The Detroit Auto Show opened its doors to visitors. Already behind the press shows, the days of contracts between manufacturers and traditional charity events.
The Michigan auto show is one of the most respected and oldest in the world. For the first time, the Detroit Motor Show opened in 1899 - just a year later than the Parisian Mondial de l'Automobile, the ancestor of auto shows of this format.
By the way, the official name of the Detroit Motor Show is "North American international car show"(North American International Auto Show - NAIAS) and is primarily focused on the United States market and, to some extent, Canada and Mexico. Therefore, there are many products of local significance - monstrous pickups, electric cars that are gaining popularity in America and concepts of local brands such as Lincoln and Buick .
The headquarters of the three main American automakers - General Motors, Ford and Chrysler - are located in Michigan, which, of course, adds significance to the local auto show. And although after the crisis that erupted in 2008 caused catastrophic damage to the US auto industry (GM, which for 77 years held the title the largest automaker in the world, slid deep down in the ranking, managing to return to the top three only in 2014, and Chrysler was completely forced to sell out to the Italian concern Fiat), and Detroit was declared a bankrupt city, the auto show lost its former brilliance to a certain extent, here, according to old memory, the giants of the world auto industry are still coming.
And many global premieres take place here. Most of them will reach Russia this year.
The ten hottest new products of the Detroit Auto Show are in the selection of "RG".
Back in 1973 BMW introduced the 2002 Turbo model. And although the first thoroughbred "emka" appeared after 5 years, it was 2002 that was the ideological ancestor of the legendary M-series cars.
2002 Turbo was essentially a racing car with a slightly derated (up to 170 hp) engine.
This car was perhaps the first to have a mirrored model name in the production version. The inscription "obruT 2002" on the front skirt, when looking in the rearview mirror turned into a formidable 2002 Turbo, gently hinted to the burghers that it would be nice to free the left lane.
BMW 2002 Turbo. This unprepossessing car is the great-grandfather of the current sports cars. Photo: press.bmwgroup.com
Painted in the company's M-colors - blue, blue and red - equipped with extended wheel arches, spoiler and 5-speed "mechanics", this frenzied stool weighing only a little more than a ton was so liked by speed lovers for affordable money that a serious scandal erupted in Europe - Insurance companies refused to insure the car. BMW had to abandon the project and production ended in June 1975, less than two years after launch.
Nearly 45 years later, the 2002 Turbo has a worthy successor in the BMW M2. 370 horsepower, 500 Newton meters, 7-speed DCT preselective "robot", rear-wheel drive and acceleration to 100 km / h in 4.2 seconds (for the same time, a hundred exchanges incomparably more dear bmw M6). The uncompromising racing coupe was able to get out of 8 minutes (7:58) at the Nürburgring - for comparison, the vast majority of cars that have surpassed this result have at their disposal well over 500 "horses".
The BMW M2 will arrive in Russia in April 2016. The price of the basic configuration is 3 million 360 thousand rubles.
The 40th X4 is not an "emka" in the traditional sense of the word, but rather a warm-up for the audience before the appearance real M version small Bavarian off-road coupe. Like the big SUVs X5/X6 M50D, equipped with a wild diesel V6 with three turbines, but in fact they are a car for every day, not a racing car.
Either way, the X4 M40i is the most loaded car in the lineup. A three-liter in-line engine produces 355 horsepower and is paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission, and the proprietary xDrive all-wheel drive system with modified settings transmits more torque to rear axle, which makes the behavior of the SUV more driver-like. Acceleration to “hundreds” is 4.7 seconds, so you won’t be bored.
Without external bells and whistles in the M-style, of course, it also could not do. In stock - a package of sports body kits, M-steering wheel, door sills and huge 20-inch rollers.
Appearance in Russia - in 2016.
mercedes-benz e-class
The world premiere of one of the most popular business sedans on the planet is the most significant event of the Detroit Auto Show 2016.
"Eshka", which never claimed the laurels of the flagship S-Class, this time has come close to the premium category of cars and is the most luxury car in your segment. And in terms of equipment, it will easily give odds to some representatives of the upper class.
Firstly, new E-Class now looks exactly the same as the "eska" - both outside and inside. Secondly, many options that were previously reserved only for the flagship have migrated to this mid-size sedan without the slightest change.
Judge for yourself. Finishing only with metal and wood - no plastic "beech" or "carbon". Infotainment multimedia cluster on the front, consisting of two 12.3-inch screens. As in the S-Class, one of them replaces the driver's traditional analog instrument cluster, while the second, located on the center console, is responsible for fun and auxiliary functions. Passengers can choose from 64 interior lighting options offered by the LED lighting system. And listen to your favorite music on a Burmester hi-end speaker system. It has 23 speakers and 1450 watts of power.
At the start of sales, the E-Class is available with two two-liter engines - petrol (184 hp) and diesel (195 hp). Both motors are paired with a 9-speed automatic transmission. On the way - a 3-liter V6 with a capacity of over 300 "horses" and a hybrid engine. Well, without the brutal V8, which will be equipped with sports "yeshki" performed by the court tuning studio AMG, it certainly will not do.
E-Class will appear in Russia very soon - in the spring of this year. Prices for the model have not yet been announced, however, the cost of the previous generation of business sedan in our country starts from 2 million 290 thousand rubles.
Mercedes-AMG S65 Cabriolet
This, so to speak, is the top version of the top version of the top version of the flagship of the Stuttgart concern.
Let me explain. Prices for a regular S-Class in Russia start at 5.5 million rubles. The S-coupe, which is positioned higher than the sedan in Mercedes-Benz, already costs 8.4 million rubles. And the cost of the S-class coupe-cabriolet is not mentioned at all on the website.
So, in Detroit, they presented the most luxurious and fastest version of this car with a folding fabric roof.
A monstrous 6-liter twin-turbo V12 produces 630 horsepower and will surely delight wealthy fans of the three-pointed star with acceleration to 100 km / h in 4.1 seconds and a top speed of 300 km / h.
Today, 12-cylinder engines are an endangered species. They are too bulky, expensive and difficult to manufacture. And more economical, simple and cheap biturbo V8s can develop comparable power with less time and money spent on their development and launch in a series. And yet, the V12 is the pearl of world engine building. In many ways, the creation of such an engine is a fashion thing. And if there is no V12 engine in the line of brand engines, the path to the big leagues is closed to her.
Each engine for the S65 AMG Cabrio is assembled by hand at Mercedes-Benz factory in Mannheim, Germany.
Audi h-tron Quattro concept
After the dieselgate, Volkswagen stepped up its research into environmentally friendly auto technologies. And now Audi with its new concept goes to the "green" side of the force.
The H-tron is the twin brother of the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show e-tron. Only the latter runs on electric batteries, and the novelty of the Detroit Motor Show uses hydrogen.
Interestingly, the h-tron has a solar panel on its roof, which stores enough energy for an additional thousand kilometers per year.
The automaker claims that the concept can travel about 600 kilometers on hydrogen, and the acceleration time to 100 km / h is less than 7 seconds.
For green car- impressive numbers. However, the amount of fines and compensations for fraudulent CO2 emissions in diesel engines that Volkswagen will have to pay sounds no less impressive. According to analysts, "dieselgate" will cost the concern in the amount of 20 to monstrous 80 billion euros.
And so the launch of high-profile premieres from Volkswagen in the past few years is in question.
Looking at the Telluride's exterior, you can see how the Korean concern sees the design of its next large seven-seater crossover.
As for the filling, Kia gives it to fashion, and Telluride, of course, is a hybrid. Under the hood is a 270-horsepower V6, and another 130 horsepower is provided by an electric motor.
Inside, the new Korean concept is a kind of "detox car". The seats of the first two rows have sensors that monitor the "vital important indicators health" and displaying them on screens in the doors. Also available to second-row passengers is a system called Light Emitted Rejuvenation. An LED panel installed directly under solar battery on the roof, can show a kind of light show that puts the sleep phases of passengers in order. Irreplaceable, in general, a piece in our days.
Other interesting details include 3D-printed front panel components and a multimedia system that can be controlled with gestures.
After 10 years of being the flagship swedish brand the old lady S80 finally rested in Bose.
She is completely replaced new car S90. And although Volvo showed this business-class sedan in December last year, world premiere model took place at the Detroit Motor Show.
The car is completely made in the new style of the brand, which started in 2015 with launches full-size crossover XC90 - laconic Scandinavian design, and nothing more.
Volvo's image has been closely tied to safety for decades, and the brand promises that by the end of the decade, the S90 will have "the world's best safety systems and ultra-advanced options for semi-autonomous driving."
The S90 engine line is represented, in fact, by the same four-cylinder in-line engine with a volume of 2 liters, only with varying degrees afterburner. The T5 version produces 240 horsepower, the T6 - 302 hp. with., and the top T8 is a hybrid power plant with a capacity of 400 "horses".
The Korean concern is playing big, and now the company has not two brands, but three - Hyundai, Kia and Genesis. Under the brand of the latter, premium models of the corporation will see the light.
The first one is the Genesis G90. In the domestic market of South Korea, the model will be sold under the name EQ900.
In fact, this model is the following Generation Hyundai Equus. And it is designed to compete primarily with the flagships of the Big Three - Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7 and Audi A8.
Despite a rich list of options, luxurious natural wood and Nappa leather trim, a 5-liter V8 at the top of the engine lineup and optional all-wheel drive, the G90's competition with big-name Germans for a place in the sun in the premium class can hardly be called easy. Genesis can comprehend Volkswagen's fate Phaeton, about which, despite the outstanding performance and workmanship, they said that the "people's car" was not worth that kind of money.
Return of the legend.
To be precise, the appearance of the second generation Ford GT at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show is not a premiere. racing car was shown at the same event last year, but Ford did not take any steps to bring the model to the market throughout 2015, and the current presentation of the GT is rather a reminder of the plans.
The first generation Ford GT was produced from 2003 to 2006, was originally developed as a concept car for the centenary of the company, and it was not planned to launch it. However, positive reviews from critics convinced the management of the company to release the car in a limited edition, and he immediately became a very welcome guest in private collections. The design of the first generation GT is a tribute to the legendary Ford GT 40 of the 1960s. The cars look exactly the same.
The second generation Ford GT is already fully ready for release.
Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S
Stability.
The appearance of the 911 - the classics of Porsche - does not change even for years, but for decades. And now, when the new Turbo and Turbo S were introduced in Detroit, only slightly different optics and bumper lines can be distinguished from the new exterior details.
The power of the 3.8-liter boxer, common to both models, has grown by 20 "horses" - up to 540 hp. With. in Turbo and up to 580 hp. With. in Turbo S respectively. To "hundreds" the younger car accelerates in 2.9 seconds, and the S-version - in 2.7. A maximum speed The Turbo is now 317 km/h and the Turbo S is 328 km/h.
From the new - the motor can be spun up to 7200 rpm, and not up to 7000, as it was before.
This is where the changes end.
Still the same fantastic price tag - in the US, the 911 Turbo costs $160,000; the roofless version will cost $12,000 more; The Turbo S starts at $189,000, while the Turbo S Convertible costs $201,000. Prices are for the basic package, of course.
All the same recognizable and too kind appearance for such a machine. And all the same exceptional reliability.
By the way, according to a recent study, Porsche cars age slower than their owners - 2/3 of all cars ever produced by the brand are still on the move.
Detroit Auto Show 2016 is ready to open its doors and show new cars on January 11, 2016. For two weeks through January 24, inclusive, auto journalists and ordinary visitors to the North American International Auto Show 2016 (NAIAS), which has located its exhibits on four floors of the Cobo Centrer exhibition complex, will be able to carefully get acquainted with the concepts, prototypes and serial auto novelties of the world automotive industry. As part of the Detroit Auto Show 2016, the organizers announce more than 40 world and North American premieres serial novelties and concept models, even despite the absence of British manufacturers Bentley, Jaguar, Land Rover and MINI, as well as American electric car manufacturer Tesla.
Let's start the story about the premieres of the Detroit Auto Show 2016 with concepts and prototypes.
Japanese manufacturers present at the auto show in Detroit Acura Precision Concept, hinting at further development the design style of the company's serial sedans, and the prototype of the pickup truck of the future - the Nissan Truck Concept.
South Korean Kia Motors Corporation prepared to participate in the auto show successor big crossover- the model still bears the name .
The Americans present the Buick Sports Coupe Concept - a prototype of a chic sports coupe, which, perhaps, in the production version will receive the name Buick Riviera.
Europe is represented by an electric crossover, which is likely to become serial crossover Audi Q6 e-tron, and electric minivan concept.
New production vehicles introduced at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show, in alphabetical order:
- new generations;
- powerful 354-horsepower versions of the Audi S4 and Audi S4 Avant;
- electric four-door sedan BMW 330e PHEV;
- 370-strong;
- the most powerful version of the BMW X4 family - a crossover coupe with a 360-horsepower engine;
- compact crossover Buick Envision;
- electric five-door compact Chevrolet hatchback BoltEV;
- the second generation of the five-door;
- new generation minivan Chrysler Town & Country;
- survived restyling Ford sedan Fusion (twin brother of the European Ford Mondeo);
- new executive Korean sedan;
- next generation American crossover ;
- a new generation of Japanese platform based ;
- updated sedan with more powerful engines;
- a facelifted crossover;
- absolutely new model sports two-door coupe;
- facelift survivor korean compact sedan Kia Forte;
- new generation sedan European Class-D Kia Cadenza (Kia K7);
- New Generation Japanese coupe premium ;
- the new flagship sedan of the American company Lincoln - ;
new sedan; - a fantastically powerful and expensive convertible;
- new compact ;
- updated versions German sports cars;
- new swedish;
- serial version of the German compact crossover with a hybrid power plant.
According to our observations, the 2016 North American International Auto Show is a rather modest car exhibition, both in terms of the number of participants and the presence of world premieres.
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North American International Auto Show. This is exactly what the Americans call the Annual Automobile Festival, which has been opening the automobile festival for more than a hundred years. New Year. The only exceptions were a few years during and after World War II. Each year starts in Detroit, the automotive capital of the world. And every year there, in the city perpetual motion machines, you can easily make forecasts and view the trends of the current year. January 2016 was no exception either. We will try to see what the automotive world breathes, what their plans are and what all this has to do with us.
Positions of American manufacturers: more powerful, more, more expensive
Everything that is happening in Detroit has a rather indirect relation to us. And that's why. Suffice it to say that US gas station prices have sunk into the capitalist abyss and have a tendency to continue to fall shamefully and miserably. Cheaper gasoline in America. And since gasoline is getting cheaper, why not sell a couple of million huge and powerful cars for this business, like in the good old 60s? For this very reason, we can calmly observe Western passions from the windows of our Grant and Prior.
Nevertheless, there was a lot of news in Detroit, and all of them, it seems to us, are very unexpected. Of course, pickup trucks in the States will not surprise anyone, but no one expected such a flurry of huge four-wheel drive cars. Just look at the list of the most popular passenger cars in America, and everything will fall into place. We will not litter the space allocated for photos of the Detroit novelties of 2016 with tables, but the facts remain facts.
The best passenger car in the USA - four-wheel drive pickup
The exhibition, or auto show, if you like, traditionally opened with a selection of the best US car for the past year. A little less than 20 local brands, some very new and very interesting, as well as about 40 exporting companies took part in the relay race. Therefore, this year's Detroit Auto Show 2016, which brought together new items from all over the world, can be safely considered truly international.
But the huge Ford F-series pickup took the lead in terms of sales and growth in popularity. last year over 790,000 of these monsters on wheels have been sold. Behind him with a margin of 20,000 copies is the Chevrolet Silverado, and closes the top three Dodge RAM. And these are cars, please note.
In fourth position, not unexpectedly, is the best-selling car of all time - Toyota Camry, and immediately after it was attached to the Corolla. Further, the rest of the Japanese lined up in a line - Honda Civic, CR-V, and Jeep Cherokee took only 19th position, Wrangler 22nd, in the last, 25th place in terms of the number of cars sold in the United States was the Chevrolet Malibu with a figure of 194,864 units.
Detroit came to life, production began to improve again, and the once abandoned car factory shops began to take on their original appearance again. Is it just the price of petrol? Of course not. In 2015, the US State Department allocated huge amounts of money to support the domestic automotive industry, and in just a year, Detroit began to resemble the automobile capital of the world again. New car sales nationwide rose to 18 million in 2015, up 6% from the previous year. We rejoice for America and its wonderful cars.
America is a country of pickups
An interesting trend has emerged in the US market over the past year. In the coffin they saw all of our European cars on electric traction and the desire to switch to alternative fuels. This is in general, but in principle, immediately before the auto show, a show of automotive know-how was arranged, relating specifically to electronic systems. It happened in Las Vegas at the consumer electronics show CES. It was there that one could see enough of the most innovative automotive systems and gadgets, which, however, promise to appear on the conveyors soon. From the meters of the global automotive industry at this exhibition, CES, participants from Korea, Chevrolet and Volkswagen showed their prototypes.
However, let's get back to pickups, or rather, to the car that we have already hinted at. This is a Ford F150 Raptor with a Supercrew cab. Absolutely new pickup built on the basis of the previous generation Raptor, but technically the car has changed seriously. However, all the technology fades when you see this menacing look and huge FORD letters on the radiator grille, the size of a Daewoo Matiz. This version of the all-wheel drive frame pickup truck has a five-seat cab, a very comfortable interior and a lot of useful electronics in the cabin. Under the hood, the evil Ford has a 3.5-liter V-6 with two turbines that suck out 450 forces from the six. This colossus is twisted with a 10-speed automatic transmission, of course, all-wheel drive, and the rear axle has a self-locking differential.
But these are all flowers. This vehicle has become a real off-road warrior thanks to the innovative long-travel suspension and specially designed shock absorbers from FOX. The manufacturer claims that no one will be able to get a breakdown on such a suspension, even if you try hard. Smart electronics can adapt the suspension to any type of surface that can only be on planet Earth - from rocky terrain to mud, snow or just a broken dirt road, on which a super SUV can move like on asphalt.
The Japanese Nissan Titan Warrior looks no less menacing. The car is presented as a concept and, according to Nissan, is on display only to study consumer demand. But just look at new titan, it becomes clear that in America it is the place for him, as public reviews eloquently spoke about. From the base model of 2016, the warrior differs in that Nissan has installed an off-road adventure package:
An American diesel Cummins 5.0l / 314 hp was installed on the car. and a six-speed automatic Aisin.
Sedans and Concepts at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show
Another exclusive american car- the most American sedan in the history of the US auto industry. This is the Lincoln Continental, which is no longer a concept. The company presented a car completely ready for mass production.
The body design was perfected back in the spring on the concept, which was shown at the New York auto show, and the work of the designers, it seems to us, is worthy of all praise. Alone door handles what are they worth. While other manufacturers try to pretend that there are no pens at all, Lincoln deliberately flaunted them.
Under the huge hood of the new Continental, a six-cylinder V-shaped three-liter engine is installed, which produces 400 forces. In addition to this innovation, Lincoln will be fully all-wheel drive with an electronic center differential lock, and in the cabin you can see a complete gentleman's set of the most progressive equipment. stock car will be on sale from the spring of this year, and the company is already taking pre-orders.
Buick also did not stand aside from the conceptual solutions and their incarnations. The two-door, rear-wheel-drive car aims exactly at the BMW 4 Series, coming close to its technical specifications. The six-cylinder V-twin engine of the new Buick Avita produces 400 horsepower and is stylistically reminiscent of last year's LaCrosse concept.
In appearance, you can’t say that this is a full-fledged sedan, even the company positions it as a coupe with a 2 + 2 seating formula. However, the rear row of seats is absolutely full, equipped with head restraints and two Americans of average height can safely fit on it, feeling quite comfortable.
Enough about the Americans, it's worth seeing what they brought from Sweden. And this is completely new Volvo S90. Absolutely Scandinavian and shivering original car. The premium sedan turned out to be very stylish and bright, despite the fact that it is assembled on the same platform as the XC90 crossover. True, the car is not too rich in engines, as for a business class sedan.
Only four modifications of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines are offered. The Swedes have also prepared a high-speed hybrid T8, which has a total power of 407 forces.
At the end of 2015, many waited, did not wait for another premium sedan, this time from Korea. A sub-brand, an autonomous division that produces luxury cars in the same way as Acura, Lexus and Infiniti. The car is called the Genesis G90 and it doesn't look Korean at all. Let's start with design. By all standards - a premium European car.
Moderately conservative, moderately crammed with electronics, but to emphasize belonging to premium segment and establish itself as a car for solid people, you will not find a single newfangled digital device in the cabin. Only analog hands. The car will have a 3.3-liter petrol turbo engine in the base, while an atmospheric version is offered for hardened conservatives. V-shaped eight.
We will not be able to see almost any of the shown cars in Russia. Even the once popular Chevrolet Cruze, which is now presented in a hatchback body and with a 1.4-liter gasoline engine with a turbine, will not appear in our showrooms. At least under the Chevrolet brand.
We just have to be interested in the novelties of the global auto industry and hope that European brands this year will please our car enthusiast with something.
Infiniti presented midsize crossover QX50 new generation. The off-road vehicle still has the Concept prefix in the title, but at the same time it carries a number of innovations on board. First of all, a gasoline turbo engine with a variable compression ratio and the ProPilot driving assistance system, which eventually evolves into a full-fledged autopilot.
GMC has unveiled a new-generation mid-size (in the American sense) Acadia crossover in Detroit, competing in the market with models such as the Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander, Ford Explorer and Jeep Grand Cherokee. The manufacturer decided to radically change the concept of the model, because of which it was significantly shortened, but it became lighter by more than three centners.
A new American supercar manufacturer, VFL Automotive, debuted at the Detroit Motor Show. She showed two new items at once - the Destino sedan, which is a modernized Fisker Karma model, as well as the new Force 1 coupe, in which Aston Martin recently spotted a copy of my DB10. However, the fears of the British were in vain.
The Detroit Auto Show was the official debut of the eight-seater Chrysler models Pacifica. In the period from 2004 to 2008, a more “crossover” minivan was already produced under this name, but the new model marked the end of the life cycle of the old Town & Country.
Lexus formally presented production version the LC 500 coupe, which took more than four years to develop. In terms of overall dimensions, the new model is comparable to one of its competitors - the BMW 6-Series, and under the hood it hides the naturally aspirated V8 from the "charged" Lexus RC F and GS F.
Audi company showed at the Motor Show in Detroit a new prototype of the h-tron quattro all-wheel drive crossover with a fuel cell power plant. The SUV has three hydrogen tanks, a pair of electric motors for all-wheel drive, and a semi-autonomous driving system that will appear on the production Audi in 2017.
The new generation Ford F-150 Raptor extreme pickup truck debuted for the second time at the Detroit Auto Show. It was first introduced exactly a year ago with a one-and-a-half body, and this time a full-fledged SuperCrew modification with an extended wheelbase and a two-row cab arrived in the capital of the American auto industry.
Lincoln introduced a sedan Continental new generations. The flagship model of the American brand returned to service after a fifteen-year break. Not surprisingly, the Detroit Auto Show, iconic for the American auto industry, was chosen as the venue for the debut of the four-door.
Next generation Audi A4 line-up will soon feature a station wagon off-road with the traditional for " four rings» the name Allroad quattro, increased ground clearance and additional body lining. The premiere of the novelty took place at the Detroit Auto Show. The initial cost and the timing of the start of sales of the car in Europe were also announced there.
The second-generation Honda Ridgeline pickup debuted at the Detroit Motor Show. Like its predecessor, it is built on the basis of the Pilot crossover with a monocoque body, spring suspension behind and almost complete repetition of the "donor" design. But at the same time, the novelty has a number of additional "chips" such as a separate trunk in the cargo platform, as well as a "street" 540-watt audio system for creating outdoor discos.
Infiniti introduced the new generation Q60 coupe in Detroit. The novelty received two turbo engines at its disposal: an in-line “four”, as well as a V6 in two boost options. The top version develops up to 405 hp. power, making the Japanese model a potential market rival for the BMW M4.
Buick introduced the Avista concept coupe at the Detroit Auto Show, which is the ideological successor to the discontinued Buick Riviera model in 1999. Despite the status of a prototype, the novelty has a worthy serial continuation. appearance and a 400-hp biturbo-six ready for production. So the Americans hint at a possible return to the assembly line of a powerful sports coupe, and at the same time demonstrate one of the directions for the development of corporate design.
Volkswagen declassified a new prototype of the "off-road" version Tiguan crossover. The Tiguan GTE Active Concept, a five-seater, is powered by a plug-in hybrid powertrain, all-wheel drive, and a set of lithium-ion batteries that provide about 20 miles on pure electric power. With a full tank of gasoline, the novelty travels over 900 km.
The car dealership, once famous for its scale, in 2016 is more like a local revel. Manufacturers such as Bentley, MINI, Mitsubishi, Jaguar Land Rover and even the local Tesla. What can I say - fashion models, and those can be counted on the fingers: in Shanghai and Guangzhou, despite the ban,. By the way, many of the novelties presented are essentially no longer such - Porsche 911 Turbo, and others. Serve the Americans - it's not always the same for them to be the first. But despite the fact that the exhibits are mainly focused on local market, there is a lot here for the Russians.
BMW X4 M40i
Under the hood of the X4, which has not changed in appearance, there is a 3-liter six-cylinder turbo engine that produces 360 “horses” and 465 Nm of torque. With such indicators from a standstill in 4.9 seconds, overtaking the dynamics of the Audi SQ5 and Infiniti QX70 S. The speed of the Bavarian is electronically limited at around 250 km / h - much more according to our gully.
FORD FUSION
No, he, of course, will come to Russia under a different name - Mondeo. It's just not known when. After all, the fifth generation of the model, which has been on sale in the USA for more than three years, was presented only in April last year, and therefore there is no need to talk about the imminent appearance of a restyled version. Meanwhile, the facelift car: the front optics became more luxurious, and the massive radiator grill became concave. The gear knob was replaced by a miniature washer, the head unit received a new generation of SYNC multimedia system, and the instrument panel was covered with embossed Cocoa leather. But the main thing that the car can now boast of is the optional all-wheel drive.
LEXUS LC 500
The large coupe with the 500 index has become the most dynamic car in the history of the luxury brand. (for a surcharge - with carbon) armed with a 5-liter V-shaped "eight" in 467 forces and 527 Nm of torque. The motor was accompanied by a nimble 10-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. With similar characteristics, the "Asian" is able to jump over the threshold of 96 km / h in 4.5 seconds. Finally, the Japanese bothered to bring to mind the LF-LC concept presented four years ago: the girls from Rublyovka will be delighted.
KIA TELLURIDE
So far, this is just a prototype, but experts are sure that a huge SUV is nothing more than a forerunner of the future. generation KIA Mohave. An obsolete car really needs to be updated, eh. Of the features of the three-row SUV, it is worth highlighting the absence of a central pillar, massive transformer seats, as well as doors that swing open 90 degrees, while the rear ones also reverse side. In terms of the exterior, the “rogue” boasts a combined head light optics and a “tiger” radiator grill, stretched vertically. As a power plant, he is supposed to have a hybrid gasoline engine with an electric motor with a total output of 400 “horses”.
CHEVROLET CRUZE
In the summer, I remember, we were already shown new generation"Cruise" in the body "sedan". It's time to demonstrate a hatchback, and even a five-door. Is it possible? Perhaps yes. Taking into account the fact that Chevrolet practically left our market along with GM, it would seem that there is no point in talking about Cruze. However, due to the recent rebranding of Daewoo, he has a chance to return. It is possible that in a year or two General Motors itself will come to its senses.
Be that as it may, but in the fresh Cruze, apart from cosmetic, no other changes have happened. But in terms of equipment inexpensive car stuffed with the latest technology: here you have multimedia with the ability to access the global web, and Mirror-Link, and wireless charging for mobile phones, a bunch of cameras and auxiliary assistants. In general, the owners Uzbek Cobalt will nervously smoke on the sidelines.
INFINITI Q60
The Japanese decided to sow panic among European competitors in the face of the Audi A5, BMW 4-er Gran Coupe and Mercedes-SLC, rolling out their version of the aggressive coupe with the Q60 nameplate. The serial version of the car is practically no different from the prototype shown to the public last year, and this is commendable - infrequently the concept reaches the conveyor with minimal changes. Motor line, the youngest of which was a supercharged 208-horsepower 2-liter unit. But if this seems not enough to you, then there are “sixes” with twin turbocharging with a capacity of 300 to 400 “horses” in stock. An uncontested seven-speed “automatic” works with any of the engines. Power is usually transferred to the rear axle, but to the delight of Russian fans of the Japanese brand for additional fee you can order and all-wheel drive modification.
MERCEDES-BENZ SLC AND E-CLASS
Meet the Plastic Surgeon Roadster SLK, which also changed its name. with an engine capable of heating up to 245 hp. They can work with it - to choose from - a six-speed "mechanics" or a nine-band automatic transmission. For special connoisseurs of drive, Daimler has stocked up a charged Mercedes-AMG SLC 43, equipped with a 3-liter V6 with a pair of superchargers. True, in terms of power, it loses to its predecessor by 54 “horses”. However, this is unlikely to upset the few Russian fans of "hot Mercedes" who buy cars not so much because of speed, but for the sake of prestige. But more than our brother, perhaps, will be interested
