis to which are attached body panels from carbon. How fast will Chevrolet Mi-ray is still unknown - the dynamic characteristics of the concept car designers are not reported. On the other hand, the parameters of fuel consumption. In combined cycle hybrid sports car consumes only 3.9 liters of gasoline per hundred kilometers.

E-mobility can be ordered in April

Pre-orders for the hybrid "E-mobility" will take in April and in May-June, will make his first test drives.

This was stated by the representative of the "E-car", a joint venture Onexim and Yarovit, Dmitry Yarota. He also clarified that the orders will be accepted without advance payment.

According Yaroty, the number of orders received from a particular region will decide on the location of a future assembly plant. Until the end of the year "E-Auto plans to determine the suppliers of components for your car.

Pickup - the BMW convertible

Engineers Unit "M" at BMW has once again proved that nothing human is alien to them. It has already been illuminated in network pickup pictures from BMW and were right and wrong simultaneously. Imprinted on them, the car actually exists. But it was built in a single copy As an April Fool's joke. Today, the Bavarian automaker completely declassified the unusual pickup. 

Basis for a provocative show-stopper was taken convertible M3. Structurally, his body was tough enough to out of it was possible to make a pickup without major rework the supporting structure. Under the hood is installed four-liter V-8 engine, capacity of 420 "horses", aggregated with the manual transmission. Cargo bay new items decorated with embossed aluminum, underneath there are additional branches, above all rose a soft awning. The front part of the pickup was a removable roof, so that, in fact, the car has remained a gig. Although unusual M3 was created as a joke, he will participate effectively in a very serious event. In the near future it will be seen together with the other stick, "Emkami" at the presentation of the latest BMW M5.

Turbo S - the most powerful car modification Panamera

The increase in engine power to the new version of the machine was achieved by improved turbocharger and reworked program for the control unit power plant. As a result, when a 550-horsepower engine maximum torque of 800 Nm, top speed - 306 km / h, acceleration to 100 kilometers per hour is achieved by 3,8 seconds. 

In the basic configuration is proposed package Sport Chrono Turbo, mechatronic chassis Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control and thrust vector control system. With the sports package the maximum torque by 50 Nm.

New items can be recognized by conformation. Have been extended rear fenders, put rims with a diameter of 20 inches and installed sport exhaust system. Now, no doubt, when a car is not there - it Porsche Panamera Turbo S.

In stores update Panamera will appear only in June. In Europe, the cost models range from 167,000 euros. The price at which it will be on the Russian market has not yet been named.

The new roadster from KIA

Company Kia wants to have in its line of analog MX-5. 

Director of the European branch of Kia Motors Paul Philpott said that the company has plans to create sports car, which would have been able to become a worthy opponent model Mazda MX-5. Today niche similar cheap car practically not occupied. The company management has expressed the opinion that the brand deserves to have a line like Kia Roadster MX-5. Chief designer Peter Schreyer brand, inspired by the Japanese supercar, wants to create a rear-drive car with an open top. Not the most powerful, yet easy to operate, compact and not expensive, so see the future product manufacturer.

Current and next year the company intends to dedicate strengthening its market position in auto sales. And in the next two years, in 2013 and in 2014, will launch a new model, promoting the brand.

Kia Motors is going to share the brand of Kia and Hyundai, as now, there are Volkswagen and SEAT. Kia models are more fashionable, vibrant and dynamic, targeted at young people. Development of Hyundai will be conducted in a more conservative vein.

In addition to the planned sports car, the company plans to release a compact crossover, which will have dimensions that are less than the Kia Sportage and the Soul, and expressive, colorful look.

A model 4-series BMW

In a familiar line of BMW will be a model 4-series, which will compete with the future of Mercedes BLS and the current Audi A5 Sport back.  

From the above we can conclude that the car will receive a trendy body "four-door coupe." So it is, with the machine in size to be 30 mm longer than the sedan 3-series will receive a door without a framework, and external features will have a recent concept Vision Connected drive.

The premiere of the new model is expected in 2014. Somewhat earlier, a car with the same type of body will appear in the 6-series, along with the conventional coupe and convertible.

The next generation C-Class

Future Mercedes-Benz C-Class is predetermined. All cars are the next generation C-Class will be hybrids. Mixed power plants are considered environmentally friendly, reducing carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere and the consumption of so valuable in our time of hydrocarbons.

As it became known from the representatives of the German automaker, prototypes of new models of C-class has already begun to be tested. The "green" hybrids will appear in showrooms in 2013. The cars will install engines with reduced emissions. Diesel engines will have CO2 emissions of 100 grams per kilometer, while gasoline with about 120 grams per kilometer. In addition, the power plant will include an electric motor and battery pack.