German Car Scene

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  • Volkswagen cross up! goes on sale

    Volkswagen cross up!
    Volkswagen has announced that the order book has been opened for its cheeky cross up! model.

    With a 15 mm raised ride height, black wheel arch extensions and panelling along the flanks, the five-door cross up! wears silver roof rails, mirror casings and bumpers sections, while the 16-inch five-double-spoke alloy wheels are also exclusive to this variant.

    Moving inside, past the embossed sill plates, customers can choose between red or grey seats in a special trim, with the dashpad available in red, black or dark silver. The steering wheel and handbrake handle are covered in leather, while the air vents and speedometer wear chrome surrounds.

    Standard equipment consists of Electronic Stability Control (ESC), fog lamps, electric front windows and mirrors, remote control central locking, a tachometer and multifunction display.

    Propelled by the 55 kW (75 hp) three-cylinder petrol engine mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox, pricing in Germany starts at €13,950.
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  • Audi RS 5 Coupe by OSS Design and Vossen

    OSS Design Audi RS 5 Coupe
    The guys over at OSS Design have joined forces with Vossen Wheels to turn this Audi RS 5 Coupe into what it calls the Pissed off Stormtrooper.

    Along with friends at Protech Bodywerks, OSS has changed the radiator grille and upper fascia to gloss black, modified the bonnet, fitted custom side skirts and aggressive rear quarter panels – complete with air intakes (?), added a new rear bumper with air outlets and diffuser, and a ducktail spoiler for the boot lid. The company also applied its trademark colour-changing LED headlights.

    Completing the look is a set of Vossen’s VVS-CV5 Concave wheels, which measure 10.5 x 20-inches and come finished in matte graphite with a machined face.

    Those intakes might come in handy if you had a crate of lemonade in the boot that would benefit from a blast of cold air on the way to a barbecue. Otherwise this is the automotive equivalent of performing surgery on Megan Fox to make her look like Joan Rivers.
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  • Sebastien Loeb testing the Porsche 991 GT3 Cup car

    Sebastien Loeb testing the Porsche 991 GT3 Cup car
    Here’s a short video from NM2255 featuring Sebastien Loeb testing Porsche’s new 991 GT3 Cup car at a wet Monza circuit.

    Piloting the number 88 car here, the nine-time World Rally champion is only taking part in four WRC events this year as he continues his ventures into other areas of motorsport. In the last twelve months he has competed in the French GT Championship, the French Carrera Cup and also launched Sebastien Loeb Racing which competes in FFSA GT and the European Le Mans Series. And, if that’s not enough, he will also be climbing Pikes Peak in June.

    Based on the 991 GT3 model, the Cup version is powered by a naturally aspirated 3.8-litre flat-six engine, developing 338 kW (460 hp), a 7 kW (10 hp) improvement over its predecessor.
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  • Porsche 911 Cabriolet vs Jaguar F-Type

    Jaguar F-Type and Porsche 911 Cabriolet
    The latest video from Autocar sees the magazine’s Steve Sutcliffe compare Jaguar’s pretty F-Type model with its main rival, the Porsche 911 Cabriolet.

    Propelled by a 257 kW (350 hp) 3.4-litre flat-six powerplant, the Carrera Cabriolet can crack 100 km/h in 4.4 seconds and achieve a top speed of (285 km/h) 177 mph, while its lardier British rival uses a 283 kW (380 hp) supercharged 3.0-litre V6 unit to hit 100 km/h in 4.9s and a 275 km/h maximum of (171 mph).
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  • Bugatti’s record-breaking run in the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse

    Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse World Record Car
    Following on from Harry Metcalfe’s film for evo magazine, Bugatti has released its own video featuring the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse‘s record-breaking run, which saw the car reach 408.84 km/h (254.04 mph) at Ehra-Lessien, Volkswagen Group’s own test track facility.

    Using the same 8.0-litre W16 from the 431 km/h Super Sport – complete with upgraded turbochargers, the Vitesse enjoys an elephantine 895 kW (1,200 hp) and 1,500 Nm of torque, rather than the usual 746 kW (1,001 hp) and 1,250 Nm seen in the regular open-topped model.

    To mark the achievement, a special black and orange-themed World Record Car (WRC) Edition will be produced. Limited to just eight vehicles, the price has been set at €1.99 million – plus taxes.
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  • BMW M3 GTS meets its ancestor

    BMW M3
    The latest video from XCAR’s channel sees a pair of BMW M3s brought together for a little comparison: the original E30 model and a modern day GTS version.

    First seen at the 1985 Frankfurt motor show, the E30 was created as a homologation special for Group A Touring Car racing. It uses the BMW Motorsport-developed S14 four-cylinder powerplant and features improved aerodynamics along with flared box wheel-arches to accommodate a wider track with wider and taller wheels. Initially introduced with 143 kW (192 hp), the capacity was enlarged from 2.3 to 2.5-litres, meaning the final Evolution III model had 175 kW (235 hp).

    The limited edition M3 GTS develops 331 kW (444 hp) from its 4.4-litre eight-cylinder powerplant which is based on the 4.0-litre engine found in the regular M3. BMW also managed to shed 13.6 kg of weight from the car.

    It would have been nice to have seen an E46 M3 CSL as the meat in this sexy sandwich.
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