Trabant made a triumphant return to the automotive scene, after 18-year absence from the market. Company Herpa, which holds the rights to the brand, presented the concept at Frankfurt nT. Although the car is obviously inspired by the classic Trabant, he has nothing to do with that noisy and released large amounts of smoke car. The concept is driven by an electric motor with power 61 h.p. permitting him to a top speed of 130 kilometers per hour. The roof of the Trabant nT integrated solar collectors, which are extracted from the energy used to recharge the batteries. Energy in batteries, the concept is able to go 160 kilometers. without having to recharge. Herpa Although not yet revealed what will be the price of the production model that will be available in the 2012th, close to the company say it will be around 10 000 euro.

With the approach of the exhibition in Frankfurt, which is held every two years and is the most important event for the German automotive industry, companies compete to place their information on new models, but also tuning companies do not surrender. Experts in Developing the cars with brand Mercedes – Kicherer presented the so-called C 63 Supersport, which is based on model C63 AMG. Sedan received new bumpers, grille, hood, side sills and carbon-fiber rear diffuser. Kicherer engineers have removed the electronic limitation of the engine, which has led to an increase in power to 550 h.p. and the maximum torque increased to 630Nm.
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The German company Sportec is another that comes with the sports program for the Volkswagen Golf 6. Tuners are tuned modification Golf 1.4 TSI and called his creation SC 200. Sportec engineers have not made any changes in the appearance of the car, having touched only its mechanics. Auspuhovata system is replaced with a more productive and offer options such as brakes and new suspension. Regarding power, 1.4-liter engine the car has received additional 40 h.p. to its 160 h.p. and it has reached 200 h.p. and maximum torque increased from 240 to 300Nm. 1 800 – 3 000 rev/min. Following the improvements, Volkswagen Golf 6 SC 200 is capable of accelerating from 0-100 kilometers / hr for 8.2sec which is 1.4sec purposes faster than the standard model.

In the Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen is a popular company that often run special versions of their models. This time, Germans have made a mini Touran, bearing the name Freestyle. Cosmetic package includes darken lights and rear windows, radiator grille and roof rails in matt chrome, plus 16-inch alloy wheels. The interior of the Touran Freestyle is dressed in leather steering wheel, gear shift and hand brake, aluminum decorations and more standard equipment, which includes audio and GPS system. Volkswagen Touran Freestyle is available with two petrol (102 and 140 h.p.) and two diesel engines (105 and 140 h.p.) and EcoFuel version that works with natural gas and generates power 150 h.p. The price of the mines began in Germany from 25 925 euros.

Vice president of Renault-Yves Morel Eric officially confirmed that the company developed convertible version of the model Twingo. The car will debut at the exhibition in Frankfurt in September, and sales will start in the first half of the 2010th. According to Morel that is not just another convertible on the market but will be a new “niches” model that stands out among its competitors and will help to strengthen the image of the French brand. Although not reported more details about the car, some publications claim that it will be based on the concept Twingo CC, which was presented in 2007. It is assumed that the engine of the convertible will be a power 120 h.p. and its price will be around 15 000 euros.

The German tuning company Hartge has revealed new details and more photos go to the sports program for the BMW X6, which includes improvements for a diesel engine model. Experts are tuinngovali two versions of trilitroviya diesel unit 30d as power is increased from 235 h.p. of 275 h.p., where 35d – from 286 h.p. of 328 h.p. The latter can boast with acceleration from 0-100 kilometers / hr for 6 seconds and a maximum speed of 260 kilometers / hr. Regarding the appearance of the BMW X6, Hartge engineers have developed new bumpers, widened arki of the wheel guards, side stepenki and 22-inch wheels. The car also received sports suspension, off road with it to 30 millimeters. The complete tuning program with installation is offered at a price 29 354 euros for the X6 35d, all items can be purchased individually.