Hello to all of you who are Jaguar fans. This news will be particularly interesting for you since Jaguar have announced the arrival of their newest model of Jaguar XK (which now will be called Portfolio). So, let’s take a look at what Jaguar has prepared for us.

The Jaguar Portfolio is a two-seat convertible sports car that was designed after the well-known E-Type. Its main competitors are BMW 650i, Mercedes Benz SL550 and Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet. It’s a tough competition but Jaguar isn’t quite the stray cat. On the contrary, with its new 5.0-liter V8 engine it can wipe out any car off the road. Also it seems that the Jaguar J-gate gear lever is history, but that isn’t quite the bad news for most of us.

The interior of the car is said to be exquisite. It features a gray dash alongside a door panel area with double-needle stitching. The seats offer ventilation and heating and infinite adjusting possibilities. You CAN’T feel uncomfortable in this car. If you like music a 525-watt Bowers & Wilkins audio system awaits you. That’s pretty awesome, but Jaguar also offers for this model a complete HD audio solution for an optional $300.

The Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) is available in 4 modes: Trac DSC, DSC off (to completely disable DSC), Normal and Winter. The driving experience is total, at least that is what the manufacturers promise us, and although you can only bring one passenger with you, that’s not really the reason the Jaguar Portfolio was designed in the first place.

The new model from Jaguar offers great improvements over its predecessors, which shows that Jaguar is an experienced player on the auto market, that can provide quality merchandise. The starting price for the Jaguar Portfolio will be $88,150, but with HD audio system and custom paint it can take you around $90,000.

The first Ford Capri was designed and built in Europe and was sold in North America from 1970 to 1977. Initially, while being sold in the US it wore no brand badge other than the Capri badge.

The new Capri seems to be a mix between the company’s latest designs in innovations.

The new, upgraded three door version of Ford Focus is said to be a top-notch family car for 2010.
Ford’s approach with the Capri reminds of what Volkswagen did with the Scirocco in terms of reinventing an old model and the expectations concerning this vehicle are high. Yet, as far as an affordable coupe the Capri is not short of competition: there are Audi with A5, Volkswagen with Scirocco, Peugeot with 308 RC Z etc.

The concept of the new Capri is to be brought at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show in September and to be produced in 2010. In what concerns the aspect of the new Capri the automobile is inspired from the Max concept whose premiere was at the Geneva Motor Show (if you’ve seen it you know it’s saying something). The car has a hatchback, a tail-heavy stance, C-shaped rear windows and thick pillars. Rumor has it that the Capri will be set up on the Focus platform. Capri could have a 3,2 litre six-cylinder motor with a four wheel drive or a  2,5 litre five-cylinder turbocharged. In the interior it has a 2+2 seating and could be inspired by Mondeo.

All things considered I should say that the Capri has to face some very high expectations since Volkswagen’s reinventing the Scirocco was a success and since the Capri itself was a success back in the day. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see if it rises to the expectations.

There have been a lot of discussions surrounding the latest announced Ferrari model, a lot of speculations but at least we know for sure that the Ferrari 458 Italia will make its grand debut at Frankfurt Auto Show, that will take place this September. A number of important names of the auto industry have confirmed their presence with new models at the Frankfurt meeting, but Ferrari is certain to top most of them. However, the Ferrari team doesn’t want to upset their fans from home, so the new Ferrari model will be displayed at the same time at the Galleria Ferrari in Maranello, not only in Germany.

Conceived as the F-430’s replacement, the new Ferrari is considered by its makers to be a totally unique car from every point of view, which will bring a revolution to the industry.

What are the features of the Ferrari 458 Italia?

As you all expected, this car is a two-seater berlinetta, that brings you closer to the Formula 1 experience. The driving wheel, the dashboard and the driving environment, all seem prepared for top-speed racing. This may be because Michael Schumacher has contributed from beginning to the end, playing an essential role in the way this car was conceived.

When talking about technical aspects, the first fact that we notice is the mid-rear 4499 cc V8 direct injection engine. It seems that the 458 Italia will be the first Ferrari model fitted with a mid-rear engine. The engine is capable of delivering 570 CV at 9000 rpm and a power output of 127 CV/litre. These kind of spectacular specifications make this model destined to enter the history of the company and the auto industry in general. However it seems that the team at Ferrari thought about the environment too, and although their new engine is significantly powerful than any predecessor, is actually more eco-friendly releasing only 320 g/km of CO2 and having an average consumption of 13.7 l/100 km.

There is no car that can compete with these numbers in the whole market segment.

Although the 458 Italia can be used in day-to-day driving, it seems that the manufacturers at Maranello created this model for owners that have as priority top-speed driving, racing passions and want their car to have track capabilities.

Great news for Porsche fans all over the world. A few days ago the German manufacturer has announced the upcoming release of their newest racing car model Porsche 911 GT3, that will be displayed at Frankfurt, later next month.

The technical facts are quite outstanding. The engine capacity is with about 0,2 liter over its predecessor. The complete package is the following: a 3.8-litre six-cylinder engine capable of developing 450 bhp (331 kW), 450 HP. Combine this with the fact that the car is equipped with a sequential six-speed manual gearbox ,weights 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) and the result will be a complete racing car. In addition to this an exhaust system with a   catalytic converter decreases the CO2 emissions to an acceptable minimum.

It is clear that the makers of this car put a lot of effort into the looks of the new Porsche 911 GT3. The front spoiler, the daytime lights, the body panels make this car easily recognisable. The model will be available only in Carrara White as most of the 911 models. It’s also good to know that the new Porsche 911 GT3 has borrowed the rear air vent openings, as well as the rear lights from the road model.

The interior of the car offers even more features dedicated to professional drivers. An additional vent has been mounted in the cockpit to provide the needed fresh air to the driver. The controls have been positioned directly on the steering wheel and in addition the wheel is also height adjustable.

The new model will participate in no less than 7 races in the upcoming season in Germany, Asia, Japan, Italy as well as in USA and the Middle East. You might want to know that the base price for this model is 149,850 (without taxes), but it will depend from country to country.

“How fast can you make water go?” is RMC’s motto. We’ll just have to see.

RMC’s Scorpion was introduced to the public eye at the 2008 SEMA Show as a bold, green project which caused quite a stir. For those of you who don’t know, RMC (Ronn Motor Company) is an American manufacturer from Texas who wants to build Eco friendly, handcrafted automobiles and Scorpion is its first project.

RMC’s goal with this car was to “blend the world of exotic cars with eco-friendly solutions” and make the myth of  boring green cars disappear.

The Scorpion runs on a hydrogen internal combustion engine system. For the engine of the Scorpion, RMC chose to use Acura’s latest technology: new aluminum and magnesium V-Tech, S V6 motor as well as a 6-speed manual gearbox.

The engine produces up to 300 horsepower stock and has a capacity of 450 horsepower with the twin turbo option. The new Hydrogen Fuel Injection system is used exclusively by the Scorpion and what it does actually is to supply hydrogen on demand that it’s injected into the engine. This system allows the Scorpion to increase the fuel mileage by 20-40% and

to reduce the CO2 emissions to nearly zero.

The American Scorpion, which looks like an upgraded version of the batmobile, is said to be a hybrid that runs on hydrogen. It actually runs on a blend of 30 – 40% hydrogen/gasoline, so it’s arguable whether it is a hybrid or just a blend of hybrid/regular car.

The two-seater has a light-weight carbon fibre body and can go from 0 to 60mph in about 3.5 seconds. Not bad, really.

The production in the first year is limited to 200 automobiles and was scheduled for early this year. The price for the Scorpion is around $USD 175,000 and for the Limited Edition Scorpion around $USD 250,000.