McLaren P1: yours for only $ 1.2 million

Recently in Beverly Hills, in the context of a private meeting, the British manufacturer had a fantastic P1 coupled with its technical and its official list price, and in which we also found the posted price of the fireball to come.

There was talk of a sum of $ 1.2 million, for to acquire one of the 500 models will be assembled by hand.

With its chassis and carbon fiber bodywork, the McLaren announces P1 weighs only 1300 pounds.

Under its long hood roars, the V8 twin-turbo 3.8-liter MP4-12C, but this time combined with a kinetic energy recovery (KERS). In total, the power of sports car should be around 960 horses.

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Honda Urban SUV Concept at Detroit Motor Show 2013

In the number of new crossover models has now joined another design study, which will make us a compact SUV tasty. What a month ago as a sketch circulated through the net is now a tangible reality in Detroit.

The Honda Urban SUV Concept is based in his first appearance clearly along the lines of the Honda Civic. Drawn wide LED lights and an all-consuming grace the front grille of the study, and above all wake up the Honda emblem. A distinctive curved line adorns the side of the new Japanese.

Details on performance or even concrete prices were still the leaders back. The engineers suggest but a generous amount of space and a sporty and distinctive design. Even when it comes to the variability of New Nippon far forward.

For it is disposed of in the middle of the vehicle fuel tank ensure that therefore opens the space for a variable rear seat. As a platform in this car is a substructure for use, the end of the year should be used for the new Honda Jazz. Towards the end of 2013, is the final production version of this crossover concept coming to the market in Japan. The launch in Europe is scheduled for next year.

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Audi RS7 Sportback at the Detroit Motor Show 2013

may be so many visitors have thought when he now at the Detroit Motor Show could see the 5-meter behemoth from Good Old Germany. The massive grille with additional air intakes, two huge, oval tailpipes and the diffuser at the rear of the indicated powerhouse suggest that this may involve not perfectly ordinary A7.

And at the latest when getting even without the passenger must test is clear on what he or she is here inserted. Thanks to the special RS7 instruments the driver, for example, the charge pressure, the bar is due to the twin turbochargers at least 1.2, at a glance. The specially shaped seating in the Bavarian Monster ensures that the passengers do not slip like crazy on the back seat.

Under the hood is a 4-liter eight-cylinder with around 560 horsepower performed his service. The unit, called 4.0 TFSI shoot the car in 3.9 seconds from a standstill by the 100km/h-Schallmauer. Power wheel and goodness. The high-revving four-valve engine reaches its high performance from 5700 to 6700 rev / min and is still shining with a consumption of less than 10 liters in the standard distance. His thirst is limited thanks to cylinder deactivation only to 9.8 l/100km. One can only wonder whether that can confirm in practice Sun

At the top speed stands at RS7 from a three-tier society. There would even know the Regular Guy, the sealing off at 250 km / h, then the daredevil who h to 280 km / moved forward and finally even the absolute macho showing up to 305 km / h, what it everything on it has. For the two higher top speeds, the buyer depending on your needs and size of the purse also book two different dynamics packages. So far Audi silent but unfortunately generally made ​​on the prices of the RS7.

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