The German tuning studio Rieger specialising on working out, manufacture and sale of aerodynamic elements for cars, has turned the looks to two popular models of company Opel — Astra H and Corsa D, having created for them the new elegant stylings-packages giving to cars a modern sports view.
Astra H has received a new forward bumper, daylight LED-headlights, the aggressive lateral "skirts", a new back bumper, and also a sports spoiler. Among other details — masks on headlights, a sports exhaust system with four tubes, suspension bracket H&R underestimated on 30mm, and also 19-inch disks Brock B21.
Rieger Corsa D, in turn, has got the expanded forward spoiler and bright lateral "skirts", and also the modified back bumper, a sports exhaust system with double oval tubes, koilover-suspension bracket KW and 19-inch white disks Brock 17 RC.
Almost 85% of huge assortment of production of the German company are necessary on plastic parts of own design and manufacture. For today Rieger offers the wide range of aerodynamic elements for cars of marks BMW, Mercedes, Opel, Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda, Seat, Ford, Fiat, Peugeot.
At studio Vorsteiner not only a name German, but also predilections. The firm specialises on tuning Porsche, BMW, Mercedes-Benz. However, the tuning studio not somewhere in Saxony or Silesia, and in solar California settles down. Is, the truth, at a bureau the division which is engaged in "Japanese", but works it under own name — Ventross. That have not mixed.
And coupe BMW M3 studio Vorsteiner has made the limited series of tuning complete sets GTS3 for a sedan. By the way, at the Californian tuners the Bavarian cars use special honour.
In a case with «M3» Americans have gone on the blazed way. Studio Vorsteiner counter — a weather-cloth and a cowl from the hydrocarbon, improving aerodynamics and allowing to lower car weight. The titanic exhaust system allows to save additional kgs. However, about seconds and dollars in office hold back.
While Mercedes E-Class Coupe undertake to finish reluctantly. On this theme only experts from Bottrop earlier have expressed, now relay race have accepted in bureau Carlsson.
German tuners yet have not prepared for «E-Class» in a body сoupe: neither an upgrade of motors, nor aerodynamic weather-cloths. Now tuners offer magnificent disks of four kinds (diameter of 19 or 20 inches), and also own module of management C-Tronic for pneumosuspension bracket Airmatic which allows to reduce a road gleam by 30 mm.
To begin with it is enough. As the prices Germans have appointed the moderated. For example, suspension bracket understating will manage in ridiculous 239 euros. For the complete set of wheels, certainly, take much more — from 2499 euros.
The cars of first generation MINI Cooper which were issued in 1960th years, regularly took part in rally of Monte-Carlo. And in 1964 pilot Peddi Hopkirk at the wheel MINI Cooper S has won this race. In spite of the fact that new generation MINI too quite suits participation in various competitions, cars of mark MINI on former remain unsuitable for the main racing events.
MINI CROSSOVER CONCEPT
However with the advent of new model in a ruler the situation can change. Sources inform, that crossover MINI under name Countryman can take part in the World championship on rally in 2011.
New crossover by John Cooper Works
Let's remind, the conceptual version of model has been shown for the first time on a motor show in Paris last year. And the premiere of a production version should take place on the future the motor-show in Frankfurt. Also it is expected, that next year there will be a "charged" version of a crossover from division John Cooper Works on which the car for participation in rally will be based.
At festival Goodwood Revival which will take place on September, 19th in the Great Britain, British manufacturer Noble will present completely ready to a batch production of supercar M600.
As informs magazine Autocar referring to the message of the head of firm, power of the engine of this car will make 650 h.p., and to 100 km/h the car is dispersed for 3 seconds.
The novelty will receive a tubular steel skeleton, a carbon body of the panel and 4,4-litre petrol V8, developed by the Japanese company Yamaha. In a base variant such unit is completed in cars Volvo, however experts Noble slightly modernised V8, having added two turbo-superchargers Garrett and the block of management of motor Motec. According to representatives of the British manufacturer, engineers during power-plant operational development managed to "squeeze out" of this engine of 750 h.p., however subsequently it has been decided to limit power on 650 h.p. Thus in car salon there will be the special switch allowing the driver to choose two more values hallows — 450 or 550 h.p.
According to Noble, on the maximum power the supercar which begins to be equipped with a six-step mechanical transmission of company Graziano (similar transmission is used on Aston Martin V8 Vantage), can be dispersed to 160 km/h for 6,5 seconds. The maximum speed — 360 km/h.
Supercar weight balancing on axes — 40:60 with weight displacement in a back part of the car makes only 1275 kgs, and. Besides it, the novelty will not have a system of stabilisation and antiblocking system of brakes, and the driver can switch off the track-control the special toggle-switch from British fighters Tornado on which the similar switch starts rockets.
It is expected, that in the Great Britain cost Noble M600 will make about 200 thousand pounds sterling.
On Sunday at annual festival Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance company Bentley has officially presented new flagman sedan Mulsanne to California.
According to representatives of the British motor-car manufacturer, this car is not the successor, evolution or the simply deeply modernised version of model Arnage, therefore Mulsanne will be positioned as absolutely new and even more luxury car. About it it is spoken in official press release Bentley.
The new flagman sedan Bentley which has received design of an ex-terrier in stylistics of classical cars of mark, such as R-Type and Continental Flying Spur S1 50th years of the last century, is constructed on absolutely new platform and equipped by the eight-cylinder petrol engine. Detailed characteristics of this motor in the company have not informed, having noticed, that all details about technical stuffing Mulsanne will be published in September after a car debut on automobile show in Frankfurt.
According to some information, under a car cowl there will be a modernised version 6,75-litre V8, completed almost all models Bentley. It is expected, that for Mulsanne the unit will be forced to 550 h.p. Besides, the car will receive system of a full drive and an eight-step automatic transmission of company ZF.
In sale in the European market the novelty will arrive in the middle of next year. As it was informed earlier, cost of sedan Bentley Mulsanne in the Great Britain will make about 200 thousand pounds sterling.
On Wednesday company Seat has officially presented the most powerful updating of "charged" hatchback Leon Cupra which will receive traditional prefix R in the name.
The world premiere of the car will take place in September of current year at the international automobile exhibition in Frankfurt. About it it is spoken in a communique "Seat".
The novelty has received a two-litre petrol turbo-motor power of 265HP which works together with a six-step mechanical transmission and corresponds to ecological requirements "Euro-5". It's necessary to notice, that more powerful versions of hatchback Leon Cupra — 310 Limited Edition (310HP) and Cupra Edition (282HP) — are issued by the limited circulations and are accessible only in Holland and Germany accordingly. Updating R will be on sale in all European markets, however exact terms of occurrence of the car at dealers are not specified yet.
According to the manufacturer, Cupra R with 0 to 100 km/h it can be dispersed for 6,2 seconds, and the maximum speed will make 250 km/h. Thus the average expense of fuel at such car will be equal 8,1 litres on hundred kilometres of run. Also the "charged" hatchback has received electronic imitation of blocking of interwheel differential XDS, powerful brake mechanisms with 345-millimetric disks in front and 286-millimetric behind and 19-inch wheel disks. Novelty cost yet is not informed.
