After some long delays, the new Carfolio.com server is up and running. Hopefully the new hardware provides a substantial performance increase.
More...Carfolio.com has been struggling under the weight of massive amounts of spam over the last few days. Performance degraded to the point where it was almost unusable.
More...New model launches, concepts and supercars are the order of the day from Frankfurt. Here's a quick listing of some for which the specs have been made known:
That was just some of day 1! .
More...The
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG "Gullwing" is due to debut at the Frankfurt motor show on 15 September 2009. Having released some details about the new coupé some time back, today Mercedes-Benz have given us more details about the car, and a few new pictures too.
More...A bunch of new manufacturers make their appearance in the Carfolio.com database for the first time. Well, new to the database anyway.
More...Ferrari have released some details about their
F430replacement, the
Ferrari 458 Italia. The 458 Italia features direct petrol injection - the first such application in a mid-engined road car for Ferrari, and an enlarged 4499cc V8 that produces 570 PS (419 kW) at 9000 rpm and 540 Nm of torque at 6000 rpm, an impressive 127 PS/litre specific output.
More...Aston Martin have announced details of the new
Aston Martin V12 Vantage. Here follows part of their official press release for it: Agility and outright performance formed the basis of design for the V12 Vantage to produce the most exciting incarnation of the Vantage model line-up to date.
More...Ferrari have released details on a new models that has been produced to celebrate the marque's 16th Formula One Constructors' World Championship, which they won this year. Based on the F430 Spider, the
Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16Mfeatures upgrades from the 430 Sucderia.
More...Pebble Beach saw the world premier of Bugatti's newest Veyron model, the
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport. A removable roof adds open top motoring potential to the Veyron's list of capabilities.
More... See all articlesMonday May 24, 2010
2010 Audi A1Image courtesy of Audi AGThe long-awaited
2010 Audi A1 is about to hit the markets, Audi have recently released the specifications of the A1 range at launch date.
Sitting on a 2469 mm wheelbase and with an overall length of just 3954 mm, the Audi A1 is the smallest Audi models since the
Audi A2. The Audi A1 features a coefficient of drag of between 0.329 and 0.333, depending on the model, and a frontal area of 2.04 m
2. 3 engine options are available initially: 1.2 and 1.4 TFSI petrol units and a 1.6 TDI diesel.
The 1.2 TFSI engine is good for 85 PS (63 kW) at 4800 rpm and has a peak torque of 160 Nm (118 ft.lb) developed between 1500 and 3500 rpm. Driving the front wheels through a five speed manual gearbox, this is enough to thrust the 1040 kg hatchback
Audi A1 1.2 TFSI from 0 to 100 km/h in a claimed 11.7 seconds and on to a top speed of 180 km/h (112 mph). CO
2 emissions are a tidy 118 g/km.
The next petrol engined variant is the 1.4 TFSI, available with or without start & stop technology. The turbocharged 1390 cc engine produces 122 PS (90 kW) at 5000 rpm and achieves peak torque of 200 Nm from 1500 rpm to 4000 rpm. Driving through a 7 speed automatic gearbox, the 1125 kg
Audi A1 1.4 TFSI is propelled to 100 km/h from rest in 8.9 seconds and has a claimed top speed of 203 km/h. 122 g/km of CO
2 is claimed overall, with that figure dropping to 119 g/km with the start & stop technology.
The only diesel engine available at launch is the 1.6 TDI. This 1598 cc unit delivers 105 PS (77 kW) at 4400 rpm and 250 Nm of torque at 1500-2500 rpm. Unusually for a modern diesel, it has just a 5-speed manual gearbox. Claimed CO
2 emissions for the
Audi A1 1.6 TDI are 103 g/km. It weighs 1040 kg and has a 0-100 km/h sprint time of 10.5 seconds. The claimed top speed for this model is 195 km/h.