Posts Tagged ‘ Auto ’
Bentley has released the official images of Continental GT Speed Convertible just before Detroit Auto Show. The teaser images show the Bentley traditional front-end resembling to other Bentley cars. No words on technical specs but there are rumors of 616hp engine and capacity of 9 to 60mph in four seconds.
If you like Ferrari and want to own something special under this brand, then take a look at the new audio collection of collaborative line between the Italian automotive brand Ferrari and Logic3 audio producers. Now the iconic look and recognizable style of Ferrari is clearly visible in the world of audio gear. Collection includes nine headphones and four speaker docks across two series: “Scuderia”, whose models mirror the look of Ferrari ‘F1′ racing team and “Cavallino”. All headphones of both lines feature the patented “Thin film acoustic technology” (TFAT), which achieves a passive dynamic-balancing system for increased fidelity, wider frequency range, and deeper bass. Check out this method below.
British manufacturer of super-luxury motor cars Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has unveiled the Phantom Series II at 2012 Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. The series II comprises Phantom Saloon, Phantom Drophead Coupe and Phantom Coupe featuring enhanced design, drivetrain and technology. The Phantom II features “significant improvements in design, drive-train and technology,” Rolls-Royce says. Phantom Series II family of cars are powered by V12 direct injection engine and mated to a new 8-speed automatic gearbox, while its rear differential enhance the driving dynamics. The interior gets a new sat-nav system with 3D maps and the new and larger 8.8-inch screen is connected to an improved camera system to aid maneuverability of the vast machine. Fuel consumption is said to be about 10 per cent better than the current 17mpg and CO2 emissions are reduced from 388 to 347g/km.
China looks set to claim another crown in the battle for supremacy in the luxury markets of the world as the country’s interest in supercars continues to grow. China knocked the United States off its perch as the world’s leading car market two years ago – sales there now surpass 18.26 million units per year. It seems that tastes in the country are turning now to the very high-end of the auto market, an area long dominated by the Americans. Italian carmaker Lamborghini says it sold 138 cars in mainland China over the first six months of this year – a 60 percent rise from the same period last year – and the company believes it will move more than 300 cars “at the least” by the end of 2011. The rise in sales comes after Lamborghini moved 206 cars in China last year, a 150 percent rise from 2009. Last year in the US, Lamborghini sold 290 cars (out of 1,302 units worldwide) and with the Italian carmakers – now part of Volkswagen’s luxury Audi unit – expecting sales in China to surpass 500 per year in the near future, there’s little doubt where the center of the supercar world is now heading. Lamborghini currently has nine dealerships/showrooms in China but plans to have 20 open and operating by the end of the year. The carmaker is now waiting for the roll-out of its new 12-cylinder, 700-horsepower Aventador model – priced on the mainland at 6.28 million yuan (678,000 euros) – and already there are 200 pre-orders in from China, according to the company. According to research carried out by the company, mainland Chinese owners of Lamborghinis are on average the youngest in the world at 35. “They are self-made men. They are very young but in China most of the money is young,” a spokesperson from the carmaker told the SMP recently. A procession of the world’s leading luxury carmakers are expanding throughout the Chinese market. According to motor industry watchers IHS Automotive, luxury car sales in China should top 909,900 units this year – up from 727,200 units last year. The world’s largest luxury carmaker – BMW AG – says it has moved 121, 614 cars in China this year (up 60.8 percent), while Mercedes-Benz says it has sold just over 95,030 cars there this year, already up 59 percent from 2010.
I know its been a cool little minute since I put an automotive post up. It’s not because my interest in cars has been extinguished, but simply because I was waiting for the perfect vehicle to throw up next, and now I think I’ve found it. The Ferrari 612 GTO is a very interesting proposal by German Sasha Selipanov. The concept combines design elements from the current Ferrari model line-up – such as the front headlights – with Aston-Martin-like proportions and styling cues from the past – the whole rear end with its prominent shoulders is reminescent of the sportscars of the 1960′s such as the 250 GTO. Check the method, and tell me you wouldn’t want one.
