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PRESS | Aston Martin V8 Vantage RS in Mako Blue
The newly housed Aston Martin Design team has selected a name for the colour of the company’s V12 Vantage RS concept car, after inviting suggestions from the public at the opening of the company’s new Design Studio last year.
The V12 Vantage RS was unveiled in December by Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ulrich Bez, who, during his speech, invited suggestions to name the colour of the concept. The Aston Martin design team was inundated with suggestions, and after careful consideration has selected ‘Mako Blue’ as the name of the concept colour.
Design Director, Marek Reichman said: “The name is taken from the Mako shark, which is the fastest and most agile shark known to man. We thought the name not only reflected the colour, but also that the nature of the shark was synonymous with the character of the car.
“The Maori translation for ‘Mako’ is ‘Blue Lightning’ which obviously is descriptive of both colour and car - a very befitting name.” Mat Watson, who penned the winning name added: “The name came to me instantly, when I first saw the car. There is a distinct parallel between the shark and the car – both being the fastest of their kind.” The environmentally sustainable Design Studio is the marque’s first purpose-built and fully-owned design facility. The Vantage RS concept features a 600bhp 6.0 V12 engine and has been subjected to a weight-loss programme. The result is the fastest ever road-going Aston Martin.
Aston Martin is currently evaluating feedback from customers to the Vantage RS concept, with a view to a possible low-volume production run should sufficient demand exist.
PRESS RELEASE (Source: Aston Martin)
PRESS | Nearly all Volkswagen vehicles can use the planned E10 fuel
Wolfsburg, 08 February 2008 - With only a few exceptions, all Volkswagen-brand vehicles can run on the planned E10 fuel. For Volkswagen customers, the use of this new fuel, which, according to new legislation, may contain up to 10% ethanol in the future, will present no problem. According to plans of the federal government in Germany, this new type of fuel is to be offered at filling stations beginning 1 January, 2009.
The new fuel types “normal E10″ and “super E10″ are not suitable for vehicles having first-generation FSI engines. This affects a few Lupo, Polo, Golf, Bora and Touran models built between 2000 and 2004, and in individual cases to 2006. These vehicles must be filled with the type “super plus E5.”
The reason for this is that parts which transport fuel, in particular the high-pressure fuel pumps and fuel rails of these engines, may fail if the new E10 fuel types are used. However, owners of these vehicles will not be disadvantaged because these cars were intended to use predominantly super plus fuels.
PRESS RELEASE (Source: Volkswagen)
