Small 3-door Crossover by MINI

Company MINI declassified the new conceptual car — three-door compact crossover Paceman. This car will be presented to general public in the middle of January of next year on Detroit Motor Show. About it it's told in the official press release.

2012 MINI Paceman from a Countryman platform

The novelty is constructed on a Countryman, however the prototype overall length on 13 mm is more (4110 mm), than at MINI Countryman, and the height — on 20 mm is less (1541 mm). Besides, at Paceman similar registration of a front part of a body, including a windshield, headlights, radiator and bumper.

The crossover prototype is equipped by the 211-strong four-cylinder gasoline engine in volume of 1,6 litres which is established on tuning versions MINI by John Cooper Works studio, and system of all wheel drive All4.

According to representatives of the British manufacturer, the decision on possibility of serial release of a three-door crossover MINI for the present is not accepted. However if the general management gives to the project a "green light" on the conveyor the similar car appears in two years and, as experts assume, becomes the most expensive MINI model.

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Land Rover in the autumn will show a crossover

Company Land Rover intends in the autumn of current year to present the compact crossover created in stylistics of concept car LRX.

Compact crossover by Land Rover

As informs Autocar, originally British manufacturer did not plan to make the similar car, however subsequently in a head management have returned to this idea.

Compact crossover by Land Rover will be on sale under brand Range Rover. Now on consideration to company management is presented five variants of the name of this model (one of variants — Compact).

Crossover Land Rover LRX

The world premiere of the car will take place this year on a motor show in Paris, car manufacture will in 2011. In the Great Britain the crossover will approximately cost on 5 thousand pounds sterling more cheaply the all-wheel drive version.

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Crossover Sorento has received index SX

One of the most popular cars of lineup Kia — crossover Sorento — has received a new complete set «SX» which will please the potential buyer with the rich base equipment.

New crossover Kia Sorento SX

Kia Sorento SX outwardly differs from cars of other complete sets little bit modernised forward bumper, the chromeplated branch pipes of an exhaust system, completely the light-emitting diode back headlights, new silvery wheel disks (18 inch).

In base variant Kia Sorento SX has received the underestimated suspension bracket, shock-absorbers Dual Flow Damper, leather seats (with heating), rear-view mirror with a compass, navigation with vocal activation, DS audiosystem by Infinity, the panoramic hatch, the third row of seats.

Crossover Kia Sorento 2011

Kia Sorento SX will arrive on the market with 3,5-l petrol engine V6 of power 276HP and a 6-step automatic transmission. Sales in the USA from $30,000.

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In Facebook have shown prototype Citroen

Company Citroen has published on the page in social network Facebook a photo of conceptual three-door crossover DS High Rider which is a harbinger of the similar serial car under name DS4. The premiere of a prototype will take place in the beginning of March on a motor show in Geneva.

Compact crossover Citroen DS4

The detailed information on a novelty still is not disclosed. On preliminary data, compact crossover Citroen DS4 will be constructed on a platform of hatchback С4 of following generation which debuts in the autumn of current year, possibly, on a motor show in Paris. The batch production of such car is planned to adjust by 2011.

Hatchback Citroen С3

Car DS3 constructed on units of hatchback С3 became the first model from "bonus" series DS. The car debut has taken place in September of last year at an exhibition in Frankfurt. Sports crossover DS5 becomes one more model from this scale. Such car will be constructed on the basis of Citroen С5 and begins to be equipped with a hybrid power-plant. Concern Citroen assume, that DS5 becomes competitor BMW X6.

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Citroen has shown a silhouette of crossover DS4

Company Citroen has published a photo of a prototype of compact crossover DS4, informs British edition Autocar. The premiere of the concept car will take place in March on a motor show in Geneva.

Crossover DS4 by C-Sportlounge

The novelty created on motives of conceptual car C-Sportlounge presented five years ago, will be constructed on the basis of hatchback Citroen C4 of following generation, whose premiere will take place in the autumn of this year. In a series compact crossover DS4 will be started not earlier than next year.

The first car from "bonus" ruler DS — DS3 — has been shown for the first time in September, 2009 on a motor show in Frankfurt. The car is constructed on the modernised platform of model C3 and it is offered in the European car market with two diesel engines power of 90 and 110HP, and also with 95, 120 and 150-strong petrol engines.

Sport crossover Citroen С5

The sports crossover created on the basis of model Citroen С5 becomes the following model of series DS. As it was informed earlier the car it will be created in stylistics of concept car Hypnos and the diesel engine-hybrid begins to be equipped with a power-plant. As specify in Citroen, competitor DS5 becomes BMW X6.

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Company Mini has officially presented crossover Countryman

On Wednesday, on January, 20th, company MINI has extended the official information and photos of crossover Countryman which will be presented general public in the beginning of March of this year at the international automobile exhibition in Geneva. About it it is spoken in the press release of the British manufacturer.

MINI One D Countryman

In the European market the novelty begins to be offered with three petrol and two diesel engines power from 90 (in version MINI One D Countryman) to 184HP (for updating "S") which can work together with a 6-step mechanical transmission. To petrol motors as an option also it will be accessible 6-step automatic transmission Steptronic.

Also crossover MINI already "in the standard" will receive system of indemnification of energy at the braking, recharging the accumulator, system of an automatic stop and start of the engine and the special indicator on the panel of the devices, prompting optimum from the point of view of profitability time for a gear change. Cars MINI Cooper S Countryman and MINI Cooper D Countryman begin to be equipped with new system of full drive All4.

Crossover MINI Countryman

As an option the panoramic glass roof, adaptive headlights of head light, the sports suspension bracket underestimated on 10 millimetres and a wide set of wheel disks will be accessible to a novelty dimension from 16 to 19 inches. In Europe the crossover will appear current year. Cost MINI Countryman is not known yet.

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Brabus has presented crossover GL 63 Biturbo

The German tuning studio Brabus, preferring to be engaged in operational development of lineup Mercedes-Benz, on the last motor show in Arab Emirates has presented last working out on the basis of crossover Mercedes-Benz GL 63 AMG.

Crossover Brabus GL 63 Biturbo

The crossover which has received name Brabus GL 63 Biturbo, obviously is necessary to liking not only the Arabian sheikhs, differing special passion to all magnificent and quickly moving, but also the motorists simply well provided in the financial plan, ready to pay for a novelty €368,000.

The all-wheel drive model is completed with modernised engine V8 which develops 650HP and provides to the car dispersal to 100 km/h for 4,7 seconds the Maximum speed of the car — 300 km/h. The engine with the twisting moment of 850Nm works together with advanced 7-step transmission SPEEDSHIFT 7G-TRONIC.

Interior Brabus GL 63 Biturbo

Outwardly Brabus GL 63 Biturbo from the donor differs not only more powerful power unit, but also an excellent aerodynamic weather-cloth. The crossover is equipped by new "aprons", thresholds with light-emitting diode illumination and a back spoiler.

In the car salon, which studio suggests to issue under the individual order of the client, it is possible to place the new speedometer marked to 320 km/h, multimedia system with the 7-inch LCD-monitor, folding little tables.

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Bentley prepares accessible models

English motor-car manufacturer Bentley, whose sales because of financial crisis have fallen several times, with a view of expansion of client base plans to make two new budgetary models.

Bentley: universal & crossover

In five years in the automobile market should debut a universal and a crossover. The given models begin to be positioned as budgetary cars though their cost will be high enough. As writes Leftlanenews, the price of a universal and a crossover will make from $110,000 to $130,000 so get novelties provided enough people can to afford.

Both models, most likely, will construct on new platform Audi A6 of following generation. It is not excluded, that buyers of new production Bentley will have an opportunity to get a universal and a crossover with the diesel unit. All motors will join only with an automatic transmission.

Bentley for the poor

Manufacture "cheap" Bentley can already begin in 2014. It is supposed, that annually the company will collect an order of 7,500 copies of cars.

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MINI will show in Detroit a new crossover

In January of the next year company MINI will present on the international motor show in Detroit the conceptual crossover Beachcomber created on the basis of the first off-road car of mark under name Countryman. The serial version "Countryman" debuts in March on a motor show in Geneva. About it it is spoken in communique MINI.

MINI Beachcomber by MINI Moke

The novelty is created as modern interpretation of the last century of car MINI Moke issued in the sixties, however unlike this car the modern concept car will be hardly started in a batch production. Crossover Beachcomber is created for the purpose of demonstration of how model Countryman what will be the sizes of a body and the general structure of salon will look. The dimensional length of a prototype makes 4070 mm, and the wheel base is equal to 2606 mm, that on 135 and 59 mm accordingly more than at five-door car MINI Clubman.

Novelty as well as serial crossover Countryman, it is equipped by new system of full drive All4 which has been specially developed for compact cars. In the future concern BMW owning mark MINI, is intended to use such transmission and on other cars. The ruler of engines Countryman will be precisely same, as well as hatchbacks, including a new bee-turbo motor in volume of 1,6 litres which begins to be offered for serial updating.

MINI Countryman 2010

It is expected, that at European dealers MINI Countryman will appear in September, 2010. The car will be issued in Austria at company Magna enterprise.

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In Los Angeles have shown new Range Rover Sport

Company Land Rover has brought a special series of crossover Range Rover Sport Autobiography Limited Edition to Los Angeles where this week has begun the work the international motor show.

World premiere Range Rover Sport Autobiography

World premiere Range Rover Sport Autobiography Limited Edition has taken place in September of this year on a motor show in Frankfurt, but the company, counting to sell in the market of the USA of 250 copies Range Rover Sport Autobiography, is assured, that for advertising of the car by the superfluous will not show the car once again to North American buyers.

The crossover has received new bumpers, a radiator lattice, a back spoiler and 20-inch disks with a diamond dusting.

Crossover Range Rover Sport Autobiography

The model begins to be completed with 510-strong petrol installation in volume of 5 litres with a supercharger who is capable to disperse Range Rover Sport Autobiography to 100 km/h for 6 sec.

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Studio AC Schnitzer has presented tuning version BMW X1

German tuning company AC Schnitzer has presented the program of completions for compact crossover BMW X1.

The tuning version of crossover BMW X1

In tuning package structure will include a new bodi-kit, other furnish of an interior and a number of updatings of a technical stuffing.

Depending on the chosen variant of design, to buyers will offer complete sets of wheel disks dimension from 18 to 20 inches.

Completions and when the package will appear on sale will cost how many, the company yet has not informed.

Crossover BMW X1 Commercial Release

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Citroen has updated С-Crosser

On a motor show in Frankfurt company Citroen has shown to general public the updated version of crossover С-Crosser which has received new furnish of salon and the robotised transmission with two couplings.

New transmission DSC for crossover С-Crosser

New transmission DSC is offered alternatively to the usual mechanical transmission, completed on cars with diesel engines HDi in volume of 2,2-l power of 160HP.
According to a motor-car manufacturer, the expense of fuel Citroen C-Crosser with robot DSC in the combined operating mode the line/city makes 7,3 litres on 100 km, and level of emissions CO2 does not exceed 192/km.

Changes in car salon have concerned furnish of the instrument panel and graphic display of the information to combinations of devices. Besides, С-Crosser has received new headrests of the third row of seats and the improved furnish of the block of climatic installation.

The equipment of the updated crossover has replenished with a management regulator automatic screen wipers.

Colour scale Citroen C-Crosser

In colour scale Citroen C-Crosser there were two new colours: brown Mangaro and dark blue Profond which has come in the stead of paint Muzzano blue. Besides, during updating for top versions with audiosystem Rockford Fosgate power of a subwoofer has been increased.

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Alfa Romeo prepares competitor to BMW X5

Today practically each large motor-car manufacturer in the modelling number has a crossover. Alfa Romeo before recent time represented an exception of the given rule. However, cooperation of the Italian company with American autoconcern Chrysler shows, that it only a matter of time.

2011 Alfa Romeo

Concern Alfa Romeo, entered into the agreement on partnership with Chrysler, is full determination to use workings out of a North American motor-car manufacturer for release of the first crossover.

According to the Internet resource information 4wheelsnews, future crossover Alfa Romeo will construct on a platform of new generation Jeep Grand Cherokee. If Italians nevertheless dare to finish a crossover to the conveyor, the model becomes the terrible competitor for such cars, as BMW X5, Volkswagen Touareg and Audi Q7. Rough terms of the first public display of a crossover from Alfa Romeo — 2010-2011.

AlfaRomeo Crosswagon 4x4

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Sports crossover Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8

Having shown in the beginning of this year the following generation of crossover Jeep Grand Cherokee, management Chrysler has hastened to inform, that within the next months in the market should appear and sports updating of model, but financial crisis has corrected plans of North American concern.

Because of developed economic conditions management Chrysler has decided to refuse plans on release of sports version Jeep Grand Cherokee.

According to the edition 4wheelsnews, earlier it was expected, that crossover Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 begins to be completed with the V-shaped engine power more than 500HP however, present realities are that, that is far not each buyer will want to get not the cheapest novelty Chrysler. Probably, similar reasons also have deprived of motorists of acquaintance with "charged" Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8.

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Crossover MINI Cooper will take part in WRC

The cars of first generation MINI Cooper which were issued in 1960th years, regularly took part in rally of Monte-Carlo. And in 1964 pilot Peddi Hopkirk at the wheel MINI Cooper S has won this race. In spite of the fact that new generation MINI too quite suits participation in various competitions, cars of mark MINI on former remain unsuitable for the main racing events.

MINI CROSSOVER CONCEPT

However with the advent of new model in a ruler the situation can change. Sources inform, that crossover MINI under name Countryman can take part in the World championship on rally in 2011.

New crossover by John Cooper Works

Let's remind, the conceptual version of model has been shown for the first time on a motor show in Paris last year. And the premiere of a production version should take place on the future the motor-show in Frankfurt. Also it is expected, that next year there will be a "charged" version of a crossover from division John Cooper Works on which the car for participation in rally will be based.

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BMW X1 — the first photo without a camouflage

BMW skilfully warms up interest to novelty X1: that suits tests of the camouflaged prototype a headlight will show a radiator lattice.

Today the Bavarian company has published a photo of not disguised crossover, the truth, having made the image indistinct.

On photo BMW X1 of white colour, it is parked on a beach. The car general view is already known on espionage photos. It is expected, that the German motor-car manufacturer will present high-grade official photos and all detailed characteristics next week. The premiere of a novelty is planned on autoshow in Frankfurt in September, 2009.

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Company BMW has officially presented serial hybrids 7-Series and X6

On Thursday company BMW has extended official detailed characteristics and photos of serial hybrids 7-Series and X6 ActiveHybrid which in September of current year will present to general public on automobile show in Frankfurt. As they say in the press release, such cars will be for 15 and 20 percent is more economic, than the cars equipped only with petrol motors.

All-wheel drive crossover BMW X6 ActiveHybrid, according to representatives of the company, is the most powerful hybrid in the world — total return of a power-plant makes 480 h.p. (778 Nm). Such car has received 4,4-litre motor V8 with two turbines, two electric motors developing 91 and 86 h.p., the complete set nickel-metallogidridnyh of batteries and a seven-step automatic transmission. At work together with the petrol unit electromotors help the car on dispersal and can work as the generator at braking.

According to BMW, from zero to 96 km/h X6 ActiveHybrid it can be dispersed for 5,4 seconds, and the maximum speed of the car will be limited by electronics on a mark of 208 km/h. A stock of a course of a crossover at movement it is exclusive on electrodraught makes only 2,5 kilometres. The maximum speed in this mode — 60 km/h.

The hybrid version of a sedan 7-Series is equipped with the 20-strong electromotor, lithium-ionic batteries and more powerful version of the eight-cylinder biturbo-motor of crossover X6, developing 440 h.p. Also the car has received an eight-step automatic check point with support of function "stop start". Total power of a hybrid power-plant makes 455 h.p.

As they say in message BMW, the car is accelerated to 96 km/h for 4,8 seconds. The maximum speed — 240 km/h. In the USA novelties will appear on sale in the end of 2009. When such cars will enter other markets yet is not informed.

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Tuners G-Power have presented crossover Typhoon RS on the basis of BMW X5 M

German tuning studio G-Power has presented the version of crossover BMW X5 M — Typhoon RS.

Unlike the most powerful 555-strong Bavarian off-road car, the tuning car develops 625 h.p., and the twisting moment makes 700 Nm.

The 4,8-litre eight-cylinder motor have completely processed and have equipped with system G-Power SK III RS with pressure of pressurisation 1,0 bar, including mechanical supercharger ASA. Such superchargers put on Alpina B5S, B6S, B7 and racing B6 GT3.

With a six-step box the car is dispersed to 100 km/h for 4,5 seconds, to 200 km/h — for 16 seconds, the maximum speed — 285 km/h. The model has received new system of cooling and more powerful final system. Salon it is completed by a new speedometer, a sports wheel and numerous inserts from aluminium.

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In BMW test restyling version X3

In the Bavarian concern have started test tests of updated crossover BMW X3 which should appear on roads in a year.

Engineers have closed new design BMW X3 massive "camouflage", but it is possible to assume, that appearance of a crossover will not change radically. But "camouflage" cannot hide that fact, that the car became little bit less. As experts assume, in such a way in the Bavarian concern wish to "outline" distinctions between crossovers X1 and X3 which have today practically identical sizes.

It is expected, that updated BMW X3 will please buyers with a wide power ruler into which four diesel units power from 177 to 299 h.p. the Car will enter will equip also with the new 3 litre petrol engine power of 230 h.p. and 300 h.p.
Hearings that the novelty can receive hybrid installation which structure will include petrol and electric motors but while it only hearings go.

The debut of updated crossover BMW X3 will take place in the beginning of next year, and to dealers the model will arrive in the middle of 2010.

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BMW presented a new coupe-crossover

Autocompany BMW presented a new coupe-crossover of 3 series GT for manufacture.

Under the preliminary information, the car will appear on sale in 2011. The premiere of the conceptual car should take place this autumn on the Frankfurt motor show.

The harmonious combination of the versatile person and classical 3-series will open a new segment of market Progressive Activity Coupe. The Back row of seats with separate backs is capable to contain three passengers. The car equip with the newest turbo-engines with 6 cylinders (N55), and also diesel motors and 4-cylinder hybrid power-plants.

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