Fisker's Karma plug-in goes on tour this month

DETROIT -- Fisker Automotive is taking its Karma plug-in hybrid on a 10-week tour of its dealerships across the United States and Canada starting April 2010.



For many of the 1,600-plus people who have deposited $5,000 for the sedan, the events will be first time they have seen the Karma in person, said Marti Eulberg, Fisker's vice president of global sales and marketing.

The dealership events will not include test drives of the sole touring Karma. Ride-and-drive events will be held later this year, she said.

Fisker expects the customers who put down the first 1,600 deposits to take delivery on their Karmas in the first quarter of 2011.



The tour will stop in 42 cities in 26 states, plus three Canadian provinces. Fisker has 37 retailers in North America, with several dealers owning more than one showroom.

People who have made Karma deposits won't be able to see which options and trim levels will be available until the third or fourth quarter.

The tour was the retailers' idea, and dealers can invite prospects, Eulberg said.

The West Coast accounts for the largest concentration of Karma deposits, but Florida, Arizona, and parts of the East Coast also have done well in attracting interest.

BMW 6-Series coupé spied New 6-series From BMW Cars

BMW 6-Series coupé spied
Fresh 6er gets a sleek new look with more space and efficient engines.



BMW's 6-Series is playing it smooth! These latest spy-shots reveal a cleaner overall design for the sleek coupé including a flatter and smoother rear-end that signals the end of the current car's Chris Bangle design.

Other exterior changes include a longer, wider and even taller design which should help boost the space in the previously cramped interior. Meanwhile, fresh side sills and headlights complete the new look.



Under the bonnet, the 4.7-litre V8 in the current model is likely to be replaced by the 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 which features in the 7-Series range and produces 402bhp. A 3.0-litre twin-turbo diesel engine will also be borrowed from BMW's executive saloon. The M6 model gets the 547bhp from the X5 and X6M cars and will sprint from 0-62mph in just over 4 seconds.

The standard 6-Series will go on sale in the middle of next year and will start at around £60,000.

Under the bonnet, the 4.7-litre V8 in the current model is likely to be replaced by the 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 which features in the 7-Series range and produces 402bhp. A 3.0-litre twin-turbo diesel engine will also be borrowed from BMW's executive saloon. The M6 model gets the 547bhp from the X5 and X6M cars and will sprint from 0-62mph in just over 4 seconds.



The standard 6-Series will go on sale in the middle of next year and will start at around £60,000.

Hyundai Avante 2010 A Brand New Car From Hyundai

Hyundai Avante will be the refurbished version of the Elantra. The innovative details and contemporary looks have added to the appeal of Hyundai Avante. Hyundai Avante will have a roomy cabin, advanced instruments and soothing blue backlighting. Twin front airbags, digital climate control and refined machine make up the other features. The car looks best from the rear with the corolla type tail lamps and chunky bumper. Hyundai Avante would have 2 litre DOHC petrol engine and a 1.6 liter CRDi diesel engine. It would be priced between Rs. 9-11 lakh.

Lamborghini Minotauro Design Concept-2020

Andrei Avarvarii, a student getting his Master's degree at Milan's Scuola Politecnica di Design, designed this tasty electric Lamborghini concept. With assistance from Lamborghini Design head Filippo Perini, he used a "soft design language" in penning the Minotauro.



The concept would use four electric motors and split the power 30%/70% front to rear. A Li-Tec flat-cell battery out back and a KERS system in the front would be providing the power.

The press release goes on to explain the bonus of no big, bad V12 out back: "The absence of a big V12 engine in the rear creates enough room for a third passenger in a central position." That's right, seating for three







While the driver's door would be normal, the passenger side's would be bigger to provide access to the back seat.

But the coolest design idea of all? Look no further than those triangular intakes/exhausts. "[They] serve for battery cooling and visually replace the traditional exhausts...[and] also act like the tubes of a subwoofer, channeling the sound of the electric motors, placed behind them."

Then there's the fact that owner's would theoretically be able to upload their own track ghosts to an online community.

If a real racetrack has been / is being covered, the GPS would record car placement / track time, allowing people worldwide to challenge an owner's record.

New Honda CR-Z Coupe Launch Film for Europe, Middle East and Africa

Honda has released a new promotional film for its recently revealed CR-Z mild-hybrid coupe. The 90 second film was commissioned by Honda Motor Europe and will be used for press and marketing across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.



The film was produced by Gaucho Productions, a London-based film and digital agency. Directed by Ben Hume-Paton and produced by Kwok Yau, the clip was shot over a day and two nights in southern Spain. You can watch it after the jump.

Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica Sport Cars

Frazer Nash was a British automobile manufacturer and engineering company founded by Archibald Frazer-Nash in 1922. The company was founded in 1922 by Archibald Frazer-Nash who had, with Henry Ronald Godfrey founded and run the GN Cyclecar Company.

The company produced around 400 cars until the mid-1930s, notably a series of famous chain drive models.

They became importers and assemblers of BMW cars in 1934 and sold them as Frazer Nash-BMW. They were the official British BMW importer until the outbreak of war in 1939. In 1954 the company started to sell Porsche cars, becoming the official importer for Great Britain in 1956. This lasted until 1965 when Porsche Cars Great Britain was set up.

Eighty-five more cars were produced from 1948 to 1957. These cars were largely a direct evolution of the sporting BMW 328. In the choice of Bristol engines the cars were natural successors to the imported BMWs, the Bristol engine being a development of that of the BMW 328. Models include the Le Mans Replica, the Mille Miglia, the Targa Florio, the Le Mans Coupé and the Sebring. Competition successes included a third place at Le Mans (1949) and a win in the Targa Florio (1951). These post-war cars are very highly prized by collectors. The company participated in the 1952 Formula One season, the cars driven by Tony Crook and Ken Wharton.

Worlds Most Expensive Car 2009 - 2010world's most expensive car washworlds most expensive production car,and most expensive car video

1. Bugatti Veyron $1,700,000. This is by far the most expensive street legal car available on the market today. It is the fastest accelerating car reaching 0-60 in 2.6 seconds. It claims to be the fastest car with a top speed of 253 mph+. However, the title for the fastest car goes to the SSC Ultimate Aero which exceed 253 mph pushing this car to 2nd place for the fastest car.