For a long time, the Porsche Cayman lived in the shadow of its big brother - the 911 model. At Porsche, they realized that the Cayman's mid-engine design and small dimensions were the ideal recipe for an extremely fast supercar. Since it is difficult to have two champions in the same house, they delayed the introduction of the most toxic model for an extremely long time. The GT4 model with which the Cayman becomes a serious competitor to the big brother 911.
Audi - the brand with four circles on the nose has refreshed its smallest model - the Audi A1 - in the range, which is now available exclusively in a five-door version, as there is not too much interest in the three-door model. There are six engines to choose from, all of which, in addition to the manual gearbox, also have the S tronic automatic transmission. Now, instead of two, there are three equipment packages to choose from, and there are also more options for personalization, including with different style packages.
Will Apple add an electric car to its product repertoire is a question that has been stirring the web for some time, but now the media has also picked up on the matter. In recent months, more and more experts from various fields of the automotive industry (Mercedes-Benz, Ford,...) are resigning and leaving for Silicon Valley. Time will tell if the news about the car is true, but the fact is that Apple has all the conditions to become the dictater of automotive trends.
As if the leaf was not a special enough model by itself, Nissan has now given it a special body color that glows in the dark. It is basically an organic coating that absorbs UV rays during the day and then shines for 8 to 10 hours at night. For now, the color is still in the trial phase, and they have not yet agreed on series production at Nissan.
The Dubai Police fleet is truly impressive and packed with horsepower. If you want to see what a night patrol looks like with prestigious vehicles such as Ferrari FF, Audi R8, Mercedes SLS AMG, G-Wagen, BMW M6, Bugatti Veyron, Nissan GT-R, McLaren 12C and Bentley Continental GT, then pause for a moment work and watch the trailer for Fast and Furious 7. Oh no, we meant what kind of luxury cars do the Dubai police drive.
The Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG is a monstrous yet luxurious off-roader that has no equal in the world. But now he's getting the features of an armored car, and now even grenades won't hit him alive, not to mention bullets. Thanks for this goes to Inkas Group, which has already given the world some outstanding armored vehicles. But if you have a million reasons to fear for your safety, I hope you also have a million dollars.
When manufacturers, and with them models that were considered mediocre years ago, start to stand out so positively and offer so much content and modern design, then the segment in which this is happening is close to boiling point. And that's exactly what happened with the new hyundai i20, because it is light years ago in the form of a getz model, but on the other hand, it is so close to its European competition that it is rightly worried.
Jaguar and Land Rover are returning to the James Bond film, which is subtitled Spectre. Although the brands are not exactly old acquaintances of the franchise, such as Aston Martino, which will be present this time with the DB10 model, they continue the tradition of an impressive fleet in the films about Her Majesty's secret agent. In addition to the DB10, Jaguar's C-X75 concept and the Land Rover Sport SVR and Defender were given a prominent role.
The year 2015 will bring us a lot of automotive innovations, so we looked through the archives of the last months and prepared an informative survey for you with the aim of finding out which automotive innovation, which we have announced or already tested, tempts you the most, or excites you the most in 2015. We have previously presented all automotive innovations in the survey in individual articles about each model, which you can read on the links, or on the descriptions of individual car models below the survey. We thank you for your cooperation and wish you safe driving.
GTB, or gran turismo berlinetta, is the designation Ferrari has used for its special GT sports coupe versions throughout most of its rich history. Now, this abbreviation also adorns the renovated 458 Italia, which, in addition to the final one, also got a new designation - 488. It got a smaller, but more powerful V8, which squeezes out as much as 670 hp from the 3.9-liter volume and Ferrari's "GT car" starts up to a speed of over 330 km/h.
Only a few months after the presentation of the new generation Opel Corsa, photos and data of the most powerful version of the OPC were revealed by Opel. From the premiere in Geneva, the Opel Corsa OPC will be powered by a 1.6-liter turbo that develops 207 hp and will propel the most powerful Corsa of all time to 230 km/h, and to 100 km/h in 6.8 seconds.
The first serial project of Ford's new sports division is the most powerful Focus of all time, which in its third generation brings many innovations. The 2.3-liter ecoboost now drives all four wheels, and with the help of a "twin-scroll" turbocharger, it can produce 320 hp. The world-famous racer Ken Block also took part in the development, so it is definitely an excellent product.