Thursday 14 May 2015

City slickers in New York Auto Show

What’s playing on Broadway? Here are five production cars and one concept that had people standing in line at the New York auto show.



 1)Subaru STI Performance Concept
- Vehicle type: Subaru BRZ sporty compact with high-performance STI additions
- Engine: 2.0-liter, 345-hp turbo H-4 racing engine
- What’s cool: Rear wing, STI racing engine and suspension enhancements
- Will it be built? No. Concept was built to show off parts made by Subaru’s STI operation, which wants to increase its U.S. business.

2)Infiniti QX50
- Vehicle type: Luxury compact crossover
- Seats: 5 (Rear middle seat is narrow.)
- Base engine: 3.7-liter, 325-hp V-6
- On sale: October
- Base price: TBD; 2015 model starts at $35,995 (including $995 shipping).
- What’s cool: Wheelbase extended 3.2 inches, enabling 4.3 inches of additional rear legroom. Retains optional coat hanger installed in rear of driver’s-side head restraint and power function for folded-down rear seat back.




3)Porsche Boxster Spyder


- Vehicle type: Roadster
- Seats: 2
- Base engine: 3.8-liter, 375-hp H-6
- On sale: October
- Base price: $83,095 (includes $995 shipping)
- What’s cool: Manual transmission only, manually operated soft top; radio and air conditioning are no-cost options because Porsche purists are expected to prefer engine noise to music and an open top to air conditioning.

4)Cadillac CT6

- Vehicle type: Sedan
- Seats: 5
- Base engine: 2.0-liter, 265-hp turbo I-4
- On sale: November (in U.S.; other markets in early 2016)
- Base price: TBD
- What’s cool: All-wheel drive, rear-wheel steering and magnetic suspension mean that every wheel steers, drives and adjusts automatically for damping; lightweight construction

5) Mercedes-Benz GLE

- Vehicle type: 4-door crossover
- Seats: 5
- Base engine: 3.5-liter, 302-hp V-6
- On sale: August
- Base price: TBD; 2015 M class, which the GLE replaces, starts at $50,725 (including $925 shipping).
- What’s cool: High-performance variant, the Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S 4Matic, with a 577-hp, 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8

6) Kia Optima


- Vehicle type: Sedan
- Seats: 5
- Base engine: 2.4-liter, 185-hp I-4
- On sale: 4th quarter
- Base price: TBD; 2015 model starts at $22,515 (including $825 shipping).
- What’s cool: Optional 1.6-liter, 178-hp 3-cylinder turbo engine.

Source: Autonews

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