2012 Opel Astra GTC

The new Opel Astra GTC is very much inspired by the Opel GTC Paris Concept revealed at the 2010 Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris. A compact, sporty five-seater with coupé appeal and dramatic proportions, the Astra GTC has a unique design: it does not share any exterior element with other members of the Astra family, except for the outside rear view mirror housing and the rod antenna. Six of the seven 17- to 20-inch wheel designs on offer are also GTC-only features. The Opel Astra GTC mechatronic chassis features an exclusive, high-tech front suspension architecture, similar to the one of the Insignia OPC, that improves handling performance and provides the sharper steering demanding drivers expect in a sporty-looking car. Compared to the five-door Astra, the ride height of the GTC is lowered by 15 mm while the basic dimensions of the chassis slightly increase. Due to extended control arms in the rear, the wheelbase grows by 10 mm, from 2,685 to 2,695 mm. Both tracks are wider, at 1,584 mm (+ 40 mm) in front and 1,588 mm (+ 30 mm) in the rear. This allows for the accommodation of sporty wheels with enhanced tire diameter, which improve both stability, road stance and visual impact.

The Opel Astra GTC can be ordered immediately with a choice of four powertrains - one diesel and three gasoline units. The upgraded 2.0 CDTI common-rail turbo diesel engine with output raised to 121 kW/165 hp is fitted with a diesel particulate filter and a six-speed manual transmission. Opel's new Start/Stop technology which reduces fuel consumption in urban stop and go traffic is standard equipment. The 2.0 CDTI combines excellent performance with high efficiency. It delivers up to 380 Nm of torque thanks to an overboost function and allows the Astra GTC to reach 100 km/h in 8.9 seconds. Top speed is 210 km/h. The combined fuel consumption does not exceed 4.9 liters of diesel per 100 km and CO2 emissions are 129 g/km. With its 56-liter fuel tank, the Opel Astra GTC 2.0 CDTI can cover over 1,100 km. Start/Stop is also standard with the two 1.4 turbo-compressed gasoline engines with 88 kW/120 hp and 103 kW/140 hp outputs. Both have a six-speed manual gearbox, deliver 200 Nm of torque and require 5.9 liters of fuel per 100 km (139 g/km CO2). The gasoline offer is currently topped by the 132 kW/180 hp 1.6 turbo with six-speed manual transmission, which has a top speed of 220 km/h.

 2012 Opel Astra GTC

 2012 Opel Astra GTC Interior

 2012 Opel Astra GTC

 2012 Opel Astra GTC

 2012 Opel Astra GTC

Toyota Camry

The Toyota Camry is a series of mid-size (originally compact) automobiles manufactured by Toyota since 1982, and sold in the majority of automotive markets throughout the world. Between 1980 and 1982, the "Camry" nameplate was delegated to a four-door sedan, known as the Toyota Celica Camry.

The name "Camry" is an Anglicized phonetic transcription of the Japanese word kanmuri, meaning "crown". This follows Toyota's naming tradition of using the crown name for primary models starting with the Toyota Crown in 1955, continuing with the Toyota Corona and Corolla; the Latin words for "crown" and "small crown", respectively.

 Toyota Camry

 Toyota Camry

Toyota Camry 

 Toyota Camry

 Toyota Camry

 Toyota Camry

 Toyota Camry

 Toyota Camry

 Toyota Camry

 Toyota Camry

 Toyota Camry

 Toyota Camry

 Toyota Camry

 Toyota Camry

Toyota Camry

Toyota Camry

Fisker Karma

The Fisker Karma has a bespoke aluminium spaceframe chassis with a rugged longitudinal spine that carries a mid-mounted battery-pack, big enough to propel this two-tonne machine from 0-60 mph in less than eight seconds, under Fisker Karma battery power only, and on to a 95mph top speed. With the nose mounted 2.0 litre, Fisker Karma 260bhp turbo four driving an on-board generator, the 0-60 sprint is slashed to 5.9 seconds, while the top speed climbs to 125 mph.

2012 Hyundai Veloster

2012 Hyundai Veloster is Hyundai’s new hatchback car that would soon enter the U.S. automotive market. 2012 Hyundai Veloster has a mix of hatchback and coupe design that has a unique and interesting. In the near 2012 Hyundai Veloster available at the nearest Hyundai showroom so you can immediately try the latest Hyundai hatchback car. 2012 Hyundai Veloster has three doors with innovative shapes, merging back door da side without sacrificing access. New Hyundai Veloster need to open the front door before the rear doors can be opened, an inconvenience for drivers and passengers, and difficult to use in tight parking situations. Hyundai’s new thinking to implement a conventional hinged door on the passenger side, providing a safe and easy access to rear seats and door handles hidden to preserve his coupe designs.

 

 2012 Hyundai Veloster

 2012 Hyundai Veloster

 2012 Hyundai Veloster

 2012 Hyundai Veloster Interior

 2012 Hyundai Veloster Engine

 2012 Hyundai Veloster

AMG

AMG was founded as a racing engine forge in 1967 under the name AMG Motorenbau und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (AMG Engine Production and Development, Ltd.), by former Mercedes engineers Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher in Burgstall an der Murr, near Stuttgart. The letters "AMG" stand for Aufrecht, Melcher and Großaspach, Aufrecht's birthplace.

In 1976 most of Mercedes moved to Affalterbach, with the racing engine development remaining at the old location in Burgstall. At this time Erhard Melcher ceased to be a partner, but continued to be an employee at the Burgstall location.  In 1990, with Mercedes having become a high-profile purveyor of modified Mercedes cars, Daimler-Benz AG and AMG signed a contract of cooperation, allowing Mercedes to leverage Daimler-Benz's extensive dealer network and leading to commonly developed vehicles. On 1 January 1999 DaimlerChrysler, as it was called between 1998 and 2007, acquired 51 percent of AMG shares, and Mercedes was renamed to Mercedes-AMG GmbH. Racing engine development was divested and continues to exist in Burgstall under the name HWA (Aufrecht's initials). On 1 January 2005 Aufrecht sold his remaining shares to DaimlerChrysler, and since then it has been a wholly owned subsidiary.

Five Spoke Road Wheel 8JX16 Version 1 AMG started off by designing and testing racing engines. It expanded its business into building custom road cars based upon standard Mercedes cars. Mercedes initially produced a range of unofficial upgrade and accessories packages mainly for the Mercedes-Benz R/C107,^[3] Mercedes-Benz W116, Mercedes-Benz W123, Mercedes-Benz W124, Mercedes-Benz W126 Mercedes-Benz R129 and Mercedes-Benz W201 models. During the early 80's and up until 1985,Mercedes offered a variety of engine performance packages, alloy wheels and styling products.

Typical AMG performance enhancements, which could all be custom ordered by the buyer, included increased engine displacements (5.2 liter, 5.4 liter), performance top ends which included port and polished heads/intake, lightened valvetrain and more aggressive cams. The DOHC 32V engine had also just been developed and was the pinnacle of Mercedes performance. Even a very rare Getrag 5-speed manual transmission could be ordered from AMG which Mercedes had not offered a manual transmission V8 since the early 70's.

The performance wheels offered during the same period were 15" or 16" ATS Mercedes Five Spoke Road Wheels, commonly referred to as Pentas. Penta was actually a UK based company that supplemented the high demand for this wheel at the time with only a very slight styling difference. The AMG wheels were often coupled with an AMG performance suspension package which included uprated/lowered springs and revalved shock absorbers.

Another popular cosmetic upgrade was the Mercedes body kits. These ranged from subtle front spoilers, to an aggressive Wide Body kits for the W126 coupes. Other options included Recaro seats, smaller diameter steering wheels, instrument clusters, chrome delete option (all brightworks color coded or painted satin black), refrigerators, shift knobs, hi-fi stereo systems, custom upholstery and enhanced interior wood packages