Diesel cars preferred in luxury car segment
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
If you have made your mind to buy a car soon and still undecided about the question, a diesel or a petrol car, this is the article for you. We would throw light on few crucial factors. The sales of diesel cars in the luxury car segment have been on the high. This is the reason why more and more companies are launching their expensive cars diesel model. There are many reasons to go for diesel cars in the expensive car segment.
1. Diesel is much cheaper as compared to their petrol counterpart.
2. If you depend heavily on your car then diesel car should be the choice. They give more mileage.
3. Diesel cars these days give great power.
4. Maintenance cost of the diesel cars have reduced to a great extent.
5. You get a good resale value.
6. They are more environments friendly.
The expensive diesel cars have very little vibration unlike before.
The 2012 Lamborghini Estoque is slated to be one of the most popular models of the Lamborghini brand of cars. According to the officials of the company, this model will be “the world’s first supersedan.” The high speed of the car will no doubt create a great buzz in the automobile world once it gets launched in the market in 2012.
The 2011 Hyundai Sonata promises to be a great fun driving experience with a blend of style and comfort. Manufactured by Hyundai, it ranks among the well known brands of cars which are known for their speed, mileage, fuel efficiency and also power back up. The car is slated to come into the market in the early months of 2011.
This is a mid-engine sports car manufactured by the collaboration of Jaguar and Walkinshaw Racing. As far as the performance of the car is concerned, the car is able to run at the speed of 217 mph and produce 7200 to 7900 rpm. The torque produced is 473 ft lb, it can produce 549 hp and can reach 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds. When we talk about the looks of the car, it is a long car with stylish looks. Because it has been categorized into the class of sports cars, it has just the appropriate looks to be on the race tracks. Weighing at 1375 kgs, this car is an easy drive even for the novice drivers.
Planned to be launched at the Geneva Auto Show in the year 2009, the BMW Alpina B6 GT3 has the exterior design of a supercharged coupe that is intended to be on the race tracks and not on the show circuits. Basically, the car was designed to give competition to the FIA GT3 European Championship series and the carhas so much importance attached to it because it is the first FIA GT3 racer from Alpina in the last 2 decades.
Because of increased consciousness towards green environment, the demand for green cars has also increased manifolds. Keeping at par with this, Audi has announced the launching of its Audi Q5 Hybrid SUV in the year 2011. It has been reported that Audi is going to install new gasoline-electric power train to the Q5 and also launching an economical turbo-diesel variant of Q5 after hybrid. Because US have more demands for hybrid technology, Audi has planned to send its Q5 Hybrid before its diesel variant. It is not a very big car but because it is quite high, it has enough space inside.
Capable of running at the speed of 195 miles in an hour, the 2009 Bentley Continental Flying Spur has been the fastest 4 door car model in the history of the company. It has stylish looks that every car lover will want to be the owner of. The car has all wheel drive system, twin turbocharged 12 cylinder engine, 6 speed automatic transmission and 552 horsepower. Because of this mechanism, the sedan is able to run from 0 to 60 miles within 4.9 seconds.
This is a mid-size premium car available with the exteriors of a wagon or a sedan. Depending upon the model you select, you get a real wheel drive or xDrive all-wheel drive. The first car that comes in the series is the 528i which is a sedan with all wheel or rear drive. Other cars that are part of the series are 535i wagon which is all wheel drive and sedan which is both rear and all wheel drive. The top end models of the series are M5 and 550i sedans. All 528, 535 and 550i versions have 6 speed manual transmission systems while the M5 has manual transmission system that can be made to shift like the automatic.
Fully redesigned in the year 2008, the 4th generation C-class still delivers advanced engineering, unmatched safety features and exclusive design features. The C-class has been offered in 3 different models: C300, C63 AMG and C350. C300 is available in both sport and a luxury trim level, C63 AMG is more enthusiasts oriented and C350 is available in sport trim only.