Autos Designs

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Unofficial Picture: 2012 Range Rover Evoque 5-Door

4:40 AM

The baby Range Rover is growing up already! Pictures of five-door Evoque have leaked onto the web via a Romanian site, showing the car surrounded by Paris Motor Show signs.

The world-premiere of the three-door variant has already been confirmed for Paris - and we had an exclusive audience with the car and its designer here - but the appearance of the five-door in the French capital has come as a surprise. Sources have revealed however, that the car was only there for a pre-show dealers event, and won't be officially unveiled until the LA Motor Show in November.

Besides the extra pair of doors, the two Evoque model will be identical. That means a choice of the new 148bhp 2.2-litre eD4 diesel engine fitted with stop-start – returning close to 60mpg and CO2 emissions below 130g/km - plus a more powerful 187bhp diesel and a new 2.0-litre turbo petrol unit with 240bhp, both will only be available with four-wheel drive. For more details click here.

Thanks to: Auto Express

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Hot News: Peugeot 2008

4:27 AM

Is this the new Peugeot 2008? According to our French sister magazine Auto Plus, which caught this show star totally undisguised at a photoshoot in a remote corner of Iceland, this is our first glimpse at how an all- new supermini SUV could look.

Peugeot disputes this, though. It claims that the high-riding three-door, which was supposed to stay under wraps until the Paris show, doesn’t preview a specific car.

Instead, the newcomer showcases design themes that will appear on the next generation of Peugeot’s small cars, beginning with the 208. The low-down angle of the pictures makes the car look a lot bigger than it is, but also contributing to the effect are oversized alloys that are pushed right out to the corners of the body and shrouded by muscular arches.

Featuring the same angled-back A-pillar as seen on the firm’s BB1 electric car, the new machine also develops design themes from the SR1 concept from Geneva earlier this year. These include angular scoops in the rear bumper, sharply styled boomerang tail-lights and a tick- shaped crease in the door panel.

Expect the wheel-at-each-corner look to extend to the 208 to help increase cabin space, while the elegant lines favoured by design chief Gilles Vidal are also likely to make it to production. With Peugeot aiming to become the world’s seventh biggest car maker by 2015, climbing from its current position of 10th, the new 208 will spawn a family that adopts these design cues.

As well as three and five-door hatchbacks and a folding hard-top CC, a supermini-MPV to rival the Kia Venga is likely. The firm already offers the 4007, while a smaller crossover based on the Mitsubishi ASX is expected next year. A 208-based mini-SUV would take on the new Nissan Juke. For more details click here.

Thanks to: Auto Express

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Sneak Peek Up Date: Lamborghini Concept

4:25 AM

Another day, another teaser. We've yet to see Lamborghini's new concept car in its entirety, but true to its word, the company has pushed out another secretive teaser image before the vehicle's world debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show.

Although the first three images showed portions of the exterior, engine cover, and dashboard, we're a little puzzled by the photo above. Are we looking at the carbon fiber-laden intake runner for a V-10 or V-12, or is this some mysterious bit of interior trim? We're inclined to think this is the former, although we'll know for sure by Thursday, at the very latest.

We don't, however, think this car will be a thinly veiled look at the Murcielago's successor. Instead, expect this concept to showcase Lamborghini's newfound fetish for carbon fiber, along with an illustration of how the company's new mantra can translate into a rolling vehicle.
Thanks to: Motor Trend

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