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| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:53 PM PDT  TVR: un motore diesel per rilanciare la produzione? Abbiamo letto, riletto e tradotto più volte, cercando di attribuire qualche colpa alla fretta o al caldo. E invece nulla: l'indiscrezione pare decisamente autentica, non foss'altro perché riportata dall'affidabile sito PistonHeads. Nikolai Smolenski avrebbe deciso di rilanciare il marchio TVR utilizzando motori V8 General Motors e V6 diesel BMW, sacrificando così gli storici 6L in favore di unità più moderne e soprattutto affidabili.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:20 PM PDT  Los modelos preferidos en Argelia durante mayo Filed under: Industria Poco a poco, el mercado argelino se va convirtiéndo en uno de los más activos del Norte de África por variedad y volumen de ventas. Aunque los fabricantes chinos ya tienen una relativa presencia, siguen siendo las firmas francesas, junto a Hyundai, Kia y Toyota, las que dominan el mercado. Tras el salto podrás ver los modelos preferidos durante el mes de mayo por el público argelino.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:20 PM PDT  De veiligheidskooi – Deel 8 11 Maanden geleden, plaats vijf in de startopstelling. Nummer twee in het klassement, een plaats onder Rodney. Het was altijd een race tussen ons tweeën. We presteerden allebei het best als we tegen de ander reden. Elkaar opjagen tot we de grenzen van de auto's gevonden hadden. We hadden botsingen gehad, maar verder dan een bezoek aan de grindbak ging het nooit.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:41 PM PDT  BMW Serie 6 Cabrio by Hamann: un assaggio di quanto vedremo a Francoforte Hamann gioca ad incattivire la BMW Serie 6 Cabrio: il tuner tedesco di Laupheim dona alla vettura un'ampia gamma di cerchi lega nelle misure da 20 e 21 pollici, nuove molle ammortizzatore che garantiscono un assetto ribassato di 30 mm all'asse anteriore e di 25 al posteriore ed un rivisitato sistema di scarico a 4 uscite. All'interno spicca la realizzazione in alluminio per modanature, pedaliera e poggiapiede.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:41 PM PDT 2012 Hyundai Elantra ANCAP crash test video Hyundai Australia has released a behind-the-scenes video documenting the crash testing of the new 2012 Hyundai Elantra conducted by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). // The film shows rarely seen footage from within the RTA's Crashlab facility where ANCAP puts vehicles through their paces to test their safety credentials.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:09 PM PDT  Foto spia Bentley Continental GTC Speed Prime foto spia per la Bentley Continental GTC Speed: l'auto è stata immortalata durante i test stradali di frenata sulle tortuose strade delle Alpi. Nonostante qualche esigua camuffa tura, saltano all'occhio un nuovo fascione anteriore rivisitato in chiave sportiva rispetto alla Conti GT "liscia", ed un impianto di scarico rinnovato: i terminali hanno una curiosa forma semielissoidale con una strozzatura verticale mediana.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:32 PM PDT Hyundai Elantra vs Holden Cruze vs Mazda3: on track The all-new 2012 Hyundai Elantra has been put through its paces on a test track against its two top-selling rivals: the Australian-made Holden Cruze and the Mazda3. // The three cars were driven around a private test track by Australian rally legend Ed Ordynski. As explained in the film, an independent engineer was responsible for [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:32 PM PDT 2012 Hyundai Elantra Australian launch video The all-new 2012 Hyundai Elantra has been launched in Australia with its sights set on shaking up the small sedan market. // The Hyundai Elantra will make its first public appearance at the 2011 Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne on Friday. For those of you who can't make it to the Exhibition Centre, this [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:58 PM PDT Jaguar XF 2.2D drives 1312km on a single tank A new Jaguar XF 2.2D sedan has just been driven from the company's headquarters in Birmingham, UK, across to Munich in Germany on a single tank of diesel. This makes it the most fuel efficient Jaguar sedan in the company's history. Using its standard 2.2-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder engine, Jaguar claims the new XF 2.2D was [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:58 PM PDT Volkswagen to exit Dakar Rally to focus on WRC: report Volkswagen is unlikely to compete four a fourth consecutive Dakar Rally title in 2012, with the German automotive giant expected to focus its motorsport energy on its 2013 entry in the World Rally Championship. Late last week, 2011 Dakar winner Nasser Al-Attiyah told Autosport he did not expect to contest the world's toughest race next [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:25 PM PDT Audi Q3 will be made in China next year Previous reports indicated that the new Audi Q3 will be made in China in 2013, and it may be imported to China as early as next year. However, according to the latest Chinese media reports, the Audi Q3 is now under trial production in FAW's Changchun factory, and will be made in China and launched [...] |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:25 PM PDT BAIC Group plans spin-off listing in 2012 Guo Xinmin, a board director of BAIC Group, revealed the group's separate listing plan to Chinese media yesterday. The group has four joint-stock companies, Beiqi Foton Motor, BAIC Motor, Beijing Hainachuan Automotive Parts, and Beijing Penglong Auto Trade Service. So far only Beiqi Foton has been listed, and the other three companies will make separate [...] |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:47 PM PDT Mazda RX-9 16X rotary to get laser ignition: report According to the latest international reports, Mazda's upcoming rotary sports car could feature laser ignition technology. This would replace the spark plug ignition system which is currently applied to every petrol car on the market. It's also a setup which has been around since 1860. The suggestion that the laser ignition system could make an [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:47 PM PDT Morgan Threewheeler popularity may force production increase The popularity of the recently launched Morgan Threewheeler could lead to the UK-based manufacturer increasing production to meet the vehicle's unexpected high demand. The £25,000 ($38,160) Threewheeler was unveiled in February, and since then Morgan has taken 480 deposits for the unique trike. Speaking with Autocar at the vehicle's UK launch last week, Morgan Motor [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:14 PM PDT Shanghai Volkswagen to intensify its offerings in the next few years Shanghai Volkswagen plans to launch more than 10 new or revamped VW branded and Skoda branded cars and SUVs during 2013 to 2015. Meanwhile, Volkswagen's MQB platform will be introduced into China which is the reason for Shanghai Volkswagen's intensive launch of new models in the next few years. The capacity of the company's Yizheng [...] |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:14 PM PDT  BMW X1 sDrive20d EfficientDynamics Edition BMW X1 sDrive20d EfficientDynamics Edition: prendi una X1, toglile il modulo di trazione integrale lasciandole solo la posteriore, motorizzala con una versione "addormentata" del 4 cilindri 2.0 turbodiesel ed il gioco è fatto! I consumi calano a 4.5 litri/100 km e le emissioni di CO2 non superano i 119 g/km.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:54 PM PDT Video: BMW 1 Series M Coupe drifts on world's tallest helipad The BMW 1 Series M Coupe has only just been released and BMW's marketing departments are hard at work trying to attract as much attention as possible. Here's an interesting video of its latest campaign: a BMW 1 M Coupe drifting around the world's highest helipad. Either BMW has very good computer animators or the [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:54 PM PDT Lamborghini Aventador to star in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns These are believed to be the first images of Bruce Wayne's daytime ride in the next film instalment of the famous comic book series, Batman: The Dark Knight Rises. Yes, that's right. It's a brand new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4. Just like in real life, the Aventador replaces the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, which was driven by [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:54 PM PDT 2013 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe spy shots BMW has been spotted testing the new BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe out on public streets in Germany. The car will be based on the new BMW 6 Series and will feature a four-door coupe layout. From the front you can easily spot the new 6 Series resemblance, with its pronounced upper grille section and [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:54 PM PDT 2012 Renault Fluence Z.E. to become UK's cheapest EV Renault UK has revealed the price of the 2012 Renault Fluence Z.E. electric car ahead of its launch next year. Renault says the Fluence Z.E. will become the most affordable electric car on the market when it goes on sale for a driveaway price of £17,850 after the UK Government's £5000 Plug-In Car Grant ($27,250, [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:11 PM PDT Mazda to Replace Sparkplugs with Laser in Future RX-8 The current Mazda RX-8 is being phased out of production, due in part because to sluggish sales and difficulties meeting stringent emissions regulations. We already knew that Mazda was developing a new version of its... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:11 PM PDT  Video: EVO drags the 911 Turbo S, McLaren MP4-12C, Ferrari 458, Noble M600 Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Europe, Videos, Porsche, Ferrari, UK, MISC EVO lines up the exotics - Click above to watch the video after the break Americans seem to be uniquely obsessed with drag racing in a straight line as a means of measuring automotive performance, but when British magazine EVO decided to line up the latest set of ultra-fast exotic machinery, not a single piece of American iron was present. Not that we have... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:11 PM PDT  Review: 2011 Think City Filed under: EV/Plug-in, In The AutoblogGreen Garage, Th!nk (Think)Bankruptcy Brings This EV's Range To Zero 2011 Think City - Click above for high-res image gallery We're all passionate about saving the world, but the amount of enthusiasm we each have is different for everybody. What's your passion level? Let's turn the question into a sliding scale; on one end sits, say, BP, while on the other end, we find Ed Begley Jr.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:10 PM PDT  Video: BMW 1M Coupe drifts atop tallest helipad in the world Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, BMW 2012 BMW 1 M Coupe drifting on a helipad - Click above to watch the video after the break Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? Well, maybe not quite, but the 2012 BMW 1 Series M Coupe is definitely fast and powerful.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:10 PM PDT International RC Car Championship report The first annual IRCC (International RC Car Championship) took place at the meeting room of Chubu international airport (Centrair) with the race held on a specially made carpet track. A lot of top level Japanese drivers were there including current 1/12th electric world champion Naoto Mastukura, the 'Legend' Masami Hirosaka and many national champions. |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:32 PM PDT Details on Fiat's 40-MPG Car Did you know that Fiat has to develop a 40-mpg car for Chrysler to actually own the American automaker? |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:32 PM PDT  What you missed on 6.28.11 Quick Spin: 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid [w/video] The latest member of the Kia family is the 2011 Optima Hybrid, and it's looking to speak to the green-tinged car-shopping contingent. Exclusive: 2014 Porsche ACC InnoDrive tested... hello, Big Brother? We have just been brought to the Porsche's hardcore research and design center to drive special Panamera S test mules equipped with the most recent iteration of an ECU-software development that company knows is going to... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:32 PM PDT  General Motors' Mark Reuss says 56.2 mpg CAFE target will be "tough" Filed under: MPG, GM, Legislation and Policy, USA General Motors North America President, Mark Reuss, says that automakers will have no choice (obviously) but to comply with the proposed 56.2 miles-per-gallon CAFE target for 2025, if enacted, but admits that it will be no easy task. Shortly after announcing a $2.5 million donation from GM to the College for Creative Studies, Reuss told Ward's Auto (sub.... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:32 PM PDT  Video: Local Motors Rally Fighter gets driven by Translogic Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Technology, Videos, Off-Road Local Motors Rally Fighter takes flight - Click above to watch video after the jump We've been itching to slide behind the wheel of the Local Motors Rally Fighter since we first got word of the off-road coupe. The $70,000 beast gets its power from a 430-horsepower, General Motors-sourced V8 engine, and it boasts enough ground clearance to tackle the Baja 1,000 on its way to... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:32 PM PDT  Report: Ron Howard signs on to direct Lauda biopic Rush Filed under: Etc. Le Mans. Grand Prix. Senna. Even Days of Thunder. Legendary racing films all, but our list is preparing to grow by one more epic saga played out on the silver screen. That project, as we reported last month, is set to focus on the battle between Niki Lauda and James Hunt in the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship, wherein Lauda suffered a devastating fiery crash at the Nürburgring, coming back... |
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