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Audi introduced their most powerful version of its new premium light car, the 2011 Audi A1 1.4 TFSI S line in the UK markets. It will feature a 1.4-liter twin-charged (turbocharged and supercharged) petrol engine capable of producing 136kW of power and 250Nm of torque and accelerate the vehicle to achieve a speed of 0-100kmph in 6.9 seconds.
Wraptivo has announced their first in-house SEMA car which will be coming as a 2011 Honda CR-Z sport hybrid concept, which is being called ‘Type-F’. (F for ‘fun’). The company plans to have the concept car out at SEMA 2010.
Remember the Joule EV from the 2008 Paris Auto Show? Well if you see it at this year’s Geneva Auto Show, you will not really be able to recognize it given the amount changes the South Africa-based Optimal Energy designed commuter has undergone.
It is a near production ready variant that gets a showcasing in Geneva featuring revised styling changes and production ready equipment. Initially, only 100 prototypes of the Joule EV will be manufactured for testing and development purposes following which the EV will hit thorough production in the later half of 2012.
All these prototypes will be hand-built by Hi-Tech Automotive and once production begins it will be Germany’s EDAG and South Korea’s Energy Innovation Group who will supply the parts. The Joule EV is touted to have a maximum range of 143 miles when using the New European Driving Cycle or 186 miles when running on the Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule.
Don’t you hate being poor? I mean look at the interior of the 2010 Porsche Panamera and tell me you’re not drooling all over that amazing large center console that flows all the way from the dashboard to the rear seats. With an amazing leather interior in a two-tone color scheme, a steering wheel with thumb switches, or a large navigation system, we can definitely say that the 2010 Porsche Panamera looks better on the inside than it looks on the outside. The luxurious car goes on sale in Germany on September 12, and the prices for the 4.8 liter S model start at €102,251 including VAT (around $130k USD). [via AutoBlog]
Where on Earth do you think someone would use the Audi R8 looks to build their catamaran? If your answer is “somewhere where sheiks live” then you’re right. It’s for a Dubai race boat company that ordered Swedish company Vizualtech to come up with a catamaran design inspired from the high esteemed R8 from Audi. It’s 8.8 meters (29 feet) long, has two gullwing doors and uses a modified biodiesel V10 engine or two smaller 320hp V8 engines that will get it to a top speed of 110 mph.
Not sure if this will stay as a design or concept, but I do know for sure that the rich would pay to own it. Don’t you think? – via carscoop
