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With class leading driving dynamics, fuel economy and emissions of just 205 g/km of CO2, the new Lotus Evora raises the bar for world class high performing sportscars.

The first all-new Lotus since the iconic Elise roadster made its debut in 1995, the Evora enters the sports car market as the world’s only production mid- engined 2+2. The Evora provides a tremendously rewarding driving experience: the mid-engined layout gives exceptional agility and the Lotus engineered suspension ensures incredible ride and handling. Powered by a Lotus-tuned 3.5-litre V6 engine producing 280 PS, and weighing just 1350 kg (prototype specification)*, the Evora delivers an exhilarating experience true to the Lotus DNA characteristics.

With the zero to 100 km/h sprint taking place in just over 5 seconds, a top speed of over 260 km/h (prototype specification)* and an Official European Combined Cycle fuel economy just 8.7 litres / 100 km and emissions of just 205 g/km CO2 the Evora stays true to the ethos of performance through light weight. The other economy figures are equally impressive with Official European Urban Cycle of 12.4 litres / 100 km and 6.5 litres / 100 km for the Official European Extra Urban Cycle all combined with exceptional ride and handling.

Because one of the roles of the Evora is to attract new lifestyle customers, as well as performance aficionado’s to the Lotus brand, the Evora offers a more refined ownership experience than Lotus’ existing smaller four cylinder models. Its elegantly styled cabin is beautifully trimmed and its equipment list includes contemporary features such as an advanced touchscreen multi-media system and electric power-fold door mirrors. Careful attention has also been paid to its ease of use. with wider, taller door apertures, narrower sills and higher seating position making getting in and out of the cabin a less athletic undertaking than it is in Lotus’ smaller sports cars (Elise, Exige, Europa and 2-Eleven), whilst the design of the cabin itself will accommodate two 99th percentile (6ft 5in tall) American males in the front seats. Continue Reading »

Porsche – Mittelmotor – Sportwagen mit neuen, sparsamen Triebwerken

Stuttgart. Die Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, stellt auf der Los Angeles Auto Show erstmals die zweite Generation der Mittelmotor-Sportwagen Boxster und Cayman vor. Im Mittelpunkt des Generationswechsels stehen die von Grund auf neu entwickelten Boxermotoren, die nicht nur noch leistungsfähiger, sondern gleichzeitig deutlich sparsamer sind als die Triebwerke der Vorgänger. Weitere Verbesserungen hinsichtlich Verbrauch und Fahrleistungen ermöglicht das Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe – kurz PDK. Continue Reading »

The 2009 Model Year Lotus Exige Cup 260

Extensive use of carbon fibre and lightweight components for the latest homologated-for-the-road Lotus Exige Cup 260

Front - Lotus Exige Cup 260

Lotus Cars Ltd, has unveiled the MY2009 Exige Cup 260. A direct development of the 2008 Exige Cup Car, this year’s car uses advanced light weight components and carbon fibre body material, to reduce the overall weight by 38 kg to a total mass less than 900 kg. Maximum power output of 257 hp (260 PS), remains the same as the 2008 car, but with careful attention to weight reduction detail, the 2009 Model Year Exige Cup 260 provides a more agile and dynamic track focused drive and is more than capable of taming Europe’s most challenging race circuits. Unusually for such a focused track and road machine, the 2009 Model Year Exige Cup 260 is fully homologated for road use in Europe and key markets in Asia – a must have for many race competition programmes where a road legal car has to be entered. The Lotus Exige Cup 260 is also eligible to compete in the newly announced 2009 Lotus Cup Europe race series organized and run by LoTRDC. The Exige Cup 260 exploits the Lotus philosophy of using weight reduction to increase performance and reduce emissions. Mike Kimberley, Chief Executive of Group Lotus commented, “Lotus is now recognised globally as one of the leaders in the green automotive revolution. Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus is attributed as saying “Adding power makes you faster on the straights; adding lightness makes you faster everywhere” and this statement is more relevant today than it ever has been, as decreasing weight increases the car’s performance and most importantly efficiency.” Continue Reading »

Tesla - New US Electro Car

Last Wednesday the Financial Times ran a piece indicating that Tesla was now formally setting its sights on Europe. This is the first of what will be an increasing effort on our part to build the Tesla brand on the European continent with the anticipation of delivering cars to customers starting in the middle of 2009.

The idea that Tesla would expand internationally is nothing new – that has been our intention all along. There are many reasons why Europe is a very attractive market, outlined below. The thing that is new here is the timing of our expansion plans.

While issues of global warming and sustainability have become part of the mainstream progressive thinking in the United States in the past couple of years, Europeans have been passionate about them for a while now.
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• Innovative Hightech-Lösungen im Modelljahr 2009
• Ausdrucksvolles Außendesign, sportlich-eleganter Innenraum
• S tronic Getriebe, Audi magnetic ride und effiziente Motoren
• Highlight: S3 jetzt auch als Sportback

Ingolstadt – Der Audi A3 und der A3 Sportback, die Premium-Kompakten von Audi, schärfen ihr sportliches Profil durch umfangreiche Verbesserungen und ein akzentuiertes Design: Innovative Technologien wie das Doppelkupplungs- getriebe S tronic mit sieben Gängen oder das Fahrwerks-Regelsystem Audi magnetic ride sorgen für weiter gesteigerten Fahrspaß. Das markantere, geschärfte Design verleiht der A3-Familie noch mehr Ausdruck. Zusätzliche Ausstattungen, wie z.B. Audi parking system vorne und hinten, der Parkassistent oder der Wendeladeboden steigern die Attraktivität. Der Audi S3 mit 195 kW (265 PS) schließlich rundet die Palette nun auch in der Sportback- Version als neues Topmodell ab. Die Auslieferung startet im Sommer, die Preise starten bei 20.350 €. Continue Reading »

Die dritte Generation des Scirocco startet durch

Neuer Scirocco wird bis Mitte November in ganz Europa verfügbar sein Scirocco empfiehlt sich als erschwinglicher Sportwagen für jeden Tag des Jahres

Wolfsburg, Juni 2008. Der Countdown für den Scirocco der Neuzeit läuft: Bereits im August wird die dritte Generation des Sportwagens auf den Markt kommen. Volkswagen leitet mit dem Debüt des Zweitürers das Comeback einer Legende ein – die Scirocco-Generationen I und II schrieben mit rund 800.000 verkauften Exemplaren als erfolgreichste Volkswagen Coupés aller Zeiten Geschichte.

Kult-Status.

Insbesondere der 1974 vorgestellte Ur-Scirocco besitzt längst Kult-Status. Denn anders als viele seiner Wettbewerber jener Zeit, war der von Giorgio Giugiaro ent- worfene Scirocco ein erschwinglicher, alltagstauglicher und dank Frontantrieb auch sicherer Sportwagen für jeden Tag des Jahres. Continue Reading »