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Cheap cars: Volkswagen is preparing

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Volkswagen is set to release a new model, the cost of which will start from 6000 euros. In an interview with Automotive News said the head of the department. New products will be designed for emerging markets. The specific countries are not in the conversation, but with almost absolute certainty, we can say that it is not just about China and India, but also Russia and other Eastern European countries. As to the concept of a new low-cost Volkswagen, then, according to Hackenberg, it is a full-fledged family car cost from 6 to 8 thousand euro. As the senior manager, such a price level will be achieved through a high localization of production - in Volkswagen will select worthy of regional suppliers with the appropriate level of quality.

2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque coupe

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2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque coupe Dynamic Base Price: $44,995 As-Tested Price: $58,745 Drivetrain: a pair of.0-liter turbocharged I4; AWD, six-speed automatic Output: 240 horsepower @ five,500 rpm, 251 lb-ft @ one,750 rpm Curb Weight: three,902 lb Fuel Economy (EPA City/Highway/Combined): 18/28/21 mpg AW discovered Fuel Economy: eighteen.4 mpg Options: Dynamic Premium package together with black grille, side vents, mirror caps, spoiler extension and waist finisher, sports exhaust tips, rear skid plate, oxford-leather handwheel, perforated animal skin seat center panels, door panels with distinction handicraft, bright aluminium pedal finishers, passive entry, surround camera system, HDD navigation, intuitive voice management, 825-watt Meridian surround system with seventeen speakers, chemical element headlamps with AFS, AHBA, blind-spot observation ($7,900); 20-inch shadow chrome alloy wheels ($2,500); climate comfort pack together with heated front seat...

The Audi A1 Sportback 1.4 TFSI Sport

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The Audi A1 Sportback 1.4 TFSI Sport is, as you’d hope with a badge that options the word ‘Sport’ not once however double, the sportiest version of the German brand’s smallest automotive. It’s additionally the foremost valuable, cost accounting from $42,500, tho' as a typical premium little automotive there square measure still various ways that to expand your final bill. Following the trend set by the likes of the mini hatch and edict five hundred, the Audi A1 Sportback 1.4 TFSI Sport is filled with choices and style alterations covering each interior and exterior, giving people management over however their A1 can look provided they’re willing to get it. From different roof colors and totally different wheels, to S line tweaks applied within and out, there’s no shortage of selections once buying this flagship of the four-metre-long Audi. Our Misano red check automotive wore a superb black roof ($720) and half polished 17-inch alloy wheels ($400), however passed over on padd...

Lamborghini could launch an SUV in 2017

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Lamborghini could launch an SUV in 2017, CEO Stephan Winkelmann told a German newspaper. The Italian supercar brand will unveil a concept for the vehicle at the Beijing motor show on April 23 to test public reaction, according to a report in the German business daily Handelsblatt on Thursday. Winkelmann wants the SUV as a third model line along with the Gallardo and Aventador super cars to help make the brand profitable. China is a key market for high-margin luxury SUVs. "We definitely need a third line in the mid and long term," Winkelmann told the paper. "An SUV would be the first Lamborghini for everyday use, not just for the race track or weekends. We would have the opportunity to win new customers." Lamborghini has been losing money since 2009 and is under pressure from parent Volkswagen Group to become profitable, the newspaper report said. Winkelmann told the paper that he hopes that VW will decide this year whether to allow the brand to build an SUV. "I...

Ampera and Chevrolet Volt, Ampera/Volt sweeps

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TECHNICAL DATA Body: 5-door hatchback Size: 4.50 X 1.79 X 1.43 m. Wheelbase: 2.69 m. Transmission: Front wheel drive. Automatic clutch. Single gear. Tyres/wheels: 215/55-17 (7.0 X 17) Engine: Electric AC syncronous motor. Power - torque: 111 kW (151 hp) - 273 Nm Maximum speed - 0-100 km/h acceleration: 160 km/h - 9 s. The joint candidacy of Opel/Vauxhall Ampera and Chevrolet Volt, with 330 points, has been distinctly preferred by CotY 2012 Jury members, who put Volkswagen Up! second with 281 points and Ford Focus third, with 256. Volt/Ampera offer is a mature product, after years of development and perfectioning by General Motors, and the first example of an electric vehicle with extended range. Others will come along this path. The concept, addressed to the fears of potential customers in front of an incipient recharging net of electricity for vehicles, implies energy generated on board, to continue the journey, once exhausted the rechargeable batteries. In the cas...