Showing posts with label off-road. Show all posts
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Monday, September 13, 2010

Ford Presented the Police Version of New Explorer

Police Ford Explorer

Ford company presented the police car constructed on the basis of off-road car Explorer of following generation. The novelty joins in a ruler of Ford's special cars and appears on the enterprise conveyor in Chicago next year. Tests of both cars were used by policemen of district Los Angeles and the State of Michigan.

Ford Explorer for US Policemen

Police Ford Explorer will be presented in all-wheel drive versions with the atmospheric 6-cylinder engine in volume of 3,5 litres and power of 280HP. Such motor is aggregated with a 5-step automatic transmission and is capable to work, both on usual gasoline, and on bioethanol E85. According to representatives of Ford, Explorer for 20 percent is more economic than the police sedans Crown Victoria.

Police Ford

Interior Explorer

Ford Explorer Police Vehicle

Interior Police Ford

The novelty received the strengthened body, more hardy suspender and the modernised brake gears, the new generator and a radiator, and also 18-inch wheel disks which for drop of expenses are unified with disks for police Ford Taurus. In off-road car interior there was a computer system with the nine-inch screen for access to a database, fastenings for the weapon, video registration systems, and also special closed compartments in a luggage compartment.

Besides Ford, the cars for police of the USA offer some more companies — Dodge (which prepared version Charger), Chevrolet (prepared for special services Caprice) and firm Carbon Motors which has developed own car.

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Thursday, August 5, 2010

Ford has shown a new off-road car

Ford Explorer

New generation of Ford Explorer has been shown in the USA to a narrow circle of the elite. The VIP-representatives of the American car dealers of mark Ford have been invited to model demonstration.

New Ford Explorer 2011

From the middle of the eightieth and up to crisis of 2008 Ford Expplorer was one of the basic models of the company in the car market of the North America.

Ford Motor Co. has presented to car dealers new Explorer as model 2012. Earlier, Ford planned to start new model in the end of this year, but decided to begin manufacture at least since January, 2011.

Off-road Explorer

New Ford Explorer will receive absolutely new platform. The motor-car manufacturer will offer four-cylinder two-litre motor EcoBoost. Predictably, the six-cylinder motor will be offered also.

The dealers seeing the new car, notice: "The car became more roundish, than present model Explorer, with smooth lines and reminds the increased version of crossover Ford Edge."

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Friday, February 12, 2010

Company VW has presented new off-road car Touareg

Off-road Touareg

Company Volkswagen has extended the official information on off-road car VW Touareg of the second generation. The world debut of this model will take place in March on a motor show in Geneva, and the European sales of a novelty start in the summer.

Long VW Touareg

At present it is known, that new VW Touareg on 40 mm became longer (its dimensional length has grown to 4758 mm) and on 20 mm below the predecessor, but thus weighs on 208 kgs less. In Europe the off-road car of the second generation will be originally accessible with three power-plants on a choice. These are two diesel motors — volume 3,0 both 4,2 litres and power of 237 and 335HP accordingly, and also the hybrid power-plant combining the 3,3-l engine with a mechanical supercharger (329HP) and the 46-strong electromotor.

Total return of this unit makes 374HP, and from 0 to 100 km/h hybrid Touareg is dispersed for 6,5 sec. Only on electrodraught such car can move on speeds to 45 km/h.

VW Touareg

Interior VW Touareg

Interior VW Touareg

Besides, all versions VW Touareg already "in base" will receive new 8-step "automatic machine" Aisin and an adaptive pneumosuspension bracket, and also system stop start which stops the engine at a stop. In the list of options — system of tracking a marking and active headlights of head light.

All-wheel drive transmission VW Touareg essentially has not changed is still constant full drive with differential Torsen. However lowering transfer and blocking of the central and back interwheel differential will be accessible now only at the order of an additional package of options in which 8-step "automatic machine" change on 6-step, with other transfer numbers. In the same package the system of circular review Area View will be accessible.

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Company VW has presented new off-road car Touareg

Off-road Touareg

Company Volkswagen has extended the official information on off-road car VW Touareg of the second generation. The world debut of this model will take place in March on a motor show in Geneva, and the European sales of a novelty start in the summer.

Long VW Touareg

At present it is known, that new VW Touareg on 40 mm became longer (its dimensional length has grown to 4758 mm) and on 20 mm below the predecessor, but thus weighs on 208 kgs less. In Europe the off-road car of the second generation will be originally accessible with three power-plants on a choice. These are two diesel motors — volume 3,0 both 4,2 litres and power of 237 and 335HP accordingly, and also the hybrid power-plant combining the 3,3-l engine with a mechanical supercharger (329HP) and the 46-strong electromotor.

Total return of this unit makes 374HP, and from 0 to 100 km/h hybrid Touareg is dispersed for 6,5 sec. Only on electrodraught such car can move on speeds to 45 km/h.

VW Touareg

Interior VW Touareg

Interior VW Touareg

Besides, all versions VW Touareg already "in base" will receive new 8-step "automatic machine" Aisin and an adaptive pneumosuspension bracket, and also system stop start which stops the engine at a stop. In the list of options — system of tracking a marking and active headlights of head light.

All-wheel drive transmission VW Touareg essentially has not changed is still constant full drive with differential Torsen. However lowering transfer and blocking of the central and back interwheel differential will be accessible now only at the order of an additional package of options in which 8-step "automatic machine" change on 6-step, with other transfer numbers. In the same package the system of circular review Area View will be accessible.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Characteristics Porsche Cayenne are declassified

Porsche Cayenne

On the closed presentation in Germany company Porsche has declassified the first official information on off-road car Cayenne of new generation. Data have been given the press two months prior to a car debut on a motor show in Geneva.

New Porsche Cayenne

The novelty is constructed on a platform of car Volkswagen Touareg of following generation. The wheel base new Porsche Cayenne in comparison with the predecessor has grown on 40 mm — to 2,895 mm. The track of forward and back wheels, however on how many also has increased, is not specified yet.

In off-road car salon became more spaces for feet of back passengers, and the second row of armchairs can move now on 160 mm forward-back, backs can bend on a corner to six degrees. Besides, the luggage carrier volume at the lifted back seats has increased to 670 litres (by 120 litres more than earlier), and at combined — to 1,780 litres.

All cars of family Cayenne become easier on the average for 10%, even in spite of the fact that in the car will appear approximately on 70 kgs more than the standard equipment. For example, the off-road car weight in updating "S" will decrease on 180 kgs — to 2,065 kgs.

Porsche Cayenne 2010

Such indicators to engineers managed to achieve thanks to introduction of new production on punching of doors, modernisation of a skeleton of the body combining a high-strength steel with aluminium, installation of aluminium doors, luggage carrier and cowl covers, to introduction in the chassis of aluminium components (it has allowed to lower gross weight on 66 kgs), and also to application of other braid of wires (still a minus of 10 kgs).

Also the car will have 3-l 240-strong diesel engine V6 and a hybrid power-plant total power of 380HP. All units can work together with an 8-step automatic transmission. It is expected, that in the European car market the novelty will appear on sale in May of this year.

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Friday, December 18, 2009

Germans have made electric Porsche Cayenne

Porsche Cayenne

German tuning company RUF has extended the official information on the new working out — completely the electric version of off-road car Porsche Cayenne — eRUF Stormster. Such three cars are used for transportation of visitors of the international summit devoted to change of a climate (Copenhagen). On it informs German edition Auto Motor und Sport.

Green Porsche Cayenne

Electric Porsche Cayenne it is equipped by the 362-strong electromotor developed by company Siemens. The off-road car engine receives energy from the complete set li-ionic of batteries Li-Tec which are capable to provide to the car movement throughout 200 kilometres and can be recharged from the usual house socket or on specialised electrorefuellings.

According to studio RUF, with 0 to 100 km/h electric Cayenne it is capable to be dispersed for 10 seconds, and the maximum speed for achievement of an optimum stock of a course is limited on a mark of 150 km/h.

Electric Porsche Cayenne

It is expected, that in Germany novelty sales will begin next year. Cost Stormster yet is not informed.

Earlier company RUF also has presented version Porsche 911 equipped with the 204-strong electromotor and 96 li-ionic by accumulators which one charge sufficed on 250-300 kilometres of a way. According to Auto Motor und Sport, such car will appear at dealers also in 2010.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hummer H3 and H3T became ecologically-pure

Off-road car H3

Company Hummer has informed, that off-road car H3 and pickup H3T 2010 have received besides three new variants of colouring of a body — silvery, grey and red "metallics" — the modernised engine on more harmless fuel.

Eco off-road H3

5,3-l V8 can work both on usual gasoline, and on bioethanol E85 or any combination of these kinds of fuel. Power of the engine: 300HP.

The prices on H3 2010 m. of in the USA will begin from $33,390. Pickup H3T in a base complete set begins to be on sale for $30,915. In the dealer centres cars will appear in December, 2009.

Legendary HUMMER H2

Friday, October 23, 2009

Experts B&B have developed 595-strong Audi Q7

Off-road Audi Q7

Tuners from studio B&B, specialising on operational development of a lineup of German concern Audi, have presented the program for restyling to the version of off-road car Q7.

Off-road Audi Q7 by tuning studio B&B

Studio B&B tuners have decided not to limit creative process by one only to a styling-package, having finished and technical part Audi Q7. Cost of a bodi-kit makes €3498, new bumpers, a back spoiler and some more details of an ex-terrier enter into this sum.

But appearance of model does not cause such admiration, as the power ruler modernised by masters B&B. Experts have worked over the most popular motors of a German off-road car, having begun with diesel V 3L. Engineers have increased power of the engine to 325HP, and the maximum twisting moment have increased to 640Nm.

From V 4.2L was possible to "squeeze out" 400HP and 900Nm of the twisting moment. With this installation, Audi Q7 about 100 km/h of all for 6 sec are dispersed, and the maximum speed is limited 250 km/h.

Modernisation of engines Audi Q7

But in studio are proud most of all of the results reached in work with other diesel engine. Engineers B&B were not afraid to modernise 6-l unit V12, having made the engine is more powerful on 95HP. Now the motor develops 595HP and 1270Nm of the twisting moment.

Supplement an external tuning package carbon wheel disks with dimension 20, 22 and 23 inches. Cost of one complete set starts from a mark €3998. The studio suggests to underestimate also planting of an off-road car to 50 mm, but for this operation it is necessary to lay out from a purse still €985.

Off-road car Q7

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Gemballa has presented new Porsche Cayenne

Porsche Cayenne

Tuning company Gemballa has presented the new version of off-road car Porsche Cayenne.

GT 750 Aero 3 Sport Exclusive

The tuning package under name GT 750 Aero 3 Sport Exclusive included complex operational development of technical characteristics and design.

The Pearl-white car equip with a 750-strong turbo-engine, the twisting moment — 1050Nm. Dispersal to 100 km/h of all for 4,4 seconds, and the maximum speed reaches 300 km/h.
The off-road car has received an aerodynamic bumper and a sports exhaust system. In a pneumatic suspension bracket have built in the electronic module, allowing to reduce a road gleam.

Also Porsche Cayenne have equipped with wheel disks Gemballa Racing and have finished brake system. And in red salon there were individual armchairs behind, the multimedia centre and set of carbon applications.

Off-road Gemballa

Porsche Gemballa

Off-road car Porsche

Off-road Porsche Gemballa

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Mitsubishi Outlander with appearance Lancer Evolution

Mitsubishi Prototype

In the end of the next week on the international auto show in New York company Mitsubishi will present new version of off-road car Outlander which has received name GT Prototype.

As it is informed in the official press release, new registration of a front part of a body with headlights of head light and radiator enclosure from model Lancer Evolution becomes one of the basic distinctive features of this car.

Besides, the novelty will receive system of all wheel drive S-AWC (Super All Wheel Control) from "hot" sedan Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, and also the modernised version of the three-litre six-cylinder engine from usual Outlander which becomes more powerful and more economic. According to representatives of the Japanese mark to lower fuel consumption it was possible at the expense of system Idle Neutral Logic which during a car stop automatically translates a gear box in "neutral".

Whether at present is specified, is Outlander GT Prototype simply concept and show-car or it becomes valid a harbinger of new version of an off-road car. More detailed information about Outlander GT will be presented to time of presentation of the car in New York.

Mitsubishi Outlander

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Serial off-road car Spyker will present in Frankfurt

Spyker

The Holland company Spyker which is engaged in release of exclusive sports cars, plans in September on automobile show in Frankfurt to present the first serial off-road car.

Judging by the first espionage pictures which have been made at factory of firm and are published by site Autogespot, the novelty will receive the name not D12 Peking-to-Paris as it was supposed earlier, and D8 Peking-to-Paris.

Index change is connected by that instead of six-litre motor W12 power of 500HP on an off-road car will use the eight-cylinder engine of concern General Motors. Under the preliminary information, under a cowl of the serial car there will be a 556-strong 6,2-litre unit with mechanical supercharger Eaton from sedan Cadillac CTS-V. Earlier the manufacturer declared, that with 0 to 100 km/h D12 Peking-to-Paris is dispersed for 5 seconds, and the maximum speed will make 300 km/h. As dynamic characteristics in connection with a new power-plant will change — it is not known.

Off-road Spyker

Off-road Spyker is constructed on motives of the conceptual working out D12 Peking-to-Paris for the first time presented in 2006.

It is expected, that the novelty will receive an adjustable suspension bracket and six-piston brake mechanisms AP Racing with 400mm carbon-ceramic disks.

As it was informed earlier, company Spyker is full determination to concentrate on sales of the off-road car basically in the markets of the Eastern Europe, the Near East and China. It is supposed, that the prices for the car will begin from 235 thousand euro.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Mercedes has updated design of an interior of off-road car G-Class

Mercedes G-class

Autoconcern Mercedes-Benz modernised design of an interior of off-road car G-Class.

In 2009 30 years from the beginning of release Gelandewagen were executed, and the general life cycle of the car have decided to prolong till 2015.

The car has received new seats and different variants of an upholstery from a fabric or a skin, and also exclusive leather furnish of salon in black or red colour with the black varnished inserts from a tree, and since 2010 — perlamutrovo-blue furnish. The instrument panel decorate a skin, there was a new illumination, chromium plating of separate elements and set of sound exits for connection of external devices.

Also, updated model Mercedes-Benz G-class it is presented in new colour variants — palladium silver metallic and designo platinum magno.

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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Tuners G-Power have presented crossover Typhoon RS on the basis of BMW X5 M

BMW X5

German tuning studio G-Power has presented the version of crossover BMW X5 M — Typhoon RS.

Unlike the most powerful 555-strong Bavarian off-road car, the tuning car develops 625 h.p., and the twisting moment makes 700 Nm.

The 4,8-litre eight-cylinder motor have completely processed and have equipped with system G-Power SK III RS with pressure of pressurisation 1,0 bar, including mechanical supercharger ASA. Such superchargers put on Alpina B5S, B6S, B7 and racing B6 GT3.

BMW X5 M

With a six-step box the car is dispersed to 100 km/h for 4,5 seconds, to 200 km/h — for 16 seconds, the maximum speed — 285 km/h. The model has received new system of cooling and more powerful final system. Salon it is completed by a new speedometer, a sports wheel and numerous inserts from aluminium.

Typhoon RS

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Tuning studio Carlsson has worked over diesel Mercedes GL

Mercedes-Benz GL

Experts from Germany dealt with a flagman off-road car of the Stuttgart company not once or twice.

Completions always were serious enough, but for some reason tuners preferred to increase "muscles" only to the most powerful V8 in volume 5,5 l. Omission is corrected: the turn of consumers of solar oil — versions GL 350 CDI and GL 450 CDI has come.

Thanks to an impudent aerodynamic weather-cloth tuning variant Carlsson GL RS it is visible far off. That there is one impressive lattice of a radiator plentifully flavoured with chrome, yes a logo of studio which has almost caught up in the sizes with round headlights.

Between internal and external full harmony. Diesel "six" 3.0 has received new "software" and the sports air filter that has lifted return with 224 h.p. To 269 "horses" and 612 Nm. Have in the same way trained also turbodiesel V8 4.0: the power gain has made 48 forces (became 354 h.p.).

And that the high off-road car felt on bends is better, it was necessary to lower the centre of gravity. The changed module of management of pneumosuspension bracket Airmatic has allowed to reduce a road clearance by 30 mm. In general, any discrimination if to compare to an upgrade of the petrol version. And the price of the complete set the acceptable: 18 200 euros for all.

Off-road Mercedes-Benz

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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Off-road cars VW Touareg withdraw because of spoilers

VW Touareg

The American branch of autoconcern Volkswagen withdraws 14,4 thousand off-road cars Touareg of 2007-2009 modelling years.

According to National administration on safety of traffic (NHTA), on cars details of fixture of a spoiler on a roof because of what that can fall off at movement can burst.

Dealers of a German motor-car manufacturer in the USA are ready to complete a roof with the strengthened fastening of a detail free of charge.

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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Mazda has developed a sports off-road car

Mazda CX-7

Company Mazda together with command Kesselman Motorsport has finished working out of a racing crossover on the basis of model Mazda CX-7 which has received the name "Russian Fleet". The prototype of this model has been presented in August of last year on the Moscow motor show, and now, at exhibition DreamCar Show the car ready to arrivals has been shown already completely.

From serial the car "Russian Fleet" differs easier body — developers managed to lower weight of a crossover with 1800 to 1500 kgs, and also the developed aerodynamic weather-cloth which increases clamping force by 10 percent. The four-cylinder turbo-engine in volume on this car develops of 2,3 litres power in 400 horsepowers, and the twisting moment has grown with 350 to 588 Nanometers. A transmission — mechanical, from European version CX-7.

Sport Mazda

On an assurance of developers, the maximum speed "Russian Fleet" will make 300 kilometres per hour, and to 10 km/h the car is dispersed for 4,6 seconds.

Besides the powerful motor, racing version CX-7 is completed by a professional adjustable suspension bracket with the road gleam reduced on 70 millimetres, more effective brakes with disks in diameter of 355 millimetres, the strengthened coupling and a back reducer, and also intellectual electronics. In an interior from the serial car there was only a forward panel, and that in seriously modernised kind, instead of back seats there was specially developed skeleton of safety, and lobbies have replaced with "ladles".

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Updated Hyundai Santa Fe

Hyundai Santa Fe

Hyundai the ex-terrier of off-road car Santa Fe has updated and has prepared the new diesel engine for the car.

Outside of change are limited to slightly updated forward part with a new bumper and a radiator lattice, other lateral mirrors with the built in indexes of turn and new disks. The back bumper too was updated, as well as back lanterns.

In a ruler of power units there were new motors of series R: two turbodiesels in volume of 2,0 and 2,2 litres power of 184 and 200 h.p. accordingly. Both motors are aggregated new six-step by an automatic transmission.

The European version updated Santa Fe, most likely, will be presented on autoshow in Frankfurt in September of this year.

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Updated off-road car Audi Q7

Audi Q7

German tuning studio ABT develops the version of updated off-road car Audi Q7.

The car build on the basis of popular updating of a full-size crossover with twelve-cylinder turbodiesel V6,0.

The standard version of this engine develops 500 h.p. and twisting moment of 1000 Nm. Dispersal to 100 km/h for 5,5 seconds, the maximum speed — 250 km/h. Tuners ABT have increased power to 560 h.p., and twisting moment — to 1200 Nm.

As a result dispersal to 100 km/h is reached for 5,3 seconds, the maximum speed — 258 km/h. The model will receive a new aerodynamic weather-cloth, furnish of salon and larger wheel disks.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Nissan represents crossover Skyline

Nissan Skyline
Autocompany Nissan has reported, that in the summer of current year in Japan start sales of "absolutely new" crossover Skyline. Actually in other world this car is on sale for a long time already under name Infiniti EX. The company yet does not open, what technical characteristics the Japanese version of model will possess, but does not stint epithets at the description of "rich" salon and "unique design" this off-road car.

On official data, crossover Nissan Skyline has received harmless engine VQ37VHR with system VVEL with hydraulic management of the feeder of gas and electronic control of a corner of opening of inlet valves. It is known, that the volume of this engine — 3,5 l, power — 330 h.p., and the maximum twisting moment is equal 366 Nm.

Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG is even more powerful

Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG
German tuning company Hamann has presented the new program of completions for off-road car Mercedes-Benz G-Class which has received name Typhoon and is created on the basis of already existing sport package of studio AMG. On it informs site Worldcarfans.
Mercedes-Benz
The car has received new elements of a weather-cloth of a body, including other forward bumper, a spoiler and light-emitting diode headlights of the daylight, the changed cowl with the big air inlet, a new lattice of a radiator, and also the case of rear-view mirrors, door handles and ventilating apertures on forward wings. Behind the off-road car had a new bumper, a spoiler on an edge of a roof and neon frames. On each side the car it is located on three branch pipes of final system.
Mercedes-Benz, Hamann
Power of the 5,5-litre eight-cylinder engine of company AMG to engineers of studio Hamann managed to be increased with 500 to 600 horsepowers. Thus the maximum twisting moment has increased on 82 Nanometers — to 782 Nanometers. Experts of German firm have achieved such indicators at the expense of modernisation of a mechanical supercharger, reprogramming of the block by management by the motor and installation of advanced transmission.
Hamann

According to Hamann, tuning Mercedes-Benz G-Class

it is capable to be dispersed from zero to hundred kilometres per hour for 5,1 seconds (for the four tenth seconds faster the car in version AMG) and to reach the maximum speed of 261 kilometre per hour. We will notice, that at G55 AMG "the maximum speed" is limited by electronics on a mark of 210 km/h.

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