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Layman hardly anything seem strange in the appearance of the Lexus LFA, appeared before the public at the Tokyo tuning show. But connoisseurs of Japanese brands just pay attention: the version without a roof has not yet released, and last fall, representatives of the Lexus argued that such modification will not appear. At the Tokyo event, the car appeared seemingly as an afterthought, taking part in demonstration rides of various other sports cars.

Now fans Lexus are wondering: is shown a machine-car show, created in a single copy, or pre-production prototype. It should be noted that the coupe Lexus LFA are not available: it produced a limited edition of 500 copies, and they are all sold out. The emergence of open versions would be the second debut of the supercar.

Sport coupe Toyota GT 86 is simply created for all-round improvements — coupe has good sport potential, but appearance of the serial version won't name too impudent. To develop the first and fix second undertook masters of tuning from Toyota Racing Development studio. The result of their works has been presented on the Tokyo tuning show which has opened in the end of last week.

Experts in external design have prepared the full weather-cloth consisting of a wide spoiler under a front bumper, mouldings on thresholds, the powerful choke tube in a rear bumper and an accurate spoiler on a boot lid. Supplement an effective image 18-inch wheel disks TRD. Interior designers offer sports armchairs-ladles, other lever handle of transmission, the button of a starting engine operation and a set of additional devices on a front panel.

Thoroughly worked hard and experts on iron: for coupe GT 86 is ready adjustable sport suspension, thicker front and rear stabilizers, carbon brace under the hood, the braking system with 6-piston calipers up front and 4-piston rear, and a sports exhaust tract, ending 4 tailpipes under the rear bumper. Remained intact, only 200-hp naturally aspirated engine.

Not much beats the feeling of passing a driving test after all those lessons. But in the cold light of day, the truth many new motorists are finding out is that going on to buy a brand new car is almost impossible as prices are so high. What’s the solution? That’s an easy one- buy second hand!

Yes, the best thing about getting a pre owned auto is that prices are in a totally different league when compared to brand new ones. You’ll be looking at significantly lower numbers across a massive range of used cars for sale, and that means something really rather good is well within reach.

While it’s totally pointless to go out and buy something hugely fast, it is possible. The main aim for driving virgins is to keep costs as low as possible, and that includes up front ones as well as those associated with monthly running. A smaller car that’s frugal on fuel and inexpensive to insure and tax is definitely the best thing to get, and guess what? Buying one used will mean you really will spend next to nothing.



When many people hear ‘second hand’, they have images of broken down old bangers that are neither reliable nor fashionable. That’s a common misconception that’s totally wrong- nowadays you’ll see nothing but high quality autos that look no different to those in the showroom. Shopping online will give you the opportunity to browse through thousands quickly and easily as well. Paying less doesn’t mean you have to look like a wally.

So, after all the excitement and elation of earning a license, the last thing new drivers should do is look at brand new cars. Instead, check out the phenomenal range of used cars on the net and avoid the downers. Anything is possible if you look in the right place, and there are deals-a-plenty online!

Just yesterday Mercedes SL roadster ahead of time surfaced on the Internet, and already today appears official photos and details about this car. The design has undergone evolutionary changes, and here a technical component — almost revolutionary. Thanks to the last the roadster becomes simultaneously athletic and more comfortable. The sports behavior opened 2-doors car achieved mainly due to savings in the total weight of 140 kilograms. This is despite the fact that body length increased by 50 mm, width - 57 mm. A secret in extensive use aluminum in design: the power structure of a body, a door, a cowl, suspender elements is made of it. But here the boot lid is executed from plastic.



At the start of sales SL will be offered with two engines- a supercharged V8 with 435 h.p. and 700 Nm torque (version SL500) and a 3.5-liter atmospheric V6 with 306 hp and 370 Nm (version SL350).Both engines are on friendly terms with fuel-saving start-stop system and are joined with 7-steps automatic transmission.



The younger engine is capable to disperse a roadster to 100 km/h for 5,9 seconds, and the senior — for 4,6 seconds. The maximum speed of both versions is identical — 250 km/h. For comparison: old SL350 has 316 h.p. and accelerated for 6,2 seconds, and SL500 gives out 388 h.p. and spends 5,4 seconds for dispersal to 100 km/h. Fuel consumption was reduced even more considerably, than acceleration time — the version with V6 spends now for 100 km 6,8 liters instead of 9,9.

The list of technologies includes three variants of a roof evolving for 20 seconds (painted, glass or panoramic with blackout), heating of area a neck and a head, low-frequency speaker from area of feet of the front passenger, system of preparation for the crash, adaptive head light, multimedia system Comand and many other things.

The premiere new SL will pass on a showroom in Detroit which opens on January, 9th. The prices aren't known yet.

Many parents spend years worrying about the day their child will be old enough to drive. These concerns range from fear that their child is too young and inexperienced to the cost of car insurance for young drivers. One of the biggest concerns is balancing a safe and affordable vehicle with a car that their child will actually want to drive. There are many popular options among young drivers that are both stylish and help a parent keep the cost of car insurance for young drivers down.

One of the most popular vehicles is the classic VW Bug. Teenagers love to drive both the new and the old model. Not only is it a popular car but it is an easily maneuverable car with a good safety record. This option is far more popular among females but many males like the retro feel of having this car. In addition to safety, the insurance costs are fairly low.



Another very popular car among teens is the Camaro. This vehicle inspires a sports car feel that kids crave but also delivers a stable drive with many safety features. Unfortunately, outside of a new sports car, this will have one of the highest cost car insurance for young drivers. A Camaro is an incredibly popular choice among males. Some parents may wish to be wary of this option because it is also a car that inspires a driver to exceed the speed limit.



Other cars that have become popular in the teen world are the Gran Torino, the Impala, and the Jeep Patriot. Al of these cars have become popularized through video games and movies. The Gran Torino exploded in popularity after the Clint Eastwood movie of the same name. The Impala has been an incredibly popular vehicle since it first made an appearance on The Boys In Tha Hood. Many youth like the Impala because it is a typical police vehicle. It has become a fad for kids to put flashing lights on an Impala to simulate a police car. The Jeep Patriot became a popular vehicle after it was emulated on the video game Grand Theft Auto. In the game it was one of the most effective get away vehicles.

As parents, these are not great reasons for wanting a car, but in the teenage mind these are perfectly valid reasons. It is up to the adults in the household to decide how much a child's wants should be weighted against the down sides to a specific car. Many of the models that kids prefer to happen to be quite safe with a relatively low cost of insurance.

Finally, before rejecting the car that a child wants, remember what it was like being a teenager. Sometimes it is best to avoid a battle at all. If your teenager is willing to get a job and pay for the insurance, perhaps it is okay if they drive a vehicle that happens to make a great get away car in a video game.

The new version of the most powerful factory Ford Mustang - Shelby GT500 - differs simply incredible indicators of power and thrust: 650 h.p. and 814 Nm! That's enough to make a top speed over 320 km/h. New version is ranked already as a modeling ruler 2013 and will measure swords with Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 2012 modeling year. However, for those who buy the horse power, all is already solved — the most powerful coupe Camaro offers only 580 h.p. and 754 Nm. Previous Ford Shelby GT500 only 550 h.p. To get such rise, Ford engineers of sports compartment SVT have chiseled the block of motor V8 from volume 5,4 to 5,8 liters, have replaced camshafts and driven supercharger with more productive and have thoroughly worked over cooling of the engine and supercharged air.





Ford engineers insist that created the most powerful series V8 in the world. Of course, they are a little disingenuous - the same Koenigsegg Agera R has a 940 h.p. and 5-liter twin-turbo. But if you don't take into account such exclusive, the Americans are right. Even supercar Corvette ZR1, which plays in a higher league, offers only 638 h.p. compressor eight LS9 volume of 6.2 liters.



Additionally to the powerful engine ford engineers increased almost all the nodes in extreme supercar. Raging transmits torque to the reinforced rear axle carbon fiber driveshaft and six-speed transmission was moved with new gear ratios further strengthened gears. A confident deceleration provide Brembo brakes with larger discs. For those who are going not only fly on the GT500 on the highway, but also to iron racetracks, is required to order an optional package Track Package. It includes an oil cooler for the engine, gearbox and rear differential, Bilstein shock absorbers with adjustable stiffness and rear limited slip differential Torsen.



External differences from the previous generation car a bit: the new front grille provides better airflow units, and more aggressive splitter under the front bumper give better downforce. The first public demonstration of supercompartment Ford held this week at Auto Show in Los Angeles.

On the showroom that opens in Dubai General Motors has presented the absolutely new SUV Chevrolet TrailBlazer. Moreover, i write the word SUV with a clear conscience, because this machine promises remarkable abilities outside of hard coatings. While the novelty stays in the status of concept car, but it's way lies straight on the conveyor. The new seven-seat SUV will be on sale worldwide, and the first in early 2012 it will be able to get buyers from Thailand. This market is considered a priority for the new model, along with the native American and Middle East - no wonder it's premiere take place in Dubai.



Relationship with the Colorado pickup means that TrailBlazer is a frame car. He will keep tow truck capacity, but suspension will be overwritten in the direction of travel comfort. Under the hood of a novelty - a modern four-cylinder diesel engine of 2.8 liter Duramax turbo with variable geometry. For the production of this engine (and a similar 2.5-liter engine) GM recently built a new factory in Thailand.



How many horses will get TrailBlazer, Americans yet don't tell, but under a cowl Colorado the diesel engine in volume of 2,8 liters gives out 180 h.p. and 470 Nm the twisting moment. Pull-rod is transferred to all four wheels through a six-band automatic transmission.



Design of the car created the same team of Brazilian Branch Chevrolet, and that drew Colorado. Powerful wheel arches, the leer of optics, a high cowl, complex conjugation muscular lines of the body - it's all about the new TrailBlazer. Wheels - 20 inch.



In interior — a seven-seater configuration of seats with the most spacious in a segment the third row as Chevrolet company declares. All places are equipped by pockets for trifles, coasters and other elements of passenger comfort, and also can develop for transformation of an off-road car into the big van. The workplace of the driver especial isn't allocated with anything, besides, that for it designers haven't regretted is bright-blue illumination, as in model Cruze.

Terms of occurrence new generation luxury model of a golf class Audi A3 became known. The novelty debuts in a three-door body on a March showroom in Geneva. And here five-door model will be delayed till 2013. But the most interesting version will appear hardly earlier. Speech about the sedan first in the history model А3 which prototype has been presented this spring. It is enough unexpected step for German mark, after all it is considered that four-door cars of this class in Europe aren't popular. At the main competitors – BMW 1st series and Mercedes A-class – versions sedan while isn't present.

Quite predictedly that the novelty will receive characteristic design with the made narrower headlights in the spirit of Audi A6, A1 and other last novelties. But not only these will be different from the previous fresh A3. Argued that awaits us, unprecedented in the golf-class quality and trim level of equipment. On board the vehicle will operate Wi-Fi, from high-end machine will inherit the new navigation system with Google Maps.

In a ruler of petrol and diesel motors basic innovations is not expected. It will be the same engines of series TFSI (1.2, 1.4, 1.8 and 2.0) and TDI (1.6 and 2.0). But it's expected whole three not so usual versions: a hybrid, an electromobile and the version on gas of an artificial origin.

Italians can do the most beautiful cars in the world, but it turns out, are capable to retreat from canons of automobile beauty. New automobile mark Vygor has shown two weeks ago the design ideas in a kind of teaser (on the image below), and nothing foretold the big unexpectedness. But the "live" car was probably one of the most controversial cars in terms of style. Though from the technical point of view the car is conceived interesting! This model, called Opera, combines a body "coupe", a high ground clearance and permanent four-wheel drive.



At the heart of a body – a roll bar on which easy panels from composit materials are dressed. It is impossible to tell that the weight of the car has appeared really small (1 500 kg), but taking into account capacity of the motor, dynamics promises to be rather decent. To buyers of a sport car will offer on a choice 300 and 400-strong engines. Other technical details don't reveal yet.

Classical cross-section of the sporty coupe – main design plus. In other foreshortenings appearance not seems harmonious. Circulation Vygor Opera will be limited by 150 copies.