BMW 5-Series GT

The Geneva Motor Show has contributed a lot in triggering the improvements in automobile industry. Every year, there are always new innovations that are very fascinating and impressive. The Geneva Motor Show of 2009 has brought up this new concept that is offered by BMW that is their BMW 5-Series GT. German manufacturer BMW produces this as a mid size or an executive car. The BMW’s Progressive Activity Sedan (PAS) is begun by the launching of this car. Just like BMW 7 series, this series is also classified as a long vehicle. The uniqueness of this car is that the ‘bi-modal’ trunk system. This system make the door is possible to be opened in traditional way or the hatch may be opened in traditional SUV way for large object.

The transmission system used in BMW 5-Series GT is 8 speed automatic transmissions. The brake system applied in this car is BMW Efficient Dynamics regenerative braking. This car is basically quite roomy; the cargo capacity is 590 liters and the capacity is increased up to 1700 liters if the rear seats are folded. The engine of BMW 5-Series GT could produce power up to 408 PS. Though this car is considered as big, the look is still elegant.

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Ferrari FF

In the beginning of 2011 Ferrari introduced the successor of the 612 Scaglietti series. Next on the beginning on March 2011 Ferrari made the official presentation of that car. The car still is in the segment of sports car. This grand tourer produced by Ferrari is Ferrari FF. FF here means that this car is a four wheel drive car and has four seats. The design and the feature of the car seem a little unusual as Ferrari has been never before producing any four wheel drive model. Not to mention the system of the shooting brake that has never been applied by Ferrari formerly.

Ferrari FF maximum speed reaches 335 km/h (208 mph). This is a very impressive capability a car could offer. The acceleration ability is also impressive as the car could reach 100 km/h (62 mph) from zero in 3.7 seconds. This is the proof that Ferrari FF is the fastest four seats car in the world. This car is produced up to 800 units in the first year release and it is sold at the number of $300,000. The four wheel drive system makes this car be more stable in risky conditions such as, snow or rain. Not to mention the application of the shooting brake system that makes the car is much more practical.

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BMW Z4 GT3

For some industries, cars are not always a matter of lifestyle. There are a lot of industries that demand the functionality of a car. This could be the transportation industry, delivery service industry, and many other industries. One of the industries that need the functionality of a car is the racing sport industry. BMW does not limit their product in the range of creating lifestyle cars but they also involve in the development of racing cars. One of their products is BMW Z4 GT3. This car performs in the GT3 series and has done a very great success. No matter how good their track record is, BMW still feel that some improvements are needed for this car.

BMW Z4 GT3 design is aimed to be more competitive in the GT3 class. Thus, BMW try to examine which part needs main concern to be improved. Then they see that this is the aerodynamic efficiency to make BMW Z4 GT3 be more competitive. So far, the improvements that had been made are elongated bonnet, a long wheel base, and the narrow wheel arches. BMW uses carbon fiber reinforces plastic to keep the car lightweight yet still strong. The racing teams could buy this car in the price of $454,000.

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Ferrari F430

Ferrari was once producing a series called 360. Then this giant manufacture of sports car tries to create the successor of this series. So in the year of 2004 Ferrari released the successor of 360, Ferrari F430. This car was first introduced at 2004 Paris Motor Show. Later in 2009, Ferrari produces the successor of this car, the F458. This successor of F360 is sold at the range starting from $186,925 up to $217,310 in the US. As a successor, this car is designed to be more aerodynamic and curvaceous than the predecessor. Not to mention the down force of this Ferrari F430 that has been significantly enhanced.

The uniqueness of this car is the heredity aspects the car has from many other series of Ferrari sports car. For example, the front bumper in oval shape is got from the 60s Ferrari racing models. The interior design and the shape of the tail lights are given by Enzo. Ferrari F430 uses 4.3 L V8 petrol engine. This engine that is derived from Maserati could produce 490 ps at 8500 rpm. The top speed of this car is 200 mph (100km/h). A brake that is used in this car is claimed as fade-proof even after 300-360 laps at their test track.

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BMW X5 Redesign

BMW has already possessed a place and also grabbed some markets for their products. Many people have been fanatic to their product. BMW has a very smart way to create innovations in their products. The way they innovate is actually very various. One of the innovations they make is usually improving the former series of their products. As we see, they have finally released the BMW X5 Redesign. This series is the improvement of its predecessor, the X5 itself. The look of this new car is slightly still the same. There is no significant different in this series. Yet, BMW X5 Redesign series is somehow resemble more aggressive look.

People in US believe that this car is a very glorious design of SUV. This creates a total luxurious look of an SUV. People believe that this type will somehow increase the purchase of this series. The engine that will be placed inside this car has not actually been decided yet. There is an option to keep the engine from the current series. On the other hand, there is also an option to use 3.0 liter inline 6 cylinder that could produce 260 hp. There is also a possibility that BMW X5 Redesign will use V8 as the engine.

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Honda PCX

Riding a motorcycle demand a high comfort. When a motorcycle could offer comfort then most likely the performance is not really good. On the other hand, when the motorcycle have incredible performance then the comfort is not adequate. So, Honda is trying to produce a vehicle that could accommodate those two needs, comfort and performance, by releasing Honda PCX. The outlook of this motorcycle is quite impressive with the sporty styling. This scooter is priced $3,399.

Honda PCX is aimed to be the bridge between the 108cc Elite and the 153cc SH150i. The transmission that is used in this scooter is automatic transmissions. This scooter is capable of an estimated 110 miles per gallon. It means that riding this scooter is a very economical ride. Honda PCX also features with fuel injected, 125cc single cylinder power plant. The scooter provides room for two. The saddle is 29.9 inch tall and this will separates the operator and the passenger with small divider. Honda claims that you could remove it and replace it at any time you want. If you want to park the scooter you could choose either a side stand or center stand. So now you could enjoy the comfort ride all around the town.

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BMW M6

BMW creates breakthrough in creating the design of their products. They believe that the design will be one of the most important considerations that is taken by the customer to choose which car they will buy. This is simply because we cannot neglect the fact that people still tend to judge the outlook first. This is why an iconic design has to be made and BMW produce this BMW M6 as the answer. This car was firstly produced in the year of 1983. In the 1989, BMW stopped the production and it was once again produced in 2005 but also stopped once again in 2010.

BMW M6 has this iconic ‘shark nose’ styling, an elegant design, and also the luxury equipment the car provides. This car is basically the high performance version from the 6 series automobile. The performance of this BMW M6 is also a very good aspect for the consideration of purchasing because this car could do 158 mph as its top speed. The acceleration is 0-60 mph in the time of 6 to 6.8 seconds and this is pretty impressive. This car uses the 5 speeds manual transmission. Overall, this car is quite a worth to buy item.

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Ferrari 458 Italia

Ferrari is never reach the level of adequately perfect, but they certainly are the masters of perfections. This manufacturer never let any defect lingers on any of their products. All their cars always successfully satisfied the customers and give what their market wants. One of their masterpieces is Ferrari 458 Italia. This car was firstly exhibit in the Frankfurt Motor Show 2009. Its first appear has caught lots of attention as the outlook of this car is so eye catching, covered in all red paint, the iconic color of Ferrari. This 458 type was produced to replace the Ferrari F430.

Manufactured in Maranello, Ferrari 458 Italia powered by a 4.5 L V8 engine. This engine could produce 562 hp at 9,000 rpm. This is also included the 80% torque available at 3,250 rpm. This mid engine sports car could develop 570 hp at top speed. The direct fuel injection is featured in this car, the first time for Ferrari to apply this kind of system on their mid rear engine set ups. This car is one of the series from Ferrari that is not using Ferrari’s gated manual and only have the standard transmission that is Getrag dual clutch 7 speed transmissions.

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BMW 3 Series

The smart way to look a market target is the success key for BMW in creating some best selling cars. Not only BMW are always trying to provide elegance in every series they make, but car performance improvement will always be a great consideration for them to revolutionize their product. This could be seen in one of their products, BMW 3 Series. This car has been produced since 1975 and has reached a very great number of selling. This car is the successor of the BMW New Class. There are only five generations of BMW 3 Series and they only design not more than five different body styles.

The layouts for the newest generation that has been produced since 2005 up to 2011 is the front engine, rear wheel drive or the all wheel drive. The new generation is also a little bit longer and smaller than the former ones. More powerful motor is owned by this newest generation of BMW 3 Series as this car is powered by N52 naturally aspirated inline six engines which have some technological innovations. Unfortunately, this more powerful motor requires 15% more fuel than the former generations. So, you could go fast but you will spend more fuel for that.

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Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Race Edition

The industry of racing is now moving so fast. All the competitors have to be able in improving and developing the performance of their cars, or else they will easily be left behind. New innovations and inventions are seriously needed here. Thus, Ferrari always comes up with their tune-able sports car. One of the sports cars Ferrari produces is Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Race Edition. This car appears in all black look, both the interior and the exterior. This look makes the car looks so aggressive and bold. Not to mention the red line accent on the surface of its body. The whole look is so impressive.

Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Race Edition uses aluminum made 21 inch wheels. The wheels are coated with matte black paint and red wheels. The color of the wheels is adjusting the black-red look of the body and this creates a perfect match. The engine of Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Race Edition uses the new exhaust system that is made by Hamman. This car also features 6L V12 engine that could produce 650 hp. The acceleration is 3.7 seconds to reach 62 mph from zero. This car has 330 km/h as the top speed rate

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BMW 5 Series

Once again the answer for the market demand is delivered in a very well manner by BMW. They provide a very elegant and yet functional for those executive who need the most simple yet extraordinary looks that could come up in a subtle way. So here BMW 5 Series as a mid size or an executive car that has been produced by BMW since 1972 successfully answer the market demand and has been giving almost 50% of the whole company profit. Until today, BMW has produced 6 different generations of BMW 5 Series. All of these six could be identified by seeing each of its unique chassis number, whether it is EXX or FXX.

The newest generations of this car is considered as a very extraordinary car as the design of the body is the blending of station wagon body and also considered as a coupe-like crossover vehicle. BMW 5 Series newest generation is powered by a single turbo diesel l6 producing 245 PS, a single turbo l6 producing 306 PS and a twin turbo V8 producing 408 PS. The V8 engine could produce 0-60 mph time acceleration to the car. This car is absolutely a great choice for all people.

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BMW 7 Series

BMW always tries to fulfill all the market demand that raise up in the society. They try to keep on actualizing the product of their car. Thus, they also try to answer the demand from those who praise and prioritize luxury in choosing their car. The true lover of luxury will directly in love with the design of BMW 7 Series. The German automaker of BMW only produces this car as a sedan or extended length limousine. This car could be classified as a classic car as the first release of the car was in 1977 and has been improved into 7 different series.

One of the newest series of BMW 7 Series was released in 2007 and came up with the ne wheel design. This newest series also introduce the standard usage of power folding mirrors. The other supporting facility that is became a standard in the interior is the iDrive system. The power that could be produced is around 270 kW up to 372 kW. The top speed that could be reached by BMW 7 Series is 250 km/h. there is this plan to actually improve the car so the car could use both petrol and hydrogen as the gasoline.

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2012 Mercedes Benz CLS

Mercedes Benz CLS for some more pride! If you are looking for an executive sedan for your pride, the new Mercedes Benz CLS will be the best option for you. When the first generation of this car was firstly introduced to the mass, it seems that the reason that makes Mercedes built this car is to please people who were looking for something to make their pride even bigger. This car model was based on the platform of the W211 E-Class which has been released previously. This car has two generation. The first generation was introduced in 2004 and the newest generation, the second generation was introduced in September 2010.

The second generation production will be started in 2011. Germany and Mexico have been chosen as the places in where this new Mercedes Benz CLS will be assembled. There are two kinds of available transmission that you will have in this car. The first one is the 7 speed automatic transmission system and the second one is the 5 speed automatic transmission system; both of which are still giving you the best performance of the luxurious sedan. So, are you still craving for some more pride? The Mercedes Benz CLS will be the best answer to your pride!

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Ferrari California

In 2008, the infamous Ferrari has launched a grand touring sports car in Paris Motor Show. As we know, Ferrari is the master in making competitive and aggressive sports car. In releasing this car, Ferrari still successfully maintains their good track record as a reputable automobile manufacturer. This Ferrari California they launched in 2008 is not disappointing their customers and markets. This sports car is produced in Maranello that produces 27 cars per day. This means the factory could produces around 6000 cars in a year. This is in line with the market demand. Ferrari California has been produced for 5000 units in two years and yet, the car has already sold out until 2011.

This car is basically a very revolutionary product for Ferrari as there are so many new inventions, applications, and innovations that are applied in this car. Say, the engine of this car that uses front engine with a V8. This is the first time for Ferrari in applying that combination. The transmission that is used in this car is 7 speeds dual clutch automatic and manual. This 7 speeds dual clutch is also the first time for Ferrari. Ferrari California uses multi link rare suspension and direct patrol injection.

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BMW M3 Frozen Black Edition

If you are a person who puts exclusivity as the number one priority, then this new released model from BMW will fit you perfectly. In 2011 BMW finally launched their BMW M3 Frozen Black Edition on June the 16 in North America. The launching is not as usual as any other launching since the car that is produced in the whole world is limited in the number of 20 units. It means, there will be 20 lucky owners only in this entire world. Painted all black on the exterior, the interior design serves us a nice contrast by covering the seats, headrest, door inserts, armrests, and door pull with a luxurious Novillo leather that is stitched in red thread.

BMW M3 Frozen Black Edition is empowered by M-DCT Transmission with Drivelogic. This car also owns a quite competitive package by providing lowered suspension and sport mapping for EDC/DSC. BMW M3 Frozen Black Edition will facilitate the passenger with anti theft alarm system, navigation system, park distance control, heated front seats, and so forth, for those who love to blast the stereo inside the car, this car will also have BMW individual enhanced premium sound system. The base price for this car is $79, 650.

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BMW 650i Convertible

This car has clearly stolen the attention of the public as the design is very elegant and classy. As a sport car, BMW 650i Convertible really provides not only the prestige, but also the statement to show the real identity of the owner. Some people see this car as the twin brother of the 6 series. Indeed these two cars have some similarity. On the other side, this car also has some differences that could be the identity and uniqueness of each one. The most prominent one is that BMW 650i Convertible has a soft roof top and the 6 series clearly own a hard top roof.

This car is considered to be quite spacey, thus people do not have to worry about the room availability. BMW 650i Convertible will be supported by the 4.4 liter V8 engine. This engine is the newest invention of the company and also will be completed with a direct injection and turbo charging technology. This engine could produce 400 horse power between 5500 and 6400 rpm. The peak torque that is produced is 450 lb/ft between 1750 and 4500 rpm. In the beginning of this year BMW has announced that this car will be priced at around the number of $91, 375.

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2011 Mercedes Benz CL550

Newly designed Mercedes Benz CL550 for people who are craving for power For luxurious sedan, Mercedes has been giving people its best product of luxurious sedan with the Mercedes Benz C class. To provide them with more and more Excellency, Mercedes has released its new Mercedes Benz CL550 to the market to please people who are craving for more power. So, what will this new car offer to those people? In this short review of this car, we will take a glance at the most luxurious car that we have in the world today and find out what will it offer for people who are craving for more power!

First of all, we need to look at how beautifully it is designed. With the redesign of the previous release of Mercedes Benz CL550, this new car will be better than the previous yet still giving you the better performance and the best look from the previous. With the new twin turbo engine which is supported by direct injection engine, this car will run even faster than the previous model. Do not forget the V-8 engine that will make it the fastest luxurious car in the world. With the widescreen navigation installed in Mercedes Benz CL550, you will never be afraid to get lost in your journey.

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2012 Mercedes Benz Sprinter

Transporting goods with Mercedes Benz Sprinter Nobody will notice that Mercedes can actually build a light and heavy commercial vehicle and van. So, the main purpose of Mercedes building this kind of car is actually for commercial used and not for private user. If you want to have this Mercedes Benz Sprinter for private user, however, you are able to have the recreational vehicle version of this car. Most of the companies that use this car for their commercial matters will use this car as a cargo car to transport their stuff from one place to another place because this car’s power is able to make a good protection for the things which are transported.

There are five different model ranges that people can choose whenever they want to buy the Mercedes Benz Sprinter; the passenger van, the conversion van, the cargo van, the minibus, and the cab-chassis type. For the passenger van, you will see that it has some seat in the van that is suitable for the passenger instead of for some stuff. In the conversion van, it can be switched from the cargo to the passenger by removing the seat. And the Mercedes Benz Sprinter cargo is specially designed to transport goods and stuff.

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2012 Mercedes ML-Class Release

Combining power and luxury: Mercedes ML-Class Release

Many people have been thinking that SUV is the kind of a car which will not be able to be combined with a luxurious look. However, it seems that Mercedes has answered this challenge by releasing its new Mercedes car, the new Mercedes ML-Class Release. This car is the ultimate answer from Mercedes for people who have always been questioning about the possibility of luxurious SUV’s creation. The Mercedes ML Class is actually the newest and the latest development of previously developed Mercedes M class, which is specially designed for SUV market. So, what will the ML Class give you in its release?

So, the basic of this model is based on the GL class. The development of this model produces a smaller size of the GL class yet a bit bigger from the GLK Class. So, we can say that the new Mercedes ML-Class Release is the car with the most perfect size; not too big and not too small for SUV. The first thing that you can see when you see the general concept of this Mercedes ML-Class Release is that behind the luxurious look of the car, you can still feel that there is a big power hidden in that luxurious car.

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2014 Mercedes C-Class Convertible

Imagining the new car: Mercedes C-Class Convertible

Mercedes Benz has been one of the most luxurious can manufacturers in the world. All of the cars it has manufactured have become one of the most luxurious cars in the world. The logo of Mercedes Benz has been an icon of luxurious and rich. One of the new cars that this manufacturer is going to release is the Mercedes C-Class Convertible. This car is planned to be released after the end of the CLK-Class Mercedes. This new car will be presented to the mass along with its sibling, the Mercedes Benz C Class coupe which will also be released with the convertible one.

Even though the date of its release is still somewhere in 2014, there are so many illustrators and designers who have tried to predict about how the new Mercedes C-Class Convertible will look like. Most of the illustrators and designers who try to predict this new car base their imagination on the previous model of the car, the CLK-Class model. They say that they can predict this way because most of the cars from Mercedes are developed using the previous model. Thus, they say that there might be some similarities between the Mercedes C-Class Convertible and the previous model.

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