Skoda Rapid Spaceback: Compact Short-tail Model for Younger Buyers

Skoda Rapid Spaceback - Skoda Rapid is expanding its offerings to include the space back. The Skoda Rapid Spaceback builds despite his Combi-like design 18 inches shorter than the sedan Skoda Rapid in execution and will increasingly attract younger buyers. 

The side view looks compared to conventional short-tail models sportier and sleeker, basically like a mix of coupe and wagon. Thus, the Skoda Rapid Spaceback follows the current trend and to settle in its segment visually and functionally competitive environment. The silhouette of the Rapid Spaceback is marked by a long wheelbase (2602 mm) and the sharp, high tornado line.

A special highlight of the new Rapid Spaceback is the huge, later optional panoramic glass roof. The tinted glass roof extends from the front to the rear window and offers the occupants a clear view to the sky. In connection therewith, the future is optionally available long rear window another design accent. In this solution, the tinted glass of the rear window extends further into about four inches into the tailgate than normal rear window. In conjunction with the panoramic glass roof, a dark tinted glass surface of the windshield over the roof extends well into the tailgate. A black spoiler at the top of the rear window to emphasize the dynamic appearance.

The interior of the Rapid Spaceback featuring a sporty three-spoke steering wheel, chic decor strips and fresher designs for the seat covers. Although the new model in the external dimension is nearly 20 inches shorter than the sedan Rapid, the space for the occupants are just as generous as in, big brother '. Rapid Spaceback offers in its segment, the largest legroom (64 mm) and the largest rear headroom (980 mm). Also, the trunk volume counts with 415 liters or 1380 liters with the rear seat folded down to the best value in the segment. The new Skoda Rapid has Spaceback in the trunk can request a double load floor. Thus, the trunk can be divided into two horizontal planes, twice used. The double bottom need not be at home, if you want to use maximum trunk, since it is easy to move to the lower position it.

The Skoda Rapid Spaceback has an extensive safety package. These include front, side and curtain airbags, height adjustable 3-point seat belts with pretensioners and height-adjustable head restraints. Standard equipment on the EU countries are in the ABS and ESC systems. Other active safety features include the optional xenon headlights, tire pressure control, fog lights with cornering or the hill start assist.

For driving in Europe are four petrol and two diesel engines. The units deliver between 55 kW / 75 PS and 90 kW / 122 hp. The 1.6 TDI with 66 kW / 90 PS celebrating with the launch of Rapid Spaceback his debut in the Rapid series. The GreenLine version of the Rapid Spaceback should consume 3.8 l/100 km with this engine. At least according to Skoda information.

The premiere of the Rapid Spaceback at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show, the launch takes place in the European markets from October 2013.

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Tesla founder Elon Musk : Alpha version of Hyperloop comes in August

Hyperloop with Tesla founder Elon Musk wants to get close to the people a new form of transportation. From the East to the West Coast of the USA in an hour, faster than by plane. The alpha version of the new means of transport is on 12 August presented. Here you will find out what it will turn right.

People are shot to their destination by a pneumatic tube system. Thus Tesla and PayPal founder Elon Musk wants to influence the individual revolutionary. Now one might think that the man has seen too many science fiction movies or suffering from an overdose of "Futurama", but if this man really want something, then it pulls the by. Sure, there were electric cars before the start of Tesla, and even before you could pay with PayPal a small electronic chip cash. But what this man tackles, just seems to be a huge success and so it is probably also run with his latest project Hyperloop. In the U.S. business magazine Business Week, he applied this type of locomotion ever modest as "fifth mode of transportation."

This magnetic levitation technology to ensure the rapid propulsion. He wants to travel twice the speed reach as today's aircraft. The current that is needed for it to be recovered from environmentally friendly solar energy. Further details are to Musk on 12 August post, if the alpha version of Hyperloop is presented.

Interesting Fact: Actually, you are in the industry, always anxious to be patented in its solutions. Musk sees the apparently different. In a Twitter post, he wrote: "I hate patents, except they are important for the survival of the company. Hyperloop'll publish it as open source. "Then you must be on the prototypes already curious.

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Audi Q8 vs Mercedes GL Coupe vs BMW X7

Audi Q8 vs Mercedes GL Coupe vs BMW X7 - Mercedes, BMW and Audi round their product range upwards and plan in the coming years, the introduction of full-size SUV. 

The beginning, therefore, makes the 2015 Audi Q8 coupe. Mercedes likely to bring in 2016 a coupe version of the big GL-roader and BMW plans a long X7 based on the next X5/X6-Generation for 2018. The coupe-like off-roader should mainly on the world market - attract clients - particularly in the U.S. and in China.

Audi plans to introduce by 2015 a Q8 Coupe, based on the upcoming Q7. Particularly promising is the Ingolstadt of the two V6 engines: the 3.0 TFSI 310 hp, the 3.0 TDI comes to 272 hp. Even more power there is in the two four-liter eight-cylinder with 435 hp (gasoline) and 394 hp (diesel).

Mercedes is planning a coupe version of the GL-roader, the less reminiscent of an SUV than the previously produced GL. For the GL Coupe Mercedes has taken up the plans of a discarded Maybach SUV again. Main feature is the in-line six-cylinder diesel engine, which brings more than 300 hp on the street.

BMW working on an elongate X7, based on the next to come X5/X6-Generation and 2018. With the increased use of aluminum, magnesium and carbon fiber, the weight of the entire X-Series is expected to fall by up to 350 kilograms. Also provided is a power increase to 400 hp whole.

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Jaguar Project 7 Premiere at Goodwood

Jaguar Project 7 - The Jaguar Project 7 is a throwback therefore the Le Mans racing legend D-Type. Premiere has this floor now 550 horsepower this weekend at the Festival of Speed ​​at Goodwood in southern England. The resultant based on the F-Type in fewer than four months only comes as a single-seater racing car. With the Sunday trip with the girlfriend so that it will not ever.

A pre-Jaguar promises ever had a top speed of 300 km / h This should make the 550 hp and 680 Nm strong five-liter supercharged V8 engine. An eight-speed Sports automatic then transmits the power to the rear axle. There shall provide a locking differential for increased traction. In order to improve the roadholding of the athlete, there is again lowered the landing gear with respect to the Type F-7 by 10 mm in the Project. To ensure a safe road contact, the 20-inch lightweight forged wheels bother with carbon inserts and 255/30 tires in front and he 295/30 rear tires it.

Immediately fall outside the cantilevered side sill panels and redesigned front and rear aprons on. Of course here are only the finest materials are used. With carbon to the designer throw her boss Ian Callum all over the place and even with the lightweight aluminum gun is not stingy. Behind the driver's seat sits a Airdome and is adjacent to the equipped with suspender belts leather chair only has room for a helmet holder. The flat salaried windshield was heavily cut. At the rear, there is of course the obligatory, adjustable rear wing and diffuser. The two double tailpipes then provide also including ceramic finish for the breathtaking racing sound. As it sounds, you can here in this video ever learn:

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Audi RS 7 Sportback starts at 113,000 euros

Now it's out: just set for the Audi RS 7 Sportback times you have to loose at least 113,000 euros on the table. For this, there's a real monster V8 with 560 hp, which was presented at the Motor Show in Detroit in January. 

Who wants to drive the car around the Nordschleife, which perhaps is the recommended 3,500-euro dynamics package. There is then a rear axle, which increases the cross-competence of the carriage significantly.

Also new is the ordernde to 950 euros for active roll compensation. So that the car drops in the curves a not so strong and should be stable on the road. The so-called Dynamic Ride Control will also reduce the strong pitching of the car when braking. How it works exactly is this short clip. But Audi also can not outsmart physics. Although this system provides the feeling of more stability, but that the driver can then also difficult to judge when the car is really in the border area and when the car breaks. The driving through a curve should provide a broad smile on the face of the Audi drivers in the RS 7 Sportback but still.

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Opel Insignia Tourer Country: With four-wheel drive and off-road

Opel Insignia - This is the car for all the socialites who also love to poach off the road. Opel launches the Insignia Tourer out a gritty Country Estate, with the all-wheel sometimes you can venture a ride in the area. Off-road Opel's for the first time at the IAA in Frankfurt in September 2013 to marvel at. The price list for the terrain Rüsselsheimer might as well start at around 37,000 euros.

With the Opel Insignia Tourer Country brings out a car that quickly slide on the highway and off the asphalt sometimes can put away a few bumps. A car that is for outdoor family or the Agriculture representative who needs to reach its customers, sometimes over rough and smooth ride. This concept had already discovered the car manufacturers from Hessen bajuwarischer a car company with the Audi Allroad or the Lower Saxony with the Passat Alltrack for themselves.

In this segment the troubled Opel workers now seem to sense and bring to the fall from a wagon, which is to suggest not only by its off-road look, he could into the area, but there thanks to the all-wheel differential lock and then just technically really can. Here we have made no tender salon combo on the wheels, but a gritty types makes with a hint of front and rear underrun protection and striking front, side and wheel well in the mood for adventure. The Country Tourer hovering about two inches higher than the asphalt, as its road worthy colleagues.

For propulsion provide three powerful turbo engines, which are already used in the ordinary wagon and the sedan. The 2.0 liter petrol engine brings it to top 250 hp and a maximum torque of 400 Nm. Thus, the SIDI Turbo (SIDI = Spark Ignition Direct Injection) guarantees a burly departure. The diesel engines are two 2.0-liter models are available: the turbo with 163 hp (350 Nm) and the BiTurbo with 195 hp (400 Nm). The gasoline and diesel weaker one can connect with either a six-speed manual or a six-speed automatic. At 195 horsepower diesel you have access automatically to a six-speed automatic transmission.

The power is controlled electronically transferred to all four wheels. Here, the torque is distributed continuously between 0 and 100 percent between the front and the rear wheels. The torque distribution between the rear wheels does the electronically controlled rear limited-slip differential (ELSD = Electronically Controlled Limited Slip Differential). Although the official prices will be announced at market launch, you can probably assume that Opel can pay the additional off-road features something better. Thus, the small diesel starts at the "normal" cluster at 35,700 euros. Thus, the starting price for the combined site could be around 37,000 euros.

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Lamborghini Aventador is for 1,000 hp monster

Lamborghini Aventador - The tuner Novitec Group blow the Lamborghini Aventador plenty of power under the hood. Did this in the standard equipment already 700 hp, so it brings the tuned V12 engine to a whopping 1,000 hp. The monster then rolls on high-tech forged wheels and is thanks to lots of improvements to the aerodynamics probably even better on the asphalt. This course is also high technology from Formula 1 to use.

Strong, stronger Aventador. The brutal as ever production car Lamborghini will be trimmed from the tuning experts from Novitec Novitec Torado from the ranks of the Group to even more power. The bullet bringing it to a whopping 1,000 hp. Thus, the output of the twelve cylinder always remains beautiful on the street, one has installed numerous aerodynamic parts. So impressed a new diffuser, the redesigned rear bumper. Additionally, the rear wing is immediately apparent. This can be ordered in two different versions. For the air supply to the engine provide new, larger air inlets and outlets.

The three-part NL1-alloy wheels are produced in the finest forged. At the front you have put 9Jx20 wheels with size 255/30 ZR 20 Pirelli P-Zero high-performance tires. Rear set 355/25 ZR 21 tires on rims 13Jx21 make contact with the asphalt. The chassis is not only the height adjust, you can adjust the damping. If you want, the chassis is also provided with sport springs that lower the ride height and a further 30 millimeters.

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