Legendary Chevrolet Corvette

Legendary Chevrolet Corvette

The legendary Chevrolet Corvette is widely regarded as "America Sports Cara shot upward in 2006 list of the ten hottest, wildest wheels and released by the Road and Travel Magazine. Another horse car, Ford Mustang, came in second. Collecting the elite list of BMW Z4, Hyundai Tiburon, Honda S2000, Mazda MX-5 Miata, Mercedes-Benz SLK, Nissan 350Z Roadster, Dodge Charger, and the new Pontiac Solstice. As expected, almost all the listed cars are sports cars and coupes with the exception of Dodge charger, which is only four seats in the election.

New Mégane Coupé Cabriolet with Elegant Interior Design

New Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet completes the renewal style of the New Mégane family which is built on the strengths that forged the success of its predecessor. Its new appearance is supported by the large folding glass roof, high-gloss finish, black glass roof contrasts with the satin-effect chrome windscreen frame exterior, and the dark red taillights featuring a linear lighting pattern and LED brake lights to provide a distinctive rear lighting character.
With it’s new style, New Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet goes further by offering customers with unruffled open-top motoring supported by the forward position of the windscreen and a fixed glass, outstanding handling performance with a stiffer chassis and a new electric power steering system, and a broad choice of efficient and eco-friendly powertrains including the all-new automatic EDC (Efficient Dual Clutch) transmission.
The interior of this New Mégane family still presents the same layout with high standard finish of qualified materials available in three choices of trim, which range from dark charcoal and light beige to the charcoal and red two-tone finish with leather seats. Although the dashboard is identical to that of New Mégane Hatchback, the seats offer additional lateral support, while the ‘butterfly wing’ door trim panel is specific to New Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet.
New Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet is available with a choice of seven efficient and eco-friendly petrol and diesel powertrain configurations (depending on the market). The available petrol engines are, the 1.6 16V 110hp engine mated to a six-speed manual gearbox, the TCe 130 (Turbo Control efficiency) driving through a six-speed manual gearbox, and the 2.0 16V 140hp engine available with the new continuously variable transmission (CVT) for even greater driving comfort thanks to smooth, step-less gearshifts. While the diesel engine range, which comprises the Euro5-homologated powerplants are the dCi 110 DPF, mated either to the brand new six-speed EDC (Efficient Dual Clutch) dual-clutch automatic transmission (see below) or to a manual six-speed gearbox, the dCi 130 DPF which drives through a six-speed manual gearbox, and the dCi 160 DPF also with a six-speed manual gearbox.
Public will get their first opportunity to see this New Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet when it is unveiled at the forthcoming Geneva Motor Show (March 4-14). It will also be displayed at L’Atelier Renault on the Champs-Elysées in Paris.
Rounding off the new Megane family is the Coupe-Cabriolet that was formally introduced today ahead of its world premiere at next month's Geneva Salon. Like its predecessor, the new Megane CC is a two door model with an electric folding top that's mostly covered in smoked glass

The French carmaker claims the Megane CC's transparent glazed area of 0.47 sq. metres is the largest in the segment that includes cars like the Pininfarina-styled Ford Focus CC and the Peugeot 308 CC.
The four-seater convertible version of the new Megane also gets a fixed glass wind deflector located behind the back seat headrests that is said to allow draft-free driving at speeds of up to 90km/h or 56mph.
The fully-automatic, electro-hydraulic operated two-piece glass top goes up or down in 21 seconds at the press of a button with the Megane CC's boot capacity standing at 417 litres with the roof closed, and 211 litres when open.

Depending on the market, the new Megane Coupe-Cabriolet will be available with a choice of up to seven gasoline and diesel powertrains.
The petrol line includes a 110HP 1.6-liter unit linked to a six-speed manual, a 1.4-liter TCe turbo with 130HP matted to a six-speed manual and a 140HP 2.0-liter with a CVT.
Diesel options include the 110HP dCi matted to either a new 6-speed dual clutch automatic transmission or to 6-speed manual gearbox and the 130HP dCi and 160HP dCi that both drive the front wheels through a six-speed manual.

European sales of next generation Megane Coupe-Cabriolet will begin this spring.

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New Peugeot 207 S16 Special Edition 2010

2010 Peugeot 207 S16 Special Edition - Rear Side View

This Picture for new Peugeot 207 S16 Special Edition is a limited run that will be exclusive to the UK. Anyone from the UK will be able to appreciate the colors here that are used on the paint job. It will come with front and rear spoilers, aerodynamic side skirts, and a faux rear diffuser.

Peugeot has created the Special Edition 207 S16 which is based on the 207 Sport 1.6 VTi 3dr, only 250 examples of this car will be produced. The S16 adds to the already comprehensive standard equipment of the 207 sport model: Bianca White exterior body colour, Full 207 RC Cup bodykit comprising front and rear spoilers, side skirts and a pseudo rear diffuser, 17″ Hockenheim Alloy Wheels, SP Sports mesh grille, Dark tinted rear windows from the 207 GTi model, Special interior badge signed by Kris Meeke, Optional free of charge vinyl rally graphics which mimic those found on Kris Meeke’s IRC winning 207 S2000 rally car.
The 207 S16 benefits from over £1,200 worth of additional specification compared to a standard Car Sport model and is priced at £14,695.

2010 Peugeot 207 S16 Special Edition - Front Side View

To further enhance the appeal of the 207 S16 an optional leather interior is also available priced at £684.21. It is available in black with either black or silver Grey stitching.

New Carlsson 2010 - C25 Super GT Modification Concept

Carlsson presents an own developed automobile at this year’s Geneva Motor Show – the Carlsson C25 Limited Super-GT. The concept of this Super-GT is based on the vision of combining maximum driving performance with an entirely new design and high exclusiveness. The result is a breathtaking and beautiful sports coupé with 753 hp in a limited edition of only 25 cars world-wide.
The performance data of the six litre V12 Bi-Turbo is impressive. The high-performance aggregate with a motor management optimisation patented by Carlsson renders 753 hp (554 kW) and allows fast acceleration as well as smooth travels at lower speeds. Also responsible for the perfect performance evolvement is the elaborately developed stainless steel exhaust system with ends in four edgy pipes at the back. The power catapults the C25 with a torque of 1320 Newton metres at 3750 r.p.m. which is electronically limited to 1,150 Newton metres from 0 to 100 km/h in only 3.7 seconds and achieves a maximum speed of 352 km/h.
The Carlsson C25 Super-GT Concept also comes with an ultra-light and forged wheels 1/10 UL in the dimensions 9,5×20 and 12×20 inches have been especially designed for the C25 and are equipped with high performance tyres measuring 265/30 at the front and 325/25 at the rear live axle.

The New Toyota Auris 2010 with Full All The Details

The new Toyota Auris HYBRID 2010 engine range features a choice of three petrol and three diesel units offering the performance- and economy-enhancing benefits of Toyota Optimal Drive. Complemented by the Auris HSD’s full hybrid technology, this unique line-up will offer customers the most comprehensive range of powertrains in the C segment.
While Toyota's European press department gave us only a pair of photos and no details whatsoever on the revised 2010 Auris pointing towards the Geneva Show for more information, the Japanese firm's UK arm announced the launch of facelifted model releasing pricing as well specifications.
Furthermore, Toyota revealed that the sales of the British-built full hybrid Auris HSD that shares its gasoline-electric drivetrain with the Prius Hybrid will commence in July. We expect to see the production version of the Auris HSD making its world premiere at the Geneva Show in March.
Toyota wants us to believe that Auris has been fully restyled on the outside, but fact is, we doubt that your average buyer will even notice the changes.
These include a new deep front bumper, reshaped headlamps, revised grille and bonnet profile with stronger crease lines plus newly styled 16- and 17-inch alloy wheels.
The revised tail lamp clusters, the new rear bumper with extended corner sections and the integrated turn indicators on the door mirrors complete the exterior makeover.
Inside, Toyota said (but did not show) that a soft-touch material has been introduced across the top of the instrument binnacle and around the glovebox, while the centre console has been revised with changes to the instrument design.

The new white illumination for the Optitron instrument dials and the new cloth upholstery designs round off the interior updates.
Toyota added that the it has also fine-tuned the Auris' suspension and steering systems to improve driver feedback and handling.

With the exception of the Auris HSD (Hybrid Synergy Drive) that will go on sale in July, the are no changes to the rest of the engine range that comprises a 1.33-litre petrol engine with Toyota Stop & Start technology, a 1.6 Valvematic petrol with manual or MultiMode transmission and 1.4 D-4D diesel, again with manual gearbox or Multimode.
In the UK, the revised Auris in three- and five-door body styles is on sale now with prices ranging from £14,463 to £16,495 - see detailed pricing in the list above.

The New Born

The New Born

Ide modifikasi

Dengan ide kreatif dan liarnya, Vero mencoba membuat sebuah mobil yang berbentuk mirip dengan laba-laba, sehingga mobil ini diberi nama Tarantula. Diakui Vero kalau Tarantula merupakan turunan dari Jollyjumper, mobil yang juga hasil garapannya. Tapi kali ini sang empunya mobil ingin menunjukkan skill untuk menghasilkan mobil ratrod dengan finishing yang rapih dan mulus hingga ke detail. Selain itu, lewat mobil ini dirinya juga ingin membuat mobil terceper yang pernah ada namun juga bisa nyaman ketika dikendarai.

Untuk mewujudkan hal itu, sektor kaki-kaki mendapatkan perhatian yang lebih. Sedangkan bagian atap di choptop sebanyak 8 inci. Dibagian suspensinya, pria berbadan besar ini mencangkok sistem suspensi memakai air suspension . “Supaya saat kondisi parkir, mobil yang di beri julukan Tarantula ini lebih ceper lagi dari Jolly jumper, tapi saat jalan juga bisa naik hingga 18cm (sangat lebih dari cukup, karenalebih tinggi dari Honda Jazz bagian bawahnya) bila saya butuhkan” ujarnya. Kaki-kaki pada Tarantula mencangkok sistem as roda Independent, yang dapat bergerak masing-masing. Dengan ini kestabilan mobil ketika melibas tikungan menjadi semakin mantap.

Detil, rapi & unik

Proses pengerjaan 'si Tarantula' ini bisa dibilang cukup lama. Kurang lebih memakan waktu hingga 20 bulan, ini terjadi karena sang empunya mobil ingin membuat sebuah mobil hotrod (ratrod) yang punya finishing rapih, cantik dilihat, terasa nyaman saat dikendarai, handling-nya stabil, super rendah dan unik. Banyak yang bingung kenapa kali ini ketika membangun Tarantula bisa rapih dan catnya mulus? “Dulu sewaktu bikin Jollyjumper dibalur dengan warna doff dan terkesan sangar bukan karena tidak bisa bikin yang rapih, tapi karena saya tahu maunya apa” ungkapnya.

Kesulitan saat membangun mobil hampir tidak ada karena sudah ada pengalaman dalam membangun mobil-mobil hotrod, tapi ketika mobil sudah jadi barulah timbul kesulitan, hal ini karena suspensi memakai air suspension yang jumlahnya 3 balon, titik kesulitannya yaitu ketika memposisikan mobil untuk parkir ada kesulitan tersendiri dan juga untuk memposisikan dudukan mobil ketika di naikkan. “Sekarang kalo bawa mobil ini, semuanya harus diukur dua kali yaitu ketika parkir dan ketika di naikkan, soalnya 2 kali lebih sulit!”tambahnya.

Untuk urusan performa, Tarantula yang bermesin 5700 cc ini dirasa tidak ada masalah walaupun menggunakan transmisi automatic. Yang pasti, pengendaliannya lebih responsive dan lebih stabil dibandingkan dengan Jollyjumper. “Tapi karena bodynya mulus dll, jadinya agak ngilu untuk di tekak-tekuk karena sayang, walaupun sebenarnya bisa” pungkasnya.

Mesin
Elektrik: Busi Accel, Kabel Moroso, Batterey Optima

Mekanik: Air Filter K&N, Fuel Pump Holley, Intake Manipold Edelbrock, Exhaust Manipold custom (KickassChoppers), Header 4-1(2) custom (Kickass Choppers), Kepala Silinder Edelbrock, Kem – Durasi performer plus, Katup isap Edelbrock, Katup buang Edelbrock, Per katup Edelbrock, Piston Arias, Stang Piston-Poros Engkol-Blok Silinder Stock, Kopling centerforce.

Kaki-kaki

Suspensi: Sokbreker Air suspension, Pelek billet Metal Structure 20x8 (F) 24x11(R), Ban Nitto 20x215 (F) 24x335 (R), Rem/tipe Disc Brake, Kaliper Wilwood

Bodi
Grill custom, Headlamp V-Factor, Choptop 8 inci
Interior

Setir Billet specialties, Pedalset Lokar, Shift knob B&M, Jok custom (KickassChoppers) Leather, Doortrim Leather with aluminum

Data Spesifikasi
Mobil :Ford Roadster 1934
Kapasitas Mesin :5700 cc
Pemilik :Bang Vero
Usia :32 jalan
Rumah Modifikasi :Kickass Choppers

Subaru Ballistic

Subaru Ballistic Of Accelera

Publik Jakarta kembali terhenyak ketika ditampilkan Subaru Ballistic yang sudah sampai pada evolusi generasi ke-3

Future Design

Untuk model dari Ballistic-3 ini, mirip dengan mobil konsep yang didesain Mazda California Design Studio dan Swift Engineering, Mazda Furai. Dan untuk membentuk mobil ini seperti Mazda Furai, hanya sasis bawaan saja yang disisakan, lainnya dibuang. Sebagai penguat tambahan dan juga berfungsi sebagai tulang bodi, 3 buah jenis besi disematkan didalamnya yaitu besi siku, besi gepeng dan besi pipa dimana masing-masing besi ini disesuaikan dengan bentuk dan juga penempatannya. Besi siku bertindak sebagai penguat sisi kulit bodi, besi gepeng berukuran 1.2 mm untuk bagian bodi yang menghadap keatas dan yang terakhir yaitu besi pipa dipergunakan untuk membentuk pilar A, B sampai belakang.

Bagian dek dalam pun didesain ulang dengan aplikasi bahan aluminium setebal 1.2 mm dengan penempatannya direndahkan dan berpatokan 3-5 cm dibawah kopel bawaan. Hal ini juga yang mempengaruhi posisi duduk dan juga ketinggian atap. Sedangkan untuk bodi, seluruhnya terbuat dari bahan fiberglass, kontur bodinya yang “berstruktur” menyerupai desain alur angin dengan baluran airbrush warna silver, hitam dan merah yang mengacu pada shadow concept semakin mempertegas kesan futuristiknya.

Interior Sports Car

Aroma sports car terasa kental ketika melongok kedalam area kabin. Mulai dari jok yang dibuat single seater dan mengadopsi konsep kenyamanan dari gokart. Belum lagi dengan setirnya yang digarap menyerupai kemudi pesawat. Dari area inilah, instrumen-instrumen dan tombol-tombol yang ada difungsikan serta tetap menjunjung estetika sebuah sports car. Dan untuk lebih mengentalkan nuansa sports car, dashboard dilapisi material berbahan suede dan yang lainnya berbahan sintetik berwarna hitam dengan jahitan warna merah.

Konstruksi sistem motorize yang tersembunyi, membuat konsepsi engsel dan trigger perantara menjadi cukup rumit. Akan tetapi kesemuanya tetap mampu dibuat dengan rapi dan tidak meninggalkan fungsi dasarnya. Dan yang mampu membuat publik berdecak kagum adalah dengan mengaplikasi cellular security system custom yang mampu membuat mobil mampu dihidupkan dari jarak jauh dengan perantaraan ponsel. Begitu juga untuk mematikan mesin mobil, cara yang sama juga dipakai. Untuk itu dibutuhkan bantuan komputer CT2 autolock, untuk mengatur pergerakan motor starternya agar dapat bekerja secara sempurna. Komputer ini tinggal menyesuaikan waktu kerjanya sampai menyentuh titik picu agar mesin dapat hidup sempurna.

Dengan kualitas akhir (finishing) bodi yang sangat cermat dan penerapan konsep serta ide yang benar-benar matang dengan detail yang bisa dibilang baik dan presisi, membuahkan hasil modifikasi ekstrim yang patut untuk selalu diacungi jempol. Congratulation...!

Data Spesifikasi

Custom body conversion, cat Spies hecker gun metal, pernis very high solid DeBeer, custom carbon wing, custom headlight, custom grill, custom front & rear bumper, custom side skirt, custom engine hood, custom back light LED, custom motorized engine & trunk hood, custom motorized door.

Mesin EJ 25 balanced internal, injektor Power Enterprises 400 cc/menit, blow off HKS SSQV type 3, turbo twin ball bearing Garret GT3528R, intercooler Greedy 28R, custom chrome piping, reservoir tank A'PEXi GT spec, fuel pressure SARD, fuel pump Walbro 225 l/hour, kopling HKS twin plate, external wastegate Tial F44 35mm, stainless braided housing Folia Tec, radiator aluminium Koyo, nitrous four-fogger system NOS, pengapian Haltech E6X, custom wiring, custom ceramic muffler pipe, custom exhaust manifold, custom muffler.

Velg iForged Rev 20x(9+11) inci, ban Accelera 225/35R20 & 245/30R20, rem Brembo 6 pot & 4 pot, suspensi udara depan Air Lift, custom rear pneumatic system, dek aluminium custom, cat kolong Spies Hecker gun metal, interior fiberglass, custom single seater seat, custom dashboard, shift knob Sparco, pedal set Sparco, fire killer Sparco, harness Sparco, interior lapis suede & kulit sintetik Mondeo, sistem starter mobil custom.

Head unit Pioneer 5950, 2 set speaker Consonance 6 inci, speaker Consonance Croaxial 6.2X, 2 sub Consonance CE12SX 12 inci, power speaker Consonance CE100.4, power sub Consonance CE1200D, monitor TV Oris 7 inci, cap bank Consonance 2F

Alien Style Citroen C2

Alien Style Citroen C2

The flow of wind

Since the appearance of the first car its design has been significantly changed. Modern cars are very fast, comfortable, and aerodynamic, yet it's not the limit of the development in this domain. Thus Japanese designers have recently managed to create quite a futuristic car that looks very unusual.

This latest design direction of Mazda Company was called "Taiki". The appearance of such an original design was inspired by the shape and flow of wind. Their challenge was to create "a design that visually expresses the flow of air and the atmosphere" - called "taiki" in Japanese. The shape of the car's back, especially of the back wheels, has no right lines, but curves. It's so unusual that it's hardly possible to imagine that there was something of this kind before. Due to its shape given concept seems to be extremely aerodynamic, yet no other information about its characteristic features is available.

Anyway this gadget can be considered as a very forward thinking one. I would say that it's a breath of fresh air in a slightly stale auto show season. However it's not the fact that there will be a significant number of proponents of such a bold design.

10 Concept Cars

10 Concept Cars

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The Airflow by Pierre Sabas of France has wheel-mounted electric motors and is made entirely of glass. "I’ve tried to wrap it around like fabric. It allows for a new driving sensation and it gives the occupants a new perception of the outside world," he says. The car won the Best Design Interpretation Award at the Pilkington Automotive Vehicle Design Awards.

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Yun Woo Jeong's "Transform" might be the offspring of an unholy marriage between Optimus Prime and a Morgan. It has a transparent elastic top that can be stretched to any shape to suit the driver's needs and mood. "I've been interested in 'transformables' since I was a boy," says Jeong. "It is common to boys across the world. How many transformable robots have passed over our memories? Why do they generate so much enthusiasm? Some say it's childish. But I assume it is human instinct."

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Raquel Aparicio Lopez's "Soft Vehicle" is made of foam. You stash your stuff in a boot, er, trunk that opens with a zipper and you climb in through "a sensual slit" and sit in a seat surrounded by impact absorbing "jelly balls." The Spanish designer believes softer cars are safer cars. "I would like to extrapolate rubber, textile and other soft materials into vehicle design," she says.

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Sergio Loureiro Da Silva designed "Phoenix" for maximum efficiency. There's a turbine up front, a kinetic axis -- whatever that is -- and electric motors at the back. The Spanish designer likens the vehicle to a motorcycle with a sidecar, but it looks to us like something you'd see in a pod race on Tattooine.

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Paul Howse wanted to offer a new definition of luxury and exclusivity with "Enigma." It's an electric vehicle that ideally would get its power from the sun, and the passenger compartment uses magnetic levitation to isolate it from the rest of the car.

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Joonas Vartola's "Iomega" isn't so much a car as a "relaxation capsule" with a chauffeur. Vartola says the shape of a swan inspired the exterior. Driver and passengers sit in separate compartments, which "fosters the idea of this being a passenger car rather than the usual driver's car architecture," the Finnish designer says.

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"I'm thinking about a new way of consuming cars," says Italian designer Ilaria Sacco, by allowing a high level of personalization. She calls the car "My Lounge," and it takes an Ikea approach to design by allowing buyers to pick everything that goes into it, "like how you would design your living room." (Hex wrench not included.)

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Dong Kyu Kim of South Korea was influenced by fashion design, and "Chameleon" takes its styling cues from shirt collars, blowing scarves and women's eyeliner. The car is asymmetrical because, "like a good dress, it will never be perfect," and paramagnetic technology allows it to change colors so it'll always match your outfit.

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None of the technology Spanish designer Arturo Peralta Nogueras has planned for his vehicle exists yet, but if you're gonna dream, dream big. "Senses" runs on algae and features an exterior made of "solid hologram technology," whatever that is. It's also got artificial intelligence, and the interior "evolves and adapts to its environment, passengers and scenarios," though we're not sure how. No matter. It sure looks cool.

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Jon Radbrink of Sweden also has a thing for glass. He used a whole lot of it on "Lexus Nuaero," his gas-electric hybrid. "I was inspired by architecture and used glass in conjunction with other materials to create a layered effect that gives the feeling of transparency for the occupants," he says. The Pilkington judges liked it enough to give it the Best Use of Glazing -- that means glass -- award.

Called the Lexus Nuaero, it features motors in the wheels and a touch-screen dashboard where the information and controls can be moved around.

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Swedish automotive design graduate Jon Rådbrink presented a concept for a catamaran-shaped car at the Royal College of Art graduation show in London last month.

Also an automotive design by Jon Rådbrink