Germans from Porsche presented the official name for Cayenne’s younger brother, with the first draft of the compact SUV. The new compact SUV Porsche Macan, will be placed in the Porsche range, just below the Cayenne and it’s platform will be built on the Audi Q5 one’s. Porsche new model name has its origins in Indonesian language and it means “tiger”. Porsche Macan will be produced at the Leipzig factory from 2013 and create 1,000 new jobs at an investment of over 500 million euros. Except silhouette could suffer a relative “softening”, front and rear lights inspired by the concept 918 Spyder, protruding bezel and very flared wheel arches will define the design of Macan.

Japan is where ideas come with unusual tuning. Here the cars changed the wheels fall angle so much that seem to float above the road. We are used with unusual ideas of tuning by Japanese, but this is a really amazing. They have discovered a new pleasure in the camber change of wheels to the point where theyget the right crooked. The car appears to levitate above the road, which brings important points in terms of artistic impression. Extreme changes brought on suspension and steering components is so extreme that machinereliability and safety while driving are seriously endangered, but Asian tuners are little concerned with this aspect. How do you feel about this new tuning approach, would you do that to your car?

The production of an Lamborghini SUV was confirmed by an Audi official, in an interview for AutomotiveNews, where he said that: “the assumptions presented by the media are largely correct.” The engine of the new SUV will be made ​​entirely by people from Lamborghini, who pledged to not use turbines by 2020, so we can expect to be used the V10 engine from Gallardo. The most powerful configuration of this engine has 570 hp and is offered in a four-wheel drive version, but the Italians could offer a hybrid version that provides 700 hp help by an electric motor. Lamborghini brand’s first SUV was: LM002, and was produced between 1986 and 1993. The off-roader design was massive, angular, completely different from what Lamborghini promoted at that time and resembled more with american brand car: Hummer.

German tuner RUF arrived at Guangzhou Motor Show with an elongated version of the sedan from Porsche: Porsche Panamera XL. Because Chinese magnates have a terrible pleasure at the wheel of a stretched car, whether it is high class models or even limousines, German tuner RUF decided to move toward to the Chinese market with this model from Porsche. Porsche Panamera XL has received an additional 400 mm, strategically placed between the axles. The car weight is now increased to 1960 kg, which will reduce the performance V8′s 414 hp, but it will not be a problem for those who care more about their image than the car performance.

The Mercedes-Benz Company presented this year at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, a prototype car that provides a special version of the famous social network Facebook for drivers. Facebook, which will be integrated into Mercedes-Benz cars, offers a limited set of features, not to distract the drivers. The set of tools available are related to points of interest that drivers can share with friends and also to the GPS location. Thus, you can see where your friends are by using this service, which is useful for group traveling abroad. For driving safety, typing messages and posting while the car is in motion is disabled. Although Mercedes claims that the Facebook integrated service aboard the car is safe and has the same level of distraction as a GPS device or a sound system, the safety criteria remain questionable.

After the new Volkswagen Beetle began to take note on the streets last year, Germans show that they can do more with this model and came with an electric concept Volkswagen E-Bugster. With 20-inch wheels and a ceiling shortened by about 20 cm, the concept received a restyling to the serial version, through new bumpers featuring L-shaped LEDs and through the center line, complete with a discreet spoiler. The real innovation of this concept is that instead of the classic TDI engine, we will hear a buzzing discrete electric engine with 115 hp, which provides ecological autonomy for a full battery charge up to 180 km. Battery is lithium-ion type and can be charged as an outlet of 220 V or 120 V at one and the operation can be done in just 35 minutes, thanks to Quick Charge.

Volvo will present at the Detroit Auto Show an innovative hybrid concept, called Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid, which will have a conventional gasoline engine and an electric one. Combustion unit, four-cylinder engine has direct injection and is capable of delivering 280 hp. Resources are channeled to the front drive, having a new transmission with eight reports, which is a premiere for Volvo. For the rear axle, Volvo has installed an electric motor with 70 horsepower, which helps the performance and consumption. With input power, which reaches 350 horses and with the torque that delivers instantly, Plug-in HybridXC60 has an acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in just 6.1 seconds. The consumption is only 2.3 litres/100 km, when the driver selects the mode hybrid and uses both engines running.

Mercedes-Benz will enter into production with some of the innovative ideas presented on the latest models of the company. According to British journalists, Mercedes E-Class Superlight will hit the road in 2015. The focus of this model, as the name suggests, is its very low weight , lower than the current E-Class with 350 kg! Such a weight reduction will be possible through the adoption of the carbon structure, which has the advantage of increased rigidity. The E-Class engines inspired by the F125 concept will be a hybrid, but not as we expected. First it will be a 50 hp electric motor which will be coupled with a fuel cell driven engine, powered by hydrogen, which will deliver 151 hp. Sales level is expected to be at 20.000 units, but the price may be too high even for this range of cars.

This Audi R8 GTR prepared as a police car, is part of the campaign “Tune It! Safe!” which takes place every year in the biggest European auto tuning salon, Essen Motorshow. The present R8 GTR is equipped with various equipments from the best-known tuning brands: the warning lights have been designed by Hella and the police-style stickers on the car come from Foliatec. The power of this Audi R8 V10 GTR was increased by 95 hp reaching now 620 hp! So Audi R8 GTR “Police Car” by ABT goes from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.2 seconds and to 200 km/h in just 9.9 seconds. The maximum speed of the car is now 325 km/h. This car is just a tuning exercise and will not go as a law enforcement equipment from Germany, although the tuner slogan says: “Tuning should be fun, but can be very safe.”

ASMA has impressed with their new Porsche Cayenne Turbo project. The power of this Porsche Cayenne Turbo called “The Giant” is given by 500 hp and was appointed as the project with a radical body kit, with wide flaring and big 22 inch wheels. The exhaust consisting of two pipes, is placed centrally. If ASMA chose day LEDs for the front, a typical trend of recent tuning projects, the tailgate received a discreet spoiler, which is the only discreet element of the whole project. Porsche Cayenne Turbo would be the right tool for those who want power, look impressive and notorious. The ASMA were able with this project to meet the “need of more” for those who have this great SUV.