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In the past, Shanghai Auto Show, officially the Great Wall Wingle CL, a large pickup truck that should serve the mark to make the leap to the U.S. market with some potential. With a length of 5.35 meters, has a wheelbase of 3.35 meters and a box with large capacity, and that despite being a double cabin with plenty of room for five passengers (overall width of 1.88 meters) . By now we know that under the hood will have two engines, a 2.0i Turbo with 200 hp and 310 Nm of torque, and a 150 hp diesel with 324 Nm. Anyway, Great Wall is working on a 3.0 V6 diesel engine-power, but will not be ready until later this year. The new CL Wingle includes ESP, eight airbags, climate control, leather upholstery and parking sensors in higher-end versions. There is no date for the start of production or prices, but it certainly seems a good candidate to jump into new markets.

The concept Peugeot EX1 , unveiled just days before the last Paris continues its harvest of records. After France (Montlhéry) then China, Germany, which hosted the EX1 and more particularly the Nürburgring. For the first time in its history, Peugeot tried Wednesday to break a record on the line of the Nordschleife. Stéphane Caillet, technical direction Peugeot Citroen, has covered the 20.832 km circuit and broke the speed record on a power tower. The EX1 has completed one lap in 9'01''338 with an average speed of 138.324 km / h, in adverse weather conditions. The previous speed record on this electric circuit was made ​​in 2010 9'51''450 seconds. The record made ​​by the EX1 concept was formalized by the WIGE Performance, the official timing of the circuit of the Nordschleife.

Autoexpress published spy photos of the new VW Golf. British claim to have shot the car during the test, indicating that the vehicle was a mule for the upcoming model, with exterior identical to the Golf Mk VI, and completely new interior. "Stalk mule, but when we approached we saw that the interior is different," says avtopaparatsite. As shown in the photos, the new seventh-generation Golf will get a new instrument on the dashboard and a new center console. Speedometer and tachometer are abandoned circular gauges fuel level and coolant temperature, emphasizing new, integrated as an extension of divisions, respectively, for speed and rpm. Values ​​will no longer be displayed by an arrow and, LED indicators, such as innovation aims primarily to save space for larger display between the two major appliance, according to the information. It becomes clear that the new board will be used in all versions of the Golf Mk VII - hatchback, wagon, convertible and Golf Plus .

Chromed cars, must the past 10 years but now I feel terribly overkills. The Czechs of Tintek, after the gold GT-R, dressed with a chromed adhesive vinyl Chevrolet Camaro SS. Maybe the other colors are available (black, gold, green, blue, orange, red and purple) is beautiful, but simple chrome I think that now is must.

William and Kate left the Buckingham with this wonderful Aston Martin DB6 Volante his father. Wonderful car, the back plate has been replaced by one that read "JU5T WED"

The founder of the record Cash Money Records, the famous rapper Birdman aka Bryan Williams is known collector car it already owns a Maybach Landaulet and a red Bugatti Veyron. It appears that this was not enough and so I bought the only Maybach Exelero available. The announced himself through twitter, but will not let this black, but the paint and is red. Let me remind you that the car was presented as a prototype in 2005 and once a V12 biturbo engine performance 700 horsepower 1.020 Nm of torque. The 0-100 km / h makes to 4.4 seconds with a top speed touching 351 km / h According to Forbes, the Birdman in January 2011 had assets of over 100 million dollars, which makes it the fourth richest rapper, after Diddy, Jay-Z and Dr. Dre.

Has seen and read the devastation caused by tornadoes in Alabama of America. So far 204 people have lost their lives in the city of Tuscaloosa is one found at the center and have hit more. A Ford Mustang Cabrio, which was in the midst of the fan seems to work normally, although outside is completely damaged. The 15-year Mustang "went" live by the natural disaster with the owner to drive it properly.

Peugeot broadens its expertise in the development of alternative drive systems: on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, the French manufacturer unveiled the EX1 with a new lap record for electric vehicles. 9:01,338 in minutes rounded to the Roadster the 20.8-kilometer route. The Peugeot EX1 is driven by two electric motors at the front and rear axle. Together they provide 250 kW (340 hp) and have a maximum torque of 480 Newton meters. The current provides a lithium-ion battery. To keep the wheel drive vehicle as light as possible, used Peugeot carbon parts for the body. The chassis was taken from the racing. The EX1 has already established several world records for Peugeot. In an acceleration record put the open two-seater back 500 meters in 16.81 seconds, the 1,000-meter mark he broke in 28.16 seconds. When Nordschleife lap record for the French record, there were pilots, however, Stéphane Caillet a flying start. It remains to be seen what the world record Peugeot chooses the next target.

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We don’t know if Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne’s future plans for the upcoming, next generation of the Dodge Viper include the development of a corresponding Alfa Romeo model based on the underpinnings of the muscle car, but famed Italian coach builder Zagato has given the formula a try with its new TZ3 Stradale. You see, Zagato’s TZ3 Stradale is an Alfa Romeo bodied sports car based on the platform and mechanical hardware of the track-conquering Dodge Viper ACR, which features the same 600HP 8.4-liter V10 engine as the standard Viper SRT-10 along with a 6-speed manual gearbox and a race-spec suspension. All parts of the TZ3 Stradale’s carbon fiber body are new with the cherry topping being the classic Kamm-tail (K-tail) layout. The TZ3 Stradale is Zagato’s second and final tribute to the 100th anniversary of Alfa Romeo (1910-2010), which started in 2009 with the presentation of the 8C Competizione-based TZ3 Corsa that won the Villa D'Este Design Concept Award in 2010...

It appears that Saab 's hopes of survival continue to depend after all that happened on Vladimir Antonov , the Russian banker who was forced by GM to sell his initial shares in Spyker for the Saab sale to occur. Spyker today confirmed that the Swedish National Debt Office (NDO) allowed Antonov to become a major shareholder in Spyker Cars, Saab's parent company. "This is a great day for our company and for me personally. We worked relentlessly for 11 months to achieve the desired result: restore the reputation of Vladimir Antonov, who made so many valuable contributions to Spyker since 2007 as financier and shareholder,” said Victor Muller, CEO of Spyker and chairman of Saab Automobile. “We are convinced he will be able to make such contributions again in the near future and look forward to the decisions of the Swedish Government, General Motors and the European Investment Bank (EIB), following the recommendation of the NDO which was the result of intense scrutinising,...

It seems that the VW Group’s Martorell plant in Spain will not only build the new Audi Q3 , but a similar version of the compact SUV for Seat as well, according to a report from British car magazine, What Car . Industry sources told the publication that the Seat IBX crossover study shown at Geneva this year will be built in the same plant with the Audi Q3, with both models to share the same platform. The production version of the IBX is expected to be introduced next year. The IBX is Seat 's second SUV concept after the Tribu shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2007. The Tribu was initially supposed to spawn a production model but the project was canned due to the grim economic outlook at the time. Now a Seat SUV is closer than ever to reality, even though the production version could differ from the three-door IBX design study . The series production model could feature a more conventional five-door bodywork and internal combustion engines, as opposed to the concept's ful...

The new 911 GT3 RS 4.0 is Porsche 's ultimate street-legal track racer and a fitting farewell to the current 911 series, codenamed 997, which will soon be replaced by an all-new model set to be unwrapped at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show in September. There’s a lot to like about the new GT3 RS including the fact that it is fitted with the largest engine ever to be mounted on a factory-approved 911 ; a 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six unit that develops 500 horsepower at 8,250 rpm, 50 horses more than the standard GT3 RS. It is also the most powerful 911 naturally aspirated engine with 125 horsepower per liter. The engine carries the crankshaft from the 911 GT3 RSR racing car, while the forged pistons' connecting rods are made from titanium. The impressive output and peak torque of 460 Nm (339 lb-ft) at 5,750 rpm help the sports car achieve stunning performance, such as the Nürburgring-Nordschleife lap time of 7 minutes 27 seconds, 1.7 seconds faster than the Carrera...