Lotus is going to release a record of Nürburgring

Company Lotus is going during next two years to release "the fastest road car" of the Northern loop of Nürburgring. This was announced by the head of the British brand Jean-Marc Jale. The manufacturer is planing to build a successor to the 2-Eleven Speedster track, presented in 2007. The novelty will have completely different design and more powerful engine. Extreme sport car, the mass of which will not exceed 900 kilos will have 3.5-liter with 406 horsepower V6 engine. Jale also noted that "Lotus" so far does not intend to exploit their own power units. "Why do we need to create our own units, spending on this fabulous tool? We can buy the V6 motors from Toyota, -explained the head of "Lotus".

During the next two years, the Brits are going to release an open-hood version of the sports coupe Evora, as well as to update the Exige family. The model will receive a number of stylistic changes and procure 406-strong "six" 3.5.

The same engine will have the new modification of Evora, which will debut in early March at the Geneva Motor Show. Sports car can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds and its top speed is electronically limited at 300 kilometers per hour.

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Premiere of Fiat Panda K-Way at the Geneva motor show

The model was developed in collaboration with the designers of clothing manufacturer K-Way. Emphasis was placed on the original finish and car engines. Fiat Panda has an unusual case of rear-view mirrors, unique wheels with logo of the designers. For different parts of the car, you can choose the color of the four options-blue, yellow, orange, and titanium. Especially carefully designers worked on the interior of the car. Chairs are decorated with two-color skin, in addition, the instrument panel is made of combination, and the parts are finished with silver. Signature is made even on the mats in the cabin and on the seat belts.

Everywhere you can see the logos of the company K-Way. An added bonus is a set of waterproof clothing form firm K-Way for the buyer of this machine. Under the hood the potential buyers can find four options 1.2-liter motors up to 69 BHP 1.2 69 BHP, 0.9 liter for 65 and 85 horsepower, 0.9 methane engine at 80 HP. The car will oofficially perform in April this year. Standard equipment includes audio, ABS + BAS + EBD, front and rear head restraints, gear shift indicator. 

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Ferrari will show new supercar 488 GTB in Geneva

The company Ferrari is planning to present to the public the new model Ferrari 488 GTB at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, which will take place in March,2015. With identified characteristics the car accelerates up to 100 km/h in three seconds and its top speed is 330 kilometers per hour. 

Of course, the hallmark of 488 GTB is the exterior design: the original air intakes, divided into two horizontal splitter. The car had improved aerodynamic performance: reduced air resistance and serious down force. The driver of the Italian "missiles" will be able to enjoy a multi-functional steering wheel, satellite navigation system, as well as very comfortable sport seats.

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Ford soon will release a new Galaxy

Ford Galaxy minivan will appear on the European auto-market already in the middle of the year. The fourth-generation model will share its platform with CD4 and power units with the new S-Max. The new Ford Galaxy will debut in March at the Geneva Motor Show. Ford promises to bring to the European market a whole armada of new models in 2015. S-Max, C-Max and Grand C-Max, the C-Max Energi, Coupe and convertible Mustang, hot-hatch Focus ST, the Edge crossover, new versions of Mondeo. The Galaxy is actually a large S-Max. The model will be based on the same front-drive platform of CD4 with front Struts McPherson and optional multi disk clutch connects the rear wheels. With regard to the power units, the seven seats car will have turbo diesel 2.0 engine with the power up to 120, 150 and 180 HP as well as 160/180-horsepower-Turbo engine 1.5 and 2.0.

In addition to the spacious interior transformation opportunities (second and third rows of seats-are with electric folding) Galaxy the fourth generation will also receive adaptive steering, which changes the gear ratio depending on the speed, the steering column with powered front row passenger seat, the intelligent servo drive luggage door sensor in the bumper, analog-to-digital instrument panel, SYNC multimedia complex 2 with 8-inch touch screen and voice control plus front massage chairs with heating and ventilation.

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The most compact model from Opel

New budget hatchback Opel Karl will be shown at the Geneva Motor Show, which will be held in March. In the model lineup Opel Karl is a step below than Opel Corsa and it will become the most compact and the cheapest car in the brand. The length of the car is 3.68 m and the height is 1.48 meters. The weighs of this novelty is 939 kilograms. The name Karl car received in the honor of one of the sons of Opel brand’s founder. The novelty is built on the platform of the new compact hatchback Chevrolet Spark. Opel Karl will be available in equipment of three levels: Essentia, Enjoy and Cosmo. The engine Karl will get from the model called Adam, so it will have three or four-cylinder engines. The new turbocharged 1.0-liter three-cylinder petrol engine, which produces 115 horsepower and 166 lb.-ft. of torque, is likely will become the base. Motors will work with the five-speed manual transmission. Cost of this new model will be about 9.5 thousand of Euro, which would allow Opel to compete with brands such as Dacia and Datsun. In the UK the model Karl will be called Vauxhall Viva.

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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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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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Lotus prepares Evora for premiere at Geneva

General Manager of Lotus Jean-Marc Gales disclosed new details about future cars of the company. While speaking to reporters, he mentioned that the company would not survive without development. So now there are about 900 State employees and production capacity is approximately 2000 cars per year. Moreover, he said, the numbers could rise to 3000 cars per year and remain at that level for several years.

For the further development of the company will follow the case of Porsche. Likely Lotus will focus on producing new sedans and crossovers. However, some will not endorse the idea, but the Executive Director believes otherwise. By his opinion, the sales will increase by 10 thousand vehicles per year. But the company simply does not have the funds to produce new cars and this situation will persist for the next few years.

Fortunately the problems with the budget will not affect an Evora, which is rumored to debut at the Geneva Motor Show (year 2015). The device will become easier and more powerful than its predecessor’s. Also the company is going to present a model of the Lotus Exige. In addition, according to unconfirmed reports, Lotus is going to release another mysterious novelty, which will look like a 2-Eleven model.

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