BUICK CAR MODELS

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Buick Car Models
Buick 2013:
BUICK Verano Turbo
BUICK Encore
BUICK Enclave

Buick 2012:
BUICK Verano
BUICK Regal GS

Buick 2011:
BUICK Regal
BUICK LaCrosse GL Concept
BUICK GL8
BUICK Envision Concept

Buick 2010:
BUICK Regal GS Concept
BUICK LaCrosse

Buick 2009:
BUICK Business Concept

Buick 2008:
BUICK Lucerne Super
BUICK LaCrosse Super
BUICK LaCrosse CXS
BUICK Invicta Concept
BUICK Enclave

Buick 2007:
BUICK Riviera Concept Coupe

Buick 2006:
BUICK Terraza
BUICK Rendezvous CXL
BUICK Rainier CXL
BUICK Lucerne CXS
BUICK Enclave Concept

Buick 2005:
BUICK Terraza CXL
BUICK Royaum
BUICK Rendezvous CX
BUICK Park Avenue
BUICK LeSabre Celebration Edition
BUICK LaCrosse CXS
BUICK LaCrosse CSX
BUICK Century

Buick 2004:
BUICK Velite Concept
BUICK Rendezvous Ultra
BUICK Regal Abboud GS
BUICK Rainier
Park Avenue Ultra

Buick 2003:
BUICK Rendezvous
BUICK Park Avenue Ultra

Buick 2002:
BUICK Rendezvous
BUICK Regal
BUICK LeSabre Custom

Buick 2001:
BUICK Regal
BUICK Park Avenue Ultra
BUICK Park Avenue
BUICK LeSabre
BUICK Blackhawk Concept
BUICK 2-2 Bengal Roadster Concept

Buick 2000:
BUICK Regal GNX Show Car
BUICK Regal Cielo Concept
BUICK Regal
BUICK Park Avenue
BUICK LeSabre Limited
BUICK Century

Buick 1999:
BUICK Cielo Concept

Buick 1998:
BUICK Signia Concept

Buick 1995:
BUICK XP2000 Concept

Buick 1988:
BUICK Wildcat Concept

Buick 1972:
BUICK Silver Arrow Concept

Buick 1963:
BUICK Riviera

Buick 1958:
BUICK Super Riviera Coupe

Buick 1956:
BUICK Super Riviera Sedan
BUICK Centurion Concept

Buick 1955:
BUICK Jay Lenos Roadmaster

Buick 1953:
BUICK Skylark

Buick 1951:
BUICK XP-300 Concept
BUICK Super Convertible
BUICK LeSabre

Buick 1949:
BUICK Roadmaster

Buick 1940:
BUICK Super Estate Wagon

Buick 1939:
BUICK Roadmaster

Buick 1938:
BUICK YJob Concept

Buick 1936:
BUICK Century
BUICK Model C

ABOUT BUICK
Buick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Company. It is GM's North America-based entry-level luxury brand.
BUICK HISTORYBuick originated as an independent motor car manufacturer, the Buick Motor Company, incorporated on May 19, 1903, by David Dunbar Buick in Detroit, Michigan. Later that year, the struggling company was taken over by James H. Whiting (1842-1919), who moved it to his hometown of Flint, Michigan, and brought in William C. Durant in 1904 to manage his new acquisition. Buick sold his stock for a small sum upon departure, and died in modest circumstances twenty-five years later.

Between 1899 and 1902 two prototype vehicles were built in Detroit, Michigan by Walter Lorenzo Marr. Some documentation exists of the 1901 or 1902 prototype with tiller steering similar to the Oldsmobile Curved Dash.

In mid-1904 another prototype was constructed for an endurance run, which convinced James H. Whiting to authorize production of the first models offered to the public. The architecture of this prototype was the basis for the Model B.

The first Buick made for sale, the 1904 Model B, was built in Flint, Michigan. There were 37 Buicks made that year, none of which survive. There are, however, two replicas in existence - the 1904 endurance car at the Buick Gallery & Research Center in Flint, and a Model B assembled by an enthusiast in California for the division's 100th anniversary. Both of these vehicles use various parts from Buicks of that early era, as well as fabricated parts. These vehicles were each constructed with the two known surviving 1904 engines.

The power train and chassis architecture introduced on the Model B was continued through the 1909 Model F. The early success of Buick is attributed in part to the valve-in-head engine patented by Eugene Richard. The creation of General Motors is attributed in part to the success of Buick, so it can be said Marr and Richard's designs directly led to GM.

The basic design of the 1904 Buick was optimally engineered even by today's standards. The flat-twin engine is inherently balanced, with torque presented to the chassis in a longitudinal manner, actually cancelling front end lift, rather than producing undesirable lateral motion. The engine was mounted amidships, now considered the optimal location.

Durant was a natural promoter, and Buick soon became the largest car maker in America. Using the profits from this, Durant embarked on a series of corporate acquisitions, calling the new mega-corporation General Motors. At first, the manufacturers comprising General Motors competed against each other, but Durant ended that. He wanted each General Motors division to target one class of buyer, and in his new scheme Buick was near the top - only the Cadillac brand had more prestige. This is the position Buick occupies to this day in the General Motors lineup.

At first, Buick followed the likes of Napier in automobile racing, winning the first-ever race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

In 1911, Buick introduced its first closed-body car, four years ahead of Ford.[16] In 1929, Buick Motor Division launched the Marquette sister brand, designed to bridge the price gap between Buick and Oldsmobile; however, Marquette was discontinued in 1930.

The model name Century came about when Buick was designing its first production automobile capable of reaching a speed of 100mph. The division needed to come up with a name. One of the Buick executives had returned from a recent trip to the British isles and told the other executives that the British referred to going 100mph as "doing the century". The executives liked the Century name and it stuck.

Overall sales of the Buick brand peaked in the 1984 model year, when falling oil prices and the prevailing economic recovery buoyed the sales of traditional full-sized automobiles, in combination with the popularity of newer, smaller offerings and performance oriented turbocharged models. Subsequently, sales fell as downsized premium luxury coupe, full-sized and mid-sized models were poorly received by the public in the period between 1985 and 1990. The number of Buick models on offer fell over time, with the compact and performance segments being abandoned altogether.

The ideal Buick customer is comfortably well off, possibly not quite rich enough to afford a Cadillac, nor desiring the ostentation of one, but definitely in the market for a car above the norm. Over time Buick has become a traditional luxury brand in the GM group whereas Cadillac has focused more on cutting edge products.

Buick began consolidating its lineup in 2005, replacing the Century and Regal with the LaCrosse (known as the Buick Allure in Canada), and the LeSabre and Park Avenue with the Lucerne in 2006. Both of its SUVs, the Rendezvous and Rainier were discontinued in 2007 to make way for the new and highly successful 2008 Enclave, while the slow-selling Terraza minivan was also dropped for 2008. This left the marque with just three models in the United States. In 2008, Buick sales slipped from an average of four cars per dealer per month to three, in addition to two trucks.

Speculation existed, however, as to whether GM would eliminate the Buick brand to cut costs. This followed the temporary suspension of GM's planned Zeta project to develop new rear wheel drive cars fitting the Buick market niche. GM also has started consolidating of Buick, Pontiac, and GMC trucks into single dealer franchises, which would make it simple to eliminate the Buick brand without leaving dealers devoid of product. However, with the development of the Zeta platform still ongoing (including the development of the 2006 VE Commodore and the new Chevrolet Camaro), it may be likely that Buick will survive. In January 2009, Buick unveiled the new 2010 LaCrosse sedan, a radical departure from the model it will replace in mid-2009 and from Buicks of the recent past. So far, the car has drawn praise from critics and auto journalists and adds another bright spot to Buick's stable. There have been rumors on Edmund's and Motor Trend that Buick will have a roadster sedan in 2010.

In the 2009 J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study, Buick tied with Jaguar as the most dependable brand in the United States.

At its extended product review in August 2009, GM announced Buick's future lineup. A small Pontiac Vibe sized crossover based on the Gamma II platform will be produced. Another, larger, compact crossover will start production in 2011, and a hybrid version will utilize the 2-mode hybrid system that was planned to be used in the cancelled Saturn VUE hybrid. The Regal will return in 2011 along with a new compact sedan that will be assembled in China.

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CADILLAC CAR MODELS

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Cadillac Car Models

Cadillac 2013:
CADILLAC XTS (1 pictures)
CADILLAC ATS (7 pictures)

Cadillac 2012:
CADILLAC SRX

Cadillac 2011:
CADILLAC Ciel Concept
CADILLAC CTS Coupe
CADILLAC CTS-V Sport Wagon
CADILLAC CTS-V Coupe Race Car
CADILLAC CTS-V Coupe
CADILLAC CTS-V Black Diamond Edition

Cadillac 2010:
CADILLAC XTS Platinum Concept
CADILLAC Urban Luxury Concept
CADILLAC SRX
CADILLAC SLS
CADILLAC CTS Sport Wagon
CADILLAC Aera Concept

Cadillac 2009:
CADILLAC Presidential Limousine CADILLAC Escalade Hybrid
CADILLAC Converj Concept
CADILLAC CTS-V
Cadillac 2008:
CADILLAC STS
CADILLAC Provoq Concept
CADILLAC Escalade Platinum
CADILLAC CTS Coupe Concept
CADILLAC CTS
CADILLAC BLS Wagon

Cadillac 2007:
CADILLAC SRX European Version
CADILLAC SLS
CADILLAC Escalade European Version
CADILLAC Escalade EXT
CADILLAC Escalade ESV
CADILLAC Escalade
CADILLAC BLS Sport

Cadillac 2006:
CADILLAC XLR Star Black Limited Edition
CADILLAC XLRV
CADILLAC STSV
CADILLAC SRX
CADILLAC Escalade ESVe Limousine
CADILLAC DTS Limousine
CADILLAC DTS
CADILLAC CTS
CADILLAC BLS

Cadillac 2005:
CADILLAC XLR Euro
CADILLAC STS SAE 100
CADILLAC STS Euro
CADILLAC STS
CADILLAC SRX Euro
CADILLAC SRX
CADILLAC CTS Euro
CTS-V Euro
CADILLAC BLS Show Car

Cadillac 2004:
CADILLAC XLR
CADILLAC Seville SLS
CADILLAC SRX
CADILLAC Escalade ESV Platinum
CADILLAC Escalade ESV Executive Edition
CADILLAC DeVille Armored
CADILLAC CTSV Race Car
CADILLAC CTSV
CADILLAC CTS

Cadillac 2003:
CADILLAC Sixteen Concept
CADILLAC Escalade EXT
CADILLAC Escalade ESV
CADILLAC CTSV with Accessories
CADILLAC CTS

Cadillac 2002:
CADILLAC Vizon Concept
CADILLAC Seville STS
CADILLAC Escalade EXT
CADILLAC Escalade
CADILLAC DeVille
CADILLAC Cien Concept

Cadillac 2001:
CADILLAC Seville
CADILLAC Eldorado
CADILLAC DeVille Presidential Limousine
CADILLAC DeVille DTS

Cadillac 2000:
CADILLAC Seville STS
CADILLAC Imaj Concept
CADILLAC Escalade
CADILLAC Eldorado ETC
CADILLAC DeVille

Cadillac 1999:
CADILLAC Evoq Concept

Cadillac 1989:
CADILLAC Allante

Cadillac 1988:
CADILLAC Voyage Concept

Cadillac 1984:
CADILLAC Eldorado

Cadillac 1979:
CADILLAC Eldorado

Cadillac 1976:
CADILLAC Eldorado Convertible

Cadillac 1971:
CADILLAC Eldorado

Cadillac 1967:
CADILLAC Eldorado

Cadillac 1966:
CADILLAC Eldorado

Cadillac 1964:
CADILLAC Eldorado

Cadillac 1962:
CADILLAC Eldorado

Cadillac 1960:
CADILLAC Eldorado

Cadillac 1959:
CADILLAC Eldorado
CADILLAC Cyclone Concept

Cadillac 1957:
CADILLAC Eldorado

Cadillac 1956:
CADILLAC Eldorado

Cadillac 1954:
CADILLAC Eldorado
CADILLAC El Camino Concept

Cadillac 1953:
CADILLAC Le Mans Concept
CADILLAC Eldorado

Cadillac 1949:
CADILLAC DeVille Coupe

Cadillac 1948:
CADILLAC Coach 2-Door

Cadillac 1927:
CADILLAC LaSalle -

ABOUT CADILLAC
Cadillac is a luxury vehicle marque owned by General Motors Company. Cadillac vehicles are sold in over 50 countries and territories, but mainly in North America.

Founded in 1902 as the Cadillac Automobile Company, it was purchased in 1909 by General Motors and over the next thirty years established itself as America's premier luxury car. Cadillac pioneered many accessories in automobiles, including full electrical systems, the clashless manual transmission, and the steel roof. The brand developed three engines, one of which (the V8) set the standard for the American automotive industry.
CADILLAC HISTORYCadillac has always stood for quality, superior craftsmanship, and innovation in the auto community. They have always been a leader in automotive innovation, including the electric starter, V8 engines, V16 engines, automatic transmissions, shatter resistant glass, and tail fins. Cadillac was the only American auto manufacturer during the great depression that made a profit.

Cadillac - the early years
Cadillac was actually a spin off of the Henry Ford Company, his second failed try at an auto business. In 1902 an engineer named Henry Leland was brought in by Ford's financial backers to access the value of the inventory, and Leland persuaded the financial backers to continue the business rather than liquidate it. In August 1902, the Cadillac Automobile Company was created, and Leland introduced the first Cadillac at the 1903 New York Auto Show, where it was a big hit. In that week, he sold over 2200 cars for $850 each, and Cadillac produced nearly 2500 cars in 1903, which was truly remarkable in that short time frame of when the company was founded. Leland used the body that Ford had designed when he was with the company, and combined it with an Oldsmobile engine. Ford started another company in 1903 that was finally successful, and he used his body that he built earlier, with his own engine. So the first Cadillac and first Ford models looked exactly alike. Only the engine was the main difference.

Cadillac started upscaling it's automobiles by 1905 by adding a four cylinder model, and in 1907 Cadillac started using Johanssen gauges to create precise measurements. This helped them win the Thomas Dewar Trophy in 1908, which was awarded to an auto manufacturer for leading the automobile industry in advancements. Interchangeable parts were what helped Cadillac earn this award. What was remarkable for this time is when three different Cadillac's were taken apart piece by piece, and the pieces all mixed together, then the three cars were rebuilt. All three cars drove away perfectly. Before this, cars were generally built one by one, and each car had their unique nuances, and many parts had to be tweaked or modified to work in each model. With precise engineering and measurements on parts, the parts could interchange on cars of that model with no problems.

GM was very interested in Cadillac, and in 1908 Durant, founder of GM, offered Leland 3 million dollars for Cadillac. GM lacked a high end model line, and GM wanted a product line for every type of car owner, from the basic to the high end, so they could sell a car to anyone. Leland held out for 3.5 million, and after having successful sales in 1909, Leland upped the price to 4.5 million. Durant accepted the offer, and paid in cash from profits he made from Buick (Durant also bought Olds Motor Works in 1908 with cash he earned from Buick). Durant kept Leland running Cadillac until 1917. Leland eventually created Lincoln Motor Works, which eventually became Cadillac's biggest competitor.

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FERRARI CAR MODELS

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Ferrari Car Models

Ferrari 2013
FERRARI 458 Spider

Ferrari 2012
FERRARI FF Silver
FERRARI FF Blue
FERRARI FF
FERRARI 458 Italia Grand Am

Ferrari 2011
FERRARI 599 SA Aperta
FERRARI 458 Italia
FERRARI 599 GTO -
FERRARI 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE -
FERRARI 458 Challenge

Ferrari 2010
FERRARI P540 Superfast Aperta
FERRARI 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE
FERRARI 99XX
FERRARI 599 GTB HY-KERS Concept -

Ferrari 2009
FERRARI Scuderia Spider 16M
FERRARI 599 GTB Fiorano China -
FERRARI California
FERRARI 599 GTB Fiorano 1 to 1
Ferrari 2008
FXX Evolution
FERRARI 612 Scaglietti 1 to 1
FERRARI 430 Scuderia
Ferrari 2006
FERRARI F430 Challenge
FERRARI 612 Scaglietti Wallpaper
FERRARI 612 Scaglietti
FERRARI 599 GTB Fiorano
FERRARI 575 GTZ Zagato

Ferrari 2005
FERRARI FXX
FERRARI F430 Spider
FERRARI F430
FERRARI F2005
FERRARI Design Competition
FERRARI 575 GTC Evoluzione
FERRARI 575M Superamerica

Ferrari 2004
FERRARI 612 Scaglietti
FERRARI 575GTC

Ferrari 2003
FERRARI 575GTC
FERRARI 360 Challenge Stradale
FERRARI 360GTC Fiorano

Ferrari 2002
FERRARI Enzo
FERRARI 575M Maranello
FERRARI 456M GT Scaglietti

Ferrari 2001
FERRARI 550 Maranello
FERRARI 550 Barchetta Pininfarina
FERRARI 456M GT
FERRARI 360 Spider
FERRARI 360 Modena Challenge
FERRARI 360 Modena

Ferrari 1995
FERRARI F50

Ferrari 1987
FERRARI F40

ABOUT FERRARI
Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari S.p.A.. Throughout its history, the company has been noted for its continued participation in racing, especially in Formula One, where it has enjoyed great success.

The Concept

In 1997 Ferrari introduced its Formula Uomo initiative at its Maranello HQ, with the aim of providing its staff with the best possible working conditions. Formula Uomo puts Ferrari employees firmly at the heart of the company and is symbolised best, according to Montezemolo, by "the tree-lined road, Viale Enzo Ferrari, inside which runs the entire evolution of the site."

Ferrari's aim was to develop an innovative factory by creating a well-organised, ecological environment that would continually stimulate and motivate those who work there. "We are very pleased with what we have done," says Montezemolo, "because it is the result of unity, passion and determination, based on total innovation and with the maximum attention paid to the workplace, the product, marketing and trends."

Ferrari knows that the best performance is only achieved if employees feel empowered and appreciated. Ferrari also believes that the quality of its cars cannot be separated from the lives of the people working at the Ferrari plant. That's why the working environment and welfare of the people working there are the most important priorities.

The Ferrari plant is a model work environment. The philosophy behind the creation of Ferrari's production areas dictated that buildings and their functions should be designed with the needs of employees firmly in mind. This philosophy became known as Formula Uomo. Consequently, the newly renovated Ferrari complex now combines carefully designed lighting systems, green areas (there are over 100 trees along the roads around the factory), a new restaurant, climate control, noise damping, and special measures aimed at reducing environmental impact, with advanced technologies. The Ferrari complex was specifically designed to architecturally reinforce the synergic relationship between work and results.

Ferrari employees also benefit from an extensive range of education, fitness and wellbeing programmes. Formula Benessere raises health awareness and offers specialist check-ups, while Formula Benessere Junior aims to foster an early interest in sport, fitness and wellbeing in employees' children. Language lessons are also offered, along with an ongoing training programme covering both the professional development and the specific interests of employees.

And as a result, Ferrari believes that visitors to the Maranello factory will discover not only innovative cars, but a world of ecological and technological research, carried out by people making the best possible use of their talents and passion.

FERRARI HISTORY
Enzo Ferrari never intended to produce road cars when he had formed Scuderia Ferrari (literally "Ferrari Stable", and usually used to mean "Team Ferrari", it is correctly pronounced "skoo deh REE ah") in 1929 as a sponsor for amateur drivers headquartered in Modena. Ferrari prepared and successfully raced various drivers in Alfa Romeo cars until 1938, when he was hired by Alfa Romeo to head their motor racing department.

In 1941, Alfa Romeo was confiscated by the Fascist government of Benito Mussolini as part of the Axis Powers' war effort. Enzo Ferrari's division was small enough to be unaffected by this. Because he was prohibited by contract from racing for four years, the Scuderia briefly became Auto Avio Costruzioni Ferrari, which ostensibly produced machine tools and aircraft accessories. Also known as SEFAC (Scuderia Enzo Ferrari Auto Corse), Ferrari did in fact produce one race car, the Tipo 815, in the non-competition period. It was the first actual Ferrari car (it debuted at the 1940 Mille Miglia), but due to World War II it saw little competition. In 1943 the Ferrari factory moved to Maranello, where it has remained ever since. The factory was bombed by the Allies in 1944 and rebuilt in 1946, after the war ended, and included a works for road car production. Until Il Commendatore's death, this would remain little more than a source of funding for his first love, racing.

The first Ferrari road car was the 1947 125 S, powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine; Enzo Ferrari reluctantly built and sold his automobiles to fund Scuderia Ferrari. While his beautiful and fast cars quickly gained a reputation for excellence, Enzo maintained a famous distaste for his customers.

In 1988, Enzo Ferrari oversaw the launch of the Ferrari F40, the last new Ferrari to be launched before his death later that year, and arguably one of the most famous supercars ever made.

On May 17, 2009 in Maranello, Italy, a 1957 250 Testa Rossa (TR) was auctioned, by RM Auctions and Sotheby's, for $12.1 Million - a world record for the most expensive car ever sold at an auction.
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FISKER CAR MODELS

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Fisker Car Models

Fisker 2010
- Karma -
Fisker 2009
- Karma S Concept -
Fisker 2008
- Karma Prototype -
Fisker 2006
- Tramonto - Latigo CS -


ABOUT FISKER

ENVIRONMENTAL STANCE
Fisker Automotive is a green American premium sports car company with a mission to create a range of beautiful environmentally friendly cars that make environmental sense without compromise.

The concept was created between two independent companies who clearly wanted to make a difference in not only the automotive industry, but to the environment as well. Fisker Coachbuild, LLC and Quantum Technologies announced this joint venture partnership in September 2007. Fisker Coachbuild will provide exclusive design services for Fisker Automotive while Quantum Technologies (QTWW - a publicly traded company) will provide the latest technological advancements. Each car will feature cutting-edge plug-in hybrid penned as Q DRIVE exclusively for all Fisker Automotive vehicles.

A new segment is being created within the auto industry where people can really use their power of choice. They can choose to be environmentally friendly with their car purchase without compromising on the style and luxury that they are used to. We believe in less compromise and more efficiency.

Fisker Automotive strives to be a serious environmental alternative to other premium performance luxury cars on the road today. Fisker Automotive will be the first company in the world to have this type of a car on the road - a beautiful fast car that makes environmental sense.

Initial production is anticipated to be 15,000 vehicles annually with pricing to start at $87,900.

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An aggressive design and sporty potential: the KTM X-Bow is not merely a milestone in the KTM brand's more than 50-year history, it's also a new citation in the small, but elite segment of radical, lightweight sports cars. This exceptional position is the result of the concept: for their first car, KTM employs the finest materials, high-tech and the know-how of respected development partners such as Audi and Dallara. The result is a street-homologated sports car with racing technology, like an avantgarde, carbon fibre monocoque. Thanks to the basic version's light weight and the 177 kW (240 hp) Audi TFSI engine, the performance values of the KTM X-Bow outstrip those of super-sport cars with more than twice the power: with a deadweight of approx. 700 kilos, the KTM X-Bow accelerates to 100 kph in just 3.9 seconds.

But the KTM X-Bow isn't just a racing machine, even if it is going to accomplish spectacular performance feats on racing circuits. With its modern technologies and exceptional solutions, it's much more oriented towards sporty drivers who seek a purist's driving experience. By foregoing electronic assistants and today's standard comfort features, the X-Bow offers an unfiltered adventure - aided by its standalone wheels in the style of monoposto racing cars, transparent technology and the car's reduced concept, i.e. no roof, doors or windscreen. The sports car has only a 70-millimeter, transparent wind deflector. With all these unique features, driving the KTM X-Bow becomes an experience with an immediacy that otherwise can only be felt when riding a motorcycle.

The Next Step into the Future

For the Upper Austrian motorcycle manufacturer - Europe's second largest - the decision to expand its line of business into the automobile market was of great strategic significance. It was made possible by the company's extraordinarily dynamic growth over the past 15 years. Since 1992, KTM vehicle sales have risen an average of 21% each year, while the volume of sales even climbed to 25% each year. Today, KTM is the world's leading brand in the offroad segment and in recent years has successively expanded its model portfolio into the street sector. "Moving into the automotive sector is the logical continuation of this strategy. With the X-Bow, KTM can now offer the classic KTM driving experience to all those who don't have a motorcycle licence," says Stefan Pierer, CEO of the listed KTM Power Sports AG, explaining this investment in the company's future.

Carbon Fibre Monocoque: Racing Know-How from Dallara

Carbon fibre monocoques have been the Formula 1's safety net for years. On the road, this technology was formerly reserved for the elitist, supersports cars in the highest price classes. KTM would now like to be the first to offer this solution in a much more affordable environment.

KTM has thereby been able to call upon the expertise of its development partner, Dallara. These specialists from Varano (near Parma) in Northern Italy have long been acclaimed as carbon technology experts, from the conception to the production of components made of this light, yet rigid material. The monocoque developed for the KTM X-Bow is not only extremely robust it is also safe, thanks to an integrated crashbox. And yet it weighs only about 70 kilos and is therefore a crucial factor in the vehicle's spectacular performance.

The Engine: TFSI Technology from Audi

KTM was able to gain Audi AG as its partner in developing the drive unit. The four-cylinder TFSI engine represents the X-Bow's construction principles in an ingenious way: by featuring lightweight, high-performance and intelligent technologies.

The engine's outstanding attribute is its gasoline direct injection technology, FSI. In this case, it's combined with an exhaust turbocharger plus an intercooler. Thanks to FSI, the engine can utilize fuel better than one with ordinary intake manifold injection and it even gets by on less fuel in the frequently used partial load range.

The injection takes place at a pressure level between 30 and 110 bar, valves in the intake system direct the inflowing air into a cylindrical movement. A continuously variable intake camshaft ensures optimal cylinder charging at any speed. Two balancer shafts compensate the second order inertia forces and so guarantee superior, low-vibration operation.

The KTM X-Bow's long-stroking, four-valve engine delivers a powerful performance: 310 newton-metres of torque peaks at a level between 2200 and 4000 rpm. The peak performance of 177 kW (240 hp) is achieved at 6000 rpm. Even more powerful engine variations in the 300-horsepower range are planned at a later date.

The drive unit package is complemented by a manual 6-gear transmission, which is also made by VW and can be equipped with a limited-slip differential if so desired. An optional S tronic transmission will also be offered. The drive comes from the rear wheels.

The Chassis: Direct and Competent

The X-Bow's driving dynamics profit not only from the car's low centre of gravity but also from its superior chassis, which also draws on racing technology for its basic principles. Suspended on double triangular wishbone axles, the wheels feature suspension and damping elements by WP Suspension, with a pushrod arrangement up front.

The Italian brake manufacturer Brembo can also be proud of its reputation for excellence. KTM is also expanding this partnership (which began in the motorcycle sector) into the automobile realm. The X-Bow's powerful braking system consists of 305 mm discs at the front and 262 mm discs at the rear. The interaction of the vehicle's light weight, ideal balance, low centre of gravity and a 17-/18-inch tyre mix results in spectacular braking performance: when the brakes are warm, the KTM X-Bow needs only 33.1 metres to decelerate from 100 kph to a standstill.

The Aerodynamics: Exceptional Contact Pressure

The primary development goal for the KTM X-Bow was not attaining extreme final velocities, but in optimising the driving dynamics. The sports car is thereby aided by an ingenious aerodynamics arrangement, the result of many hours in Dallara's wind tunnel. The most vital element in this area is the underbody, which is equipped with a prominent diffusor at the rear. To make this diffusor work even more effectively, the linking points for the rear suspension were set as high as possible. This enables the KTM X-Bow to achieve a phenomenal downforce of about 200 kilograms at a speed of 200 km/h - about three times more than most other supersport cars.

In combination with the high-performance chassis, this fantastic downforce makes extreme curve speeds possible. The transversal acceleration of 1.23 g that can thus be attained noticeably surpasses the usual values achieved by street homologated sports cars.

The aerodynamic concept was a great challenge for the designer as well. It meant that sufficient air had to be channelled into the inlets located in the sides, behind the passengers. The radiator is also located at the rear of the vehicle, to avoid having to install longer, heavier cooling hoses. This mission was accomplished by using special air baffles, which are installed horizontally on the sides of the car so the passengers can also use them as boarding aids.

Safety: Racing Technology

The crucial component protecting the driver and the passenger is the solid, carbon fibre monocoque - safety technology straight from Formula 1. This structure is supplemented by a crashbox in the nose of the vehicle. The silencer, which is built into the rear of the car, was also designed to act as a crashbox; it absorbs the force of an impact to the rear of the vehicle.

The driver and passenger are also protected by four-point safety belts, which were inspired by the racing world. If so desired, this unit can be equipped with a fifth securing point. The two roll bars are clearly visible. They not only appear to be solid, they are skilfully integrated into the monocoque's structure.

Design: Floating Elements

Gerald Kiska's design studio can take credit for the shape of the vehicle. Coming from Salzburg, he has worked closely with KTM for the past 15 years and is entrusted not only with the design of the motorcycles, but also with the appearance of the company itself.

For the concept of the KTM brand's first automobile, Kiska incorporated many characteristics that are more closely associated with motorcycles than cars. Every part fulfils a function, the technology remains transparent, the form is noticeably simple. The few, orange-coloured body panels are "floating elements", like those of motorcycles, and suggest lightness and simplicity.

The deliberate reduction in all things even includes the lights: simple headlamps, embedded indicators flush with the car's contours and round lights at the rear forego superficial, showy effects. Instead, the carbon structure also takes on design duties, meaning that components which are frequently hidden in cars, such as the silencer, suddenly serve an aesthetic purpose in addition to their usual functions.

The Equipment: Puristic and Functional

As a result of its clear concept, the KTM X-Bow can do without a lot of elements that ordinarily add complexity and extra weight. So the narrow wind deflector makes an elaborate heating system and windscreen wipers unnecessary; doors are also not included in the design, due to the vehicle's low profile and the extra-low side profile.

You'll also look for a standard instrument panel in vain. The driver can find all the information needed for driving on the hub of the steering wheel.

The seats are further examples of the X-Bow's intelligent and simple construction: the shells for the driver's and passenger's seats are already integrated into the carbon fibre construction of the monocoque. An overlay provides solid comfort. In order to provide the best ergonomics for drivers of various heights, the KTM X-Bow has manually adjustable pedals.

The KTM X-Bow doesn't have a luggage compartment. But it does feature an innovative, mobile storage box for the car documents. The equipment required by law, such as the warning triangle, first aid kit and a tyre-fit system, are kept in storage compartments beside the passenger's foot well. A cover is stowed in this same location; it protects the interior of the car when it's parked. Two helmets can be fixed in the passenger's legroom.

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Alpina XD3 Biturbo revealed for Geneva

2013 Alpina XD3 Biturbo

350 HP and 700 Nm

Alpina has presented its own take on the BMW X3 today at the kickoff of the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.

At its heart is a straight-six, full-aluminum 3.0-liter engine with two turbochargers, common-rail direct injection and variable turbine geometry. It has a maximum output of 350 HP (257 kW) at 4,000 rpm and a peak torque of 700 Nm (516 lb-ft) reached between 1,500 and 3,000 rpm.

Despite the powerful engine, the Alpina XD3 Biturbo manages to have a fuel consumption of only 6.8 liters / 100 km (41.5 mpg US or 34.5 mpg UK) while CO2 emissions stand at 180 g/km. This was possible thanks to the ZF eight-speed automatic transmission designed specifically for this model.

Other highlights of this heavily modified X3 include electronically-adjustable dampers, 20-inch Alpina Classic wheels with Michelin Pilot Super Sport low-profile tires, custom exhaust manifold, stainless steel exhaust system with dual double-ended tailpipes, along with several interior enhancements such as a sport steering wheel with blue/green stitching, door sills, floor mats, gear indicator and a digital speed read-out.