Monthly Archives March 2015

Do You Know Lamborghini Has Made a SUV?

Maybe you have already heard of the 2017 Lamborghini Urus, which is a SUV model going to compete with rivals such as the Bentley Bentayga and also the upcoming Rolls-Royce SUV. However, do you recognize the below SUV?

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This SUV is made by Lamborghini almost 20 years ago, and it is called the Lamborghini LM002. It was produced between 1986 and 1993, and a total of 328 units were produced.

In many people’s impression, Lamborghini is an exotic brand which makes sports cars, so you may wonder why Lamborghini build this SUV model? This is the story:

Initially, Lamborghini wanted to bid for a military vehicle project from the US army back in 1977...

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Next Generation VW Tiguan Will Has 3-Row Seat

The current Tiguan is a compact SUV which only accommodates as many passengers as a normal sedan. However the next-gen Tiguan will be dramatically different, by offering the 3rd-row capacity.

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According to the news from Volkswagen, the following are what we will expect:

– 2nd-gen Tiguan will be launched in 2017;
– 3-row-seat capacity;
– Based on the VW Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) platform
– To be build in Puebla, Mexico
– To be sold in North/South America and other markets except European Union and China

Please see the below press release for more details.

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VOLKSWAGEN DE MÉXICO TO PRODUCE THE NEW THREE-ROW TIGUAN IN ITS PUE...

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Ford Is Planning The Fiesta RS and Mondeo RS

People have been talking about the 2016 Ford Focus RS a lot in the past 3 months (see our coverage here, here and here). However, the Focus RS is not all what Ford has planned for the RS variants in its whole product line.

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Our Ford insider told us that, Ford Performance (now with Special Vehicles Team – SVT and Team RS integrated into one department) has planned a total of 12 new high performance models within the next 6 years, including the following:

the 2016 Focus RS (350PS)
the Fiesta RS (1.5L EcoBoost turbocharged I4, with more than 200PS), maybe FWD only
the Mondeo (Fusion) RS (3.5L EcoBoost turbocharged V6, with more than 400PS)

Obviously some of the future ...

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Live from Geneva: the 2016 Honda NSX (with 19 HD Photos)

Currently the Acura brand only exists in North America, China and Russia. Therefore outside of those markets, the Acura NSX will be re-branded as the Honda NSX. However, the manufacturing and assembling of all Acura/Honda NSX will be in Acura’s Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio.

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In the 2015 Geneva auto show last week, we saw the NSX labeled with the Honda badge. Although Honda does not provide us the access to the interior cabin, we still get enough detailed photos of this magnificent sports car. Please enjoy the following gallery.

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Live from Geneva: The Koenigsegg Regera (with 54 HD Photos)

The Koenigsegg Regera was debuted in the Geneva auto show last week. It has a very unique powertrain which is consist of a 5.0L turbocharged V8 engine, plus 3 electric motors (one at the crankshaft providing 215hp, two 241hp at each rear wheel) sourcing power from a 9.27kWh battery pack.

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The total system output of the Koenigsegg Regera is rated at 1,509ps (1,489hp) with a top speed of 249mph. We will have a very interesting article to analyze this exotic car in next week. At this moment, please enjoy our photos taken in the auto show.

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