Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Carbon Fiber Body and 89 Ponies
The Swiss aftermarket specialist Mansory has unveiled its take on the the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG supercar and the result of their work is very different from what they began with. For starters, the tuners replaced the Gullwing-door model's aluminium bodyshell with a carbon fiber one, shaving 90 kg of the car's weight in the process. The style is signed by Kourosh Mansory, owner and head
Volkswagen Microbus
Ten years after Volkswagen hinted at a return of the iconic Microbus, only to cancel the project, it's ready to try again.
A new Microbus concept--with an electric drivetrain and seating for six--makes its debut at the Geneva motor show.
VW says this Microbus--known as the Bulli in Europe--has a range of 186 miles on its 40-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack. The battery pack is sandwiched in the floor of the van and could be recharged in less than an hour, VW says, at an "electric refueling station" designed for EVs.
Unlike the original Microbus, the concept's electric motor is positioned in front of the vehicle and drives the front wheels. The 114-hp motor delivers 199 lb-ft of torque. VW says the concept would run from 0 to 62 mph in 11.5 seconds. Top speed is limited to 87 mph.
The engine compartment could also hold a small gasoline or diesel engine, VW says.
The concept makes use of heritage design cues, starting with a large, round, chrome VW emblem on its nose.
Giugiaro styles two green cars for VW
Design legend Giorgetto Giugiaro has styled a hybrid coupe and an electric minivan for Volkswagen that preview possible greener models for Europe's biggest automaker.
Giugiaro's Italdesign company unveiled the Tex plug-in hybrid-electric coupe and the Go electric medium minivan at the Geneva auto show.
Both vehicles are underpinned by VW's new MQB modular transverse platform architecture that debuts next year on the new Audi A3.
"Italdesign is a creative center for fresh ideas and its integration in the Group is a building block in our effort to take Volkswagen to the top of the automotive industry by 2018," VW Group CEO Martin Winterkorn said in a statement.
Last spring, VW group bought a 90 percent stake in Italdesign to add more design and engineering capacity as the company strives to topple Toyota Motors Corp. as the world's No. 1 automaker.
Koenigsegg Agera R supercar
Koenigsegg Agera RA feast of supercars will steal the limelight this year at the annual Geneva auto convention. Lamborghini will unwrap its Aventador LP700-4 and Pagani will reveal the Huayra for the first time. The other Italian heavyweight, Ferrari will drive in with the FF, two-door, four-seat hatchback with a huge engine and looks that will surely turn on a swine or a cow. With a flurry of Italian metal display, the Swedes have had to think of ways to grab attention of show-goers and they surely ain’t holding anything back.
Koenigsegg Agera R
Koenigsegg will showcase an insane and loud version of the Agera. Dubbed the Agera R, will feature a 5.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with a gut wrenching 1,115 bhp and 885 torques that would have the Italian exotics for breakfast. The 7-Speed dual-clutch transmission will haul this heap of carbon fibre upwards of 250 mph.
Koenigsegg Agera R
Rolls-Royce Reveals Electric Phantom
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars released a photo of the 102EX, an electric-powered version of its Phantom ultra-luxury sedan that the company plans to unveil during the Geneva Motor Show today at 10 a.m. ET.
The car, also known as the Phantom Experimental Electric or EE, is meant to test not only the feasibility of battery power for an outsize luxury car, but to help gauge potential acceptance of electric cars among longtime customers and potential new buyers.
The test car will go on an international tour during which customers, car enthusiasts, auto writers and others will get a chance to drive it and share their opinions with the company.
Rolls-Royce, which is a unit of BMW AG, says the information it gathers during test drives and in discussions will help guide its strategy for potentially developing alternative drive systems for its vehicles.
Jaguar XKR-S at Geneva auto show
Jaguar is using the Geneva motor
Jaguar XKR-S
2011 Ford B-MAX concept
This is the five-seat Ford B-MAX, revealed just ahead of the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the very compact minivan rides on the same platform as the Fiesta and is just 4.3-inches longer than that model's five-door hatchback. Aiding in the action of ingress/egress, the B-Max ditches B-pillars entirely so occupants can easily glide past the dual sliding rear doors.The B-Max in Europe will join a
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