Of the ongoing exhibition in Delhi, Toyota presented its conceptual model Etios, whose serial version will appear in India this year, the price is around 500 000 rupees (approximately 7 400 million). Toyota Etios been developed specifically for the Indian market is planned as a year of it to produce 70 000 pieces. At a later stage, it is possible that the model appeared in China and Brazil, where interest – and worldwide. The car will be available in sedan and hatchback versions, both of which are shown at the exhibition. Concept sedan is equipped with a 1.5-liter petrol engine and hatchback – with a 1.2-liter gasoline. These engines will be offered in both versions, as well, and they provided 1.4-liter diesel with a power 90 h.p. known to us by the Yaris. Incidents will be 90% similar to the concepts. The reason Toyota to develop cars specifically for the Indian market is the company’s wish to take a larger market share as the main competitor and Suzuki holds around 50% of the market in the country.

The production version of the Aston Martin Rapide made its official debut at the exhibition in Frankfurt. The car is almost identical with the same name, a concept the company introduced in Detroit in 2006 as the serial model has received minor changes to the bumpers. Aston Martin Rapide is equipped with 6.0-liter V12 engine, whose power is 470 h.p. and maximal torque reaches 600Nm. The unit works in tandem with six-speed automatic transmission Touchtronic 2, with the possibility of switching gears from behind the steering wheel controls. The British company has not yet declared the dynamic performance of their new car, but according to specialists it accelerates less than 4 seconds from 0-100km / h. and is able to develop a maximum speed of 290 kilometers per hour Aston Martin Rapide platform using V / H Architecture, which is the same as in models Vantage, DB9 and DBS. The company also reported that the volume of the luggage compartment is 300l. But the rear seats are folded, in which case it increases to 750l. The first owners of the Rapide will receive their car early next year, the expected price of the model is around 140 000 pounds sterling. The new Aston Martin sedan will be manufactured in a factory in the Austrian company Magna Steyr, located in Graz.

Together with the revised Kia Ceed, the exhibition in Frankfurt in a month will make European debut and second-generation model Sorento, which has a new chassis and promises to offer the future owners better dynamics and control while driving. The car is 95 millimeters. A longer and 15 millimeters. lower than its predecessor, but its width remained unchanged. Luggage compartment is increased by 15 percent while rear seats removed volume of the cargo may reach 1 047 liters. Korean company has not yet disclosed what engines will be the new Kia Sorento in Europe, but in any event, among them is the new 2.2-liter diesel unit, which is a power 197 h.p. and maximum torque 421Nm. Second generation of Kia Sorento will appear on some European markets by the end of this year, and others – at the beginning of 2010th.

Ford have prepared a new version of the Focus, which will compete with models of the Audi Allroad and Volvo XC70. The car will be presented at the exhibition in Amsterdam AuroRAI, opening doors today.
Ford Focus X Road will be offered only with 1.8-liter engine, which is a power 125 h.p. and can operate as petrol, bioethanol or any combination of the two fuels and gas.
The car differs from the standard Focus on additional plastic strips that protect it from all sides, front and rear aluminum Venturis and 17-inch wheels.
Fans of this class of vehicles should not make haste to rejoice, because Focus X Road will be produced in limited series of 300 pieces, all are intended for the Dutch market but their price will be 25 175 euros.