Land Rover Range Rover Sport: Hybrid and 4 cylinders program

After the very successful Evoque, the statutory Range Rover, Land Rover still seduces us by unveiling a few weeks ago, the Range Rover Sport Mk2. If the template is still impressive, the British SUV is not least a great success ... but so far it has only large engines namely TDV6 3.0 L 258 hp SDV6 3.0 L 292 hp V8 5.0 The Supercharged 510 hp. 

Present at the next Frankfurt Motor Show, the Range Rover Sport will be unveiled in hybrid and diesel version. So the 3.0 L V6 diesel that will attached or associated with an electric motor on the front of the SUV. We do not know yet almost nothing new hybrid SUV if it is only to go below 169 grams of CO2 per kilometer (194 g / km for the TDV6 258 hp) Land Rover aims. Still on this hybrid version, the English manufacturer certifies that the implementation of the new hybrid system in no way alter the load capacity of the chest and general habitability SUV especially in the rear seats (5 or 7 seats). The hybrid version will be able to go play on the flat strips of the Cayenne Hybrid and some other large SUV to a mind more research "green".

Also the mechanical chapter also know that this Range Rover Sport might be equipped sometime in 2014 one or two mechanical 4-cylinder (gasoline and diesel? Petrol or diesel?) To make this great vehicle more affordable but also more energy efficient.

Photo : Land Rover.

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BMW M3 E92 : End of M3 aspirated Engine!

End of M3 aspirated engine! Place the generation M3 engine TwinPower Turbo. Indeed, it is no longer possible to control since the beginning of this week a E92 M3 Coupe or Cabriolet.

Firedrich Dr. Nitschke, head of BMW M GmbH has confirmed the BMW E92 M3 is no longer available for sale at all locations of the Bavarian brand. All M3 will still be produced in the next 6-7 months are all sold. So exit the V8 4.0 L 420 hp, get ready to welcome the L6 TwinPower Turbo on future M3 and M4 which will go on sale next year.

The BMW Motorsport boss took this ad to revive the case of the new L3 1.5 L turbocharged engine. He explained that the new block has many advantages such as weight, the specific power in relation to the engine and it would make an excellent basis for the development of BMW M L3 Turbo engine. In the meantime, we will have to wait a few months before discovering the new BMW M3 6-cylinder supercharged.

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Meet Worthersee 2013: Skoda displays the "Rapid Sport"

Meet Worthersee 2013 - Skoda shows the world premiere of its "Rapid Sport" at this year's GTI-Meet at Wörthersee. The first sketches ever see exceedingly well and can guess: the Skoda Rapid Sports is just a show car or we are dealing with the first glimpse of a possible Skoda Rapid RS?

Rapid Sport shows the potential of the Skoda design and the possibilities inherent in rapid. The car is painted in metallic colors Corrida Red and Steel Gray. Saturated and distinctive is the sports car on its 19-inch alloy wheels. The vehicle's front spoiler and boasts the powerful designed air intake on the apron. Generous fenders and massive sills emphasize the appearance of the vehicle.

Other sporting accents the rear with the bulky bumpers and two integrated exhaust tailpipes. The rear lights in brand-typical design C are colored differently. As the lower end, a circumferential carbon frame is used. The interior continues the sporty layout, for example, sport steering wheel, Recaro seats and illuminated door sills.

Image: Skoda

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