For upcoming Wörthersee Tour 2010, which will be held from 12 to 15 May, Audi have prepared many special cars including seven thematic performances of its new compact model A1. Seven cars were designed to demonstrate the possibilities open to future owners of the Audi A1, for individualizing their cars. All special performances Audi A1, which will be shown Wörthersee Tour 2010, were created under the leadership of chief designer Stefan Zilaf company. One of the most interesting is that cars formed the ground of football club Bayern Munich. To him on the back of the driver’s name is inscribed on Arjen Robben, and the next – the club emblem. We remind you that the sales of the Audi A1 will start this fall. Although it is unlikely that the seven thematic specific vehicle to be offered, many of the elements present in them are included in the so-called Competition Kit and can be ordered.

More than a year before Renault announced that they are preparing cabriolet version of the Twingo, which is expected to be called the Twingo CC, but the French company has decided to stop in the name Wind. Renault today revealed the vision of the car and the initial information about it, that the Wind will debut at the forthcoming exhibition in Geneva, and sales will start in the summer, the price of the base model will start from around 20 000. Press Releases from clear that the length of the Roadster is 3.83 meters, which is 23 centimeters goals. more than the standard Twingo. With the extra inches, the car is the same cargo volume as a hatchback, despite the presence of a folding hard roof. Roof itself does have a high-tech system for folding and unfolding, which allows each of the two operations are performed only for 12 seconds. Renault Wind will be available with two petrol engines. One is the 1.2-liter, a power 100 h.p. and the other – by 1.6-liter Twingo RS, generating 133 h.p., which leads us to believe that Wind will also have a version of RS.

The German concern Daimler has decided to introduce a new special version of its urban mini-car Smart Fortwo, which is distinguished by unique color combinations both outside and inside. Called Smart Fortwo Greystyle is available in coupe and convertible versions, and engines that are available with petrol power 71 and 84k.s., the first has a start / stop system. Outside the car is dull gray in color, combined with yellow lids on the side mirrors and 15-inch alloy wheels. The interior is a combination of high quality fabric and nappa marl, again appear yellow accents. In the standard equipment of the Smart Fortwo Greystyle mats come with a special version of the logo, MP3 compatible audio system, electric power steering, heated seats and more. Greystyle special version of the Smart Fortwo is now available in Germany, and there begin the price of 16 135 euros.

The global automotive industry is clearly entirely geared towards more compact models, and the company after the GMC, part of Group General Motors, which is popular with its large pickups and SUV models, introduced the concept of a city car. The so-called Granite is the smallest car ever developed by the GMC, he differs with the rounded shapes of the company’s other models, but retained the aggressiveness characteristic of them in front. Granite has a length of 4 097 mm, but its wheelbase is 2 631 mm. As its dimensions are comparable with those of the Ford Focus. The concept is equipped with a gasoline 1.4-liter turbo engine, combined with six-speed automatic transmission. GMC Granite is characterized by opening rear doors upside down to facilitate access to the interior of the car.
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The UK-based Aston Martin distribute the first pictures of his car sub-compact Cygnet. Is currently ready only its design, but sales of the production model should start by the end of 2010th. Cygnet is a joint development of Aston Martin and Toyota. It is based on IQ and the model will be available with its 1.33-liter gasoline engine, whose power is 99 h.p. Of course, the British car is much more luxurious in every respect. Front of Cygnet is typical for models of Aston Martin style rear end is very stylish with LED lights and the wheels are 16-inches. The interior of the car is extravagant combination of red and black, and the dashboard console is built for the iPhone. Aston Martin Cygnet will be offered initially only to existing customers of the company. The idea of creating the birth of modern cars are after analyzing data from the study, that 30% of the owners of vehicles with the brand Aston Martin and Britain have Smart, who used to travel to cities. Cygnet price of the Island would be about 20 000 pounds, with annual production will be within 1 000 – 2 000 copies, but sales will be limited to Europe. Please note that the price of Toyota IQ with this engine in the UK starts from 11 763 pounds.

From Audi announced that the circulation of electric supercar their e-Tron will be limited to 1 000 pieces. According to designer Achim Badstubner, sales of the model will start in the 2012th and the price will be higher than that of the Audi R8. The company is confident that they will not difficulty to find buyers for all specimens, since it has 5 000 dealer center in the world. However, if demand is sufficient, the production model will be discontinued. It is expected that future owners of the electric supercar are people who already have some sports cars. We remind you that Audi e-Tron was presented at the exhibition in Frankfurt in September, and that is based on the model R8, but is driven by four electric motors mounted at each wheel, whose total capacity is 313 h.p. Lithium-ion system allows cars to traveling the 249 kilometers. without recharging. Audi e-Tron accelerates from 0-100 km/h for 4.8 sec and a top speed of 200 kilometers per hour.

Although unable to repeat the phenomenal success of the legendary “Turtle”, revived in 1998. Volkswagen Beetle proved quite profitable move of the German company. But everything has its end and that the present generation of the model is very close. To celebrate the overthrow of the conveyor of the New Beetle, Volkswagen have developed from a special version of the car, which made its debut at the ongoing exhibition in Los Angeles. From the Volkswagen New Beetle Final Edition will be produced in 1 500 copies of the coupe and convertible versions whose prices will start respectively 20 240 and 27 170 euros. All cars will be equipped with 2.5-liter gasoline engine that produces power 150 h.p. and a maximum torque of 230 Nm and, combined with six-speed automatic transmission. The special edition model will be available only in navy blue Aquarius Blue, as in the coupe version of the ceiling is black, and in convertible part of the side panels are painted in white, as is the color of the folding roof. New Beetle Final Edition will also have a sport suspension and unique 17-inch alloy wheels.

The French company Citroen officially presented his version of the Japanese electric vehicle Mitsubishi i-MiEV. It is called C-Zero and also with i-MiEV is identical with Peugeot iOn, which was shown at the exhibition in Frankfurt. Citroen C-Zero has an electric motor supplying power 64 h.p. and a maximum torque of 180 Nm. The car can develop a maximum speed of 130 kilometers per hour and acceleration from 0-100 km/h it becomes a 15 sec. Lithium-ion battery allows the car to traveling the 130 kilometers. without refueling, which in turn is carried out completely for 6 hours in household contact, 80% of capacity can be restored only 30 min specializes in the station. Sales of the Citroen C-Zero in Europe will start in the second half of 2010th, almost simultaneously with those of Peugeot iOn. However, the French company said it had already taken orders for the model and offer potential customers the opportunity to test it.

Opel revealed details about the new Corsa ecoFLEX, which will be available in January and will be available in three versions and five doors. The car was 28% more powerful, while 10% more economical than its predecessor. The engine of the new Opel Corsa ecoFLEX is the 1.3-liter diesel, which has a power 95 h.p. and a maximum torque of 190Nm. in the range 1 750 – 3 250 rev/min. According to data from the company’s fuel consumption is just 3.7l/100km. And emitted CO2 emissions – 98gr/km. (99gr/km. In the five-door). The super-economy car can also boast a relatively good dynamic performance for this segment. A pipsqueak he needed 12.3 sec. To accelerate from 0-100 km/h and the maximum speed that can develop is 177 kilometers per hour. To achieve these results, Opel’s engineers have improved the aerodynamics of the car, by optimizing air flow and reduced by 20 millimeters. suspension, and added to the standard equipment diesel particulate filter and low resistance tires.

The Germany tuning company Konigseder modified sports roadster Opel GT, renamed as a fun way convertible – Opel GT `aime (French version of” Je t `aime” – “I love you”). Outside GT `aime differs from the standard GT thanks to a modified front spoiler, 20-inch wheels model Giovanna Dalar,” shod with low profile tires Yokohama. The interior is heavily modified board is black with red panels and the seats are leather. The floor is made of wood and engraved with inscriptions huge GT `aime. The engine remains the same 2.0-liter in-line, 4-stroke, but its power was increased by 35 hp, it has 300 hp Suspension changes consist of sport shock absorbers type, brand KW, huge brakes and Brembo.