The Cars: February 2013

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Audi’s 5-millionth Quattro vehicle – White Audi A6 Allroad

Audi recently completes 33 years of car production. Till now Audi builds 5 million vehicles with Audi Quattro drive systems.

In 1980 Audi was first introduced in Geneva Motor Show. From 1980 to still now, Audi using Quattro four-wheel-drive system on more than 140 various cars including sports cars. Recently Audi makes 5 millionth vehicles, it is White Audi A6 allroad 3.0 TDI (as seen in Fig above). It is the premium version in the world.

Quattro is the main key pillar of the Audi. The name ‘Quattro’ represents the driving safety and sportiness. Almost all the Audi car fans prefer Quattro model only, because of its performance. With this Quattro only, Audi gets popular among the people. For more information, see the below Audi official press release,

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Sunday, February 24, 2013

2015 SRT Barracuda

This is the 2015 Barracuda concept. It's very similar to the challenger, but it comes in a smaller package. A whole 300 pounds smaller. This is obviously a modified version, given that the hood has been painted and the chrome wheels have been put on. There isn't much information on this new car since it is two years away from actually being produced. But hey, since they have almost redone every other muscle car, might as well redo the Barracuda as well. It's definitely a classic car that has a good reputation. The only thing I hate about what Chrysler is doing is putting a 2.4L 4-cylinder in it as one of the options for the car. Which they have done with all the other cars that they've redone. Makes me mad because it takes away from the original. No one bought this car just for the looks, they bought it for the power. The powerful V8's that all of them carried are slowly being deminished. It's the sad truth. But thankfully they're making a V8 option too. Either a 5.7L or a 6.4L SRT. The value hasn't leak out yet, but manufacturers are guessing that this car will be the most expensive out of the modern day muscle cars. I can't wait to see what car they're going to redo next!

Sunday, February 17, 2013

2014 Nissan GTR

?The beast of all V6 cars. If cars were alive, and they were stuck with a V6 size engine, this is the car that they would want to be. This car is unbelievable. This car is classed as a supercar, like the same class that Ferrari, Lamborghini, Audi, and Porsche. But most of those cars have V8 to V12 size engines. It has also been awarded the title of one of the fastest cars in the world and is part of the "2 Second Club" because of its astonishing 0-60 time of 2.9 seconds. But this is only possible because of the engine design. The new 2014 model has higher output injectors to increase the acceleration when you're already travel at highway speeds. An updated twin-turbocharger setup to increase the speed also, especially at high RPMs. Nissan has also added a new baffle plate inside the oil pan to help stabilize the oil pressure better than before. The GTR is known as one of the most well handling cars on the market. It was already amazing at handling, but then they modified the shock absobers and the front stabilizer bar to increase the handling. The suspension is setup to balance the offset weight of the driver, with the spring in the front on the driver's side has a higher rate than the other one. And the back springs are the opposite. The GTR has an all-wheel-drive system along with a six speed dual clutch manual transmission with paddle shifters on the back of the steering wheel. Which is also quite nice as well. I chose this car as my next post because it's the only V6 car that has caught my attention and earned quite a deal of respect with the auto industry and mine as well. I would die to have this car. It gets pretty decent gas mileage too, at 23 highway and 16 in the city. That's way better than my truck, and this car is so much faster. It's not fair. But the price well suits the car at $96,820.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Honda Type E City Pod

The single-axle Honda type E concept uses similar physical principles as a segway for maximum maneuverability in the urban jungle. The ultrasmall vehicle focuses on minimum space consumption, maximum driver visibility, easy access, high efficiency, and, most importantly, driving dynamics that make it capable of turning 360 on the spot. It's got a far-out aesthetic, but it's really not all that unrealistic from what we'll probably see not-so-distant future.

Pros:
- no drive chain (lower weight, low fictional resistance)
- no steering ear (lower weight)
- turns on a dime
- high efficiency start/stop-drive with regenerative braking
- standing phase without loss of energy (traffic)
- minimum use of parking space
- zero emissions

Designer: Michael Brandt

Citroen DS BiRotor

The Citroen DS BiRotor merges the aesthetic attention to detail of top-end brands with the efficiency & economic sensibility of modern hybrid-drive vehicles. Laser headlights, AMOLED driver interface, carbon fiber everywhere, & a photosensitive polycarbonate roof/windows are just a few of the pros… but what sets it apart are the innovative tires which adapt to weather & driver demands by expanding & contracting to allow for water flow, increased traction, or higher efficiency. Hit the jump to see how it works!

Designer: José Eduardo Sánchez

Friday, February 15, 2013

Taxi BP

Taxi BP was a design project at University of Art and Design Budapest with "future city mobility" theme. The main body design of this car also considered Budapest traffic conditions and road construction. The goal is to create driverless mobility vehicle for big cities in the future, in this case 2046, it features elegance characteristic of old carriages to define a new experience for a taxi service in a smart concept.

The interior features hi-tech navigation with driverless technologies, it's equipped with eco-friendly system for clean, safe and quiet run. The overall body boast compact size in friendly proportions, in this way, 4 passengers can still enjoy spacious area inside the car. When the weather condition is great, passengers can open the rooftop of Taxi BP to enjoy fresh air while huge windows have been designed for great sightseeing.

Designer : Dániel Ruppert

Taxi BP by Daniel Ruppert

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Rolls-Royce Latest Wraith 2014 will be exposed at the Geneva Auto Show

The above Shadowy image is the Rolls-Royce’s new teaser image called 2014 Wraith. Already Rolls-Royce released their wraith image few weeks back (see below). The latest model of this Rolls-Royce Wraith will be fully revealed at the Geneva Motor Show on March 5, 2013. Rolls-Royce Management told that the purpose of making this wraith is to move the car with driver’s command. This Wraith is based on a shortened wheelbase edition of the steel bodied Ghost edition and will get fastback look.

The Automobile experts predicted that Rolls Royce wraith will be most powerful car and fastest Rolls-Royce version in 2014. The previous version Ghost got 563-horsepower, 6.6 liter V8. Experts expecting that the wraith will get 600 horsepower with twin turbo v12 engine. But Rolls-Royce not mentioned about the configuration of 2014 wraith, that we have to wait till March 2013.

With the above discussion, we can confirm that the Rolls-Royce’s New Version 2014 wraith will be the hero of the March Geneva Motor Show.

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Sunday, February 10, 2013

2012 Dodge Charger SRT8

Ohhhhhhh man. Beast mode. This car is amazing. I love old muscle cars made new and its nice to see that Dodge is still making General Lee look awesome. The car itself looks like an animal that commands the throne of the jungle. And of course this is the SRT8 version of it, so it's like ten times as awesome. This bad boy has a 6.4 liter V8 with 470 hp and 470 ft-lb of torque. Holy Moley. That is a crap ton of power for stock. Plus its got new fuel saver technology so it has so much power and still gets great gas mileage. It gets 14 mpg in the city and 23 on the highway. That's better than my dad's work truck with a small V6 in it. It amazing what the new technology can do these days. Sure you have to pay at first to get the car, but eventually it'll pay for itself with all the money you save on gas. And you still get to cruise around looking like the baddest guy in town. You also get to cruise around in luxury with the heated red leather and suede seats that have a race look to them. With all this power, how fast is it? Oh its fast. It goes 0-60 in less than five seconds, and tops out at 175 miles per hour. A quarter mile is less than 13 seconds. Which is awesome given that you have to give up nothing to get that much power. Still have have comfort, air conditioning, a nineteen speaker sound system in it, and a touchscreen display on the dash. It also has amazing handling thanks to the independent suspension for the front and the rear end suspension. It also has different modes to suit the kind of driving you feel like doing, either sport or auto. And if you get going to fast you don't have to worry because its got four wheel disc brakes from Brembo, and performance tires to go with that. The only thing that is bad about this car is the price. It does dig into your wallet a bit but I'd say that all this make up for it. Base price for this car is $47,425.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Bugatti Gangloff

The Bugatti Gangloff is inspired not by late models like the Veyron or the mighty Galibier, but rather one of the classics of the brand: the 1930s Gangloff S57.

Designer: Paweł Czyżewski