Automobiles of the BMW 3-Series and next-generation front-wheel-new compact model will be hybrid versions. About this during a press conference on the financial results for the third quarter of this year, said the head of the German manufacturer Norbert Reithofer.

Reithofer also confirmed that the development of components for the hybrid front-wheel drive will be undertaken jointly with the French group PSA Peugeot Citroen. As previously reported, an agreement was signed by the parties in mid-October this year. Such cooperation would allow automakers to significantly reduce the costs of establishment and development of automotive components. Note that BMW and PSA are working together since 2006 – then started the development of four-cylinder petrol engines of 1.4 and 1.6 liters. In February this year also announced the beginning of a new generation of engines that meet the environmental standards of the Euro-6.

The first serial hybrid will appear in the BMW model lineup in the next year, when the pipeline will rise version of “five” with a gasoline-electric powerplant. The prototype of this machine was presented at the Motor Show in Geneva. The car was equipped with a three-liter gasoline turbo engine, eight-”machine” and a 40-kilowatt electric motor. In addition, the concept car had an intelligent system to predict traffic situation in real time to change their workplace setting motor.

As previously reported, BMW 3-Series the next generation will go on sale in 2012. First, the market will come sedan, station wagon and then, and then coupe and convertible. “Treshka will be built on a new platform and will receive eight-automatic transmission.

Front-wheel drive model will be created using the components of vehicles, MINI. The machine will be in 2012 and will compete with hatchback Audi A1.

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Cadillac replenishes its own range of seven-seat crossover, built on a platform Lambda. On this edition of Insider Line vice president, GM Global Engineering Charles Strack.

Lambda platform represents an elongated and slightly modernized “cart” GM Epsilon. Currently, based on lambda produced full-size crossover Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave and GMC Arcadia.

In Cadillac’s in the lineup there is no such car, so will new niche between the more compact and full-size Cadillac SRX SUV Escalade.

According to Strack, work on a new crossover for the Cadillac brand had been suspended during the formal bankruptcy procedure, the group GM, but to give up plans to launch such a model in mass production of the company’s management is not going to.

No details about the future new product yet. Rather, as soplatformennye crossovers, model Cadillac will get 3.6-liter V6 engine with direct injection and six-”machine”. It is possible, however, that for this Cadillac’s engine be equipped with the turbo.

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Supercar Aston Martin One-77 was the fastest car in the history of the brand. During tests in Europe, held before the production of commodity instances, the machine has developed a maximum speed of 355 kilometers per hour in a statement earlier figure of 321 kilometer per hour. Tests were conducted in dry windy weather and the company hopes that with more favorable conditions supercar can go even faster. It is reported by the British publication Autocar.

World premiere of One-77 supercar was held in March this year at the Motor Show in Geneva. Rear wheel drive car built on a carbon fiber chassis, which carries handmade aluminum panels, and in its engine compartment is 7.3-liter aspirated engine V12 engine with 700 horsepower, working together with six-speed sequential gearbox. As previously reported, from zero to a hundred kilometers per hour and new can be dispersed in 3,5 seconds.

Aston Martin One-77 will be released a limited edition of 77 copies, with all the cars have already been bought for preliminary applications with prepaid deposit of $ 200 thousand pounds sterling. The full cost of the car is 1.2 million pounds sterling (about 1,9 million dollars). The first owner was a kind of Australian supercar, which, given the cost of the machine itself, taxes, customs duties and pay for the delivery compartment, a total of 3,8 million dollars.

Shipment of supercars to owners will begin next summer.

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Nissan is earmarked for sale in Europe of only 40 copies of the track version of the supercar GT-R Spec-V, while orders for this car will be taken by the Japanese automaker until January 22 next year.

Track changed Spec-V differs from the standard car only double execution (back row seats removed to reduce the total mass), carbon-fiber inserts on the front ’skirt’, grille and rear spoiler, 20-inch wheel disks of aluminum alloy, titanium exhaust system, carbon-ceramic brakes, developed by Nissan in conjunction with Brembo. All these improvements have reduced the weight of the supercar by 60 kilograms.

Also supercar equipped with a remapped suspension system that allows to increase the boost pressure in the upper gears and the upgraded system of exchange rate stability. Under the hood is Nissan GT-R Spec-V installed six-cylinder bi-turbo engine volume 3.8 liters capacity and 480 horsepower.

The cost of new GT-R Spec-V in Europe will be approximately 138 thousand euros.

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The Dutch edition of Auto Week published spy photos Porsche Cayenne SUV next generation, which were made during the testing of the car in Germany. It is expected that the world premiere of this car in March next year at the Motor Show in Geneva, and its sales in the European market will begin in May.

Judging from the photos, the new Porsche Cayenne by its bulky size will be slightly less than the current car. It is expected that the wheelbase SUV decrease of 40 millimeters and the height of the machine is reduced by 20 millimeters. For the car will use the platform of the next VW Touareg, but its range of engines will appear six-and eight-cylinder engines with direct fuel injection capacity of 330 to 500 horsepower.

Also new will be available with the robotized gearbox with dual-clutch, diesel engine of 240 horsepower and a hybrid that combines 330-horsepower V6, 45-hp electric motor and nickel-metal hydride batteries, which are then in the company planned to replace lithium-ion counterparts.

South Korean company Kia Motors issued a formal details of its new flagship – sedan Kia Cadenza, which will replace the model Opirus. But while this car will be sold only on the domestic market, as well as in Central and South America, the Middle East, some countries in Asia and Africa. In mid-2010 new reaches of China, and the timing of its debut in the U.S. and Europe are not specified.

Sedan Cadenza built on a new Kia front-wheel platform with a wheelbase equal to 2845 millimeters. Overall length of the car a little bit just below the five-meter mark: 4965 millimeters.

For Kia Cadenza There are three gasoline engines, two of which are already known: it is a two-liter engine power of 165 horsepower and 3.5-liter V6 (290 horsepower), which accelerates half a ton sedan up to a hundred kilometers per hour in 7.2 seconds . Transmission – six-cylinder of its own design alliance Hyundai-Kia.

New Kia Cadenza

At the SEMA Show in Las Vegas held a presentation of two new modifications of the pickup truck Ford F-150 SVT Raptor – the most powerful version with a 6.2-liter V8 engine with 411 horsepower (587 Nm) and race car Raptor XT, prepared by the Department for Ford Racing off-road competitions. This is stated in the official press release.

Racing pickup truck built on the basis of customary Raptor, but not intended for use on public roads. Four-wheel drive vehicle equipped with a 500-horsepower eight-cylinder engine volume of atmospheric 6.2 liters and six-speed automatic transmission. Also, the car has safety cage in the cabin, seats with five-point seat belts and metal arc on the front bumper with additional headlights.

In 2008, the race Baja 1000 involved a prototype Raptor XT, which had the name of the index “R” and was equipped with the same 500-horsepower engine that serial car. As detailed in the company’s Ford, the real competition were used to fine-tuning the machine and its preparation for serial production.

Ford Raptor XT will be released a limited edition of 50 copies. The cost of each machine in the U.S. of 99 thousand 950 dollars.

The basic version of a pickup with a Raptor 320-horsepower 5.4-liter V8 engine was introduced at last year’s SEMA. Currently, Ford has already collected more than 3000 orders for this car, and version of the model with 411-hp motor can be bought on 1 December. Prices for the most powerful Raptor begin from $42000.

Lotus Company will present at the Tokyo Motor Show exclusive modification of sportscar Exige, which will be called Scura (translated from the Italian – “dark”). The car will be released a limited edition of 35 copies, have a unique paint finishes and uprated engines.

Body of new items, some elements of which have been replaced by carbon fiber counterparts, thus reducing the weight of the vehicle about 10 kilograms, is painted in matt black. Under the bonnet sports car set 1.8-liter Toyota, which is due to reprogramming the engine control unit was boosted to 220 (during a sports package – 240 hp) to 260 horsepower. The unit works in tandem with a six-speed manual gearbox. According to Lotus, acceleration from zero to a hundred kilometers per hour at the Exige Scura takes 4.1 seconds. Maximum speed – 245 kilometers per hour.

In addition, the novelty has new adjustable dampers Ohlins, springs Eibach, tires Yokohama A048 LTS, as well as the stabilization system and Launch Control, which allows the driver to achieve the maximum from the car speakers when overclocked.

Orders for Lotus Exige Scura on the European market will begin on October 21 this year. The cost of the car in the UK of 45 thousand pounds sterling. Note also that such car will be available in South Korea, Australia, South Africa, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan. In the latter country, sports car will be called the Exige Stealth.

Mercedes-Benz will bring to Frankfurt a new S-Class with a fuel economy of 3.2 liters per 100 km.

At the beginning of next week at the Frankfurt Motor Show will be the world premiere of the second prototype of a hybrid version of the sedan Mercedes-Benz S-Class, known as S 500 Plug-in HYBRID. As the network edition Worldcarfans citing its own sources within the German company, the average fuel consumption of the car is 3.2 liters per hundred kilometers, and dispersal to “hundreds” took 5.5 seconds.

Novelty will be equipped with 3.5-liter six-cylinder gasoline engine and 60-horsepower electric motor, able to work as a generator during braking and recharge the lithium-ion batteries. Solely on the electric sedan will be able to drive about 30 kilometers, after which the work will automatically connect gasoline engine. According to Mercedes-Benz, the level of CO2 emissions from such vehicles is 74 grams per kilometer, which is 28 grams less than the hybrid Toyota Prius.

The first hybrid version of Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which is already sold in Europe, equipped with the same 3.5-liter V6 power of 279 horsepower, but its electric power to 40 horsepower less than the conceptual S 500. As previously reported, the combined fuel consumption of this car is 7.9 liters per hundred kilometers.

When Mercedes-Benz S 500 Plug-in HYBRID appear in production is not reported.

At the opening of next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi will officially unveil open modification of its supercar Audi R8. This novelty would be called the R8 Spyder and will be equipped with a ten-cylinder 5.2 liters engine.

The power of this engine makes 525 horsepower. Coupe Audi R8 with the motor accelerates up to a hundred kilometers per hour in 3.9 seconds, and the dynamic characteristics of the spider has not yet reported. It is possible that due to the greater weight of the open car will be slightly slower than the version with the coupe.

But we know that the R8 Spyder will receive a soft folding top, and not the body “targa” as previously assumed, and will not be sold to the eight-engine volume 4.2 liters – such modification will only be available in the coupe version.

In addition to the model R8 Spyder at the Frankfurt Motor Show will be presented a full-sized hatchback Audi A5 Sportback, built on the basis of Audi A4, as well as the most powerful modification Coupe A5 – RS5.