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Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:01 AM PDT


El inminente restyling del A4 le llevará la cara de A5
Filed under: Audi, Fotos espía, Sedanes y berlinas La cara del nuevo A5 De cajón de madera de pino era que, tras el repaso del A5, al A4 le cayera un lavado de cara para acercarle a la estética de su hermano de gama. Y los chicos de MotorAuthority han conseguido unas fotos espía donde podemos ver los nuevos proyectores LED del A5 instalados ya en la berlina del segmento D de los...

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:01 AM PDT


Retomadas las conversaciones para un circuito urbano de F1 en New Yersey
Filed under: Etc., Competición Si quieres tener un auténtico campeonato del mundo, qué menos ¿qué tener carreras en todos los continentes y hemisferios? Bernie Ecclestone tiene claro que la F1 tiene que volver a ser relevante en EEUU, y para ello, una sola carrera no es suficiente. Por eso parece ser que se han retomado las conversaciones con New Yersey para contar allí con un trazado urbano. Lo que faltaba, en la última...

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:00 AM PDT


Video: Autoblog.it intervista Sebastien Loeb
Autoblog.it intervista la più grande leggenda esistente della storia del Rally, il mitico Sebastien Loeb: le sue imprese e le sue vittorie sono universalmente conosciute e le sue capacità di guida lo rendono ancora "l'uomo da battere". Anche quest'anno, a bordo della sua Citroen DS3 WRC del team ufficiale Citroen Racing, si sta contendendo il titolo mondiale, che per lui sarebbe l'ottavo. E' un uomo di poche parole Sebastien; quelle che dispensa,...

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:00 AM PDT


Hawtai B21 gets sent to the patent office
Hawtai's B21 sports sedan came to the Shanghai Auto Show in sports form and caused a few heads to be turned when the model was unveiled, it was widely thought that the model was a concept only to gain press headlines, but it looks like Hawtai are putting the car into production ASAP: Pictures of [...]

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:00 AM PDT


Youngman and Pangda will submit Saab stake acquisition plan to NDRC within three weeks
If Saab can't find an investor to pay its employees in two weeks, it will be forced to start liquidation process. Then its deals with Pangda and Youngman will become invalid completely, but due to restrictive policies by the Chinese government, the two Chinese companies are not allowed to make more investment to save Saab [...]

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 12:28 AM PDT


Marchionne May Leave Chrysler in 2015 or 2016
Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne hints that he may step down from his Chrysler job in about five years. Marchionne, 59, tells attendees at an auto conference in Traverse City, Mich., that future decisions "will be up to the guy after me—after 2015 or maybe a year later." He did not say [...]

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 12:28 AM PDT


UAW's King Touts Union-Company Cooperation
The United Auto Workers union reiterates it is committed to discarding its longtime confrontational approach to carmakers. But President Bob King, who first made the pledge last year at an annual auto conference in northern Michigan, tells this year's event that hard-line union factions could bring back the adversarial relationship if [...]

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 12:28 AM PDT


Oil Drops to Five-Week Low
Crude oil futures fell $1.86 per barrel yesterday on the New York Mercantile Exchange to settle at $91.93, the lowest close since June 27. Crude prices have fallen more than $8 in the last four trading sessions. Analysts attribute the decline to escalating worries that the U.S. economy is slowing, which [...]

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 12:28 AM PDT


Je huis van stroom voorzien met Nissan Leaf: het kan
Af en toe wordt er wel eens wat meesmalend over EV's gedaan, waarbij de Nissan Leaf in het bijzonder de kop van Jut is. De technologie heeft nog een lange weg te gaan om zich te ontwikkelen, maar eigenlijk is het best goed dat een fabrikant er mogelijkheden in ziet en bereid is flinke investeringen te doen....

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 12:28 AM PDT


Lexus To Bring On LF-A Roadster for Model Year 2014; The 7 Seat CUV Delayed
There aren't many cars who have kept us waiting as long as the stunning Lexus LFA coupe, and although only 500 models of this beauty will be manufactured, we don't see it paving its way into the market sometime soon. According to the latest reports coming in from the automotive world, we've heard that Lexus [...]

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:55 PM PDT


Video Maserati GranCabrio Sport
Dopo la gallery completa, ecco il video ufficiale della Maserati GranCabrio Sport, con la stessa livrea Rosso Trionfale, colore esclusivo di questa versione. Quasi scontato il protagonista del video: il sound del V8 Italiano da 450 Cv, abbinato al cambio automatico ZF 6 rapporti. La GranCabrio Sport è disponibile a partire da 141.000 Euro ed è dotata di serie di sospensioni elettroniche Skyhook con nuove regolazioni sportive ed impianto di scarico...

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:22 PM PDT


Ventas julio 2011: Italia
Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de julio las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Italia cayeron en un 10,7% en relación al mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 137.442 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN Mitsubishi +61,6% Hyundai +52,3% Dacia +134,6% BAJAN Mazda -45,5% Honda -49,4% Porsche -44,5% Continue reading Ventas julio 2011: ItaliaVentas julio 2011: Italia originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:07:00...

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:49 PM PDT


Imperium Bentley Continental GT
Imperium presenta una elaborazione in esemplare unico della Bentley Continental GT, commissionata da un appassionato inglese. La vettura è dotata di un kit aerodinamico completo, con componenti in fibra di carbonio. Anche i cerchi in lega sono stato disegnati e realizzati espressamente per questo esemplare, così come le regolazioni dell'assetto e la modifica all'elettronica di gestione del propulsore W12 per incrementare le prestazioni....

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:16 PM PDT


Fiat: debutta la campagna pubblicitaria nazionale per la 500 USA
Dagli scorsi giorni i principali network televisivi statunitensi hanno iniziato a trasmettere la pubblicità della Fiat 500, avviando la campagna di lancio nazionale che si sovrappone ai vari spot di rilevanza locale. La campagna prende il nome di "Simply More" ed esalta l'originalità dell'utilitaria rispetto al grigiume del parco circolante....

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:36 PM PDT


Imperium Bentley Continental GT
UK-based tuning house Imperium has sent these renderings to a British customer interested in fixing up his Bentley Continental GT. [...]

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:24 PM PDT


Nissan abre las baterías del LEAF a los electrodomésticos de tu hogar
Filed under: Nissan, Híbridos, verdes y alternativos, Tecnología Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería "Cambio de paradigma" es una de esas expresiones que suelen repetirse con pesada insistencia cuando hablamos de la futura electrificación de las carreteras, pero es que el progresivo divorcio del petróleo como fuente de energía va a cambiar nuestras vidas de formas que no podríamos esperar....

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:24 PM PDT


Brad Keselowski crashed hard at a Road America road course test on Wednesday afternoon. He's not…
Brad Keselowski crashed hard at a Road America road course test on Wednesday afternoon. He's not expected to miss the Iowa and Pocono Nationwide and Sprint Cup events this weekend but Parker Kligerman and Sam Hornish Jr. are on standby just in case.

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:19 PM PDT


Toyota suelta otra foto del nuevo Camry 2012 (como si hicieran falta más...)
Filed under: Toyota, Sedanes y berlinas Haz clic en la foto para ampliarla Es un Camry de color rojo... y no sabemos muy bien qué más podemos decir. Toyota ha publicado en su cuenta de Twitter una nueva imagen oficial del Camry 2012, que después de la filtración del modelo híbrido, nos deja entre frescos y tranquilos....

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:19 PM PDT


Video: Metropolis II diecast kinetic art installation gets the mini documentary treatment
Filed under: Etc., Technology, Videos, Toys/Games For us, one of the few nice parts about commercial flight is being able to look out of the window shortly after takeoff and see just how small and genuinely insignificant we all appear from just a few thousand feet in the air. One glance can swallow the whole of a thousand families and all of their innumerable multitudes of problems....

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:19 PM PDT


WaPo: High gas prices are holding the economy down
Filed under: Legislation and Policy Economic growth over the last quarter was once again disappointing. The possible factors out there weighing down on jobs, sales, and incomes range from the global consequences of the earthquake in Japan to concerns over the debt ceiling. Among all the factors that could be holding us back, Washington Post centers in on a culprit we think readers know a little something about: Earlier this year, economists were...

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:46 PM PDT


2012 Chevy Sonic Rolls Out to Take on Mazda2, Fiat 500
Subcompacts are hot, and GM's betting shoppers will hear its Chevy Sonic when ready to buy one.

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:46 PM PDT


Chrysler 200 wagon rendered... should it be built? [w/poll]
Filed under: Concept Cars, Wagon, Chrysler, Design/Style Chrysler has no plans (at least, none that we're aware of) that involve bringing a 200 wagon to market. If those plans change, we think the automaker should look towards Theophilus Chin for inspiration. We've seen Chin's renderings before, and his take on the 200 wagon suggests that the family hauler would also be a pretty decent looker, particularly as it forgoes the sedan's awkward...

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:14 PM PDT


México: Gama SEAT Ibiza 2012
Filed under: SEAT, Cupés, Subcompactos, Hatchbacks SEAT acaba de comenzar la comercialización en México de la gama 2012 del Ibiza. Se puede elegir tanto con carrocería de cinco puertas como en variantes de tres, denominadas Sport Coupé y que presumen de una estética más depurada. La oferta mexicana queda de la siguiente manera: IBIZA SPORT COUPÉ 2.0i 115 CV Style Plus 199.000 pesos (11.750 €) 2.0i 115 CV Sport 219.000 pesos (12.930 €) 1.4...

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:14 PM PDT


Who is behind Emerald Automotive?
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants Emerald Automotive LLC announced their intent last week to build hybrid vans at a plant in Hazelwood, Missouri near St. Louis. As part of plans for a "$175 million factory," the company would receive a $3 million loan from the city and a $2 million loan from a state agency....

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:14 PM PDT


Video: Exclusive clip from SENNA, opening next week in U.S.
Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Celebrities The documentary SENNA, about the life and racing times of Formula One legend Ayrton Senna is coming to U.S. theaters on August 12. Unfortunately, it's very a limited initial release - just two theaters, one in L.A. and the other in New York City. The film will have a wider U.S....

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:14 PM PDT


2012 Mercedes-Benz S350 BlueTec Diesel Tested: Return of the Oil-Burning S-class
Another fuel-sipping S-class that better fits in the Mercedes family. The Mercedes-Benz S-class has more variants than any large luxury car, with powerplants ranging from a hybrid to this S350 diesel (the first supersized Benz oiler since 1995) to two twin-turbo V-8s and two twin-huffed V-12s. Throughout the vast expanse of the range, Mercedes has [...]

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:41 PM PDT


Official: BMW adding 100 white-collar jobs at Spartanburg plant
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, BMW BMW is furthering its investment in America. You already know that the German automaker builds the X3, X5 and X6 at its Spartanburg County, South Carolina assembly plant. Now, BMW is adding to that complex by introducing two new programs and hiring 100 new employees. Workers at its facility in Greer will soon have access to a brand-new family health center operated by an independent health care provider....

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:41 PM PDT


Saab encuentra un nuevo inversor para tapar agujeros
Filed under: Saab, Industria La difícil situación por la que atraviesa Saab se torna más compleja cada día. Si hace unos días nos enterábamos de que el fabricante sueco tenía que retrasar las nóminas de su personal de oficinas debido a la falta de liquidez (que ya le forzó a paralizar la cadena de producción y suspender temporalmente los pagos de toda su plantilla, poniéndola casi al borde de la bancarrota), hoy...

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:41 PM PDT


Audi A7 3.0 TDI by Senner Tuning
Senner Tuning mette le mani sull'Audi A7 Sportback. La berlina-coupè di Ingolstadt è stata oggetto di un'elaborazione di sostanza: niente improbabili preparazioni estetiche che potessero compromettere l'equilibrio generale della filante vettura dei quattro anelli. La sostanza è sotto il cofano: il poderoso motore V6 turbodiesel eroga ora ben 306 CV e 620 Nm di coppia massima; un incremento davvero consistente se si considera che di base la "cavalleria" non supera quota...

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:41 PM PDT


Panel: Risk of Double-Dip Recession is Growing
The chances of a second economic recession are rising as government and consumer spending declines, says Bloomberg News. The news service cites five of the nine members of a key committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research—the group that declares the start and end of downturns. The other four [...]