The German company Mercedes decided to introduce us to the so-called Concept A-Class, which will debut in Shanghai this month and will serve as the basis for the next generation model of the same name. As we see from the pictures, the Mercedes designers have decided to radically change the silhouette of a compact model to make it closer to its main rivals Audi A3 and BMW 1-Series. This vision will definitely appeal to customers, the more it reflects the new design philosophy of the brand, which already have seen in CLS, although almost certainly not the production car looks so aggressive. The concept has only four seats in the interior, but the production model will have five, and probably will disappear and most of the futuristic elements. Mercedes Concept A-Class is equipped with a new 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine 210 h.p., combined with a gearbox with double clutch. The unit has a turbine and a system for direct fuel injection.

After long waiting and numerous photos and teaser videos, Audi has finally revealed all about 3-door version of the newest model in its product range, A1, which is the smallest. At a later stage and the company will introduce its five-door version. World premiere of the Audi A1 will be held on the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in March, while sales in Europe will start a month later. The price of pipsqueak will start from around 16 000 euro, the company guarantees that it will meet the highest standard and the other models, although in the compact class. Audi A1 share a common platform with the Volkswagen Polo and Skoda Fabia, in which, however, minor changes were made. Dimensions of the car are 3 950 mm length, 1 740 mm wide and 1420 mm height and the distance between the two axes is 2 470 mm. The volume of baggage is 267l. But the rear seats folded, it aims to increase 920l. This compact model features a four turbine engines, which have direct fuel injection and the start / stop system. When all is transmitted to drive the front wheels, and is not currently provided for the introduction of the system Quattro.
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The German tuning company MR Car Design presented its new project Audi S3 Black Performance Edition, covering a number of mechanical and cosmetic changes to the standard S3. Tuning specialists have installed in your car engine kit Stage III, which includes re-block management unit, a sports exhaust system and improved cooling. As a result of improvements made, two-liters turbo can now boast 337 h.p. power and maximal torque reaches 450 Nm. In comparison, these features in the standard model are 265 h.p. and 350Nm. MR Car Design by not revealing what the dynamic performance of the car, but they are certainly much better than the standard Audi S3, which accelerates from 0-100 km/h for 5.7 sec but its maximum speed is limited to 250 kilometers per hour. To improve the stability of the car, he received an adjustable suspension KW Automotive, and its brake system was replaced with one of StopTech.
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With his appearance in 1999., Audi A2 seemed outnumbered their time. He e compact and ultra super-economy, but then people are not interested in such cars. The German company was forced to cease production of the model in 2005. Because it was sold only 176 377 units. Now clients’ attitudes are precisely the opposite pole, but unfortunately for Audi, they do not have a similar model in its product range. Probably for this reason, the German company is currently developing a new model A1, which will be available in the 2010th, but it turned out that A2 is not forgotten. Early in the year there were rumors that Audi is preparing the next generation of A2, but this week, CEO Rupert Stadler confirmed the information, but without mentioning any details about it and when it will hit the market. Old Audi A2 car was revolutionary for its time and the second model of the company after the A4, which can boast a full aluminum body. Modification 1.2 TDI is the most economical, and its coefficient of drag is 1.25, with what can not boast even this Toyota Prius.
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