Carz First Look:Carlsson C25 Super Coupe 2010

Mercedes tuner Carlsson will whisk the covers of this slinky new sports coupe at the Geneva Motor Show 2010th The new C25 is taking Carlsson on the stock market and the CL will be a reskinned supercar in the world premieres at the Palexpo Arena. Carlsson C25 Super Coupe 2010 – CarzPage

Carlsson says it is developing its first own company and badged vehicles produced and it looks so pretty convincingly strong enough to justify the CL to this claim, we reckon.

Only 25 C25s are built, each of which drew from a Mercedes A-743bhp twin-turbo 6.0-liter V12 powered. This year, the entire distribution of C25s is already sold out, according to the chief exec Mark Schuster.
Carlsson C25: Quick Stats

The C25 is supercar Ferrari-fast shipping 62mph in just 3.7 seconds. We thank the Ironman torque of 848lb ft. The C25’s so muscly they have had to limit the torque of the blown chunks out 974lb ft. Just imagine the trouble that caused the 20-inch rear wheels had … Carlsson C25 Super Coupe 2010

Top whack is set at a somewhat theoretical 219mph. Good work they have fitted 405mm front discs and 380mm rotors race on the back.
Carlsson C25: the pitch

“There are more than enough super sports car in this world that can be safely driven on a racetrack,” said Schuster. “So we consciously wanted a car that can be made largely on the one hand, and for the daily ride into office on the other hand, can be used. Therefore, a Super GT, which can be between 0 and 100 km is accelerated / h in just 3.7 seconds and still offers a very pleasant ride. All security measures, such as pedestrian protection, crash performance, ESP, ABS, air bag systems are identical to large series with the latest editions of standards. ”

Dig deep: the C25 cost a staggering EUR 370.000 plus local taxes …

Tags: Carlsson, Mercedes, Supercar

Best Eco Car around the World? VW Golf 1.6 TDI Bluemotion 2009 Review

VW Golf 1.6 TDI Bluemotion really impress us with its fuel consume, while Toyota uses the Prius, with its eco hill, Europe’s decision makers are also trying to raise themselves on the sunny green uplands with a series of hybrid rival misers. By Econetic Ford to BMW EfficientDynamics, Blue Efficiency Vauxhall Ecoflex Benzes, Ecomotive of seats BlueMotion Volkswagen. They are all on, fabricated increasingly daft model name to float their greenest offering.

Volkswagen, which has been building fuel-sipping ideas (remember the freewheeling Ecomatic golf?), Long before Toyota began to sprout Preen court has just launched a new range of Bluemotion, from 114g/km to 90g/km Polo BlueMotion Passat BlueMotion.

We focus here on the big sale 99g/km VW Golf BlueMotion 2009, Europe’s first central sub-100g/km Luke (99g/km the new Ford Focus Econetic follows the beginning of 2010). It is just as well we are writing about golf, because the above-oriented, slow and loud Polo BlueMotion is about as attractive as a diet of tofu and lentils. (The Passat BlueMotion is much more a celebration, but that’s another story.)

How is the VW Golf BlueMotion other than a regular golf?

Start with the standard 105bhp 1.6 TDI Golf that uses a diesel engine to the sweetest. Power and torque remain unchanged when Bluemotioning. Add stop-start (so that the engine shuts off when the car is stationary) and) regenerative braking (kinetic energy to increase coverage of the battery. Improving the aerodynamics so that the air cleaner splits (Note-Tronic ® lowering, revised grille, new front bumper and a small rear spoiler).
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Tags: 2010, Bluemotion, VW, VW Golf

Car Review Today: Rolls Royce Ghost 2009

This is the new Rolls Royce’s Ghost 2009, a £ 192k British-built luxury sedan. Here you will find the majestic Rolls-Royce Phantom a bit gauche? Some potential owners to do, “says Rolls, so that the smaller, more discreet and slightly more affordable Ghost is the answer. Read more for cars verdict on the new Rolls-Royce Ghost.
But the sense of a Rolls Royce Ghost 2009 is to make a statement.

We would have thought so, but some potential buyers all wanted the luxury of the phantom in a package that they can access a parking meter, without being able to attract unnecessary attention. The reticent presence, and £ 192,500 list price (£ 80k less than the phantom) indicates 80 percent of the Ghost buyers are new to the brand. And more than half of likely come from Bentley, would affect not something that Crewe love to hear.
Sun Rolls just like a piece of the wheelbase and the grille was smaller?

No, this is a completely new car. Well, everything is new, if you discount the BMW 7-Series, with the Ghost shares some mechanical components. The Phantom of the Opera, is built around an aluminum space frame, but the spirit of the chassis is a steel monocoque. Aluminum chassis are chunky affairs so stick with steel rolls to allow the mind with the interior does not lend well behind the phantom, while the space requirement is significantly lower. The 5399mm mind is 435mm shorter, 42mm narrower and 82mm shorter than a phantom with the standard wheelbase. Rolls Royce Ghost 2009.
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Tags: 2009, Car Review, Ghost, Review, Rolls Royce

Mini 2010 offers new engines and paint for spruce-up

Mini 2010 new engines and new paint. Mini 2010 is the replacement of the current 1.4 and 1.6 petrol engines in the spring of 2010 – with a more powerful and efficient Valvetronic 1.6. The new engine will power all entry-level pre-and One models instead of the current 1.4.

The new and improved 1.6 will replace the existing engine in the Cooper and Cooper S models found.
The Mini Convertible expands range

The One Convertible is a new, entry-level soft-top, and yes, it is a convertible-in-one spec. Not radically, but at around £ 14,995, it is a good £ 1200 cheaper than the current Cooper convertible. The 98 horses and 113lb ft torque shall allow only for a touch of 0-62mph in 11.3 seconds, but it reached 49.6 mpg while belching out just 133g/km CO2.

Although the same 1.6 Valvetronic is in each model is available, the engine mapping to distinguish the various outputs yields. The first one, and enjoy torque increased by 17% and 9% for a very small increase in fuel consumption. Cooper S power jumps by 5% to 182bhp while the fuel consumption improved to 48.7 mpg.

What will the revised 2010 Mini does it cost?

Mini insists that there was no increase of the price of a tweaked model 2010, when the new engines will be introduced. Perhaps the prices will inch upward later in the year 2010, when a facelift is due.
What happens if I have more money than sense?

Help is at hand! And the gloriously absurd “Openometer” for convertibles, from April 2010 is a mini, the proud bearer of the sun, asteroids or nightlife rainbow effect metallic paint.

The latest must-have accessory for show-off Foxton Junior Sales Manager proposes the budget for the coming month. For further information, please follow up our update news for Mini 2010.

Tags: 2010, Mini, Mini Conver, Mini Convertible