Saturday, July 28, 2007

KTM X-Bow


The X-Bow is the first traditional automobile produced by Austrian motorcycle-maker KTM. KTM's first foray into car design has all the mod-cons: wheels, two seats, an engine, some bits of orange carbon fibre, brakes, mudguards. No door or windscreen through, which are considered "unnecessary encumbrances". Maybe that's because KTM are more used to making motorbikes than cars- a fact that's evidenced by the X-Bow's 220bhp Audi TFSI block that shoves it from 0-60in 3.9seconds.
Powered by a 2.0 litre four-cylinder producing in base spec a thouroghly respectable 220 horsepower, and in top spec a brutal 300 horsepower. Power is sent to the KTM X-Bow's rear wheels through a six-speed manual transmission.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

New BMW 1-series Coupe

The powerful 135i Coupe features BMW’s twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine that produces 300 horsepower (225 kW) and an incredible 300 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque from as low as 1,400 rpm. With its direct piezo gasoline injectors, twin low-mass turbochargers and air-to-air intercooling, optimum performance and economy is achieved with no loss in engine response.
The 1 Series Coupe will be available in four versions: the 128i, the 135i, the 123d and the 120d. Powered by a 3.0-liter, 230 horsepower inline 6-cyinder engine that generates 200 lb-ft of torque, the 128i Coupe will feature Valvetronic valvetrain management and aluminum/magnesium contruction—core elements of BMW’s EfficientDynamics.


For the 135i Coupe, acceleration from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) is accomplished in 5.3 seconds and top speed is electronically limited to 255 km/h (155 mph). The new 123d Coupé features a new 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel engine with Variable Twin Turbo and Common-Rail technology. The all-alloy engine has a power of 200 hp (150 kW).

Drift Video 2

Initial D Shanghai Drifting Show