The electric championship's newly - unveiled BMW i8 is equipped with the world's first 7.2 kW wireless charger, the Qualcomm Halo, and arrives with the objective that the technology will
appear on production car option lists by 2017.
Not exact matches
The film is certainly aware of everything it must contain for street cred (guns,
cars, shagging), but bringing the actor synonymous with 007 into its corner
appears to have infected the
production with a laissez - faire attitude — such that even when the picture does muster the will to deliver
on convention, it does so without the slightest trace of ingenuity or gracefulness.
The video transfer is beautiful, and the extras are excellent, including insightful audio commentary by Zemeckis, Gale and Kurt Russell, a series of radio commercials that perfectly reflect the times, as well as some local
car commercials Kurt Russell
appears in for the lot that the
production actually shot
on.
The new coupe, which was styled by Toyota's Calty design studio in California, is supposed to show the latest evolution of Lexus» design language; many of the cues
on this show
car have
appeared on prior Lexus
production and concept vehicles.
A long - throw six - speed manual sourced from Getrag was the only transmission
on offer in the CSi; when it first
appeared in the 850i, this gearbox gained the distinction of being the first six - speed manual to be paired with a V - 12 in a
production road
car.
The fact that a Kia Rio
appears on a list of our favorite new
production cars speaks volumes: the new Rio is seriously impressive.
Ford CEO Mark Fields has confirmed the Continental moniker will
appear on a Lincoln
production car next year, and said at an event just before the show that the concept is «a strong indication of what the
production model will look like.»
I know that it came in for some rather harsh criticism when the concept
car appeared last year, but the
production version is toned down and gives the Lexus a recognizable face, although the large air intakes
on the lower corners are a little off - putting.
close enough to 300 mpg for the headline), you get 300 mpg, or 261 mpg, but whatever it is, it would be the most economical
production car on the planet, and it
appears likely to be produced.
Looking like a
production take
on the Nissan Sway Concept from last year's Geneva Motor Show, the new Micra is a chunk bigger than the current
car — longer, wider and lower — and with looks from the Sway
appears funky, contemporary and appealing.
Around the same time Holden shutters its Adelaide
production for good
on October 20, the Lion brand has confirmed the European - produced small
car will
appear, joining the Astra hatch and newly arrived Astra sedan.
According to the Dongfeng - Honda, the new model was designed as a global
car with a mass -
production future and so will likely
appear on the international stage as a smaller alternative to the Honda Odyssey minivan in certain markets.
A year
on from its Auto China 2014 debut, the rabid Volkswagen Golf R 400
appears to be progressing nicely from show stand to showroom — our European spies have spotted a development mule around the Nürburgring's peripheral roads, pretty much confirming a previous report that the
car has received the green light for
production.
Of all the concept
cars on display at the show, the Tiburon convertible
appeared to be closest to
production.
Cost and complexity are likely to prevent the system from
appearing on the
production version, with bosses adamant that the final
car needs to stick to SsangYong's budget roots and value - for - money ethos.