2014 Ford Ka

Ford prepares to present absolutely new generation of the smallest model under name Ka only in 2014. However journalists from English magazine AutoExpress have managed to learn something about the new car.



At creation of new generation Ford Ka the main attention will be given to design. Ford management plans to make from Ka one of the most stylish cars in the market. And for this purpose without risky experiments with appearance not possible to manage such car. According to AutoExpress, serial Ka will be made in style concept Start which has been shown in April of this year on a showroom in Beijing. And Ka will be equipped too with the petrol motor in volume of 1,0 l from ruler EcoBoost which capacity will makes from 85 h.p. to 125 h.p. depending on adjustment.



Apparently, at the heart of following generation of Ford Ka there will be a new platform which will be created by joint efforts of engineers Ford and Fiat.

Mini Scooter E Concept

BMW has releases the MINI Scooter E Concepts that will officially debut at the Paris Auto Show next week. Created to bring together a youth-oriented lifestyle element and sustainable mobility, the scooters take significant design cues from the MINI lineup of cars while using a lithium-ion battery pack to deliver guilt-free mobility.



Mini's moped is, predictably, an uncannily retro two-wheeler. The step-through design, front fender, and curved body all bear a striking resemblance to vintage Lambretta scooters. Appropriate, we suppose, given the Lambretta like the Mini itself was once tied to the British Mod scene in the 1960s. Minor cues, including the chrome trim on the leg shield, the round projector headlamp, spoiler-like grab handle, and twin taillights do help tie the Scooter E to its four-wheeled Mini siblings.



Design-wise, the Scooter E Concept takes many cues from the MINI paradigm. The large wheels, 11-inch rims, give the scooter a bulky look, while the headlight unit is also sizable and round and the Scooter E features upright taillights similar to the MINI Countryman.



Apart from the compact battery, a charging system and connecting cable are integrated snugly in the rear of the MINI Scooter E Concept. The charging cable has a plug which fits into any conventional domestic socket. This has the major advantage that topping up the energy reserve does not depend on a special charging station being available. Stop-offs for shopping or visiting a café can be used for hassle-free battery recharging.



The three concepts, styled by a small team in Munich, Germany, under the guise of BMW Group design boss Adrian von Hooydonk, will be used to gauge public reaction before Mini decides whether or not to press ahead with a premium-priced electric scooter.

2011 Ferrari SA Aperta

Ferrari unveiled the convertible version of the 599 Gran tourer at the 2010 Paris Auto Show next week. The Ferrari SA APERTA was developed to celebrate Pininfarina's 80th anniversary and naturally, will be built in just 80 units.



The SA APERTA is a 599-based roadster featuring the V12 from the GTO and a ‘light soft-top’. This be no automatic folding soft-top though; it’s like a snap-on and is only to be used when the weather gets RUDDY TERRIBLE.



The front-mounted 6.0-litre engine delivers 661bhp and 457lb ft of torque to the rear wheels, and the car's vast range of interior trim ensures that no two of the 80 SA APERTAs to be built will be the same.



The interior gets sophisticated materials, trim and colors used throughout. Ferrari announced that each SA Aperta will be an unique model.

De Macross GT1

Despite lacking own motor industry, in Canada occasionally appears cars about which all public speaks long time. Super car De Macross GT1 promises to become the next disturber of calmness.



Some years ago the automobile world was stirred up by news that in Canada is constructed three-local 1300 h.p super car Locus Plethore, at once received for the characteristics a nickname «Quebec bomb». Though bomb would be more pertinent to replace with a word "rocket". Looked Locus Plethore simply magnificently and at that point of time was one of the most beautiful sport cars of the world. And characteristics «Quebec bomb» were not less impressing, but after a while this project has ceased to submit life signs.



To make the way in elite super car creation the Canadian company De Macross Motor Corporation (DMMC) has decided to undertake the next attempt. Now sport car De Macross GT1 which will be made in 200 copies and, according to Canadians is almost prepared for small-scale manufacture, will make a competition to Italian Pagani Zonda. About the car while it is very small known. The engine located before a rear axle is 5,4-liter eight borrowed at American firm Roush Yates Racing Engines (it is known for the cooperation with commands of championship NASCAR).



Capacity of the motor is unknown, but it is possible not to doubt that Canadians and their American partners will squeeze out of the engine all possible and impossible. Monocook De Macross GT1 will be made of composit materials and aluminum, from the motor racing world also will borrow a suspender and transmission. While the car exists only in the form of model, and the first "live" super car will be shown in November, then its characteristics and the price become known. On it Canadians don't prepare to stop and in the future want to exhaust two more "budgetary" models which will compete with Ferrari 458 Italia and Porsche 911.

2011 KTM X-Bow R

KTM have just unveiled an upgrade to their X-Bow in the form of the X-Bow ‘R’. The KTM X-BOW R will be powered by the same engine as the new Audi S3. If Audi's engine is left in standard form, it means the KTM X-BOW R will develop 265PS and 350Nm of torque.



KTM is still in the process of developing the car. The major change is an upgraded powerplant generating at 300 horsepower, a significant jump from the standard X-Bow’s 237 horsepower. The engine for this even more powerful version comes again from Audi--but it is the more potent unit found in the Audi S3 sports hatch.



The packages each include a vast number of completely new developed parts, which increase the performance of the car dramatically. Many of these parts will be also available separately in the PowerParts program, so all current KTM X-BOW owners will enjoy the benefit of the new developments



The standard version of the KTM X-Bow delivers 240 hp, and has a total weight of 790 kilograms.

2011 Jeep Patriot

Chrysler has just revealed the first images and details of its 2011 Jeep Patriot, and the compact softroader has received very subtle nip/tuck for the new model year that touch nearly every aspect of the vehicle.



Exterior upgrades include what Chrysler describes as a more "aggressive" front fascia with standard foglamps, a new rear fascia, body-color grille and optional 17-inch wheels. The SUV also gets four new exterior colors, as well as an increased 4x4 ride height. "Ride and handling is refined courtesy of returned steering and suspension systems," said Chrysler in a statement, although specific details are not being disclosed yet.



At the interior the automaker has increased the quality of materials, and the steering wheel integrates the audio/trip controls just like in the new Grand Cherokee.



The 2011 Jeep Patriot will be offered with front-wheel- or four-wheel-drive, and will be available in three configurations – Sport, Latitude and Latitude X. Sales will begin in the fourth quarter of 2010.



Other top features are the 2011 Jeep Patriot model's affordability, fuel economy for its segment and safety features, Chrysler said. (The 2010 model took Top Safety Pick honors from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety -- provided the vehicle has the optional side torso airbags). Chrysler hasn't announced pricing, but Edmunds experts expect that the base-model MSRP will be $17,795 and predict that fuel-economy will be a combined 25.

New 2012 Land Rover Defender X-Tech

Land Rover has launched a new bound copy adaptation of the Defender. Called the X-Tech, the newcomer makes its admission at the Brussels Motorshow and will go on auction from March, starting at ВЈ24,995



Based on the 90 Hard Top Commercial derivative, the X-Tech's exoteric is corrective in Zermatt Silver, with a allegory atramentous accomplishment to the roof and caster arches. The X-Tech Defender aswell debuts newly-designed appearance atramentous 16-inch Saw Tooth admixture wheels. The autogenous is accessible in Ebony and the seats now affection covering ancillary bolsters. The Defender X-Tech is powered by a 2.4-litre agent engine with 360Nm. Despite the appropriate copy spec, buyers can still aces from the abounding ambit of accessories aswell available.