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Lamborghini has announced that the latest edition of the Aventador will be the most efficient yet, thanks to new technology on the car.Firstly, the LP 700-4 uses a start-stop system which can restart the engine in 180 milliseconds. The system uses high-performance capacitors to provide the V12’s full power output upon restart.Improving efficiency further is a new cylinder deactivation system. When travelling under 84mph, with a low load on the engine, six of the cylinders turn off, meaning the en…
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The new Volkswagen Golf GTi has been unveiled at the Paris motor show.The iconic hot hatch will be offered with a new 2.0 turbo petrol engine with two different power outputs: 217bhp and 227bhp.The low-power engine will be in a standard version of the new model. It will be able to crack 0-62mph in 6.6sec. New features include a progressive steering system that’s designed to be light and easy while manoeuvring but more sporty and direct at speed.The lightweight MQB platform that underpins the car a…
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This is the Autosavant Weekly News Digest — your last stop for a recap of the week’s top stories in automotive news across the wide world of cars. A true Autosavant knows the value of a good story, well told.
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Amid economic woes, uprisings and political dissidents, and election season, the display of concept cars and production vehicles shown at the Paris Motor Show proves that automobile …
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Smart has unveiled the latest in a line of electric-powered concept cars at the Paris motor show.The two-seat Smart Forstars has been created to preview the exterior styling treatment set to grace the next generation of Smart models, including the third-generation Fortwo and second-generation Forfour.Both models are being developed and will be produced in co-operation with Renault, which will get its own uniquely bodied versions of the new city car duo.Forstars shares the same basic rear-engine/rear…
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Smart has unveiled the latest in a line of electric-powered concept cars at the Paris motor show.The two-seat Smart Forstars has been created to preview the exterior styling treatment set to grace the next generation of Smart models, including the third-generation Fortwo and second-generation Forfour.Both models are being developed and will be produced in co-operation with Renault, which will get its own uniquely bodied versions of the new city car duo.Forstars shares the same basic rear-engine/rear…
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Nissan has launched its Nismo road car programme with the reveal of the tuned Juke Nismo at the Paris motor show.The car, modified by the company’s in-house tuner, uses an uprated version of Nissan’s 1.6-litre direct-injection turbocharged petrol engine from the DIG-T model. It is fitted with a bespoke aerodynamics package and receives a chassis set-up designed to “deliver an even more engaging driving experience”. Ther Juke Nismo features new front and rear bumpers, wider wings and sid…
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As the hybrid and plug-in hybrid wars have begun to heat up during the past year, it’s easy to forget Honda’s sporty and impractical CR-Z hybrid even exists. When the two-seat CR-Z was introduced to our market for 2011, we found it to be reasonably engaging to drive, albeit slow and a car that tried to satisfy both enthusiasts and hypermilers without total success. Apparently, consumers have had an equally lukewarm reaction to the little two-seater, snapping up roughly just 11,000 of them in 2011, a…
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Renault has accompanied the launch of its all-new Clio at the Paris motor show with the unveiling of the new Clio estate. The new ‘mini load-lugger’ is not destined for sale in the UK, however.The estate shares the same wheelbase as the hatchback, the extra length coming in the rear overhang, which is extended to 824mm. The overall length of the car is 4262mm.The load capacity of the car is 430 litres, some 130 litres greater than the hatchback. Renault says the rear seats can also fold flat to …
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Could it be that the new McLaren P1 is the best thing since sliced bread in the spectrum of the automotive world? Maybe, but unlike bread, most of us will never partake of the goodness that the P1 serves up in abundant amounts of sexiness. To show off more of that ‘sexiness’, McLaren has released another video of the new P1 revealed live at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. Don’t worry, the video is only 120 seconds revealing the ‘good parts’ only. Enjoy!
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Mercedes-Benz has kicked off a high stakes battle for electric performance car supremacy with the unveiling of the definitive production version of its new €416,500 SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive at the Paris motor show.Described as the world’s most powerful series production electric car, the new two seater shares its exterior styling, including signature gullwing doors, with the more conventional combustion engine-propelled SLS AMG, first introduced to the Mercedes-Benz line-up back in 2009.But…
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