Video: Victoria Beckham Range Rover Evoque

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This is the limited edition Range Rover Evoque designed by ex-Spice Girl, Victoria Beckham. The Victoria Beckham Evoque was unveiled at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show. Do you like it?

Lamborghini Urus concept SUV revealed

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Lamborghini, the name synonymous with uber supercars has revealed its latest concept, the Urus SUV concept, in conjunction with the Beijing Motor Show taking place this week.

The sharp, sleek and aggressive exterior design speaks for itself and although this is not considered to be a supercar in the true sense of the word, it certainly would break some new ground in the SUV class and is very much geared at being a SUV supercar. With an undisclosed 600 horsepower engine under the hood there’s no denying that this beast has something special to offer. Lamborghini might consider putting the Urus into production where it expects to sell approximately 3000 units across the US, Russia, Middle East, China, Germany and the UK. Putting this beast on the road would ultimately more than double Lamborghini’s current volume.

Another interesting point to note is that the Lamborghini Urus delivers the lowest CO2 emissions when compared to other models in the super SUV class such as BMW’s X5 M, X6 M, Porsche Cayenne Turbo and the RangeRover Sport Supercharged. Lightweight materials are a distinguishing feature on the Urus with Carbon fibre composite used extensively throughout the body and interior.

The Urus certainly looks like a whole lot of car, let’s hope Lamborghini puts it into production and even better, deliver some to South Africa.

Citroen Numero 9 concept revealed

Tweet The upcoming Beijing Motor Show will see Citroen unveil the Numero 9 concept, hinting at what Citroen has in store for a new premium sedan, SUV and executive limo.

Exhibiting stylishly good looks and hot smooth curves to boost, the Numero 9 concept doesn’t only speak volumes for upcoming models but also says something about Citroen and its unique approach to car design. Standing only 1.27m tall, the Numero 9 looks like it has come from some far off world on the other end of the universe. Its sleek design is out of this world, but what’s more impressive is how it runs.

Although just a show car, the Numero 9 is a plug-in hybrid with a 1.6 turbo petrol engine coupled with an electric motor powered by lithium-ion batteries that take 3.5 hours to charge. The Numero 9 is capable of running for 50 km in electric mode. Fuel consumption improves when the Numero 9 alternates between the engine and stand-by mode with an overall consumption figure 1.7 litres / 100km and a CO2 emissions rating of only 39g/km. The Numero 9 is not slow either and is capable of pushing out 218kW and doing 0-100 km/h in just 5.4 seconds.

The future looks bright for Citroen.