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BMW has unveiled their X1 concpet and will make its formal world premier at the Paris Motor Show in a few days time. BMW X1 will sit right under the X3 competing against the likes of the Toyota RAV-4, VW Tiguan and of course, the forthcoming Audi Q3.

For the design, the car is no beauty when compare to others. The X1’s concave body surfacing and detailing bring to mind the X3 and X5 while the front end with the large headlights and oversize kidney grilles are apparently inspired from the new 7-Series.

However for the interior, there is no pictures about the car but we believe that the interior styling will mix elements from both the 1-Series and X3. The car will also equipped with BMW's xDrive all-wheel-drive system.

Mansory has revealed its second appearance kit for the Mercedes-McLaren SLR Renovatio with a two-tone, black and white, color scheme. The car is equipped with lighter components such as the ultra-light forged wheels and lighter carbon fiber body parts to reduce the weight. Besides that, the car is also equipped with new side skirts and rear wheel arch extensions. While for the front apron, it is designed to channel the air to the intercoolers and the rear apron with an integrated diffuser provides additional downforce.

For the interior, the car comes with leather and carbon fiber trim and new aluminum pedals and illuminated door tread plates.

Performance wise, the car is powered by a supercharged 5.5-liter V8 engine that produces 700 hp (522 kW) and 650 lb-ft (880 Nm) of torque. The power increase is made possible with the installation of Mansory custom supercharger, high flow exhaust system and a reprogrammed ECU. With all the performance parts added in to the car, it is able to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h faster than the stock model and capable to have a top speed at 340km/h.

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Here here is another image that Lamborghini has just released the fourth consecutive teaser photo of its surprise Paris Show debut. The new photo reveals the mystery vehicle’s front headlamp and well, that’s about it. Makes you wonder how many other pictures will the Italian sports carmaker release before it actually shows us the whole car.

Audi has unveiled their new 2009 S3 and it is available in either the three-door style or the more practical Sportback five-door hatch. The car is equipped Equipped with a high-pressure 2.0-liter turbo engine with 265-horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque, the S3 able to accurate from 0 to 100km/h by just 5.5 seconds, all while getting nearly 30 miles per gallon. Making the most of that power is the firm's new seven-speed twin-clutch S-Tronic gearbox, which we've had nothing but good things to say about in its past six-speed incarnation. The car will also include twin steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters, another first for the S3.

McLaren, the German automaker is releasing the SLR McLaren Roadster 722 S limited edition version. The rag-top SLR McLaren Roadster 722 S which features an upgraded 5.5-liter V8 engine developing 650 HP as well as a more dynamic suspension tuning and improved aerodynamics will be produced in a limited number of 150 vehicles.

For the performance, a tuned version of the supercharged 5.5-litre V8 engine that develops an output of 650 HP and 820 Nm (605-lbs/ft) of torque compared to the standard SLR McLaren Roadster’s 626 HP and 780 Nm respectively is equipped to the car. The car able to acclerate from standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) comes in just 3.7 seconds, and 200 km/h (123 mph) is reached in 10.6 seconds while the maximum speed is 335 km/h or 208 mph.

For the suspension, a sportier setup with stiffer spring and shock absorber configurations while the body has been lowered by 10mm at the front and rear. Furthermore, Merc’s engineers added a carbon fiber body kit to improve aerodynamics. The 722 S sits on a new set of lightweight 19-inch alloy wheels.

A limited new sports bucket seats upholstered in a combination of semi-aniline leather/Alcantara highlighted by contrasting red seams, embossed 722 S lettering on the head restraints and the likewise red seat belts. Besides that, the shift and parking brake levers are lined in suede leather while Mercedes-Benz also added plenty of carbon-fibre details.

IMSA a great tuner has came out the Lamborghini Murcielago GTR Spyder. The car come with orange color combined with the widebodykit consisting of a front apron, front lip, broadened wings, side skirts, carbon diffuser and rear spoiler along with the massive alloy wheels in shiny black color wasn’t enough of a statement in itself.

For the performance of the car, there are several performance kit add in to make the car to enable the car to produce 708hp. The result of this is that the Murcielago GTR Spyder sprints from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.3 seconds (0.1 sec faster that the standard model) and goes on to a top speed of over 350 km/k (+218 mph) compared the stock model’s peak speed of about 340 km/h (211 mph).

Mazda has unveiled the fully redesigned AZ-Wagon is a rebadged version of Suzuki’s kei car. As with the donor vehicle, the AZ-Wagon is offered in two flavours, the standard car and the ‘sportier’ looking Custom Style which is the equivalent of the Suzuki Wagon-R Stingray.

The car is either powered by a naturally aspirated or turbocharged 660cc engines, matted to a 4-speed automatic, a 5-speed manual or a CVT transmission with seven-speed manual mode as well as between FWD and AWD versions.