2013 Ford Transit Custom Specs and Price

2013 Ford Transit Custom Specs and Price. The all-new Ford Transit Custom takes the Transit family in a new design direction with a stylish and contemporary appearance that extends its appeal to a new generation of one-tonne van customers.

With its advanced, streamlined design, the new vehicle embodies the same dynamic character as Ford's kinetic design passenger cars, but without compromising its exceptional load-carrying ability that is a trademark of the Transit brand.

 "The new Transit Custom looks like no Transit before, with a bold new design which has a distinctively modern and sporty feel," said Paul Campbell, Commercial Vehicle Chief Designer, Ford of Europe. "Customers in this segment told us they want a vehicle that they are proud to have on their driveway, and we have given them exactly that."

Dramatic new appearance

The all-new Ford Transit Custom immediately announces its arrival with a dramatic new exterior which, for the first time on an all-new commercial vehicle, shares design cues with Ford's latest family of kinetic design cars.

 "One look at the bold trapezoidal lower grille, and the large swept-back headlamps that flow into the muscular rising shoulder line tells you that this is a very new kind of Transit. The vehicle's sportier stance and more dynamic character make a powerful new impact.

"By giving the front end a more curved, 3D appearance in plan view, and by subtly increasing the 'tumblehome' of the upper body sides, we have created a design which is visually much more compact and stylish, but which retains superb space and practicality," Campbell added. (2013 Ford Transit Custom & 2013 Ford Transit Custom)

2013 Audi R8 V10 Spyder Specs and Price

 2013 Audi R8 V10 Spyder Specs and Price. Audi has made its R8 high-performance sports car even more attractive and dynamic. The Audi R8 V10 plus is a new top model in the model series, with a totally new 7-speed S tronic. The LED headlights and the new rear indicator lights with dynamicized display are standard equipment on all variants.

 2013 Audi R8 V10 Spyder

4.44 meters (14.44 ft) long, 1.90 meters (6.23 ft) wide and only 1.25 (4.10 ft) meters high (Spyder: 1.24 meters (4.07 ft)) - the broad Audi R8, developed and built by quattro GmbH, stands firmly on the road, ready to pounce. New details lend its design even more acuity. The single-frame grille with the beveled upper corners is painted high-gloss black, with horizontal chrome inserts adorning the struts on the V10 variants. The bumper is also new, with the air inlets bearing three crossbars each. As an option, Audi installs a front splitter made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). The splitter is standard on the new Audi R8 V10 plus.

LED headlights with a new technology are now standard on all variants of the Audi R8. The light-emitting diodes for the high and low beams have been placed above and below the strip-shaped daytime running lights, which are specially actuated to serve as indicators. In addition, static turning lights are integrated in the headlights.

The housings of the outside mirrors and the side blades, the lateral air inlets on the Coupé, are made from CFRP on the new Audi R8 V10 plus top model. In the 10-cylinder variants the blades extend outwards farther than on the V8 and have special edging; small marks of distinction also occur at the sills. The vent louvers next to the rear window have an aluminum look on the Audi R8 V10 Coupé (matt black on the R8 V8 Coupé and R8 V10 plus). As an option, LEDs illuminate the engine compartment; in the Audi R8 V10 plus this illumination as well as a partial CFRP lining for the engine compartment are standard. (2013 Audi R8 V10 Spyder & 2013 Audi R8 V10 Spyder)

2013 BMW 750Li

2013 BMW 750Li | The new BMW 7-Series is set to reinforce its position as the most innovative sedan in the luxury segment. The flagship model series of the BMW fleet embodies sporting elegance, refined powertrain technology and luxurious comfort in equal measure. And now, by making a clear step up in terms of product substance, the Sedan is set to underline its leadership. New LED headlights, an upgraded interior with optimised soundproofing, markedly improved ride comfort, a comprehensive selection of optional equipment and state-of-the-art safety technology combine to create an in-car experience from the top drawer. A line-up of either new or optimised drive systems, including the world's most powerful six-cylinder in-line diesel engine and the second-generation BMW ActiveHybrid 7, set new performance and efficiency benchmarks.

Design: Stylish presence, unique equipment features, an unforgettable way to cover the miles

2013 BMW 750Li | The BMW 7-Series meets the highest global standards when it comes to aesthetic appeal and innovative technology. In the luxury sedan segment it represents the epitome of athletic elegance and a supreme driving experience. The upgraded BMW 7-Series reaffirms its stylish presence and sporting prowess in 2012 through expressive new design features at the front and rear. Its dimensions have changed only marginally, but its eight-millimetre drop in overall height imbues its sweeping lines with extra expression and emphasises the perfect balance of the car's dynamic proportions.

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2013 Audi A3

2013 Audi A3 |In 1996, Audi launched the premium compact segment with the A3 - now the third generation of the successful model is ready at the starting line. The new A3, which will debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, is a high-tech car full of innovations in all areas. Versions with hybrid and alternative drive systems such as natural gas and Audi e-gas are currently in development. A version with an exceptionally efficient 1.6 TDI engine will launch on the market in 2012; it consumes just 3.8 liters of diesel/100 km (61.90 US mpg), which is equivalent to 99 g/CO2 (159.33 g/mile).

2013 Audi A3 | Audi ultra lightweight technology has helped to trim weight in the body of the appealing three-door car - compared to the previous model, the new A3 is now 80 kg (176.37 lb) lighter. The chassis is tuned for a sporty and agile driving style. The engines are powerful yet highly efficient, the interior offers an ambience of dynamic style. In driver assistance systems and infotainment, the new A3 offers a portfolio of technologies that redefines standards in the segment.

The car's styling visualizes the sporty character of the new A3; it gives the 4.24 meter (13.91 feet) long three-door model a powerful stance on the road. Sharp edges provide the outlines for dynamically curved sheet-metal surfaces. The overall vehicle length was kept identical to the previous model, while the wheelbase grew to 2.60 meters (8.53 feet), and the angle of the C-pillars was made low like that on a coupe. The single-frame radiator grille that is typical of Audi dominates the look of the front end. As an option, Audi can supply headlights in xenon plus technology together with LED daytime running lights; in this case, the taillights are also equipped with LEDs. Later on, full LED headlights will extend the range of features - and will be a first in the compact car segment.

2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class

2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class | The Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class is a compact luxury crossover based on the C-Class sedan. The GLK was given a comprehensive mid-cycle update for the latest model year that includes a more potent engine, a restyled exterior and the refined, upscale cabin it should have had from day one. 

2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class | Outside, the blocky look of the outgoing model is tempered by softer details including curvier headlights, a more rounded front grille and new taillamps. The lower front fascia now includes the de rigueur LED running lights, while imitation skidplates front and rear give the GLK a more traditional SUV look.

Even more substantial are the changes to interior, which trades boxy, 1980s-inspired styling for a much more elegant design. The dashboard is now characterized by a wide swath of wood with inset circular vents, the steering wheel is a new three-spoke unit and the buttons on the center console have been rearranged in a more ergonomic fashion. The previously console-mounted shift lever migrates to the steering column, making it easier to access secondary controls on the center stack.

Twenty-three cubic feet of cargo space is available behind the second-row seats; fold down the rear thrones, and that number increases to 54.7 cubic inches.

Under the hood, the GLK now features Mercedes’ direct-injection 3.5-liter V6 with 302 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque. This motor uses boasts an ECO stop/start system for improved fuel economy, though official EPA figures have yet to be released. Rear-wheel-drive comes standard, while 4MATIC all-wheel-drive is available as an option. The sole transmission is a seven-speed automatic.

Efficiency-minded buyers should wait until early 2013, when Mercedes will offer the GLK with a 2.1-liter turbodiesel four-cylinder engine that is rated at 204 horsepower and 368 lb-ft of twist. Mercedes promises highway mileage “in the high 30s” with this mill.

Standard and Optional Features
The GLK comes well equipped with leatherette upholstery, genuine wood trim, power front seats, dual-zone automatic climate control, Bluetooth smartphone connectivity, a six-speaker AM/FM/CD/MP3 sound systems with an auxiliary input jack, automatic headlamps and more.

Those looking for a more coddling crossover have no shortage of options to choose from.

The Premium 1 package adds autodimming mirrors, a memory driver’s seat with four-way lumbar support, a power tilt/telescoping steering column, a power liftgate, an iPod / MP3 Media Interface, SIRIUSXM Satellite Radio, a Panorama sunroof, a 115V AC power outlet, an integrated garage door opener, and a compass mounted in the rear view mirror.

The aptly-named Full Leather Seating package includes leather upholstery (including door panels), front passenger seat memory, comfort headrests and interior ambient lighting. The Lighting Package brings a headlamp cleaning system, adaptive highbeam assist and bi-xenon headlamps with active curve illumination. The sporty AMG Styling package an AMG bodykit, AMG LED daytime running lamps, aluminum roof rails and 20-inch AMG five-spoke alloy wheels.

Finally, the Multimedia package brings a rearview camera, enhanced voice control and COMAND with hard-drive navigation.

Occupant Safety
The GLK comes standard with dual front, front pelvic, front side and full-length side curtain airbags in addition to a driver’s knee airbag, active front head restraints and traction and stability control systems.

Also standard is an “ATTENTION ASSIST” system that can alert the driver to the first signs of drowsiness, a factor that causes more than 100,000 accidents a year in the U.S.A steering sensor is coupled to smart software that uses 70 parameters to establish a unique driver profile during the first 20 minutes of driving. Between 50 and 112 mph, the system identifies the erratic steering corrections drivers make as they begin to get drowsy and triggers an audible warning and a "Time for a Rest?" message with a coffee cup icon in the instrument cluster.

Optional safety equipment includes the Lane Keeping Assist system, which alerts the driver by simulating a rumble strip vibration in the steering wheel if the car drifts from its lane without the turn signals on. Part of the Lane Tracking Package, it operates at speeds above 37 mph via a system that recognizes lane markings, thanks to a small camera in the windshield and a computer that analyzes the video images.

The Lane Tracking Package also includes Blind Spot Assist, which monitors both blind spots behind and to the side of the vehicle. Whenever a turn signal is activated with a vehicle in the blind spot, the driver gets visual and audible warnings.

Those looking for even more safety kit can spring for the Driver Assistance package, which adds brake assist plus, active blind spot assist and active lane keeping assist in addition to a radar-based cruise control system. | 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class

Key Competitors
The GLK-Class is up against a decent assortment of smaller SUVs and crossovers, including the Audi Q5, BMW X3, Acura RDX, Infiniti EX35 and Volvo XC60.

2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Released with V8 Concept

2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS

The Latest Camaro updates for the new 2011 models including the new 2011 ZL1 Camaro, and 2012 Z28 Camaros are posted below. Many versions of the new 2010 and 2011 Chevrolet Camaro are on the road, and you can read about the latest Camaro news, development, testing, and availability of all the 2012 Camaros. And now.....the 2011 Indy 500 Pace Car and 2012 ZL1 Camaro! (2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Released)

2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS

This Camaro SS is for real, and its available from SLP. I am an original owner of an older SLP Camaro, and I was thinking about ordering a new ZL585 Camaro SS. The only problem is deciding on which color.

2011 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Released

2011 Toyota Highlander Hybrid

The 2011 Toyota Highlander is the best midsize SUV for you if you want a seven-passenger crossover that cleverly blends genres. (2011 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Released)

2011 Toyota Highlander Hybrid

The 2011 Toyota Highlander has revised styling and expanded standard equipment. The 2011 Highlander Hybrid has more horsepower yet better fuel economy. And the handling-tuned Sport model is history. All this adds up to a midcycle freshening for a vehicle last fully redesigned in model-year 2008. The 2011 Highlander’s basic form doesn’t change; this Toyota remains a carefully calculated compromise between a minivan and an SUV. Styling is more masculine than any minivan’s, and although it has three versatile seating rows, Highlander lacks a minivan’s easy sliding-side-door access and low step-in height. It doesn’t boast the brawny bearing or off-road prowess of a true SUV, yet it offers all-wheel drive and elevates your eyes level above traffic. And the 2011 Toyota Highlander Hybrid is the only gas-electric seven-seat crossover in the U.S.

2010 Acura RDX

2010 Acura RDX

A smart all-wheel-drive system makes the 2010 Acura RDX one of the sportiest small SUVs we've driven. Traffic, weather, and Zagat ratings are nice additions to the navigation system, and the excellent-sounding ELS audio system includes iPod integration. The engine delivers poor fuel economy and uneven acceleration. A nice-handling little SUV with useful cabin tech features, the 2010 Acura RDX is plagued by an inefficient power train.

2013 Toyota Yaris Hybrid

2013 Toyota Yaris Hybrid

The 2013 Toyota Yaris Hybrid will be selected for its the human race introduction on the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. It combines the ingenious packaging and urban nimbleness of the Yaris sculpt range with the unique driving experience and efficiency of Toyota’s chock-a-block hybrid powertrain, Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD). The new-fangled Toyota Yaris Hybrid launch symbols a new-fangled, major step in the company’s chock-a-block hybrid roll-out strategy to Toyota substance models in Europe.

Toyota Yaris Hybrid

The Yaris is Toyota’s best-selling substance sculpt, with the biggest ‘Unit in Operation’ fleet on European roads. Following the launch of the Auris Hybrid back in 2010, the Yaris Hybrid is Toyota’s minute substance sculpt to trait Full Hybrid equipment, and brings this remarkable powertrain to the biggest volume segment in Europe.

The new-fangled flagship of the Yaris sculpt range, the Toyota Yaris Hybrid skin an exclusive, aerodynamically efficient outer design. Featuring the new-fangled design look of the Toyota brand, it combines a new-fangled, more assertive Under Priority trapezoid opening frontal design element with the Keen Look design implemented on the front lamps.

2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder

2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder

2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder. Porsche’s latest Boxster adds lightness and hotness in equal measure. We’ve long had big-time love for Porsche’s delicious Boxster, a car that—like its vaunted older brother, the mighty 911—seems only to get better every year. And so we celebrate Porsche’s addition of a third, range-topping model to the Boxster family: the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder.

2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder

Perhaps the sexiest Boxster ever, the Spyder’s chief alterations include a new rear spoiler and a single-piece tonneau cover with fairings that extend rearward from the seats. The Spyder also does away with the standard Boxster’s rounded softtop in favor of a lighter, bikini-style fabric top that stretches back like a tent part way over the rear fenders. Porsche attributes further weight loss for the Spyder model to its aluminum door skins and pullstrap-outfitted interior door panels from the 911 GT3 RS. There are also lightweight racing seats and a hoodless instrument cluster like the one found in the Boxster RS60 Spyder limited edition from 2008. According to Porsche, the overall weight savings compared with the Boxster S stands at 176 pounds; the last Boxster S convertible we weighed, an example with the PDK dual-clutch gearbox, came in at 3220 pounds. We don’t know, though, exactly which Boxster S and Spyder configurations Porsche is using to form the basis of its weight comparison.

Mechanically, the Spyder gets the Cayman S’s direct-injected, 3.4-liter flat-six engine with 320 hp, 10 more than a normal Boxster S. The power is made all the more usable with a standard limited-slip differential. The Spyder also gets its own 10-spoke wheel design and rides on a suspension that is lowered by a 0.8 inch. Porsche claims that when equipped with the PDK transmission and Sports Chrono package, the car hits 60 mph in 4.6 seconds on its way to a top-down top speed of 166 mph.

This hottest Boxster—which will be a regular series-production model, and not limited—goes on sale in February of 2010 as a 2011 model at a price of $61,200.