Auto News 5

Porsche Cayman beware , the Lotus Eagle is out and about looking for trouble . This is the new shape of Lotus Elise .
The official release will take place at the British Motor Show also Lotus will let us know what is the real name of the car (Eagle is the project name)

The power will come from a 276 bhp 3.5 l V6 engine with a top speed of 160 mph. Lotus says that they will squeeze a 0-60 mph time under 4 seconds .

The price is expected around 90,000 $
We will come back with more details later as the project progresses

The new Peugeout 308 CC will go on sale at the beginning of 2009 and will be officially unveiled at the Paris motor show later this year
The car will have better handling , better brakes , better driving comfort (new climate technology) and better safety – the 308 CC will have side head airbag .

This is a summer car and it will replace the 307 CC Peugeot model and yes we are all sad to see it go

The new Z4 will go on sale at the end of 2009 but we can already tell it will be a keeper
It has a more aggressive look and what we have been waiting for , a folding metal roof . This model will be sold side by side with the soft top version.
If you want to talk power , the Z4 has power , there are many power-plants to choose from , a 3.0 l six cylinder engine and the highest model being the 4.0 l V8 engine
All Z4’s will be equipped with the new seven speed SMG DCT twin-clutch transmission developed by BMW.

Also on a different note BMW says that all the Z4 models will have a low emission rate and fuel economy (we can only hope but do we really want it ? )
Power is Z4’s middle name 🙂

The electric Mini , a car that everyone expected for some time now in US
BMW will release 500 cars in California , 490 for sale and 10 for display in showrooms
The electric Mini is built in England at the Mini factory in Oxford but the engines and almost all mechanical parts are built in Germany (this is great)

To make the buyers feel even better the electric cars will be painted differently , they will have a yellow roof and silver body

I can say that these cars will sell in 1-2 days maximum in California , so if you want one keep an eye on the market

Renault put the new Clio Estate on sale. The price will start from 21,000 $ , 1600 $ more than the five-door Clio
The entry level engine will be a 75bhp 1.2l 16V engine and the upper level engine will be a 1.5 dCi 106bhp engine. The price estimated is 30,000 USD for the flagship

The new bigger Scenic will hit the market in 2009 but it will hit the Paris Motor Show in October .

There is no official price on this car , we will keep looking
The engines will be : a 1.5 and 2.0 l dCi motor and a 1.5 petrol engine at 100bhp
The new Scenic will have a bigger load capacity and a completely flat load area

Things are looking good for Renault

The new Polo will be redesigned , a new look .
It takes its looks from the new Golf and Scirocco, a simple design yet very efficient
Volkswagen says that the new Polo will be the best car ever built in its class
The new VW Polo will have a 1.4-litre supercharged and turbocharged TSI engine at a 138bhp .
Also it will have a 168bhp GTI version.

There will be a 4×4 drive SUV version and an MPV version , but they will appear in 2010

VW plans to release a hybrid version of the POLO but more on this later on

The official photo of the new C3 Picasso
The new features are : deep front bumper, alloy wheels, front foglights and a double grille
The C3 is 1.73 m wide and 1.63 m tall and it provides inc
redible space , the passenger comfort . The is almost 500 l of storage space if you fold the rear seats

There are multiple engines to choose from ,
a 1.4-litre VTi 95 and 1.6 VTi 120 petrol engines and 1.6-litre HDi 90 and HDi 110 diesel engines
The price will start from 18,000 $ and up . The car will go on sale next year

This is the Renaultsport Twingo 133

Prices will start from 20,000 $ for the entry level version and it will go on sale in September .
The first 133 people that will order a Twingo will receive a driving tuition and a day at the track for free . This is a great marketing scheme for Renault

The Twingo 133 will have a 133bhp 1.6l 16V engine , and they say that it has lower emissions. The engine sound is deeper and gives the overall car a racing image

Here are the official photos of the new BMW 7 Series

[Show as slideshow]

Citroen C4 Facelift Photos

[Show as slideshow]

The small electric car has been recalled due to possibility of fire . The danger was that when it would be plugged in it would catch fire and therefore was classified as unsafe

This is a small blow in the world of electric cars , but i am sure the evolution will continue

The Mazda 6 will go on sale in August at a base price of $19,100 (aprox)
Engine specs : 2.5 l 170bhp engine connected to a six-speed manual gearbox. 0-60 mph in 9 seconds

[Show as slideshow]

The Pagani Zonda Cinque was built in a very limited number : 5 , this explains the name . Designed in Hong-Kong it is already sold out . This car is a street legal version of the racing model Zonda R and has a V12 AMG engine with 678bhp , electronic gearbox and adjustable suspension . The Zonda Cinque will do 200 mph at a 0-60mph in 3.4 seconds
To top all of the above this car weighs only 1.210 kg and has a phenomenal weight to power ratio of 1.78 kg/hp  .

The 5 lucky Zonda Cinque owners signed a one million euro check (no taxes) 🙂

Here is the Cobra Venom , the successor to the Shelby Cobra. We do not have much info right now , just this stunning photo , all we know is that it will be powered by a V8 Ford engine

More info on the Shelby Cobra Venom here