Many cars will attract the eyes of visitors during the exhibition in Frankfurt next month, but there is one in which rapture is guaranteed. The open version of the Maserati GranTurismo, which is called GranCabrio, will debut at the upcoming Motor Show, but sales in Europe will start in spring 2010. To acquire this jewel will have to pay at least 121 300 EUR. Maserati GranCabrio is equipped with 4.7-liter V8 engine of the GranTurismo S, whose power is 440k.s. and it is combined with six-speed robotized transmission MC-Shift. The company claim the car accelerates from 0-100 km / h. for 5.4 sec and develops a speed of 290 kilometers per hour (compartment in these indicators are 4.9 sec and 295 kilometers per hour). The open version of the Maserati GranTurismo is about 100kg. higher weight, which is convertible to the underlying cause is far more cumbersome than the passenger compartment.
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On the exhibition in Frankfurt in 2011 will debut a new generation of BMW 3-Series, which will undergo significant changes in terms of technology and electronics design. The next generation of the BMW 3-Series will come with new 3-cylinders petrol and diesel engines, whose production would be cheaper than that of 4-cylinders, but will require specific settings in the chassis. The aggregates are expected to have a capacity of 1.5l., And in both capacities are 150 h.p., and the maximum torque to 297Nm achieved. in diesel and 230Nm in petrol. Moreover, in 2016th most likely will be introduced and an electric version of BMW 3-Series. The biggest challenge for the engineers of BMW will reduce the coefficient of drag to 0.24. According to representatives of the company to achieve only 40% depends on the shape of the car and the rest – the distribution of air flow.
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