Under start on March 3 Geneva Motor Show, “Mercedes-Benz” hold the world premiere of the classic four-seater “C-Class Coupe. Sales will start in June 2011.
In “Mercede” expect that the model will use a special demand from customers aged between 35 and 45 years.
“C-Class Coupe ‘is based on a sedan” C-Class. The characteristic features of the model include lower landing, a short front overhang, long bonnet, lowered by 41 mm roof line.
For the new “C-Class Coupe is offered a choice of three petrol and two diesel engines – similar to the normal C-class.
The most powerful petrol unit V6, 3.5 liter volume., Develops power 306 hp Up to 100 km / h accelerates assembly “C-Class Coupe” for 6 seconds. At the same time, 204-horsepower 1.8-liter engine propels the model to 100 km / h in 7, 2. And the 156-strong – over 9 sec.
Also presented two “diesel” volume 2.2 liters., Developing 170 hp and 204 hp respectively.
Japanese company Honda turns European sales of 200-strong “charged” hatchback Civic Type R. The reason was the disparity ecological standards Euro 5, which from the beginning of 2011 come the norm in the EU. 2-liter i-VTEC, which accelerates the Civic up to 100 km / h in 6.6 seconds, allowing you to reach a maximum speed of 235 km / h, allocates too much carbon dioxide. Engineers have tried to modify it, but could not bring the unit into compliance with new environmental requirements.
August 22 at Silverstone Honda organize solemn “seeing” the fastest Civic. On the same day the next stage of the championship of England’s touring car racing. At the racetrack, “Northamptonshire” will arrive a car park Civic R, one of which will make a victory lap around the track.
It is reported that recent European Honda Civic R will go Svindonskogo automobile assembly line – the only factory where these cars are assembled – in October and will be delivered to customers until the end of the year. Starting in August European prices fell by more than € 3000. Nevertheless, to completely stop the conveyor does not: in the “hot” hatchbacks Civic will be supplied to the markets of countries where environmental standards are not so strict. We are talking about Australia, South Africa and Russia.
Europeans will have to wait for the next generation Honda Civis, which will be released only in early 2012 and will be equipped with environmentally correct 4-cylinder petrol and diesel engines, which power will be from 80 to 140 hp
In southern Europe saw a smaller test prototype Opel – Baby City kara Allegra, who hit the market in 2013 at a price of 8,000 euros. The car will be shorter and smaller than the Corsa and Agila, while his main rivals will be VW Up!, Ford Ka, Citroen C1, Suzuki Splash, Toyota iQ and 107-I model of Peugeot.
Say something about the exterior of new items is difficult, as the test mule was placed in a shorter body of dorestaylingovoy Corsa. According to preliminary data, Allegra borrow the exterior of the concept of Trixx, presented at the Geneva Salon seven years ago. Urban runabout – an area in which it is difficult to demonstrate originality, they are all similar to “dwarf hatchbacks’ and supplied with bulging wheel arches and sharp lines are bursting at the body builders. In the same vein will be sustained new compact Opel.
Assembling the machine starts in the German car factory in Eisenach. The machine will be presented in four versions: in addition to traditional versions from the three-and four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines and direct fuel injection and dual clutch, will go hybrid and electric car Allegra.
The higher degree of tuning is an upgrade of the representation about the car and assembly essentially new from zero. A vivid example – DTM-MusCoupe.
DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen-Masters) is a German championship on ring races on kuzovnyh cars. They have only external similarity with road – any general detail, except headlights. And DTM-motors is a small car-care centre in Minsk. Having got the hand on repair of serial cars, employees have decided to assemble own, unique. As the customer with an advance payment was not, means should be found from car-care centre profit. As a result work on a miracle-karom has occupied long four years, but the result has amazed even those who achieved it. Unlike the classical car DTM intended only for races, in interior of it the powerful acoustic system of the higher class stylised under the aviation jet engine is built in. Its capacities will suffice to blank off rock group performance at stadium. The body is made of fibreglass, and for this purpose at first it was necessary to make all necessary equipment. Yes-yes, machine tools did not buy from known manufacturers, and too assembled the hands under own drawings. Thought up Minsk umeltsami the electronic system of intellectual steering allows the driver directly during movement to change options of a suspender, the engine, a gear box etc. Add to it vertical opening of doors from the panel, an inner trim a colour natural skin, karbonom and nonferrous metals – and you will understand, that you and dreamt of this car all life.
Meanwhile the Russian car industry, it similar, fast too can answer the western colleagues in respect of release of expensive cars. In March, 2007 on the Geneva motor show has been presented Russian bolid to “Russo-Balt Impreshn”. The car is not started yet in a batch production, and many such cars hardly will be exhausted. After all manufacturers have declared, that the price for it will make more than 1 million euro. Well, it already the demand not only on Russian, but also on a world record.
This car represents a four-seater coupe. Style of a body is cast by motives of the Golden Age of automotive industry – 30 – 40th years of the last century. Under a cowl the car has a 12-cylinder V-engine capacity of 555 horsepowers. The car is equipped by an automatic 6-step gear box and is capable to be dispersed from a place to 100 km/h for 4,0 seconds. The maximum speed declared by manufacturers – 314 km/h.
Summing up this small probe of the market expensive avto would like to be glad and for our motor industry which starts to rise gradually, time makes courageous plans of release of such cars as “Russo-Balt Impreshn”, and for our fellow citizens capable now posostjazatsja in a solvency with Europeans and Americans. It would be desirable only that the income average level in our country could compete to “their” average income.
And to reader MirSovetov can advise, is easier concern expensive cars on roads. Not to envy and not to think first of all of the car price, and to make efforts that purchase of expensive car became possible and for you. After all envy – bad feeling, and at such cars besides the price is many other qualities with which it is possible to admire.
Here there is a paradoxical situation. Some copies of second-hand cars stand much more expensively the new. It is considered, that the sold second-hand car most expensive in history, is a Mercedes-Benz 540 To, bought on March, 11th, 2007 the unknown Russian (!) at an exhibition of historical cars Retro Classics for 3 500 000 euros.
The car is equipped by the 8-cylinder engine in volume 5390 cubic sm and capacity of 180 horsepowers. Since August 1938 till October, 1939 it has been exhausted only such five cars. Last from these cars which have remained for today, also has been bought by the well-founded Russian.
Still to steam tens years ago car “Volga” which official cost made about 16 000 Soviet roubles was dream of the ordinary Soviet motorist. But times vary, and today already surprise nobody travelling about on roads of our country Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Bugatti. It is possible to tell with confidence, that at the majority of inhabitants at the sight of the car allocated from crowd, the first thought flashes: «And how many« it »costs?» We will try to understand, the car, naturally, not “Zaporozhets” or “Muscovite”, and what it is accepted to name “superpenalties” how many can cost.
The most expensive new cars
So, to begin with we will turn a look on new avto. Here magazine “Forbes” has succeeded in classification of the most expensive cars, and to compete with it, offering the list, I think, it is not necessary. We will be limited to citing of list TOP-10 of the most expensive cars of 2006, according to magazine “Forbes”, we will compare it with TOP-10 cars of 2005, and also we will result some characteristics of these cars.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Bugatti Veyron 16.4, the country: France, the price: 1 000 000 euros (apprx. 1 300 000 dollars), the engine: 1001 h.p. of 16 cylinders, in 2005 in a rating was absent.
Pagani Zonda Roadster F C12S 7.3
Pagani Zonda Roadster F C12S 7.3, version Clubsport, the country: Italy, the price: 667 321 dollar (world), the engine: 650 h.p., in 2005 2 place in a rating.
SSC Ultimate Aero
SSC Ultimate Aero, the country: the USA, the price: 654 500 dollars (USA), the engine: 1046 h.p. V-8, in 2005 in a rating was absent.
Leblanc Mirabeau
Leblanc Mirabeau, the country: Switzerland, the price: 543 000 euros (apprx. 706 000 dollars, world), the engine: over 700 h.p., in 2005 in a rating was absent. (It is possible, because of rate fluctuations of currencies this car has occupied 4, instead of 3 place).
Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
Saleen S7 Twin Turbo, the country: the USA, the price: 535 000 euros in Europe (apprx. 695 000 dollars), in the USA 555 000 dollars, the engine: 750 h.p., in 2005 1 place in a rating.
Koenigsegg CCR
Koenigsegg CCR, the country: Sweden, the price: everywhere, except the USA, 458 000 euros (apprx. 595 000 dollars), in the USA 540 000 dollars, the engine: 806 h.p. V-8, in 2005 3 place in a rating.
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, the country: Germany, the price: 452 750 dollars (USA), engine AMG-V8 with forced aspiration and capacity of 626 h.p., in 2005 7 place in a rating.
Maybach 62
Maybach 62, the country: Germany, the price: in Europe 376 200 euros (apprx. 490 000 dollars), in the USA 385 250 dollars, forced biturbomotor, 12 cylinders, capacity of 612 h.p., in 2005 6 place in a rating.
Porsche Carrera GT
Porsche Carrera GT, the country: Germany, the price: 440 000 dollars (USA), it is equipped by 5,5 litre atmospheric V10-engine, 612 h.p., in 2005 5 place in a rating. (Obviously and in this case lower place in a rating «than is necessary», is caused by rate fluctuations of currencies).
Maybach 57 S
Maybach 57 S, the country: Germany, the price: in Europe 362 000 euros (apprx. 470 000 dollars), in the USA 367 000 dollars, the engine: 604 h.p., in 2005 8 place in a rating.
Well, we will bring some result to ten the most expensive avto under magazine “Forbes” version. So, the cheapest car costs in the USA 367 000 dollars. In the list and again entered 3 7 participants of rating TOP-10 of 2005 are presented to a car rating, among them most expensive, by cost 1 000 000 euros.
The cars presented in a rating, are made in 6 countries, from them 4 in Germany, 2 in the USA, and on 1 in France, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden. Personally I am am surprised with presence at this list of Switzerland – the country which do not have a reputation for great automobile power. It is remarkable, that 8 presented cars are made in Europe, 2 in America and any in Japan or Korea. It is possible to tell, that the Asian motor-car manufacturers confirm once again image of production “cheap but good”.
Well, and the most expensive new serial car skidded in Book Ginnesa, is Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK-GTR, exhausted in 2004 and sold for 1 700 000 dollars.
Known magazine Top Gear has brought annual results of voting of readers. The third year successively readers named Honda S2000 the best car. Other members top-10: Honda Jazz, Skoda Octavia, Skoda Fabia, Skoda Fabia, Lexus RX300, Lexus IS200/300, Skoda Superb, Fiat Panda, Mazda MX-5, Jaguar XK.
The most bad cars readers named: Peugeot 807 (152 place), Renault Espace (151), Peugeot 307 (150), Renault Megane (149), Citroen C8 (148), Peugeot 407 (147), Mercedes a M-class (146), Mercedes an A-class (145), Ford C-Max (144) and Renault Laguna (143).
By most easy in management it is named Lotus Elise, the worst – Mercedes-Benz an A-class; reliable – BMW X3, unreliable – Peugeot 807. The best assemblage, according to readers, – at Honda S2000 (has slightly overtaken Lexus), the worst – at Peugeot. Readers Top Gear consider as the Best motor-car manufacturer Scoda, the worst – Peugeot.