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Posted: 22 Jun 2011 01:16 AM PDT


BMW presentará su M3 para el DTM en formato conceptual en un mes
Filed under: BMW, Competición Ya lo sabes de sobra: BMW se lanzará a competir en el DTM a partir de 2012. Y para ir abriendo boca, en un plazo de sólo un mes, la casa de la hélice azul nos mostrará un modelo conceptual del M3 que utilizará en dicho campeonato el año que viene, en un plazo de un mes....

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 01:16 AM PDT


Hyundai i40 wagon: listino prezzi
Ecco il listino prezzi della nuova Hyundai i40 wagon:, come preannunciato e commentato nel post con la nostra prima prova su strada. Vediamo allora in dettaglio i prezzi e le dotazioni. Allestimento Classic: 1.6 benzina GDi 23.490 € 1.7 CRDi 115 CV 24.990 € 9 airbag, ABS + EBD •TCS / ESP, Cerchi in lega leggera da 16'', Kit gonfiaggio pneumatici, Climatizzatore manuale, Cluster Supervision – Quadro ad alta leggibilità, HAC (sistema di assistenza alla partenza...

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 01:16 AM PDT


2012 Mini Cooper Revealed
If there's one brand that's all about fun, it has to be the Mini. Recently Mini unveiled the official price and photos of their all new 2012 Mini Coupe. Now, considering the fact that the car was suppose to enter the US market this fall, the unveiling came several months ahead of the official debut [...]

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:42 AM PDT


BMW contrata a StereoScreen para hacer un film de 90 minutos de las 24 Horas de Nurburgring
Filed under: BMW, Competición Puede que ahora mismo, a bote pronto, StereoScreen no te suene, pero si nos sigues a diario y/o eres un friki de las 24 Horas de Nurburgring, seguro que recuerdas su impresionante filmación de las 24 Horas del año pasado, acumulada en 19.500 frames (la tienes tras el salto, para que babees un rato de nuevo) Pues bien, hablando ayer por la noche con el bueno de Tim Hahne...

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:42 AM PDT


Hyundai i40 wagon: prima prova su strada
Hyundai i40: dopo averla vista presso la sede europea a Francoforte ed al Salone di Ginevra, eccola finalmente a disposizione durante la presentazione internazionale a Larvik, in Norvegia. La i40 arriva in un momento particolare per Hyundai, forte del successo riscontrato con ix35 e i20 e forte del traguardo raggiunto recentemente di 5 milioni di auto vendute in Europa dalla prima importazione nel 1997....

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:42 AM PDT


Lotus APX sports SUV spotted in China
Lotus NYO may have just launched in China, but the Lotus APX is likely to see production in China under the Youngman groups management as a Lotus branded vehicles. The APX has been spotted out testing in China and according to Chinese media reports the APX is likely to be based on the Youngman L5 [...]

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:42 AM PDT


ChristenUnie plugt voorstel inbeslagname rijbewijs
Meneer Slob van de Christen Unie heeft het nodig gevonden om met een voorstel te komen waarbij je voortaan je rijbewijs kwijt bent bij een snelheidsovertreding van meer dan 40 kilometer per uur in een 30 zone. Maar is het niet zo dat er bij een 100% overschrijding al inbeslagname kan volgen, meneer Slob?...

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:42 AM PDT


Video: 2012 BMW M5 promotional track video
BMW has released another promotional video of the new 2012 BMW M5. The car in the video is thought to represent the production version in full. After loads of teasers and spy images, BMW finally uncovered the new M5 last week. It features a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 producing 412kW of power, available from 6000-7000rpm, and [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site....

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:42 AM PDT


Foton ute from China coming to Australia early in 2012
A new Chinese brand will launch in Australia early next year when Foton, a light commercial vehicle manufacturer, introduces a new ute range. A Sydney-based automotive distributor, WMC Group, has secured the rights to sell the brand in Australia. Foton vehicles are currently undergoing Australian Design Rule compliance testing, which will be finalised within the [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site....

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:08 AM PDT


Este fin de semana son las 24 Horas de Nurburgring, y aquí podrás seguirlas en directo
Como cada mes de junio de cada año, nos volvemos a dar cita con las 24 Horas de Nurburgring, de las que desde Autoblog te realizaremos una cobertura en directo, similar a la del año pasado, contándote hora a hora lo que vaya sucediendo en la pista alemana. Este año la prueba se presenta más competida que nunca, entre la participación de muchas marcas oficiales (Audi, BMW, Porsche), y equipos muy punteros,...

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:08 AM PDT


Ford: American Auto Market Could Improve This Month
U.S. light vehicle sales industrywide in June will meet or exceed last month's weak levels, says Mark Fields, president of Ford Motor Co.'s Americas unit. Volume fell 4% in the American market in May, and the annual sales pace dropped to an eight-month low of 11.8 million units. Fields tells reporters that [...]

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:08 AM PDT


UAW, Ford Negotiate Pay Grievance
The United Auto Workers union has filed a grievance against Ford Motor Co. for reinstating merit pay for salaried employees while hourly wages remain frozen, the Detroit Free Press reports. Nearly 35,000 UAW members, 86% of the company's U.S. hourly workforce, signed the complaint, the newspaper says. It notes that Ford's [...]

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:08 AM PDT


Chrysler Could Receive New U.S. "Green" Loans
The U.S. Dept. of Energy is close to awarding loans to Chrysler Group LLC under a $25 billion program to help carmakers and suppliers retool factories to make fuel-efficient vehicles, Bloomberg News reports. Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) tells the news service that Chrysler's repayment last month of $5.9 billion of U.S.

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:08 AM PDT


Saab Asks Suppliers to Take Partial Payment for Now
Swedish Automobile N.V., formerly Spyker Cars N.V., is asking suppliers to its Saab plant in Trollhattan to accept 10% now of what they are currently owed and the balance in September. Bloomberg News says the plan was outlined in a letter to about 800 of the plant's suppliers. Saab also proposes [...]

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:08 AM PDT


Toyota Aims to Cut Production Costs 20%
Toyota Motor Corp. hopes to reduce its production costs 20% by 2013, today's Wall Street Journal reports. Doing so would enable the company's domestically built vehicles to compete in global markets with the yen at its current strength of about 80 per U.S. dollar. Last month Chief Financial Officer Satoshi Ozawa [...]

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:08 AM PDT


Founder Stronach Sells Most of His Magna Shares
Frank Stronach, who founded Aurora, Ont.-based Magna International Inc. in 1957, has sold more than 5.5 million of the company's shares this month for an estimated US$260 million. Stronach has divested nearly 17 million Magna shares since December, reducing his stake in the company to 1 million shares, or 0.4%, according [...]

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:08 AM PDT


Toyota: Prius Could Eventually Outsell Camry in U.S.
Toyota Motor Corp. says American sales of its expanding family of Prius hybrid vehicles will someday surpass those of its longtime best-seller, the Camry midsize sedan. Last year U.S. sales of the Prius and Camry totaled 140,900 and 327,800, respectively. The Camry has led passenger car sales in America nine straight [...]

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:08 AM PDT


Ford: Quality "Back on Track"
Ford Motor Co.'s quality, which has been criticized lately by Consumer Reports and J.D. Power and Associates, is "largely back on track," says Americas President Mark Fields. He tells reporters the company has fixed problems with its MyFordTouch telematics system. CR called the system's touch-screen controls "complicated and distracting." Power says [...]

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:08 AM PDT


Michelin Names New Chairman for North American Unit
Michelin & Cie. has named Pete Selleck, currently president of its truck tires business, to become chairman of Michelin North America. He will succeed Richard Wilkerson, who will retire by year-end and become chairman emeritus. During Wilkerson's three-year tenure as chairman and president, Michelin became North America's largest tiremaker by sales, [...]

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:08 AM PDT


U.S., EU Near Pact on Shared EV Standards?
The European Union and U.S. are close to setting joint standards for electric vehicles, according to EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht. He says the unspecified rules to coordinate regulations, standards and research would reduce development costs and market barriers for EVs. De Gucht, who made the announcement in Washington, D.C., [...]

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:08 AM PDT


Lotus: 4 cilindri inedito per la nuova Elise
Proseguono senza sosta le anticipazioni sul futuro Lotus: stavolta è la nuova Elise a fare notizia, un modello che ha già diviso gli appassionati per il netto distacco rispetto al modello originale e destinata al debutto solo nel 2014. Alla presentazione della concept al salone di Parigi 2010, per la Elise era stato annunciato l'utilizzo di un motore 2 litri Toyota sovralimentato da 320 Cv e 330 Nm, con Start-Stop e...

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 11:35 PM PDT


Los modelos más vendidos en Holanda durante mayo
Filed under: Industria Como es habitual en Autoblog, todos los días hay una relación de matriculaciones/ventas en algún país del mundo. Hoy es el turno para los modelos más vendidos por segmentos en Holanda durante el pasado mes de mayo. A destacar los vehículos urbanos y pequeños, que siempre están en los puestos más altos. URBANOS Peugeot 107 2.354 Fiat Panda 1.400 Citroën C1 1.299 Renault Twingo 1.257 Toyota Aygo 1.174 Kia Picanto...

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 11:35 PM PDT


2013 BMW 7 Series facelift spy shots
BMW has been spotted testing a prototype version of the facelifted fifth-generation BMW 7 Series on German streets. The revised model will receive slight changes to the exterior design, some changes to the interior, and a hybrid powertrain option. From the front we can see the new model will get a new line of LED [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site....

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 11:02 PM PDT


De veiligheidskooi – Deel 6
Om half 10 klop ik op de deur van Thomas en Jasper die meteen open getrokken wordt. Met m'n arm nog opgetild kijk ik Jasper vragend aan. 'Ja, hoi, we zijn al begonnen.' Zegt hij terwijl hij alweer terug de kamer in loopt… (more…)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 11:01 PM PDT


DMC Ferrari FF Maximus
DMC presenta la prima interpretazione tuning della nuova Ferrari FF. Denominata Maximus, la vettura è stata per il momento elaborata virtualmente lavorando al computer per disegnare un nuovo kit aerodinamico con paraurti, minigonne, diffusore ed ala posteriore in fibra di carbonio, integrate nelle linee disegnate da Pininfarina per la 4 posti italiana....

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:28 PM PDT


2012 Renault Fluence Z.E. battery-swapping electric car coming to Australia
The 2012 Renault Fluence Z.E. will become the first electric vehicle in Australia that allows you to swap the battery in the time of a fuel stop and drive on with a fully charged car. Renault Australia will launch the Fluence Z.E. (zero emission) compact sedan in Canberra in the second quarter of next year....

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:28 PM PDT


Kaitlyn Vincie's latest video blog on: Hamlin's win at Michigan, Red Bull Racing Announcement, Day in the Life of a NASCAR Home Track Pit-Reporter
Hey NASCAR Ranting & Raving readers! This week on Hot for NASCAR, my weekly video blog, I recap race weekend at Michigan and let fans in on a Q&A session Hamlin conducted through his Twitter account. I also address Red Bull Ra...

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:22 PM PDT


Nissan: in sviluppo la propulsione ibrida per i modelli a trazione anteriore
Secondo una notizia lanciata dal Nikkan Kogyo e ripresa ieri da Automotive News, Nissan ha avviato lo sviluppo di un nuovo sistema ibrido destinato ai suoi modelli a trazione anteriore. La prima vettura a beneficiarne dovrebbe essere la nuova Altima, che non è commercializzata sul nostro mercato e che lo porterà al debutto nel corso del 2012. Il sistema ibrido in questione non sarà interamente nuovo, ma deriverà da quello della Infiniti...

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:22 PM PDT


Range Rover Grand Evoque could be on its way
Range Rover and Land Rover marketing teams are apparently thinking about bringing out a larger Range Rover Grand Evoque vehicle to fill the gap between the Evoque and the much larger Range Rover Sport. According to a recent Autocar report in the UK, insiders say Land Rover/Range Rover marketing departments are close to making a [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site....

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 08:17 PM PDT


Plane vs car: What's the best way to travel in Australia?
Stranded Australian travellers have forked out as much as $2100 for taxi and limousine rides from Canberra to Melbourne as ash clouds from the Chilean volcano continue to disrupt domestic flights. Aerial Capital Group Pty. operations manager, Shane Stephens, told Bloomberg he has sent five cars to Melbourne over the past couple of days....