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Nissan and its Chinese partner Dongfeng Motors lifted the veils off their new local market Teana sedan during a press conference in China on Tuesday in front of more than 1,000 (!) journalists and dealers from all over the country.

If the mid-size sedan looks eerily familiar, its because the Teana is the same car as the North American Altima with some barely noticeable changes such as the added chrome strips on the lower sections of the doors and rear bumper, and the front grilles, the white markers on the headlamps and the revised tail light graphics.

The Teana will be manufactured at Dongfeng Nissan’s plant in Xiangyang, Hubei province, and is set to go on sale in the country in late March. It will be offered with Nissans latest 182hp 2.5-liter four-cylinder petrol engine matched to an Xtronic CVT (Continuous Variable Transmission).

According Nissan, the previous generations of the Teana achieved more than 700,000 sales in China since its introduction locally in 2004, a success the company believes will continue with the new model.

“It doesn’t get any more important than this. This is the flagship of the Nissan range in China. This represents everything that we are about,” said Nissan Executive Vice President Andy Palmer, at the launch in Guangzhou.

“We are confident because the new generation Teana is a stronger product," said Dongfeng Nissan Vice President Ren Yong. "It contains even more of our efforts and we’ve done thorough preparations for it. We hope that with the launch the new Teana, it will bring momentum to dealers and for our sales. It will also allow customers to experience the benefits of the new Teana and return us to a position of strength.”

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The successor of the BMW 3 Series Coupe already has prices for the Spanish market. The initial range of the new German sports sedan will go from 41,900 euros for version 420d Coupe up to 57,800 euros 435i xDrive Coupe 306 hp.

Resented in Detroit last January of a prototype, the BMW 4 Series is ready to make the leap to the European market after the summer. The German brand has unveiled its new prices dyes sports sedan with coupe for the Spanish market. BMW returns to use the name of even numbers to differentiate your sports and coupes models such as X6, Series 6, Z4, ... and what will be the future X4 or Series 2.

The new Series 4 start marketing in three versions, all with turbocharged engines: the 420d variant of access to the range with a four-cylinder diesel engine and two liters with an output of 184 hp, the 428i, powered 2.0 petrol and 245 hp, and the 435i, with three-liter engine six-cylinder petrol and 306 hp. The latter two are also available with four-wheel drive xDrive, with a premium of 2,600 euros compared to rear wheel drive.

It will fall when hit the market three versions: the 420i, access to gasoline, with a 184 hp 2.0, and end caps in Diesel from six-cylinder turbodiesel engine, the 430d of 258 hp and 435d of 313 hp. The latter which will be erected a change ZF eight-speed automatic, while the rest will be associated to a standard six-speed manual gearbox.

The new BMW 4 replaces the BMW 3 Series Coupé from which it derives, but with different dimensions: the Series 4 is 26 mm longer, 43 mm wider and 16 mm lower, thus leaving in 4.638 meters long, 1.825 meters wide and 1.362 meters high. The wheelbase has also increased by 50 mm, and this is in Series 4 of 2.810 meters.

In January, Vorsteiner announced the release of a new set of forged aluminum concave wheels finished in brushed aluminum and available in sizes 21"x9.5J for the front and 21"x11J for the rear end of the BMW M6 Coupe (F12) and Cabriolet models (F13), but that was only the beginning.

The tuner is now working on a full styling and exhaust package for the mightiest models of the 6-Series range that are both powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 at 552hp (560PS) and 516 lb-ft (700Nm).

For now, Vorsteiner is teasing its M6 Edition Package through a set of renderings depicting the coupe model fitted with an aero kit that includes a modified front bumper with a lip spoiler, side skirts, a boot lid spoiler and a new rear diffuser, all made out of carbon fibre.

The car is also riding on a different set of deep-dish wheels finished in black with beefier tires than the original.

Rolling on the road this month, the salon is a new Rolls Royce. Unlike its predecessor, this limo is something new shop - which runs on electricity. Category of vehicle manufacturers in the UK, £ 10,000 cost model has approximately proud to announce that the limousine Rolls-Royce Phantom first.

Rolls-Royce Phantom, with rising prices, the revised model. Only the ghost of its original price of 300,000 yen - compared with $ 1 million in funding for the spines of children to be the new Electric Rolls-Royce. It has new electrical power and phantom phantom experiments (EXP 102) even though the facts have been replaced, are still available for the public opinion measuring electric vehicles, vehicle fuel to help will be displayed throughout the world.

Zero-emission vehicles, electric charge can be a limousine in your home. That compared with 8.1 MO gasoline, so miles per 2T small as they are cost effective and environmentally friendly. This gives a large amount of money each year, may reduce the cost per quarter. But you need a lot of money to pay for the car to begin with.

All cars from Rolls-Royce luxury, this car is the one with the super-rich. However, this show is not a big part of the technique can be combined with electric luxury vehicles. This is a major advance for the electric car is a means that may have an electric car future too much most of us.

Experimental electric car maker car, now we see them on screen so easily accessible. And whether and how to affect performance, such as severe weather conditions are still to be overcome, many problems still exist. Electric vehicles, in the early stages is still experimental, is still evolving technology, we are 10 years into the future, want to see in a new era and fuel our vehicles.

Phantom power is to evaluate customer feedback, the pilot began in Geneva in 2011 to get feedback, you. Then we just for the Olympics, we hope to sell in 2012. So we need to start providing better!

Entry into the luxury segment is becoming more affordable. But while most are launching premium hatches, Audi answers with a pared down Q3 SUV. 

 

Audi’s rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW are busy bringing in expensive, high-end hatchbacks in the form of the A-class and the 1-series, but Audi isn’t joining the fight with the A3 Sportback. Instead, the carmaker is taking its baby SUV a few notches down in price to compete directly with the aforementioned hatchbacks. The advantage of this strategy is quite plain to see – the Q3 is more SUV than hatchback and, as such, will be bigger and offer better perceived value than the Merc or the BMW. Throw in the Indian love affair with the SUV, especially one that has four rings on its nose, and you can see that this move by Audi is more clever calculation than gamble. What will also help tremendously here is the fact that Audi will start assembling the Q3 in India, thereby attracting less duties.

And that’s not all. Audi’s taking another unprecedented step – this Q3 2.0 TDI (it will be called the Audi Q3 S) will come with a six-speed manual gearbox and won’t have Audi’s Quattro all-wheel-drive system. Also, the key challenge for Audi lies in cutting down on equipment without making the Q3 feel too pared down – buyers will still expect it to feel like an Audi.

Our car is a test mule and has fabric upholstery, manual seat adjustment and all-black interiors, but the company says the final car will have all the trappings that customers will expect from an Audi, and that means leather seats, climate control and the optional sunroof (see box). What it won’t have, and what might matter to owners, are Audi’s signature LED headlamps, which were just too expensive to leave on the Sport’s standard equipment list.

The front-wheel-drive Q3 comes with a lower powered 140bhp 2.0-litre engine, identical to the one in the A4. Audi knows that for buyers of entry-level luxury cars, the badge is more important than the engine. They don’t want best-in-class performance as long as they are not left wanting. That’s exactly the case with this Q3. Press down on the light clutch, engage first gear and you’ll discover a smooth clutch action. The Q3’s engine makes a healthy 32.6kgm from as low as 1750rpm and torque stays healthy till 2500rpm.

The Q3 S is quite enjoyable to drive – the gearbox is slick, light and positive and you will often find yourself shifting gears just to revel in the shift action. This Q3, despite its lower power (the Quattro comes with 177bhp), never feels slow. This is partly due to the fact that this car, at 1445kg, weighs a considerable 140kg less than its all-wheel-drive sibling.

That means this two-wheel-drive Q3 gets to 100kph in 9.9sec as against the Quattro’s 8.3sec – not too bad a disadvantage, and in the real world, has more than enough performance. Compare it to rivals like the BMW X1 and the Mercedes-Benz A 180, and you’ll see that it is pretty much par for the course.

Like we’ve come to expect of recent Audi diesels, this four-cylinder, 2.0-litre TDI is smooth and very refined, and Audi’s ARAI-certified fuel efficiency figure is a decent 17.3kpl.

As for the way it drives, this Q3, in the dry conditions we drove it, had plenty of grip and we really didn’t miss the all-wheel-drive traction of its sibling. The handling is secure, if uninspiring, and the Q3’s stability at speed is rock solid. It rides well too – the suspension is pliant and handles broken surfaces well.

As for the insides, even on this test mule, fit and finish are as good as you would find on any Audi, and there’s really no difference in the way the dashboard looks. The dials are the same, the steering wheel and gear lever are leather wrapped, and there’s even an MMI system. Sure, there is some lightness to build quality, but even in this trim, the dashboard feels a lot more interesting than say the BMW X1’s.

This is a compact SUV, so the cabin is a bit cramped, especially at the rear. Legroom and headroom are just about adequate, but not if you’re very tall. The seats are nicely cushioned and have a nice upright stance that’s good for long drives. Compared to the A-class, the Q3 is far more spacious and practical but then again, compared to the stunning looking baby Merc, the Q3 looks boring. If there’s a weakness, we feel it’s with the Q3’s styling – it’s too generic and fails to excite.

Audi plans to price it at Rs 24.99 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), a good Rs 2.5 to 3 lakh less than the current Q3’s starting price. At this price, Audi also hopes it will tempt people who are in the market for other soft-roaders like the CR-V and the Captiva.

As is, the Q3 is a reasonably spacious, practical and well equipped soft-roader that will appeal to a broader spectrum of people than its intended competition. It comes with a strong, refined diesel engine, an easy-to-use manual gearbox and has most of what owners will expect from an Audi. We think Audi has a winner on its hands.

           Hyundai i30 advanced features car,inbuilt quality,IT is equipped with all active safety features like dual front and side curtain airbags,ABS, seat-belt pretension and seat belt reminders,Bluetooth connectivity,More space,Fleex Steer enables you to adjust your steering according your environment the three mode,Normal mode,Manoeuvres Mode,Sport Mode. 

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