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April 21
2011

Citroen continues its momentum with the Citroen DS5

Citroen took advantage of the Shanghai Motor Show to unveil the long awaited Citroen DS5, a crossover that exhibit coming to the top of its premium range.

citroen ds5 04 Citroen continue sur sa lancée avec la Citroen DS5

With a length of 4.52 m and a width of 1.85 m, the Citroen DS5 is a mix between wagon, minivan and sedan.

The front features the latest styling cues of the house with a very ribbed hood, a wide grille ready to devour the road, huge air intakes and lights to LED.

The sides feature a chromed rocker that file from the front of the box to the rear wheel arches.

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The back, packed, has a very small telescope and a high enough threshold loading under which we see two beautiful chrome exhaust tips ovoid shape.

Citroen announces a 465 liter chest and fires have also Led.

Inside, there are leather seats with the same that we had seen in the DS4, a center console with a scroll wheel and multimedia on the dashboard screen a large informative.

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Rated engines, there is talk of a diesel-electric combination of the same ilk as the 3008 Hybrid4 with 200 horsepower.
The DS5 will therefore have all-wheel drive through electric motors acting on the rear axles.

Commercialization is scheduled for late 2011 and the base rate has not been communicated

Image gallery of the Citroen DS5:

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September 21
2009

Frankfurt 2009: Lexus LF-Ch

Lexus has used the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show to unveil a concept car prefiguring his future premium compact, the Lexus LF-Ch.

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The Lexus LF-Ch

For those who do not yet know, Lexus is the luxury division of Toyota. This brand is already well established in the U.S. with beautiful high-end sedans like the LS and GS and decided to tackle the European market.

And like its parent with the Prius, Lexus is a precursor of new technologies, especially in the area of ​​the hybrid.

This concept is "full-hybrid", ie that although he owns a gasoline engine can run using only its electric motor to a certain speed and therefore rejects no pollutants into the atmosphere.
Lexus hopes to compete with this model in the premium segment of compact and therefore indétrônables Audi A3 and BMW 1 series.

The details of its engine has not yet been formalized, nor its price elsewhere, then she will use the same system as the Toyota Prius III or she will inaugurate a new engine, only time will tell .

Some features of note are the use of cameras instead of exterior mirrors and door handles pop back in the amounts of the car.

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The Lexus LF-Ch

Meanwhile, we can already see the lines very dynamic and expect commercialization in Europe that is, it seems, in 2011.

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March 23
2009

The BMW X1

The German automaker BMW offer from the end of 2009 its new compact SUV, the BMW X1.

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Based on the current 3-series, the BMW X1 is its size and its wheelbase is slightly smaller than the BMW X3.

This crossover will compete with the German VW Tiguan and the Nissan Qashqai playing on the inherent advantages of BMW, namely the sportiness and driving pleasure.
This 4 × 4 gas and diesel will be available in 2 or 4 wheel drive coupled to an automatic gearbox.

The BMW X1 will also be entitled, in addition to the 4-cylinder engines, the honor of the famous 6-cylinder engines in the Bavarian manufacturer lines whose power will rise from 140 to 270hp.

In hybrid, a BMW X1 "efficient dynamics" could emerge in 2010.
And otherwise different, probably a BMW X1 Version "M".

Base rate: about 30 000

The BMW X1 video

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