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| Posted: 22 Jul 2011 01:09 AM PDT  Ferrari, un giorno a Maranello: la Nuova Meccanica e le linee di montaggio La Casa della Ferrari è un microcosmo unico al mondo. Certe cose accadono solo a Maranello, certe sorprese incredibili non te le puoi aspettare in nessun altro angolo del caleidoscopico universo dell'auto. E forse è proprio questo il modo migliore per raccontare la nostra intensissima full immersion nella sede del Cavallino: parlandovi di tutto quello che è stato imprevisto, che ci ha portato sulle labbra il più classico "nooo, dai" di... |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:37 AM PDT 2011 Saab 9-4X – Fully Loaded Stylish Luxury Crossover SUV First Look: Mechanically the 2011 Saab 9-4X is almost identical to the SRX Crossover from Cadillac, but the good thing here is that its not a type of lackadaisical badge substitution job that we saw Saab offering with most of their current SUVs such as the doleful Saab 9-7X. As a matter of fact, you [...] |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:04 AM PDT  Dure kettingbotsing voor Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco Een ongeluk recht voor het casino in Monaco waarbij een Bentley Azure, Ferrari F430, Mercedes S, Aston Martin Rapide en Porsche 911 betrokken zijn. En misschien ook nog een Rolls Royce, dat is op deze foto's niet goed te zien. Wie maakt de eerste grap over een vrouw achter het stuur?... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:32 PM PDT  Ventas junio 2011: Argentina Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de junio las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Argentina se incrementaron en un 39,0% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 73.130 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas han sido: SUBEN Ford +86,8% Chery +115,1% Jeep +168,0% BAJAN BMW -84,2% MINI -83,3% Suzuki -78,4% Continue reading Ventas junio 2011: ArgentinaVentas junio 2011: Argentina originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Fri, 22... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:32 PM PDT  Listino Prezzi Hyundai Veloster Hyundai ha reso pubblico il listino prezzi della Veloster, l'intessante coupè sportiva con singola portiera dal lato guidatore e doppia portiera sul lato passeggero. La gamma, al momento del lancio, si compone della sola motorizzazione 1.6 GDI benzina aspirato iniezione diretta da 140 Cv negli allestimenti Comfort e Sport, con prezzi chiavi in mano compresi tra 21.900 e 23.500 Euro per le versioni a cambio manuale e tra 23.390 e 24.990... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT  Tazzari Zero Speedster 150 Italia Tazzari presenta la Zero Speedster 150 Italia, versione speciale della Zero elettrica che sarà costruita in 150 esemplari, prenotabili attraverso il sito internet ufficiale al prezzo di 23.900 Euro, tasse escluse. La dotazione di serie comprende cerchi in lega, cover impermeabile, plancia touch screen, con radio MP3, lettore di schede SD e connessione mini USB, batterie al litio di ultima generazione con garanzia completa di 2 anni, luci diurne Led anteriori,... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT James Dean Porsche May Get New Life Porsche AG may build a modern version of its iconic 550 Spyder, Handelsblatt reports. CEO Matthias Mueller tells the German newspaper such a vehicle could be popular if it is positioned below the Boxster. Porsche has hinted about a sub-Boxster model for several years. If approved, the new car could be [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT BorgWarner Charges Ahead in Brazil Auburn Hills, Mich.-based BorgWarner Inc. is building a new plant and engineering center in Itatiba City, Brazil, to better supply South America's surging new vehicle market. Due to open in August 2012, the 204,500-sq-ft facility will replace a smaller plant 24 miles away in Campinas. The new plant initially will take [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT 2012 Ford F-150 Boosts Payload Ford Motor Co. is increasing the payload of several variants of its F-150 pickup truck for the 2012 model year, PickupTrucks reports, citing the automaker's Fleet Preview Guide. The independent Web site says the EcoBoost-powered two-wheel drive Supercrew model with a 6.5-ft bed will get a nearly 600 lb payload increase [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT Toyota Unveils New Safety Technologies Toyota Motor Corp. has demonstrated several new safety systems it is developing to prevent crashes or minimize the severity of those that can't be avoided. The company's latest pre-collision technology uses forward-looking millimeter-wave radar and stereo cameras to detect and track vehicles, pedestrians and other obstacles. In severe situations, the system [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT Former MG Rover, McLaren F1 Designer Joins Florida Start-Up Rivian Automotive Inc. says it has hired Peter Stevens as its director of design. The Rockledge, Fla.-based start-up hopes to launch its first model, a 60-mpg sports coupe, in 2013. Stevens was the design chief for the former MG Rover Group from 2000 to 2005, until the company went into receivership. |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT Record Price Predicted for 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa A 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa should draw a record-setting bid at next month's Pebble Beach Auctions, predicts Gooding & Co., the official auction house of the annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance car show in California. The most expensive car sold to date is another 1957 250 Testa Rossa, which fetched [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT Daimler Plans $2 Billion Upgrade to U.S. Plant Daimler AG says it will invest more than $2 billion to upgrade and expand its U.S. assembly plant in Tuscaloosa, Ala., over the next three years. The spending includes an investment already made to prepare for this week's production launch of the third-generation M-Class midsize crossover vehicle. Future investments will be [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT Fiat Gains Majority Ownership of Chrysler Group Fiat SpA raised its stake in Chrysler Group LLC to 53.5% on a fully diluted basis this week by buying the 6% stake of the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury and the 1.5% holding of the Canadian government. Fiat expects to receive an additional 5% of equity by year-end when it [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT U.S. Leading Indicators Signal Modest Economic Gains The index of U.S. leading economic indicators, which climbed 0.8% from April to May, rose 0.3% last month, according to the New York City-based Conference Board. The research group reports gains for five of its indicators, including building permits, money supply and interest rate spreads. Declines came in consumer expectations, factory [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT Saab: No Production Until at Least September Swedish Automobile NV has again extended its Saab production shutdown, this time until at least early September as it struggles to relaunch its supply chain. SA's plant in Trollhattan has been idle for all but a few days since late April as the company struggled to arrange enough funding to pay [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:55 PM PDT  Mercedes Classe S Grand Edition Mercedes presenta la nuova Classe S Grand Edition, nata per celebrare sia i 125 anni della casa tedesca, sia i 60 anni di tradizione delle grandi berline di lusso della serie S, che nella generazione attuale ha già totalizzato 385.000 esemplari nel mondo. La versione Grand Edition propone il kit aerodinamico AMG, cerchi AMG da 19″ con pneumatici 255/40 anteriori e 275/40 posteriori, terminali di scarico sportivi ed impianto frenante modificato,... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:23 PM PDT MTM Audi A1 Impressive Top Speed MTM decided to bring this Audi A1 to the annual Nardo Highspeed meet, producing 500 PS and 600 Nm of torque from the swapped 2.5-liter 5-cylinder engine found in the Audi TT-RS. This is the testing ground for many popular tuners, such as 9ff, SpeedArt, and G-Power, while MTM had one of the most stunning [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 06:42 PM PDT  Buick And GMC Sites Develop New Facebook Connectivity Buick And GMC Sites Develop New Facebook ConnectivityBuick and GMC understand the importance of social networking and have set up online vehicle-shopping experiences that are socially engaging, letting site visitors build, save and share their configured vehicles. This new type of connectivity enables customers to share with their Facebook friends who can post comments or "like" their customized selections.... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 05:06 PM PDT  Plug-In 2011: EV Challenge puts high school students into the driver's seat Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Toyota, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Plug In Conference EV Challenge - Click above for high-res image gallery 16 years. Over 100 schools total. $2,000 in seed money. These are some of the numbers that go with the EV Challenge, a electric vehicle educational group that works to promote plug-ins to the high school set.... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 05:06 PM PDT  Video: Motorcyclist runs from Bridge to Gantry in 7:26 blast around the Nurburgring Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Motorcycle We've seen many cars take on Germany's famed Nürburgring, and it seems that automakers the world over enjoy using the Green Hell as a torturous test bed for new products. Drivers attempt to tackle 13 miles and 154 corners as quickly as possible. Cracking the 10-minute mark means you're not entirely ham fisted.... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:33 PM PDT  Video: Fifth Gear thrashes Honda CR-Z Mugen Filed under: Aftermarket, Etc., Videos, Hatchback, Honda When the crew at Mugen finally got around to turning out their take on the Honda CR-Z, we all got pretty excited. With 200 horsepower from the same 1.5-liter IMA engine and motor combination, 100 pounds less weight and a buffet of aftermarket go-fast, stick-hard and brake-harder goodies, the car looked to be what the CR-Z was supposed to offer from the get-go.... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:01 PM PDT  2011 Nissan Leaf buyers are... Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, USA 2011 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery With 4,000-plus Nissan Leafs roaming the streets in the U.S., demographic data is starting to slowly trickle in. On Monday, Brendan Jones, Nissan's director of electric vehicle marketing and sales strategy, revealed these facts: Only one in four of Leaf customers considered another vehicle before buying Nissan's electric hatch.... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:01 PM PDT  The latest Italian police car comes from... Lotus? [w/videos] Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Europe, Videos, Lotus, Police/Emergency If the Italian Polizia di Stato (state police) need to get somewhere in a hurry, they've got a Lamborghini Gallardo at their disposal. But what about the Carabinieri? Not about to left behind, the para-military police turned not to one of their own domestic sportscar-makers, but to the UK.... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:01 PM PDT  El Ford Transit Connect Taxi también será taxi en Nueva York Filed under: Ford, Monovolúmenes y MPV Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería A nosotros también nos ha costado entenderlo al principio. A pesar de que hace unas semanas la Comisión de Taxis y Limusinas de la ciudad de Nueva York decidió que daría matarile de una vez por todas a sus célebres Crown Victoria al sustituirlos por la versión taxi del Nissan NV200, Ford, por sorpresa, ha conseguido también... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:01 PM PDT  Report: Hyundai treats Kia "just like any other competitor" Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Hyundai, Kia Hyundai and Kia have a unique relationship. The two automakers are owned by Hyundai, which is a conglomerate consisting of several companies. But while the two automakers share engineering and development resources, they have separate sales, marking and distribution organizations. So how do the the two automakers view one another? The New York Times reports that Hyundai Motor America spokesperson Jim Trainor likens Kia to "any other competitor... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:30 PM PDT  Plug-In 2011: Integro's Tutor is okay with your charging station cable breaking away Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Plug In Conference Today's electric cars are designed to be immobile when they are charging. But let's not forget that cars have wheels, and there are times when you can't stop a few thousand pounds from rolling away. If your EV is plugged in when it decides to go coasting away, something will have to give - and most likely that will be the charging... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:30 PM PDT  Report: Nerf gun assault leads to man being run over by car Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Humor Drive-bys are a little different in Quincy, Massachusetts. According to local news reports, a pair of teens stopped by a Wal-Mart, purchased a set of Nerf guns and commenced driving around their neighborhood shooting at pedestrians. Drive-by Nerfing - sounds like a typical Friday night, right? All was well until the dynamic duo fired upon a pair of resting construction workers, who gave chase in their own vehicle... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:30 PM PDT  Ligeros cambios estéticos para el Hyundai Sonata surcoreano Filed under: Hyundai, Sedanes y berlinas Aunque muchos crean que es pronto para una actualización de la última generación del Sonata, en Hyundai saben que si quieren mantener las ventas han de ir añadiendo mejoras cada cierto tiempo o de lo contrario, los Kia K5 y Samsung SM5 le robarán protagonismo.... |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:29 PM PDT  Lotus Evora S Carabinieri: le foto ufficiali da Hethel Dopo avervi proposto le immagini della consegna delle Lotus Evora S ai Carabinieri, torniamo sull'inedito sodalizio tra l'Arma e la casa inglese, mostrandovi gli scatti ufficiali provenienti da Hethel. È proprio presso la sede della Lotus che gli ingegneri italiani hanno avuto il primo contatto con la vettura, ed è sulla pista privata del costruttore che i militari selezionati per guidarla sono stati addestrati a domarne le prestazioni… Lotus Evora S Carabinieri... |
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