In 2016 Ducati and Audi will present a new concept car

The result of joint work of Ducati and Audi will be seen already in 2016 at the motor show in Paris. Serial production of the new car is planned for 2020. Concept car from two well-known car manufacturers will be based on MQB platform, and some units and components will be borrowed from the VW up! The model developed by the Italian and German engineers will be presented in two versions: a five and three –door versions. Under the hood will be installed triplex petrol units and diesel twin-turbo, power from 80 to 120 "horses".

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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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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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Detroit Auto Show is already run

More than 40 world and North American premieres are expected to be shown at one of the world's most prestigious international auto show in Detroit, which will be open from 19th of January. Up to 17 January, only journalists and industry experts can enter the showing halls. Then, during eight days the novelties of automobile market will be available for all interested persons. One of the anticipated revolutions “has already become a reality: the world leader in the market for electric vehicles, Tesla Motors in the foreseeable future, may have to squeeze a little bit. GM introduced in Detroit its new vehicle with an electric motor — Chevrolet Bolt. This electric car is planned to be substantially cheaper than its opponent — 30 thousand dollars. Tesla expects to go to the quantity market in 2017 and its price will be 35 million dollars. Both cars with a single charge will travel about 360 kilometers. However, the Detroit Auto show will delight and other novelties. In particular, GM has already announced about the plans to cooperate with Google for creation the technology that allows cars to operate in automatic mode. "We're definitely open to such cooperation," said the head of the technological unit of the auto giant John Lokner. 

Among other novelties experts recommend, in particular, to draw attention to the project of Hyundai-Santa Cruz. The fans of more extravagant cars certainly will be interested in Alfa Romeo 4 c Spider. However, as manufacturers warn, to acquire such "spider" with 237 horsepower will be extremely difficult. According to their data, manually will be build up no more than 3 thousand examples. The cost of each is expected to range from 60 to 85 million dollars. Mercedes-Benz will present its draft F015 and Infinity would demonstrate their intent Q60. Their ideas will share also Cadillac, BMW, Lexus and many other manufacturers.

Detroit Auto show will run until 25 January.

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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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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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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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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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Ukrainians are preparing a new sports car

Design Bureau of Askaniadesign from Zaporozhye (Ukraine) is working on their first supercar. At the moment the car is under development and the public had so far only the computer images of this brainchild. In the pictures you can see the prototype of this supercar. First it was shown in one ZAZ company's plants. Askaniadesign hasn’t disclosed any technical details yet. According to the project manager's words Roman Sukhorukov the company is preparing a “big surprise” under the hood. As for the name of the new sports car, Askaniadesign will launch a special survey among their fans on the Facebook page.

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Bentley named SUV in honour of rocks on Canaries

Bentley has registered the name Bentayga, which is expected to be the first serial of the British SUV brand. A new name is in honor of the rock formations on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). Now the manufacturer carries out the final tests of the SUV, the sales will start in 2016. In October a test prototype of the novelty was spotted on the Northern loop of the German Nürburgring. Prior to this, the British issued a few teasers of the model, which gave a glimpse of its some stylistic peculiarities. According to provisional data, motor cylinder will be new gamma petrol engine and Twin-Turbo W12 unit. Top version will be able to accelerate to 320kilometers per hour, which will make this SUV the fastest car in the segment. In addition, in 2017 Bentayga will be offered with a hybrid power unit, composed of the same 6.75-liter "eight" with two turbines.

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Alfa Romeo is preparing 8 new models

Over the next four years, Alfa Romeo will launch 8 new models. Moreover, they will be used for all the rear-or four-wheel drive platform. Thus, the company wants completely to abandon the front drive to compete with the current representatives of the premium segment in the person of BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar. Next summer, exactly on the day of 105 anniversary of Alfa Romeo should show sedan that used to be called Giulia. The Italians have abandoned that name, but does not renounce ambitions to press him on the market, BMW third series. In addition, next year Alfa 4C Spider should be presented. Concern of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) for the development of the brand is going to spend 8.5 billion dollars. Engineering staff in 2015, will be expanded from 600 up to 1000 people, and part of this command will be specialists from Maserati.

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Mercedes' Know-how: new generation robot car

Mercedes company introduced the concept of future vehicles with the autopilot, which can move independently, relying on airborne equipment and road infrastructure. The designers and the owners of Mercedes believe that, since the person does not have to take part in the management of robot cars, the layout of internal space will change in principle. In particular, the will not need steering wheel, pedals and dashboard. The resulting is a huge empty space,

which can be used for a more comfortable sitting. Salon of these robot cars from Mercedes will look like a small living room or a room for negotiations. The front seats will be able to unfold, so passengers will sit opposite to each other. Pull-out table between them can be used for working with documents or laptop computer.

An integral part of the car with the autopilot will become an Infotainment System. Passengers will be able to interact with it through touch screens, using gestures and even by sight. Mercedes believes that the emergence of robotic vehicles will make the traffic safer, more effective, and will allow completely rethink the transport system.

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Bentley presented a luxurious Grand Convertible

The Star Exposition of Bentley at Los Angeles Auto show was a new luxurious concept Grand Convertible. This car with a simple name is a first look at the next generation Azure; its future has not been determined yet. And the British are going to be engaged in surveys for finding the potential audience in the United States.

So, technically Grand Convertible is the Mulsanne without two doors and a removable soft top. Four-seat cabriolet kept an entrenched style of Bentley with a massive “front” which looked like the suitcase and round headlights. The special detail is two-tone coloring, the combination of deep blue tone with a sparkling silver accents.Inside is a traditional luxury Bentley’s interior with very expensive accessories. The mentioned car will be produced in a very limited number.

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2 BMW Active hybrid Tourer will go on sale in 2015

The next ownert of the hybrid technology will be the 7-seater version of the BMW Active 2 Tourer and new crossover X1V. According to the British media the new BMW hatchback 2 Active will have ne modification of eDrive Tourer with plug-in power unit. The front wheel is expected to be transferred to pull 3-cylinder ENGINE with capacity of 1.5 l (136 HP, 220 Nm). The car can go over 30 miles without emission of CO ₂. In fact, this product is ideological successor of hybrid Active Tourer Concept, which was shown at the Paris Motor Show in 2012 year. In the future the same power plant will be used for "menu" of 7-seaterGrand Tourer Series 2 (according to the preliminary data, it will make its debut next year) and crossover X 1 the next generation which will get the UKL chassis.

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Toyota revealed its hydrogen electric Mirai

Toyota officially showed its first serial car that runs on hydrogen. Four-door sedan called Mirai will go on sale in most countries of the world already in 2015. The first novelty will get Japan and then, as infrastructure grows, it will be offered in the United States and Europe. The predecessor of Toyota Mirai is last year's concept FCV, the production version had inherited a lot of features. Heart of hydrogen electric Mirai became the 136-horsepowerelectric motor, which supplies energy to the hydrogen-driven converter. One filling of gas under the pressure of 70 Mpa can be used for 480 km run, and the process of filling the tank will take less than five minutes.

However, there aren’t many hydrogen refueling stations even in Japan and in the United States too. Toyota and Air Liquide plans to open a network of 12 STATIONS on the North-East of the United States simultaneously with the beginning of sales of Mirai.

In Japan, a revolutionary new product will cost about 7 million yen, and in the United States it will cost about 60000 dollars, in Europe the price will be equal to 48000 Euro. 

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Official sketches of Audi Prologue

In the network you can already find the first official images of the concept car Audi Prologue, previously known as A9. The concept car was designed in the Ingolstadt Design Center under the guidance of the new Audi Chief Designer Mark Lichte. Model, designed to show the future direction of corporate design, will be presented at Los Angeles motor show at the end of this month.

That prototype is 5.1 m long, 1.95 m wide and 1.39 meters high, while it served as the basis for the MLB Evo.

In fact, this model is a harbinger of the future production version of the flagship of the German company, which may appear on the market in 2017 and will be known as Audi A9. It is possible that it would have 4.0-liter 8-cylinder V-twin-turbo motor which will develop 600 HP.

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Three new concepts from Chevrolet

Chevrolet introduced three of its projects at the SEMA motor show (in Las Vegas). On the first place is the concept Silverado High Desert that is very similar to a non-existent Chevrolet Avalanche thanks to some characteristic elements. We can see also such details of the truck as a modified grille, Brembo brakes and a 22-inch aluminum wheels.

The second concepts was Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab Concept. The Colorado team cab concept is paired with a matching Super Air Nautique 210 ski boat and custom matching boat trailer. Finished with an orange metallic flake paint and a black hood and roof.

The third concepts is Colorado Performance Concept, which is designed to demonstrate the capability of the midsize pickup to be used to improve an active lifestyle. The Colorado’s cargo bed is shown to carry both a motocross bike and a mountain bike. 

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Citroen’s new concept AirCross Lunar

At the motor show in Sao Paulo (Brazil) the automaker Citroen held a presentation of its new concept called AirCross Lunar (Moon). Unfortunately, the company’s representative told not so much info about, but features a rough exterior with plastic body covering, side 'air bumps' and small blend wheels with off-road tires. The model also has decorated windows, light blue accents and modestly revised lighting units.

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United States will release 2000-strong Hyper Car

The American company Trion Super Cars decided the dates of launching the series of hyper car Nemesis, who will be able to compete with the Bugatti Veyron and Koenigsegg One: the Coupe will be released in 50 examples and will appear on the market in January of 2016. Next year the American company Hennessey intends to release a hyper car with the name Venom F5 which will get 1400-strong motor.

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