SsangYong Korando platform to underpin two new models

SsangYong is working on two new models that will enter the B and D segments as part of a three-year plan to pull the South Korean company out of its £200m debt. The three-year plan lies with Mahindra and Mahindra, who are in concluding stages of purchasing a large share of SsangYong.

Vice president of marketing, Johng-Sik Choi, said that “We want to be working at maximum output, which is producing 250,000 cars globally per year – the new Korando should account for 100,000 of those. To do that we intend to enter growing markets such as Russia, China and South America, and we will expand our model range with cars built on our new monocoque platform.”

The all-new Korando compact SUV uses a SsangYong first monocoque platform. This chassis will be used on the B-segment (think VW Polo, Vauxhall/Opel Corsa, Renault Clio, Peugeot 207/Citroen C3, Nissan Micra) and D-segment (Renault Laguna, Ford Mondeo, Toyota Avensis, Chevrolet Epica) cars. The former is set to be launched in 2012.

A compact petrol engine will be the main engine in the B-segment car, but according to Soo Won Lee, chief of research and design, “an electric-diesel range extender similar to that used in the Chevrolet Volt could be piloted in 2014”.

The larger D-segment car will use an updated version of the 173bhp 2.0 common-rail diesel engine in the Korando. For the moment, the Rodius large MPV and Kyron mid-sized SUV are likely to obtain revisions, including the new diesel engine, while the Rexton will be axed.

Mahindra’s association in SsangYong’s future is vital for the company’s existence, and the two companies will be related closely.

“It would make sense for us to platform share,” said Choi, “and it is possible that Korando may enter India badged Mahindra in the near future, though nothing will be confirmed until we have signed the contract in November this year.”

Body paintingin various categories

Bodypainting is one form of body painting. Unlike a tattoo, the ink used to paint the body are not permanent because the only hold up to several hours, but there is also resistant to several weeks depending on demand.
Bodypainting it self has been known since the 12th century, in ancient times many tribes who painted the body for various rituals, one of the ancient tradition that has continued until now that is merajah or hand painting with henna for the bride to be married (usually in Arabic and Indian)



There are several types of body painting, to the extent called facepainting face, hands called Hand painting the whole body is called bodypainting while for images on a smaller scale can also be referred to as a Temporary Tattoo.
If we learn to make Up artist will be taught the basic techniques of painting this body, because bodypainting widely applied in various activities such as performing arts and theater, carnival, magazine cover model (Demi Moore had become the cover of Vanity Fair with her body painted only) , fashion show and other events.



Bodypainting is increasingly popular after the contest Miss Universe 2010 and then held a photocall contestants who had painted her body some are topless so invite criticism. But despite the controversy, in fact bodypainting not always have to paint on a topless body, participants from Asia usually wear cloth chest and the artists were still able to paint on cloth and body model so it does not reduce its beauty.

Because beauty is enchanting and expertise bodypainting artists are often invited admiration, then this body art enthusiasts progressively increased rapidly, so the artists decided to hold annual bodypainting festival be held every July.

Bodypainting festival held since 2006 and for 2010 was held at the Bodensee Austria, last July and followed by various countries to compete award for the category: Bodypainting with brush, Facepainting, Airbrush Bodypainting, Bodypainting with UV-effect (paint glow in the dark), Special Bodypainting Effects, Special Effects Make Up.



After 13 years of memories and growth the world’s most important bodypainting event, the World Bodypainting Festival with the World Championships of body art, has found a magical and charming



The crew of the WBF has listened to the wishes of many artists and come up with a location that offers many years of new memories. Near to the state capitol of Klagenfurt the new location on the lake "Wörthersee" offers easier travel access plus great socializing and inspiration.
The town Pörtschach, the most impressive location in the state, surrounded by turquoise water is the perfect backdrop for the art form. The date is set from the 27th June to 3rd July 2011.



Artists, photographers, musicians from over 40 nations worldwide will visit the World Bodypainting Festival and thousands of visitors will share the world’s most colourful event.



The highlight is of course the presentation of the World Awards in various categories. Bodypainting in many variations will be presented within the 3 main days along with music, dance and show. Art exhibitions, the WBF Acadmey program, a trade show area, market place and electronic music can be seen at the Red Bull Media House co production. Hundreds of journalists and photographers will spread publishing’s of the beautiful bodyart with the stunning backdrop of the lake "Woerthersee".

Beautiful Girl Hand Painted - Oil on Canvas Painting

Beautiful Girl, semi nude woman Hand Painted - Oil on Canvas Painting

Body painting is a work of art

Body painting is a work of art that the scratched kanfas but not in the human body taken to his art. Body painting artwork is very nice as tattoos, body painting, but it can be removed if the tattoo can not. Body art skelter also deviate from the teachings of religion in because this peinting body stripped naked, and therefore this body also called hoops nude. Actually, body painting, what's this? Why always women become objects of art that deviate by painting the human body.

Some call it modern art where artist menorekan in the human body with colorful paint that berbayan basic watercolor, body painting is mostly in pertontonkan at night and mostly in the night, body painting, because paint is the culprit at half way nude or naked, porn artwork is often on show at the night clubs and also very much at all in Indonesia, to show off body painting.

Most body painting is enjoyed by the upper classes, to loosen the saturation of the natural audience or also to hallucinate about sex are less harmonious in their family.

For body painting, dancers also became victim to the artwork in because they appeared naked and sexy in front of visitors who enjoy the spectacle of an important body itself. because money is less comparable with the performance.

Fiat 500 to retain its shape for next refresh

At this time, chief Fiat designers are working out on how the next 500 city-car should look.

The 500 has been a runaway success for Fiat and is about to go on sale in the U.S, meekly revised and built in Mexico.

Designers are unwilling to drastically redesign the next 500 and are currently thinking that it should become “our Mini”, hinting at very little alterations.

The second-generation Fiat 500 was launched in 2007 – 50 years after the original model – and came to the UK in January 2008.

2011 Lamborghini Super Sport Cars Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Blancpain Edition

The LP570-4 Blancpain Edition was presented today by Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, and Marc A. Hayek, President and CEO of Blancpain, at the final race weekend of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo in the “Piero Taruffi” circuit, Vallelunga. The road-legal Blancpain Edition celebrates the two-year relationship between the Italian supercar brand and the

2010 KIA Forte Koup SX

2010 KIA Forte Koup SX
2010 KIA Forte Koup SX
2010 KIA Forte Koup SX
2010 KIA Forte Koup SX
2010 KIA Forte Koup SX

2011 Chevrolet Volt could receive 25% electric range increase

GM has been making a racket about how the Volt has an electric range of “upto 40 miles” before the 1.4 litre turbo-charged petrol engine kicks in, giving an extra 300 mile range but that may all change....

With GM filing essential paperwork with the federal government, information is leaking out at how GM may buoy up its claimed range of 40 miles to 50 miles on electric power. GM hasn’t previously hinted at extending the range beyond 40 miles since the concept was first launched in early 2007.

In the paperwork, GM wrote: "When powered only from electricity stored in its 16-kWh lithium-ion battery; the Chevrolet Volt has a typical range of 25-50 miles depending on terrain, driving technique, temperature and battery age."

When GM-Volt came across this statement they reached out to GM spokesman Rob Peterson. Peterson said, "We've always said up to 40. But now we tweaked the EV range to from 25 to 50."

Peterson clarified that the change comes after a million plus miles have been recorded with the Volt, and the engineers were confident that the change was real-world possible with a fuel conscious driver. "A conservative driver under ideal conditions will get more than 40 miles,” Peterson said. “We don’t often highlight this potential to go beyond 40.″

Austria Airbrush Body Paint

Airbrush Body Painting
Body painting, unlike tattooing, is a temporary artistic expression on the surface of the body. Body painting may be one of the oldest forms of artistic expressionism in existence to date and can be done in various methods. Airbrush body painting is arguably the easiest and most successful method of body painting.


Modern Uses
Airbrush body painting is used in various applications in the modern world. While most people think of Hollywood or sunless tanning, people fail to recognize the most common, non-taboo use of airbrush body painting: camouflage. Militaries the world over have begun to use airbrush body painting for the application of more realistic-looking camouflage for snipers and other military personnel.


Artisian Festivals
Airbrush body painting and other methods of body painting are now celebrated forms of art at body painting festivals. Airbrush is a professional trade as well as an amateur hobby, and body-painting festivals are places where both groups can express themselves and gain admiration and attention. Body painting festivals are a celebrated enough affair that there is even an annual World Body Painting Festival in Seeboden, Austria. The American Body Arts Festival and U.S. Body Painting Festival are body painting festivals found in the United States, but body painting can be found at various other events, such as the Music and Arts Festival celebrated annually in Manchester, TN, commonly referred to as Bonnaroo.

Full Alien Tattoo on Back Man

Full Alien Tattoo on Back Man - This Alien Tattoo is incredible

2012 Maserati Sport Cars GranTurismo MC Stradale

The Italian automaker announced the 2012 Maserati Sport Cars GranTurismo MC Stradale, that it will debut the lightest and most powerful variation of the GranTurismo, at this year's 2010 Paris Motor Show. Maserati said the car will boast "razor-sharp handling and will break the 300km/h [187mph] barrier", adding that the reworked body also produces more aerodynamic down force without producing more

2012 Maserati Sport Cars GranTurismo MC Stradale

The Italian automaker announced the 2012 Maserati Sport Cars GranTurismo MC Stradale, that it will debut the lightest and most powerful variation of the GranTurismo, at this year's 2010 Paris Motor Show. Maserati said the car will boast "razor-sharp handling and will break the 300km/h [187mph] barrier", adding that the reworked body also produces more aerodynamic down force without producing more aerodynamic drag.

2012 Maserati Sport Cars Gran Turismo MC Stradale looks sporty, the bumper and grille has been redesigned. The car also has a large diffuser to improve performance. Inspired by the Trofeo GranTurismo MC and the race-winning GT4 motorsport models, the two-seater 2012 Maserati Sport Cars GranTurismo MC Stradale that will debut at the Paris Auto Show. GranTurismo MC Stradale high-performance model and will be on sale next spring, with £ 105,000 prize.

2012 Maserati Sport Cars GranTurismo MC Stradale

2012 Maserati Sport Cars GranTurismo MC Stradale is in the GranTurismo S. The basis is seen in power, it features a 4.7L V8 engine, maximum power of 336kw. Corresponds to a 6-speed manual transmission with mechanical top speed to 300 km / h, the 0-100km / h acceleration of about 4.5 seconds.

The Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale responds to demands for a GranTurismo which can balance on-road driving needs with race-driving desires, incorporating the handling and aerodynamic lessons from Maserati's three racing programs.

2012 Maserati Sport Cars GranTurismo MC Stradale

No other details were given on the car but the official photos show a raft of styling upgrades including the new front end with a lower spoiler and additional air ducts, chunkier side skirts, possibly larger front fenders with new air vents, a boot lid spoiler and a new rear bumper with a diffuser and twin central exhaust pipes plus unique alloy wheels.

2012 Maserati Sport Cars GranTurismo MC Stradale

The Italian automaker announced the 2012 Maserati Sport Cars GranTurismo MC Stradale, that it will debut the lightest and most powerful variation of the GranTurismo, at this year's 2010 Paris Motor Show. Maserati said the car will boast "razor-sharp handling and will break the 300km/h [187mph] barrier", adding that the reworked body also produces more aerodynamic down force without producing more aerodynamic drag.

2012 Maserati Sport Cars Gran Turismo MC Stradale looks sporty, the bumper and grille has been redesigned. The car also has a large diffuser to improve performance. Inspired by the Trofeo GranTurismo MC and the race-winning GT4 motorsport models, the two-seater 2012 Maserati Sport Cars GranTurismo MC Stradale that will debut at the Paris Auto Show. GranTurismo MC Stradale high-performance model and will be on sale next spring, with £ 105,000 prize.

2012 Maserati Sport Cars GranTurismo MC Stradale

2012 Maserati Sport Cars GranTurismo MC Stradale is in the GranTurismo S. The basis is seen in power, it features a 4.7L V8 engine, maximum power of 336kw. Corresponds to a 6-speed manual transmission with mechanical top speed to 300 km / h, the 0-100km / h acceleration of about 4.5 seconds.

The Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale responds to demands for a GranTurismo which can balance on-road driving needs with race-driving desires, incorporating the handling and aerodynamic lessons from Maserati's three racing programs.

2012 Maserati Sport Cars GranTurismo MC Stradale

No other details were given on the car but the official photos show a raft of styling upgrades including the new front end with a lower spoiler and additional air ducts, chunkier side skirts, possibly larger front fenders with new air vents, a boot lid spoiler and a new rear bumper with a diffuser and twin central exhaust pipes plus unique alloy wheels.

Lexus LFA Supercar

LFA supercar will be on display for the first time in North America at two back-to-back premier venues — the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) trade show in Las Vegas this November and the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show in December. Next year, Lexus will show the LFA at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Chicago Auto Show, Dallas Auto Show and New York

Montreal Auto Show: Locus Plethore supercar unveiled…almost

The centerpiece of the 2007 Montreal auto show was supposed to be the Plethore, a supercar being developed in Quebec by HHT Locus Technologies. As we reported previously, the car nicknamed “the Quebec Bomb” employs carbon fiber construction and an 8.2-liter V8 to produce a high power-to-weight ratio driving from behind a three-passenger cabin with a center-line driving position, an innovative

Supercar trio show future's bright

Design studies show how BMW, Lamborghini and Ferrari supercars could lookTake a look at the supercars of tomorrow. These amazing machines are the work of Iranian designer Emil Baddal.He’s taken styling cues from BMW, Lamborghini and Ferrari sports cars – and then let his imagination run free. Of the three striking drawings, the BMW design is perhaps the most successful, taking the famous ‘

Details Emerge on Jaguar's new 200mph Supercar

New Jaguar supercar will likely come with 5.0 liter supercharged V8 under a rear, glass-paneled bonnet

Green GT’s All-Electric Supercar Unveiled

Up-and-coming Swiss auto company GreenGT recently unveiled plans for a fully-electric vehicle that is heralded to be the most powerful and cutting-edge electric race car ever built. Designed with the famous Le Mans race in mind, their Twenty-4 vehicle is currently undergoing development and will boast two 100-kw electric engines that provide 350-400 horsepower and a top speed of 171 mph.

Mercedes Planning Audi R8 Killer

Rumours are building of a Mercedes supercar to rival the forthcoming R8 from Audi. German publication Auto Motor und Sport have released this rendering of what they think a possible Audi R8 killer will look like. The article speculates that Mercedes could unveil the new mid-engined model sometime around 2010, with the entire production taking place at its AMG plant. If we were Mercedes and

BMW supercar concept pays Homage to M1.

German car maker BMW has built a 21st-century version of its legendary, late-’70s M1 supercar, writes JEZ SPINKS.Rumours of a new BMW supercar have been reignited after the German car maker revealed a concept car to mark the 30th anniversary of its first and only mid-engined car, the M1.BMW used last weekend’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este exhibition in Italy to unveil the M1 Homage,

Peugeot Sport Cars Epine Concept Cars Inspired by Formula One and Motorcycles

Peugeot Sport Cars Epine Concept Cars derived from a project to create a hybrid eco-friendly vehicle. The Peugeot Epine Concept design study was developed to have a sportscar-like performance while creating a new way to get in touch with nature. Inspired by Formula One cars and motorcycles, Epine features a whale skeleton, as a tribute to Mother Nature.

Peugeot Sport Cars Epine Concept Cars Inspired by Formula One and Motorcycles

The concept car was created by Daniel Schumpert. Peugeot Epine was basically a project that was supposed to turn into an environmentally friendly hybrid vehicle, but eventually it turned into a “consumer’s racing car”.

This Peugeot Sport Cars Epine Concept Cars Inspired by Formula One and Motorcycles ride relies on the Epine system, with an innovative seating arrangement and the drive-by-wire technology, as far as steering is concerned. The energy source of the vehicle is placed at the back, while the storage area is at the front of the car. The major technical feature of this car is the Epine system that allows a complete seating arrangement by adopting the drive-by-wire technology to run the steering system.

The rear-engined sportscar is minimalistic with an exposed frame, Peugeot Sport Cars Epine Hybrid Concept Cars uses the Michelin Tweel concept airless wheels, with a positive impact on the suspension system.

Peugeot Sport Cars Epine Concept Cars Inspired by Formula One and Motorcycles

Turns out that the wheel spokes are able to compress and decompress, thanks to the materials they’re made out of, allowing a wide variety of car motions. This futuristic Peugeot measures 4,260 mm (length), 1,882mm (width) and 1153mm (height).