New exterior and interior design details developed exclusively for the MINI Baker Street mark out this special-edition model.
The two models, the MINI Baker Street and MINI Bayswater, honor both real and fictional areas of London.
The Mini Baker Street and the Mini Bayswater aim to spread “contemporary London style” around the world. Unique to the Baker Street models is the Rooftop Grey metallic paint with black, V-shaped bonnet stripes.
The high-gloss black 16-inch alloy wheels match the roof and mirror caps. The Bayswater model gets its own unique paint colour – Kite Blue – and can also be ordered in black, grey or Radiant Blue.
Baker Street So what defines these special editions? Rooftop Grey metallic paint, V-shaped black bonnet stripes, gloss-black 16-inch twin-star alloymetallic paint, V-shaped black bonnet stripes, gloss-black 16-inch twin-star alloy wheels, gloss black mirror caps, and a black roof complete the exterior.
Optional colors for the Baker Street are Pepper White and Midnight Black.
The MINI Baker Street can also be ordered as an option in the body shades Pepper White and Midnight Black.
Cross Check Rooftop Grey light is also used for the surfaces of the cockpit and door trim and is combined with a Rooftop Grey light Colour Line.
The Chrome Line Interior package adds further lustre.
The range of available engine variants for the MINI Baker Street spans the MINI One (72 kW/98 hp), MINI Cooper (90 kW/122 hp), MINI One D (66 kW/90 hp) and MINI Cooper D (82 kW/112 hp).
While Toyota continues to roll out its full hybrid technology to new market segments through models such as the Auris Hybrid and Yaris Hybrid, the Prius remains the most recognizable product to feature Toyota's full hybrid powertrain design.
The new Toyota Prius features a revised exterior design, improved interior sensorial quality, enhanced instrumentation and a range of affordable multimedia and advanced navigation systems: Toyota Touch, Toyota Touch & Go Plus and Toyota Touch Pro.
The Toyota Prius remains a front-runner in the field of technological innovation. The third generation Toyota Prius, launched in 2009, showcases a Head-up Display, projecting useful information onto the base of the windscreen, including vehicle speed, the Eco Drive Monitor and the status of the optional Pre-Crash Safety and Active Cruise Control systems.
Intelligent Parking Assist enables the Toyota Prius to automatically manoeuvre into the chosen parking spot. The third generation Toyota Prius also introduces the world-first combination of a solar ventilation system and remote controlled air conditioning. The new Toyota Prius' Intelligent Parking Assist system has been improved to allow even more efficient and faster parking manoeuvres. The new Prius offers customers a unique range of multimedia equipment choices. Toyota Touch & Go Plus builds on the Toyota Touch multimedia unit by adding numerous new, advanced technology features to Toyota's remarkable touch-screen multimedia system.
Toyota Touch Pro is the most sophisticated satellite navigation system yet offered by Toyota. This premium quality multimedia system features a high-resolution 7.0 inch touch-screen interface with a 'home' screen, displaying the most relevant air-conditioning, audio and navigation information.
An important facet of the Toyota full hybrid vehicle market expansion, the new 2012 Prius will now become the first full hybrid vehicle available as a complete stand-alone model range - Prius, Prius+ and Prius Plug-in Hybrid.
Prius+ and Prius Plug-in Hybrid both go on sale throughout Europe in the summer of 2012.
All models now feature the Toyota Touch touchscreen system for audio, multimedia connectivity and Bluetooth, plus a rear-view camera. Prius T Spirit models come as standard with Toyota's Touch & Go Plus premium package. This adds sat-nav, voice recognition for phone calls, music search and play, plus phone contact search and call functions to the standard touchscreen set-up.
Prices for the 2012 Toyota Prius have been revealed. Inside, there are new, darker dashboard materials, while T Spirit versions have new black seat trim. T4 models gain a new eight-speaker JBL stereo, while T Spirit cars add water-repellent glass, automatic LED headlamps and an auto-dimming rear-view mirror.
Exterior The 2012 Toyota Prius is right on-trend in terms of Toyota’s new design approach, which introduces a stronger focus on the lower part of the car’s front end. T Spirit models now use LED headlamps, too, which come with a washer system, while all versions gain new power-folding heated door mirrors.
Model grades and equipment The 2012 Toyota Prius retains its three-grade line-up of T3, T4 and T Spirit. All models adopt the innovative Toyota Touch touchscreen system for audio, multimedia connectivity and Bluetooth, plus a rear-view camera.
Toyota Touch & Go Plus and Toyota Touch Pro T Spirit versions are fitted with the Touch & Go Plus premium package with satellite navigation, advanced traffic pattern intelligence on programmed routes, voice recognition for calls, music search and play, and phone contacts search and call functions. The system’s connectivity allows access to Google Local Search (using a compatible mobile phone, and pre-registration via a Toyota customer portal) to obtain useful information on navigation locations and services such as live parking and fuel prices.
Toyota Touch Pro is available as part of the optional Technology Pack for T Spirit.
New equipment features As well as Toyota Touch, the T3 Prius gains LED daytime running lights and a folding function on the electric heated door mirrors. T4 models are newly fitted with an eight-speaker JBL audio system, with power-saving GreenEdge speaker technology.
The latest Audi A6 Allroad quattro has now made its online reveal ahead of an official world debut at March’s 2012 Geneva Motor Show.
The car is 16.21 feet long, 6.23 feet wide and 4.82 feet tall, making it just a tad bigger than the regular A6 Avant wagon. Total vehicle weight has been reduced by as much as 154 pounds compared with the previous model.
It accelerates the A6 Allroad from 0-60 mph in 5.9 seconds and returns an average gas mileage of 26.43 mpg on the conservative European combined cycle.
Like in most all-wheel drive Audis these days, the quattro drive system is paired with torque vectoring. Electromechanical power steering is standard, as is adaptive air suspension and 18-inch alloy wheels.
The Audi A6 allroad quattro has a sportily distinctive road stance. The body of the new Audi A6 allroad quattro sits six centimeters (2.36 in) higher than that of the A6 Avant. The color Java Braun is available exclusively for the new Audi A6 allroad quattro.
The interior of the Audi A6 allroad quattro offers plenty of space thanks to the long wheelbase of 2.91 meters (9.55 ft). The luggage compartment of the new Audi A6 allroad quattro has a capacity of 565 liters (19.95 cu ft).
Audi offers a broad choice of options for the new A6 allroad quattro. The Bang & Olufsen Advanced Sound System boasts 15 speakers.
The new Audi A6 allroad quattro is also state of the art when it comes to connection technology.
The Audi assistance and safety systems lend even more confidence to driving. Audi active lane assist helps the driver to maintain the lane; Audi side assist helps when changing lanes. The driver information system with rest recommendation function detects when the driver is getting tired and recommends taking a rest.
The park assist system with 360° display takes over the steering; the parking system plus with 360° camera provides good vision in all directions. It accelerates the Audi A6 allroad quattro from zero to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 5.9 seconds on the way to a electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h (155.34 mph). Audi will soon offer a particularly low-emissions clean diesel version of the 180 kW (245 hp) engine. The twin-turbo 3.0 TDI developing 230 kW (313 hp) is a powerful, great sounding engine. The quattro permanent four-wheel drive system is paired with torque vectoring. The chassis of the Audi A6 allroad quattro combines sportiness with comfort. The optional dynamic steering adjusts the steering ratio to the speed driven.
With the Audi drive select system, the driver can vary the function of the steering, the air suspension, the gas pedal, the automatic transmission, the sport differential, the automatic air conditioning, the lighting and the adaptive cruise control. An additional ten millimeters (0.39 in) enables the new Audi A6 allroad quattro to also handle major irregularities in the road surface.
The Audi A6 allroad quattro rolls on 18-inch, five-arm alloy wheels and 235/55-size tires. Audi and quattro GmbH offer optional wheels measuring 18, 19 and 20 inches in diameter. The new Audi A6 allroad quattro will be available in Germany from spring 2012.
