Friday, 14 March 2014
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Audi R8 e-tron will be put into Production
Audi has been teasing a production ready R8 e-tron for almost five years. At one point, the 375bhp supercar proved it could do 8 minutes, 9 seconds around the Nürburgring lap track. Meaning this would be the fastest electric production car ever made. Still, Audi said last summer that it was killing the project because of the high cost of the batteries.
Audi R8 e-tron Goes Into Production
Last Tuesday during a news conference, however, the company made a surprising announcement: the R8 e-tron will see life outside German testing tracks, and will be put into production.
“The Board of management of Audi AG has decided to offer the R8 e-tron as a sports car manufactured on customer’s request,” said Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Audi Chief Technical Officer.
After a review of the project, Dr. Hackenberg said his team has made great progress because of “advances in battery technology,” extending the range of the R8 e-tron to 279 miles. That is about 14 miles, more than a Tesla Model S can do.
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Source: AutoCar
Audi R8 e-tron will be put into Production
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Land Rover Discovery XXV Special Edition
A special commemorative edition of the Land Rover Discovery was launched at the Geneva motor show this month. The Discovery XXV celebrates the 25th anniversary of the launch of the original model.
What does the Special Edition Include?
The XXV is based on the existing HSE Luxury specification and comes finished in bespoke Causeway Grey paint. It gets Narvik Black grille surrounds and mirror caps, as well as full-length silver roof rails. Unique 20inch alloys, and XXV badging on the front doors and tailgate are also fitted. The extra touches make this legendary car look fantastic and I’m sure it will be admired by many Land Rover enthusiasts.
Inside, the fascia, instrument surrounds, and door tops are covered in luxury Windsor leather. Twist pile carpet and a leather wrapped steering wheel complete the changes.
One Million and Counting
At the beginning of this year, Land Rover says it had made 1,088,000 Discoverys at it’s Solihull plant and they are still going!
The original Discovery was introduced in 1989, originally being designed to fill a gap between the more hardcore Defender and the luxury Range Rover, but it actually ended up creating its own market.
Land Rover Discovery XXV
The Land Rover Discovery XXV is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of this year at a price of around £63,000.
Source: Fleet News
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Geneva: Lexus Gone Wild with RC F GT3 Concept!
Lexus had previously presented its RC F at the Detroit motor show last month, but they decided to pull out all the stops and go crazy at the Geneva Motor Show… introducing the Lexus RC F GT3 concept!
RC F GT3 Concept
Lexus has already made it clear it wants to race its RC F coupe and from looking over the GT3 Concept this could be the next generation of Lexus racing, and it appears to be more than ready for the race track.
Packed with the same V8 from RC F, but this modified version does 540bhp and weighs 2,755 pounds, which should prove to be very fast on the track.
Geneva: Lexus Gone Wild with RC F GT3 Concept!
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