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Opel announces Ampera pricing in Europe
Special MINI Cooper by Paul Weller on auction for charity
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento to go into production

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 05:48 AM PST

Opel has recently announced the pricing for its upcoming hybrid car, the Ampera, which is scheduled to go on sale next year. The car, which is the European version of the Chevrolet Volt will cost 42,900 Euros ($58,000), almost 50 percent more expensive than its American brother, which is priced at $41,000.

No details were released on the Vauxhall Ampera pricing in the UK, but Autocar reports that an inside source said Vauxhall will announce its own pricing, which could be lower than the rest of Europe. But more details coming soon, so stay tuned.

[Source: Autocar]

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Opel announces Ampera pricing in Europe

Special MINI Cooper by Paul Weller on auction for charity

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 05:35 AM PST

MINI has announced that they partnered with rock artist Paul Weller and created a special one off MINI Cooper which will go on auction for one month, starting with November 11. The money raised will go to charities Nordoff Robins and War Child. The special MINI Cooper features an unique pink and brown stripes exterior finish, 17-inch Crown Spoke alloy wheels, black leather on the interior, front heated seats and Chili Pack.

MINI UK’s Director, Jochen Goller says “Both MINI and Paul Weller are synonymous with the quintessential British mod scene. That’s why we were the ideal match to create this unique car.”

Paul Weller said “I’ve always loved and driven MINIs so when I was given the opportunity to design a bespoke Mini Cooper I wanted to create something that reflected the mood and colours associated with the Mod era, which was also the classic Mini’s hey day. I’d already expressed these colours in a shirt I designed for Ben Sherman a few years ago, so it made sense to me to continue the theme using a MINI Cooper as a palate.”

[Source: MINI]

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Special MINI Cooper by Paul Weller on auction for charity

Lamborghini Sesto Elemento to go into production

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 05:23 AM PST

According to popular French website Automoto.fr, following the great feedback after the Paris Motor Show launch, Lamborghini has decided to put the Sesto Elemento into production. What the Italian carmaker managed to do with this concept is the extensive use of carbon fiber and carbon-fiber reinforced plastics (including a carbon-fiber monocoque structure) which allowed the car to be ultra lightweight and weigh no more than 999 kg (2,202 lbs).

Under the bonnet, the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento is powered by the naturally-aspirated 5.2-liter V10 from the LP 570-4 Superleggera with delivers 562 hp (419 kW) which, combined with the car’s low weight allows 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration in 2.5 seconds and top speed around 350 km/h (186 mph).

The Sesto Elemento will probably cost somewhere around 2.5 million ($3.44 million) and if that doesn’t hold you back, find out that only 7 to 10 units will be built.

[Source: Automoto.fr]

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Lamborghini Sesto Elemento to go into production