The MINI John Cooper Works Sets Its Sights On Pole Position
The MINI John Cooper Works Concept offers a look ahead to the next generation of the elite sports model. The study car will be presented for the first time at the North American International Auto Show 2014. It flies the flag for innovative sportiness in time-honored John Cooper Works style, with features including exclusive body paint work in Bright Highways Grey, familiar MINI red colour accents, bespoke aerodynamic features and 18-inch John Cooper Works light allow wheels in a new design.
The John Cooper Works Concept is based on the latest-generation MINI. Its origins are clearly recognizable in the longer wheelbase and wider track over the outgoing model, which has a direct effect on the car’s driving characteristics. The model variants of the new MINI available from launch have already shown themselves to be more powerful, punchy and agile than their predecessors.
The All-new Lexus RC F Offers Asphalt-Grinding Performance And Head-Turning Design
Lexus is now offering asphalt-grinding performance with the all-new Lexus RC F. The RC F coupe is styled to support the most powerful V8 performance car ever developed by Lexus. Based on the all-new RC coupe that was revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show last November, the RC F has wider wheels and tires, an active rear wing, air scoops, cooling ducts and available carbon fiber components, each delivering uncompromising grit to the driving experience.
The signature Lexus spindle grille, with a subtle F-pattern on the lower half, dominates the front of the RC F from the bottom of the hood to the lower lip. The hood is higher than that of the RC to accommodate the larger V8 engine and create the powerful flared profile suited to an F model. Ducts beneath the front bumper, fenders and strategically-placed aerodynamic stabilizing fins create a stance which further identifies the car.
Audi Presents All-New TT Interior At CES 2014
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Audi, for the first time, offered a preview of the interior of the new Audi TT which will be launched on the market later this year.
As Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Technical Development says, “The first Audi TT was the design icon per se, the second generation was even sportier, right through to the TT RS plus with its five-cylinder TFSI and 360PS. And with the new Audi TT, the driver will be able to experience the technology to an even greater extent – just as would be expected from a genuine sports car. And it comes with a new generation of electronics and connectivity features.”