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Caterham Project V: The Electric Sports Car That Breaks Every Expectation

2012 BMW i8 - Hybrid BMW supercar will be called i8

Serial version of a supercar BMW Vision EfficientDynamics , presented last fall at the Frankfurt Motor Show, will be named i8, BMWBlog wrote, citing its own sources. Note that the German automaker previously registered as trademarks the names with the letter «i» and numbers from 1 to 9, and presented an image of a new logo for models with names. It is assumed that the name chosen in honor of i8 supercar M8, which was developed as a competitor to Ferrari in the late 90-ies, but remained as a unique concept car. In this premiere M8 held only in July this year at a special event for journalists organized by the BMW Museum in Munich. However, it is possible that the BMW will be selected for the commodity model, a different name, because, according to other reports, the final decision will be made only after gathering the views of focus groups. As previously reported, a hybrid supercar, BMW will present at the 2012 Olympics in London, sponsored by the German automaker. Buy novelty wil...

V6 2.0-liter twin-turbo for the new Aston Martin LMP1

According to the British magazine Autosport, the first trials of the new LMP1 will occur in January. The timetable is extremely tight for Aston Martin Racing as the first appearance of the new LMP1 race must be made at next March for the 12 Hours of Sebring. Autosport but also reveals the engine of the new LMP1. It would be a 2.0-liter twin-turbo V6, obviously a petrol unit.