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| Posted: 09 Aug 2011 01:27 AM PDT  El nada revelador vídeo teaser del Up! de Volkswagen ya está aquí Filed under: Volkswagen, Subcompactos Si las cosas hubieran ido como se habían planeado, sobre el día 23 de agosto viajaríamos a París a la premiere mundial del Up!, pero la casa de Wolfsburgo se vió obligada a suspender el evento, pues al parecer las vacaciones se interponían demasiado en sus planes.... |
| Posted: 09 Aug 2011 01:27 AM PDT  Auto's niet meer veilig in Londen Na twee nachten vol relgeweld zijn er in Londen al flink wat vierwielers aan gruzelementen geslagen of in brand gestoken. En nee, deze iconische dubbeldekker heeft de strijd ook niet weten te overleven. Wat staat Engeland nog te wachten? En vooral: hebben oliesjeiks en andere weelderige Arabieren hun supercars te Londen al in veiligheid gebracht?... |
| Posted: 09 Aug 2011 12:50 AM PDT  Alfa Romeo: negli Stati Uniti con la 4C ed il crossover compatto Nel susseguirsi di indiscrezioni, smentite e rinvii si inserisce finalmente una certezza: Alfa Romeo tornerà in Nord America con la 4C ed un crossover compatto, di origine C-Evo. I restanti elementi del mosaico sono esposti alla buriana, alle oscillazioni di un gran capo ambizioso ed infaticabile, tanto esigente da aver bocciato - così si dice - per ben tre volte lo stile della Giulia.... |
| Posted: 09 Aug 2011 12:50 AM PDT 2012 Audi A4 – Refinement in Appearance and Performance First Look: Being an automatic fanatic, it's pretty hard for us to deny commanding horsepower and torque in abundance, but at the same time we also can't deny a car that offers that indefinable combination and decent power and fuel efficiency. The 2012 Audi A4 that we are covering here is among some of the [...] |
| Posted: 09 Aug 2011 12:15 AM PDT  Ventas julio 2011: Reino Unido Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de julio las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en el Reino Unido cayeron ligeramente en relación al mismo periodo del año anterior (-3,53%), alcanzando un volumen total de 131.634 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN Jeep +97,1% Alfa Romeo +34,7% Audi +29,9% BAJAN Daihatsu -83,3% Porsche -44,5% Mazda -44,2% Continue reading Ventas julio 2011: Reino UnidoVentas julio 2011: Reino Unido originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Tue,... |
| Posted: 09 Aug 2011 12:15 AM PDT  Is Muller geld voor Saab aan het zoeken in Brazilië? Het leven als CEO van een automerk brengt je nog eens ergens. Nadat Saab's eindbaas Victor Muller eerder opzoek ging naar vers investeringsgeld in Rusland en China schijnt hij nu in Brazilie geweest te zijn om aldaar te praten met een rijke en mogelijk gedesinteresseerde investeerder. En dat geeft de Saabsoap plotseling weer een verrassende wending.... |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT Audi A1 2.0 TDI A partire da settembre l'Audi A1 sarà disponibile anche in abbinamento al motore 2.0 TDI common rail da 143 CV, già impiegato sotto il cofano della Seat Ibiza FR e configurato per ottenere la stessa potenza della Mini Cooper SD. Quest'unità eroga come detto 143 CV e 320 Nm di coppia, sufficienti per spingere l'A1 fino a 217 km/h e portarla a 100 km/h in 8.2 secondi, mentre il cambio manuale... |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT  Opel CD designstudie oogt nog steeds heel strak Opel heeft niet echt een historie van baanbrekend design, maar zo af en toe stijgt het merk boven zichzelf uit. Dat deed het bijvoorbeeld in 1969 met de designstudie Opel CD. (more…) |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:02 PM PDT Ram Drops Plans for New Dakota Pickup Chrysler Group LLC's Ram truck brand has shelved plans to develop a new Dakota midsize pickup, Automotive News reports, citing an unnamed source. Production of the current Dakota is scheduled to end this month. Earlier this year, Chrysler announced it planned to add three Ram commercial vehicles by 2014, starting this [...] |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:02 PM PDT Mazda Suspends Rotary Engine Development Cost constraints and other concerns have forced Mazda Motor Corp. to stop development of its next-generation rotary engine, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Mazda executive officer-product planning and powertrain development, tells WardsAuto.com. Fujiwara adds that top Mazda executives are debating the merits of the technology and whether to pursue it later. Mazda's RX-8 sports sedan [...] |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:02 PM PDT Lotus to Freshen 2012 Models Group Lotus plc is giving its current three-car lineup—the Elise, Evora and Exige—facelifts and other improvements to tide the brand over until a wave of next-generation models arrive from 2013 to 2015. Lotus says substantive changes to the 2012 models include more aggressive exterior styling, higher quality interiors and new powertrain [...] |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:02 PM PDT  Supercar: il Sultano del Brunei vende parte della sua collezione Uno dei più grandi collezionisti del pianeta, il Sultano del Brunei, vende alcuni dei suoi gioielli, supercar rarissime o addirittura esemplari unici commissionati ai più grandi costruttori, spesso utilizzate raramente. Non sappiamo se sia colpa della crisi o sia soltanto un vezzo del proprietario, magari desideroso di fare spazio ad altri nuovi acquisti o pronto a disfarsi di qualche "doppione".... |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:02 PM PDT NHTSA Opens New Ford, VW Investigations The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched separate safety investigations into current model Ford Mustang and Volkswagen Jetta cars for potential problems with the transmission and fuel system, respectively. There are no reported accidents or injuries related to either problem. NHTSA says it has received 32 complaints from Mustang [...] |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:02 PM PDT Eaton: Superchargers Can Boost Fuel Efficiency Too Eaton Corp.'s global supercharger business will at least double and could more than triple to $500 million by 2015 from more than $140 million last year, Ken Davis, who heads the company's Vehicle Group, tells AutoTech Daily. He says most of the growth will come from installations in vehicles with [...] |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:02 PM PDT Frazer-Nash, Bristol Ready Extended-Range Hybrid British specialty manufacturer Bristol Cars, which was acquired out of bankruptcy by Frazer-Nash group's Kamkorp Autokraft Ltd. unit in April, plans to launch an extended-range hybrid sports car using Frazer-Nash's technology in 2013, according to Evo magazine. The British publication says the new Bristol car will have two electric motors, one [...] |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:02 PM PDT NHTSA Closes Ford, GM Probes The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ended investigations of Ford minivans and General Motors SUVs after determining neither issue was significant enough to warrant a recall. Each case involved more than 250,000 vehicles. In January, NHTSA opened a probe of Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans from the 2004-2007 [...] |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:02 PM PDT AAM Picks Recording Industry Lobbyist as CEO The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers has appointed Mitch Bainwol, head of the Recording Industry Assn. of America, to become its president and CEO on Sept. 1. Bainwol will succeed Dave McCurdy, a former Oklahoma Congressman who stepped down in February after four years. Bainwol has served as president and CEO of [...] |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:02 PM PDT Oil Prices Fall 6% to Less Than $82 Crude oil futures dropped $5.57 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange to settle at $81.31 on Monday, the lowest close since late November. The sharp decline was triggered by worries about Europe's debt crisis and America's downgraded credit rating, according to analysts. They say investors fled risky assets in [...] |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:02 PM PDT Auto Stocks Plunge in Stock Market Rout Auto industry stocks took a beating on Monday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 635 points to 10,810. The sell-off was triggered by Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating to AA+, according to analysts. They say auto shares are especially vulnerable because the stock market decline could [...] |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 09:18 PM PDT  Mercedes SLR: una bizzarra replica proveniente dalla Russia Le strane foto che vi proponiamo qui, mostrano una strana replica della Mercedes SLR realizzata completamente a mano da un cittadino russo, evidentemente dotato di molta pazienza e costanza. Ok, il risultato può non entusiasmare, su questo siamo d'accordo. Va bene, il posteriore lascia un po' perplessi, anche questo è vero.... |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 06:56 PM PDT Ford Helps Raise $8,500 for School Music Programs with Test Drives Ford Motor Company recently held a fundraiser for Saline Area School music programs. Local dealer Briarwood Ford and the Saline Music parents also pitched in. Together they were able to successfully raise $8,500 for... |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 06:56 PM PDT  Autoblog Podcast #242 with John McElroy goes LIVE at 10PM Eastern We're almost ready to record Episode #242 of the Autoblog Podcast. Tonight we're joined by John McElroy of Autoline Detroit. Check out the topics below and you can join us live via UStream, as well. Thanks for listening! Discussion Topics for Autoblog Podcast Episode #242 Pagani Huayra makes its U.S. Debut General Motors back on top as world's largest carmaker Will the confirmed Cadillac XTS and ATS help maintain momentum? Live broadcasting by UstreamAutoblog Podcast #242... |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 06:56 PM PDT  Lincoln consigue su propio estudio de diseño Filed under: Industria, Lincoln Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Ha llegado el momento de la verdad para Lincoln. Con Mercury criando malvas y Volvo lejos de la órbita del óvalo azul, la firma premium de Ford ha de convertirse de una vez por todas en su auténtica división de lujo, y para ello deberá revitalizar su estilo.... |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 06:55 PM PDT RevoZport BMW 1-Series M A new tuning kit for the BMW 1-Series M has been released by the guy at RevoZport called the 1M [...] |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 05:44 PM PDT  Cadillac CTS-V Coupe collects first victory at Mid-Ohio [w/video] Filed under: Motorsports, Cadillac Cadillac Racing hadn't won a race since the finale of the 2007 World Challenge season when Andy Pilgrim took the checkered flag at Laguna Seca driving the team's previous-generation Cadillac CTS-V sedan. This past weekend, the Wreath and Crest's factory team finally won again since returning to the sport this season after a three-year absence, but this time at Mid-Ohio with Andy's teammate, Johnny O'Connell, behind the wheel... |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 05:09 PM PDT  Video: Cobra owner sands floor the only way he knows how... with burnt rubber Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Etc., Videos, Specialty Strip, plank or parquet, it will all start to look the same after a while. One Shelby Cobra (well, most likely a replica Cobra at least...) owner must've gotten bored with the style and color of his wood flooring, so he decided to mix things up a bit.... |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 05:09 PM PDT  Toyota looking for gasoline-beating 'Sakichi' battery Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Toyota Back in 1925, long before the X-Prize foundation even existed, an inventor by the name of Sakichi Toyoda reportedly offered a prize of 1 million yen for the invention of a battery that would produce more energy than gasoline. As you can probably guess, no one has claimed that prize yet.... |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 05:08 PM PDT 2011 Dodge Durango R/T Hemi RWD and AWD Tested: R/T Crossovers That Feel Ready for the Road and Track Dodge builds a pair of R/T crossovers that really feel ready for the road and track. Update: This test initially featured only the R/T AWD, but we have since tested a rear-drive R/T and added the results to the story below. Through its first two generations, the Dodge Durango was sort of an enthusiast secret, [...] |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 04:33 PM PDT Cadillac CTS-V Coupe collects first victory at Mid-Ohio [w/video] Filed under: Motorsports, Cadillac Cadillac Racing hadn't won a race since the finale of the 2007 World Challenge season when Andy Pilgrim took the checkered flag at Laguna Seca driving the team's previous-generation Cadillac CTS-V sedan. This past weekend, the Wreath and Crest's factory team finally won again since returning to the sport this season after a three-year absence, but this time at Mid-Ohio with Andy's teammate, Johnny O'Connell, behind the wheel... |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2011 04:33 PM PDT  Rumormill: BMW i4 and i5 to focus on affordable performance, families Filed under: Coupe, Hybrid, Crossover, Hatchback, BMW, Rumormill, Electric There are plenty of numbers between three and eight, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that BMW's recently unveiled i sub-brand will expand after the i3 and i8 go on sale in the next two to three years. A few reports and our own sources indicate that the next two models will be the i4 and i5; a smaller coupe and a family... |
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