BMW has revealed their Individual program for the 2014 BMW M3 & M4 soon to be revealed at the Detroit Motor Show next month.BMW has previewed its Individual program for the 2014 BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe that will be revealed at the Detroit Motor Show next month.
If you don’t fancy any of the colours that the two Bimmers come with, why not an Azurite Black exterior paint job or the M3’s cinnamon leather interior and metal accents? The choice is yours.
Camouflaging a prototype may look easy (ie. slapping on some camouflage and bob’s your uncle), but it’s actually very complicated. Wrapping the car too much Might affect its aerodynamics and performance, wrapping too less might reveal the cars design. Automakers face this problem with every new model they come up with, and for Ford, wrapping the Mustang in camouflage was a hard one.
Lexus has released a second teaser image ahead of its Detroit Motor Show Debut of a new addition to the F portfolio’, which is believed to be Lexus’ BMW M4 rivaling RC-F.
However, from this teaser we can see that the RC-F will be fitted with a snarling bonnet vent and the manufactures’ trademark spindle grille. The RC-F will also incorporate some of the RC Coupe’s LED headlights.
Behind that striking bonnet vent is a 5.0-liter V8 which will push around 455hp. Also an electronic-cylinder-deactivation system which deactivates 4 cylinders of the V8 under partial throttle to save fuel is also a possibility.
The Lexus RC-F is expected to cost around the £65,000 mark when the model arrives in 2014.
We’ve seen it in pictures, now it’s time to hear that V10 sing and let the tyres do the talking.
One of the most anticipated cars of the year has finally broken cover. A legend’s successor, a new breed of bull, a new chapter in history, it’s the all-new 2014 Lamborghini Huracán LP610-4.
In 2003, Lamborghini introduced a new model called the Gallardo. It turned out to be a mega-hit with a total volume of 14,022 cars produced making it the firm’s most successful model to-date. The Gallardo’s successor, the new Huracán, does have some big boots to fill. It has been built from the ground-up, down to the very last detail and derives its name from the world of bullfighting.
The Lamborghini Huracán incorporates a 5.2-liter V10 engine which fires out a monstrous 610hp. This immense power is brought to the road via a new 7-speed dual-clutch transmission called the “Lamborghini Doppia Frizione” (LDF) and a fully electronically controlled four-wheel-drive system.
The Huracan incorporates three different driving modes, STRADA, SPORT and CORSA. They can be selected via a driving dynamics selector switch in the steering wheel – from traction-oriented on the road to extreme performance on the race track.
The different modes ensure extensive modification in road behavior of the Huracán. In particular they influence the set-ups of several systems, such as the gearbox and engine behavior, the sound, the four-wheel-drive system and electronic stability control.
The Huracán’s carbon-ceramic brakes are a standard feature for consistently superb braking performance. The “Lamborghini Dynamic Steering” variable steering ratio system and magneto-rheologic suspension damper control are both available as options for further customization of the Huracán’s dynamic behavior. They are also calibrated via the three different dynamic set-ups.
The new Lamborghini Huracán’s design, revolutionizes the design language of the Gallardo. Precise technology and top level craftsmanship meet an audacious design with sharp edges, monolithic and sculptured volumes and precise surfaces. The lateral windows come together to create a hexagonal form inserted like a glass jewel in the car’s profile.
LED’s are also incorporated within the design. If a Huracan is in the distance, you sure will notice its Lamborghini heritage!
Lamborghini has retained styling whilst adding a level of innovation. A 12.3 inch full-color TFT instrument panel delivers all car information to the driver, from rev counter to navigation maps and infotainment functions, and can be configured by the driver in different setups. Fine Nappa leather and Alcantara distinguish the interior, with several color combinations offered to ensure broad individualization options.
Since Jaguar randomly took the piss out of Mercedes’ Magic Body Control advert, Mercedes-Benz has now retaliated but in image-form.
This time, Jaguar’s ‘cat-like reflexes’ has been overpowered by Mercedes-Benz’s PRE-SAFE Brake advert.
Your move, Jaguar.
Earlier this year we learned that BMW and Toyota were going on a joint venture for some of their future models. The Toyota Supra comes to mind. A thought that sounds very promising indeed.
For now it seemed we could only speculate what this joint venture would bring us, time would tell and it seems it will. Supra fans ought to be delighted as a few high-level Toyota executives have spoken openly at the Tokyo Motor Show and admitted that the company plans to”shock the world” for this year’s Detroit show with a car that previews a potential successor to the Supra.
The following teaser image sparkes the speculation of a new Supra to a new level. Will the Nissan GTR get a worthy new competitor soon? We sure hope so.
It seems this shadowy teaser of a new coupe concept is a sportscoupe Toyota has designed for Sony Entertainment’s popular Gran Turismo 6.
The concept would join Mercedes AMG’s retro-futuristic concept as part which sees carmakers collaborating with Polyphony Digital on special models for the new game. If Toyota is really planning a successor to the Supra, this teaser concept has the right proportions to show us the first glance at a new gen Supra quite soon at next month’s Detroit Auto Show. And if we may speculate about what it could look like; a bigger GT86 with Lexus LF-LC design influences.
Isn’t rivalry just the best, each company being careful not to say too much, and not too little. We’ve seen Audi and BMW fight it out on billboards, now it’s Jaguar taking the piss out of Mercedes-Benz’s ‘Magic Body Control’ system (incorporated in the new S-Class) out of the blue!
Here’s the original Mercedes-Benz video:
Ding, ding, ding, your turn ‘Benz!
Since Mercedes-Benz first introduced the CLA in 2013, sales have been booming with success.
However, with success comes it’s own problems. In this case Mercedes-Benz just can’t build enough for the overwhelming demand they are receiving. Factories are working overtime because dealers just can’t get them in stock yet orders are pouring in and customers aren’t receiving their cars quick enough.
Mercedes-Benz has even informed its US dealer network to expect to see a limited amount of CLAs in the first half of 2014.
The CLA has been Mercedes’ best launch in about 20 years as their market of youngsters have been splashing their cash.
BMW, we have a problem!
