Aston Martin is recalling more than 7000 cars

Aston Martin Company announced the recall campaign. Almost all representatives of British companies in the past eight years, found a defect in the heating system of the front seats, the heating elements can't be switched off in time. Moreover, they can literally heat the driver and the passengers and even arrange a small fire with smoke in the cabin. So far we are talking about a relatively small number of cars: 7256. The mentioned problem exist at the variety of models such as : DB9 with DBS, and Virage, and Vantage with both engines-V8 and V12... Only the owners of Rapide model, Vanquish, rare One-77 and already withdrawn from the production Cygnet can stay on the safe side. For others it is suggested to look into documents of the car, and if your "Aston" was released between July 3, 2006 and November 5, 2014 turn off the heat. Better frostbitten than fry of ... However, Aston Martin says that working with electrical wiring will be simple and will not take a lot of time.

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Google built its first drone

Google, which is developing a compact UAV from 2009, finally built its first full prototype of a "googlemobil"-with is functioning with headlights and typical motor control. In the coming year, such electric cars will start to test on the roads of Northern California, but only with the test drivers at the wheel. Head optics, signals the direction indicators, new wheels, the "normal" side mirrors and upgraded laser radar (LIDAR) on the roof-this is a list of the main changes apart from some staff, of course, insuring the Government like a steering wheel and pedals.

 For sale the "googlemobil" will be released in 2017, and that this is relevant only for the USA.

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Design of new Audi A7 is already approved

Chief Designer of Audi Mark Lichte confessed that the work on the design of the new A7 Sportback is completed. The model will resemble the concept Prologue and will become stronger than A6 and A8 sedans. Mr Lichte, the current designer-reformer in Audi, confirmed that the style of new A7 Sportback already approved and will not be changed anymore. A7 might become lighter, it will receive 5 levers suspension "on the circle", fully controled chassis and 48-volt electrical system, starter-generator which can return the brake kinetic energy with a capacity of up to 12 kW. By the way, it should keep a powerful V8 4.0 bi turbo engine. Moreover the hybrid version e-tron will be offered, with a large reserve of electric drive (over 50 miles) and the ability to recharge traction batteries from the electrical outlet. The new Audi A7 Sportback as well as the regular sedan A6 will be released in 2017. 

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Cadillac introduced sport sedan CTS-V

Cadillac introduced the CTS-V sport sedan. For the new CTS-V Cadillac engineers redesigned the pressurization for 6.2-liter V8 engine delivers 640 HP (477 kW) and 855 nm of torque. Model engine works in tandem with the 8-speed automatic transmission. The tandem of CTS-V Coupe can accelerate to "hundreds" in less than 4 seconds. Maximum speed of the car is fixed 322 kilometers per hour. Externally, the sedan can be easily distinguished from fellow aggressive front bumper with mesh radiator grille and large air intakes. The model also received a front splitter, vented carbon brakes, extended wings, aerodynamic side skirts and a rear spoiler. You can recognize the CTS-V on the road also from its four exhaust pipes and 19-inch forged aluminum disks with tires Michelin Pilot Super Sport. If the owner of Cadillac wants other stronger capacity, the company would offer a set of CTS-V carbon package with more aggressive front splitter with ventilated rear diffuser, hood and spoiler.

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Alfa Romeo prepares to premiere 4 c Spider

Near the Spanish town of Ubeda, the photographers-spies managed to attack the trail series of Alfa Romeo 4 c Spider, completely without camouflage. Bright yellow Roadster already went to the open air for an advertising shoot, that is why we can think that the premiere date is quite close. Probably, we will see the long-awaited presentation in Geneva, and the selling of it will be closer to the middle of the year 2015. The concept of the 4 c Spider debuted exactly a year ago, and was judged by the photo, a serial Roadster differs from it a little bit. Designers changed the appearance of the exhaust pipes, simplified the headlamps (presumably, reputedly delight critics Coupe4 c) and highlighted the contrasting color asymmetric air intake on the left rear wheel, which serves for additional cooling transmission. Two-seat sports car will receive the same 240-strong 1.75-liter turbo- quartet engine as the private one, which means gorgeous 4.5 seconds of acceleration for 100 km.

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Puritalia 427 Roadster was shown in Milan

Italian car maker Puritalia last week, presented its novelty: a new promising Roadster Puritalia 427 in Milan. Members of the group have positioned innovation as "a reflection of the customers’ dream". That is Puritalia that allowed the customer to participate actively in the process of implementing all their wishes. The base of this amazing car became roadsters of 60's such as Shelby Cobra. The result became a two seat car with aluminum body and carbon fiber parts, as well as an equal (50 in 50) weight distribution. Under the hood of the car is 5 liter 4-step V8 engine with an output of 445 HP and 530 Nm of torque, combined with a six-speed manual transmission. The front and the rear wheels are from Brembo brand (345mm and 380).

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Lotus will turn sports car Evora into crossover

Company Lotus adds a crossover to Evora sports car collection. It is expected that this will be officially announced next March at the Geneva Motor Show, where an updated version of the Evora will debut. According to preliminary data, the device will not become a separate model, but it will be crossover in "Evora" modeling. The car will get increased ground clearance and the protective lining on the body. Design is done in the style of the entire updated collection of Evora. The upgraded sports car Lotus Evora, in addition to improvements in design, will have more powerful engines with supercharging, and will also be faster and easier in drive. It is also expected to have a new extreme model created in Lotus2-Eleven style. For the first time crossover Lotus appeared as a concept car called APX in 2006. The British car maker Jean-Marc Jale said about producing the new model in August of this year. Then, it was assumed that a similar model will be created for fans of the brand who want to have a car from Lotus but don’t want to have an extreme sports car.

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Jaguar invented a transparent car

The British car maker Jaguar showed its revolutionary technical solution, which allows you to make car rack front transparent, the Spectrum. The system is called 360 Virtual Urban Windscreen ("Panoramic windshield city") and consists of several video cameras. They are made in the way that show the space outside the car, which is hidden behind the uprights from the eyes of the driver. The image is projected onto the racks inside the cabin, which creates the effect of transparency of those elements of the body. Moreover, the system with the help of sensors monitors and control the driver's head turns and make transparent the right or left racks, depending where the driver is looking. The system is supplemented by a navigation function Follow Me: the image is projected on the windshield traveling ahead of the car, which helps to "host" the driver to get to a specified place.

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Tax tolls on German highways

Soon for driving on the toll motorways and federal highways in Germany you should pay. The German government adopted two corresponding bill introduced by the Minister of Transport and digital infrastructure Alexander Dobrindtom and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. According to the plans of the Cabinet, the fee for driving on the main roads for owners sedan cars will be introduced in 2016. It is expected that it will bring annually about 500 million euros , part of which will go to the development and repair of the road network . 

Foreign drivers will have to pay only for travel on motorways . They have to buy a vignette ( sticker on the windshield ), which can be purchased , as in many other countries , at the pump . For local car owners cost vignettes " will be recalculated automatically " and compensated for by making lower the vehicle tax. EU officials have repeatedly criticized the plans of the German authorities to make the toll road in the country. In Brussels believe that the introduction of such a tax is contrary to EU law .

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Company Chrysler is not Chrysler anymore

Company Chrysler Group LLC changed its name to the company now known as FCAU.S. LLC. Meanwhile Chrysler name now will only be used in order to refer to a particular brand of car. This decision was made by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) formed after the merge of Fiat and Chrysler in January. Former Chrysler representatives noted that the renaming will not affect the operations of the company, staff and headquarters, which, as before, will be located in Auburn Hills. "The Renaming is only part of the changes, which go in the company of Fiat Chrysler Automobile. If a person changes its name from Smith to Jones for professional or personal reasons, it is still the same person. The new name we need to reflect our role in the new company, that's all" said the representative of Chrysler Ed Garshtain. Despite the change of name, the company will continue to stick to the business plan presented in spring. It involves the doubling of Chrysler through a compact sedan and two new crossovers. Firm Fiat Chrysler Automobiles registered in the Netherlands, pays taxes in the UK, and its shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. At the time of the merge "Fiat" owned 58.5 per cent of shares of Chrysler. FCA logo is designed by Robilant Associati, who worked with Alfa Romeo, Martini, Bacardi and Ferrero. 

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10 cars shaped like animals (pics)

Did you ever ask yourself would you like to have a car shaped like an animal? It seems strange, but there are some people who have this kind of preferences. Some of them make their cars look like their petties others wish to have extraordinary exemplars, such as crocodiles, dinosaurs and crabs. In this post you will see many strange cars, here they are. 

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The best Christmas present for drivers

A couple of days remained before Christmas and New Year celebration. All people are busy with shopping, preparing presents for parents, children, relatives and just friends. And as always there is the main and perhaps one of the most sensitive issues-what to give as a present to relatives who have driving preferences."The best gift for the drivers", is set of winter tires, according to yearly statistics. 54 percent of men and 49% of women voted in favor of tires. 

On the second place of the most wanted present is the car-vacuum cleaner. 15 per cent of men and 20% of women want to see it under their Christmas tree.

  What is next ? what do you think? Of Course it is the video registrator. 15% of men and 10% of women would like to get such a present. Next is the car compressor: 7% of men and only 1% of women want to have it as a Christmas present. . This gives us reason to believe that the compressor is in the trunk of a car of all modern drivers. Girls more often ask passing men for help.

Radar detector is also very useful present. About 5% of men dream about this accessory, they hope that this will save and warn about installed on our roads police "ambushes". As a rule, women are much more accurate in driving, and radars detectors interest them less. Only 2% of them voted for radar detectors. Navigator is one of the useful staff in the car which make your driving easier. But only 2% of men voted for having it, women are almost three times more as for them to remember the path tracks is much more difficult.

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Fiat renewed its Doblo

Italian automaker introduced an updated version of the Fiat Doblo. Among the external changes of the popular car in Europe, the LCV is re-imagined "Chuck" with a modified radiator grille and headlights head optics. In addition, improved a cargo bay door too. Salon also is innovated: updated central panel, a new dashboard, steering-wheel design. Already the database of «updated» Doblo has electric Windows, start-stop system and the system of exchange rate stabilization. The model also received updated upholstery in which materials of higher quality are used, also the U connect system with five-inch monitor.

As additional options are cruise control, air conditioning and parking aid.

Power range:

1.4-litre petrol engine with 95 HP;

1.4-liter T-Jet (120 HP, gasoline);

1.4-litre (diesel-CNG) T-Jet engine (120 HP);

1.6-liter diesel MultiJet with 90 or 105 HP;

2.0-liter diesel MultiJet with 135 HP

On the European market an updated Fiat Doblo will appear from February of 2015.

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Vice-President of Toyota-Doug Murta: Scion is still a youth brand

General Director of Toyota in North America Jim Lentz has an interesting information about the car Scion. According to him, the car Scion can become popular on the market only if the company will create the car on the C type platform (premium small-displacement cars). A platform for such cars as Yaris and other compact cars. However, it seems this is only his opinion, which is frowned upon by the group. The Vice President Doug Murta argued to him regarding it According to him, innovation will continue to prepare specifically for young people and the should not "adjust" its needs for more affluent customers. In addition, in the near future, Jim Lentz is simply not able to influence to the policy of the company in this manner. He can act, relying only on the long term perspective. By the way, the company plans to release three new versions of the Scion during following three years. The first will be available in 2015, at the New York Auto Show (April).The brand plans to achieve an annual sales rate of 100000 cars. However, it is unlikely that this goal will be realized in the near future. As for the previous 10 months of this year, the company sold 50258 cars (at 14.8% less than in 2013).

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Iowa will replace driving license with smartphone application

An American State Iowa is going to recognize mobile application as a driving license. Thus, drivers will be able to carry only a phone that would be able to act as a universal identity card. A digital copy of the documents will be free to all owners of a driving license. Development of a special mobile application is already underway. The system will be available already in 2015. The anti-forgery system uses a special bar codes and moving holograms. Access rights will be implemented using a fingerprint scan or enter the special password.

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Right hand drive is banned in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan

From January 2015 right hand drive cars cannot be imported to the territory of the following countries: Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. In all countries of the Custom Union cars will be completed and produced with a similar package of documents, including one type of insurance and car passport. Also the unified standards will be introduced for the expertise laboratories and testing facilities, employment verification and testing of vehicles. Meanwhile, our interlocutors in one of the insurance companies found it difficult to comment on the situation of creating the common insurance zone. According to world statistics in the world every 30 seconds someone dies as a result of the accident. Per year, the number of victims reaches 1.2 million. From 20 up to 50 million of the drivers receive a simple injury.

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German engineers built a car with skeleton like body

German engineering company EDAG has published the first picture of the concept of a compact sports car Light Cocoon with super light "skeleton like" body. The public premiere of the prototype will be held in March at Geneva Motor Show. According to the company, the new product is not only the concept of a small sports coupe, it's an extraordinary project of light motor vehicle of the future, which would set a new trend in creating vehicles with unusually light architecture. Super light "skeleton like" body. The public premiere of the prototype will be held in March at Geneva Motor Show. According to the company, the new product is not only the concept of a small sports coupe. It's an extraordinary project of light motor vehicle of the future, which would set a new trend in creating vehicles with unusually light architecture. A Light Cocoon, printed on a 3D printer, is a solid supporting structure of skeleton like body, where only the most necessary materials are exist. Exterior panels made of special waterproof fabric, which is four times lighter than normal copy paper. It is expected that further details of the concept will become distinguished closer to the premiere date. EDAG Light Cocoon is a logical extension of the concept of body, called Genesis, shown in previous Geneva Motor Show. According to the developers, the prototype is a "model of Bionic turtle shell".

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Information about the fastest Mini is leaked

Company Mini mentioned the most powerful and rapid variation of its hatchback version about a year ago, at the show in Detroit. Production version of the concept should also debut there, already in January of 2015. However, some info about the Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works is already known. It will look like serial Mini JCW, known since the time of the premiere of the concept: it is very likely that it will get the same, only slight "make-up" appearance. There was no technical characteristics known, only the fact that the car will have two liter turbo engine. According to the information that has become known to the Portal Car Advice, this engine, a production of the hot-hatch would develop up to 228 HP and 320 Nm available range from 1240 to 2800 RPM. The next generation of the fastest Mini will be slightly more powerful than the previous one, with a 1.6-liter engine develops up to 211 HP and, by the way, a little faster: the acceleration to 100 km/h in novelty will go away only 0.2 to less than the previous-6.3 6.5. But the hot-hatch was able to achieve decent fuel flow rates. It is expected that the "manual" Mini JCW will consume about 6.7 liters per 100 km, while the version with automatic transmission will content itself with consumption per liter less.

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McLaren will release a special version of "650S"

In honor of the victory of 20-year-old model of McLaren F1 GTR in the Marathon Le Mans British company introduced a special version of the "supercar" 650S. 50 cars would be produced in this special version. As a reminder the Marathon in Le Mans was in 1995, when the racing supercar F1 GTR of "Kokusai Kaihatsu" commands won. Special modification is diverse from the old model by air intake 650S roof vents on the front fenders, body paint, new exclusive forged wheels-style model "F1 GTR", orange brake calipers and made of unpainted carbon fiber front splitter, rear bumper and diffuser. In addition, the model’s salon will be done in black and orange colors leather and Alcantara. Motor and transmission aren’t changed. "McLaren 650S" is equipped with a 3.8-liter,8-cylinder twin-turbo engine rated at 650 horsepower and 7-speed dual-clutch transmission with robotic. Up to 100 km/h, a luxury car, accelerate for 3.0 seconds to200 km/h for 8.4 seconds. It can reach a maximum speed of 333 km/h.

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BMW showed the updated 6-Series

BMW updated the whole family of Lickers, including M6 Coupe, four door ones slightly are refreshed a little bit and the inside interior got more options. It will be available on the market at the beginning of 2015. In origin the models will be presented at the upcoming Detroit Motor Show. Regarding the exterior of 6-Series some details were changed such as: body kit, grille and silencer of exhaust system (with some modifications). The fraternity colors (plus 5 options), and a set of disks, and the change in Interior here is very limited, only the material of salon is upgraded. The list of options, in addition to the mentioned colors and wheels, became richer with LED optics with an automatic beam control. The led lights are now included in the basic equipment. Motor range of 6-Series remains the same, which means 6-and 8 cylinder petrol engine with 320 and 450 HP, respectively, plus six diesel with 630 Nm and 313 points. Top"emka" comes with a twin-turbo V8 to 560 and 680 Nm of torque horses.

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Paris municipality wants to ban the entry of diesel cars

Initiative of the French capital's Mayor Anne Hidalgo should be considered next week by the municipal assembly.  The project aims to ban the entrance of diesel cars to Paris for decreasing the environmental pollution made by diesel vehicles. The law can be accepted for future 5 years till 2020.  The Mayor of the French capital explained its initiative by introducing the environmental problem caused by the increase in the number of cars in the city by 20% only last year Earlier, authorities in Paris have decided to plant many trees in the surrounding territory of Eiffel Tower: the following year the external design of the main symbol of France will be changed, 600thousand plants will be raised there. The main objective of the project is to improve the environment of the France capital; the organizers believe that the Tower will become a "green lungs” of Paris.

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How to deal with a dead car battery

Have you ever been in a situation when you listen music in your car and your battery unexpectedly discharge or when you are going to get to work or an important meeting, but your car wouldn't start? I could say from my personal experience this is an awful situation. And not so much people know how to deal with it. Battery discharge can occur for a number of reasons: because of the diversion of energy, due to battery’s age, because of a defective generator, due to oxidation of terminals. Especially batteries discharged in winter. When it is not possible to replace the battery right now, the most effective way is to start the engine with the battery of another vehicle. The drivers called such method "lightening the car battery". For using this method, you must have the car kit power cables red and black with special clips at the ends, so called "crocodiles".

The order how to lighten the battery is this: 

1. First of all turn off the ignition on both cars.

2. First connect the cable with the Red positive terminal of discharged battery, then with the advantage of the donor battery.

3. Connect the black cable to the negative (-) terminal of the charged battery and the other end is a unpainted metal part of the car that won't start, the battery out. It is best to do this, place the cylinder block engine.

4. Get a faulty car, give the work its engine 4-5 minutes. During this time, warms up the engine and battery will low recharge.

5. Remove the wire from the negative black-first disable the "crocodile", geared to the mass, then disable the second negative "crocodile" with the battery life of the donor. You can then disconnect the positive terminal, and the charged battery red wire pulled off last.

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5 advices how to avoid the crashes in strong winter

Soon strong winter will knock our doors and the streets will be full of snow the snow, that is why ee decided to write down some useful advises how to avoid accidents in a snowy weather. 

First of all change your car's shoes. 

Definitely with the first snow You should replace the rubber winter tires. Remember that driving with the summer tires in law temperature is unsafe even on dry roads. Do not rely on electronic assistants (ESP, ESC, etc.) — they hold the car on tool path, stopping only one or more wheels but not 4 ones immediately. When the clutch is not coated, wheel electronics useless. 

Clean the glasses

Check that the scraper will not disappear from the car, and not be lazy to clean the glass before the trip. Lack of visibility is a common cause of winter crashes: hurrying to work, people are beginning to move with icy glasses. And for avoiding the formation of ice, air out the Salon before you go home, leaving the door open for a few minutes. Then the snow will not melt on the windshield because of the temperature differences, and in the morning you can easily brush it off.

Don't make agressive movements

Forget about the aggressive driving: the sudden accelerations and changing the driving lines can case accidents. As soon as the snow settles you need to pay more attention on the change in behavior of your car. For example, several cycles of acceleration and braking will give you the insight about changing the stopping distance.

Brake safely

Remember that in the winter, you must increase the distance with the front running car. If your car is not equipped with an anti-lock braking system ABS, you need gradually increase the brake pedal force, until a complete stop without locking the wheels. If you feel that the wheels have been blocked and the car started to slide, release the pedal again and softly squeeze.

Handle the doors

In order to avoid the doors' ice block, handle the rubber gaskets with silicone grease.

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Nissan Leaf will become stronger

An electric car Nissan Leaf is able to drive without charge 135 km. More optimistic, but the results can be in real 199 km in ideal conditions, NEDC driving cycle. Company officials, however, are convinced that the need to ensure the autonomy of almost 300 km. The manufacturer, however, goes even further and allow the Leaf’s future owners forget about charging for 400 km through new technology batteries! So this small electric car will bring the solution of the problem when people are afraid to buy an electric cars or have psychological barrier to stay without charge on the road. New Leaf will be released approximately in 2017 year. Probably, it will look like Infiniti and will attempt to hide its environmentally responsible entity in more traditional design. Modern Leaf looks like an electric car. Tesla is a pretty, athletic and very authentic, "the laments on the appearance of Nissan Mamoru Aoki, Chief of global design of the Japanese company. Until the next Leaf is born, engineers will continue to improve the car's current generation. In particular, the battery will be adapted to the hot climate.

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Dubuc presented an electric car Tomahawk

Representatives of Dubuc Motors presented their intention first among manufacturers of Canada to release electric car. The company has positioned itself as the successor of Tesla and reports on the development of sport electric vehicle Tomahawk, new product will be released in 2016. New-sports car (electric vehicle) 2 +2, which will receive two electric motor and drive system. Detailed specifications of this car have not yet been published. Representatives of the company only reported that the new product will be able to accelerate to 100 kilometers per hour in three seconds. And the maximum speed is 225 kilometers per hour. The car can run without interruption up to 275 kilometers at full charge. According to the company, the cost of the new item will not reach 100 thousand dollars. As the basis will be used a unique aluminum platform that is ideal for the "support" of a sports car.

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Fans of compact sport bikes are looking forward for Yamaha R3

One of the most anticipated new products of Milan EICMA-2015 Moto-show will be Yamaha R3. The novelty, according to the manufacturer, will be equipped with a 321-cc engine with a capacity of 44 horsepower. It is intended to replace, or complement the model R25. Today class 250ss clearly is in decline. Japanese manufacturers, one after the other, are trying to offer the market 1-or 2-cylinder "casual" motorcycles, but they failed to revive the massive demand. Time after time these models have been developed, usually in the direction of increasing motor. In fact the major automakers, such as Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha just could not build so simple bikes, what used to be the classic 4-cylinder 250-plastic model for moving around the city. It turned out too expensive for a simple motorcycle and too simple for the expensive one. In the end all they went through the growth of the expense, and 250ss bikes actually a thing of the past, and today all three manufacturers offer volume higher than 300. And now, Yamaha is preparing to exit the entry-level sport bike with three hundreds of cubes and, according to experts, can activate a stagnant market. Stated specifications of Yamaha R3 surpass those which had preceded R25 with 250-ccengine. Under the new, more powerful three cylinder engine liquid cooled, it will retain a modest weight not exceeding 170 kilograms. Therefore, among the main competitors it should look very confident.

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Koenigsegg will be the fastest supercar at Nurburgring show

Swedish luxury car maker Koenigsegg in 2015, will try to rewrite the absolute record for the Northern loop of the Nürburgring, which now belongs to the seating on BR-Pagani Zonda R. Koenigsegg company is planning first to install the Nürburgring record model Agera R, then to improve it by One: 1. The manufacturer’s goal is to drive the circle in 6 minutes and 30 seconds. Supercar Agera R from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour, accelerate the Coupe for 2.9 seconds and its top speed is 440 kilometers per hour. In Nürburgring in 2012 the supercar broke to 401.6 kilometers per hour. One model: 1 made its debut in the spring. It is equipped with stronger-1341 (1371Nm) V8 engine with twin turbo. The motor works as a conventional gasoline and bioethanol E85. The unit is combined with the seven-speed sequential gearbox with dual clutch. Up to 400 kilometers per hour, accelerate the Coupe through 20 seconds after launch. This model is 1341 kilograms.

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Ferrari declassified 1050-strong super hybrid

The company officially unveiled the Ferrari track membrane modification of hybrid supercar LaFerrari-FXX k. The novelty pushes up to 1050 horsepower power plant and has the recovery system KERS kinetic energy. The hybrid powerplant was forced from 800 to 860 horsepower 6.3-twelve cylinder engine and electric motor, the impact of which was increased from 163 to 190 horsepower. Total torque units reaches 900 Nm, of which 750 Nm falls on the ICE. Transmission is seven level robot with two clutch. The track version of the supercar was 194 mm longer and wider than the usual LaFerrari mm 59 (4896and 2051 millimeter respectively), while retaining the same height (1116 mm) and wheelbase (2650 mm). Brakes are carbon-ceramic Brembo with 398 mm discs at the front and 380 mm at the rear. 

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Opel showed its smallest model

Opel has officially unveiled its smallest model is a five-door hatchback called Karl. Novelty is named after one of the sons of the founder of the German automaker Adam Opel. In the British market hatchback will be called Vauxhall Viva. It is expected that the public presentation of the model will be in spring of 2015 at the Geneva Motor Show. Overall length Opel Karl is 3680 millimeters. Thus, the novelty was smaller than Adam and Corsa. The difference in the length with the first model is 67 millimeters, and with the second is 341 mm. The Opel argue that the salon of "Karl", which is built on the new global platform of General Motors, will be able to accommodate up to five people, including the driver. Initially, the model will be offered with the sole engine: three-cylinder Ecotecfamily unit. Its impact is 75 horsepower. Motor is combined solely with manual five-speed transmission. Dynamic characteristics of a 900-kilogram "Karl" is not known yet.

Prices for Opel Karl in Europe will start from 10 million euros. This model is a competitor for Volkswagen up!, Kia Picanto, Hyundai i10 and Fiat Panda.

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Mercedes-Benz produced Roadster to celebrate the victory in Formula 1

Two unique Roadster Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG, dedicated to the victory of Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton in 2014, as part of a team Mercedes-AMG Petronas, will be issued in the amount of 19 copies. The machines will have a sign with serial number of the model and one of the nineteen race tracks of Formula 1 calendar 2014. The full name of the car is: Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG World Championship 2014 collector's Edition, and in the development of this model both pilots of Mercedes-AMG Petronas — Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg took part. This season the pilots won the first places at the 16 and 19 tracks. Machines are presented in black and white colors. Black is the color of Hamilton, in addition to the car has Chrome exhaust pipes and Golden stripes on the lower part of the bumper, the golden letters of AMG and SL 63 as well as a golden border on light alloy disks, "gills" front wings and bonnet. This same theme continues in the Interior of the Roadster on the steering wheel, air ducts, mats, seats, and center console.

White Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG World Championship 2014 collector's Edition is the "artwork" of Rosberg and it is not-so-catchy: exterior color contrasts with grey inserts. Inside the white Salon are combined with grey leather seats and front panel. Special versions are equipped with a 5.5-liter turbocharged engine rated at 585 HP and 900Nm, their maximum speed was raised from 250 up to 300 km/h, however this car could be got only by the members of the VIP program Mercedes-Benz Circle of Excellence. Moreover, Roadsters as a pair-black and white — will cost 629 510euros, while each of the separately will cost 320 110 euro. The owners will receive gifts such as pilots 'helmets, which they used in the Formula 1, IWC Ingenieur Chronograph and a book about F1, signed by Hamilton or Rosberg. 

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