Turbo Zone

Debuting at the LA Auto Show, it is expected to herald a new future of small-ish American trucks. Similar, though not identical, to the global Chevy Colorado sold around the world, the new Colorado fills a space that’s largely been abandoned by the major automakers since Ford discontinued the Ranger and Dodge and Chevy outsourced their small trucks to Asian builders.

 

This red beauty is a plug-in diesel hybrid with fuel economy estimated at 261 mpg. Alongside this two-person ride, Volkswagen presented the Twin Up! Concept, adopting the XL-1 powertrain at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show the twin up.

 

Revealed at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show is a new range-topping F-Type R coupé. The F-Type R coupé gets a 5.0-litre V8 supercharged engine that produces 550 PS and 680 Nm of torque, capable of going from 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in 4.0 seconds and an electronically limited top-speed of 186 mph (297.6 km/h).

 

It doesn’t appear MINI will be pulling any surprises with the car; an automatic folding soft top will remain and the interior will be identical to the one fitted to the regular Cooper, which means MINI’s signature round clusters including the central display. With the new generation, road speed and revs along with other key driving-related information is now shown in an instrument cluster mounted behind the steering wheel. The car will also get a MINI Controller dial located next to the gear stick, which will allow the driver many of the infotainment options.

The year 2013 has been a standout year for car movies, with several films debuted this year that are sure-fire future classics. Luckily for movie-going-petrolheads, things are looking good for next year as well with the release of video game turned action flick, Need For Speed next March giving us even more to look forward to. Based on the popular gaming series, the live action feature film pretty closely models the gameplay – complete with unobtainium exotica, high speed pursuits and massive crashes.

 

Source: Speedhunters