Wednesday, October 12, 2011

2010 Bentley Continental Supersports

Bentley Continental Bentley Supersports is the fastest and most powerful ever. And 'the last Bentley, muscular two-seater that offers supercar performance and driving experience highly concentrated. Bentley Continental Bentley Supersports is also the first year and be able to use gasoline (petrol) and bio-fuel, FlexFuel innovative use of technology, luxury goods sector. This is phase one of the company's commitment to make it compatible with a full range of renewable fuels by 2012. Worldwide available in autumn 2009 Bentley Continental Supersports will be FlexFuel compatible with the majority of the market with the launch of North American cars to offer capabilities by the summer of 2010, following approval.




Bentley Continental Super Sport began as an "under the radar" project to explore the possibilities of weight reduction on the Bentley Continental GT, but with more power and torque. A largely experimental process crystallized over a period of 24 months in a formal program of new car driven by passion and enthusiasm of a small group of engineers and designers Bentley. The results are spectacular. With 630PS (621 bhp) and the new "Quick Shift"


transmission that time halves passing, puts markers Bentley Continental Super Sport performance for new Bentley. It accelerates from 0 to 60 km / h in 3.7 seconds (0-100 km / h in 3.9 seconds) with a top speed of 204 mph (329 km / h).

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

2011 Bentley Mulsanne

Paying homage to the greats of the past Bentley, a short new Bentley Mulsanne, and the design team was to create a Bentley, which represents the top of the British luxury car.


New Bentley Mulsanne, designed and built from scratch in Crewe, confirms its intention to create a brand new Bentley flagship show with a sophisticated, unprecedented levels of luxury interior and skills coach on the first floor.

Back to emphasize the name Bentley Mulsanne sports heritage and passion for the power and speed. Nothing reflects the trend better than the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours that Bentley has won six times, which is a powerful and reliable racing cars thundered down the long straight of Le Mans, the famous Mulsanne corner, where a new model named .


A pure expression of Bentley design

The design of the new Bentley Mulsanne is a unique fusion of sportiness, elegance and strength coach built. As reflected S-Type 1950 Bentley, Mulsanne front has a bold design, dominated by Bentley matrix grille traditional and very prominent, classic round headlights interior with chrome surround, flanked by two small clusters of outboard lamp, all with more later in the lighting technology. The iconic "mascot Flying B 'retractable radiator is available.


A long hood, short front overhang and long rear overhang helps to convey a sense of power and set in motion well-muscled thighs and highly predisposed lines flow smoothly from the rear of the front wings. The unique design 20-inch wheels (with optional 21-inch) to strengthen the Bentley Mulsanne powerful, sporty position.

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2012 Bentley Continental GT

Crewe for the design and engineering team, the new Bentley Continental GT coupe is the ability to set a bold and exciting direction of one of the prestigious names Bentley - Continental. Pioneering and highly successful Bentley Continental GT in 2003 was the first step in Bentley's renaissance, and defined a new market segment. It 'was a luxury GT offers excellent ease of use and remained faithful to the spirit of the Bentley GT.


Now, the new Continental GT Coupe 4 places based on the success of its iconic predecessor, capturing the spirit of the GT, but with even higher standards for design, construction, luxury, craftsmanship, dynamic performance , functionality and sophistication in everyday life.


Beautifully designed a new body giving a Bentley Continental GT coupe even more, look more defined. The decor offers new levels of cabin design, craftsmanship and luxury amenities. The seats, for example, to provide even more support, and rear legroom, even bigger and dashboard-style modernity. New touch-screen infotainment system that features a state-of-the-art navigation, Google Maps and the latest entertainment technology Balanced Mode Radiator ™ loudspeaker and Dirac size digital sound processing to produce better sound quality.


Bentley's acclaimed 6-liter 12-cylinder bi-turbo powertrain has now increased power of 575p (567bhp/423kW) and 700 nm (£ 516 ft) of torque and this is coupled to a Quick Shift transmission which allows new double downshifts. Thank you to tip flex-fuel technology, it can also run on both unleaded gasoline, the standard (petrol) and sustainable bioethanol (up to E85) or a mixture of both.
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2012 Bentley Continental GTC

Inspired by his brother GT coupe launched in 2010, the new Bentley Continental GTC is based on the basis of previous performance, a great success, the first time in 2006. Bentley design and engineering teams have improved virtually all aspects of the iconic convertible with a focus on quality without compromise.


While the first Bentley Continental GTC is elegant and understated, the position more clearly and the rays of the new model offers a more contemporary, muscular presence. The advanced manufacturing techniques to produce aluminum front fenders, without seams or welds to create the appearance of a car in Luton.


Twenty wheels are now standard with three styles of 21-inch wheels for the first time in GTC, optionally, reinforcing the distinctive character, the attitude of the new Bentley sports.


Four-seater luxury convertible bonds is a new more spacious cabin and generous hand, a soft skin, a wBentley Continental GTCide range of wood veneers, metals, and Cool-deep carpets. There are 17 standard colors of soft leather hide a split six combinations of colors that complement the range of seven facets, all made by talented craftsmen and women Bentley.


The famous GTC coupe-like refinement is also improved. The measure, fabric top multi-layer glass is complemented by acoustic and under-body panels, for optimum noise isolation.


PERFORMANCE

Maximum speed: 318 km / h (198 mph)
0-100 km / h: 4.6 s
0-160 km / h: 10.2 s
0-60 mph: 4.4 s
0-100 km / h: 10.2 s
50-80 km / h (3-50 mph): 1.7 sec
80-120 km / h (50-75 mph): 2.9 s
Fuel consumption (EU cycle)
City: 25.4 l/100 km (11.1 mpg)
Suburb: 11.4 l/100 km (24.9 mpg)
Combined: 16.5 l/100 km (17.1 mpg)
CO2 emissions: 384 g / km
Fuel consumption (EPA cycle)
Urban conditions: 12.0 mpg (U.S.)
Road driving: 19.0 mpg (U.S.)
Combined: 14.0 mpg (U.S.)

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

2009 Buick Business Concept

Buick Business Concept, a new concept car designed to showcase the vision of Buick "business class on the road" made its world debut at the Auto Shanghai 2009.
The multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) was developed in China by Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), a design and engineering joint venture between General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), with input from the overall design.
Buick business concept captures the essence of language as a Buick in an elegant and expressive depth, with its taut surfaces, dual scan begins waistline, front and rear a strong identity and dynamic presence.
"Business Vehicle Buick has a great presence, and makes a strong statement when you pull in front of each plant," said Ed Welburn, vice president of GM Global Design. "Market of China and the businessman has some specific needs. Our team was responsible for a great solution for business and personal needs."
Classical influences with modern design

According to Cao Min, Concept Designer PATAC car chief, the design team wanted to create a modern and global Buick, but also a subtle Chinese essence and influence. To achieve this balance, they tried to pull their heritage outside the automotive industry - from classical art forms and ancient monuments.

Buick Business Concept Vehicle dynamics and external surfaces of the "yin and yang" interior tones are drawn from diverse inspirations including the Buick Riviera concept 2008, Chinese artifacts and modern electronic icons. The vehicle inside and out, communicates elegance correct beyond cultural boundaries and gives peace and power of Buick.
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2011 Buick Regal GS Concept

With an estimated 255 horsepower turbo (190 kW), a six-speed manual transmission and an advanced unit, adaptable to all four wheels, the Buick Regal GS is a concept of high-tech, high-performance version of the sedan brand new sport. Which was presented at the 2010 North American International Auto.
Mechanics was developed with the aim of producing a sporty driving experience, confidence-inspiring and sophisticated. It is a performance-oriented transmission, the lower body and a lower center of gravity. Exterior and interior cues include two additional vertical front air intakes and a large, 20-inch forged aluminum wheels and performance tires, racing-inspired steering wheel and pedals alloy. Recaro front seats with high-performance four-way lumbar support pillow and plug-ins.
"We designed the Buick Regal GS to explore the lure of a high-performance variant of the Regal," said Craig Bierley, product marketing manager for Buick. "As the Regal, the Regal GS is based on the award-winning Opel Insignia, and we believe will reinvigorate Buick Gran Sport legendary heritage."


Buick Regal GS exterior stands out from the vents in front of the vertical chain, as well as a unique rocker panels, an integrated rear spoiler, dual exhaust, Olympic white paint and satin-metal accents.

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Monday, September 26, 2011

2012 kia soul



Kia Motors America (KMA) to celebrate the first ministers of the world is a brand new 2012 Kia Rio sub-compact sedan and fully updated 2012 Kia Seoul in 2011 New York International Auto Show.

The product began to Kia Motors' design-led transformation back to New York with a fresh look and updated, more power, and the same behavior funky consumers worldwide have come to love this compact crossover. L soul immense success of Kia is refined for 2012 with a large number of technologies and powertrain improvements to deliver more power and improved fuel economy.
"After only two years of the model it was in 2012, significant improvements in the soul of power, style and fuel economy, which makes this iconic vehicle the perfect package for those seeking something a little out of the box" said Michael Sprague Kia. "The soul has always stood out from the crowd and is responsible for getting new customers to the Kia brand and positioning the company to record a series of successes. With rising gas prices, this update adds even more style and fun to drive performance while improving fuel economy by 10 percent. "

More power, less fuel consumption

In 2012, Kia Soul will enhance the fun factor to lead to significant increases in horsepower, new six-speed transmissions and the ability to deliver up to 34 miles per gallon on the highway. A new 1.6-liter engine producing 135 hp GDI (100kW), up 11 percent from the previous engine). For buyers looking for more boost in power, a new 2.0-liter four-cylinder is available with a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission - a technology that is rare in this segment
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