May 31, 2008 at 12:32 pm
· Filed under BMW
BMW had announced that the upcoming BMW X1 will be produced at the company’s 111-arce Leipzig plant in Germany. This will the BMW first foray into the premium entry-level of SUV segment.
“The exact time point of production start and the market launch of the X1 will be revealed at a later date,” BMW’s statement said, according to Automotive News Europe.
According to the reliable source, BMW will invest some 100 million euros ($155 million) into the plant. The plant will employs more than 5,400 employees, and estimated to produce 700 cars on a daily basis.
The investment will mainly be used for a brand new stamping line expected to go online at the end of 2009. It will use about 55,000 tonnes of steel sheet every year to form over 40 different pressed body parts, starting at the end of 2009.
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May 24, 2008 at 7:58 pm
· Filed under Land Rover, Range Rover
The Range Rover is a four-wheel drive SUV produced by Land Rover in the United Kingdom since the first introduced in 1970s until today.
The Range Rover was built on a box section ladder type chassis, much like the contemporary Series Land Rovers, but utilized coil springs as opposed to leaf springs, permanent fou-wheel drive, and disc brakes all around. It the latest iteration, it uses a monocoque body structure. It was originally powered by the lightweight Rover V8 engine. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 24, 2008 at 7:31 pm
· Filed under Ford
The new Ford Kuga is based on Ford’ highly successful C-platform. The Kuga is designed to cater for five adults in comfort and provides an ample storage compartments under the rear seats and the rear luggage area to enable the car to also fit in five adults worth of luggage.
The Ford Kuga can pumps out 136 PS and 320 Nm of torque with the power derived from Ford’s trusty DW10 2.0L turbocharged TDCi 5 cylinder diesel engine. The Ford Kuga also featured with the intelligent All Wheel Drive (AWD) Haldex system which can analysis driving conditions and automatically transfer sufficient power to each wheel in order to suit the road, overcome the terrain. As a result, the Ford Kuga is superb in off road capability and exceptional fuel economy.
The exterior of Ford Kuga featured with its distinctive headlamps, contoured bonnet and large front grille. Pronounced wheel arches and a muscular shoulder line create an almost palpable energy, even when stationary. This is a vehicle designed for off-road as well as urban driving – and it isn’t afraid to show it.
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