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Lexus GS F-Sport variant. (Lexus)

The premium brand in the Toyota group wants to offer to the end in all model series "F Sport" versions. For a site visit at the ADAC test site in Grevenbroich is "automotive industry" made a personal impression of the sport-offensive.

The IS F was published in 2008 and is still in the program: five-liter, 311 kW/423 hp, 0 - 100 in 4.8 seconds, top speed 270 km / h (electronically limited). The whole daily, and packed in the normal IS-body. At most, the large wheels, the rear spoiler and the small 8-shaped dual exhaust pipes reveal the potency. And the price: 70,600 euros - twice as much as the basic model IS 250th

Romp even more, the engineers were the Lexus LFA. Without regard to series production such as the IS-F, they developed a cockpit made of carbon fiber plastic, powered by a V-ten-cylinder 4.8-liter, speeds up to 9000 rev / min and 412 kW/560 hp. It accelerates the 1500 kg vehicle predominant in 3.7 seconds from zero to 100 h and a maximum of up to 325 km / 500 copies of the LFA were built by hand and immediately sold - 50 of which amplified again with "Nürburgring performance package". Test driver Akira Iida lapped so the famous Eifel-course in 7 minutes and 14 seconds. In Germany were sold out of the 500 LFA specimens 16, for 375,000 euros each round, one with Nürburgring performance.
Competition for A6 and 5 Series

The GS Sport version has a variable suspension and sporty design elements. The nearly five-meter mid-size sedan has recently appeared in a new form, it should again be an alternative such as the Audi A6 and the BMW 5 Series. They have to be as a GS 250 with 2.5-liter V6 engine. (154 kW/209 hp) and the GS 450h with 3.5-liter petrol plus electric motor, total output 254 kW/345 hp The prices are € 45,200 for the GS 250 and 54,750 euros for the GS 450h, for F Sport will be (including a comprehensive feature set and the GS 450h, including rear-wheel steering) is called each about 15,000 euros more.




Third model with F-Sport emblem is the recently revised in some details RX. It is an SUV, much like the VW Touareg, the Volvo XC90 or the Mercedes ML to have a RX 350 with 3.5-liter petrol engine (204 kW/277 hp) and RX 450h as with the same V6 engine plus two electric motors. The second provides for the four-wheel drive at the rear axle. The system output is 220 kW/299 hp, the standard consumption is specified at 6.3 l/145 g of CO2. The F Sport trim level does not differ in the drive, but in details such as the tighter suspension with transverse dampers front and rear and an independent diamond-shaped "Diabolo" grill. The base prices be 53,150 euro for the RX 350 and 59,950 for the RX 450h, supplement F Sport: round 10,000 and 13,000 euros.

The modifications introduced in the 2011 CT 200h compact sedan at the sports model are limited to a firmer suspension with horizontal dampers front and visual changes such as the bumpers, side skirts and the grill. The system performance of the hybrid (100 kW/136 hp), the driving values ​​and the consumption (3.8 l/87 g) do not change, the price increases by 34,430 euros to 5,000 euros good.

The Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo is a glimpse into the future of the sports car maker: latest hybrid technology in trendy shooting brake guise. (Porsche)

New rear and stronger hybrid: Porsche shows in Paris a Panamera, which is visually convincing as drive terms. The concept vehicle is above all a taste test of what would offer the sports car maker in the future.

This is Porsches look into the future: The study Turismo Panamera Sport is not just a shooting brake but also has a hybrid drive. At the Paris Motor Show, the Zuffenhausen now presented before the 4.95 meter long Panamera Sport Turismo. Eye-catching is the large tailgate, which resolves the crunchy end of the car. The concept vehicle is generous with power: 306 kW / 416 PS are available in the peaks. Nevertheless it is of purely electrically powered car can reach speeds of up to 130 km / h. A range of over 30 km is thus possible and also scores when it comes to the concept of consumption: At 3.5 liters per 100 kilometers with a CO2 emission of less than 82 grams per kilometer would be the Sport Turismo sparingly.

Visually striking is smooth on the sides of body. Porsche eliminated from the study on conventional mirrors and relies entirely on futuristic two cameras in the side air outlets. The images of the rider gets on a display in the cockpit. Only the word "e-hybrid", which refers to the drive concept differs from the flawless profile.

For a Shooting Brake characteristic is the tail, which is designed as compared to the serial Panamera scratch. In the form, the representatives of value on three dimensions: both the rear lights in LED technology and the taillight strip with the words are formed. An adaptive carbon rear spoiler rounds out the rear view. It forms the roof edge and provides in addition to the sporty look also for improved downforce.

The need for the hybrid drive battery case is made of aluminum and sits under the boot floor, which consists of elektrochromatischem glass. By pressing a button, the glass is a view of the illuminated in Acidgreen energy source.
Whopping 315 kW system power

The electric motor in the Turismo Sport offers around 70 kW / 95 PS, doubling the capacity of the current Porsche hybrid drive. A supercharged three-liter V6 engine, the system adds an additional 245 kW / 333 PS. In combination of both drives the accelerated study in less than six seconds from zero to 100 km / h

The electric drive is the favored mode of operation. A button on the steering wheel, the driver disables this. With the e-batch mode it reaches the targeted increase in the charge state of the high-voltage battery. This is particularly useful if a highway driving route follows a city that should be purely electrically and without local emissions. Also, the plug-in-charge of the Panamera Sport Turismo is planned. In only 2.5 hours to take place this.

The interior continues the futuristic orientation. A large color display replaces the traditional instruments. The driver can access all information on the display and can be displayed as needed. Two additional displays in the form of tubes, for example, inform about hybrid-specific driving modes, such as the pure electric driving. Multitouch functionality allows all vehicle displays and control functions operate like automatic climate control, seat adjustment, light, rear view camera and the functions of the Porsche Communication Management.