New BMW 320d

Grafica image, and wallpaper of BMW 320d EfficientDynamics announced pricing for its newest addition to the multiple award-winning Lancer lineup - the versatile five-door 2010 Lancer Sportback GTS and Ralliart. The Lancer Sportback carries with it similar distinctive and aggressive styling as the rally-inspired Lancer Evolution, yet with greater flexibility to accommodate active lifestyles.

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is additionally accentuated by the forward-pushing lines within the
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the youthful and dynamic flair of the vehicle.
The economical Lancer Sportback GTS features Mitsubishi`s efficient 2.4-liter engine with 168 horsepower and 167 pound-feet of torque. MSRP for the GTS with a five-speed manual transmission is $19,190, while the six-speed CVT automatic transmission with magnesium paddle shifters starts at an MSRP of $20,190.

The Lancer Sportback Ralliart is powered by Mitsubishi`s 2.0-liter MIVEC turbocharged engine that pumps out 237 horsepower and 253 lb.-ft. of torque. All-Wheel Control (AWC) with Active Center Differential (ACD) is standard, as is the quick-shifting six-speed Twin Clutch-Sportronic® Shift Transmission (TC-SST) and magnesium paddle shifters that it shares with the high performance Lancer Evolution. The Lancer Sportback Ralliart starts at an MSRP of $27,590.

"Today`s new car buyers are moving toward smaller, fuel efficient cars, and yet, there is still a need for cargo capacity. The Lancer Sportback`s carrying capacity, coupled with a more aggressive design than contemporary hatchbacks, perfectly fills the void," explains Bryan Arnett, manager of product strategy of MMNA.

Mitsubishi designers created a dynamic and fluid shape for the Sportback that is instantly recognizable as a Lancer from the front, with its signature "jet fighter" grille, while being completely fresh from the C-pillar rearward. The sleek sloping rear door with integrated roof wing creates a visually distinctive shape while making the Lancer significantly more versatile. The door extends down to the rear bumper to make loading cumbersome objects like surfboards, camping gear and bicycles as easy as possible.

The Lancer Sportback`s overall length is just slightly longer than the Lancer four-door sedan, yet it gains substantial cargo-carrying flexibility--especially when the 60:40-split rear seats are folded flat by its one-touch auto-folding feature. To add still more volume, the rear cargo floor of the GTS can be cleverly lowered three inches, yielding 52.7 cubic ft. maximum cargo space. The roof will also conveniently accommodate a plug-in Thule® Sport Rack for additional flexibility.

Premium interior features like those found on the Lancer sedans are also part of the Sportback`s resume. Key components in the Ralliart version include a standard 140-watt CD/MP3 audio system with six speakers or an available 710-watt Rockford-Fosgate Premium Sound System, in-dash CD changer with MP3 capability, plus Sirius Satellite Radio. A hard disc-drive navigation system with Mitsubishi`s exclusive Diamond Lane Guidance to provide route guidance is optional, as are Recaro sport seats that provide optimal support for the driver and front passenger.

Safety Features
Standard safety features in all Lancer models include an advanced dual front air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) with occupant sensors, front seat-mounted side-impact air bags and side curtain air bags, plus a driver`s knee air bag. Active Stability Control (ASC) also comes on every Lancer Sportback, and the GTS is equipped with Reinforced Impact Safety Engineering (RISE), a unibody construction designed to help absorb energy in a collision. Every Lancer Sportback has a built-in Anti-Theft system with immobilizer key, and the Touring Package adds HID (high intensity discharge) headlamps.

Premium Warranty
The 2010 Lancer Sportback GTS and Ralliart have comprehensive bumper-to-bumper warranties. The GTS comes with a 10-year/100,000 mile powertrain limited warranty with a fully transferable 5-year/60,000 mile warranty for subsequent owners, and a 5-year/60,000 mile bumper-to-bumper limited warranty. The Ralliart offers a fully transferable 5-year/60,000 mile powertrain package and a 3-year/36,000 mile bumper-to-bumper limited warranty. Both the GTS and Ralliart come with a 7-year/100,000 mile anti-corrosion/perforation limited warranty and 5-year unlimited miles Roadside Assistance benefits.

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport 2010

In the year of its100th ceremony Bugatti has been called to be one of the featured marques at the 2009 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Ettore Bugatti started his business in the Alsacian boondocks of Molsheim in 1909. The name of the company:Ettore Bugatti Automobiles i. Els.“. In 1956 the aggregation accomplished its activities. Exactly 50 years later, in March 2006, the aboriginal Bugatti Veyron congenital by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. was delivered – afterwards the Volkswagen Group had aquired the rights of the Bugatti marque in 1998 and started the re-launch of this acclaimed brand. To date over 250 of the planned Bugatti Veyrons are sold, 215 of them accept been delivered to barter worldwide. In June 2009 Bugatti started assembly of the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, the accessible roadster. The sales after-effects are auspicious over 20 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport accept been sold, with aboriginal deliveries already started.

Press release

Continuing this year’s 100th ceremony celebrations Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. has called the celebrated Pebble Beach weekend to present a added highlight to pay accolade to this allegorical cast : The aggregation proudly unveils the Bugatti car « Sang Bleu » - an exclusive, one-off Grand Sport, honouring the marques adored heritage.

Innovation and Harmony

2010 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport « Sang Bleu » has ventured into new areas. Instead of applying two acrylic colours or acrylic and actual to highlight the two accent architecture the « Sang Bleu » alone concentrates on abstracts - carbon fibre and aluminum - an avant-garde aggregate never realised before. This different access opens a new ambit of « Art – Forme – Technique », the company’s amount values.

The colour aggregate commissioned for the Pebble Beach car is dejected carbon fibre with able aluminum. The beheld carbon fibre is brave in aristocratic dejected to accent the aesthetic volumes and surfaces of the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport. The rear airscoops are brave in the aforementioned nightblue – alms a affecting actualization from aloft – and appropriately fluidly accommodate into the all-embracing architecture aesthetics of this different model.

The rims are aggressive by the Grand Sport Auto and are accent in a Midnight Dejected and Diamond Cut two accent finish. The interior, distinctively and alluringly selcted for the Pebble Beach event, is akin in a anew developed Gaucho covering which blends with the arresting and authentic exoteric abstracts body creating an affected and adapted all-embracing appearance.

Featured Marque

In the year of its100th ceremony Bugatti has been called to be one of the featured marques at the 2009 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Ettore Bugatti started his business in the Alsacian boondocks of Molsheim in 1909. The name of the company: „Ettore Bugatti Automobiles i. Els.“. In 1956 the aggregation accomplished its activities. Exactly 50 years later, in March 2006, the aboriginal Bugatti Veyron congenital by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. was delivered – afterwards the Volkswagen Group had aquired the rights of the Bugatti marque in 1998 and started the re-launch of this acclaimed brand. To date over 250 of the planned Bugatti Veyrons are sold, 215 of them accept been delivered to barter worldwide. In June 2009 Bugatti started assembly of the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, the accessible roadster. The sales after-effects are auspicious over 20 Grand Sports accept been sold, with aboriginal deliveries already started.

2010 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Bleu « Sang Bleu » is the latest in a band of centenary Bugatti models which accept won common acclamation in 2009. This different car stands – like the others - for the charge of the Bugatti of today to backpack the ethics and the aesthetics of Ettore Bugatti, the architect of this different marque, into a acknowledged future.

Honda CRX Reborn as CR-Z Concept

Don’t Ask Y: Honda CRX Reborn as CR-Z Concept

Probably the car the poky Insight should’ve been, Honda’s very sporty CR-Z gasoline-electric hybrid concept evokes the dearly departed CRX two-seater, right down to the glass panel on the hatchback. The name stands for “Compact Renaissance Zero,” which, according to Honda, is “intended to capture the idea of a renaissance in the design of compact cars that begins anew from fundamentals.” Um, okay. The car looks production-ready to us. Let’s have it. Honda will introduce the CR-Z at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, which starts October 26 at the Makuhari Messe convention center, and runs through November 11.

Via Jalopnik.

Photos courtesy of Honda.

Honda FCX Clarity: Lease the Future for $600/Mo.

Honda made good on its Tokyo Show promise today when it unveiled the fairly stunning FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The FCX Clarity’s powertrain consists of Honda’s V Flow stack, a compact lithium ion battery pack, a single hydrogen storage tank, and an AC synchronous electric motor driving the front wheels. Hydrogen and atmospheric oxygen combine in the fuel cell stack, where chemical energy from the reaction is converted into electric power (with water the only by-product). The energy is stored in the batteries and fed to the car’s electric motor, with extra juice produced through regenerative braking and deceleration further supplementing the fuel cell stack when the need arises. Range on a full tank is expected to be about 270 miles, and efficiency, says Honda, will be equivalent to 68 mpg.

American Honda plans to lease the FCX Clarity to a lucky few retail consumers in Southern California starting next summer. The cost of a three-year lease, which is to include maintenance and collision insurance, is a piddling $600 a month. All in all, the Clarity is a far cry from the breadbox-shaped original FCX. Beyond its obvious purported earth-saving virtues, it’s spacious, luxurious, and, if we may, even a little sexy. Now, if Honda can solve the problem if establishing a hydrogen refueling infrastructure, we may have a winner.

More photos after the break, courtesy of Honda.