Mazda Will Unveil New Engines & The Kiyora City Car

Next month’s Tokyo Motor Show will see Mazda unveil a load of new cool things, including their next generation engine and automatic transmission units. The new SKY-G petrol engine is designed to reduce mechanical friction, as well as achieve an optimal air-fuel mixture. There will be a new direct-injection system on the SKY-G petrol engine, and it is expected to have an improvement of around 15 percent in the torque department.

Displacement on the engine will be 2.0-litres, and this means that it is usable in most of the new cars.

The SKY-D engine will be a diesel engine with reduced fuel economy, and low exhaust emissions. There will be a new engine block for reduced friction, similar to that of a normal petrol engine. This motor will have piezo injection, a two-stage turbocharger and other technologies to achieve a 20 percent increase in fuel consumption.

The last thing that the company will reveal is the new SKY-Drive automatic gearbox that will improve fuel economy by around 5 percent when compared to the current gearboxes.

New Aero Kit For The Prius

Japanese car tuner, Tommy Kaira has come up with a new body kit for the Toyota Prius. The new kit really changes the overall look of the Prius, and we’d say people that aren’t familiar with the car might think that it’s something more crazy than a little hybrid.

The company is currently working on several new kits for the Prius, where the only thing currently available is the exhaust system.

These kits all include new spoilers, side skirts, a new grille and a new diffuser.

2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon AWD P{rice Best Deals

2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon AWD Sticker price: $45,430
2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon AWD Market price: N/A
The new 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon AWD, Cadillac's first-ever straight-from-the-factory station wagon, has barely touched its tires to the ground and already there are discounts, according to analysts at TrueCar.com.

Already buyers of the high end all-wheel-dive Performance version are getting average dealer discounts of about $2,200, according to TrueCar. This is based on sales of a relative handful of cars, though, which is why no firm market price is available. (Market price figures displayed here are calculated by Vincentric.)

None of this indicates that the CTS Sport Wagon is a bad car. The sedan version is an excellent value, ranking among the very best mid-sized luxury cars you can buy while providing more interior space for the dollar than BMW or Mercedes-Benz.

The Sport Wagon just changes the body lines, giving you the cargo-carrying flexibility of an SUV but with much more driving enjoyment.

This is a car that was designed primarily with the European market in mind. These discounts probably just reflect Americans' typical irrational hesitancy regarding any car without a trunk.

Chrysler Grand Voyager 25th Anniversary

Chrysler Grand Voyager 25th Anniversary is a special edition car that has been launched by Chrysler to celebrate 12 million vehicles sold worldwide.

Chrysler Grand Voyager 25th Anniversary comes with interesting exterior package that includes a special paint, a chrome mesh grille, Xenon headlamps, LED daytime running lights, and also revised lower front fascia.

While on its interior, Chrysler Grand Voyager 25th Anniversary features leather upholstery, uconnect GPS satellite navigation (including uconnect phone with voice recognition), and also a dual screen rear DVD entertainment system.

Chrysler Grand Voyager 25th Anniversary will be sold in 100 units only and it will be priced at 32,600 pounds.

Press Release
Chrysler UK Ltd is pleased to introduce a special edition model to its successful Grand Voyager range.

Celebrating 25 years as the world’s best selling MPV, and with over 12 million vehicles sold worldwide, the Grand Voyager special edition comes with significant amounts of extra interior and exterior equipment that help makes the award winning vehicle even better value for money.

The interior equipment includes leather trimmed upholstery, dual screen rear DVD entertainment system and uconnect GPS satellite navigation including uconnect phone with voice recognition. The exterior equipment features Xenon headlamps, chrome mesh grille, LED daytime running lights, revised lower front fascia, special paint and badging and an engraved commemorative keyring, all included in the price.

On sale from the 1st May and with only 100 models available, the 25th Anniversary Grand Voyager is priced at £32,600 on-the-road.

Nigel Land, marketing director of Chrysler UK Ltd, said: “These new models will appeal to motorists wanting a versatile seven-seat vehicle that comes with class-leading reputation that the Grand Voyager has built up since its arrival 25 years ago.

“It has an unrivalled blend of luxury, equipment, comfort, versatility, performance and load-carrying capacity at a very competitive price.”

The Grand Voyager also features the easy to use Stow ‘n Go seating system, which allows the second and third row of seats to fold flat into the floor.

Powered by a 2.8 diesel engine, it provides acceleration from 0-62.5 mph in 12.8 seconds plus a top speed of 115mph, and with an extra urban fuel consumption figure of 38.7 mpg and a combined figure of 30.4 mpg it gives customers the fuel economy they expect.

As with all models in the Chrysler range, the special edition Grand Voyager is backed by a peace-of-mind owner’s package and comes with three year/60,000-mile mechanical warranty, seven-year anti-corrosion warranty and one year European roadside assistance.

MINI Cooper Graphite special edition

MINI Cooper Graphite is a new special edition model that has been launched on the UK market by MINI.

MINI Cooper Graphite is equipped with 15-inch Rotator Spoke alloy wheels, and it comes with a Dark Silver metallic paint, a piano black interior, white indicator lenses, and also black bonnet stripes.

MINI Cooper Graphite is available in One, Cooper and Cooper D guise. For the One version, it offers a choice between black or white bonnet stripes and will be equipped with 16-inch Bridge Spoke alloy wheels.

MINI Cooper Graphite for the British market will be priced at 14,590 pounds for the petrol version. While for the D model, the price will goes up at 15,660 pounds.

Press Release
MINI is increasing its model range with the value-packed, special edition MINI Graphite. Offering enhanced standard equipment levels over existing Hatch models, the MINI Graphite edition will be available in MINI One, Cooper and Cooper D guise; each offering an unbeatable combination of low ownership costs – from just £210 per month – as well as exclusivity.

An impressive standard feature of every MINI Graphite edition is the inclusion of Dark Silver metallic paint, which is normally reserved for MINI Cooper S and John Cooper Works models. An array of similarly attractive options completes the MINI Graphite line-up:

MINI One Graphite (£13,075 OTR)

Dark Silver metallic paint
Black Bonnet Stripes
White Indicator Lenses
Piano Black Interior
Graphite badge on B-pillars
15-inch Rotator Spoke alloy wheels

MINI Cooper Graphite (£14,590 OTR) and MINI Cooper D Graphite (£15,660 OTR)

As MINI One Graphite, but with 16-inch Bridge Spoke alloy wheels
Choice of Black or White Bonnet Stripes
Should a customer wish to specify these options on a standard MINI Hatch, the total cost of the extra kit (were Dark Silver metallic paint normally available on MINI One, Cooper and Cooper D models) would be £225-£280 over that of a standard MINI Graphite edition.

Orders for the MINI Graphite models are being taken now by UK dealers. The MINI One Graphite is available from £210 per month with a 36 month MINI Select finance agreement and £2,000 deposit.

Special edition models have been hugely successful since the launch of the new MINI in July 2001. In recent years, editions carrying the monikers Checkmate, Park Lane and MINI One Se7en have set MINI owners apart from the pack and are highly sought after in the used car market. These editions have been instrumental in maintaining high MINI residual values and industry expert Glass’s has confirmed that the MINI One Graphite will command a three per cent higher residual value than the standard MINI One.

Ferrari Vs KIA models

2012 Mercedes BLK

lifespan of the Mercedes A and B class will soon be coming to an end, the poor effort by the automaker in their mid-cycle facelifts was enough evidence to realise that Mercedes had bigger plans for the bottom of their product portfolio.

These plans include a small soft roader which is expected to carry the label BLK, it is due for launch at the end of 2011 and will slot into Mercedes' product line up below the GLK. It will battle against the likes of the BMW X1 and Land Rover LRX in the brand new premium mini-SUV segment. It is also expected Audi will join the party with their rumoured Q3.

Mercedes are currently in discussions with BMW about co-developing the engines which would be used in both the BLK and BMW X1. A range of four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines are set to be offered, starting from a displacement of 1.6 liters rising to 2.2 liters. Optional four-wheel-drive will be available but the standard model is likely to offer just a front-wheel-drive system.

There is then the decision of what to do with the platforms of the current generation A-class and B-class. Rumours state up to three new models could be launched, one of these is expected to be a three door coupe based on the A class platform and there could even be an electrically powered model in the pipeline.