The legendary Jaguar supercar, was the holder of the title of the fastest car in the world, is celebrated at the age of 20 years, just turned like one. Happy New Year, Jaguar XJ220!

We live for a very rich supercar, despite any world crises or threats on dwindling oil reserves. Names like Lamborghini Aventador, Aston Martin One-77 and Bugatti Veyron auto fill magazine pages and posters decorate the rooms of the teenagers from everywhere.
But it is clear that we are witnessing the beginning. The past gives us many examples worthy of respect and one of them has celebrated their life, this year. Jaguar XJ220 from the 20′s, but still the fastest Jaguar ever produced.

Foreshadowed the concept exhibited at the British Motor Show in 1988, has undergone several changes for the supercar on its way from prototype to the production car. Thus it has a V12 cylinder which shows that his concept was halved, thus leading to a 550 hp V6 and the body was “tamed”.
The performance, however, place him on the appearance place in the hierarchy of the fastest supercars in the world: 340 km / h top speed and less than four seconds from 0 to 100 km / h. Thus, the price of £ 470,000 had seemed perfectly justficat by the first model.

The number of copies made in only two years of production was 275 units. An interesting aspect of the brief career of this brand is covered by Jaguar XJ220 as a competitive career, held by the British GT Cup Championship, but in Le Mans.

At the Seoul Motor Show, Kia unveils in front of the all world the new Kia Naimo Electric Concept, a model that combines tradition with technological innovation from the Korean manufacturer.

Naimo means square, which fits very well with the describtion of the new concept from Kia. Quadratic forms, a kind of card, the Korean manufacturer, if we consider the history of that mark, hides its latest inovations in technology and not least the propulsion.

From the outside you can see the lights front / rear equipped with LED technology and inside is loose like a science fiction film. The concept was built to create a sense of tranquility. All the materials used are ”traditional” paper from the Korean oaks “Han-ji”. This paper is handmaded from woods of a Korean tree. In addition to these traditional materials, inside we also find the latest technology. TOLED (transparent organic light emitting diode) lights up the entire board instruments. More over, it has connectivity to all electronic devices.

Vehicle propulsion is provided by a permanent magnet with a synchronous motor, which has an outputof of 109 hp and 280 Nm of torque, providing a top speed of 150 km / h. The motor is powered by two ”packages” of Lithium Ion battery of 27 kWh Poliner. The Lithium - Polymer technology has a major advantage over the battery technology that is currently used, so the autonomia provides with only one ”full” is about 200 km. To increase the distance offered by only one ”full”, Kia’s engineers have mounted special 20 inch alloy rims to the car, designed to reduce the downforce and friction.

Infiniti is not only car from the all luxury division of the Nissan brand. It is a strong brand that wants to strengthen its position by diversifying all kind of things.

For now, JX is only a concept car, which is basically a preview of the production model tha will be launched in the spring of 2012. So Infiniti is preparing to offer a luxury crossover that will provide space for seven people on three rows of seats. JX concept was presented in the elegant event of Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. In terms of design, JX obviously borrows lines from Essence but adapted a model that emphasizes space. Most of the Infiniti team of engineers says that this segment is part of a luxury crossover with three rows of seats abd it has the most spectacular increasement on the market, therefore they want a slice of this cake. Internally, they focused on the area and provide access to third row.

The second row seats slide over a distance of 14 cm, allowing access to the rear seats without the need of folding the median seats. At first, Infiniti will offer a system called the JX Backup Collision Intervention. This system will monitor activity behind the car when reverse is engaged. If the system detects objects, people, vehicles in areas devoid of visibility for the driver, it activates automatically the brake systems. JX will provide permanent four-wheel drive. More information will be offered in November at the Los Angeles salon where it will be presented the series of this version.

At Geneva 2009, the Nissan’s luxury branch has a very pleasant surprise and comes with a fluid concept, Infiniti Essence, as a celebration of 20 years history of the brand, but also to boost the image of the Infiniti on the old continent.

If you return to the multimedia gallery, we reveal the reason why you stayed so long looking again and again at the pictures of Infiniti Essence: it is a new design style called “Dynamic Adekaya” that this concept is presented as a non-aggressive sport car, with sophisticated forms that refers to the nature and it is known as Asian meditation.
Other comments about the appearance of the car are useless – merits, however, we can say that designers want to implement many of the stylistic ideas of this concept on several future models, which is not at all a bad thing.

High-class interior makes you think, both in appearance and in finish, those new car models are closer as options even to the Bugatti Veyron. Cutting edge technology is disguised by a cabin built around the driver, whose cockpit looks like a “cocoon” for driving pleasure. Interestingly, practicality is lacking, the trunk is roomy enough for a specially designed set of Louis Vuitton handbags.

The coupe has a hybrid system with an outcome power that reaches 600 hp. The gasoline engine is a 3.7 liter V6 equipped with two turbochargers and develops 440 hp. The electric motor designed by new the new “3D Motor” technology, develops 160 horsepower and is very compact and placed between the combustion engine and transmission.

New Lancia Ypsilon was manufactured without any problem and it comes as a lifestyle car, with all the ingredients necessary for such holder and also for its category.

Lancia Ypsilon design is very sexy, with a beautiful exterior design and also very charming, worthy of a animated lifestyle and also the name of the car speaks of itself: Lancia Ypsilon. The new car claims in unpleasant urban agglomerations. As it was expected, the car manages to attract the eyes of the passersby, especially the young “princesses”.

Body painted in two shades, with new touches to the front, the new Lancia Ypsilon has a very playful and youthful air. Printed front grid power due to the new Ypsilon prominent, while it has sharp headlights which give a note of sobriety, Ypsilon is showing to be more mature, in comparison with the previous generation.

Still behind the idea of ​​a strange look, it wasn’t necessarily a practical tailgate, a well integrated rear window and rear ending with a rounded shape. Overall, the Lancia Ypsilon is a package with a length of 3.80 meters which is trying to raise, proposing a design style class as its larger sister Lancia Delta, but in a much more compressed way.

The car has a playful exterior, so that the interior is more sober. At least the version tested, proposed with dark material, which emphasized sobriety. Another element that creates an air of sober is the watch from the board. These are arranged centrally embedded in a special slot, but has straight rough forms.

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Italy’s Lamborghini enters the Quattroroute in the luxury class of the SUV’s, with a model number which will be shadowed in the first phase of a concept. It will be unveiled at Geneva 2012, but in China.

Lamborghini officials decided: the 4 door coupe concept Lamborghini Estoque is dead, the athlete will have a green light and the luxurious Lamborghini SUV will be amaizing. So the Italy’s claim that Quattroroute know how it will look their next model - or even the concept that anticipates to be the new Lamborghini SUV.
According to Italian journalists, we first see the Lamborghini SUV as a concept, but not in spring at Geneva Motor Show 2012, but a little later in China at Beijing Auto Show 2012. The series would be launched at the end of 2014, with a very few aesthetic changes to the concept.
For now, the Italians speculate the technical level, so the Lamborghini SUV will receive the technical platform already known at Porsche Cayenne (which is also used on Volkswagen Touareg, but will be found even on the new generation Audi Q7 and on the future Bentley luxury SUV).
Compared to the Cayenne SUV, it will be a more sporty Lamborghini and is not excluded that under the hood to be mounted even the Aventador’s  V12 engine with an output of 700 hp, other options would be the V10 engine from Gallardo or Audi R8 or even a turbocharged V8 and 500 hp, derived from the Audi S8. It is quite likely to benefit from Lamborghini SUV and hybrid, while the sophisticated four-wheel drive is standard on all versions.

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If you have a power of 600 hp and you reach 100 km/h in around 3.6 seconds and the car looks awesome, is it a real supercar? Yes indeed, because Falcon F7 has all the attributes of super high-life car.

First time, people from Falcon Motorsports announced their intention to release the true supercar at the Detroit Motor Show 2011, the concept Mach7 Falcon. Now, at the Detroit Motor Show 2012, Americans came with the model series, with the lightly changed name: Falcon F7.

At the aesthetic level, Falcon has undergone many changes with the F7 car from the precedent concept, which is good, as the new American supercar rivals, in appearance, with the already famous Viper. But to “snake” of the Chrysa, Falcon F7 engine is placed centrally and is only 8 cylinder, not 10 cylinder one.
Displacement of the V8 is specifically American, a 7.0 liters and 620 hp maximum power is achieved at 6,600 rpm, while maximum torque of 790 Nm is obtained at 5400 rpm. Linkage to the rear wheels is done through a manual transaxle gearbox with 6 reports.

Falcon F7 has a 7.0 liter V8 engine, easily placed and developing 620 hp at 6,600rpm. The monocoque chassis is being made ​​of aluminum and carbon fiber, while body panels are made of carbon fiber, so the total mass of Falcon F7 is only 1260 kg therefore speak of a ratio of 2 kg/hp, which is announced to be an exceptional performance.
The machine has compact dimensions with a length of 4.42 meters, a width of 1.98 meters and a height of only 1.1 meters. With a hydraulic system, the ground clearance can be increased from 12 cm to 20 cm, in case the car overcome obstacles (such as curbs or speed limitation bumpers).

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The old generation conquered me, even if it had only 125 horse power. How is the new Swift Sport? Remained the same magnificent mini hot hatch?

Yes, I love the second generation Swift Sport. I thought that nowadays you can also find a car with so much charisma, the living body hidden under a relatively trivial at first sight. I personally appreciated the discretion of the sport version, but at some point I wondered: Do I buy for myself a Swift Sport, even if I love the car that much? As a mini hot hatch – yes, for the purity of driving experience. As an everyday car – NOT. I must say that I am not looking for premium ambience on a car, but the interior is a rival at Cielo (old car, that was useful when it came on the market).

Obviously I was very curious to see what will have and how the version of Suzuki Sport will act like on the road. I contemplated and touched the salon model last year in Frankfurt. At first glance Swift Sport is more refined, that from the perspective of design. Suzuki chosen an evolution of design and we can say that it is a relatively discrete evolution, but one that focused on refining detail on the outside.

At the same time we can talk about an upgrade to the aggression chapter. Swift Sport can not be confused with a Swift 1.2, because it has a distinct personality beside the rest of the cars range.

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The first information about the new Dacia Duster Concept, in its world premiere at Geneva 2011.

Dacia Duster is the first result of collaboration between Renault Design Centre for Central Europe in Bucharest and Renault Design Technology Centre in Guyancourt (France). A very successful result, we would say.
The new car is trying to combine different styles: the cockpit is typical of a sports car driver and the car has access to a specific internal module of MPV (Multi Purpose Vehicle) and the high ground clearance is a characteristic of the crossover.
Dacia Duster expresses robustness, as the Logan has accustomed us with its angular style. The front is unique, inspiring power and the lights are still very much on the side, showing off with the prominent 21 inch wheels.

Figure reveals a side of the very compact car, very close to a coupe or hot hatch. However, doors that open in opposite side provides excellent access to a futuristic and also a pragmatic interior. Note the anti symmetric style: on the right are two doors, as the Mini Clubman, while the driver has just a large door.
Sure the car behind will be considered controversial, designers applying some innovative solutions: a “semi-wing” in the back side with aerodynamic role, large taillights, continuous, like the headlights, the side of the car, a hatchback that “bite” much of the roof and is bounded on the side of buildings shaped like little wings optics.

Interior places great emphasis and practicality – something highlighted by an unprecedented module, with door sliding to the front passenger and folding seats under the driver’s seat and rear seats fold in many different ways.

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The longest series of German roadsters came to the seventh generation and after the first photo, Mercedes-Benz has made public the most important details of the car.

For decades, Mercedes-Benz SL convertible is the most popular car for the stars in Hollywood which came with a new generation, the seventh one, more exactly. After the first official photos of the new SL were published on the internet, it is time to learn more details about the car.

First, the roadster marks a first in the range of the German manufacturer, through the use of aluminum for almost all car parts. Body and chassis not only benefit from this material, but also multi-link suspension, which makes the car to lose weight than its previous generations with an amount of 140 kg.
According to German officials, the car would have been even easier, but many safety systems on board imposed a compromise for active and passive safety. Thus, the car will be equipped with Pre Safe, DISTRONIC Plus or Attention Assist, equipment already established on other models of the mark.

Those who will enjoy a ride with the folding hard top than in the company of the highest quality music will appreciate the Front Bass system, which uses the chassis to enhance and optimize the sound provided by the sub-woofer. But there is something special for those who prefer to leave the roof unfolded.
The ceiling of the new Mercedes SL will be available in two versions: one glass and one equipped with extravagant Magic Sky Control, which allows setting the level of transparency in the cabin.