2010 Toyota Lexus GX460 Car Review

The 2010 Toyota Lexus GX460 has a front-engine and is a 4-wheel-drive, 7 passenger, and 5-door wagon car released by Toyota Motors Corporation in its series of Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) line up. It currently commands a price of $52,845.

However, based on the recent review released by a leading consumer information magazine named Consumer Reports, the 2010 Lexus GX 460 got a “Don’t Buy, Safety Risk” rating saying that the SUV had a risk for rollovers.

Accordingly, the magazine said that during a test of the Lexus GX460’s performance during unusual turns, the rear of the SUV vehicle slid until it was nearly sideways before the electronic stability control system kicked in, a condition known as “trailing-throttle” or “lift-throttle oversteer.

McLaren MP4-12C details

The MP4-12C is a two-seat sports car built on a carbon fiber chassis. In the search for a weight under 1,300 kg, all parts of a balanced dish pharmacists. McLaren promise partly an average CO2 emissions below 300 g / km must continue. That’s better than the Ferrari 458 and the Mercedes AMG SLS.

The heart of the MP 4-12C is a self-developed 3.8-liter V8 with twin turbo. That must be something of a developing 600 hp in the production version. Official performance figures are not there yet, but he would in less than 10 seconds to 200 km / h are, and 5 seconds of that speed is stationary.

The car will only be offered in 19 countries, the price will remain slightly below 200,000 euros. McLaren suspect a thousand years in a first piece to sell.

Competition:

The McLaren is powered by a 3.8-liter V8 with 600 hp and a peak torque of 600 Nm. Thus, the MP4-12C according to its makers ‘less than three seconds’ from 0 to 100 km / h rage.
Thus, he checked the competition. The new 911 Turbo does it in 3.2 seconds part. The Gallardo and 458 do it in 3.4 and 3.3 seconds. McLaren gives a top speed yet, but we already know that spins from zero to 200 km / h in “less than ten seconds’ expires.

2011 Lotus Elise – world’s cleanest sports car

Lotus has been eyeing the tag of “World’s Cleanest Sports Car” with the facelifted Elise and has clinched it with the new entry-level 1.6-litre model’s confirmed emissions figure of 149 g/km of CO2. With that, Lotus says the Elise has the lowest CO2 output for its performance level for any gasoline sportscar in the world.

The Toyota sourced 1ZR-FAE 1.6-litre engine with Valvematic and Dual VVT-I produces 134 bhp and 160 Nm and is paired to a six-speed manual gearbox. While that may seem like not much, the Elise is a featherweight at 876 kg, and performance figures of 6.5 seconds from 0-100 km/h and top speed of 200 km/h are respectable.

Compared to the old shape Elise S, this new entry model displaces 200 cc less, has one more gear ratio, emits 16% less CO2 and is over 23% more frugal. The extra cog helps in the 19.9 km/l extra urban (highway) consumption, and the Elise 1.6 has a big range of 800 km on a tank of fuel. Aerodynamics have been improved by 4% over the old shape as well.

Skoda Superb Combi

• Skoda Auto will present a new model of the Superb Combi at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The new Skoda Superb Combi is 4,838 mm long, 1,817 mm wide and 1,510 mm high. Luggage compartment volume is 633 litres, rising to 1,865 litres with the rear seats folded down. The 2010 Skoda Superb Combi offers an electrically controlled tailgate as an option.
  
  The Skoda Superb Combi comes with a three petrol units (1.4 TSI 125bhp, 1.8 TSI 160bhp and 3.6 FSI V6 360bhp) and two diesel engines (2.0 TDI PD 103 kW and 2.0 TDI CR DPF 125 kW). The latest generation of the Haldex transmission will be featured in the all wheel drive versions of the vehicle.
  
  The Skoda Superb Combi also comes with the KESSY system for starting, unlocking and locking the vehicle without using a conventional key. Optionally, the Skoda Superb Combi will be available with an electrically controlled two-piece panoramic sunroof.

Audi R8 Spyder 2011

• The Audi R8 Spyder has been officially unveiled Frankfurt. The Audi R8 Spyder is powered by the 5.2 liter FSI V10 engine developing 386 kW (525 hp) and 530 Nm (390.91 lb-ft) at 6,500 rpm. with this powerplant under its hood, the Audi R8 Spyder is able to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds and to 200 km/h in 12.7 seconds. The top speed of the Audi R8 Spyder is 313 km/h (194.49 mph). The engine of the Audi R8 Spyder is coupled with a six-speed manual transmission and the company's quattro all-wheel-drive system.

2011 McLaren MP4 12C

• .McLaren Automotive has released two new McLaren MP4-12C videos featuring Ron Dennis, McLaren Automotive Chairman and Antony Sheriff, McLaren Managing Director. They both talk and walkaround for the company's latest creation, the McLaren MP4-12C. Ron Dennis confirms the McLaren MP4-12C is just the first in a new line of models, while Antony Sheriff explains how the new company's new car is different than the other models in the segment