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Ford presents the new 2016 Ford GT a true super sports car that could not be more aggressive and has the finest racing technology on board. About 600 horsepower, producing a rich propulsion, so that even the current Ferrari 458 Italia with "only" 570 hp in terms of yield strength has left behind. The launch is scheduled for the end of 2016 and in Europe.


Sophistication in every detail: Design with a trick
The dynamic design of the deep squat Ford GT draws attention to the emotional line of a super sports car up, the look, the makers closely which are basically the iconic predecessor, the celebrated prestigious achievements on the worlds racetracks. At the same time, the new super sports car with its modern, functional and just beautiful lines represents the start of a new era.

Huge air intakes at the front and the side already indicate the enormous power potential, while sleek air guide elements are made of carbon aerodynamics and sharpen the look further. Meanwhile, can be positioned in the mid engine engine admired through a transparent window.


The rear features a powerful carbon diffuser, two round, reminiscent of engines tail lights and two huge, center and far top-mounted exhaust pipes. About the modern drivers cell spans the flat roof, which also contributes to the excellent aerodynamics of the 2015 Ford GT.

The highlight: The new Ford GT has air guide elements that adjust adaptively to the driving situation. The thus generated variable pressure allows especially at higher speeds extremely high driving stability and combines this with an optimized aerodynamic drag coefficient.


The sophisticated aerodynamics also reflected in small body details, such as the silhouette is inspired in the perfect shape of a water droplet. In combination with the highly curved windshield, reminiscent of the cockpit canopy of modern fighter jets, this leads to an outstanding aerodynamic efficiency without including the clarity would suffer.

Thanks to numerous active aero components, such as the variable rear wing, the new Ford GT is also standard in terms of braking performance, handling and stability. Depending on driving conditions and speed, the rear wing fits both the height and the angle of the situational requirements to ensure the best possible performance.


Engine: The strongest standard EcoBoost engine of all time
When driving the hitherto most powerful EcoBoost petrol engine series used at all: a 3.5-liter V6 with two turbochargers, which has real racing genes and will develop over 600 hp. The mid-engine drives the rear wheels of the two-seater. The engine drives an endurance prototypes as they go, for example, in the "IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship" (USCC) and at the 24 Hours of Daytona at the start. Right in his debut season this aggregate celebrated three victories in 2014, reached seven podiums and finished this race almost 25,000 kilometers.

The torque yet unnamed Ford will extend over a wide speed range and provide high fuel efficiency. Weve come full circle: Also on the race track performance and efficiency serve as a guarantee for success. His power transmits the twin-turbo 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, which provides almost instantaneous switching operations and the driver can have full control over the action.


Weight reduction is one of the most effective measures to achieve performance and efficiency. In the 2015 Ford GT, the makers implement the most modern composite materials and carbon fiber elements. According to Ford, to achieve the GT one of the best power to weight ratio in its class.

Even chassis of reach innovative racing technology used. This is testified, inter alia, the pushrod suspension with pushrods and active stabilizer which can be adapted in height. For best possible grip performance tires provide the type "Michelin Pilot Super Sport Cup 2", developed its structure and tread compound, the tire manufacturer for the new Ford GT. Behind the multi-piece 20-inch alloy wheels do carbon-ceramic brakes from Brembo their service.


Interior: A steering wheel like in Formula 1
About the drivers cell spans the flat roof, which also contributes to the excellent aerodynamics of the Ford GT 2015. Access to the ergonomically designed interior of the supercar allow upwardly opening doors. The two seats Ford built directly into the carbon monocoque - this saves weight and ensures an optimum connection between driver and chassis. The result is an even more solid feel. Thanks to the adjustable pedals adjustable steering wheel and also the driver find virtually any body type fast optimal seating position.

The interior impresses with modern controls, comfort and safety. The steering wheel in the style of the current Formula 1 racing car bears all the relevant control buttons and shift paddles for the 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. Thanks to the freely programmable central digital displays the driver retains all vehicle information is always in view. The display unit can be freely programmed depending on the driving situation and selected driving mode.


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Honda offers the Civic Tourer 2014 now also a compact station wagon to which offers plenty of space , a sporty design and driving.


After many generations of Honda brings the Civic Tourer now again a wagon version of the Civic on the market. Design and development of the Civic Tourer comes from Europe , and the practical compact car stands out with a very sporty design from its competitors .

Nevertheless, it is Honda succeeded in showing that the Civic Tourer with a boot capacity of 624 liters, the most spacious wagon in its class.

The boot also boasts a wealth of practical details , in addition to a double bottom there is also a matching storage options for the rear blind . With only one handle can fold down the rear seats , and there is a load space of up to 1,668 liters.


With 56.5 cm loading height , it can be so easy to invite to the Civic as in no other combination in the segment. Another detail with high benefits offer the Magic Sets in the rear, where the seat can be folded up and it lets you easily transported higher things.

So you travel safely , even when full , there is for the Civic Tourer first time an adaptive damper system for the rear wheels . The driver can choose between Comfort, Normal and Dynamic , the damper while also always adapt to the load , thus allowing any time a dynamic but also safe driving behavior .

Honda has filed properly the subject of security, the Civic Tourer is available with a plethora of assistance systems.


To stand a collision warning system, a High-Beam Assistant, a City Emergency Brake Assist, a blind-spot warning, a lane departure warning, a from warner park for crossing traffic, a traffic sign detection and adaptive cruise control are available.

In a first exit we could convince even on the functionality of assistance systems. Whether city emergency braking assistance or adaptive cruise control, all systems work very reliable and provide greater safety.

However, the Civic Tourer can also convince driving pleasure on topic. A new steering system that behaves differently depending on speed and a sportier chassis design offers a very dynamic driving. So the Honda Civic Tourer feels much more compact than it would suggest its length of 452 cm.

In the engine , the customer between the new 1.6 liter diesel engine with 120 PS (88 kW ) or the 1.8 liter petrol engine with 143 hp (104 kW) can choose . The petrol engine is also available with automatic transmission for the diesel is an automatic follow at a later date .


The diesel driven by us does its work very smoothly and depends at all times good on gas. In just 10.1 seconds to sprint from a standstill to 100 km / h and is up to 195 km / h . Here, the diesel is very economical with fuel consumption of 3.8 liters per 100 kilometers, with CO2 emissions is only 99 g / km.

The diesel can be ordered in the equipment lines S, Comfort , Sport, Entertainment Executive , the gasoline engine will be available from the Comfort-Line .

Available the Civic Tourer since the end of January 2014 , who wants to have the assistance systems to be reckoned with but with a slightly longer delivery time.

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2013 Mini Paceman is now the seventh mini-model and will appeal to a new customer base. The two-door version of the Countryman, the Paceman is based on the can, it again come up with the typical mini-genes.


Identical at first glance, you can see the Mini Paceman as real, although the tail lights are not the first cross and longitudinally arranged. Thus, the Paceman would also show that he is a very special model in the Mini family.

With the combination of steeply rising toward the rear window and sloping roof line of the Paceman has extremely dynamic.

As with mini usual Paceman can also make an individual and provides a wealth of options and color combinations. Above all, the two-tone paint it stands very well.

In a first exit we could have the 112 hp diesel and the 184-hp gasoline engine, each with four-wheel drive, get to know better.


Already at the first meeting of the interior is very familiar and comes in a classic Mini look. Striking, however, the newly designed door panels and windows therein, which were previously always housed in the center console.

The door panel now offers a much more comfortable armrest, which allows it to travel on wide stages very pleasant.

Access to the rear, where there are two very contoured individual seats is a bit tighter and type of construction requires a certain agility. The luggage compartment volume of 411 cm long mini holds 330 liters and is thus placed on a car of this size decent size. If required, can be achieved by folding down the rear seats even 1080 liters of storage space.

Equally well in both models is the absolute mini typical driving experience. You would not believe for a moment that you are traveling in a small SUV, the Paceman literally glued to the road and offers the usual go-kart feeling like all other Mini models.


In absolute driving fun is of course more of the Cooper S designed with 184 hp, the throaty exhaust note underlines the sporting ambitions further.

Paceman the sprints in 7.8 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h and up to 212 km / h. Its maximum torque of 240 Nm the engine from 1600 to 5000 rev / min provides, which one has enough power at every opportunity available. With the overboost function, from 1700 to 4500 rev / min are available even 260 Nm.

Even at highway speeds can be in top gear again casually sprinting away without having had the feeling that the engine makes an effort.

The crisp circuit and the direct steering will fit just as perfectly as the Paceman the sporty chassis.

Only criticism is the high interior noise levels at highway speeds, which results from the characteristic engine sound.


Here is the 122-hp diesel engine is much quieter, which is an advantage as well as lower consumption of the diesel engine.

With a maximum torque of 270 NM, which is between 1,750 and 2 .250 r / min, there is also the diesel from the bottom side to have a lot of power available. More power then really only missing one, when it comes to speed from a high gear at higher speeds still afloat.

Without switching back then goes ahead often not much, and also the sprint from 0 to 100 km / h you is with 11.5 seconds not quite as fast as it would give one the appearance of the fleet Paceman. The top speed of the diesel engine is located at 182 km / h and is thus sufficient for our roads.


We have estimated in our first outing and the ALL4 all-wheel drive, which makes a come even on snow-covered highways confidently and without problems ahead. When driving on dry pavement no difference to remember is what is clearly in favor of modern technology in micro.

The Paceman occupied definitely a new niche and will certainly find its fans. It combines the typical characteristics such as the Mini-Go-kart feeling when driving or the arrangement of the valves with a large central display in the center console with brand new visual attributes, remains but is still instantly recognizable as a Mini.

The BMW X5 was launched in its first generation in 1999, followed in 2006, the second generation. With 1.3 million units sold, the BMW X5 purchaser in its segment. In November, now is the third generation of the SUV at the start, which has been improved in detail without losing sight of its striking design.


Of course, the new X5 can do everything better than its predecessor and at the same time sporty, but also become more comfortable. More space for passengers and luggage, as well as many technical innovations complete the development of the proven SUV.

The design looks more elegant and brawny, and also in the interior makes you feel more comfortable now. Were also improves off-road performance, the power distribution of the xDrive all-wheel drive is variable on both axes, depending on the model even further customization to the individual wheels.

A total of five different suspension configurations are available for the 2014 BMW X5, which offer a very wide range of possibilities. In addition to the standard suspension, there is a comfort including air suspension chassis, which is designed to increase driving comfort.

With the dynamic chassis roll stabilization including the X5 is then optimally tuned for sporty drivers. Who even this is not athletic enough, you can pick up the M Sports Package.

If you want to enjoy both comfort and sportiness, the Professional chassis, which combines comfort and dynamic suspension is recommended.


Each X5 also has the driving experience switch, depending on the model has three or four modes. The driver can choose between Comfort, Sport, Sport + and select EcoPro mode (depending on version).

The saving was significantly improved it again to further increase efficiency. Between 50 and 160 km / h is in EcoPro mode "sailing mode" is available, the motor decoupled from the drive train during power-off and allows a petrol-saving sliding.

Also new is the "Forward-looking wizard" which checks in conjunction with the navigation system and a programmed destination in the navigation obstacles and speed limits along the route and recommends the driver in time to take the foot off the gas.


To start the X5 will be available in three different variants, as xDrive 30d with 258 hp (190 kW), as xDrive 50i with 450 hp (330 kW) and as xDrive M50d with 381 hp (280 kW). Efficient model is the 30d with a consumption of only 6.2 liters per 100 kilometers, but also the M50d is with 6.7 liter very economical way.

In a first exit we were able to drive the X5 M50d and the xDrive 30d version. Already at the first meeting of the X5 looks very visually dynamic, especially when the optional LED headlights are fitted.

The interior presents very high quality and also provides more space than its predecessor. The tailgate is again divided and provides two-folded down seats up to 1,870 liters of storage space, making it the X5 can already compete with Vans. At full crew creates the SUV still very respectable 650 liters.


In addition to perfect workmanship and excellent ergonomics of the X5 also serves a very good noise reduction, even at high speed driving noise hardly penetrate into the interior.

Even the 3.0-liter diesel with 258 hp (190 kW) offers very good performance. Its maximum torque of 560 NM Engine provides the 1500-3000 rev / min, which is already out of the bottom felt much force - despite a curb weight of at least 2145 kg. The sprint from 0 to 100 km / h is done in quick 6.9 seconds, and top speed is 230 km / h

Even the normal suspension offers a good mix of comfort and sportiness, a true poem is the X5 but then with the adaptive suspension package Professional and Active Steering.


Is activated then the sport + mode, the nearly 490 cm long SUV turned into an agile athlete. The steering is so direct that one can take even the tightest curves elegantly, and the car seems to literally stick to the road.

Here then the BMW slogan "driving pleasure" is perfectly implemented, and one is with a heavy SUV as fleetly as traveling with a go-kart, but it housed a lot more comfortable.

If you decide for the X5 M50d, then you have really been a sports car spare in the garage. In 5.3 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h done, the top speed is electronically limited 250 km / h The maximum torque of 740 Nm between 2,000 and 3,000 rev / min.


For individualized yet offer in addition to the options already mentioned to a new parking assistant, the Driving Assistant Plus including active cruise control, the new BMW Night Vision with Dynamic Light Spot or the ConnectedDrive options including concierge service, remote service and Internet access. For the first time the X5 is also available in different design lines, the customer can choose between "Pure Experience Design", "Design Pure Excellence" and the M Sports Package.

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Toyota RAV4 Hybrid 2016: Stronger and more economical than all other

2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

Much stronger, much less consumption and looks really good: The 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, an innovative hybrid and all-wheel drive. Thus, the Japanese were not content and missed the compact SUV in the context of a facelift, a new, sleeker design line that now makes much more ago. It goes without saying that the Toyota RAV4 will upgrade even with the assistance systems.

Design: This is the right way
Aggressive and stylish at the same time, the front section of the Toyota RAV4. The upper grille shape chrome trim, which blend into the sharp and flat-drawn full-LED headlamps with integrated LED daytime running lights. Meanwhile, the lower grille has been significantly increased. The embedded in the outer region fog lamps emphasize to the width of the compact SUV.

The newly designed side skirts give now a more dynamic impression. Meanwhile, gives the Toyota RAV4 with the new rear bumper, the rear lights concise yet a powerful impression. A front and rear underride guard set as well as the sleek roof spoiler additional accents.



Drive: The Power of Three Hearts
The new Toyota RAV4 Hybrid comes with front- and all-wheel drive. The drive system is like the Lexus 300h NX from a 2.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine and an electric motor at the front axle. In the E-Four-wheel drive variant of the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid gets an additional electric motor on the rear axle is used, which drives the rear wheels when needed.

The E-Four-wheel drive system varies the drive torque for the rear axle depending on driving condition and road conditions. Thus, the driving power of the rear axle is for example the powerful sprint from a standstill and when spurt on slippery surfaces available and thus delivers true four-wheel functionality on the street, but no off-road ability. Since the rear wheel drive only becomes active when it is actually needed, saving the E-Four system electrical energy and fuel.

Exact performance and fuel economy are not yet at Toyota. However, the hybrid version of the RAV4 to be the strongest sprint ability and the lowest fuel consumption. In the Lexus 300h NX combustion engine delivers 114 kW / 155 hp and a torque of 210 Nm from 4200 to 4400 rev / min. In addition to the front axle, an electric motor with 105 kW / 143 hp. The total system power is 145 kW / 197 hp.

It is assumed that the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid slightly less power than the Lexus 300h NX, but will also undercut the average fuel consumption of the Lexus 300h NX with the E-Four-wheel drive. The hybrid Lexus comes out ideally with only 5.1 to 5.3 liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers. The Toyota RAV4 Hybrid is expected to be less than five liters.

What is considered safe for the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid: The RAV4 Hybrid has a towing capacity of 1,650kg and also, thanks to trailer stability control simple and secure towing trailers.




Interior and assistants: This is the new technology on board
Noticeably evaluated at the Toyota RAV4 perceived quality of the interior with new instruments with color TFT displays and soft touch materials. A complete overview of the vehicles immediate surroundings offer to the new 360-degree monitor that detects obstacles in the blind spots of conventional door mirrors and parking sensors and therefore provides additional safety when maneuvering in tight spaces.

Entry into the compact SUV hold new assistance systems, which summarizes Toyota, the term "Toyota Safety Sense". In addition to the lane change warning, Highbeam Assist, Traffic Sign Assist and Pre-Collision System, the RAV4 Hybrid receives an adaptive cruise control system that automatically maintains a safe distance from the vehicle ahead.

The Pre-Collision System operates 10 km / h to the maximum speed and initiates an impending rear-end collision automatic emergency braking one. The vehicle speed value decreases by 40 km / h in order to avoid a collision entirely or at least to reduce the consequences of accidents significantly. The system detects pedestrians and, in a threat of collision at speeds between 10 and 80 km / h, the vehicle speed by about 30 km / h decrease.

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