Bentley Continental GT 2011: Spyshots a week of its official

Here are the latest spyshots the Bentley Continental GT restyled as we discover on September 7 this year and which will debut at the Paris Motor Show.

We discovered a car in the face with lights changed and expanded based on those of the Mulsanne. Note also a slightly larger grille but also slightly more vertical than the acuel model. The bumper spoiler is also much more airy than the current GT in order to make it seem more dynamic.

Paris Preshow: 2011 Citroën Picasso and Grand Picasso

These are the first official photos of Citroën's mildly refreshed Picasso 5-seater and Grand Picasso 7-seater MPVs, which are both due to make their first public appearance at this month's Paris Motor Show. The styling changes on the outside are rather minuscule and include the addition of the latest fad to hit the auto industry, LED daytime running lights up front, along with re-trimmed tail lamps, and for the Grand Picasso, a new rear hatch logo.

The new upholstery and color options for the interior, and the introduction of Citroën's optional micro-hybrid e-HDi fuel-saving technology, which features a combined alternator-starter to stop and start the engine, round off the changes for the 2011MY versions of the French firm's compact minivans, which will go on sale across Europe before the end of the year.

The premiere of the Infiniti M Hybrid will be in Los Angeles

The vehicle will offer dynamic economy with V8 engine, 4-cylinder engine.

A new major player will hit the automotive arena during the motor show in Los Angeles, which opened on November 18. These are hybrids based on the popular sedan, Infiniti M, which, according to Japanese company: "will offer a dynamic economy with V8 engine, 4-cylinder engine without any compromises in terms of the pleasure of managing his or luggage space.

plastic car wheels soon - details photos

The prototype of a plastic wheels for passenger cars presents the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability at the Composites Europe trade fair (September 14 to 16) in Essen.
Compared with conventional aluminum wheels supposed to be a fiber-reinforced composite wheel produced significantly lighter and more stable. The researchers are now looking for a partner in the industry for mass production.

Audi Hydron is agile in the water and on land

This Audi concept car runs even across water. Designer David Cardoso has created a vehicle that is both designed for travel on land and in water: the Audi Hydron Concept. He is on asphalt as maneuverable that it can apply in the state, and should be to water really well on the road.


The Audi Hydron is underway both on land and water with all-wheel drive, an electric motor at each wheel werkt. The key: Each wheel can be rotated 90 degrees and then acts as a propeller.

This swivel feature also brings immense benefits on the street. Thus, the Audi Hydron contact on the spot to park and even driving across. As required, he is traveling with front, rear or four-wheel drive.

In the relatively narrow interior are three people. The doors have a hollow structure through which the water is led from the front to the rear wheel arch.

Mazda Shinari - the Mazda with the wow factor

Mazda is on the verge of modernizing the formal language of his cars. A first concrete view on the future design then shows the concept car Shinari. The four-door, four-seat coupe takes the characteristics of next-generation Mazda model.

The body presents optimized in terms of aerodynamics with powerful but smooth lines. The metallic-blue-painted sports coupe is a track bigger than a current Mazda6 production vehicle and is quite bold in its beautiful aluminum rims. A little reminiscent of the Peugeot Concept Shinari to SR1, but is nevertheless completely independent.

"Shinari means" in Japanese as much as "powerful and flexible," said Mazda's chief designer Ikuo Maeda: "In design, we want to accurately capture that moment in which breaks loose movement - similar to a leopard, which stretches in front of the jump his body." Mazda is often poetic when it comes to new cars.

The dashboard is oriented towards the driver. The interior offers a mix of materials from aluminum and leather. The operating system with the three-dimensional information display in the center console is divided into three basic modes: Business telephone controls and on-line connection, Pleasure controls the audio and multimedia features in one true sport from chassis and engine characteristics.

Design is at Mazda in the family. Ikuo Maeda was already responsible for the styling of the Mazda RX-8. His father was Matasaburo Maeda, anno 1978, the creator of the Mazda RX-7.

Tuning unusual in the U.S.: Hybrid Prius Subaru Baja is due to pick-up

Two into one - a wisdom which is an American Toyota Prius dealer took to heart. From a Toyota Prius, which had an accident and a severely damaged Subaru Baja also conjured up the car dealer the Baja Prius.

The vehicle is composed of the front part of a Toyota Prius and the rear part of a Subaru Baja. The Subaru Baja is a saloon with 4x4 Pick-up construction. This now adorns the hybrid Prius.

Optical is the appraised at about $ 25,000 vehicle is not necessarily an eye-catcher. The practical utility and environmental work with this conversion in the foreground.