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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
2011 Peugeot HR1 Concept : compact SUV study HYbrid4 drive
With the Peugeot HR1 visualizes his ideas for a compact SUV in the style of the Mini Countryman. With 3.69 meters, the Peugeot-study is about 30 centimeters shorter than the production model from Munich. The HR1 its public debut at the Paris Motor Show (2 to 17 October 2010).
Lambo-style doors
Striking at HR1, the electrically operated scissor doors in the Lamborghini-style. Another design idea: The roof rails acts as a hinge for the tailgate. As usual with recent studies, working front and rear lights with LED technology. A special feature is that the light can be darkened to the interior of electrochromic glass control surfaces in the roof. In the interior areas of the driver and front passenger with a high center console to be distinguished from each other. A head-up instrument cluster keeps the most important information is always in view of the driver. A special feature is the use of audio, navigation and climate functions via motion detection: With a rotation of the hand can rotate the menus like a carousel. A sign from left to right with the menu operation by the driver on the front passenger. Otherwise, the passenger's view, the driving data with a Tablet PC.
Longitudinal sliding seats
The HR1 has four sliding along individual seats. Move to the rear seats fully back, there remains a luggage capacity of at least 180 liters. The space in the rear is improved as the Peugeot RCZ by a double curvature of the rear window. If the rear seats pushed way to the front, but no one is more in the back room, but, according to Peugeot, a cuboid trunk with flat floor and a capacity of 734 liters.
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento: Study shows extreme lightweight
Many cylinders and a lot PS: Those were the values that were once the car Quartet. But more important is the number that brings the car on the scales. Only systematic light makes a true sports car fast, already knew the Lotus founder Colin Chapman. Lamborghini shows now at the Paris Motor Show , the possibilities for the use of carbon fiber technology offers.
to view objects in the truest sense of the word is the breathtaking study Sesto Elemento, with V10 engine and permanent four-wheel drive weigh only 999 kilograms. This allows, according to Lamborghini, a power weight of only 1.75 kg per horsepower and acceleration to 100 kph in just 2.5 seconds. The name of the technology demonstrator, translated "the sixth element," is derived from the scientific periodic table. As of that very sixth element is there out of carbon. Several innovative technologies are at carbon fiber Sesto Elemento first used in the automotive industry.
The base of the Super-Lambo is an extremely strong but lightweight structure of carbon fiber. The passenger compartment is made as a monocoque. The entire front frame, the crash boxes and the outer skin parts are also made of CFRP. This abbreviation stands for "carbon fiber reinforced plastics", ie, carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics. When Sesto Elemento also essential parts of the suspension and the rims are made of carbon fiber. The exhaust tailpipes are made of Pyrosic, a glass-ceramic composite material, temperatures of up to 900 degrees withstand. The propeller shaft is made of CFRP. "Very well over 300 km / h" is the maximum amount of Sesto Elemento manufacturer. Made possible by the 570-hp V10 from the Gallardo LP 570-4 Supperleggera. Transfer will be changed by the power of an E-Gear transmission, the six gears via paddles on the steering wheel.
2011 Lamborghini Super Sport Cars Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Blancpain Edition
2011 Lamborghini Super Sport Cars Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Blancpain Edition
2011 Lamborghini Super Sport Cars Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Blancpain Edition
2011 Lamborghini Super Sport Cars Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Blancpain Edition
2011 Lamborghini Super Sport Cars Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Blancpain Edition
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Holden's HSV Considering 286 hp Twin-Turbo Cruze to Compete With Focus RS
When Holden axed its Opel-sourced Astra small car in Australia in 2009, it also dealt a death blow to Holden Special Vehicle's wicked 177kw (237 hp) / 320Nm VRX hot hatch. Now the high performance brand is searching for a replacement for its entry level model, setting its sights on the Daewoo / Chevrolet-sourced Cruze.
In the event that Opel does come to Australia as a stand-alone brand, HSV is looking for its own hot hatch to go up against the likes of the Focus RS and Subaru WRX, and the Australian developed Cruze 5dr hatchback is on the cards.
In a recent interview with news site GoAuto, HSV Managing Director Phil Harding confirmed that HSV was investigating a performance version of the Cruze:
"I am not saying we are doing it, but we are looking at it. We would be silly if we didn't."
Mr. Harding also stated that the proposed model would have to fit in with HSV's brand image, delivering performance, driving pleasure and style.
"I am not going to screw with the brand by getting it wrong," he added.
The Cruze may use the same 213kw (286 hp), 2.0 L twin-scroll turbo-four destined for the upcoming Opel Astra OPC / Vauxhall Astra VRX in late 2011. As both the new Astra and the Cruze are based on GM's Delta II platform, it would be a comparatively simple job to transplant the engine from one to the other. When asked about this, Mr. Harding was dismissive:
"We are looking at a couple of options."
The Cruze may also need suspension upgrades and front end modifications to handle the expected FWD torque steer, as its torsion beam rear suspension is not as sophisticated as the independent rear setup on competitors like the Focus RS.
The Cruze hatch will follow its sedan sibling into production at Holden's Elizabeth plant in the second half of 2011, with a wagon variant possible in the future.
By Tristan Hankins
Source: Go-Auto
Opening photo: Carscoop Artist's Impression of a Holden Badged Cruze Hatchback
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Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback Show Car
MINI Core Design Concept Shows what a Non-Retro Cooper could Look Like
Niels Steinhoff, a student at the Munich University of Applied Sciences, clearly envisions the next Mini as sleeker, more rounded, and less retro. His concept is called the Mini Core and comes off more as a shooting brake than a typical hatch. Much like a Mini, the Core is still meant to provide "reasonable functionality, driving pleasure, the possibility of individualization".
Apparently all the general dimensions are identical to the R56 Mini, but the Core incorporates a much more rakish profile. In front, the face of BMW's throwback hatch is cuter and integrates the fog lights into the grille insert.
Behind those frog-eye headlights, the tops of the shock towers protrude through the fender for a nice, sporty effect (the same applies for the rear shock towers).
In between those towers is a neat door system that's strictly concept. For a closer look at the Core's nifty door concept, check out the sketches in our gallery below. They appear to kick out like a Koenigsegg and then swing forward.
Overall, this is a nice look at where Mini could go in the future: distinctly Mini, but no longer retro.
By Phil Alex
Designer: Niels Steinhoff , Via: Cardesign