Infiniti Cars Pcitures

Infiniti and F1 world champions Red Bull Racing are considering collaborating on a new high-performance road car. The Japanese luxury brand has a two-year sponsorship deal with the championship-leading Red Bull Racing team, and the performance Infiniti is expected to be on sale within the next 18-24 months. Simon Sproule, who leads Infiniti's motorsport involvement, said: 'Our relationship with Red Bull is only five races old, but the trajectory for it is to move on and work more closely together. One way of doing that is on a road car project.' Sproule stressed that any project had to be 'credible' and cited the example of the Renault Clio Williams as a collaboration between a road car manufacturer and race team that had been a sales and marketing success. As a result, Sproule added that whatever car was chosen as the base for the project would be substantially reworked and would have to be re-homologated before it could go on sale.

A limited run of 500 Clio Williams cars were launched in 1992, but it was entirely engineered by Renault and not the Williams F1 team. It was so successful that further special editions were later launched. However Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner said he'd consider getting his F1 engineers in on the project. He said: 'There's no reason not to be involved. We have proved that Red Bull can take on the likes of Mercedes in F1 despite their heritage and a natural evolution of that would be to use our expertise we have in [developing] road cars.' Last year, parent company Nissan has filed for trademark protection for the names Infiniti Performance Line and IPL in America, suggesting Infiniti planned to launch a performance sub-division to rival Mercedes AMG and BMW M cars.

Peugeot HX1 Hybrid4 MPV Concept

One of the concepts unique features are the seven-spoke alloy wheels that resemble turbine blades when stationary, while when on the move, they open up to form a flat surface for better aerodynamic performance. For the same purpose, a spoiler and two side skirts fitted at the top of the tailgate deploy above 100 km/h (62 mph). The concept’s theme is named “Metamorphosis”, the Greek word for transformation that indicates the car’s ability to adapt to different driving conditions passenger requirements. Despite its MPV designation, the HX1 is quite low (1,373 mm), with a large width of 1,990 mm and a length close to 5 meters (4,954 mm).

The HX1 sports four “half-scissor” doors that promise to offer easy access to the cabin, which can accommodate up to six passengers in three rows of seats. A wide array of materials such as natural oak with inlaid fiber optics, brushed metal and leather have been used inside, while Peugeot also added a variety of gadgets like touch-sensitive screens and a marble-adorned center console with a…minibar and coffee machine. As far as the driver is concerned, the steering column moves electrically along with the seat for easier entry and exit. The steering wheel changes its settings when the driver selects the “cruising” mode for optimal stability and comfort, and the central screen can be adjusted according to the driver’s preferences, with the option of displaying only vital information. The HX1 is motivated by Peugeot's diesel-electric Hybrid4 powertrain similar to the one offered on the 3008 and from next year, on the 508 RXH.

In the concept, the internal combustion engine is a 204HP 2.2-liter diesel hooked up to a 6-speed auto transmission that powers the front wheels, while a rear-mounted 70 kW (95HP) electric motor turns the rear wheels, making it effectively a four-wheel-drive model. At low speeds, the HX1 can operate on the electric motor alone, emitting zero emissions. The combined maximum combined output of the electric motor and the diesel unit is 220 kW (299HP).

The HX1 takes Peugeot’s hybrid technology one-step further by featuring a plug-in charging capability for its lithium-ion batteries from a standard 240V socket. This enables it to offer a longer range on pure electric mode at 18.4 miles, or 29.6km. Peugeot said the HX1 returns an average fuel consumption of 3.2 lt/100 km (73.4 US mpg or 88.2 UK mpg) and CO2 emissions of just 83.0 g/km. Now, if you’re wondering about the silver shoe displayed in some photos, Peugeot says it's “concept shoe” created in collaboration with designer Pierre Hardy who was inspired by the concept car.

2011 Hyundai Elantra Photos

Audi A7 Photos

The Audi A7 coupe is a high level which was released in 2010, combines performance and style as a top model of Audi. The Audi A7 is positioned in the same segment of the Mercedes-Benz CLS and the future of the BMW 8 Series, along with the model of the Jaguar XJ's come into place. Should leave only 40,000 units per year of the Audi factory, all raising the status of Audi as it passes. The A7 coupe has a new platform that also underpins the next Audi A6. The Audi A7 is an air suspension system to give as much comfort as the Mercedes-Benz CLS. The engines of the Audi A7 is a 2.8 FSI and 3.0 TFSI, both V6 and the top of the line will have a 4.0 TFSI V8. In the segment of the diesel will have versions 2.7 and 3.0. The gearbox will be six-speed manual and a seven-speed dual clutch and is optional. But the most interesting will appear a few months after the launch of the Audi A7, S7 and RS7 versions thereof. The most powerful Audi RS7, you should use a modified version of the RS6 engine, a 5.2 V10 with two turbos, delivering over 600 horsepower.