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NEW GOLF R TO BE UNVEILED NEXT MONTHVolkswagen will unleash its new Golf R at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month.文件倉 The R has a 2-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing 300bhp and 380Nm driving all four wheels via a six-speed dual-clutch autobox.It hits 100kmh in just 4.9 seconds, making it a real threat to many models in VW Group's subsidiary Porsche. Compared with the VW GTI's power plant, the Golf R's engine has a modified cylinder head, exhaust valves, valve seats and springs, pistons, injection valves and turbocharger.FERRARI'S 458 GETS SPECIALE -- PHOTO: FERRARIFerrari will release a special edition of the 458 Italia, imaginatively named 458 Speciale. The car will showcase advanced active aerodynamics, which will become a standard feature of all future Ferraris.The car will also have a power upgrade, with close to 600 horses in rein.It hits 100kmh in just three seconds.FINAL EDITION OF KOMBI VAN -- PHOTO: VOLKSWAGENVolkswagen will roll out a final edition of its iconic Kombi van.Featuring two-tone paintwork and exclusive design features, only 600 units of the hippie "love van" will be manufactured at VW's plant in Brazil. Produced since 1957, the Kombi is the world's longest produced model.The final edition will have some modern features, such as an MP3 sound system and USB ports. The model is equipped with a 78bhp 1.4-litre engine paired with a four-speed manual gearbox.MONZA WITH OCEAN WAVES-STYLINGOpel's stunning Monza concept will be the first car to feature LED projection infotainment. Driven by a revised Opel Ampera's powertrain, the sleek 4.69m four-seater is styled after "ocean waves lapping on the shore". Despite being just 1.31m tall, the car has 500 litres of boot space and adequate headroom.存倉This is because its whole cockpit structure is around 15cm lower than in conventional models.YARIS HYBRID-R CONCEPT -- PHOTO: TOYOTAToyota's Yaris Hybrid-R concept - if produced - should be a hoot. Based on the three-door Yaris, the Hybrid-R has a 1.6-litre engine developed by Toyota Motorsport, combined with two powerful electric motors that give the car intelligent all-wheel-drive capability. Energy recovered under braking is stored in a super capacitor.Meanwhile, Toyota will show the latest status of its Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle in Frankfurt next month, ahead of the market launch of a production car by 2015.TESLA RENAMED TUOSULE IN CHINAAmerican electric car maker Tesla will be known as Tuosule in China. This is because someone has owned the rights to the name in China since 2006. The new name is said to be a Cantonese transliteration of Tesla. Meanwhile, the Tesla showroom in Beijing is slated to be the world's largest.COOL WINKERSAudi's facelifted A8 flagship will offer more power and greater fuel efficiency, with more variants boasting cylinder-on demand technology. The Euro 6-compliant A8 will have new adaptive LED headlights, revised LED tail lamps, and new dynamic turning indicators. Each indicator section in the headlamp assembly contains 18 LEDs arranged in a strip that is subdivided into seven blocks. Each tail light indicator section contains 24 LEDs in eight blocks.When activated, the blocks are sequentially illuminated at 20 millisecond intervals, from the inside outwards in the desired turning direction. After 150 milliseconds, all segments are bright; for another 250 milliseconds, they illuminate with full intensity. After very briefly extinguishing completely, they then repeat the sequence. Cool.自存倉