2009 Toyota RAV4 EU Version
The Toyota RAV4 is a car’s Integrated Active Drive System delivers enhanced driving control, safer road holding and stability. D-4D diesel and VVT-i petrol engines offer responsiveness and performance. Now, with the introduction of high power, low emissions Toyota Optimal Drive technology, Toyota RAV4 is destined to continue its very successful history.
The current Toyota RAV4 is the third generation of a model that is recognised as one of the best sellers in Europe and a worldwide success for Toyota. At launch, in 1994, the RAV4 established the popularity of compact sports utility vehicles and Toyota has now sold nearly one million units of this model in Europe alone.
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2011 Audi Q3 – small and sporty SUV
A small SUV and sporty, the Audi Q3 will join the family consisting of the Audi Q5 and the Audi Q7. Yet another compact vehicle in a new model range is thus set to join the A1 in 2011. The Q3 will further expand the Q family. A coupé-like five-door SUV with seat positions, wheel size, and ground clearance characteristic of a typical SUV, the Audi Q3 will stand out thanks to a supremely sporty driving experience. The Q3 will blend a compact car’s design and driving dynamics with an SUV’s spaciousness and versatility. True to Audi tradition, innovative technical solutions will blaze new trails in efficiency, driving pleasure, and comfort. The market launch of the Q3 is scheduled for 2011. No technical details have been released yet.
Audi Q7 V12 TDI (2009) with pictures gallery
The Audi Q7 V12 TDI quattro is the world’s most powerful diesel-engined SUV, its powerplant another technical milestone. The Audi Q7 V12 TDI with a completely redeveloped common rail injection system the twelve-cylinder delivers a mighty 368 kW (500 hp) and 1,000 Nm (737.56 lb-ft) of torque from a capacity of six liters – giving the big SUV the performance of a sports car.
For two decades Audi has driven forward the advancement of diesel technology – from the very top. Now the brand with the four rings is presenting another world first: the first V12 TDI in a passenger vehicle. The diesel, which generates an output of 368 kW (500 hp) and 1,000 Nm of torque (737.56 lb-ft) from a capacity of six liters, gives the new Audi Q7 V12 TDI quattro the performance of a sports car. It catapults from zero to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in only 5.5 seconds and has an electronically capped top speed of 250 km/h (155.34 mph). The V12 diesel is opening up entirely new horizons in the diesel sector. The big-performance SUV from Audi completes all intermediate sprints with fascinating ease; in every driving situation it boasts superior reserves of power. The engine captivates its drivers not only with its sheer inexhaustible power but also with its highly cultivated manner of operation – the subtle engine sound takes on a voluminous, strong note when the throttle is open. In terms of fuel consumption the six-liter TDI, which features a completely redeveloped common rail injection system, requires an average of only 11.3 liters/100 km (20.82 US mpg), substantially less than the gasoline units produced by the competition. No competitor is able to match this achievement. Read more