Is there a revival in the air or is it just a bit of nostalgia? The last Opel GT rolled known three years ago from the treadmill, Tauro Autosport has brought him again from the shadows and beefed up properly. On the basis of which was open to the athletes Tauro V8 Spider, which, thanks to a 530 horsepower V8 under the hood!
In four seconds so that one is supposedly on the 100-km/h-Marke. The front engine does a good job so to relinquish power to the rear. The V8er has a displacement of 6.2 liters and is reflected in the older Courvette used. Specifically seen are a 440, 480 or 530 hp. It is not excluded that a 650-hp version will appear.Compared to the Opel GT has been laid at Tauro V8 Spider emphasis on a more elegant and flowing lines. The aggressiveness is accompanied by the large grille and rugged-looking hood and side gills yet. The Tauro Spider V8 will initially appear only in an edition of 30 pieces and one may assume a price of 100,000 € ...
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The range of the Lotus Evora 414E will extend and has taken in the course of the trial. The "hybrid range extender" will finally make his name all honor. At 414 hp is respectable 1,000 Nm of torque and an acceleration from zero to one hundred results in just 4 seconds. At 209 km / h limit is reached. It has also set itself the goal of sending no more than 55 grams of CO2 per kilometer in the atmosphere.
The rear wheel is driven by two electric motors, by the will alone keep the Evora 414E as 48 kilometers. In addition, a three-cylinder engine that can recharge the battery or power the electric motors directly. He is virtually the actual range extender for the vehicle.Images : Lotus
2015 published the fourth generation of the Toyota Prius, now to the details were already known. The reports go in the direction that you have installed for cost reasons less aluminum. The weight should nevertheless be kept to a minimum. Is because many high-strength steel parts are to be installed is to be expected, as the weight tumbling further.
The fourth-generation Prius will also take in the rolling resistance-optimized tires, which minimizes the effort of the hybrids and thus the energy consumption. There are also reports of an optimized body, which will reduce the air resistance and design similarities to the concept Toyota FT-Bh suggests .Otherwise, nothing is more widely known and are official statements of the manufacturer is still not well. However, Toyota has set his mind to undercut the current CO2 emissions of 92g per km significantly.
