Although the common European currency keeps getting stronger against the dollar beating one historical maximum after another, the European automakers still have no problems at selling their cars. At least, when it comes to such refined street-legal performance vehicles as the new Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TFSI sports wagon.
The vehicles, Audi states in its press release, will be equipped with WAG's refreshed TFSI 2.0-liter four-banger. Capable of delivering up to 211hp and 258 lb-ft of torque, the engine features an increase in power of 11hp and in peak torque of 51 lb-ft. With all this power available, the Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TFSI takes only 6.5 seconds to jump from zero to 60mph.
The Avant will be available in the U.S. starting October, 2008. Price is yet to be announced.
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Thursday, April 03, 2008
Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TFSI: gone in 6.5 seconds
Lamborghini Reventon: new photos
Lamborghini has just revealed a new set of pictures of its fresh and sexy super-car. Equipped with a powerful 650hp, 660Nm 6.5-liter V12 engine and AWD system, the Lamborghini Reventon truly deserves to be accompanied by a pair of old but deadly Tornado attack aircrafts. Enjoy!
Okay, here we go:
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2009 Mercedes-Benz M-Class: more style, more power
It's not a major face-lift, though the revised 2009 Mercedes-Benz M-Class looks much, much better than the outgoing model. And it's more powerful, too.
The refreshed M-Class, as the company from Stuttgart is claiming in its press release, has received a new front and rear bumpers, reshaped headlamps and tinted taillights, and new corporate grille. Although even more impressive and dominating than that on the outgoing model, the new grille has something in common with much cheaper Honda CR-V's, which is not good at all.
Inside the vehicle's spacious saloon, there is also a range of expensive-looking materials, new two-tone color-scheme and an infotainment system with Bluetooth connectivity and so gorgeous and vintage-looking user interface, you can buy the whole SUV just to get your hands on it.
The 2009 Mercedes-Benz M-Class will be available with a choice of five engines ranging from 190 to 388 hp (including a diesel-powered ML320 with a 3.0-liter 265 hp BlueTEC oil-burner). The most powerful ML 63 AMG 4Matic will feature a raging 510hp @ 6800 rpm 6.3-liter V8 engine. With its peak torque of 630 Nm (465 lb-ft) @ 5200 rpm, the engine takes only 5.0-seconds to take the heavy M-Class from standstill to 100 km/h mark.
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Tesla Roadster goes to assembly line! At last
Tesla Motors' new CEO Ze'ev Drori is proudly reporting that his company has finally managed to put the long awaited Tesla Roadster electric sports car to the assembly line. There is even one production model Tesla Roadster already delivered.
The company successfully met its official deadline of March 17th, 2008 but it's been 20 months since the car was first revealed to the public as a set of 3d-renderings and there is always a good chance for another piece of art to become a vaporware. But now the wait is over and Tesla's been preparing to open its first shops in Los Angeles and Menlo Park.
Currently, Mr. Drori says, his company is working on expanding the electric roadster's production "in a deliberate and controlled manner" in order to reach a rate of over 100 vehicles per month. The goal is set to be achieved early next year.
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