Articles Tagged with "Auto Show"

BMW 1 series and X6 unveiled at Beijing Auto Show

Shanghai, April 22 (Gasgoo.com) BMW 120i and BMW 130i are the first BMW 1 series vehicles coming to the Beijing Auto Show on Sunday. BMW 120i is available in two versions: 120i AT (Automatic Transmission) and 120i AT/MT. And BMW 130i is available only in 130i AT/MT versions. Hitting the showrooms with two engine variants, the X6 is available with a 3.0L 6-cylinder engine that produces 300-hp and 300 lb-ft of torque for the xDrive35i and a 4.4L V8 twin-turbo that produces 400-hp and 450 lb-ft of torque for the xDrive50i. The xDrive50i does 0-60 in 5.3 seconds, the same time it takes the smaller 335i.

Apr. 22 , 2008
Audi debuts Q5 at Beijing Auto Show

Shanghai, April 22 (Gasgoo.com) Audi finally debut its new Q5 crossover at the 2008 Beijing Auto Show. The model features a crisp body design with a number of Audi styling cues, and has a more "car-like" stance and appearance in comparison to its main rivals, including BMW X3, Infiniti EX35, and Lexus RX350. The model will be available with three different engine variants from launch, a 170bhp 2.0-litre turbodiesel, a 240bhp 3.0-litre turbodiesel and the company's 2.0-litre turbocharged FSI gasoline (petrol) unit, which generates 211 bhp.

Apr. 22 , 2008
Maybach Landaulet coming to Beijing Auto Show

Shanghai, April 22 (Gasgoo.com) The Maybach Landaulet, which has a price tag of 14 million yuan ($ 2 mln), was released at the Beijing Auto Show on Sunday. The Maybach Landaulet is powered by an uprated V12 engine with twin turbochargers and water intercooling developing 450 kW/612 hp from 4800 to 5100 rpm and an impressive 1000 Nm of torque between 2000 and 4000 rpm. sliding roof on top of back passenger seats

Apr. 22 , 2008
All-new Ford Fiesta is launched at Beijing auto show

Shanghai, April 21 (Gasgoo.com) Ford revealed its all-new global small car, the Ford Fiesta, as a vibrant five-door hatch on April 20 at the Beijing auto show. The new Ford Fiesta has been remodeled for a new generation of customers as the first major product of Ford's new global product development process.

Apr. 21 , 2008
A Bugatti Veyron sells $3.6 mln as unveiled at Beijing auto show

Shanghai, April 21 (Gasgoo.com) The super sports brand Bugatti Veyron, which was unveiled to Chinese customers at the Beijing auto show yesterday, had one unit sold two hours after its China debut. According to Bugatti's CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen, the customer already made an order for the 25 mln yuan ($3.6 mln) Bugatti Veyron and will go to Bugatti's headquarters in Europe himself to pick out the model and its color. Bugatti Veyron

Apr. 21 , 2008
Chery unveils all-new Eastar-6 at Beijing auto show

Shanghai, April 21 (Gasgoo.com) Chery Automobile unveiled the mass-production version of its all-new Eastar (Oriental Son) model -- codenamed B12 -- on April 20 at the 2008 Beijing auto show. The new edition is also called Eastar-6 and will replace the carmaker's current Eastar model in the market.

Apr. 21 , 2008