2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK PATENT

In search of the design of the Smart Roadster model, which we showed in our previous post, we came across these drawings of the next generation of Mercedes-Benz SLK used for brand. Is this an official video of the 2012 SLK already leaked online (you can use it after the jump, if you forget to see), these pictures give just a little more and unobstructed view of a roadster with a retractable hardtop.

With a silhouette similar (though edged detail) on the previous model, the new SLK comes on the market to offer sometime next year, buyers show a revised engine lineup of four-cylinder and V6 gasoline engine, and if the rumors to be true, a diesel Option to. The area with a high-performance AMG model will be completed, will be equipped with twin-turbo V6 or a larger V8 engine.

Watch for the SLK, on either the Detroit Motor Show in mid-January or the Geneva Motor Show in March.

2012 BMW i8 - Hybrid BMW supercar will be called i8

Serial version of a supercar BMW Vision EfficientDynamics, presented last fall at the Frankfurt Motor Show, will be named i8, BMWBlog wrote, citing its own sources. Note that the German automaker previously registered as trademarks the names with the letter «i» and numbers from 1 to 9, and presented an image of a new logo for models with names.

It is assumed that the name chosen in honor of i8 supercar M8, which was developed as a competitor to Ferrari in the late 90-ies, but remained as a unique concept car. In this premiere M8 held only in July this year at a special event for journalists organized by the BMW Museum in Munich. However, it is possible that the BMW will be selected for the commodity model, a different name, because, according to other reports, the final decision will be made only after gathering the views of focus groups.

As previously reported, a hybrid supercar, BMW will present at the 2012 Olympics in London, sponsored by the German automaker. Buy novelty will be in the 2013-th and costs about 240 thousand U.S. dollars.