Car News 2009 Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Car news 2009

2009 Mercedes-Benz S-Class - The world’s most successful luxury car (W 221- series S-Class) which has sold 270,000 units in four years of production is now being replaced. Since the Model 220 came about in 1951 and started the lineage of the S-Class, German powerhouse Mercedes-Benz has sold around 3.3 million S-Class units.

Focusing on design and comfort with leading innovations Mercedes-Benz is now releasing the 2009 S-Class.


The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has a huge range of engines available including one V6 turbo diesel and five petrol engines, including six, eight and twelve cylinders. These engines produce the same high output as the previous model while consuming up to seven percent less fuel.


Low rolling resistant tyres, steering and fuel pump modifications combined with the 7G-TRONIC automatic gearbox can reduce fuel consumption to 7.7 litres per 100kms in the S 350 CDI Blue Efficiency with 173kw.


Complementing the usual high safety standards expected from the S-Class is a range of new camera and radar driver assisted devices. These include ATTENTION ASSIST that detects driver drowsiness as well as Adaptive Highbeam Assist.


Night View Assist Plus can detect pedestrians, highlighting them on the display to make the noticeable.

Direct-Steer and modified Active Body Control with cross wind stabilisation for the eight and twelve cylinder models offer more agility and driving enjoyment.


Available in Mercedes-Benz showrooms and authorised dealerships from October 2009.

Australian Prices for the 2009 Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

New Car - 2009 SSPCA Porsche Car Show

2009 SSPCA Porsche Car Show- Porsche 911s both Turbo and non with those fantastic Whaletail spoilers. Yet not a single ducktail or for that matter a 911 GT3 RS and I know there are a couple in this state, one I've seen in person. I did see the White GT2, that I shot at Cheerleaders after last years Idaho Ford and Mustang Show, again and it's still looking fantastic.

The last cool thing about the show is that not only did I get another huge free Porsche Poster (of the Panamera Turbo) but I got to talking with the new Porsche Sales guy and I have to stop by and drop off links to the pictures and I might get another nice Porsche Posters to decorate the walls. Also I need to stop by and see if they have the new Parts and After Sales Calendars in yet.

Car and Driver - 2010 Audi S4 vs. 2009 BMW 335i - Comparison Test

Car and Driver - 2010 Audi S4 vs. 2009 BMW 335i - Comparison Test.Audi ices a boss 3 by address price, and alike power: The back-bite takes abode in a 50-grand neighborhood, with a brace of Germans accepting all absurd on force-fed stimulants.

All the sports-sedan activity is beneath a $50,000 abject price, we’re told by Audi’s marketers. Think of it as the Hugo Boss chic of cars, area admired labels beautify affection appurtenances that attending classy but still abatement aural a amplitude for allowance earners. Go over 50 ample and a cerebral activate trips. That’s the branch of the affluence seeker, a attenuate air area adventurous drivers don’t abide en masse. Alike in accustomed times, go aloft $50,000 and the dealership cartage trickles.

Audi’s old S4 sedan, aftermost apparent in 2008, flew over that ceiling. It started at $51,085 and chased BMW’s somewhat pricier M3—indeed, bent and anesthetized the E46 abundance in our May 2003 comparo—with a 340-hp, 4.2-liter V-8 and a abeyance that admired to sprint. “A big V-8 changes everything,” we wrote in 2003. Audi’s eight-cylinder was absolutely a rumbling, tach-twisting adumbration in its admeasurement class. We admired it and will absence it now that Audi has rebooted the S4 with a abate engine.

A 3.0-liter V-6 is now underhood, pumped to 333 application with a mini adaptation of the Roots-type Eaton Twin Vortices supercharger that bulges a Corvette ZR1’s hood. From its 2008 abject price, the S4 has alone $4360, to $46,725, and Audi expects 50 percent of S4 sales to abatement amid the abject amount and $50,000, landing it appropriate in the lion’s cage prowled by the aces BMW 335i, a mark aloft a bank if anytime there was one.

Audi is appreciative of its appropriate amount cut, but the aboriginal few 2010 S4s in the U.S. were optioned to the bang stops. We took what we could get: a deli-mustard six-speed chiral with the $6100 Prestige package, which includes a bang-up Bang & Olufsen stereo, keyless start, 19-inch wheels, and a few added accessibility items.

It additionally had the $3950 Audi drive select, applicable electronically adjustable shocks and council and a torque-vectoring rear cogwheel with push-button settings (the animosity is accessible by itself for $1100). We got all-leather seats ($1000; the abject bench is a leather-Alcantra hybrid), blind-spot and advancement advice ($900), and some autogenous inlays ($750).

With the V-8–powered M3 starting at $56,975, the $41,125 BMW 335i with its 300-hp, twin-turbo inline-six is the S4’s new, lower-priced doppelgänger. But watch the little print. The BMW doesn’t bout the S4’s accepted accessories until you add the Premium backpack ($2650), the Sport backpack ($2150), the Cold Weather backpack ($1150), and $995 in iPod interfaces and accessory radio. We additionally had parking sensors ($750) and keyless admission ($500).

Number overload!

We’ll abscess it down: Forget the Audi’s as-tested amount of $59,425 and the BMW’s $49,320 tab. This adventure is about how a $50,675 Audi S4 (the abject amount additional the performance-vital Audi drive baddest but bare all the nonessential luxuries we’re assiduously blank because we’re accomplished professionals) meets a $48,470 BMW 335i (base amount additional all the requisite options to bout the S4’s accepted equipment) on around according treads. Before you bark about the Audi’s college price, anamnesis that it additionally has accepted all-wheel drive. [See aftereffect for why we didn’t analyze it with an all-wheel-drive 335i xDrive.]

Consider: Both the S4 and the 335i are four-door sedans with 3.0-liter, force-fed six-cylinders and redlines starting at 7000 rpm, and both barrage from autobahn-honeycombed Germany. It’s the absolute two-car duel—a antagonism a deux, says a man who wears Boss. Does Audi appetite this bad enough? Let’s gas ’em up and see.

2010 Hyundai Santa Fe - Review and Photos

2010 Hyundai Santa Fe - Review and Photos- The new Diesel agent with the six-speed chiral gearbox offers 32 percent added ability as able-bodied as a 10 percent abridgement in ammunition burning and blooming abode gas emissions.

The Global Blooming Challenge, which runs from Darwin to Adelaide this ages will advertise the cars abilities to cope with the acrid Australian outback over the 3,027 km journey. The adventure begins on the 24th October and the car will be appear afore the end of the year.

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The abeyance set up in the new Santa Fe has been afflicted to accord with Australian roads, convalescent administration and a six-speed automated gearbox on the options account that helps with economy.

“Hyundai will authenticate how cogent ammunition abridgement accumulation can be fabricated by active a latest bearing AWD seven-seat SUV,” said Kevin McCann, Sales and Marketing Director of Hyundai Motor Company Australia. “It will be a absolute apple analysis – no addition mirrors bankrupt collapsed or annihilation like that – and will appearance owners how abundant they can save in agreement of both ammunition costs and bargain emissions by active the latest bearing Santa Fe.”

One of the Santa Fes will be piloted by no added than CarAdvice editor John Cadogan.

The Hyundai i30 CRDi competed in the Panasonic Apple Solar Claiming in 2007. This claiming was additionally amid Darwin and Adelaide area the car accomplished and boilerplate ammunition burning amount of 3.2L/100km.

2010 Lotus Exige Scura - New Cars

2010 Lotus Exige Scura - New Cars-Recently Lotus has just released pictures of perhaps the hottest Exige yet, the sexy 2010 Exige Scura. It’s based on the Exige S and powered by the wild, 257-hp, supercharged 1.8-liter four-cylinder also found in the 2009 Exige S260 Sport.
Besides the raucous motor, the real kick of the Scura (which means “dark” in Italian) is its “soft-feel” matte black paint. Lotus paradoxically brags that the paint job both “reflects the stealth character” of the Exige and makes it “a real head-turner.” Contrasting high-gloss black stripes bisect the car, while carbon-fiber components—including sport seats, center console, front splitter, oil-cooler intake vanes, side air scoops, and rear spoiler—suck up weight and light like a black hole. The difference inside, however, is that much of that carbon fiber—in marked contrast to the outside—is glossy. Other equipment fitted to the Scura includes launch control, two-way adjustable dampers, Eibach springs with variable-height spring platforms, and unique matte black lightweight forged wheels wearing Yokohama A048 LTS tires. All of the lightweight bits are said to help reduce weight by about 22 pounds compared with the Exige S, bringing it down to around 2040 pounds.
Since little has been done to the powertrain, the 0–60 sprint is expected to match the S260 Sport’s claimed 4.1-second time. Production of the Scura will be limited to just 35 units worldwide, none of which will be coming here, sadly. (Lotus is said to have a few of the 50 2009 Exige S260 Sports sitting in showrooms, so there may indeed be no need for the Scura here.) Prices start at £45,950 in England, which equates to a little more than $75K in the U.S.

All New Mitsubishi cX cross over 2010

Mitsubishi All New Mitsubishi cX cross over 2010 ,became the best contempo architect issued Cantankerous Over model, the photographs that appeared to appearance differences from the abstraction car that has been apparent at the Frankfurt Motor Appearance 2007 (2 years ago).

Mitsubishi cX cantankerous over 2010

Mitsubishi cX cantankerous over 2010

Car anatomy ambit and appearance to resemble the abstraction car

with advanced and rear lights are aggressive. Bazaar America will be the aboriginal bazaar for the CUV (Ulility CrossOver Vehicle) in 2010 and 2011 and abutting year for the European market.

New Audi 2010

CONFIRMED FOR New Audi 2010 :
A3: The 3.2 liter V6 has been dropped, but the A3 will now be offered with the two-liter turbodiesel engine found in the the Volkswagen Jetta TDI, with 140 horsepower, 236 lb-ft of torque, and a six-speed S-tronic (twin clutch) automatic transmission driving the front wheels. EPA fuel economy for the A3 TDI are 30 MPG in the city and 42 MPG on the highway. The gasoline-powered 2.0T model is now available with Quattro all-wheel-drive. All A3s get S-Line trim as standard, updated wheels, and optional wood trim, while the Premium Plus model adds Xenon headlights and LED daytime running lights.

A4: The A4 was all-new for 2009. For 2010, it gets a few detail changes, including an updated navigation system, LED taillights for Premium Plus and Prestige models, new wheels for S-Line models, and some minor changes to option availability.
A5 CABRIOLET: (photo) The A5 Cabriolet is a new soft-top convertible version of the A5, which picks up where the A4 Cabrio left off. Powertrain choices include a 211 horsepower 2-liter turbo four with a continuously-variable automatic and front-wheel-drive or a 6-speed automatic and all-wheel-drive, or a 265 hp V6 with a 6-speed automatic and all-wheel-drive.

A5 COUPE: Now available in four-cylinder form, with the same 211 horsepower 2.0T engine found in the A4. Buyers can choose manual or automatic transmissions, and Quattro all-wheel-drive is standard. The V6 is no longer available with a manual transmission. The A5 will adapt the A4's trim lineup, with Premium, Premium Plus, and Prestige models. Other changes include an upgraded navigation system and LED taillights for Premium Plus and Prestige models.

A6: The A6 3.2 gets a modified engine that actually displaces 3.2 liters. (The old 3.2 was really a 3.1.) Horsepower is up by 10 to 265, while torque is unchanged at 243 lb-ft. Two new Sport Packages include a lowered suspension, sport steering wheel, and choice of 18" all-season or 19" performance tires. The Cold Weather package now includes a heated steering wheel, and the A6 Premium Plus gets an updated navigation system.

A8: The 12-cylinder W12 engine has been discontinued, leaving only the 350 hp 4.2 liter V8, and interior color choices have been trimmed down to just black, tan or light beige. 19" wheels and LED daytime running lights now come standard. Short-wheelbase models get a trunk lid spoiler and optional carbon-fiber interior trim, while long-wheelbase A8s get ventilated massaging front seats.

Q5: The Q5 gets new wood trim options, new S-Line wheels, and an improved tire pressure monitoring system. The Prestige model gets a standard blind spot warning system and an optional Luxury package, which includes leather-trimmed armrests and dash top and ventilated seats, while the Bang & Olufsen stereo is now offered as a stand-alone option on the Q5 Premium Plus.

Q7: (photo) Audi's big SUV gets refreshed styling, with LED running lights up front, all-LED taillights out back, new bumpers and more chrome. Inside, the Q7 gets "premium cricket" leather (please tell me it's not made from real crickets!) and a new version of Audi's Multimedia Interface (MMI) and navigation system. Audi says the new nav system will respond to commands like "I'm hungry," "I need gas," and "I need coffee." (I want to know if it will respond to "Eew, I'm sitting on crickets!")

R8: The R8 gets an optional 5.2 liter V10 engine with direct fuel injection that produces 525 hp and 391 lb-ft of torque. LED headlights come standard on the V10 and are optional on the V8, and new options include carbon-fiber body trim and illuminated door sills.

S4: (photo) After a one-year absence, the S4 returns as a 2010 model. In place of the current car's 4.2 liter V8, the new S4 gets a 3-liter supercharged V6 with direct fuel injection. Compared to the old V8, the new V6 produces slightly less horsepower (333 hp vs. the V8's 340) but more torque (325 lb-ft compared to 302 lb-ft). In fact, the new V6 produces more torque than the RS4's 420 hp V8. Audi claims a 0-60 time of 5.1 seconds, 2/10ths faster than the current S4 and only one-third of a second behind the RS4. The bad news? The S4 will only be available as a sedan, not a wagon.

S5 CABRIOLET: (photo) This new soft-top convertible replaces the S4 Cabriolet. The S5 Cabriolet will be powered by the same 333 hp 3-liter supercharged V6 as the new-for-2010 S4, with a choice of 6-speed manual or 7-speed S-tronic (twin clutch) transmissions and Quattro all-wheel-drive. The S5 Cabrio features a new quattroSport rear differential that can dynamically shift power between the rear wheels.

S5 COUPE: The S5 Coupe will retain its 354 horsepower V8 for one more year, switching over to the new supercharged V6 in 2011.

S6: No changes.

S8: Discontinued.

TT: The V6 engine and front-wheel-drive option have been dropped; all TTs now get the 2.0T engine and Quattro all-wheel-drive. The TTS continues unchanged.

BEYOND 2010:

A3: A new A3 is on the way for model year 2011. Along with a hatchback and a convertible (currently sold in markets outside North America), Audi is reportedly considering a Jetta-sized sedan version designed for the US market. Spy photos show a larger car with the sharp side creases as seen on the new-for-2009 A4.

R8: Audi will introduce a convertible version of the R8, most likely for the 2011 model year.

RUMORED:

DIESELS: Audi is considering adding diesels to several of its models, including a 3.0 liter TDI V6 for the A5, V8 and V12 diesels for the Q7 SUV, and a V12 diesel for the R8.

New 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage: Reported $250,000

Aston Martin Vantage Gets V12 Power, New Exterior High on Style

The Aston Martin Vantage has broken cover with a 12 cylinder model featuring some new exterior design and performance technology that should bring the aging Vantage back into relevance. The 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage, as the new British sports car is aptly called, gets a big bump in power and a new stability control system to help put it to the road.

Shaking the "grand tourer" moniker often applied to larger, more unweildy Aston Martin models, the V12 Vantage is pure sports car through and through. A 6 speed conventional manual is mounted behind the driver for better weight distribution and drives the rear wheels.

The V12 powerplant is the same excellent unit found in the current DBS, producing 510 horses and 420 lb-ft. of torque, good for 4.1 seconds through 60 mph and a top speed of 190 mph, Aston says.

2010 Alfa Romeo 169 Unleashed

Latest News, Features from 2010 Alfa Romeo 169 Alfa Romeo's planned 2009 return to the United States revolves around a multi-tiered approach. When the Italian brand lands on our shores, it will likely bring with it four distinctly different models (not counting the 8C Competizione, of which just 500 examples will be built): a small hatchback (the Mi.To), a small sport coupe (the Brera), a mid-size sedan (a face-lifted version of the current 159), and a full-size notchback sedan.

Of those models, the big sedan will be the newest. That car, dubbed the 169, replaces the aging 166. It's expected to be rear-wheel drive; power should come from an all-new DOHC V-6 in either 3.0- or 3.5-liter guise. Three power outputs will be available, ranging from 250 hp to 350 hp, as will three separate diesel engines - a 170-hp, 2.0-liter four; a 200-hp, 2.0-liter four; and a 250-hp, 3.0-liter V-6. In all likelihood, the U.S. market will receive a condensed version of this engine lineup.

The Next 2010 Acura cars

CONFIRMED FOR 2010: Acura cars MDX: Acura's big SUV gets freshened styling, including a version of the chrome cheese-slicer grille found on other Acura models. A six-speed automatic transmission replaces last year's five-speed, and the 3.7 liter engine has been refined for better power deliver and a slightly higher torque output. The engine and transmission changes yield a 1 MPG improvement in EPA city and highway figures, which are now up to 16 MPG and 21 MPG respectively.

RDX: (photo) The RDX is now available in a front-wheel-drive model, which costs less and gets better fuel economy -- 19 MPG city and 22 MPG highway, 2 MPG better than the all-wheel-drive model. The styling has been updated, including a TL-like grille. New standard equipment includes a rear-view camera, compass, automatic headlights, ambient footwell lighting, and a USB audio input jack.

RL: No changes.

TSX: The 2010 Acura TSX gets an optional 280 horsepower 3.5 liter V6. V6-equipped TSXs will come with a 5-speed automatic transmission, 18" wheels, and a sport-tuned suspension.

* 2010 Acura TSX V6 review
* 2010 Acura TSX V6 photo gallery

TL: The SH-AWD version of the 2010 Acura TL is available with a 6-speed manual transmission. The stick-shift TL features unique tuning for the suspension and electric power steering as well as a hill-start assist feature, and weighs 88 lbs less than the automatic TL SH-AWD.

NSX: Acura had planned to introduce a new version of the NSX supercar, but the program has been cancelled due to the economic downturn.

ZDX: (photo) The all-new ZDX is Acura's answer to the BMW X6. About the same size as the MDX, the ZDX features a swoopy coupe-like roofline rear door handles concealed in the window pillar, similar to the European-market Honda Civic (Acura is a division of Honda). The ZDX is powered by a 300 horsepower 3.7 liter V6 that drives all four wheels via a 6-speed automatic transmission.

Photo Car 2010 Peugeot Bipper Tepee

This is the 2010 Peugeot Bipper Tepee is available with two engine options, a 1.4 litre petrol engine and a 1.4 litre HDi diesel engine. The 1.4 litre petrol engine is fitted with a 5-speed manual gearbox: the 1.4 litre HDi diesel engine is available with either a conventional 5 speed manual gearbox or electronically controlled 5 speed manual gearbox.


The 2010 Peugeot Bipper Tepee is available in two trim levels S and Outdoor. The S is available with either a 1.4 litre petrol engine or a 1.4 HDi diesel engine. The Outdoor builds on this standard specification and is also available with both engine options.

The 2010 Peugeot Bipper Tepee is on sale now from £9,995 on-the-road.

Lancer EX, Lancer EVO X and Lancer EVO X FQ-400 Review and Spec

Lancer EX

Mitsubishi Lancer changing the look to compete with Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla Altis remember Lancer 2004-2007 competition from rivals in the small sedan segment. The result was born Lancer EX can compete both in terms of both appearance and performance engines.

Specifications:
Engine: 2000cc DOHC 4B11
0-100 km / h: 9.5 seconds
Horse Power: 155 hp
Price: 385 million
Rival: Honda Civic 2.0, 2.0 V Corrola Altis, Mazda 3 2.0, BMW 320i, Audi A4, Mercedes Benz 200k

2009 Alfa Romeo 159 GTA

2009 Alfa Romeo 159 GTA - Alfa Romeo is seriously considering giving a hard time to the biggest German manufacturers. A V8 powered 159 GTA is currently under testings and will be unveiled next year at the Geneva Motor Show. When it will go on sale in early 2009 it will compete with the BMW M3, Audi RS4 and Mercedes C63 AM.Built as a successor for the 156 GTA, the 159 GTA (Gran Turismo Allegerita) will feature rear spoiler, unlike its predecessor, large low-profile tyres, slightly flared wheelarches, and side skirts.

But how will Alfa-Romeo build a 400 hp car, as until now they didn’t had this kind of powertrain? It is very easy actually: with a little help from Maserati-Ferrari.

Competitors 2009 Alfa Romeo 159 GTA is 2008 BMW M3

The first M3 produced 192 hp from its 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine during its 1988-1991 model year run. A legend was born and Americans embraced the high-rpm, naturally-aspirated M concept. The next generation arrived in 1995 with a 3.0-liter (and later, 3.2-liter) 240-hp inline-six powerplant

Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept Spec

Subaru Hybrid Tourer concept press release, the second paragraph left us a little confused. “The original point of the ideal grand touring car is its interior design, featuring four independent and comfortably positioned seats. Passengers are enclosed within an atmosphere that provides a surpassing feeling of openness and stress-free reassurance, through the further pursuit of a human-centered philosophy, the essence of Subaru car design, and the incorporation of functions that are friendly to passengers.” Say what? After some head scratching, what we divined from reading that jargon is that this car has four seats and it’s about the essence of nothingness.The Subaru Take on Hybrid All-Wheel Drive

Nothing new to Subaru is the concept’s symmetrical all-wheel-drive system, here attached to a 2.0-liter turbocharged boxer-four that gets the direct-injection treatment. What is new is the way in which the four-wheel power is implemented along with hybrid technology

2009 Alfa Romeo Brera Q4 Specification

2009 Alfa Romeo Brera Q4 Specification - Alfa Romeo has a fine heritage but a difficult recent history, particularly in the U.S. In the early '90s, the Italian marque limped away, just as too many of its 164 sedans had done.

Rumors of Alfa's return to the U.S. are an annual topic of auto-industry prognostication. It now looks as though the marque will officially make it here with face-lifted versions of the Brera coupe and Spider convertible in time for the 2009 model year. The current plan is for the creation of an Alfa sales network based around the 47 U.S. Maserati dealers.the Brera V-6 Q4 hatchback. It is fast — 0 to 62 mph in 6.8 seconds, according to the company — but not a class leader, owing to a curb weight of about 3600 pounds. With an estimated price of $42,000