
WOLFSBURG / GENEVA – In Geneva, Volkswagen presents its first series production vehicle under the BlueMotion banner: the Polo BlueMotion. The compact vehicle with a power output of 59 kW / 80 PS consumes an average of just 3.9 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres, but is just as agile as a conventional Polo with the same specifications. Fuel savings: 0.5 litres per 100 kilometres. The reduced consumption and emission values were achieved...

Renault has released official pictures of its awesome Mégane Renaultsport Trophy racer following the car’s recent debut at the Paris Motor Show. Although motorists will not see the show-stealing 320hp Mégane Trophy on the road, the car will be racing throughout Europe – including visiting the UK – next year. With styling based on the powerful Mégane Renaultsport 225, the Mégane Trophy race car will compete in its own one-make championship...

An aggressive design and sporty potential: the X-Bow is not merely a milestone in the KTM brand’s more than 50-year history, it’s also a new citation in the small, but elite segment of radical, lightweight sports cars. This exceptional position is the result of the concept: for their first car, KTM employs the finest materials, high-tech and the know-how of respected development partners such as Audi and Dallara. The result is a street-homologated...

At the International Motor Show in Geneva, Mercedes-Benz, the inventor of the diesel engine for passenger cars, is showing the future of the modern diesel engine and its wide range of possible uses. In mid-2005, Mercedes-Benz will become the first automobile brand in the world to equip all of its diesel passenger cars with particulate filters as standard. This initiative will not only apply to Germany; it will also be in effect in Austria, Switzerland...

Just a week after the Autodelta 159 J4 2.2 C received its world première in Amsterdam, the brand new high performance sports saloon will make its public dynamic driving debut at Belgium’s legendary Spa-Francorchamps race track on the occasion of Spa Italia (28/29 June). AUTODELTA 159 J4 2.2 C TO MAKE DYNAMIC DRIVING DEBUT AT SPA ITALIA The new Autodelta 159 J4 2.2 C features a specially-developed supercharger system including a Rotrex C30-74...

Lotus Cars Ltd, has unveiled the MY 2009 Lotus Exige Cup 260. A direct development of the 2008 Exige Cup Car, this year’s car uses advanced light weight components and carbon fibre body material, to reduce the overall weight by 38 kg to a total mass less than 900 kg. Maximum power output of 257 hp (260 PS), remains the same as the 2008 car, but with careful attention to weight reduction detail, the 2009 Lotus Exige Cup 260 provides a more agile...

Just a week after the Autodelta 159 J4 2.2 C received its world première in Amsterdam, the brand new high performance sports saloon will make its public dynamic driving debut at Belgium’s legendary Spa-Francorchamps race track on the occasion of Spa Italia (28/29 June). AUTODELTA 159 J4 2.2 C TO MAKE DYNAMIC DRIVING DEBUT AT SPA ITALIA The new Autodelta 159 J4 2.2 C features a specially-developed supercharger system including a Rotrex C30-74...

Twelve years are a relatively short period for a newly founded company to announce respectable production figures, especially when the product is a car. However, the sports car manufacturer Wiesmann succeeded: the 500th Wiesmann Roadster left Germany?™s smallest sports car manufacture on March 31-2006. This very sports car will be offered from now on on the Wiesmann-Homepage (www.wiesmann.com) to the highest bidder. In this context, the 500th Roadster...