Gold-plated luxury car inventory

Jaguar XJS platform, based on the Aston - Martin DB7 by the famous designer Ian? Test Haslem design, which listed in 1994, has now been DB9 replaced, but so far it remains the Aston? Martin sales record, then it is relying on this model, Aston? Martin was able to recover from the brink of death.

 
Now, the British manufacturers of personalized products tailored to an Alchemist DB7 cost of the most significant modification, they are not installed on any of the DB7 aerodynamic package, there is no increase horsepower. As the name of the company Alchemist (Alchemist), they DB7 car body in a 24K gold plated! Earlier, the company is a Bentley Continental GT produced a gold-plated roof, and now they work on the DB7 extended to the whole body, in addition, the car's front and rear bumpers, side skirts and mirrors etc. all use platinum plating. It's not finished, this car also mounted on the DB7 has seven diamonds.

 
This car jeweled Aston - Martin DB7 will be unveiled at London Earls Court MPH classic cars and high performance auto show, there are 200 or so show car will be attending the show. Top Gear will be broadcast live reports this. But Alchemist did not disclose this "modified" the amount of cost, but also did not disclose this car DB7 has no buyers.

SUV / Convertible / Coupe: Passat three new models

CC facelift will be launched in 2012, launched the next generation of CC in 2015

Recently, media exposure of the next generation Passat cars in the planning situation. 2015, the public will usher in a new Passat family or a member of the family have now Volkswagen Passat sedan, station wagon and CC models, the future addition of a coupe, a convertible sports car and a SUV.

     Public a manager named Georg Kacher Passat family is studying the future of the layout, according to plan, updating the Passat B8 will be launched in 2014. In fact the market in 2005 can be called sixth-generation Passat, the so-called 7th generation is only a mid-term facelift, we can put them into a generation. Truly significant new generation should be released in 2014 B8-generation products.

     From now on, according to plan, the public will be the first listing in 2014 and travel version of the sedan version of the new generation Passat, which will first meet the basic needs of users, then there are higher and more personalized for the needs of customers, the public has prepared three new models: that an SUV, a coupe and a retractable hardtop design with convertible sports car, while the CC model will be put aside.

 

Passat SUV imaginary picture

 The new SUV model, the initial plan was listed in 2016. It will be the Chattanooga plant in the United States, the future may be exported to Europe, or expected length of this model will be close to 5 meters, using seven of the layout.

Passat Coupe imaginary picture

Passat Coupe models play MQB platform will be further development of the plastic strength of this approach can be developed in parallel with the scale advantages of significantly lower production costs. Volkswagen Passat Coupe next two will be a 2 +2 structure, although the CC model the next generation may not be introduced, but the concept of cash CC will be transplanted to the Passat sports car in the next two to go, the roof design will more flat.

Both new models will also make extensive use of chrome and polishing materials, gives a high quality feel. Not the same as with the Audi A5 is the future of the Passat coupe will use no B-pillar design, so the car all four windows are perfectly down, this feeling will make people think of luxury sports car.

 Imaginary picture Passat Cabriolet

 

t is reported that, Passat will adopt the hard-top convertible sports car design, but is technically simpler than the EOS cash, because cash Volkswagen EOS of the roof using a five-stage, on the one hand is too complex, the other is not conducive to maintenance. The future of the Passat Convertible will learn from this lesson, is expected to adopt a three-stage folding roof, so better able to control volume, so that the luggage compartment space, not crowding too much.

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Future trends No door car

Ten years ago, George Barris, who first tried the door handle no hidden set design and use of electronic locks, for a time, car designers have a sudden interest in the hidden door handles Daihatsu. So there were many such as gull-wing doors and other practical design, especially in the concept car even more so.

Consult on this issue has been Volvo's design director Peter Horbury, he explained, it seems the car designers, car doors automatically open is the future trend of development. Admittedly, they from the "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" to get some inspiration.

Designers how to make drivers "could not find the door," the study this way. Cadillac C TS-V high-performance coupe in the advertisement referred to a special hidden door handle design, an alternative to traditional door a touch electronic control design, which makes the body more concise lines, and omit the body and door contact seems to help prevent the growth of bacteria.

CTS - V is not the first one using stealth door handles Cadillac, 1999 edition of the Cadillac Evoq concept car has succeeded in hiding the door handle, when the design has been called "a combination of art and science." 2004 XLR. The Corvette production vehicle use is the same design.

Even in other brands some of the more low-end models can also see no door handles. Such as modern Veloster, the designer of this model has a sports car in order to ensure the general dynamic lines, the doors designed to black, flat shape, looks almost negligible. Nissan Juke in a similar way to the two rear doors hidden in the black rear window of the window frame, the first glance thought it was one pair of door sports car.

Hidden in the handle in the C-pillar method is not new, and in 1990 launched a four-door version of the Nissan Pathfinder and 2001 Alfa Romeo 147 have been used.

In fact, the role of door handles like a car with people shaking hands, it is played as the effect that, to some extent it can show the door handles car features. Volkswagen New Beetle door handles round circle of the brain is very cute, reminiscent of Mickey Mouse always wear gloves, a pair of small hands.

In general, the more expensive the car, the door difficult to open.

New McLaren M P4-12C of the door is not so easy to open, you will need to insert a hand has been extended to the rear of the inlet groove.

Mercedes - Benz SLS AMG integration of door handles and door usually only use the remote control will automatically pop up when the key turned. This is designed to the 1955 Uhlenhaut coupe salute, also used cars that gull-wing doors with flat handle.

Audi A8 will be hidden in the car door handle side of a front panel.

Today, the remote control door technology has been widely used, as long as the electronic key within the range, the owner can remote control the door in the finger. There are no door handles, is not so important.