In the GTI meet at Wörthersee could admire the Skoda rally Citigo already. The unanimous opinion: The study is increasingly sporty! The Czechs have with the small car racer in the sense in particular, to demonstrate the potential that lies within him. Nevertheless, there are also a rich segment of the competition.
The sports study focuses more on the appearance, say, you fall with broad wings, a distinctive front and rear skirts and oversized roof spoiler. The alloy wheels are 18 inches tall and a fat pipe (centrally positioned) should not be missed. Also hood and roof were changed. To date there are more not to say about the rally Citigo with the performance would of course interesting. But Skoda has in this regard with information back yet. For a true sport compact car would have ran but a few more than the 75 hp version of the series.
Porsche sends its plug-in hybrid for the first time on the track! The prototypes are still under the guise of Porsche's racing icon 917, therefore, are now the first signs of the final version of the 918 Spyder and promise lots of high-tech and maximum performance with minimum consumption.
The internal combustion engine with two independent power units, one brings to the front axle and one for the rear wheels, a maximum of 770 HP on the street. According to preliminary data should cover the 918 Spyder from 0 to 100 in 3 seconds and break the 300 km / h speed limit with no problems. And the fuel consumption ranging from 3.0 liters per 100 kilometers will be.In September 2013, the super sports car will come on the market. But this one has to dig deep into their pockets: 770.000 € for the 918 Spyder probably beat to book.
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Otherwise, only the sedan will appear on the market, the estate version. When i40 Hyundai has changed the order. That was certainly the result of deliberation, to let them develop midsize cars in Europe for Europe. Especially in Germany, the suits are in this category would especially be in demand - as a family and as a company car. After more than 60 percent of sales to commercial customers successful launch of the station wagon in September last year, now comes the sedan.
As with so many vehicles from the station wagon and the sedan of the Hyundai i40 is identical to the B-pillar. This also applies to the wheelbase, so it is clear that even the space for the passengers does not change. Under the growing with the wedge shape of the body rear, a luggage compartment of 503 liters plugged volume. The 4.74-meter notchback sedan has a length of 7.74, three inches less than the station wagon. Payloads between 388 kg (2.0 petrol) and 532 kg (1.7 CRDi) for the four-to five-seater adequate to good.Like all models in the younger generation, the Hyundai design comes from the European design and development center of Hyundai in Rüsselsheim. The team led by the German chief designer Thomas Bürkle has again created a dynamic form of acting, which is especially characterized by the curved roof and the i40 gives, in this way, a hint of coupe.
The Hyundai i40 is available in three equipment versions "Comfortline", "style" and "Premium". Prices start at € 22 490 for the i40 1.6 Comfort, with a petrol 1.6-liter with direct injection, which provides 99 kW / 135 hp and 165 Newton meters (Nm) of torque offers. With this engine, the i40 accelerates in 11.6 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h and reaches 197 km / h speed limit. The second petrol engine with two liters bringt131 kW / 178 hp at the wheels offering, 213 Nm, creates the sprint from zero to 100 km / h in 9.7 seconds and creates 213 km / h The standard consumption is at 1.6 (on average, according to EU standard) at 6.4 liters per 100 km, corresponding to 149 grams of carbon dioxide emissions per kilometer, two-liter engine is in use - even on the equipment - from 7.2 to 7, 7 liters (169 k / km or 179 g / km CO2).
The 1.7-liter Diesel 1.7 CRDi is available in two power levels: 85 kW / 116 PS and 100 kW / 136 hp and torque figures of 260 Nm or 330 Nm. The weaker version comes with 4.6 liters of fuel over 100 km, the value varies with the more - depending on the equipment - from 4.7 to 5.1 liters per 100 km. The performance figures: 0 to 100 km / h in 12.9 and 10.6 seconds, top speed 192 km / h or 201 km / h (all values with the six-speed manual transmission). A particularly economical, "blue" version including start-stop system, the consumption of the 1.6 CRDi is 4.3 liters, corresponding to 113 grams of CO2 per km.
Hyundai is offering its customers a security guarantee for five years with no mileage limitation. For the same period, Hyundai leads five times by a free safety check. When Crastest the European security organization EuroNCAP already reached the i40 combined with five stars the highest rating.
