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Tuesday, 6 April 2010

2010 Bufori Geneva Luxury Sports Saloon

Bufori is one of those odd little manufacturers which has somehow managed to survive and prosper in an environment littered with the carcasses of bankrupt, stillborn or struggling small volume car makers.

2010 Bufori Geneva

Quite how it's managed this feat is a mystery. Although the main advantages it has over the competition is a unique sense of old-world style which is difficult to find from other makers, and the fact it's one of the few low volume car producers to be located in the far east - Malaysia to be exact (also home of Lotus' parent company Proton).

2010 Bufori Geneva

Today, BUFORI Motor Car Company (M) Sdn Bhd has unveiled, its most eagerly awaited model at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show. The car was officially presented by BUFORI Motor Car Company’s Founders at a press conference during the prestigious Swiss Motor Show. At the same occasion, the Luxury Saloon, which was previously code name Bufori MKVI, was officially named “Bufori Geneva”.

2010 Bufori Geneva

Bufori Motor Company presented at the Geneva Motor Show its most awaited model, the Bufori Geneva. The model was officially launched by the founders themselves Bufori, Anthony Khouri, George and Gerry Khouri Khouri at a press conference during the Geneva Motor Show. In the Motor Show, the company unveiled the name, formerly known as Bufori MKVI.

2010 Bufori Geneva

"We decided to name the new model Bufori as the city where he was released, as this marks a historic event for the company. Let me also pay tribute to the 80 year history of the Motor Show."

2010 Bufori Geneva

Made of Hybrid Carbon Fibre and Kevlar which is infused with Vinylester resin, the BUFORI Geneva features classic design elements with long running boards, integrated bi-xenon headlamps, and LED rear lights. The Bufori Geneva is powered by a thoroughbred 6.1-litre V8 engine, producing an impressive 430hp and 586Nm of torque.

2010 Bufori Geneva

The acceleration from 0-100 kph is under 6 seconds with a top speed of more than 260kph (estimated figures). Besides, an optional supercharger that increases the performance of the engine to 560hp and 690Nm of torque is also available.

2010 Bufori Geneva

The interior design team of the company has endeavored to create a relaxing environment, combining traditional and modern materials such as leather and wood. The center console is completely customized to the needs of most demanding owners. Some of these features include a set of tea with boiling water and a sink, coffee maker or even an ice box. An integrated thermal box and mini bar and champagne glasses, a security safe for valuables or a cigar humidor.

2010 Bufori Geneva

To provide a more comfortable and safer handling, the model will have ABS, electronic brake force, brake assistance, traction control, steering angle control and cruise control.

2010 Bufori Geneva

You will have a thermal cameras in the bumpers. When activated, you can recognize pedestrians and objects up to 300 feet away and displays them on screen. Bufori Geneva production is scheduled to begin in June 2010 with the first units shipped before year end.

2010 Jaguar XF / XFR car

Jaguar adds more power to the XF’s current range topper and a new topper to the XF’s current range.

It hasn’t even been on sale for a year, but Jaguar is already upgrading the power of its 10Best-winning XF for 2010. Apparently, Jaguar has deemed the 420 hp and 5.0-second 0-to-60-mph time of the supercharged XF insufficient. To fix this “problem,” Jaguar is introducing a 5.0-liter version of its familiar 4.2-liter V-8 and a new top version of the XF dubbed XFR.

2011 Jaguar XJ car pic

The big cat will get more powerful and much smoother in profile.

Although it’s hidden under cladding that would look at home on a military vehicle, this is the 2011 Jaguar XJ that’s due to replace the current—and slow-selling—flagship from the British automaker.

Like the existing XJ, it’s underpinned by an innovative all-aluminum structure. Unlike that car, however, conservative retro styling will be ditched in favor of a much more modern look, masterminded by Jaguar design director Ian Callum. Expect the rear quarters to have very coupe-like proportions, following the lead of the critically acclaimed XF. We’re told that the front end incorporates a particularly aggressive version of the traditional Jaguar XJ grille.

2010 Jaguar XFR

A new 510-hp V-8 makes this cat an M5-eater.

Known lately for its sleepy, leaping cats, Jaguar has taken its fangs off the nightstand and stuck them back in. The sporty “R” designation gets pinned to the tail of the pretty and still-pretty-new $52,000 XF, the mid-size sedan below the big XJ. The result: 510 tech-infused horsepower and a price hike to $80,000. The driving sophistication is high, and some test numbers we managed to quickly extract during the XFR’s introduction are 10 degrees north of wow: 4.3 seconds to 60 mph, a quarter-mile pierced in 12.7 seconds at 115 mph. The M5 flinches.

Jaguar likes to talk about root icons such as the shark-finned Le Mans D-types and the blaze of XK120 headlights on the rain-swept Italian roads of the Mille Miglia. Ah, cracking good stuff—buried under a manure pile of more recent mediocrity. Arriving in late June, the 2010 XFR, like the aluminum-bodied XKR coupe, which also receives the supercharged, 5.0-liter direct-injection V-8, is a solid start at redemption.