Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Baby Boxster coming 2016

Get set for the £32,000 Porsche: the lightweight, back-to- basics 718 roadster. The two-seater will be based on a cut-down version of the current Boxster, but with all-new, four-cylinder firepower and a no-frills approach to equipment. Think Porsche’s MX-5, and get very excited indeed purists. Named 718 as a nod to the four- cylinder racing car (built from 1957 -’62 and raced by Graham Hill among others), the 2016 version shares its wheelbase with the Boxster but features shorter overhangs, a lighter body-in-white and bespoke body panels. With a 1190kg weight target, the 718 could weigh 120kg less than its roadster brother.  Much of that will come from the reduced cylinder count. The all-new flat- four engine will be Porsche’s first since the 912’s in the mid-’60s. The four displaces 2.0 litres, is turbocharged, and punches

PURE PORSCHE The 718 is a  back-to-basics roadster with a sub-1200kg kerbweight, and manual

Sunday, May 5, 2013

NEW GOLF GTI FINALLY LAUNCHED


                Lighter and more powerful than before, the new Volkswagen Golf GTI looks set to take the hot-hatch segment by storm.
                 It will be available with a 2,0-litre Trubopetrol in two state of tune. The standard version develops 162kW while models equipped with a performance package produce 169kW.Both unit have 350N.m of torque and will be offered with six-speed manual and DSG transmissions.

Monday, April 1, 2013

Mclaren set to expand with new $120k P13


                                                  Mclaren has gone public about its intention to launch a new sport car aimed squarely at the Porche 911 turbo.
                                                  Known internally as p13, the new model will be mclaren’s core sports car. It will cost about  120,000 euro and equipped with a 3.8l V8 with about 450bhp. The target is for total sales of up to 2500 unit per year when it gone on sale in 2015.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Supercars and Survival


Super cars were back in force at the recent Geneva Motor show, where Ferrari unveiled the Enzo replacement, and McLaren a  successor to the fabled F1. Lambo was at it, too, parading a monstrosity that demonstrated an excess of carbon fiber and a hi-po V12 are no longer enough to cut it in the hyper ca