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Back in the ’70s, Russian were making some tests on trains. A team of engineers from Kalininsky took a standard ER22 train, added two Yak-40 engines and named their new creation “SVL”.

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Paris Hilton gets again all the attention, this time because of her unique car which was personalized by a famous tuning company called “West Coast Customs”.

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The model in these pictures is the work of art realized during a practice study at Honda Americas by a young Columbian, Leon Paz. Named Acura 2+1 Coupe, it attracted the attention of the Honda officials. Who knows, in the future they could make a series model based on this concept.

This Acura 2+1 Coupe, as the name suggests, explores a configuration not so common until now, having 2 seats in the front plus one in the back. The idea is not bad, because in 95% of the cases, in a coupe won’t travel more then tree people simultaneously.

Another interesting and innovative detail is the panoramic roof extension to the front, over the engine which offers a very nice view.

The first pictures with Nissan Patrol 2010 taken at an official presentation inside the company appear on the internet.

Nissan Patrol is one of the most longeval 4×4 models on the market, being manufacturer since 1951. Like any other respected model, in essence it remained the same vehicle capable to take you anywhere, anytime on (almost) any weather conditions. Over the years, Nissan Patrol lined up with the new standards of comfort and luxury.

There aren’t too many details about its engine, but we expect at a V6 or V8. The model will be launched by the end of 2009.
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Sport cars are frequently “accused” that they have a high fuel consumption, but, Porsche engineers wanted to prove the contrary and have obtained a record fuel consumption with a Porsche 911.

Theoretically, a Porsche 911 Carrera equipped with the boxer “flat six” engine of 3,6 liters and 345 HP, is credited with an average consumption of 10.3 liters/100 km and 242g/km CO2 emissions. Pretty high, right?

Well, Porsche engineers wanted to demonstrate the contrary and have chosen a 650 km route on the Germany streets (190 km where national roads, 30 km urban route and the rest highway). The average speed was 84 km/h, and the maximum speed achieved in this test hasn’t exceeded 130 km/h. The result? Only 6,7 liters/100 km, unbelievable! But it must be very hard to own such a beast and drive like a amateur in order to save some liters.

Russians move one step forward and start making supercars, although a 240 HP model isn’t really a supercar, but let’s bear up their initiative.

This supercar was born by Nikkolai Formenko, television star, actor and Russian pilot in the FIA N-GT competition. Nikkolai said that he concentrated all the racing experience he had in realizing this hybrid project.

Under the hood you’ll find a 3.5 liter engine which develops only 240 HP. But, the most interesting aspect at Marussia is its design, which is without a doubt very spectacular. Also, this model has been equipped with many gadgets, including a Yota 4G network adapter with a transfer rate of 10 Mbps, bluetooth, GPS, a 320 GB hard-disk and many many LCDs.

Russians say that 35% of this model will be built with components made in Russian and it will probably cost somewhere around 100.000$.