In the battle for the premium crown

The success of Audi curve has a steep upward: Regarding sales, the brand from Ingolstadt, only BMW has before him. The comeback continues - with a large model offensive.

The story of a lone climber is over. It's all been told to continue a la Dallas or Denver will not give it. Why not? Because there's a new story to tell. The one brand that is well established and their success is pursued by many with envy - Audi.

The story is actually on 31 December 2011 went end at midnight. At the time it was clear that Audi has left the Mercedes-Benz brand in terms of sales behind it and was successful in China than in its home market Germany. Now Mercedes has to catch up with Audi, BMW and Mercedes now have to prove that they can imitate Audi in China. But they have, in one case three brands (BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce) and in the other half brands (Mercedes, Smart and Maybach by 2013) are available.

New BMW X6 with optical changes

To the BMW X6, which is at the Geneva Motor Show for the first time shown to a wider audience, back on the amount of time that BMW had it bestowed small optical retouching. The higher scheduled and arranged far outboard fog lights are now surrounded by a matt coating surrounds the upper part of the outer air intakes. The bars in the kidney have been remodeled. A new look to present the LED taillights.
New to the list of options for the BMW X6 are adaptive LED headlights, three new paint finishes and a bonnet with a pronounced power dome, although it is not available in Germany. As standard, the new BMW X6 rolls on 19-inch light-alloy wheels with mixed tires. The eight-cylinder carrying even 20-inch model in the new two-tone look. The standard leather trim can be ordered in two new colors, the nappa leather option provides enhanced volumes.
Another new feature is the optional M Sport Edition for the BMW X6. The package here include 20-inch M light-alloy wheels, the adaptive LED headlights, door sills, a Shadow-Line package, electrically adjustable sports seats with leather / Alcantara upholstery with contrast stitching, an M Sport steering wheel, stainless steel pedals, special interior trim and black roof lining.
Upon request, the BMW X6 xDrive30d can also be combined in the future with a urea injection and a NOx storage catalytic converter. This is the SUV can undercut the Euro 6 emissions standard.BMW X6 with new power diesel
Entirely new to the X6 is the power diesel, which draws from three liters of displacement and three turbochargers whopping 381 hp and 740 Nm of torque. Standard is an eight-speed automatic used. The BMW X6 M 50d sprints in 5.3 seconds from zero to 100 km / h and reaches a limited top speed of 250 km / h The average fuel consumption is said to be 7.7 liters. The base price for the new diesel, the 16th from June, will be at the dealership, BMW with 85,800 euros. Other prices for the new BMW X6 were not called.

For the small coffee-ride off-road

2012 Opel will make a mocha with a new small car-SUV on the wheels. Premiered the Corsa SUV unveiled at the Auto Salon in Geneva. The same design was already Buick Encore at the Detroit Auto Show debut.

The Opel Mokka will be smaller than a VW Tiguan, but larger than a Vauxhall Corsa. With 4.28 meters in length, the Opel Mokka ranked in the group of small car-SUV, but it should still provide enough space five passengers. In the basic version it will be available only with front-wheel drive, the all-wheel drive derived from the Insignia will be strictly optional.