Tuning: WALD 200 Land Cruiser SPORTS LINE Black Bison Edition

One of the few tuning companies who have decided to develop a stylish body kit parts for Toyota SUV Land Cruiser 4 × 4, a Japanese car tuner Wald International. Black Bison elegant body kit for the current generation Land Cruiser, which appeared in 2007, gives a fairly luxurious SUV aggressive type. Early we show some their works, that Mercedes-Benz S-Class W221 and Lexus IS F Sports Line.

Nevertheless the engineers at Wald managed to technique their Land Cruiser in both a muscular and grand manner. The new front jumbo with integrated fog lamps brushwood out in a particularly bold way that is matched by the new sidesills. The rear mammoth incorporates the same tangle as seen at the front, while also edifice in new reflectors and distance for the interestingly shaped courtyard-exhaust. Blacked-out Mahora M11C 20-inch wheels harmonize the paint appealing well, but we like the five-cape chrome-look wheels for the added diverge. If there is something that can be aloof, it is the rear spoiler, which looks very out of place.

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All in all, this is a very interesting project from a very interesting party. The Wald 200 Land Cruiser Sports Line Black Bison Edition sales should open soon if not already.

International Engine of the Year Results: VW 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger wins Award

Volkswagen‘s innovative 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger engine wins the 2009 International Engine of the Year, beating out BMW’s potent 3.0-liter instruct-injected twin-turbo six-cylinder powerplant by just four points. The Twincharged 1.4 liter TSI also won both the 1.0 to 1.4 liter engine category and the honor of the Green Engine of the Year, beating out the Japanese hybrid power rivals from Toyota and Honda’s 1.3-liter IMA fusion powertrain.

The Engie of the Year gift is handed out based on the voting fallout of 65 motor scribes polled from all around the sphere. Some 32 countries are represented in the jury, plus the U.S., Japan, China, Germany, the U.K., and Korea.

View all results and video after the jump!!

Here full list of categories and their winners:

• Best New Engine – Porsche’s 3.8-liter 385bhp flat-six
• Best Performance Engine – Mercedes-AMG 6.2-liter V8
• Sub 1-liter – Toyota 1-liter three-cylinder
• 1.8-2.0L – Audi 2-liter TFSI
• 2.0L-2.5L – Mercedes-Benz Diesel 2.1-litre BlueEfficiency
• 2.5L-3.9L – BMW 3-liter DI Twin Turbo
• 3.0L-4.0L – BMW 4-liter V8
• Above 4.0L – Mercedes-AMG 6.2-liter V8

Auto Expo 2010 | AUTO WORLD

In a couple of months, India’s largest automobile expo would be held in Delhi.

Now in its 10th iteration, the Auto Expo 2010 not only promises to be grander than earlier, but with competition across industry increasing at a rapid pace, it also promises to be packed with new models and concept cars from all major automobile manufacturers.

Continuing on the theme ‘Mobility for all’, the 10th Auto Expo 2010 is scheduled to be held from 5th to 11th January, 2010 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India.

Auto Expo 2010 will have special emphasis on safe and environment friendly fuels/vehicles, design and engineering, which is supposed to lead the technological development in automobiles for years to come.

Since the Auto Expo is held every other year, it is a must visit event for Indian Automobile Enthusiasts and would be extensively covered on TheIndiaCar.com from day one.

Auto Expo 2010 free business pass: If you are a business owner, planning to visit Auto Expo 2010, then you can get free business pass to the event, by registering here. Simply fill out your contact details along with a valid email address and you will be emailed your invite, which you can then print and exchange for a business pass at the Auto Expo 2010, which is valid for multiple days.

Auto Expo 2010 | AUTO WORLD

In a couple of months, India’s largest automobile expo would be held in Delhi.

Now in its 10th iteration, the Auto Expo 2010 not only promises to be grander than earlier, but with competition across industry increasing at a rapid pace, it also promises to be packed with new models and concept cars from all major automobile manufacturers.

Continuing on the theme ‘Mobility for all’, the 10th Auto Expo 2010 is scheduled to be held from 5th to 11th January, 2010 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India.

Auto Expo 2010 will have special emphasis on safe and environment friendly fuels/vehicles, design and engineering, which is supposed to lead the technological development in automobiles for years to come.

Since the Auto Expo is held every other year, it is a must visit event for Indian Automobile Enthusiasts and would be extensively covered on TheIndiaCar.com from day one.

Auto Expo 2010 free business pass: If you are a business owner, planning to visit Auto Expo 2010, then you can get free business pass to the event, by registering here. Simply fill out your contact details along with a valid email address and you will be emailed your invite, which you can then print and exchange for a business pass at the Auto Expo 2010, which is valid for multiple days.

Auto Expo 2010 | AUTO WORLD

In a couple of months, India’s largest automobile expo would be held in Delhi.

Now in its 10th iteration, the Auto Expo 2010 not only promises to be grander than earlier, but with competition across industry increasing at a rapid pace, it also promises to be packed with new models and concept cars from all major automobile manufacturers.

Continuing on the theme ‘Mobility for all’, the 10th Auto Expo 2010 is scheduled to be held from 5th to 11th January, 2010 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India.

Auto Expo 2010 will have special emphasis on safe and environment friendly fuels/vehicles, design and engineering, which is supposed to lead the technological development in automobiles for years to come.

Since the Auto Expo is held every other year, it is a must visit event for Indian Automobile Enthusiasts and would be extensively covered on TheIndiaCar.com from day one.

Auto Expo 2010 free business pass: If you are a business owner, planning to visit Auto Expo 2010, then you can get free business pass to the event, by registering here. Simply fill out your contact details along with a valid email address and you will be emailed your invite, which you can then print and exchange for a business pass at the Auto Expo 2010, which is valid for multiple days.

New BMW X5M & X6M | AUTO WORLD

Her it is!! BMW officially revealed new powerfull ‘M’ crossovers the X5M and the X6M. These are the most divisive models ever to hold the M badge. However, BMW vows that both crossovers element all the normal sport characteristics one would require from a M-badged model. Under the cover, this translates to an all-new 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine that cranks out 555HP at 6,000 rpm and a gigantic 680Nm or 501-lbs/ft of crest torque unfilled between 1,500 and 5,650 rpm.

Those facts put to infamy the M5‘s and M6‘s 5.0-liter purely aspirated V10 that generates 507HP and 520Nm or 383-lbs/ft of summit torque. Nevertheless no need to unease as from what our sources tell us, the new twin-scroll turbo V8 will return the V10 in the next generation M5 and M6 models. For the first time in a BMW M shape, the X5M’s and X6M’s V8 is knotted to a 6-speed M Sports Automatic transmission with full automatic mode as well as M driving mode. Both models retain BMW’s intelligent xDrive all-turn-drive order, still it has been revamped to distribute more influence to the rear wheels.

In provisos of performance, both M models accelerate to 100 km/h (62mph) from a standstill in 4.7 seconds and achieve an electronically limited top tempo of 250km/h (155mph) or 275km/h (171mph) with the optional “M Driver’s Package.”

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BMW’s M divide engineers have also performed upgrades on the X5‘s and X6‘s suspension complex as well as on the Dynamic Performance Control, the Servotronic steering scheme and the brakes which now thresher four-piston fixed calipers at the front with hanging calipers at the rear, with internally-vented and better discs.

Cosmetic changes are frequent for both models. On the scarce they include a new bodykit that consists of new front and rear bumpers, rocker panels, aspect gills, courtyard exhaust tail pipes and 20-inch alloy wheels. Inside, the X5M and X6M facet the usual M-branded sport steering veer and leather seats as well as a revised instrument panel.

New BMW X5M & X6M | AUTO WORLD

Her it is!! BMW officially revealed new powerfull ‘M’ crossovers the X5M and the X6M. These are the most divisive models ever to hold the M badge. However, BMW vows that both crossovers element all the normal sport characteristics one would require from a M-badged model. Under the cover, this translates to an all-new 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine that cranks out 555HP at 6,000 rpm and a gigantic 680Nm or 501-lbs/ft of crest torque unfilled between 1,500 and 5,650 rpm.

Those facts put to infamy the M5‘s and M6‘s 5.0-liter purely aspirated V10 that generates 507HP and 520Nm or 383-lbs/ft of summit torque. Nevertheless no need to unease as from what our sources tell us, the new twin-scroll turbo V8 will return the V10 in the next generation M5 and M6 models. For the first time in a BMW M shape, the X5M’s and X6M’s V8 is knotted to a 6-speed M Sports Automatic transmission with full automatic mode as well as M driving mode. Both models retain BMW’s intelligent xDrive all-turn-drive order, still it has been revamped to distribute more influence to the rear wheels.

In provisos of performance, both M models accelerate to 100 km/h (62mph) from a standstill in 4.7 seconds and achieve an electronically limited top tempo of 250km/h (155mph) or 275km/h (171mph) with the optional “M Driver’s Package.”

Read more (details + photos + video)!!

BMW’s M divide engineers have also performed upgrades on the X5‘s and X6‘s suspension complex as well as on the Dynamic Performance Control, the Servotronic steering scheme and the brakes which now thresher four-piston fixed calipers at the front with hanging calipers at the rear, with internally-vented and better discs.

Cosmetic changes are frequent for both models. On the scarce they include a new bodykit that consists of new front and rear bumpers, rocker panels, aspect gills, courtyard exhaust tail pipes and 20-inch alloy wheels. Inside, the X5M and X6M facet the usual M-branded sport steering veer and leather seats as well as a revised instrument panel.