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Volkswagen GTI W12 Concept

Posted in Concept Cars, Volkswagen by Driver on May 18th, 2007

Company Volkswagen represents concept GTI W12 - the super-power version of popular hatchback GTI. The car is equipped by the 12-cylinder engine in volume of 6.0 l which allows GTI W12 to start from zero to 100 km/h of all for 3.7 seconds. (more…)


Spy photos of Peugeot 207 SW

Posted in Street Cars by Driver on May 18th, 2007

In the summer of this year in the European market will appear Peugeot 207 SW Universal.
New model Peugeot has been caught by photographers-spies during transportation in the dealer centres of the company. (more…)


Lexus GS-F on 2009

Posted in Lexus by Driver on May 18th, 2007

Lexus GS-FThis year on autoshow in Detroit Lexus has presented model IS-F - the car with the 400-strong engine, ready to compete with BMW M3. (more…)


Lexus LS600h - competitor to Mercedes S-class and 7 series BMW

Posted in Street Cars, Lexus by Driver on May 18th, 2007

Company Toyota released on home market of Japan hybrid sedan Lexus LS 600h which as the manufacturer when the turn will reach global sales assumes, in a premium-segment will make competition BMW of 7th series and Mercedes a S-class. Anyway, under the price…
For a long time mark Lexus remains the leader on a sales volume in the USA. Nevertheless, in world sales of cars of this mark do not go to any comparison with indicators of German competitors that is caused by position Lexus in the markets of Europe and Japan.

Under the statement of Toyota the version with a hybrid benzinovo-electric drive can render beneficial influence on the share of the company falling to cars of a premium-class.

In 2007 Toyota plans to sell more than 7 thousand cars worldwide, including 4 thousand cars in Japan. Export deliveries will begin next month. Thus the company says that, eventually, new LS 600h will be accessible in the markets more than 30 countries of the world. The company predicts, that general sales Lexus current year will exceed 500 thousand units in comparison with 475 thousand units in 2006. However it only the third part of sales volume BMW expected in current year which are the world leader in manufacture of cars of a premium-class.
Lexus LS600h
The price for LS 600h will be 9,7 million yens ($80300) whereas LS 600hL with the extended base, for the first time presented last spring on a motor show in New York, 10,25 million yens ($84850) will cost. Such price does hybrid LS by the most expensive car in ruler Lexus which Toyоta will sell outside of Japan, and also puts this model in one price level with BMW 7th series and Mercedes a S-class.


Mercedes SLR McLaren Roadster

Posted in Street Cars, Sports Cars, Mercedes by Driver on May 5th, 2007

Mercedes SLR McLaren Roadster Mercedes announced that they will start to sell roadster version of Mercedes SLR McLaren. (more…)