Watch Subaru BRZ STi

2012 will be a super year for friends throaty Japanese sports car withrear-wheel drive: Subaru shows on the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011, the production version of the new Subaru BRZ STi sports car. With the world premiere of the Subaru BRZ, developed jointly with Toyota (wherethe athletes will operate under the concept of FT-86), let the Japanesetradition of their individual sports car back to life.

The 2 2-seater is 4.24 meters long, 1.78 meters wide and 1.28 metershigh. The shifted far to the rear Subaru four-cylinder under the hoodalso provides for a nearly perfect weight distribution and balance.Subaru STi is powered BRZ like the one on the rear wheels. A typical Japanese monster of a rear wing that adorns brawny rear.

200hp Toyota FT-86 donates

The newly developed 4-cylinder Subaru Boxer engine with 1998 cc engine was equipped with the D-4S fuel injection technology from Toyota, the double-injectors well as direct fuel injection also allowed. In conjunction with the high compression ratio of 12.5:1 ervorstellbart this increases power and torque over a wide speed range, withoutcompromising fuel efficiency and environmental compatibility. With 86mm bore and stroke developed the extremely high-revving engine an output of 200 hp at 7000 rpm and a maximum torque of 205 Nm at 6600 rpm

6-speed gearbox with limited slip differential as standard

Provides for the transmission of power in the BRZ STi a manual six-speed manual transmission with short gearshift travel, as well asmore specific guidance, alternatively there is a six-speed automaticwith shift paddles on the steering wheel. The standard locking differential optimizes dynamic performance. The ABS and stability control deactivated are optimized for maximum driving fun with minimalelectronic interference.


[Photo: Subaru]

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Geneva 2012: New Opel Astra OPC with 280 hp

As the official apple premiere of the new Opel Astra OPC J in March at the Geneva Motor Show angle 2012th This Opel News busy with two new photos of the new Astra OPC.

With 280 hp at atomic on paper, sleeker way as the capital battling VW Scirocco R (265 hp). And even the attending of the Astra OPC is still aggravating to get beneath so subtle: advancing accessory with ample air inlets, which act in the Rüsselsheim hardly able version. The Opel works but not absolutely as advanced and deep, but what is ashore in the basal adaptation zivilieren. The rear end forms a double-flow bankrupt arrangement with its somewhat techno architecture looks a bit too abundant like Battlestar Galactica. A archetypal double-tube architecture for purists accomplishment would accept been welcome. But it's all the time.

He 280 bhp 2-liter turbo petrol engine delivers a whopping 400 Nm of best torque and allows a best speed? acceleration of 250 km / h Astra was not so far so fast. At atomic according to Opel's information, because, as always, exceptions prove the rule.

In aggregate with the alleged flex-ride chassis, which appearance a appropriate Sport approach and the OPC, the Astra OPC offers altered administration capabilities.

The new brazier seats action up to 18 altered acclimation possibilities. The use of "organic sheets," the weight of the seats could be bargain as compared to 45 percent with accepted components.

Images [automobil-blog.de]

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Watch Seat Mii 5-Door

The two VW subsidiaries Skoda and Seat are her beloved mother when high-speedlaunch of the VW up in nothing: the VW Up 5-door hatchback and the Skoda Citigo-5-door model now comes the 5-door Seat of the Mii.

According to the now third variant of the same model - except for optical adjustments - itwas the seat PR strategists obviously difficult to write even a halfway sensible press release that could settle more or less well from the scribblings of the Executive colleagues.In short, they have succeeded due.

Back to the main theme, the seat Mii: provides for a length of 3.56 meters, he is still room for only four people - even if the boarding would probably succeed a little better - and a boot capacity of 251 liters. And also its width of 1.64 meters and the long wheelbase of 2.42 meters reserves the Mii seat 5-door.

The additional rear doors blend in unobtrusively with the clear side line. The roof lineremains unchanged, the rear roof pillar retains its broad and powerful expression. Thewindow edge runs a little lower than the 3-door and is accentuated by the light edge in thelateral line. The strong door handles show the high reliability and quality of the Seat Mii.

In technology and equipment of the 5-door 3-door Mii corresponds without restrictions.Delivered the seat Mii with five doors from early summer 2012.

In addition, the Seat Ecomotive Mii complement the offerings. Thanks to start-stop system,regenerative braking and other measures to reduce consumption of this content is at 4.1km (60 hp) and 4.2 (75 hp) litres/100. These values ​​are valid for 3 - and 5-door hatchback.

[Photos: Seat]

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