Citroën UK Details and Prices 2011 C4 Picasso and Grand C4 Picasso Facelift

Citroën UK has published more than arms and price of Intel in its moderately facelifted for the 2011 model year C4 Picasso and Grand C4 Picasso mini-bus that will get their first public appearance at the Paris Motor Show later this week.

Both the five-seat C4 Picasso and Grand C4 Picasso seven-seat benefit from new style elements, including Citroën chevrons on the new design of the grille and the tailgate, a redesigned front bumper, new headlights and taillights lights, LED daytime running over the top grade VTR + and Exclusive models.

In addition, VTR + models receive chrome half sills, rear chrome bumpers and strip, the C4 Picasso Exclusive is now offered to the "Black Top" option, which takes gloss black, has a roof, columns and exterior doors handles, mirrors external and alloy wheel center caps. Interior updates are only available for new materials and colors for upholstery.

It is also added as standard on VTR +, which have rear parking sensors, folding electric mirrors, a USB connector and Bluetooth, and exclusive, which has 17-inch alloys, new upholstery USB and Bluetooth connectivity, and the new Citroën eTouch emergency assistance system.

For the 2011 model year, the two C4 Picasso Citroën series is available with new e-HDi micro-hybrid technology that combines a second-generation stop & Start function with an e-booster, which in turn starts the motor with (same 0, 4 seconds), a reversible alternator that recovers energy during braking, and a Euro 5 110 bhp 1.6 liter HDi FAP engine with a 6-speed transmission EGS.

According to the French automaker, with this configuration of the powertrain, the C4 Picasso offers a combined fuel consumption of up to 58.9mpg UK (Grand C4 Picasso: 57.6mpg UK) with CO2 emissions of 125 g / km and 132g/km of (see list below for details).

Finally, it was to get a new 150 hp 2.0-liter HDi diesel engine 6-speed manual that offers a combined cycle fuel consumption of 49.6mpg in the United Kingdom. The 2.0-liter HDi with 160 hp 6-speed automatic is also available in versions Exclusive recently.

Sales in the UK of the new Citroën C4 Picasso range will start from October 1.

 



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Exagon Motors' 340-horsepower Electric Furtive e-GT

Unveiled at a small group of French journalists before its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show this week, this sleek coupe Exagon Motors, furtive called E-WG.

Somewhere under the Renault Laguna Coupe-like lines (or am I?) Are two Siemens electric motors, which are supported by a gasoline extender.

With both electric motors work together, Siemens-powered shady want to be a true performance Contender Tesla (but probably not anywhere near the same price).

The figures are estimated at something like this: 3.5 seconds to 100 km / h (62 mph), 340 horses, and a / 400 km ~ 249-mile electric range (800 km / 497 miles ~ said everything with the gasoline mill kicks).

Maximum speed capability, transmission and storage has yet to be announced. Hell, maybe they are explained in the video below, but Phil does not speak French. Regardless, these statistics should appear within a week's Paris Motor Show running.

By Phil Alex

Via: Autoblog.com / Autoblog.nl

 

 

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Ferrari California HELE gets Stop- Start Tech, Emits 23% Less CO2

Visitors to the 2010 Paris Motor Show may have noticed a rather innocent-looking, black-topped Ferrari California at the booth manufacturer. This is the Ferrari California wholeseller, which means lower emissions of great emotion. Think of it as a Ferrari for environmental awareness.

Featuring a series of technological jiggery, including smart fan and fuel pump, and adaptive change "variable electronically controlled '... air conditioning, Hele California, is said to reduce CO2 emissions by 23% in its non- hele brother.

It is 270 g / km, against 299 g / km. The Whole California also equipped with a stop / start can restart the engine of the car in an impressive-sounding 230 milliseconds.

Ferrari is also the introduction of new finishes in two tones - probably for the 599 GTO candidates - and waterproof leather for its range of California. No word on pricing or release dates, or markets in California, HELE be sold. No doubt, buyers pay a premium over the base model HELE no.

By Tristan Hankins

 

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Ferrari's Already Sold Out SA Aperta Roadster Stops by Paris Show

The Whole "greening" in California was not the only new car on display at the Ferrari stand Paris Salon. The 670-horsepower SA Aperta, as we reported last week, also made his debut. All 80 examples of limited edition, the open-top 599s were made for a long time before the car made its way to Paris.

Designed in collaboration with Ferrari Style Centre to celebrate 80 years of the Italian firm Pininfarina design, the car was built partly in homage to Sergio and Andrea Pininfarina, the son and grandson of founder Battista Farina, respectively (last Battista Pininfarina ).

Bugatti Veyron Roadster as the SA Open has a soft emergency [read: umbrella], and the same structural rigidity of a hard top, without adding any extra weight

The price is irrelevant because you can not buy one, at least not new. There are, however, an online configurator, which makes sense, but anyway ...

By Tristan Hankins

 

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Abarth 500C Esseesse with 160 Ponies

If you feel like a normal Abarth 500C could benefit from some ponies under the hood, Fiat's performance division has the answer in the form of esseesse edition. Development of the package bumps power standard 1.4-liter turbo with 140 hp and 206Nm and 160HP and 230Nm respectively.

As a result, throws sprint from 0 to 100 km / h (62 mph) 0.6 seconds to 7.5 seconds while top speed increases from 205 kmh to 209 kmh (130 mph).

The version of Scorpion brand of the Fiat 500 convertible laptop, which was presented in Paris featured a two-tone paint job with a white line separating the two chromatic colors and are equipped with a silencer Record Monza and unique 17-inch alloys with diamond-shaped rays 5.

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