BMW i8 2015

The last time BMW built a dedicated sports car positioned above the Z4 (and before that, theZ3), it built the Z8. With power from the E39 M5’s V8 and styling heavily inspired by the classic 507 of the 1950s, the limited production Z8 was – and is, if the way they’ve held their value is any indication – highly coveted. Of course, that’s the whole idea behind a “halo car.”

However, the world has changed since production of the Z8 (and the automatic-transmission-equipped Alpina V8 Roadster that was based on it) ended about a decade ago. Retro styling and throaty naturally-aspirated engines are out; forward-looking design and smaller forced-induction engines and/or hybrid drive are in. So BMW, never one to like appearing to be behind the times, has incorporated all of those en vogue features in its new technological (if not performance and price) flagship, the 2015 i8.

Yes, we’ve been seeing the i8 making the rounds on the auto show circuit for a few years now, but that was just in concept form. Surely there was no way the production version would look as radical…was there? Well it turns out that’s pretty much exactly the case. The snout, with the brand’s iconic twin-nostril grille, is unmistakably BMW, but with some twists, like bright blue accents and a black band atop the hood that extends over the roof and onto the rear fascia. The black and blue extends onto the rocker panels, which each lie below a crypto-gullwing door. The flanks feature “floating” C-pillars, U-shaped taillights and, again, black and light blue trim. The basic shape doesn’t break much new ground, but the details are a significant departure from the norm.

Land Rover Range Rover - 2013

• Land Rover  Range Rover  - 2013

Land Rover in India is preparing to introduce the new Range Rover 4, revealed last week in India in the first quarter of 2013, autojunction.in can reveal. The new Range Rover 4 is the flagship model of Land Rover, and will compete with the most exclusive SUV and luxury sedans in the Indian market.

In terms of design, the new Range Rover continues its classic design language and instantly recognizable, with simple shapes and straight lines. YEARS wraparound headlights taillights are new, and have a distinctive look to the new Range Rover 4.

The biggest change for the new Rover is in the form of construction. Given the synergies that Jaguar and Land Rover now share much of the technology used to manufacture the new Range Rover comes from Jaguar. Bonding and riveting is widely used in new construction chain greatly Rover aluminum, which leads to a significant reduction in weight and increase rigidity. Land Rover's engineers say the new Range Rover helmet is up to 185 kg lighter than the steel hull of the current model.

Of course, Land Rover can not leave the factory without any true SUV credentials and Range Rover 4 best results of anything in this regard. Fording depth of up to 900mm is huge, while the range of 597mm wheel travel is really amazing! Ground clearance is 310 mm, which means that the Range Rover 4 should be more than capable of anything owners throw at it.

Land Rover Terrain Response system brand has evolved to include "Auto" which automatically detects the type of surface of the Range Rover is on (if mud, grass, gravel or snow or sand), and automatically switches to that mode.