Monday, 14 May 2012

Toyota GT86: Here comes the Japanese racer!


In September, Toyota will bring its GT86 on the market. The 2+2-seater will be available at a starting price of € 29 990. It is driven by a 2.0-liter boxer engine that delivers 200 horsepower and equipped with automatic transmission and steering-wheel shift rocker.


Those who like to turn himself, reached the 100 mark in 7.6 seconds. Automatic friends must wait 0.6 seconds longer and are only in 8.2 seconds at 100 km / h 226 or 210 km / h speed limit as indicated. With automatic operation of the GT86 is somewhat more economical and consumes 7.1 liters per hundred kilometers around 0.7 liters less.

The fact that the Toyota GT-titled in the name of all with the number 86 may have various causes. Thus, the hub bore of the engine, for example, with 86 mm has been measured. The exhaust tailpipes to measure the inside diameter of 86 mm also. The Toyota is also the only current GT86 sports car that has a front engine, rear-wheel drive makes. Already 40 years ago, Toyota had implemented the concept in sports-800th Additional references can be the GT86 to the Toyota 2000 GT, which was launched in 1965 and is expressed with only 337 copies produced was scarce. One was just such designers as inspiration for her designs available.

As a four-seater in the GT86 quite compact and the interior shows the 36.5 cm steering wheel, steering wheel, the smallest Toyota yet. In the middle you can see a large tachometer and a red warning light towards the drivers know the speed limit ahead of 7400 revolutions per minute. The center console is used for extremely dicey curves as a prop in the door trim and soft knee pads were incorporated.

Features Technically, there is a dual-zone automatic climate control system in series, to touch that Toyota audio system with six speakers, Smart Key system and cruise control. For driver and front passenger, there are cup holders and UV protective glass in the rear and sides. In addition, a 12-volt electrical power supply.


Images: © Auto-Medienportal.Net/Toyota

Hyundai Genesis Coupe starts at the 24-hour race at the Nurburgring


At the long Ascension weekend represent over 170 race cars of the 40th Edition of the ADAC Zurich 24h-race. Also present is the Schumann Motorsport team with the silver Hyundai Genesis Coupe.


When the Hyundai Genesis Coupe in the fall of 2010 came on the German market, we adopted the Schumann brothers, Peter and Jurgen, the decision to develop a racing version of the sports car and attack on the legendary Nordschleife. With the support of Germany and Hyundai Motor Hyundai Motor Europe began in the district of Saarbrücken, Burbach of construction of the racing version.


When on 19 May by 16 clock of the Clerk of the 176 race cars full starting field of 24-hour race on a journey through the "Green Hell", sends the crew of Schumann Motorsport is the second time in a row with the vehicle from the Korean manufacturer at the start.



The company itself is in the Hyundai dealership racing coupe built by the brothers of Peter Schumann (52) and Jürgen Schumann (49) and Alexander Koeppen (31) and Axel Duffner (40) is run.


The Hyundai Genesis Coupe comes with its 4-liter V6 engine in the class SP8 (Specials up to 6.2 liters) on. There shall inter alia on strong factory support and opposition from Lexus, Aston Martin and Corvette. But already the season starts in the VLN Endurance Championship race, the Korean coupe had a class win in the competition with more powerful cars, the LF-A, Vantage and C6 sit up

Introduction: BMW 1 Series 3-door


BMW ennobles the supposed "fair importer" AMI Leipzig and is equal to two long-awaited world premieres before: the new BMW 3 Series Touring and the three-door 1 Series.


And the same way BMW 1 Series presented alongside the sporting three-door also has a new entry-level engine 114i and the new top model, the BMW 135i with 320 hp bumsfidelen. Patsch.


The BMW 114i and the BMW M135i will be offered at the same time as a 5-door. For all models except the BMW 114i and the BMW 116d EfficientDynamics Edition is an option in the compact segment, the unique eight-speed automatic transmission. Both in conjunction with manual transmission and automatic transmission is available with the Auto Start Stop function. Also includes the BMW EfficientDynamics technology package as the Eco-Pro mode, which is activated via the standard switch driving experience. At a later date for the new BMW 1 Series and the intelligent xDrive all-wheel drive may be available. He completed his debut in the BMW 120d xDrive and BMW xDrive M135i.

But back to the new BMW 1 Series three-door: the independent appearance of the new BMW 1 Series 3-door is mostly influenced by the dynamic line management. Wide doors with frameless windows, the self-contained, also provide the B-pillar is not broken side window graphic and the very flat looking over the roof line for a sporty yet elegant appearance. Represent a specific customization for the new BMW 1 Series 3-door alternative to the basic configuration, the BMW and the BMW Sportline UrbanLine to choose from. Also an M-Sport package is just the launch of the new BMW 1 Series 3-door version.


[Photos: BMW]